Kansas City Starbeams signer revealed as C H P
A fragmented 1929 Kansas City Star page notes the Starbeams column now credited to C H P, an alias of Pip Daniels, with references to Ged H. Thompson and Kansas U. ties. The piece discusses Prohibition politics, William G. Shepherd, and Kansas liquor policy debates, plus local law notes on highways and a municipal park plan.
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Calyum
Kansas ‘City
Starbeams
Ged H. Thompson
Pip Daniels
Star
K- U
Collier’s
William G. Shepherd
Kansas
Shepherd
Lawrence
Kansas City
Kangas
Senene
Lawrence Paper Mill Fire Forces Shutdown
Fire at the Lawrence Paper Mill destroyed nearly 400 tons of baled waste paper and caused an estimated loss of 4000 to 6000 dollars. Fire intensified before the department arrived and only with effort was the blaze contained while nearby buildings were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Allen
Camp Gordon Ge
J. Je Allen
Lawrence
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Schoolmaster’s Club
Raymond A. Schwegler
Prence
Heusner
Salina
Arlene Church
Varsity
Vivian
Skilton
Eve Be Benton
Olive
Weatherby
Florence
Beamer
Wilma
Brahamer
Lois Dunn
Josephine Hopper
W. H. Starr
Eudora
Mr. Starr
Russ
A. E. Newby
Robert Henry Newby
T. F. Newby
Rebecca Newby
D. L. Eddy
Pichard McGee
Kansas City
Social Club Names New Officers and Reports
Fifty years ago on January 18 the Social Club announced officersDr John T Moore as president John V Zerby as vice president N O Stevens as secretary A B Warren as treasurer and directors Eric Owens Frank Woodruff S H Harris George H Murdock and Victor Neill. The club reported a $31 profit from Yankee Cousin bringing total funds to $35 above liabilities. The billiard table was to be repaired and ready. A quorum was seven at meetings. The German band practiced and astronomy professor H B Smith visited the University. Members Robinson Riggs Newlin Knittle Smith and others returned from Topeka. Schreve’s new series was discussed and the night’s dance in Fraser Hall drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Moore
John V. Zerby
Stevens
A.B. Warren
Eric Owens
Frank Woodruff
S. H. Harris
George H
H. 8. Smith
Yesteray
Messrs Robinson
Riggs
Delighted progress noted with improved city halls
Recent improve ments render the city halls pleasant, while children benefit from Dr Taque’s worm remedies. Col Hi L Moore elected honorary vice president of the Old Northwest Genealogical Society in Columbus. Fire escape work begins on the Lindington Haskell building and Opera House. Mrs Stella Remington returns from Beloit and Manhattan. Bert Needham recovers from tonsillitis. Paved streets need cleaning while rock hauling continues for Bridge Street fill. Ralph Bergman returns home from hospital and improves.
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Hi. L. ‘Moore
Old Northwest’ Genealogical ‘Society
Columbus
Ohio
Col. Moore
Lindington
Haskell
Stella, Remington
Beloit
Manhattan
Bert Needham
Ralph Bergman
Toma Gr
Details decide business success in Shawnee letter
Frank Gannett warned in Rochester that modern business suffers from neglect of minor details. Unanswered letters, curt selections, and careless service mar public perception, while big actions are seen as progress. Strong leadership must enforce thoroughness at all levels to protect reputation.
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Shawnee
Oklahoma
Frank &. Gannett
Gannett
Rochester
N. Y
Dideia
Iin
Abdicated Amanullah's Brother Surrenders Kabul Citadel
In Kabul on January 17 the king’s abdicated ally Amanullah’s brother surrendered Kabul citadel to the rebel leader Bacha Sakao Habibullah Khan who proclaims himself Afghanistan’s third monarch this week. Rabul remains comparatively quiet as foreign legations stay safe. Amanullah and Souriya are reportedly at Kandahar. Also, Lindbergh bound for New York due to fog after arriving from St. Louis in a Curtiss-Robin plane.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Mayatullah
Amanullah
Bacha Sakao
Habibullah Khan
Bacha Sakdo
Yee
Rabul
Amanullah An
Souriya
Kandahar
Lindbergh
Andianapolis
Jan
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
St. Louis
Annual meeting of Kansas and Missouri association held at Leavenworth
John A. Martin of Atchigan was re elected president and D R Anthony of Leavenworth served as secretary and treasurer at the annual meeting. One sleeper was found at the city jail last night.
