Realigning Holiday Safety Sways Nation After Deadly Fourth
A July casualty surge marks the worst loss since 1931 and spurs a push for safety. Communities with strong precautions show fewer deaths while others suffer. Douglas county to reopen water wells funded by relief money as drought strains stock water and farming faces a hot season. President Roosevelt’s campaign strategy sparks debate over policy direction and showmanship masking expediency.
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Douglas County
Farley Takes Leave From Postmaster General Role
James A. Farley will begin a leave of absence as postmaster general on August 1 and will not return until after the election. Roosevelt notes his pay stops during leave, with potential public funds circulating to aid Farley’s chosen enterprise. Farley’s absence may affect Republican prospects and Congress’s late remarks persist in the Record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Farley
Mr. Farley
Altho
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Farley
Mollie Dewson Warns Democrats Against Spellbinders
Mollie Dewson announces she will manage the women's campaign for the Democrats and will discourage spellbinding and the use of long words in campaign messaging. The plan emphasizes plain speech to appeal to voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Dewson
Democrats
Open season for spellbinders in Democratic circles
The piece notes that the Democratic party emphasizes oratory as the main tool of governance and warns that complexity in dialogue may hurt administrators. It mentions Postmaster General Farley addressing Young Democrats in Topeka and jokes about paying postage. It also reports shelterbelt tree survival in Kansas before a drought worsened the outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewson
Democratic Party
Farley
Kansas
Topeka
Washington
Post Office Department
Gread High Improvements At Local Training School
Old Home Town Repair project in Gread aims for 1500 to 2000 funding. Basement store room conversion, gym equipment, and showers slated. John Bunn to lead Oread athletics next term. Social notes list visits, trips, and parties among Lawrence residents, with mayoral race turnout anticipated at Kansas City event to hear Senator Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gread High
Gread Training School
John Bunn
Oread Athletics
George UL. Glass
Lawrence
Tampa
Fla
Glass
R. F. Glass
Innes
J. M. Boyd
New Mexico
Amarillo
Tex
Kansas
Oklahoma
Boyd
Meade County
E. H. Lindley
Stanley
New England
W. E. Kennard
Louise J. Sebert
Toronto
Canada
Sebert
Walt Mason
California
John L. Kilworth
H. C. Hopkins
Ruth Cadwell
Learnard Ave
Marie Preston
William H. Cadwell
W. O. Flory
Barker Ave
Gerald
Vermon
Flory
George Melvin
Esther Morgan
Elizabeth Dunn
J. E. Daniels
Los Angeles
Cal
T. J. Sweeney
Claude L. Scott
Francis Baty
Baty
P. M. Holliday
Kansas City
Sweeney
Jim Reed
Great Advance in Feed Prices Amid Nationwide Fires
Twenty five years ago on a July Wednesday reports described a sharp rise in feed prices as wildfires swept the country. Corn moved from 40 to 70 cents per bushel with wholesale corn chop up from 17 to 28 dollars per ton. Local hay vanished and loose alfalfa, offered at high prices, sold for around 15 dollars a ton. A separate note reports a burglary attempt at George Carter's home in the 700 block on Maine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Carter
Maine Street
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A short verse notes Ken Ma feeling blue as a new hat cheers another, with the narrator recalling shared love but failing to lift her mood. The piece reflects playful domestic humor and light-hearted sentiment from a Syndicate era cartoon column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Ma
Publishers Syndicate
Carter House Shooting Incident Near-Fatal Night Patrol
Last night two men tried to enter the Carter home by cutting a screen hole but noise woke Carter’s young daughter and she alerted her father. Carter fired several shots with a revolver as the intruders fled unharmed. Porches and social news follow with a party hosted by Miss Birdie Zwick for Miss Ethel Todd of Oklahoma, prizes awarded, and guests including Miss Dana Eilis and Miss Ruth Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Birdie Zwick
Ethel Todd
Oklahoma
Dana Eilis
Zwick
Alice Zwick
Ruth Buchanan
C. E. Friend
Colorado
Hammond
Chicago Exposition Brings Altgeld Amid Trade of Belts
Governor Altgeld leads arrival at the Chicago Coliseum as credentials delays unsettle proceedings. Free silver and gold factions trade speeches while a Kansas crowd notes notable locals and upcoming travel plans. Enslow suffers a cycling fall ending possible Topeka race entry. University surveying corps completes six weeks of field work near town. Several residents announce trips and visits to Colorado Springs Joliet Manhattan Colton and Excelsior Springs with family plans.
