Wickersham Prohibition Debate Splits Governors and Senators
A letter from Mr. Wickersham to governors’ conference has sparked sharp controversy among wets and drys. Maryland Governor and Arkansas Senator voice opposition to expanding enforcement talk, while Hoover advocates open inquiry into current enforcement flaws.
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Wickersham
Governors’ Conference
Ritchie
Maryland
Prohibition
Caraway
Arkansas
Hoover
Horse Power Waning as Horses and Shares Decline
A 1928 government figure shows about half a million fewer horses in the United States while $5,000 in shares indicate powder farming growth. Experts say the drop does not mean horses vanish from power, and future years may see an uptick. A teacher notes most youth know little about horses. references to Russia, China, and Southern California builders appear in fragmented notes.
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United States
Wovernment
Gorent
Topeka plans water works funding drive
In Topeka, discussions on water works funding surged as a large crowd gathered on Massachusetts and Henry streets. City librarian Mrs. Trask prepares for a trip to Boston via Chicago and the lakes, with Fertis taking charge of the library during her absence. Board of Trade members urged immediate action on proposed compromise bonds, appointing a committee to consult County Commissioners.
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Topeka
Massachusetts
Henry
Board of ‘Trade
Board of
Colorado
Ludington House
English
St. Louis
Daniel McCurdy
McCurdy
New City
Pekin
Hong Kong
Grant
Tienstin
Chi-Hili
Li-Hang-Chang
Pekin Grant
Leration
Recital and rider notices mark July gathering of 25 years ago
Miss Louise Wiedemann’s class staged a studio recital on Saturday night with friends and pupils listed among participants. The column also notes a flurry of travel and social departures including trips to Cincinnati St Louis and the lakes, with several towns visited and people moving on to fairs and gatherings.
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Andrew Dahlene
Cale- Tado
Greenlees
Lakes
J_'N. Harshberzer
Roswell
May Morse
Nore Belden
St. Louis Fair
D. Mackey
Josephine Mackey
Nannie” Mackey
St- Louis
A. Marks
George Shaw
Chicago
St. Louis
the Lakes
H. B. Ober
John Culp
Chicago and the Lakes
Gussie Dixon
Leavenworth
Tctal
May Chapin
Ackland
Louis
Park Unlit Cars Tagging In Police Effort
Fourteen cars parked with lights out were tagged last night by Officers George Price and James Weed. Owners must appear in police court tomorrow morning. Chief Will Johns said more cars will be tagged if lights are not used. Front and tail lights should burn when parked on the street though left rear light on suffices.
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George Price
James Weed
Will Johns
Altho
THIS DATE KANSAS HISTORY BRADLEON AND FRIENDS
A brief Kansas history note recalling Bradleon age six and mentions James Weed and George Price in a compact readable fragment from a local historical page.
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Bradleon
James -Weed- and -George-Price
Washington art centers and Chicago crime bureau evolution
Sketches from the Capital reviews Washington D C art collections and public galleries including Corcoran Freer and National Gallery while detailing a Chicago fight against gangsters with new crime bureau setups at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago to apply scientific methods for police work. It notes leaders like Burt A Massee and Maj Calvin Goddard and mentions the planned law school center under August Vollmey.
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University of Chicago
Northwestern ‘University
August Vollmer
Berkeley
Cale
Maj
Calvin
Goddard
Gover
Washington
As-An
Pitol
Library of Congress
Williams Wilson Corcoran
Corcoran
Congress
Cleveland
W. A. Clark
Montana
Smithsonian Institution
Freer
Charles. Lani Freer
Detroit
National Museum
Great Nation
Chicago
Northwestern
North
Clark Street
Jatlence
Burt A. Massee
John J.wigmore
Masse
Calvin Goddard
University of Chicago A
August Vollmey
Cal
Rebekah Picnic Planned in Eudora Hall
Eudora notes report the annual Rebekah picnic set for Tuesday evening July 30 at the I O O F hall with a weather backup to the city park. Menu committee includes Mrs Mary Mertz Mrs Viola Sheldon and Miss Lillian Fuller. Entertainment listed for notable guests from Kansas City and local families.
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Tonganoxie
Guy ‘Grimes
Topeka
Willis Garratt
Jackson
Miss
Mahlon Cox
Henry Schlegel
Lawrence
Bir
Fred Schlegel
Anadarko
Tulsa
Stroud
Okla
Jack Crawford
Kansas City
Arthur Eisele
Frank’ Bryant
W. J. Hague
de Soto
George Lothholz
Kennedy
Brown
Sunda
Clarance Kennedy
Hollywood
Cal
iMrs
F. C. Martin
George Zollner Martin
F. C. Neustifter
Hedwig Zollner
Josephine
Ottawa
Will Plascka
Delbert Hobbs
Delbert
Los Angeles
Guy Grimes
Ben Foust
Manchester
Henry Kuhnhoff
Owen
Estella Miller
Donald Smith
William Lewis
Callie Lewis
Mitchell
Lake View
Emma Wilburn
Marie Williamson
Tom Johnson
Earl Murrel
Alice Zeigler
Zena Guenther
Lilly Ziegler
Norman Strachan
Wichita
Margaret Vernon
Strachan
Olive Carr
Eudora
George Schubert
L. M. Walters
C. E B. Cory
Bert Daugherty
John Miller
George Brooks
E. H. Lawson
F. G. Hughes
J. D. Adams
Don Westheffer
Fred Walker
Roy Daugherty
Herman Romsack
B. R. Vogel
L. S
Oscar Westerhouse
Erwin Theren
Henrietta Schubert
Dee
Kaw Valley State
E. M. Roeder
Bayonne
N. J
Roeder
William Miller
Miller
Spokane
Wash
Jota Phi Phi Club
Evel: Miller
Lulu Lothholz
Lillian Fuller
Erna Gerstenberger
Amos Westerhouse
Fay Lepper
Rebekah
I. O. O. F. Hall
Mary Mertz
Viola Sheldon
May
Ams
Nellie, Daugherty
Leon, Walker, Jr
Ambrose Batliner
Anna Mae van Patten
Nellie | Daugherty
Lydia McCabrin
Phebe | Westheffer
Mattie Kindred
Anna Strobel
Esti Walker
Ethel Bohnsack
Clarice Miller
Ora McCabrin
Allen’ Westerhouse
Fredericka Schlegel
Law-| ‘Rer.ce
Oscar Neisart
Light waves set standard for meter ruler machine
Washington AP reports a new measuring machine to define one meter using light waves with error under five parts in a million. The device, part of the Bureau of Standards project, will rule scales and bars with precise carriages on straight wavs. Moscow AP notes Soviet prisons operating convict courts for minor offenses with suspensions of privileges as penalties.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
A. A. Michelson
Moscow
A Message in the Arbour Chapter 22 Novel Scene
Helen confronts mistaken murder accusations as Sir Richard tracks a secret letter and a hidden admirer. In a moonlit arbour a coded note surfaces linking L to a plot for fortune. Richard and Helen confront danger, power, and possible romance as aunt and Betty maneuver behind the scenes.
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Helen
Letty
Adni
Viscount Brocklehurst
Despard
Betty
Richard Guyfford
Richard
Sir Richard
Piger
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