Tariff Debate Reflected in 1929 Opinion Piece
The article discusses tariff policy in the United States, noting leaders and economists like Paul T. Homan of Cornell. It argues protectionist needs to sustain industrial foundations while cautioning that broad tariff hikes could impede prosperity and foreign trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Agriculture
Congress
Paul T. Homan
Cornell University
Attlantic Monthly
Funda
South
Repairing the Slabs in Crawford County Paving
The Crawford County road slabs undergo extensive repairs with rapid setting concrete fillings. Officials report excellent pavement quality and few weaknesses since laying, contrasting Crawford’s concrete with Bourbon County’s macadam. Maintenance costs remain modest, supporting concrete’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawsford
Crasgford County
Crawford County
Bourbon County
Pittsburg
Floods Reach Raw Watersheds And Junction City Losses
Reports from the Raw watersheds describe extensive floods with fifteen farm properties destroyed and livestock losses at Junction City. The Smoky Hill river rose ten feet higher than in 1858, Ottawa also affected, and district civil and fraternal reports mention Degree Lodge No. 110 C F organized in Lawrence with officers and a Grand Master H J McCarty delivering an address. Marriages are listed in nearby towns including A J Anderson and Margaret J McCain, W H Abrams and Ella M Harris, and Mary Seed with Monterey? Gregg. Additional notes describe embroidery sales, a fainting incident, letters from John Laan, and local social events including a Sunday school class and a Boulder trip for treatment. The water tank at the Santa Fe depot is under construction, holding 202,000 gallons. doctors and residents attend to daily routines amid ongoing civic notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Smoky Hill
Ottawa
Innes
Bullene and Hackman
Rose Frederickson
Miss Frederickson
John Laan
Pennsylvania
Max Wilhelmi, Jr
St. Louis
Miap
Jelass G
Leslie
A. Guenther
Saveninis
Boulder
Colo
Guenther
Sanitarium
Battle Creek
Mich
Krehbiel
Santa Fe
John B. Henry
Topeka
Kansas
H. T. , Hutson
Will
W.S. Sellards
Bonesteel
S. A
Ten Years Ago July 13 News Briefs
Ten years ago on a rainy Saturday Janet Simons collided with a Terry Gaskill owned car at 1603 Massachusetts Ave. breaking two wheels and bending the front axle. Guy E. Pettit, discharged from occupation duty, plans to reenter employment with Gether Bros. Helen Hoover, Harvard rhetoric instructor, visits over the weekend with Mrs Chalkley in Seians Mass. Tekla Fischer was knocked down and bruised but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Simons
Terry Gaskill
Massachusetts
Simons
Guy E. Pettit
Lawrence
Pettit
Miss
Helen
Rhoda Hoover
The
Pi-Lambda Theta
Philadelphia
Tekla Fischer
Satur
U S and Canada Plan Erie Fish Census Cruises
The federal steamer Shearwater with a laboratory and six scientists began summer cruises to study Lake Erie's dwindling fish. Observers will map bottom conditions, temperatures, currents, water chemistry, fish food, breeding grounds, and young fish movements to identify decline causes and protection needs. Cooperating nations and states include New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Ontario with multiple shore stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Shearwater
Lake Erie
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ontario
Charles J. Fish
Buffalo Museum of Science
New York State
Erie-Niagara
Emmeline Moore
Sandusky
Fr. L. Wickliff
Put-in-Bay
Raymond CG. Osburn
Tennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