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Kansas
Missouri
Associated Press
Leavenworth
John A. Martin
Atchigan
D.R. “Anthony
Lavenworth
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A 1915 syndicate feature by Claude Callan titled Poor Pa explores a humorous or ironic domestic scene through aerie wit and small-town perspectives, reflecting early 20th century American newspaper humor and storytelling style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Controversy over cruiser measure stirs Senate debate
Washington January 17 AP reports mounting contention over a cruiser bill as the Senate mulls naval parity with Britain and a proposed 15 cruisers and one aircraft carrier. Senator Swanson argues the measure is a peace move while foes led by Norris and others press for defeat amid tense debate.
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Senate
Congress
Uncle Sam
Washington
Boulder Dam
Swanson
Virginia
United States
England
Great Britain
Middle
Norris
Nebraska
Brookhart
Law
Nye and Frazier
North Da‘kota
King
Utah
Gem Robbery at Mauboussin Shop in New York
Five young men robbed the G Mauboussin jewelry shop on Park Avenue before noon, escaping with gems valued at 200000 dollars. They left the proprietor’s staff bound and gagged in a rear room, then fled in a waiting car. Police called it the era’s largest New York holdup.
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New York
Park Avenue
G. Mauboussin
Rafal
Gerald Chapman
Dutch Anderson
Richard ‘Reese Whittemore
48Th Street
Fifth Avenue
Body sought for Maggie Morgan two weeks after death
Mobile Alabama January 16 AP. Mrs Maggie Donaldson Morgan seeking proof the Dodge City Kansas death by own action victim is her son James Donaldson alias Jack Jones. She telegraphed Kansas authorities to send the body for examination or pay all return charges if not her son. Postal officers had searched for relatives in Denver and Dodge City to locate James Donaldson.
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Mobile
Ala
Dodge City
Kans
Maggie Donaldson Morgan
Kansas
James Donaldson
Jack Jones
Denver
Kansas’ City
Moise
Mark Twain House in New Haven to become memory shrine
A project aims to turn Samuel Clemens home on Farmington Avenue in Amfort into a Mark Twain memorial shrine. An option expires February 1 with $155,000 needed plus $45,000 for repairs and furnishings. The house, where Twain wrote major works and hosted literary figures, would showcase his eccentricities and preserved rooms.
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Mark Twain
Katherine Seymour Day
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Farmington Avenue
Samuel J. Clemens
Tom: Sawyer
Prince and
The
Harrriet Beecher Stows
Tom
Albert Bigelow
Paine
Peggy and the Pirate operetta staged by Lecompton pupils
Lecompton high school presented Peggy and the Pirate an operetta in two acts directed by Miss Angeline Wilson with Mary Smith as accompanist. Cast included Peggy Mayfield Don Sterling pirate and many classmates. Attendance at Sunday school 54. Whipple operated at Memorial Hospital. Bert Reynolds returned from Maine for funeral. Mrs Baughman presiding over local WCTU meeting. civil service exam announced in Lawrence with plan for stenographers.
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Peggy and
Angeline Wilson
Oceana Beach Lab
Pandora Island
Don Sterling
Frank Pickens
Bill Manning
Merle Stover
Peggy Mayfield
Edythe Leslie
Winnie Woodland
Vergie Moore
Henry Mayfield
Clarence
Mrs
N. E. Whipiale
C. H. Maust
Lawrence
Memorial Hospital
T. Sadler
Whipple
Bert Reynolds
Maine
Iowa
E. B. Reynnolds
Esther
Anna Baughman
Lecompton W.C
T. UL
T Lawrence
Jacqmain
Ra Kettering
McCall St Clair wedding and area events near Lecompton
The McCall family announces the marriage of Helen Marguerite McCall to Frank St Clair in Topeka on Saturday evening. They will reside at the old McCall homestead until spring. Lecompton Rural High School basketball teams defeated Carbondale 85 to 15, with a double header against Seaman High Friday January 18 in Topeka.
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Richland
Kettering
N. E. Whipple
Lawrence
Mr. Whipple
Memorial Hospital
D. F. McCall
Helen Marguerite McCall
Frank St. Clair
Topeka
St. Clair
D. T. McCall
Lecompte Rural High School
Strickler’s Business College
William St. Clair
Lecompton Rural High School
Chicago
Miss Wilson
Jordan
Lecompton R. H. S
Carbondale
Lecompton
Lecompton Boys
Lecompton Girls
Seaman High School Boys
Linwood social notes and oil discovery highlight many visits
Linwood residents record a string of Lawrence, Topeka, and Kansas City visits. A John Holmes Jr farm oil well produced 15 to 20 barrels in the first week, drilled by Tom Goff of Wellsville, the first oil in the area. The Hopkins home burned Sunday, with upstairs loss and ground-floor furniture saved. the Hopkins plan to stay with relatives for now.
