Quizzing Presidents and Prohibition Debates in Kansas
The Kansas Press association meeting in Topeka featured Roy Roberts comparing U S and European press systems and the difficulty of interviewing government figures. Discussions addressed presidential communication norms and the need for written questions, plus debates on enforcement funding and reward incentives for liquor law violations in Kansas.
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White House
Roy Roberts
Washington
Kansas City Star
Kansas Press Association
Topeka
Roberts
Europe
Ce Nated
Mintore
Old Home Town Notes and Local News Bits
Town items report live stock arrivals with Berkshire hogs averaging 408 pounds on October 10. A Monday gathering was hosted by F J Blanchard on Kentucky Street. Fire destroys a Hesner area home. families displaced. Local workers return to Hiawatha North Kansas project and several residents suffer illnesses. Theatre ads promote Emma Leland! and shows The Stealer The Hidden Hand and The Two Orphans. Community members shout about grippe and lingering illnesses. An oyster supper at Chris Schaake’s attracts Lawrence residents. Cold delays at the bridge frustrate travelers. A 23rd wedding anniversary is celebrated for Marcus and Mrs Chamney at 107 Geneva Street.
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F. J. Blanchard
Kentucky Street
Winthrop
Hen Ty
China Parkhurst
Eudera Township
Hesner
Gid. Propper
Hiawatha
Kansas
S. N. Simpson
W. W. Carnes
Lysinger
H. Bullene
Percy Hillyard
Innes Bullene & Hackman
Chris Schaake
Lawrence
Marcus Chamney
Geneva Street
Ten Years Ago Landmark Awnings Vanish in Lawrence
Ten years ago on a Tuesday in Lawrence the old wooden awning in front of the Lawrence Steam Laundry on Massachusetts Street disappeared as part of a drift toward modernizing the town. The piece recalls how locals once gathered beneath it to chat about politics and daily life while watching horse-drawn wagons in the mire. A city ordinance later banned wooden awnings and repairs, accelerating their removal. Leland H. Jenks and his mother Mrs WS Jenks visited from Ottawa each evening for time with Miss Helen Jenks, a Fine Arts student.
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Tsimolishet
Lawrence
Massachusetts
Crohns
Leland H. Jenks
WS. Jenks
Ottawa
Helen Jenks
Fine Arts School
Postwar Plans Driven by Money and Religious Bodies
After World War I religious groups pursued grand schemes to “save the world” through vast funding. Plans fluctuated as funds proved hard to mobilize and spending proved easier than expected, revealing the fragility of such monetary campaigns and the limits of fiscal power.
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Save the World
Navy discharge to resume studies at Columbia University
Sergeant Haworth spoke at the Hi club meeting at the Y M C A about his British army experiences. He recently received his navy discharge and will depart soon for New York City to continue work toward a doctor's degree at Columbia University. Mrs F Patterson left for Jacksonville, Illinois to visit her daughter Mrs Fred Hopper.
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Navy
New York City
Columbia University
Haworth
Paul Haw
Rth
F. Patterson
Jacksonville
Ill
Fred Hopper
Jens Eens
Did Ever Stop to Think by Edson R Witte
Shawnee Oklahoma writer cites Charles M Schwab on business math and cost sheets. He argues prosperity hinges on sound economics balanced with humane treatment of workers and a high standard of living. He praises industrial towns and the joy of providing wages that build happy homes.
Wheat Growers Suit Faces Removal In Kansas Supreme Court
Topeka January 22 The Kansas Wheat Growers association once 5000 strong now faces ouster in the Kansas supreme court filed by William A Smith attorney general The cooperative wheat marketing association successor is unaffected The petition charges the former association prosecuted claims against former members on altered contracts The association has 30 days to answer.
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Topeka
Kansas Wheat Growers Association
Kansas Supreme Court
William A. Smith
Genera
Kansas Cooperative Wheat Marketing Association
Wheat Growers Association
Kansan
The
Association
Dedication of Pioneer Woman Site Part of Kansas Day Program
In Topeka on January 28 a dedication of the Pioneer Woman memorial site on the capitol grounds will mark Kansas Day activities. Judge John S. Dawes, George A. Allen Jr., and William Connelly will speak at noon, followed by an 8 p.m. reception at the executive Mansion.
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Topeka
Kansas Women
Women's
Kansas Day Club
Kansas Pioneer Women’s Memorial Association
Pioneer Woman
Capitol Grounds
John S. Daws
George A. Allen, Jr
Public Instruction
William Connelly
Historial Society
Executive
Kansas History dated 1875 highlights wheat acreage and society meeting
This date in Kansas history notes the state board of agriculture reporting Kansas wheat acreage for the year, and the State Historical Society meeting where President George A. Crawford presents a disguised picture of Governor Reeder.
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State Board of Agriculture
Kansas
State Historical Society
George A. Crawford
Reeder
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
Ell en is so strong minded that she don t seem at herself. It looks like bein g strong minded has sorter weakened her mind. Conyas night 212S falishers Syndicate
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Ellen
Left Out Potato Banquet Sparks Chamber Debate
A Lawrence banquet spotlighted potato farmers as the writer laments omitting Mr Irish Potato from the menu. The letter argues for recognizing potato farming’s economic role amid price declines and overproduction, praising the chamber’s work while urging more potato inclusion and health notes from experts.