Herbert Graham
George C. Dambach
Erie
Port Dover
Rondeau
Two Identified in Bunker Hill Robbery
In Kansas, Floyd Skaggs confessed to robbing the Bunker Hill bank and implicated Gilbert Meyer as his companion. Skaggs said they used the stolen weapons and split about $1,153 each, spending the cash on parties and a wedding reception for Meyer's marriage to Josephine Holt. Meyer denied connection but was identified by bank employees. warrants issued for both men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Russell County
Gilbert Meyer
Bunker Hill
Floyd Skaggs
Arr Meyer
Skaggs
Meyer
Josephine Holt
Russell
James Thoman
Ossie Shaners
Bonita Elliott
Gasoline tax receipts rise under three cent levy
Topeka July 15 AP. June gasoline tax receipts totaled $887,148.45, state oil inspector Seth G. Wells reported, bringing seven months under the three cent tax to $21,507,839.29. For the 1929 fiscal year, total receipts reached $6,962,552.47, with Sedgwick County leading at $72,778.43 and Greeley County smallest at $705.74. Confidence grows that monthly receipts will top one million by fall under the tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Seth G. Wells
Wells
Sedgwick County
Wklas
Greeley County
Nighttime vigil ends as mother checks for missing children
A mother recalls nights waiting till children returned home safe. She now rises to search each room, ensuring all are accounted for, expressing relief at their steady presence. This confession reflects enduring parental care in a tight family narrative from a Publishers Syndicate report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publishers. Syndicat
Baldwin Rotary Luncheon and Town News Roundup
The Rotary Club met at the College Cafe for a noon luncheon with Miss Tilizaveth Joan Ebright and W Q Gibbon as guests of honor. A Baldwin committee discussed securing state aid to pave three blocks joining the Goilererem to highway 50 on Ames Street. Additional notes include society visits, Camp Fire activities, and upcoming meetings with various local figures and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
College Cafe
Tilizaveth
Joan Ebright
W.Q. Gibbon
Nery Cashier
Peoples’ State Bank
O. Scott
Morgan Snoke
Baldwin
Tonekd
State Highway Commission
Goilererem
Ames Street
C. E. Becks
Earl Black
Trueblood of
Lawrence
C. E. Stephens
Hewitt Taylor
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Beeen
Lucy Watkins
Thicona
Crett
C. A
Emporia
J. J. Koehhane
Beulah Helen ‘Stewart
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Oregon
Stewart
Clifford
Port_ Ar
Texas
Wendal
Billy
Josephine
J. D. Smith
Minnesota
Peek
Wednessy
Taylor
Muenzenmayer
Rachel Wilson
J. B. Viers
Lola
Gorden Club Plans Picnic as Women’s Federations Meet
Burton follows with notes on a Gorden Club picnic at Mrs. O. Scott Morgan’s home for Thursday evening. Fifty active members attend with families invited for guessing games and violin flower songs by Miss Lorna Baily. Rain venue is the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Billy Decl
G. E. Keiley
H. K. Ebright
Clear Lake
Town
Ebright
Maryville
Belleview Social Notes Highlight Week Of Visits
Last week's items show Belleview residents visiting neighbors and relatives across Kaw Valley. Ed Forsythe and Jessie Anderson spent time with the Hadl family while Delores Hadl and L. Hadl hosted at their home. Several outings include Mrs. Bechelmeyer at Hadl, and many other neighbors—Ott, Hadl, Skinner, Har ris, and Harris families—attended gatherings, threshing starts, and 4-H club meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Forsythe
A. B. Hadl