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H. E. van Noy
Eva Evgeretts
Lawrence
Lula Lewis
Kathryn
Hemphill
Simmons
Topeka
John Holmes, Jr
Tom Goff
Wellsville
Velma Wishon
Claude Cook
Pearl Bowen
Mary Gibson
Alexander Veitch
D. F. Lewis
A. B. Loniehger
T. Meinke
Vella Servisa
Chicago
Linwood
Charlie Hartis
Harry Orrick
Hays
J. H. Pennington
Community Notes From Linwood And Lawrence Areas
Local residents attend dances and visits as Knox entires trim news from Linwood and Lawrence. Families such as Hemp, Hubbard, Pierce, Anderson, Sullivan, Kirkman, Hicks, Winkelman, Weatherby, Caulk, Musselman, Browning, and Olliver appear in visits and gatherings. Illnesses include flu affecting Frank Allison and Cloviss Winkelman. Knights of P and Jason events, class play Miss Somebody Else at Linwood High, and Bell Telephone line repairs by crews from Kansas City are reported amid social happenings.
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Frank Hubbard
Lawrence
Roy Pierce
Helen
Doris
J. A. Anderson
Calivan Sullivan
Malcolm
Charles Goleman
George
Kirkman
Frank Allison
Ray Anderson
Charles Hicks, Jr
Cloviss Winkelman
G. E. Kirkman
Glenn
Charles Coleman
K. of P. Hall
Knights of
Jason Edward Brown
Linwood High School
Olive Weatherby
Buelali Travis
Missouri
Jake ‘Caulk
Minnie Musselman
Omar Browning
Murry
Martin
Tom Martin
Kansas City
T. W. Martin
Helen Lois
Trusdale
Leonard Hand
Kan
City
Charles Olliver
Fd Knight
Roy Grison
Basher
Willard Olli
Hopewell and Independence Society Notes
Hopewell and Independence items record B A Hammond and Mrs C J Fisher shopping in Topeka. Mrs George Reynolds attended the funeral of her uncle August Fleer at Worden. Miss Nora Vitt spent time with her brother Emery Vitt. Dan Fleer of Enid Oklahoma visited his aunt Mrs George Reynolds. Roy Marchant shipped a car load of lambs to Kansas City. W W Vaughn and Donald called at Roy Merchant's home. Raymond and Herbert Williams visited Maurice and Charles Vaughn skating with Miss Nora Vitt on Sunday.
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Ant B. A. Hammond
C. J.fisher
Topeka
George Reynolds
August Fleer
Worden
Nora Vitt
Emery Vitt
Dan Fleer
Enid
Okla
Roy Marchant
Toansas City
W. W. Vaughn
Donald
Roy Merchant
Raymond
Herbert Williams
Maurice
Charles Vaughn
Nora
Vitt
Will Winters
Leonard Whitted
Baldwin
Jane
George William
Duke Yakle
Delwan
Kan
K. Yakle
Wellsville
Sam Sutton
Christina Tucker
B. 4
Hammond
Lawrence
Lou Shares
Shares
Harrell
P. Thompson
Charles ‘ Vaughn
A. P. Foster
B. A. Hammond
Baldwin Garden Club
M. E. Church
Nora Witt
Kansas City
Fred Purvis
J.yakle
B. Sutton
Lecompton
Earl White
Elsie Mae
Mr. White
Rachel White
Jake ‘Yakle
Delavan
Martha Price
Nellis Rush
Ear] White
Paul Holmes
Edward and
Mae Harmon
Naomi, Howard
Calvin Puriig
Clarence Sutton
George Williams
Florence’ Williams
Rebekah Lodge
Oscar Williams
Bak‘er
Evening Social Notes From Baldwin And Vicinity
Local social circle reports visits and gatherings among residents of Baldwin, Delavan, Wellsville, and nearby areas. Hannahs include families of Winters Whitted Sutton Hammond Shares Foster Purvis and Tucker with various Sunday dinners, businesstrip travels to Lawrence, and attendance at clubs like Rebekah Lodge. Dr Wilhelm Iesselbach, former head of the Hanseatic court, plans return to New York after six years in the United States.
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Wilhelm Iesselbach
Hanseatic Supreme Court
United States
Were Rey
New York
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Oma
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Thomas Hopkins
C.M. Harbaugh
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F. B. McCulloch Druggist
Eastman Kodak
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