Postal Union to Simplify Duties and Rates
United States Post Office Department will send Yoseph Stewart to Cortina di Ampezzo for a special committee on simplifying future Universal Postal Congress work. The Stockholm decision aims to shorten congress duration with a 1929 London meeting planned. Rates shift: first unit weights set at 2 to 10 cents with new provisions. unpaid or deficient mail will be returned.
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Bootleggers Use Ill Prisoners as Market Brokers
In Spokane Washington on June 10 police justice Fred Morrill reports bootleggers employ chronically ill men to sell liquor. Prosecutor XU Bunge supports that suspects claim disease excuses delay jail. Officials note bootleggers escape jail within days as authorities suspect outside help frees them.
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Pokane
Wash
Fred Morrill
XU Bunge
Kenneth Bryant
Bryant
Crop rotation urged to fight take all disease
Topeka Kansas June discussion at Kansas State College urged crop rotation as the best defense against Australian take‑all or foot rot in wheat. Deep plowing is said to perpetuate the fungus Bordetella. proponents argue careful farming buries the pathogen, while shallow tillage helps reduce root attacks.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State
Ia College
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Take All Disease in Wheat Baffles Early Discoveries
Federal statistician notes take all disease emerged in central Kansas wheat fields this year after a cold dry spring weakened plant resistance. Little is known about its origin with first cases traced to the United States in April 1929. Observers determine infection by roots turning dull brown.
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Paxton
United States
Kansas
Federal Statistician
Concordia Faces Worst Water Shortage in History
Concordia Kansas battles a severe water shortage as city pumps reach capacity under extreme heat. Officials plan more wells and higher capacity to restore supply while measures cut lawn watering and cemetery use to relieve immediate pressure. Underground wells near old sources are tested to add future capacity. In Gaeta Italy, ancient defense tunnels near the Gibraltar of Italy reemerge after a cave-in, suggesting centuries old masonry in surrounding houses.
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Concordia
Kan
City
Imore
Batl
Iso
I. Concor
Sukamer
Doster
Engine Irong Agies
D. S. Atwater
Iwater
Gaeta
Italy
Associated Press
Gibraltar
Tailless biplane may revolutionize aviation
June 5 reports from Clover Field California detail Professor A A Merrill of Cal Tech declaring a tailless biplane practical after successful trial flights. The model sailed over 100 feet at 35 mph, stabilized by an artificial air current from four motors. Merrill outlines a man sized version to be built in Venice California with a 25 foot wingspan and nine foot length, driven by completion two months hence.
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Cal
Associated Press
A.’ A. Merrill
California Institute of Technology
Costa Cal
Clover Field
Here
Venice
Mer
London Women Turn From Cooking to Improve Meals
London authorities announce three special centers to teach domestic science as a remedy for dull middle class meals. Sir Alfred Frion criticisms spark debate on female cooking skills, with Lady Trustram and Lady Nott-Boned supporting reforms and municipal training for young women to become skilled cooks.
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London
London County Council
Nott- Boned
France
Aly
Herman Senn
United States
Germany
Italy
Tyustram Eve
Londen
Algady
Ocean current shifts tied to El Nino and solar changes
Reports from navy hydrographic offices describe shifts in major currents including Humboldt Oyashio and Fimbella, linked to reduced solar radiation. Observers cite possible effects on weather with increased rain in arid zones and a potential rise in warm moist winds. Changes observed near Bering Strait and Spitzbergen suggest broader oceanic movement, with normal patterns expected to resume within one to two years.
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Washin
Associated Press
Navy
Humboldt
Antarctic
America
Japan
Smithsonian Instila
Asia
Oyashiwo
Bering Strait
South
Ameriica
Panama
Australia
South Africa
Theorth
Atlantic
Spitzbergen
Béring Strait
Atarctic
South Atlantic Ocean
Miners Exhibit Draws 90 International Teams to Springfield Meet
Ninety judges will rate standings in the International Mines and First Aid contests to be held September 10 through 12 in Springfield. About eighty six mens teams from states including Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Kentucky Alabama Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico Wyoming Montana Washington Utah Idaho and Louisiana show interest. Mexico may send a team. A temporary mine gallery will be built beside the state arsenal with a dangerous gas mixture for display. Teams will be numbered to avoid regional bias and awards announced at a banquet. Contestants may also visit Lincoln’s stump in a planned excursion.
