Inmates Spare Smokes at Cook County Jail Report
Nels Andersoff, a University of Chicago graduate student, describes crowded six by eight foot cells at Cook County Jail. He notes minimal medical exams, scarce sleeping space, and a social economy where inmates share cigarettes and food if friends, while a jail store sells low-cost items. He warns long waits for trial harm prisoner attitudes and calls for elimination of such delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gook County
Nels Andérsoff
University of Chicago
Anderson
George 'W. Kirchway
New York
Cook County
Matt
Mr. Anderson
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln ‘Park
Tam
Ieloné
Gan Kirchway
Law Points in Wooster Fuss over State Board Powers
Topeka July 5 Miss Lorraine E Wooster state superintendent of public instruction asserts sole power to call state board meetings and withhold board records when absent. Seven of nine board members dispute the claim and seek a mandamus in the Kansas Supreme Court. Key issues include interpretation of Section 8872, board’s authority to issue certificates and the validity of the June 24 meeting and Arrasmith’s secretary role. Pamphlet notes follow about local social and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Ayregat
Lorraine E. Wooster
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Kansas
Board of Nine
Wooster
State Supreme Court
B. H. Lindley
University of Kansas
Miss Wooster
Mandamus
State Board of Eiucation
Miss Euna Arrasmith
Miss Arrasmith
Arrasmith
N. A. Turner
Fairview Social Roundup Highlights Neighborhood Visits
Tuesday evening celebrations at the L Brown home feature Mr and Mrs Edgar Clevenger and others. Visitors include B Coffman and Mr and Mrs Meek. Threshing machines are common. Baker and Mitchell began wheat work midweek. Lawrence and Ellen Eggert with Wallace Palmateer visit. Otis Lindell and Dorothy spend weekend with Peter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Clevenger
B. Coffman
Arenee Meek
L. Brown
Baker
Mitchell
Rand
Miller
Turner
Henry Eggert
Wallace Palmateer
Lawrence
Ts. Charles
Otis Lindell
Au Threy
Dorothy
The
Peter
Four baptisms in family circle at West Side Baptist
In Wichita Kansas at West Side Baptist church, four baptisms within a single family were performed by retired Rev I C Patton who baptized his son William Patten and grandchildren Stella Patten aged 16 and Marion Patton aged 11 The ceremony also saw Rev Dwight Patton, recently ordained, baptize his wife Mrs Lillian Dadisman Patton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
West Side Baptist Church
I. C. Patton
William Patten
Stella “Patton
Marion Patton
Dwight Patton
William Patton
Lillian Dadisman‘Patton
Local social notes from Kaw Valley and nearby towns
Social roundup from Kaw Valley recounts visits and calls across Kansas communities. Names like McCabria, Hicks, Rowsey, Schaake, Schubert, Gilmore, Bennett, Capp, Gabrial, Walters, and Nicholson appear amid Sunday and Tuesday visits in Lawrence Eudora Topeka and Olathe. One note mentions Freddkte Copp's successful tonsil and adenoid surgery at McConnell's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard’ McCabria
Elmer Hicks
Joseph’ Rowsey
Kansas City
James McCabria
Mary Allen
Josephs
Mne Gilmore
Garnett Hughes
Topeka
Lydia Schaake
William Schaake
F. G.hughes
Eudora
William Schubert
Helen Bennett
McConnell’s Hospital
Fred Capp
Lawrence
N. G. Hughes
Lawrence Hughes
Murry Griesa
E.G. Hinghes
Robert Gabrial
James McCabrin
Pleasant Hour club meets near Lecompton with varied program
Fifteen members of the Pleasant Hour club traveled to the hamlet of Mrs. Eli Taylor near Lecompton for a regular meeting. With the president absent, vice president Mrs Reeves chaired. The program featured Scene-Red White and Blue, piano solos by Josephine Yeoman, and readings and musical pieces by members and guests. Various members hosted, and refreshments followed. next meeting place to be announced.
