Farm Bill debates and Brookhart plan frame political clash
A Iowa era farm bill debate shapes party lines as Brookhart urges a new political party to back debenture and tariff changes while Robinson argues for patience until trials in operation. The piece notes Hoover’s passage of farm relief as campaign pledge fulfillment and hints at public interest in Al Smith’s forthcoming autobiography.
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Ambiguous Passage on Representation in Foreign Parliaments
The fragment argues that Americans abroad in England or Germany should have representation in their home Congress to reflect the population. It frames the issue as a demand for similar rights to those of citizens at home and suggests a constitutional or political aim.
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Darrow voices stance against prohibition in Topeka Capital
The Topeka Capital reports Clarence Darrow declaring strong opposition to prohibition stating his fondness for a drink. The article notes the Hearst prize winner directing the prize winner to pass the statement to Darrow without comment.
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Fifty Years Ago Notices From The Old Home Town
In a June 17 column, notes recount Dr Morris leaving for a Kansas City Lawrence and Southern Missouri Kansas Texas rail tour as a visiting member of the state board of medical examiners for about two weeks. a buggy axle failure near Pinckney and Indiana streets, injuring one woman slightly. the thirty-eighth national camp meeting of the Methodist church opening at Bismarck grove with J. S. Inskip of Philadelphia as president and a ten cent admission. Also mention of George Y Johnson near town finding a coal vein while drilling for water, and Rosa Pas and Prof Mudge visiting Topeka. twenty-five years ago items note summer travel plans, a St. Louis fair trip, Dr Keith renting the Jacobs home, a wedding party send-off by a Lawrence band, ten years ago Prof L E Jsson leaving for Northport Michigan, John Walton returning from Algona, and Dorothy Jane Me l Harley Melt taS hosting a social at the Johnson home.
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Finds Stir Interest as Science Meeting Nears in Africa
AP reports scientists anticipate great interest at the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in South Africa. Discoveries in Boskop and Rhodesian Man areas push origin and early man records, with Fourteen Streams rock carvings and new fossils sparking debate. A Utah project will complete the Fine Creek canyon highway tunnel to access Capitol Canyon and Bryce Canyon, linking Mt. Carmel to Zion.
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Haskell Rambler Roses and Canyon Road Views
The Haskell Institute grounds feature rambler roses planted two years ago by students under faculty guidance, with blooms from red to pink near the stadium. A nearby tunnel route to Mt Carmel and Bryce Canyon National Park opened after 1927 surveys, offering cliffside galleries and dramatic canyon views, while local youths received warnings after loitering on Pennsylvania and New York streets.
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Kansas History Dates Highlight 19th Century Events
On June 16 1875 Kansas farmers replant corn as grasshoppers departed. Dr H Vail delivers KU baccalaureate sermon. Charles Greed of the Lawrence Journal transfers a Leavenworth constitution manuscript to the State Historical Society. Fe Conway residence linked to the document. June 17 1871 notes TJ Pettit’s political rise and an early land office appointment in Salina as Union Pacific negotiates title to Kansas Pacific.
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Mawson Sees Antarctic As Future Health Resort Site
English explorer Sir Douglas Mawson declares the Antarctic could host future health resorts as a base for colonization and scientific work. He plans a new Australian expedition to chart coastlines, study whales, and attract experienced personnel for a polar settlement network. Captain Davis remains with the Discovery. Mawson sails from Capetown in August.
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Baldwin News Highlights of Local Visits and Events
A crowded Baldwin social page lists visitors and locals at Baker summer sessions and family gatherings. Mrs. Berg and Judge Huff visited relatives. many from Baldwin traveled to Kansas City for events, weddings, and commencements. A North Lawrence sawmill fire caused no damage, and plays and church plans fill the town calendar.
Chicks Sale At Aching’s Hardware Store This Wednesday
Readable fragment indicates a sale on all breeds of chicks at Aching’s Hardware Store. The event runs Wednesday from 10 to 12, while stock lasts. The note emphasizes limited quantities and a first come basis.
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Priests Retreat at St Marys College Leavenworth Diocese
In St Marys Kansas on June 17 1948 priests of the Leavenworth Catholic diocese will attend an annual retreat at St Marys College conducted by Rev M J OConnor SJ. The event marks the college as a retreat site with subsequent sessions for laymen led by Rev F J OHern SJ July 28 30 and a later August 11 15 retreat under Father Adolph Kuhlman SJ Knights of Columbus. The retreats were begun about twenty years ago.
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