Milton Shafstah
R. Skinner
Hubert Bray
George Bechelmeyer
A. L. Hadl
Charles Crane
Edslovsythe
W. A. Rayson
J. C. Rayson
M. Billie
Tulsa
Okla
Pie
Arthur Ott
Famey
Maurice Hodge
Marian
Frank Sommers
Lawrence
Ralph Pinpard
Worden
Rosland Skinner
Mark
Francis
Elizabeth
A.L. Hade
Pearl
Olive Rea
Bethel
R. N. Rea
Margareta Fors
Esther
Jane Hadl
Albert Hadl
Jessie Anderson
Ed Johnson
Ione
Carl
Earl
Ed Paasche
Delbert
Mildred
A. L. Hall
Beilegien
Matt
Anna
John Bichelmeyer
Matt Bichelmeyer
J.D. Harris
Emma
Elfreda Koehler
John
Anna Eichelmeyer
Charlotte Hadl
Skinner
Earl Johnson
Raymond Horrel
Clarence
Oliver Desy
Thelma Haverty
Albert
von Horton
Frank Leonard
North Lawrence
Andrew Sownds
Topeka
Ella Belvoir
Vinland
Harry Garrett
Rett
B.D. Morris
Barbara Bichelmeyer
George Bichelmeyer
Mattie Skinner
Anna Shaistahl
Harry Warmker
Aliberta
Vanila
Dane
Charles Hadl
Mike Hadl
Ed ‘Forsythe
al Hadi
Vitus Hadi
Virginia
Marjory
Augusta
Jeanette
Clinton
Robert J
Frederick Frank
Chicago
Francis Skinner
Matt Eichelmeyer
Guy
Harrison
Elmer
Paul
Wayne Francis
Georgie
Agnies
Rose Bichelmeyer
William
Koehler
Mildred Skinner
Grandpa Madi
Barbar
Ann Bichelmeyer
L. M. Holmes
Annabel
Ariete
Alberta
Wanda
Jone
Janie Duncan
Mattienner
R. R. Grimes
Albert. Vongenton
Alma Joy
Eichelmeyer
Oskear
Charlot
Ruth
George Whaley, Jr
Heroneka
George Whatey
Barney Kirkpatrick
Raymond
Kansas City
George Whaley
Ay Hadlant
Charlotte
A Skinner
Emil Schmidt
Roscoe
Charley Crane
Olathe
Jane
Didier
George Grys
Norbert
Otto Avel
Evening Star
Avel
Martin Abdel
Earl Ott
Ethel Kelly
Austin
Tex
Leslie Kindred
Will Eisley
Franklin
la AM. Holmes
Frerdonia
Mons
BJ 'Jeffries
Walter Harbor
Tom Harbor
Charley
Goodyear
Famil
Henry Mathis
I Frank Steele
Kaw! Valley
Will Miller
Gon
Ed Miller
Oscar Latholz
Fred Laughlin
Ben
Joe Strobel
Weaver
George Catlin
Albert Grosdidier
Orville Wilson
Maurice Starr
James. Duncan
Harry Welsh
Crowded Notes Of Visits And Callers In Local Families
A dense local social page lists numerous visits and calls among Morris Bichelmeyer Forsythe Skinner Hadl and related families. Several households hosted relatives from Lecompton Clinton Chicago Lawrence and Weaver with plans for upcoming weekends and threshing activities noted along with Thanksgiving and July Fourth gatherings.
A Blow at Sir Richard in the Moat House Plot
In a sunlit chase through the Moat House hedges the Marquis of Merizale and Gregory pursue a lead on Sir Richard Guyford. A found cloak stains hint at a murder link while Sir John Parr et al accuses others, Helen suspects Richard, Despard stays loyal, and the trap tightens as truth and danger collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Ander
Helen
Ceptara
Fullen
Rickara
I. Despard Fields
Juchard
Duchy
Merizale
Jair
Starquis
Greg
Despard
D'Arcy
Trufieni Camlo
Varret
Isir
John Parret
Guyffordy
Shuri
Sir John
Richard Guyfford
Richard Guylford
Gregory
Grimes
Guyfford
John
Marquis
Gregoryr
Cofssight
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Laworence
Teoetee
Journal-World
Jeffies
Mammon
God
Matthewr
Russia
Moscow
Vladivostol
Hoover
Monros Gregg
Miss. Mary Seed
Sarcoxie
Harris Grove
Oskaloosa
U.S
Canada
A. Friedman
Eighth
Lake View
Lake’ View
Hugh Means
Frank Banks
M. A. Gorrill
Gorrill
Will Griesa
Charles Elwell
Eva Anderson
Elfriede Fischer
Ray Gaffney
Havys
U.S. Shearwater
Inset
University “of
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Baldwin News
Belleview
London
Piccadilly Circus
Mercator
Brussel AP
Belgium
Antwerp
Liege
Jeffery Farnel
John Parriet
Julian
France
Sir Richard
Fiche
Gussett Lawrences
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