James S Joseph warns of armed defense against Ku Klux Klan
Ford County resident James S Joseph of Bucklin issued a public notice promising to carry two 38 caliber revolvers at all times and places to defend against the Ku Klux Klan after alleged threats. He obtained a sheriff and county attorney permit to arm himself and cites warnings from Klan members to leave the country or be killed. The notice is printed in the Bucklin Banner and discusses Klan activity and public protest in Dodge City and Clark County. Also notes a Hutchinson article about a Klan card in Dodge City and remarks on Klan defiance of law and threats against Joseph.
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Dodge City
Kan
Ku Klux Klan
W. W
James S. Joseph
Bucklin
Ford County
Joseph
Clark County
Ford
Hutchinson Baker
Ku Klux Kian
America
Herrin
Cooks for Strikebreakers Mobilized by Santa Fe
Fifty cooks will be mobilized by the Santa Fe railroad and an employment agency to prepare meals for new employees in Santa Fe. The cooks will be sent wherever needed to support shop operations until conditions normalize.
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Newton
Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe
Burglar Trap Device Found in Fredonia Garages
A local design controversy arises as residents install a booby trap on garage doors meant to shoot intruders. The device prompts safety concerns and questions about legality as authorities review reports of its use across the community.
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Fredonia
Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop Opens in Mass Avenue
F P Hormuth operates Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop at 1011 Mass Avenue. The storefront advertises a wide selection of footwear and previous customers report prompt service and reasonable prices. Local residents note convenient location and steady customer flow since opening.
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F.P. Hormuth
Mass
Bulgarian Premier Orders Women to Work for the State
Sofia July 14 Premier Stamboulisky proposed forcing every able bodied man and woman in Bulgaria to work ten days a year for the state. Women resist citing religious and home roles. He threatens votes and arrests. September will test the plan as Muslim and non Muslim women may be compelled to labor in public buildings and gardens. Professional men mainly affected as peasants and workers are exempt. Journalists tried the plan and then wrote about it.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stamboulisky
London police rebuked for striking prisoner on head
London July 17 judge rebuked a policeman for clubbing a prisoner over the head during arrest. The judge condemned the head strike though violence was admitted, noting American differences in force use. The case involved Whitehead, hostile crowds, and a drunken woman near a police station.
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London
America
Whitehead
Obituary for Margaret Fritzel of Lawrence, aged 66 and 5 months
Margaret Fritzel nee Schneider was born November 16 1856 in Ober Moerlen Hessen Darmstadt Germany. She immigrated to the United States in 1879 and lived in Lawrence since then. She died July 14 1922 at 9 30 PM aged 66 years 5 months 2 days. She is survived by husband John four sons John Charles Henry Arthur two daughters Marie Carr Josephine and sister Mrs Karl Krebs. Services were led at the house by Rev William F Esser. May the Lord bless the bereaved.
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Margaret Fritzel
William F. Esser
Millinery Fall Felts and Bags Sale Notice
An advertisement lists new fall felts with prices 91.73 2.47 and 0.83 47 and mentions new shades bags and suit cases priced at 8.50 and 4.50 along with all leather bags and trunk sale items reduced prices. The text shows fragmented typography and garbled extra characters but preserves item names and price references.
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United States
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Topeka
Lawrence
Kansas
Moras
Matt Wey
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