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Springfield
Thomas
Washington
Batoty
Federal Bureau of Lines
Seid
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Alabama
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Idahos
Louisiana
Mexico
Yarsenal
Lincoln's Stumb
Sugar crop record set in Philippines as mills crush March tonnage
Manila reports a sugar production milestone as Panbanganga Sugar Mills at Del Carmen processed 89,920 tons of cane and milled 9,810 tons of sugar in March. Wenceslao Trinidad of the Philippine National Bank, after inspecting five central sugar mills, says the sugar industry’s future looks promising amid rising output.
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Manila
Associated Press
Philippine Islands
Panspanga
del Carmen
Wenceslao Trinidad
Generalanager
Philippine National Bank
Negros
Tokyo shrine reconstruction aims fireproof rebuilds
At a Home Office meeting the Shinto Shrine Reconstruction Committee decided to rebuild shrines destroyed by the 1923 earthquake fire using fireproof materials as part of Japan’s modernization wave.
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Tokyo
Gube
Associated Press
Japan
Shinto Shrine Reconstruction Committee
Roadwork North of School House Progressing
Several men work on grading the township road north from the school house with Newt Hamlin coordinating the grader and Walter McClanahan Harold Slaughter and John Dreyer assisting. Local events note family visits, church meetings, and community updates including obituaries and farming tasks as harvest season nears.
Cure for Eczema Promises Quick Relief
A young girl troubled with eczema for three years saw scalp irritation and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, marked improvement appeared within a week and complete healing followed after using more boxes. Signed by Mrs John Donovan of Lewis, Minhi, June 12, 1924.
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Sear Vanslater
New Treatment For Varicose Veins and Ulcers
A dubious ad touts Emerald Oil as a cure for varicose veins ulcers and even goitre. It claims rapid swelling reduction with nightly application and a small bottle lasting long flouting medical guidance and safety.
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Dangerou
Potter
Roand Cortier
Trerald
Local Social Notes and Community Updates
School closes mid June. Mrs Ed Smith called on the G L Glerk home Saturday afternoon. William Gravel, mail carrier, reports Ford suitable for a year’s use. Mrs George Morris visited Lecompton Saturday. Children’s day exercises at United Brethren church in Lecompton were attended by many local families. Charles Brown visited Lecompton Friday. Mrs Lester Stauffer and daughter Ilvene of Rifle Colorado visiting Walter Statffer’s home. Will Brown and family visited G L Gloiga Sunday. Hogs baled last week. Mrs Fulton shipping baled product. I W Heise of Custer City, Ola, visited last week. Topeka Capital notes on Augusta Elizabeth Glenty and Francis Ireland Horton ceremony at Rev J W Reed’s home Friday.
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Newt Hamlin
Walter McClanahan
Harold Slaughter
John “Dreyer
B. Glenn
Willa
Torpeka
Glenp Ladies’ Aid
Ed | Smyth
Elmer Bahamaier
Lecomptin
BR T
H. S/ Ravenscroft
Kansas City
Henry Davidson
Lecompton
Davidson
Glenchurch
Alma Ket
Tering
Ida
H. A. Davidson
Paul
Los Angeles
Sprint Sun
W. H. Glenn
Waldo Ogle
Helen
Lawrence
William, Morris
G. M. Bahnmaier
Arlett Fulton
Topeka
Ontario
California
Oly
Imperial Valley
Ed’ Smith
William Gravel
New Ford
I. Gravel
George Morris
Charles’ Brown
Fulton
I. W. Heise
Custer
City
Ola
J.P. Glenty
Augusta
Elizabeth
Francis Ireland Horton
Lawar
J. W. ‘Reed
Youh¢e Couple Wedding Trip to Samar
The Youh¢e couple plan a wedding trip to Samar and will return to their home in Topaka. The brief item notes the journey and residence without additional details.
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Samar
Topaka
Mrs Fuller Gains Strength With Vegetable Compound
Mrs Fuller of Walpole New Hampshire reports improved health after using Finkham's Vegetable Compound. She suffered from nervous issues and backache for months and found relief, enabling her to do housework and care for two babies. The advertisement claims a large number of women benefited and endorses the product for rundown conditions.
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Walpole
Lydia
Panne
Athera
T. H. FuLner
New
Hampshire
Finkham
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