Eighth in Value of Minerals Now
Dr. R. C. Moore and Prof. K. Landes report Kansas ranks eighth in total mineral production and fourth in oil, with discoveries spreading across western counties. They note strong salt beds and potential across southern and northern regions, as production expands despite limited underground mapping.
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Kansas
Department of Geology
University of Kansas
Moore
K. KK. Landes
Tfoctor Moore
Ail
Doctor Moore
Stevens County
Rush
Ellis, Rooks
Phillips
Colorado
Doctor Mbore
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
California
Alexas
West Virginia
Ohio
Illinois
Montana
Utah
Arizona
Alaska
United States
Clark
Comanche
Landes
Russell
Hamilton
Stanton, Grant, Haskell, Finney
Ressey
Excess Earnings on Railroads May Be Claimed by U S
The Interstate Commerce Commission moves to recapture excess earnings from three major railroads the New York Central the Pennsylvania and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. Hearings will determine the federal claim for 1920 to 1927 with time and place to be announced. The policy tests were prompted by the St Louis and O Fallon case challenging the recapture method under the transportation act requiring surrender of half the earnings above six percent on fair value.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central
Tearn
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Iossely
Supreme Court of the
St. Louis and
O'Fallon
Commission
Kansas City Auto Show Dates Set for February
Kansas City will host the annual automobile show in the American Royal building from February 9 to 16. Thirty two manufacturers will display more than 300 motor cars, with many models from the New York show arriving in time for opening night, announced George A. Bond, secretary of the Kansas City Motor Cars Dealers Association.
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Kansas City
Meotordom
American Royal Building
New York
George A. Bond
Kansas City Motor Cars’ Dealers Association
Chicago
Women Voters Lead Illinois Election Turnout
The Illinois League of Women Voters reports women are the most active at the polls with 94.9 percent of registered women voting in November, while 4.5 percent of registered men cast ballots. The finding highlights women’s strong participation in the election.
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Chicago
Illinois
Illinois League ‘of Women Voters
Fire destroys seven business buildings in Richards Missouri
In Richards Missouri a fire last night consumed seven business structures in the town of about 200 people. The loss was estimated at 340000 with most coverage by insurance. Fire, thought started by a defective flue in A W Lowry hardware, was discovered around midnight ten miles northeast of Fort Scott Kansas.
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Stoy
Fort Scott
Kans
Richards
Here
A. W. Lowry Hardware
Battle on in Kabul as fighting rages after abdication
London dispatches report ongoing heavy fighting around Kabul Afghanistan despite King Amanullah’s abdication. Rebels refuse to lay down arms as Bachai Sakao leads from the front and British officials observe from the residency roof while sending radios of the battle.
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London
Kabul
Afghanistan
Amanullah
Daily Mail
Tnayatollah
Daily Express
Bachai Sakao
Sir Francis Humphryes
Francis
Lebarr Trial Soon In Murder Case At Ellsworth
In Ellsworth Kansas on January 22 district court opens for the murder trial of Mrs Ruby Lebarr charged in the death of Charles Pansey Allen a truck gardener. The case follows the conviction and life sentence of William Bascue who admitted killing Allen. Lebarr was arrested after Bascue’s trial.
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Ellsworth
Kan
Ruby Lebarr
Charles
Pansy" Allen
William Bascue
Lebarr
Allen
Linsing
Bascue
Helen Wills Engaged to Frederick S Moody Jr
Berkeley Calif Jan 16 AP Miss Helen Wills famed tennis champion is engaged to Frederick S Moody Jr son of a San Francisco capitalist announced by her parents Dr and Mrs Clarence A Wills The engagement had been rumored since 1926 Moody and his father toured Europe and were seen with Wills Moody worked in a San Francisco stock brokerage and earlier sailed aboard the Falls of Clyde earning his maritime papers The Moody family has long been prominent in San Francisco and his father is a highway board member
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Berkeley
Calif
Helen Wills
Frederick S. Moody
San Francisco
Clarence A. Wills
Pro bate judge rides 100000 miles in home county
Granite Falls Minnesota AP reports Ole Hartwick a one year old probate judge has logged 100000 bicycle miles within Yellow Medicine County demonstrating with cyclometers. Hartwick began riding forty years ago and has never left his home county on long excursions. A separate note mentions radio entertainment aiding mental health treatment in Missouri state hospitals with special programs featuring music.
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Granite Falls
Minn
Ole Hartwick
Yellow
Medicine County
Missouri
Oil test yields 40 barrels at Suderman farm east Hillsboro
Wichita dispatch reports Empire Refining test on the Suderman farm southeast of Hillsboro in Marion county produced 40 barrels in a 24 hour period. Preparations are underway to place the test on producing status as Sedgwick county tests near possible horizon. Other wells, including Wright No 2 in 12-26-1 west and Connell No 1 cross in 27-25-1 west, are drilling at depths around 2,600 to 2,975 feet amid activity in Green wood county and nearby fields.
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Wichita
Kan
Empire Refining Company
Suderman
Hillsboro i
Marion County
Sedgwick County
Jevel
Wright
West
Connell
Cross
City Still Needs Horses taicago. AP
Dobbin wages to survive amid the city's traffic. The 1928 census showed 9,272 delivery horses. Had 1,965 Visitors in Near Cherokee, Ia. Mrs. TP. Kokas believes she has shattered the idea that farm life is lonely.
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Cherokee, Ia
TP. Kokas
Town Hosts Nearly Two Thousand Callers Last Year
A New Hampshire Town reported it hosted about 1 986 callers during the prior year. The AP noted the event in a brief town feature highlighting local outreach and community services.
Village Doctor Income Plan Arranged
A local indent physician agreed to receive $1000 annually to support the income of a doctor who will reside in the village.
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Yates Center
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J. FP. van Wye
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Breket
Judge
Harvey County
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Neimar
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Texas Company
Drive
Materialis
D. Ax-Edwards
Seeley
Greenwood County
America
Peers Gas Ag
Alfred
AMER
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Jewel
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Uinois
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Round Corner
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Mass
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Clara Bow
Donald Keith
Pettit
Home Service and Laundry Co
13Th
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Thals
Norman Kerry and
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Rex Bell
Ten Coty and
Aileen Pringle In
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the Cary
Colleen Moore
Shy
Tava
Parrgeet
Raquel Torres and
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J. Sweeetey, Jr
A. M. Fitzpatrick
C. E. Friend
Jacob Badsky
Robert A. Steere
A. Smart
Peoples State Bank
Lawrence
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