Automobiles Face Higher Taxes Across Midwest States
Chicago reports lawmakers in several states approved auto tax hikes in the winter and spring session. Texas enacts a one cent gasoline tax and a 160 percent rise in license fees, Indiana imposes two cents per gallon plus higher auto licenses, Oklahoma adds a one cent gas tax, Kentucky's 1922 measure targets state revenue, Minnesota changes vehicle taxation, Iowa places bus and truck lines under railroad supervision and imposes a ten mile tax, while Ohio and Michigan consider or vetoed similar measures.
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Chicago
A. P
Texas
Indiana
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Kentucky
Ohio
Minnesota
Michigan
Iowa
State Railroad Commission
Settlement of Ward marriage ends with cash and separation
Sterling June 7 the settlement between Judge Henry C. Ward and his 38 year old wife Mrs Willie Ward settles marital differences without court consent. Mrs Ward keeps silverware linen furniture and a diamond ring and receives $500 cash and agrees to leave Sterling. He pays all court costs and his wife's attorney fees. The criminal case against Mrs Ward for illegal cohabitation will be dropped.
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Sterling
Henry C. Ward
Willie Marshall Ward
Chicago
U. S
Phillip H. Ward
Plunged 50 Feet and Lives in Narrow Marysville Car Crash
Maur ice Gordon a Marysville machinist escaped death after his sedan plunged fifty feet over an embankment near the city. He suffered a badly lacerated arm a broken nose a torn flesh wound and other minor injuries as the wrecked car burned with the storm. In Prescott a 19 year old, Ralph Stuffin, was killed by lightning while leaning against a wagon in the yard as rain flooded the roads after a severe electrical storm.
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Marysville
Kan
Maurice Gordon
Prescott
Ralph Stuffin
Jeff Stuffin
Lightning Kills Farmer in Muskogee Barn
W H Brosse a farmer living seven miles east of Muskogee Oklahoma was instantly killed yesterday afternoon when a lightning bolt struck the barn where he had taken refuge from a storm.
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Muskogee
Okla
W. H. Brosse
Farmer
Samoan Population Put At 8194 In Census Release
The American Samoa census based in Pago Pago reports a total population of 8194. Officials note the figure follows a recent completion of the national count and will guide local planning and services.
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American Samoa
Associated Press
Chinch bugs threaten Kansas wheat fields and corn plans
Manhattan Kansas June 1 plantings shift as chinch bugs multiply in unburned areas. Extension entomologist KE Kelley notes widespread damage while wheat suffers from May freezes, and experts urge preventing bug movement to corn with dust barriers or soybean strips. Professor L F Call investigates districts with severe losses.
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Manhattan
Kan
Kansas
KE. G. Kelley
Kansas State Agricultural College
Sudan
L. F E.’ Call
Ashland Student Sues City Over Hazing Injuries
Ashland high student Frank Dalton filed a $15,000 suit against the city alleging injuries and property loss from hazing by fellow students months earlier. He says he was abused by a crowd and that witnesses did not intervene, an incident that drew considerable attention at the time.
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Ashland
Kan
Frank Dalton
Ashland High
Dalton
Reunion of Co. K 137th Infantry Held in Newton Kansas
Co. K 137th Infantry organized at the entrance of America held a reunion in Newton on June 5 and planned to become an annual event. Frank Sheets a local druggist and former top sergeant was elected president. Maj. Howard M. Randall and Capt. George Brewster attended from Kansas City for the banquet and reunion.
New York Police Aid Federal Enforcement Plan
Police and district attorneys in New York City pledged full cooperation with federal authorities to enforce the Volstead act. The pledge came after a conference discussing enforcement methods following the repeal of the state Mullan-Gage law.
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New York
New York City
Ottawa U Graduates 52 In Annual Commencement
Ottawa Kansas reports the 58th annual exercises with 38 graduates from the college 13 from the academy and one from the music conservatory. The ceremony was held yesterday in Ottawa University.
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Ottawa “U
Ottawa, Kans
Ottawa University
Academy
Music Conservatory
Local Social Notes From Stull And Lawrence Area
Emporia visitors Mr and Mrs Lester Rake and family stay with G A Anderson Sr. family. Several calls and visits noted including Ruth Gress and Lois Smith in Lawrence. Frank Houk and Geo Houk visited Topeka. Ruth Gress stayed with friends. Memorial services held at Clinton. Children’s Day observed at Evangelical church. various health and sickness updates among residents.
