Supreme Court punts sketball ruling to utilities board
The piece argues for a public rule limiting player movement in a reform minded tone. It notes gas magnates’ anger over potential price cuts and mocks Champ Clark for supporting shelving his famous antipathy toward prohibition. The commentary frames political shifts since 1912 and ridicules aging figures.
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Supreme Court
Public Utilities Commission
Champ Clark
South Carolina
Clark
Wilson
Senator Tristow and the war stance dispute
Senator Tristow advocates his vindication time but faces opposition from patriotic Americans. His criticism of government mismanagement and ornate rhetoric clashed with the mass sentiment and his unwillingness to support the war effort is noted as a wrong viewpoint that alienated him from supporters.
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Tristow
City Hall Stoop Aims for Removal Over Dripping Roof
The Journal-World notes the city commission could win public praise by removing the aging stoop in front of city hall. It provides sun protection only briefly and now leaks after rain or snow, drenching pedestrians. A woman was seen stepping into the street to avoid the dripping shelter.
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The
Journal-World
City Commission
Immigration Clash: Japanese Assimilation Will Bring Trouble
The author argues that Japanese immigration cannot assimilate with Americans. Grandchildren will inherit Japanese identity, causing racial division. He warns peace table leaders aim to group the world by race, and warns opening US borders would invite great danger.
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America
United States
Elk Hart correspondent reports a strange wind event on the railroad
A Elk Hart Kansas correspondent describes a peculiar natural phenomenon. The engineer was switching when the wind blew hard against the coaches, sending them down the track at high speed for several miles before the engine could regain control. The writer questions why the wind affected the coaches more than the engine and asks for a reply.
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Elkhart
Kansas
Public health neglect lauded by critics in legislature
Critics protest legislative inattention to public health needs and denounce focus on property over human welfare, urging corrective action amid policy debates.
Mallon earns Medal for intrepidity in France action
Captain George H. Mallon of the 132nd Infantry was decorated for extraordinary gallantry on September 26 1918 near Boise de Forges France. With nine soldiers he advanced through fog to seize nine machine guns without loss then led assaults on a 450 mm howitzer battery and silenced two more machine guns after sending flanking units. His actions helped capture 100 prisoners eleven machine guns four 450 mm howitzers and one aircraft gun. Home address given as 1931 Hallock Street Kansas City Missouri.
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George H. Mallon
132Nd
Mallon
Boise de Forges
France
Matson
Hallock Street
Kansas City
Kansas Health Funding Critique Amid Disease and Dog Welfare
A historical lament accuses Kansas lawmakers of prioritizing dog protection and veterinarians over physicians and public health. It notes the loss of the state epidemiologist and delays in enacting federal health measures, questioning the influence of the afflicted over the moral majority.
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Kansas
Board of Health
Nationa l
Germany loses control of world metals after war
The article claims German dominance over global metals was secured before the war and has now been broken. It argues such control was tied to crown backed business entwined with the military, and that the Hun’s self interested actions cost Germany decades of industrial leadership.
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Germany
Marble's Solution on the uncertain corn crop in Kansas
George Marble of Ft. Scott, a farmer and editor, weighs in on the corn crop. He says the crop is so uncertain that farming here is hard to justify, a view echoed by a Nebraska visitor remarking on the unsettled conditions yesterday.
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Marble
George Marble
Ft. Scott
Douglas
Bourbon County
Nebraska
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Spring Health Claims
An article praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifying tonic for influenza prostration and general weakness. It extols the medicine's ability to strengthen the blood, aid digestion, and improve vitality, while advising readers to consider dairy farming under Nebraska-style efficiency as a future income option. It also discusses corn farming viability and siloing as a strategy to improve yields and profits.
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Hood
Seathartin
Today’s anniversaries recount rulers, births, and battles
The list marks 1805 Napoleon as King of Italy, 1844 birth of Missouri politician David A DeArmond, and 1869 Dr. Guy Phelps death in Hartford. It notes 1879 Samuel Randall as speaker, 1800 Bismarck chancellor resignation, 1891 Alien Campbell’s death, plus naval losses at Dardanelles and WWI shelling events near Vaux and English coast towns.
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Italy
David A. DeArmond
Missouri
Congress
Blair County
Butler
Guy BR. Phelps
America
Hartford
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Simsbury
Samuel J. Randall
U.S
House of Representatives
Prince Bismarck
Alien Campbell
Union Pacific Railroad
Ied
New York City
Albany
N. Y
Dardanelles
Vaux
Today’s Birthday List From Hoosier Missouri To New York
Xenophon P Wilfly a former Missouri senator born in apadete county today is 48 Victor Murdock of the federal trade commission at Burlingame Kans is 48 Marilla M Ricker a New Hampshire lawyer author and governor candidate born New Durham N H is 79 Edith Storey a New York City film actress is 27 Frank Moran a Cleveland heavyweight fighter is 32 Sir Percy Sherwood Dominion Police commissioner at Ottawa is 65
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United States
Missouri
Apadete County
Sir Percy Sherwood
Sevice
Dominion Police
Ottawa
Victor Murdock
Federal Trade Commission
Burlingame
Kans
Toay
Marilla M. Ricker
New Hampshire
New Duriham
N.H
Edith Storey
New York City
Frank ‘Moran
Cleveland
Democrats on the Defensive Over Wilson Nomination
New York Tribune excerpts quote Norman E. Mack predicting Wilson as the 1920 Democratic candidate amid party tension after World War I. Mack argues the president faces a difficult path, while the article notes rising Grievances and potential voter shifts from 1916. The piece also mentions entertainment ads and local services.
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New York Tribune
Norman _E. Mack
Buffalo
New York
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Wilson
Mr. Mack
Democratic Party
Au League of Nations
Boy Counts Pigs In Club Contest For Profit
Samuel Ryans of Chay County Indiana joins a pig club to prove pigs can yield over a pound a day. His Jersey pig weighed 55 pounds at start and 267 pounds live, 227 1/2 pounds dressed, after 42 days. Profit cited as 28.87 on feed cost 9.30. final value 50.87. Notes include fire prevention bulletin and local ads about hatchery and water, with references to officials and businesses.
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Samuel Ryans
Chay Count
Indiana
Samuel
Jersay
Duroet
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