Army Air Mail Fliers Face Weather and Equipment Struggles
A spokesman argues army fliers bore the brunt of air mail handling and criticism after private contracts were canceled. He says pilots are not inferior to transport pilots, but aircraft and instrument issues, weight imbalances, and winter blizzards caused losses and trials. In New York City investigations reveal bizarre conditions, including teachers and police with disqualifications, and political ties affecting hospital care. Hoover trims politics as veterans and government payrolls face budget debates and veto battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
AIR Mail
New York City
Big City
Safeguarding funds and the case for public disclosure
A Fairbury Neb newspaper argues for full public publication of all claims by county and municipal bodies to spend tax money. The piece contends that open records deter waste and show citizens how funds are spent, reducing unwise expenditures by exposing them to scrutiny and publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News
Fairbury
Neb
Local Theatre Troupe Shines In A Bustling Program
Review notes creditable performances by Dorothea McKnight Micke Cain and Harold Armsby with strong support from Hannah Mitchell Katherine Curry Alberta Cresswell Edith Lawson and Van Vliet Minor roles carried well as Grace Waugh sparked curtain raiser Madame Butterfly A charming couplet of social events followed including a bridal shower for Kate Fincher and the 36th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Peffly with a lively kitchen shower for Lela Gray and a musical interlude by Ruth and Fern Evans. Prof A M Wilcox hosted dinner for Maine visitors Mr and Mrs Crowell and their son Prof P F Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea McKnight
Micke Cain
Harold Armsby
Hannah Mitchell
Katherine Curry
Alberta Cresswell
Edith Lawson
van Vliet
Eugene Hippie
Roscoe Redmond
Ira Bermont
David Belasco
Madame Butterfly
Grace Waugh
Radcliff
Anna Belew
Kate Sechrist
Dorothy Browning
Mabel Pitt
Miss Sechrist
Kate Fincher
Peffly
Lela Gray
Anna Koehring
Austa Northrup
Miss Northrup
Ohio Street
Ruth Evans
Fern Evans
Anna Hutt
Ru Evans
A. M. Wilcox
Wheeler Street Runaway Delivers Sprain to Local Resident
Forty years ago on a Friday morning a lumber wagon without a box ran away while Mr. John Gilmore drove it from Rhode Island and Quincy streets to the Massachusetts corner. Gilmore was thrown out and suffered a severe ankle sprain, while the wagon and team avoided injury. Also notes Homer Gatman returns from Chicago, George Innes heads to Los Angeles, Miss Mame Darrah leaves for St. Joseph, W C Spangler to give Kansas University master's oration in June, and Mrs J E Jewett hosts a thimble party.
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John Gilmore
Rhode Island
Quincy
Massachusetts
Gilmore
Homer Gatman
Chicago
George Innes
Innes
Los Angeles
W.C. Spangler
Kansas University
Spaneler
School of Arts
School of Law
J.E. Jewett
Robbery at J A Benson Home in Old Town District
Property stolen after a Saturday evening break in at the home of J A Benson at 1010 Kentucky street. Police were notified and an investigation began. Also noted were reports of births, local theater plans, and various community notices including Minstrel cast details and personnel. Births announced for Ethel May and Clyde Glen.
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H. Brokmann
Ethel May
Glen K. Hamer
Rhode Island Street
Clyde Glen
Ells
Elks Dixie Minstrels
Bowersock Theater
Harry Snyder
Temple of Flowers and Harmony
F. W. McDonald
Baldwin ‘Mitchell
Dick Williams
Stuart Campbell
Carl Bratton
Clell Todd
Arthur Griffin
Clarence Grubbs
Weston Manley
Will Springer
Veil Bratton
Abe Levy
van Bruner
Henry Asher
Jim Doneyson
Student Council to Organize at University
Chancellor Frank Strong named a five student and two faculty committee to form a student council. Members include Paul W. Harvey editor Kansan William Caldwell E T Gibson R L Douglas Marlin Poindexter and professors Baumgartner Patterson. Also a note on a local amateur production In the Bishop's Carriage drawing interest from the society circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Strong
Paul W. Harvey
William Caldwell
E. T. Gibson
R. L. Douglas
Marlin Poindexter
W. J. Baumgartner
D. L. Patterson
Bess Causes Turmoil in a Tangle of Jealousy
The excerpt portrays Bess denying others rights she claims, accusing her of stealing another woman's husband, and directing bitterness at a hired girl who took a pair of her old shoes.
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Bess
Kansan Republican Gains as Evening Kansan Becomes Kansan Republicans
In 1899 The Evening Kansan at Newton absorbed into the Daily Republican, renaming Kansan Republicans. William J. Bryan delivers keynote at Topeka banquet of free silver Democrats, marking a notable political event in Kansas history.