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Lester Rake
Emporia
G. A. Anderson Sr
S. Busch
Dick Murphy
Stull
Albert Walter
Lawrence
John Gress
Ruth
C. A. Ridinger
JL. Lawson
Frank Ridinger
Vern Swallow
Charlie Ice
Topeka
Harvey Ho
John Stull
Soe
Walter
Charles Nichols
Eliza Cruthers
Kansas
Len Ice Home
Ernest Transmaier
O. A. Bidinger
Pearl Gress
Abilene
Lois Smith
Evangelical Church
Ruth Gress
Hazel Houk
Otto Busch
Miller
Will Murphy
Kupper
Lecompton
Frank Houk
Geo, Houk &R
Ben .Stull
Catherine
Sam Jng and Son Jr
May the Wettest Month in Eight Years Sets Record in Kansas
Kansas Weather Service report shows May as the wettest month in eight years after a winter drought. Western areas saw the highest rainfall, while May was also among the coolest in six years with frosts from the 9th to 16th. Floods and tornadoes occurred. farm work and crops were delayed by cool wet conditions.
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Topeka
Associated Press
Kansas
S. D. Fora
Flora
St. Franceis
Ikansas City
Solomon River
When to Cut Alfalfa Stages for Best Yield and Digestibility
Kansas State College officials report alfalfa should be cut between half and full bloom to maximize total yield and stand permanency. Digestible nutrients peak in the bud to early bloom, with later stages reducing overall quality.
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Manhattan
Kan
Division of Agriculture
Kansas State Agricultural College
Agronomy
Department of Animal Husbandry
Winter Socials and Local Notices Roundup
Community club held a supper and spelling match at the school house to honor newcomers. Family updates include Grandma Anderson visiting the Schroyer home and Ruth Schroyer and Christine visiting Pittsburg and summer school there. Mrs Roy Turner died near Emporia after a canoe accident on Cottonwood River. New baby for Mr and Mrs Will Anderson, Richard Dale.
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Grandma Anderson
Schroyer
Ruth Schroyer
Christine
Pittsburg
Ernest Herrington
Newt Hamlin
Lawrence
Community Club
George Banks
Roy Turner
Emporia
Cottonwood
Marie Husted
Barker
Paul
Winter
Charles Winter
Elizabeth Seetin
Shipman Carter
Topeka
R. W. Gorrill’s
Cand Wirs
Shipman Winter
Manhattan
Buck Creek
Albert
Missouri
Will Anderson
Jane
Worden Community News Highlights Local Visits and Plans
A Worden note lists visits by Leo Simon, Bill Deskins, Raymond Hanna, I L Montgomery, and others to Baldwin and Overbrook areas. Children rehearse for a June 10 1923 program. an ice cream social and program on June 12 at Worden church lawn is announced. Several trips to Baldwin Ottawa Lawrence and Vinland occur. residents discuss lumber for a new house and various callings.
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Leo Simon
Bill Deskins
Baldwin
Raymond Hanna
Norwood
John Elin
Worden
Mary Schott
Gertrude
Winifred Wells
Whittier
Cal
Rodney Beck
Fred Haas
Ottawa
I. L. Montgomery
Clarence Barbee
Clarene
Roy Fishburn
Overbrook
Robert Ingle
John Ingle
Guy Deskins
Glen Flora
la Verne
Barbee
Mae
Lloyd Barbee
Otto Johanning
Chas. Lutz
Lawrence
Guy
Deskins
Stella
John Cline
Clarence Darbee
Fred Griffin
Vinland
Lucas Fleer
Five elect Sigma Xi at Kansas State College
Five members of the Kansas State Agricultural College faculty have been elected to membership in Sigma Xi honorary scientific society. The new inductees are Dr. W. H. Jardine president Prof J T Willard dean of general science and vice president Dr Helen J Thompson dean of home economies Prof J H Parker and Prof J F E McColloch.
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Sigma
Apple growers eye full recovery in Wenatchee season
Apple growers in Wenatchee Washington express confidence that they will recover last year’s losses as the fruit set is good and weather conditions are ideal for the current season.
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Wenatchee, Wash
Window glass and varnish ad at local lumber and drugstore
An advertisement notes window glass in all sizes from C.BE. Matthews Lumber Co and varnishes at Barber's Drug Store, with contact phone 3-4. The item highlights hardware and finishing needs, indicating local suppliers.
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C.be. Matthews Lumber Co
Women Pioneered Plant Medicine Through the Ages
A historical note credits Wise Women with early medical knowledge of herbs and roots. It cites Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a product originated by Lydia Pinkham, highlighting its roots and herbs used to aid women’s health.
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Lydia FE
Pinkham
Lydia EK
King Benjamin Purnell sought in raid on Shiloh colony
In St Joseph Michigan a June raid armed sheriff George Bridgeman and about a dozen deputies searched Shiloh at the House of David for the missing cult leader King Benjamin Purnell on a statutory charge involving a 15 year old girl. No arrest was made. A sales pitch for a Singer sewing machine and Dixon price is noted in nearby ads.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Benjamin Purnell
George C. Bridgeman
Berrien County
Shiloh
Purnell
House of David
Kellogg's Bran Promises Relief For Constipation
An old advertised piece promotes Kellogg's Bran as a permanent relief for constipation when eaten regularly. It claims health benefits beyond digestion and suggests serving options and widespread availability in groceries and institutions.
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Kellogg’s
Nature
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