Hadley Scholarship Established at University of Kansas
A new Hadley Scholarship at the University of Kansas endows $200 annually for a student planning a legal career. Funded by Henrietta Hadley Lyman in memory of Herbert Hadley, KU graduate, former Missouri governor, the award will be administered by the University Endowment Association alongside other trusts. Hadley’s varied career in law, politics, and education is honored by this endowment, whose donor is his niece D H Robinson’s relative.
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University of Kansas
Aluuni
Herbert Hadley
Missouri
Henrietta Hadley Lyman
University Endowment Association
K. U
Hadley
D. H. Robinson
MacDonald considers removing battleships from navies
Prime Minister MacDonald tentatively raises the idea of eliminating battleships from world navies gradually. He argues battleships no longer dominate battle and face easier prey to submarines and air attack, a shift tied to reducing costly naval expenditures that strain great powers.
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MacDonald
Coolidge to Carve 500-Word History on Mount Rushmore
The national memorial in the Black Hills takes an unusual turn as Calvin Coolidge is engaged to write a 500 word history to be carved on the mountainside. His famed economy of words fits the task, while rivals among historians may seek to claim the limit but none can alter the inscription planned for Mount Rushmore.
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National Historical Memorial
Black Hills
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Mount Rushmore
Louisiana Broadcaster Urged to Expand Language Pruning
A Louisiana broadcaster faced calls to widen edits after promises to delete neofane words from radio language. Local samples cited show that not only profanity but also smut contributed to objections, prompting broader pruning of on air content.
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Louisiana
Weather Moderation Statement Shifts With Conditions
A cryptic remark on weather moderation reflects changing conditions over time. The speaker notes that public interpretation shifts as circumstances evolve, illustrating how forecasts or climate statements can gain or lose credibility depending on later outcomes.
Discontent Flows From Different Rivers in Prohibition Debate
The passage notes temperature rising to zero and vets seeking to leverage Senator Borah’s discontent with prohibition rules. Both groups are dissatisfied, but their grievances stem from starkly different motives, casting doubt on any possible successful compromise.
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Senator Borah
Soviet learnings on tractors and spare parts
The Soviet government learns from the United States as American tractor exporters neglect to explain spare parts networks. About 75 percent of Russian tractors are out of commission, prompting government efforts to build spare parts factories.
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United States
Old Home Town Tidbits from Fifty Years Ago
In Osage City updates Turner Sampson and Dr Tosh are noted as unwell. Gil McGammon and a guest from Seneca visit H W Jones while McGammon scouts the countryside. Col John R How, famed temperance figure, may retire here soon. Baltimore hosts a 2000 seat tabernacle for him. The Masquerade by the Young Men's Social Club draws 75 in costumes, with Bach's Band providing music at Ludington House. Hon B F Diggs dies at home after a career as political editor, deputy clerk, and library director. he helped organize the Old and New Club.
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Tosh
Osage City
Gil McGammon
Séneca
H. W. Jones
Mc. McGammon
Country Rats
John R. How
Baltimore
Young Men’s Social Club
Theodore Gardner
Bach
Ludington
B. F. Diggs
B.F. Diggs
Diggs
the Tribune
T. D. Thatcher
Journal
Smith
Library gift and business partnership noted in town
Fifty years ago this week Tanvare 18, Mr. G. Grovenor gifts to the City Library a year's subscription to the Sunday School Times. Theodore Poehler and S. S. Whitcomb form Theodore Poehler & Co. Mr. R. D. Swain returns from Ohio. Dr. Frank Smythe, eye and ear surgeon from Kansas City, made a weekly visit. Mr. Tom Sweeney, famed Missouri Valley figure, visits the city and makes a troubling remark about his mother-in-law.
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G. Grovenor
Sunday School Times
Grovenor
Theodore Poehler
S. S. Whitcomb
A. H. Whitcomb
Theodore Poehler & Co
R. D. Swain
Ohio
Frank Smythe
Kansas City
Tom Sweeney
Missouri Valley
25. Years Ago January 18 Items and Local News
News brief notes Jan 18 recounts Fred Taggart of Worlds job department out of duty after a sidewalk fall Monday evening and Mrs. John Hutchings injuring her back while inspecting a new Rhode Island street home. Kansas University receives bronze statue of early corn planter by Dr Simeon Bell of Rosedale Ohio.
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Fred Taggart
John Hutchings
Rhode Island Street
K. U
Simeon Bell
Rosedale
Xan
University
Kansas
Daugher Betty Weaves Rug While Beau Visits
A 1928 fragment notes a daughter named Betty nearly completes a rug while her beau arrives. The piece highlights a practical domestic task and suggests a coy moment of usefulness during a visitor’s arrival.
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Betty
Publisners Syndicat
Statuary Move On Campus Prompts Local Plans
A statue currently in the museum will soon be placed on the campus in front of the main hall, becoming the campus’s only statuary. Mrs. W C Abbott will host a thimble party Friday afternoon. E L Garzee and family relocate from Howard County Missouri to Lawrence, living at 600 Vermont. Two county officers will not move, Judge Riling and Attorney Harley, who will stay to maintain their legal practice.