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Lawrence
Ager
Chamber of Commerce
Potato
J. H. Keiloge
Battle Creek
Michi
Dr. Kellogg
Notate
Trish
Great Britain
Deser t Ambush Slays Ambassadors Companion
Basra Iraq January 22 AP Charles R Crane former American ambassador to China shared his account of a desert ambush in which his companion Rev Bilkert was slain while Crane escaped. They left Zubeir and were targeted by Iraqi tribesmen with camels. A bullet hit Bilkert, Crane reported pursuit by air forces found no raiders, and the incident could affect Ibn Saud’s political standing amid British Iraqi disputes.
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Basra
Irak
Charles R. Crane
China
Bilkert
Setitel
Crane
Mr. Crane
Zubeir
Ibn Saud
British Government Which Holds A Mandate Over the Kingdom of
Trak
Great Britain
Roosevelt May Face Proof Demand Over Election Credibility
Albany January 22 AP Governor Roosevelt could be asked by the legislature to provide proof for a claim of widespread feeling after the last election similar to that which followed the theft of the presidency in the Tilden case A Republican assemblyman Richard B Smith of Onondaga county introduced the resolution noting the governors statement challenges Hoover's election and casts doubt on his right to the presidency on March 4.
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Albany
Roosevelt
Tilden
Richard B. Smith
Onodaga County
Herbert Hoover
United States
Promoted to Manager at United States Cast Iron Pipe Co
Carl Brown son of O C Brown former minister of First Baptist Church of Lawrence has been promoted to manager of the Kansas City office of the United States Cast Iron Pipe Company with headquarters in Philadelphia. He has two years with the company in Philadelphia after college and will oversee all sales and distribution in Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Oklahoma. transfer to the Kansas City office will occur soon.
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Carl Brown
O. C. Brown
First Baptist Church of
Lawrence
Kansas City
United States Gast Iron Pipe_ company
Aciting
Philadelphia
Brown
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Bridge Party Held In Spite of Cold
A brief note describes a bridge party held despite a cold. The item captures a social gathering continued despite poor weather and illness, emphasizing resilience and community engagement in local life.
Wood technologist to lead 2000 mile Amazon expedition
Liowellyn Williams, wood technologist at the Museum, plans a 2000 mile solo mission into the Amazon jungle beginning January 26. From Belém to Pará Brazil, he will collect rare botanical wood and plants for the Cant Marshall Field expedition. Other botanists will join to survey the Brazilian coast and tributaries for the herbarium. Williams then leads the party westward toward Sauites in eastern Venezuela.
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Chicago
South Americn
Liowellyn’ Williams
Amazon
Williams
Marshall Field
Belen
Para
Brazil
Sauites
Veru
Finances Harvard Pan Financier Promises Major Gift Plan
A Cambridge financier pledged a large fund to Harvard College to finance a subdivision style plan for housing undergraduates and athletics. The scheme, tied to a potential $5 million donation, involved a rough proposal to President A Lawrence Lowell and a anonymous donor, aiming to build about ten houses for up to 250 undergraduates.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Harkness
New York
Yale
SLI
Harvard College
Pydent
A. Lawrence Lowell
Sui the College
Lowell
Esch
Besi
Death of a Kansas farmer linked to Oxford and Lawrence
Obituary of George A. Tryon born 1860 in Illinois area. He farmed in Oklahoma and Kansas before moving to Lawrence where he died while employed as a fireman. Survived by his wife and children, plus a sister and other relatives.
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Ay Neavem- Wy
Allison Tryon
W.ber
Chi
T Lawrence
da Tryon
George A
Oxi
Winfield
Kan
Hardy Are Ad Finlement
Oxford
Beverly
Lawrence
Gnn
Leonore ‘T. Batehellor
Suzltle, Wash
Dr. Raymond Moore Lecture Tonight at KIC Auditorium
Dr Raymond Moore head of the department of real the ds versity will lecture tonight at 7 00 in the KIC auditorium on his grand trip down the Colorado Canyon The talk will be illustrated with slides and photos Public is invited to attend.
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Raymond Moore
Will Ingtine
KIC
The
Colorado
Harmless quick relief tablet touted by druggist
Fragmentary ad style copy claims a tablet that quickly relieves cold symptoms even in deep chest or throat. It warns against drinking at parties and mentions Pane OKA Compaw as the product name with brisk dosing effects.
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Eastor
Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas
A. R. Keator
Hartford Building
Franklin Alcorn
Madison Ave
Associated Press
Nember Audit Bursau
Postofice
Laence
Angel A
T.p. Om
Mellon
Ioral Crass
Santo
Baying
Edson R. Witte
Shawnee, Okalahoma
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Conyas
Falishers Syndicate
Journal-World
Hamber
Commerce
Kay Valley
Irish Potato
Nvon
Harvard Pan
Milians
A Lawrence
Dr. Gowdy
Gowdy Medical Company
Kansas City, Mo
Topeks
Iteturn
Childrens
Via
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Tinether
W.W. Burnett
J. Robinson Et. II
Robinson
Cora
Lawrence National Bank
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