Will of Bishop Quayle Bequeaths Bible Collection to Baker Univ
Probate in Douglas county records the will of late Bishop Quayle of Baldwin dated September 15 1924. He leaves to Baker University his Bible collection with specific books kept for display in the library to inspire scholarly love of books and devotion to God. A daughter Mrs Mabel Quayle Parmenter receives 5000 dollars while the rest of the estate is divided one third to each of his children Mrs Quayle W R Quayle and Aliie Gayle Quayle, with Mrs Quayle named executrix.
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Quaylei
Baldwin
Douglas County
Quayle
Baker University
Mabel Quayle Parmenter
Aliie Gayle Quayle
Second round of tourney results and splashes of shore news
In a state basketball tournament game Parsons defeated Lawrence high school 28 to 16 after building a 9 point lead early, Ellsworth beat Abilene 26 to 6 with a strong defense, while the Schleswig coast shoal fishing yielded herrings baled into buckets by fishermen.
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Lawrence
Lawrence’ High School
Parsons
McDonald
Ellsworth High School
Abilene
Ellsworth
Silverwood
Jelinek
Vaneck
Kottman
Taber
Abilerie
Meissinger
Horner
Kerr
Snowden
Gollins
Gfif Moshers
Sveeeneene
Ryan
Pete Tson
C. Perewsy
Benj Sige
Ground Plan of New Eldridge Hotel Site Details
Fragmentary OCR describes a ground plan for a new Eldridge Hotel at a site in Massachusetts. It mentions dining space, floor layouts, and a northern section with multiple floors. The readable parts suggest a five floor plan and mention specific use, but many words are garbled.
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NEW Eldridge Hotel
Elevation of New Eldridge Hotel on Massachusetts Street
Emporia High School, last year’s state champions, won their first round of the state tournament in fine fashion this afternoon but the record ends mid sentence with unclear outcome. The brief notes Elevation on Massachusetts Street reference the site of the New Eldridge Hotel project.
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Massachusetts Street
New Eldridge Hote
Emporia
Liberal
Emporia High School
Deaths and Funerals in Local Notices
Drs Sarah Benson Stone aged 78 died at home this morning with daughter Mrs H McCurdy listed among survivors. Another 74 year old Mrs Barricklow died yesterday at 500 West Twenty First Street, funeral Monday at Oak Hill. Fred Borst, father of Mrs Mollie Jeffries, died in Topeka with services held there and burial at Mount Hope. Ruth L Wight 92 died at 1012 Pennsylvania Street. funeral plans await word from sons Charles San Diego and Phillip Seattle. War romance divorce trend noted with 80 percent ending after wartime marriages. New American Woman's Magazine launched by American Women's Association in New York. U S automobile shipments in 1924 totaled 724000 carloads, with 30,000 shipping shipments.
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Sarah Benson Stone
McCurdy
Vermont Street
Barricklow
Twenty-First Street
Oak Hill
Fred Borst
Mollie Jeffries
Topeka
Mount Hope Cemetery
Ruth L. Wight
Pennsylvania’ Street
Charles
San Diego
Cal
Phillip
Seattle
Wash
Native Argentine Horses Clash In 1000 Mile Test
Buenos Aires hosts a 1000 mile trial to settle whether criollo horses possess greater endurance than imported thoroughbreds. Dr Emilio Solanet bets two criollo horses race two purebreds over 1000 miles with equine weight equal to a cavalry load, April race date set amid debate on stamina.
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Buenos Aires
Pampas
Palermo
Emilio Solanet
Agustin de Elia
Bonnie Dundee
Senor de Elid
Technical Debate Over Oil Problems to Mark Convention
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists meets in Wichita March 26 28 to visualize digested and discussed sub-structure of global crude fields. Geologists from many states and foreign countries will present more than 80 papers on stratigraphy age and correlation of fields in Kansas Oklahoma Texas California Illinois Montana and India. King Gustav of Sweden at 67 is an ardent sportsman and reached the final in a doubles tennis championship and drew admiration for speed and skill.