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W. C. Abbott
E.L. Garzee
Howard County
Lawrence
Vermont
Riling
Harley
Lawrence items and births in 10 years ago notices
Ten years ago on January 18 a Lawrence roundup lists charitable gift from the 4 O clogs to Lawrence Memorial Hospital a small girls club led by Bertha Alice Perkins. It notes local moves and weddings including Morrison Newman in Los Angeles and Vera Lear joining the Dean Templin office. It also sketches concurrent national briefs on floods coast guardsmen deaths aviation crashes and diplomacy.
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Bertha Alice Perkins
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Charles Oehrle
Citizen’s State Bank
France
Lakin Mc Key Manufacturing Co
Kansas City
H. J. Ruplee
Lawrence
Ocarie
Nebraska
Missouri
George L. Talbot
The
Baptist Church
Milan
Talbot
Homer Talbot
Kansas League of Municipalities
Morrison-Newman
Besse Morrison
John Newman
Los Angeles
California
Vancouver
Newman
Miss Morrison
Ohio
T. M. Corcoran
Bernard Wagner
Troy
Kan
Robert
T. Branham
New Hampshire Street
C. Q. Rice
Dr. Rice
Denver
Miss Lear
Templin
Vera Lear
Dean Templin
C .E. Esterly
Lawrence Board of Education
Kansas History Notes From 1881 Kansas Events
The fifth annual meeting of the Kansas State Historical Society convenes in Topeka while Kansas wool growers hold a state convention at Junction City.
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Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
Junction City
New York City Probe Demanded Over Prohibition Flaunting
Washington rep demands inquiry into enforcement amid claims prohibition law is openly flaunted. Casper Wyoming reports more than twenty persons missing in the severest winter weather in 25 years. Decker Indiana notes twenty thousand...
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Associated Press
Washington
Lirovich
New York City
Casper
Wyo
Decker
Ind
Cooling the Engine Inside the Human Body
Edited by the New York Dr. Iago Galdston this piece explains how the human body, like a motor, must stay near a constant temperature. It describes air cooling through respiration and perspiration, noting normal body temperature around 98.6 Fahrenheit and how heat rises with strenuous activity and hot air.
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New York
Iago Galdston
Academy of Medicine
Dotor
Question of Honor amid mountain intrigue
Anne Wilmot visits Scott Glenn in a mountain cabin to flirt but grows breathless and confused by his touch. Morse schemes against Glenn as his railroad dam nears completion. Anne wanders, is attacked, and Glenn and Sheb confront her. Glenn declares marriage plans, while Anne resists and recalls duty to her aunt as a perilous entanglement unfolds.
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Anne Wilmot
Scott Glenn
Glenn
Leon Morse
Morse
Anne
Sheb
New Omnibus and War Book News from 1929 Britain
A survey of British publishing highlights 1929 notes the surge of omnibus volumes and kerning interest in a wider literary format. It lists notable titles and publishers, including Heinemann and Cassell, with forthcoming works like The Red Knight of Germany and Cobham's 20,000 Miles in a Flying Boat. It also previews a major English war book Retreat by C R Benstead, praised by Herbert Read, plus prize notices and author bios reflecting postwar literary trends.
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England
Mesgrs
Heinemann
Frances Noyes Hart
Denis Mackail
Clemence Dane
F. Tennyson Jesse
H. M. Tomlinson
A. P. Herbert
Siegfried Sassoon
Germany
Cassell
Floyd Gibbons
Baron von’ Richthofen
Alan Cobham
Harrap
London
The
Century Co
C. R. Benstead
Fifth Army
Royal Navy
Herbert Read
Benstead
Mr. Read
Jenyus Burning Prophecy Echoes in Katharine Brush Career
A nine year old Katharine Brush tapped a door with a note reading Jenyus Burning Here Reep Out. Skeptical family members later recall those prophetic words as she grows into a noted author shaping early American literary circles.
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Jenyus
Katharine Brush
Hidden Deceiver Forces Glances Across The Trail
Anne leaves with Sheb toward the final leg of the trek while Glenn, eager to finish his work by six, asks to see her soon. A looming rival, Leon Morse, and another foe, Douglas, promise new complications come Monday.
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Glenn
Sheb
Japheth
Anne
Ruth Cross
Leon Morse
Douglas
Time-Bending Visit With Winter Ends In Summer Lake Scene
John and Pegey recall their meeting with Winter and discover the Little Black Clock can reverse time. It whisked them to a warm summer afternoon beside a lake, showing the clock’s magic and the boy’s promise of safe adventures.
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John
Pegey
Winter in His Own Season and the Little Black Clock
In a whimsical dialogue two characters discuss switching seasons and enjoying warm weather activities. The Little Black Clock arrives with bathing suits and suggests swimming, while John muses about preferring both swimming and coasting at different times. The clock prepares to depart, leaving the scene open to further adventures.
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Aga
John
Debates Planned on Prohibition Enforcement in Cleveland
Cleveland AP reports Senator Brookhart of Iowa and Representative LaGuardia of New York will debate prohibition enforcement in Cleveland on February 7. Brookhart affirms the proposition that prohibition can be enforced while LaGuardia opposes. The event will be public, announced by the Cleveland Advertising Club.
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Cleveland
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Fiorello H. Lasguardia
New York
Cleveland Advertising Club
Brookhart
Laguardia
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