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Committee On
Chicago
Coliseum
Altgeld
Committee On Credentials
Atwood
Kansas
Free Silver
John Hermann
Tennessee Street
Ray Enslow
Topeka
Kansas University Surveying Corps
F. C. Marvin
G. W. Maffet
Ely Moore
Kansas City
Roxanna Davis
Colorado Springs
Frank Ward
Joliet
Arnold Emch
Manhattan
E. F. Stanley
Quincy School
Colton
Cal
Sallie Beach
Washington, D. C
Matlie McGregor
J. W. Robertson
C. F. Stanley
Jordan Neal
Excelsior Springs
Heat Stays In North Topeka July 8 100 Degree Forecast
Intense heat centered in northern states prompts forecast of near 100 degree highs across Kansas tomorrow with little chance of rain. Unsettled conditions may bring a warm night with eastern Kansas around 75 and western areas 65 to 70. Sixteen 100 degree days this year mark a record early-season heat. A. B. Allerton, KU sociology graduate student, will speak on race death by own action at the Consumers Cooperative Forum in South Park at eight tonight. For letterheads call The World Co. Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
S. D. Flora
Kansas
Flora
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Manitoba
Duluth
Winnipeg
A. B. Allerton
University of Kansas
Consumers Cooperative Forum
South Park
Allerton
Epga
Call 22
the World Co
Ady
Murder Tonight in Enderton Court
Detective Kingsley Hylton from Scotland Yard arrives at Enderton Court to probe the murder of Arthur Burdett. He interviews Inspector James White, discusses police process, and notes the social tension surrounding the case as details unfold and suspects emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Perry
Perry
Ian
Scotland Yard
Enderton Court
Kingsley Hyl‘ton
Kingsley Kysten
Lennon
Kingsley Hylton
Blorechester Road
Hylton
James White
Sergeant White
White
Laurence WY
Meyneht
The Smudge By Mary Graham Bonner
The World there at the edge of Puddle Muddie features Top Notch Jelly Bear and Chubby as campfire plans spark. The bears dispute heat and fire in a humorous exchange about camping, using old Indian tales and stubborn pride to weigh comfort against tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Graham Bonner
Jupiter
Jelly Bear
Hlacky Bear
Christopher Columbus
Gars
Duckles Duckling
Cancer Facts and Theories of Irritation in Cancer
The article traces Dr Lott s eighteenth century observation linking cancer to chronic irritation from irritants such as petroleum tar paraffin and X rays It notes exceptions like mustard oil and discusses a lymph flow disruption theory proposed by Dr W Sampson Handley with cancer prevention suggestions including regular exercise and moderation in eating It emphasizes avoiding infections especially dental infections to reduce lymph blockages that may lead to cancer.
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Lott
W. Sampson Handley
England
Handley
Postage Stamps Printed by Typewriter in Uganda
A 19th century rarity shows a typewriter producing genuine postage stamps in Uganda, then part of the British colony and protectorate of East Africa. Rev. E Millar of the Church Missionary Society operated the keyboard, marking a unique philatelic moment amid paper shortages.