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Wichita
Kans
Associated Press
American Association of Petroleum — Geologists
Kansas
Oklahoma
San Angelo
Texas
Montana
California
Ilinois
India
Stockholm
King Gustav of
Sweden
Srhateur
Nevada Has Stone Forest Near Tonopah
A petrified forest near Tonopah, Nevada, about 40 miles away, holds over 140 standing trees and fossil bones across several hundred acres. Visitor William Gomm returned with bones and teeth, noting a trunk 40 feet high and 15 feet in circumference. He urged designating the site as a national park.
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Tonopah
Associated Press
Grand Canyon
William Gomm
Goss
Secretary of the Interior
Endowment plan eyed to run Spencer Manor homes
Detroit reports that the National Veterans of Foreign Wars considers creating an endowment fund to maintain Spencer Manor near Eaton Rapids Michigan as a home for disabled and aged veterans their widows and orphans. Spencer Manor lies on a 472 acre tract with river frontage and fertile soil suitable for homes gardens and a school while offering work for able residents and rest for those unable to labor.
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Detroit
Associated Press
Spencer Manor
National Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Corey J. Spencer
Jackson, Mich
Tax luxuries and patent shifts from Dutch and Columbia news
The Hagde Holland report outlines a future sumptuary tax system replacing heavy wartime direct taxation with a 10 percent hotel and luxury goods levy, 5 percent on autos and weapons, and ten percent on charitable bequests. Columbia University will take over lab patents to protect inventors and profits, boosting research. London drivers earn accolades in a safety drive as a global note on public welfare.
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Hagde
Holland
Mar
Associated Press
New York
United Press
Columbia University
Columbia
Visiting Oil Fields at Wichita Meet of Geologists
Several hundred geologists attend the tenth annual American Association of Petroleum Geologists convention in Wichita. Field trips to the El Dorado oil field and discussions of Texas Oklahoma and adjacent states oil structures fill today’s sessions as the convention nears closure. notes include Currie Field in Navarro County and the Luling Field with 391 wells and 14.5 million barrels produced by 1924. Oklahoma analysts report Cromwell pool development with February output exceeding 80,000 barrels daily, marking a major district progression. The association’s banquet is scheduled for tonight.
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Wichita
Kan
American Association of Petrol
el Dorado
Butler County
Wichita Oil Men's Club
Texas
Oklahoma
Frederick H. Lahee
Currie Field
Navarra County
Tex
Ernest W. Brucks
Luling
Caldwell
Guadalupe Counties
Mr. Brucks
Association
Whisky to be plentiful says border rum running association
The National Association against the prohibition amendment predicts a plentiful and cheap whisky this summer as warm weather drives demand for highballs and juleps, while rum running along the Canadian border is expected to rise and Prohibition officials fare poorly against the onslaught. The group also attacks Yale Professor Kent's Bible as a Prohibition Bible, removing wine references except when unfavorable. Uruguay says it has ended fraudulent voting with a new elaborate polling card system for national senators, reducing evasions seen in prior elections.
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Washington
National Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Prohibition
Ss the Association
Charles Foster Kent
Yale
Associated Press
Uruguay
Booster Clubs Organize Southeast Kansas Resources
Nine counties in southeastern Kansas form a booster club alliance under Kansas Publicity Its slogan Live Kansas Where Prosperity Smiles. The group highlights zinc coal lead gas oil clay cement shale and major power plants plus agricultural wealth and plans to publish data on dairying poultry industries climate transportation schools and other topics.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Kansas
Allen
Bourbon
Cherokee
Crawford
Montgomery
Labette
Neosho
Wilson
Woodson
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Tokio
Kumataro Ishigaki
Marine Products Society
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Berlin
Asociated Press
German Post Office Department
R. E. Protsch Merchant Tailor
Eddie Roush
Edd Roush
Eddie Roach
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