Lawrence Items and Political Benches in Saturday Notes
Lawrence news notes include Ober's Store drawing winners at Achning's, Miss Louise Tutcher named among Kansas teachers backing Jess Miley for state superintendent, W B Stubbs opening Kansas City headquarters aiming for Wyandotte votes, and a Lawrence Guardsman report about Company M. Also covered are Rising Building progress, KU summer session dates, farmers’ work on Sunday, crop estimates, and travelers encountered by Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Tutcher
Lawrence
Topeka
Kansas
Jess W. Miley
Tutcher
Pittsburg
Parsons
Chanute
Ottawa
Two U.P. Cars Entered in Yard Theft Report
Union Pacific cars entered last night with no freight lost, per John Robinson, local agent. Police noted several recent break ins in Union Pacific yards, while nothing appeared stolen from the car this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jtwo U.P
Union Pacific
John Robinson
Automobiles Dominant in County Mortgage Study
A Douglas county review of chattel mortgages shows two thirds involve automobiles. The period’s pattern is viewed as representative. several residents plan moves and travels, including Mrs. E G Bans with daughters Jessie and Helen and Marshall Dana heading to Kansas City for schooling and careers. The report notes various families traveling or relocating and mentions local commerce and fly killer products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
E. G. Bans
Jessie and
Helen
Marshall Dane
Kansas City
Jessie Dana
Marshall Dana
Vacationing Families and Local Socials Reported in Lawrence
Vacationing Mr and Mrs Clarence Chandler and sons Robert and Roy return from a two week motor trip to Des Moines Plattsburg and other towns tied to Mr Chandler s past. Kansas City visits accompany family outings with Mrs Bushey and Mrs Rose hosting relatives. Epworth League social at Centenary Methodist drew about seventy. A Bartz family reunion at Mrs Amelia Barley s home plus multiple visits across town and nearby cities highlighted a busy Lawrence social week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Chandler
Robert
Roy
Des Moines
Iowa
Plattsburg
Missouri
Gnandler
Kansas City
Carl
Hilda’ Mae Rushey
Roy K. Bushey
William Bernesky
Lloyd Tarry
Lawrence
Hughey
Carl Blessing
Walter Pears
Rogers
Leavenworth
Union Pacific
O’curd
Norma Fillen
Warren
Oskalonsa
Epworth League
Centenary Methodist Church
Mir
Will Quelch
Etta Pure
Charlie Paul
Mr. Paul
Etta Paul
H. K. Rose
Ira G. Welborn
Richard
la Cygne
Kansas
Mr. Welborn
Rudolph
Hutchinson
J. Elliott
M. J. Fletcher
Atchison
North
J. W. Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Glen Arthur
J. W.arthur
Washington Creek
John Banks
Bartz
Amelia Barley
Mary Bartz
Elizabeth Bartz
Eudora
Fred Bartz
Roy EB. Bushey
I S
B. Ab Ewile
J. A. Farmser
Christian Church
Popplewell
le Vendersin
Wayne Pipher
Tonek
Warren Pine
Avs. Trenderson
Ernest
Day
Wall Laat
Alfred Leena
Marie
Margaret Ryan
Ed Ryan
John Mingenbenz
Walter Burkle
Kanwaka
TL. A. Leeman
Nina. Cooper
Helen Tone
Harry Orrick
Ross
Ortho
Moon
Linge
Forrest
Glen Moon
Edwin
Ottawa
Tineust
Tom Rayburn
Wm. H. Dunn
Topeka
W. A. Dunn
Harold
A Pickpocket Trick Explains New York Scheme
The article describes a pickpocket method in New York where a coin is dropped to lure a target into bending, allowing the thief to lift the wallet from the victim's hip pocket. The piece cites police information and notes a product advertisement for Chigger Lotion at a barber's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aml
Strang
Blind Attorney Earns Title Premier Optimist of Illinois
East St Louis July 17 A blind attorney William Dudley Farthing is hailed as the Premier Optimist of Illinois. Farthing, a working lawyer with brother Chester, led East St Louis and St Clair County efforts for a separate county court and served as president of the Optimistic Club and St Clair County Bar Association. He traveled unaided to Kansas City for the national convention and impressed locals with his memory based advocacy and adaptability in trials despite blindness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Ill
Aythrough
Cath of
Linvis
Dudley Paul Farthing
Farthing
Optimistic Club
St. Clair County Bar Association
Kansas City
East
St. Louis
St. Clair County
Springfield
Arthing
Mr. Farthing
Air washing devices in Chicago buildings trend inventive
Chicago reports that the finest new structures install air washing apparatus in ventilating systems. It notes air composition, carbon dioxide sources, and the presence of dust and organic particles like pollen molds and bacteria. It states washing air removes impurities and references food legislation due to airborne contaminants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ghostly Yellow Man Haunts French Deputies and War Echoes
The text notes a shadowy Yellow Man apparition described as tall with a yellow face, tied to Gambetta and Carnot before their deaths and again before the great war. It mentions phonograph records on copper discs said to last 10,000 years stored in the Prussian state library, plus local notices on a will dispute and binding twine estimates for Kingman County wheat, with figures and land details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Deputies
Tie
Gambetta
Carnot
Kingman
Norwich
Kingman County
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W. BR. Stubbs
Wyandotte County
Lawrence National Guardsmen
Company M
Massachusetts Street
K. U
Kaw
130Th Field Artillery
Huch Means
130Th
Camn Doniphan
Oklahoma
Means
Patsue
E. W. Schafstall
Ruth
Schafstall
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Illinois
T.B. Wood
Omaha
Colorado
Bewrence
W. W. I Russ
Insas City
Wilk. Dick
Alonzo ‘Wilson
Topeka Goesterday
North Lawrence
Will Bartz
H. Muzzy
Joe Nek
Price
Elm Sty
Maine St
Mulkey's
Carter Tire & Battery Co
Abe Wolfson
Sam G. Clarke
Mass
Wellington
Mary Lebeda
Viasta
Plaintff
Joseph
Caldwell
Plaintif
Skofstads Ling Yste
Thay
Watkins National Bank
Capital
H. Tucker
C. A. Hill
Fh. G. Asher
Dick Williams
W. E. Hazen
C. H. Tucker
Inc
C. Moore
D. Bishop
T. C. Green
F. ¥. Miller
C. Asher
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