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Uganda
Kenya
East Africa
E. Millar
Uganda’s Early Stamp Design From 1895 By Missionary Typewriter Work
The article recounts Uganda’s first stamps created in 1895 by a missionary using a typewriter, printing on ungummed imperforate sheets with two designs and two colors. It notes the evolution to printed stamps later that year, the switch from cowries to amnas and rupees, and the use of cowrie shells as money due to rarity and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciety
G. Wilson
Wilson
Uganda
Millar
Victoria Regina
Kansas News Briefs: Canton well tops 1000 barrels a day
McPherson reports acid-treated Cunningham No. 1 Wildcat near Canton flowing at 1000 to 1500 barrels daily, up from 200 after treatment of the 3 sppr lime. Other items: electrician Cecil Griffin, 24, electrocuted in Atchison. 13-year-old Charles Hart drowns at Neosho river. Manhattan population up to 10,739 with a net gain of 45 to 20,301. Cherryvale recall elects three old and three new board members, John Sheffield retained as superintendent. McPherson Globe Refiners coach Gene Johnson to Berlin for Olympics with six players. George Zuege's Cheyenne county wheat farm yields 8,100 bushels at 98 cents each for $7,938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McPherson
Canton
Empire Oil and Refining Co
Manhattan
E. EF. Huse
Cherryvale
St. Francis
George Zuege
Cheyenne County
Zuege
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen and county official dies
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen appears with a humorous line about money. Samuel H. Haynes, 85, longtime Shawnee County assessor and official since 1906, died after a long illness in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Topeka
Samuel H. Haynes
Shawnee County
Flies Landing On Highway Station Sparks Quick Takeoff
A plane landed on a broad highway near Lavonia Georgia then rolled to a nearby filling station where the pilot coolly ordered Fill her up and sped away before the astonished attendant learned the traveler’s name.
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Lavonia
Radio Programs Wednesday Evening July 8 Schedule
Radio listings show a dense slate for Wednesday July 8 across WDAF KMBC WREN and others. Orchestras singers and acts including HuL Xylophonist Fields Cozzi Farrell King Carter and many big names perform from 5:36 p.m. onward with programs such as Hit Parade The March of Time Amos n Andy and sports and drama segments noted for KMBC WREN and WDAF.
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WDAF
Edwin C. Hul
Wren
Lenny Fields
Mario Cozzi
KMBC
Boake Carter
Frank Farrell
Cavalcade of
Ambries
DAF
Wayne King
Orch
Burns and Allen
Town Hall
Kostetanetz
Grant Park
WEEN
Amos
Andy
WIRE
Rubinoff
Oichard Ely
WWD
Ace
Grand Terrace
KMDC
Erla Smith
Jesse Crawford
Don Bester
Phil Qhman
Kandor
Harold Nagel
KKMBC
Jan Garber
Frankie Master
Jack Miller
Yoknt Hiroaki
Ise Crackera
Wuko Carter
Wy Vallee
Symphony Orchestra
Alien Leafer
Joy Shield
Howboat
Death Valley
Ting Crosby
Kant Park
McKinley
KMAC
Dantes Kemp
Stuss Morgan
Stasiz
Bertene Smith
Wren—Unhas
Dornberger
Wren—Shandor
Chez Parea
Jimmie Lunceford
KMHC
Benny Goodman
In-Ween
Ben Bernie
Vincent Lopes
WDAPF
WPDE
Uatel
Postpone Dixon Hearing Delays State Lottery Case
The preliminary hearing for Paul Dixon, manager of the Varsity theater, scheduled for this morning, was postponed to Tuesday July 14 at 8 o'clock. Dixon faces charges of violating state lottery laws.
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Dixon
Paul Dixon
Varsity ‘Theater
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J. W. Murray
Dolph Siabons
Offico
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Kansan
Lorenzen & Thompson, Inc
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West 44Th St
North Michigan
San Francisco
Sansome
New Orpheum
Baltimore
Avi
St. Louis
Star
Atlanta
Walton
Detroit
General Motora
Associated Press
Associated Presa
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Arthur Burdett
Hope Enderton
Dr. Chambers
Burdett
New York Academy of Medicine
Jago Galdston
Atchison
Bailor Manufacturing Company
Cecil Griffin
Council Grove
Charles Hart
Neosho River
Here
0. M. Hart
Mary
Jefferson
Columbus
Oscar Crawford
Lydia Havermann
Peoples State Bank
Massachusetts
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