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Pleasant Hour Club
Eli Taylor
Lecompton
Reeves
Josephine Yeoman
Christine Schrover
Kansay
Chloctta Paylor
Seetin
Yeoman
Chloetta Taylor
Levette
Kirby
Kansas
Mra
McClung
Guy Spalding
Elile
Martin
Oli Evans
Warren Ridley
de Witte
Marrs
Roy Orr
Baby
Wakarusa
Aubrey
Mary
Edgar
Marjorie Lee
Leona Brown
Fitzpatrick
Vinland
Crowder and Collins family social notes in Kansas
Local social column lists visits and gatherings among Crowder Collins families in the Kanwaka area. Entries include Mrs. A B Cole, Mrs. Irene Mayner of Lawrence, visits from DeSoto and Lawrence, threshing plans, a foot injury, and several Sunday and weekday calls at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fd. Mull Ant Daughters
Kanwaka
D. C. Barr
Coley
Bessie Norwood
Locompton
May Adamson
Lawrence
Henry Belerman
A. TB. Cole
Albert Pine
Ros Collins
W. L. Collins
Irene Mayner
Alice
Collins
J. M. Crowder
Dughter
F. N. Crowder
Roma Crowder
Tonganoxie
Noah Hetrick
Shelly
Blanche
H. Collins
Jake Hetrick
Randell
Albert
Stevens
Ina
DeSoto
A. B. Cole
Wilbur Sawyer
Marie Collins
Lawryence
WI. Collins
Crowder
Brune Brothers
Clarence Hodson
Billy
Worden
W. L Collins
Mr. Wilderson
Missouri
Batlie Collins
Colins
A. BR. Cole
Atha Adamson
Lawwrence
Ona Belle Collins
Ormal Hodson
Margaret
Loyd
W. J. Colins
Gna Belle
Eugene
Jack
Henry Collins
Mr. Newton
D .Cleaver
Collings
American Relief Aids Russians With Mass Inoculations
Moscow reports a vast U S aid program inoculating ten million Russians against typhoid paratyphoid and smallpox while supplying food from the Joint Distribution Committee funds. American Relief Administration workers note rapid planting and good grain stands as volunteers extend daylight farming hours under favorable weather. Lieutenant J C R Hall commands AR A activities at Rybinsk with 500 Russian workers to ship 20 000 tons of American commodities down the Volga toward Kazan. About 250 American citizenship families seek to leave Russia and return to the United States, with 73 already granted exit papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
W Medical Division
American Relief Administration
Volga Valley
Joint Distribution Committee
Herbert Hoover
Rybinsk
Jaroslav
Volxa River
J.C. R. Hall
Robert A. Hall
Whitehall
New York
New
A. R.A
James B. Walsh
Volga
Kazan
America
United States
Repatriation Nears for 36 Families Under Riga Agreement
The Riga pact between A R A and the Soviet government aims to complete formalities for repatriation of about 36 families within days. Moscow, a major European Russia student center, hosts 30,000 students with 4,006 on one daily meal funded by American YMCA and YWCA Student Friendship Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Moscow
Russia
Friendship Funds of America
Y. Wlc. AL
Legion Men Plan Visit to World War I Battlefields
A large American Legion pilgrimage for several hundred former service men and auxiliaries is set to sail August for France. The tour includes Paris, Brussels, Ostend, and London with battlefield visits and official welcomes. Tour director John J. Wicker leads with headquarters at the American Legion Weekly office in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Legion
Legion
France
Vierce Auguste
Cherbours
Paris
Brussels
Ostend
Flanders
Belgium
Legionnaires
London
British Legion
Metagama
Montreal
John Jf. Wicker
Richmond
American Levy Weekly
Bubonic Plague Strikes China Amid Public Health Struggles
In South Pokien and Amoy the bubonic plague has appeared again this year, killing thousands and hitting interregional districts hard. Local health officials, schools, the YMCA and Boy Scouts are efforts to curb the outbreak while superstition and ignorance hinder remedies. Destructive lantern lectures are given in public spaces by the YMCA and lay leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos
Chin
South Pokien
Interign
Amoy
Young Men's Christian Association
Boy Scouts
Scouts Promote Hague Cause in District Pamphlet Drive
Scouts travel through villages in the district distributing pamphlets about the Hague and its preservation. The effort aims to educate residents on the treaty and its impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound testimonial
Mrs Jesse Petersen of Jasper Minnesota reports relief from stomach and back pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with enabling her to work independently and recommends it to others suffering from displacements irregularities backache and nervousness during the change of life. The product has stood on a foundation of nearly fifty years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jesse Petersen
Route 1
Petersen
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Oscar Johnson
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Henry Seiwald
Louis Seiwald
James Plank
L. Bigsby
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Ralph Kirby
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Anna
Ridsley
Lee Larcom
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Kentucky
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Imby
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Melvin Murray
Fairview
Kaw Valley
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Roy Canary
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China
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Round Corner Drug Co
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Firestone
Paubbig
Oldfield
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