Protecting the Worker in Kansas Strike Probes
The editorial discusses state industrial court law in Kansas, noting its aim to protect workers who wish to work while criticizing union leaders for pressuring strikes. It cites Ottawa’s high noncompliance, rail workers, and the need to shield workers choosing not to strike as industrial court actions target leaders who issued strike orders. It also touches Hoover’s Russian relief remarks and Townley’s role in reorganizing the Nonpartisan League amid ongoing labor tensions.
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State Industri
Kansas
Ottawa
State Strife and Savings Highlight Week in Kansas
Week opens amid growing coal strike risks and transport slowdowns as fuel and rolling stock shortages threaten major industries. Meanwhile Governor Allen's administration boasts a million dollars saved across state institutions, with officials urged to maximize value in the next levy. Topeka mayoral ouster failing amid corruption fears tied to police politics and calls for professionalization.
Fragmented 1920s humor and ads fragment
A collage of quips, sly lines, and stray notes on life, railroading through topics from marriage and finances to weather and crime. Includes jokey comments about health tariffs, vacation mood, and a muffled ad for a Free-Keen-Kutter razor at City Drug Store.
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City Drug Store
Moonshiners Use Fingers for Forks in Kentucky Shack
An Appalachian correspondent visits a Kentucky moonshiner in Catlettsburg, describing a rough hillside cabin, homemade stove, religious pictures, and a pistol. Moonshine known as mountain dew is produced in a small cupboard, while the host serves a simple meal with fingers as forks. The piece contrasts hospitality with law fear and rugged self sufficiency in mountain life.
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Catlettsburg
Kentucky
Bil
Anglo American wedding links Wendell to Lord Porchester
Catherine Wendell of New York forges a union with Lord Porchester of the Carnivon lineage in London. The couple ties a historic family bond marked by vast estates and a castle seat, amid customs and ancestral pageantry.
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London
Catherine Wendell
New York
Lord Porchester
Carnavon
Karle
Nighelere Castle
Himpsh
Bank offers exchange of government bonds for Lawrence School Bonds
Merchants National Bank notes it can exchange government bonds at market value above par without brokerage for Lawrence School Bonds, promising a net result of 4.40% to 5.0%. The bank asks customers to respond promptly if they wish to make the exchange. Sixty. Sam Galiteky and G Lowenstein paid fines for speeding in police court this morning. City Drug showcases new diver bathing caps just received.
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Lawrence School
Merchants National Bank
Iee
Sam Galiteky
G. Lowenstein
New Mexico Land Opened to Veterans
About 10 000 acres in New Mexico may be taken by World War I veterans as land formerly withdrawn for reclamation and reservoir sites is restored. Entries start under homestead and desert laws in Las Cruces, then broaden to remaining lands to October 18, with later access under public laws. Some land lies in the Elephant Butte Irrigation district and mesa country, useful for pump irrigation if hydroelectric power becomes available.
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Army
Naval Reserve
Eleenhant Bulle Traiwation
U. S
Las Cruces
Gui Xeres
Mesa Country
Elephant Butte
Making of Alfalfa Meal By Individual Farmer Impracticable
Topeka Kansas July 18 The making of alfalfa meal by the individual farmer is generally impracticable says J C Mahler secretary of the state department of agriculture A letter from H Umberger director of extension at the College Manhattan notes an investigation into feasibility of making alfalfa meal from windrow hay after cutting using a silo dryer and grinder to deliver it in sacks as pea green alfalfa meal Secretary Mohler reports that current evidence shows the practice is not widely done in the state The aim was to reduce waste by gathering green alfalfa to avoid losses from raking after curing but high boiler and equipment costs deter farmers from replacing the old stacking method
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Topeka
Kan
J. C. Mahler
Agriculture
Mohler
H. Umberger
Agricultural Collee
Manhattan
Umberger
Immigrant plan discussed by Romanian official
A government official told a member of the American legation in Bucharest that Romania plans to send 6,000 destitute Jews from Kishineff and nearby towns to the United States. He asked how to process them quickly under U S immigration laws.
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Bucharest
Rumania
United States
Legation
Kishineff
Russia
Poker Fines Levied on Nine Players in Local Gaue
Nine men caught in a poker game were fined ten dollars each plus costs. At least three could not pay their fines, indicating losses in the session.
No Longer A Squeak In Pullman Sleeping Cars
Chicago July 6 The American sleeping car no longer needs a squeak inspectors passed with the wooden cars whose joints wore loose by wear and friction. Buffers are the only parts of steel cars that contact and squeak. Pullman officials claim the standard car weighs about 70 tons and features an indestructible tenderframe. Four I beams at each end prevent telescoping. Wood is largely eliminated, mahogany and other woods imitated. Early cars used candles, then lamps, gas, and electricity. Light levels of two foot candles at reading, and seven to ten foot candles daytime, are noted. 1921 values show purchases of 1,510,283.34 for Pullman articles, 413,640 gallons of soup, 531,808 cakes of soap, 1,035,925 towels, 2,587,586 matches, 64,755,000 drinking cups, and 214,870,412 pieces washed at a cost of 2,852,120 dollars.
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Chicago
Pullman Company
Pullman
Pullmay
Pallman
Laladries
Greenland Finds Preserved 13th 14th Century Men’s Costumes
Dr Noerlund a Danish scientist uncovered garments from the 13th and 14th centuries in Greenland, in excellent condition resembling Dante’s attire in Italian depictions. The finds, the only known examples of such garments, were buried for about 600 years and are now kept in Copenhagen at the Danish collection in the museum at Prinsen’s Palace, alongside Gothic rune inscribed wooden crosses of historic value. public display is not yet planned.
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Copenhagen
Greenland
Noerlund
Prinsen's Palace
New Wichita Post Office Plans Approved for $900000
Stewart M. Young postmaster says the Treasury Secretary Mellon and Chief Architect Wetmore approved Wichita plans for a new post office and federal buildings. An appropriation of $900,000 is set to go through in December, with Mr. Young informed.
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Wichita
Stewart M. Youn
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon
Wetmore
Mr. Young
Adventure Trails Two Boys Catch Pickerel With Fins as Bait
A tale describes Ned and Ted learning fishing tricks from Joe Turtle. They balance a fish on a stick to test weight, modify a bream fins as a two fin bait, and use a copper wire snare to lift pickerel from lily pads. The scene blends camp life, canoeing, and patient skill for a quiet river pursuit.
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Ned
Whiel
Mr. Pickerel
Joe Turtle
Joe
Ted
Today’s Elections And Social Pages Preview From Port Townsend To Fargo
Twenty five years ago today Gould shipment to Port Townsend Washington arrives. North Dakota State Pair event opens in Fargo and runs through week end. Ohio calls a special session to fund soldier bonus law. Nebraska primary race for US senator ends today. American Institute of Banking holds annual convention in Port Townsend. Miss Catherine Wende of New York to wed Lord Porthug ter heir of Earl of Chinarvon.
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Fhrs
Gould
Klondike
Port Townsend
Wash
North Dakota
Fargo
Ohio
Nebraska
United States
American Institute of Banking
Canada
Port Tani
Ore
Ater
Catherine Wende
New York
Lord Porthughter
Earl of Chinarvon
First Settler Introduced Luxuries To Harton County
Mrs. William W. Hartshorn, newly deceased, was among Harton County’s earliest settlers. She reportedly brought the county its luxuries a milch cow and a coop of chickens and is said to have built the first table she used. Her arrival marked a notable early household milestone in local history.
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Great
Beni
William W. Hartshorn
Harton County
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