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Kansan
Newton
Daily Republican
William J. Bryan
Topeka
The Circus Bugler Struggles With Pebble-Filled Bugle
The Signor’s band starts with spirit but the bugler fails to play a solo. His horn sounds rattling and out of tune as he struggles, pebbles spilling from the instrument. A hanging laugh from a tree branch reveals Christopher’s cawing laughter.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Christopher
Worm Carries Hoof Disease in Montana Game
The report reveals sheep and cattle in western Montana were wrongly blamed for deer hoof rot in the Thompson river region. A parasite worm feeding on blood and tissue of the game is the true cause, per scientific investigation.
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Missoula
Mont
Thompson River
Montana
Tragedy of X unfolds on a perilous voyage
Longstreet, a broker, dies on a trolley after a note in his hand leads a party of friends, including DeWitt and Lane, through a web of motive and secrets. The investigation by District Attorney Brano and Inspector Thumm centers on DeWitt, with Lane uncovering a theory about signs left to identify a killer amid shifting loyalties and a looming verdict. The plot shifts from a celebratory engagement to a tense pursuit aboard a Weehawken bound local, as characters confront hidden grudges and a murder in transit.
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Longstreet
Cherry Browne
West Binglewood
DeWitt
Fern
Jeanne
Christopher Lord
Cherry
Pollux
Ahearn
Impediale
Michael Collins
Brano
Thumm
Drury Lana
Longstret
Fern DeWitt
Lane
Bruno
Ther m
Conductor Wood
Felipe Maquin H Have
Uruguay
Quacey
Englewood
John
Sperialle
Weehawken-Newchurch
Janne
Lord
Brooks
Weehawken
Drury Lane
Dispatch
Vienna
Muriel
Snoring Disorder Affects Listeners More Than Snorers
A medical discussion by Dr Iago Galdstone notes snoring, especially open-mouth snoring, as an esthetic issue with health effects on those who must listen. Snoring appears in both children and adults, more common in men, with two types: closed and open mouth variants.
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New York Academy
Iago
Understanding Snoring Causes and Remedies from Nose Throat Causes
The article explains open mouth snoring results from nasal obstruction and dry mucous membranes, listing deformities like a deviated septum, adenoids, turbinate enlargement, and nasal palate issues. It notes the daytime breathing can be clear yet sleep-time blockage occurs, and treats by examining the nose and throat to remove obstructions.
Shaker Communes Rise and Fall in Early America
The Shakers founded by Mother Ann Lee arrived in Boston with followers and built Americas largest communal experiment. At peak they ran 57 communes with about 5000 members, celibacy was central, but dwindling recruitment led to decline. Today only three Brethren remain at Mount Lebanon Newark. Thieves Enter Jayhawk Cafe on Ohio Street, stealing cigarets candy and tobacco after forcing a rear window.
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Ann
Lancashire
England
Boston
Aix
America
Mount Lebanon
Newark
Jayhawk Cafe
Ohio Street
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Dolph Simons
Misia Ea Carom
Massachusetts Street
Dbawrence
Kansas
Avance
Lorenzen &Thompson, Inc
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West-44th
Chicags
South Michigan Ave
San Francisco
Sansome
Hee Angeles
New Orpheumer
Kansas City
16Th St
St. Louis
Iilanta
Watton Building
Associated Press
Audit Bureau OF Circulations
Lawrence
Herbert Hoover
California
Midwest
White House
House
Senate
Administration Bookkeeping
Mame Darrah
Lena Beard
St. Joseph
J. A. Benson
Kentucky
Dean L. E. Sayre
EH. S. Bailey
Board of Health
Velma Kennedy
A. L. Kennedy
Elizabeth Lindner
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Publishers Syndicate Fae
X ’ Barnaby Ross
McClure Newspaper
Syndicats
Mr. Drury Lane
John DeWitt
Ritz
Jeanne DeWitt
Franklin Ahearn
Louis Imperiale
Immaculate
Lyman
West Shore Railroad
Frederick ‘Lyman
Imperiale
Lution
Laneamin
de Witt
Mr. Brooks
John Deitt
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City of
J. M. Sanderson
A. D. Weaver
M. F. Hudson
J. B. Henry Vernon H. Smith
J. H. Bell
Edwin F. Price
J. V. Pettit
Ray Wright
George Beal
Carroll D. Clark
Wm. Docking
A. M. Fortney
Seba Eldridge
H. B. Chubb
A. C. Jackman
J. B. Henry M. T. Coolidge
H. B, Chubb
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Robert Hunt
F.H. Guild
Charles Hobart
E.schwahn
Miss Agnes. Thompson Will Johns Paul B Lawson
Richard Wagstaff
Lee Carter
Gene Glahn
Harold G. Ingham
C. C. Cunningham William G. Hutson
J. R. Holmes
A. S. Anderson
M. R. Gill
Charles Decker George Speara
M. Swarthout
H. L. Chambers
C. B. Russell
Ada
Edward Bumgardner
Colgate Cashmere
Colgate
Luxor
Wee Bie
Vicks VapoRub
Johnston Whitman
Julia King
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