State officials reshuffled as Carney retires in Kansas
Tomorrow brings management changes across Kansas state institutions and departments. Harry Pesch of Emporia will replace A B Carney on the state board of administration, Seth Wells succeeds Hugh Duff as state oil inspector, and W H Mackey takes over the Lansing state penitentiary. Other nods place Wiley Cook back at Winfield state school, E F Frizell leads the Hutchinson boys reform school, and S W Thomas becomes acting superintendent at the Olathe state school for the deaf. John W Gardner of Marion is named to the state highway commission, succeeding Fred Perkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
United Press
Harry Pesch
Emporia
A. B. Carney
State Board of Administration
Seth Wells
Hugh Duff
W. H. Mackey
Lansing
Mackey
Henican City
Kans
Wih French
St. Johns
Wells Jare
Ney
Purcell
Eldorado
X. Haug
Kansas City
J. L. Warner
Coffeyville
C. H. Bardwell
Chanute
H. O. Stone
Low Mastermanh
Wichta
Thougas Wilson
Arkansas City
Ne. Masters
Hal
Claims he was shot near Pleasanton Kansas
Arthur Seals, 30, farmer living two miles west of Pleasanton, died after being brought to a Fort Scott hospital. He alleged county attorney Blincoe that neighbor Matt Snow shot him while Seals tended a dog in his field. Seals was unarmed. Snow fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Kas
Arthur Seals
Pleasanton
Blincoe
Matt Snow
Snow
Seals
Coolidge to Direct Muscle Shoals Leasing Policy
President Coolidge will commission a Muscle Shoals inquiry while Weeks pursues private bids. The aim is to lease hydro power if feasible and delay contracts until assessing impact on overall project. Weeks proposes bidding and a July 1 deadline for at least 100000 horsepower daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Coolidge
Muscle
Weeks
Kansas City Southern Ry to Pass Up Independence Depot
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted Kansas City Southern Railway permission to vacate its freight and passenger depot at Independence Missouri and discontinue regular service over part of the line at that point. The decision notes the railroad could use lines irregularly when freight was offered and may shift from regular to intermittent service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City Southern Railway
Independence
Eskimos Reported Killing of Girl Babies
New York reporter Knud Rasmussen, Arctic explorer, arrived today on the Aurania and will report to Ottawa on alleged Eskimo customs in upper Huison Bay. He describes infant killing of girl babies to control food shortages, with boys valued higher and spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Knud Rasmussen
Auraniai
Ottawa
Huison Bay
Mr. Ras
Hoover Doubts Stock Exchange As Business Barometer
U S official comments on market declines note stock volatility raises questions about the exchange's reliability as a barometer of future business. Secretary Hoover warns speculative tremors hurt innocents but production and employment trends remain satisfactory. He sees no definite recession despite market fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stock Exchange
Hoover
United States
Talk Reorganization in Chicago March 31
Negotiations in the reorganization plans for Wilson and Company Inc packers were ongoing today. Announcement of the completed and signed agreement had been expected, but indications suggest final addition of the plans will wait until tomorrow or Thursday per bankers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wilson and Company, Inc
Packers
Parsons Holds Election Primary Nominees Named
Parsons Kansas March 31 4800 voters turned out in yesterday's city primary to pick candidates for next Thursday's election. Mayor Andy Hoke and former mayor Alfred Lads were nominated. H T Foley a former mayor and noted politician finished third, polling about half the votes of Coad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
W. L. Porter
James E
Parsons
Kansas
Andy Hoke
Alfred Lads
H. T. Foley
Coad
Second Jury Trial Expected in Peters Murder Case
Kansas City Kansas March 31 a former Wichita high school student Karl C Peters faces a second jury attempt on a murder charge tied to a drug store robbery in which detective Rudolph Markle was shot and killed. Peters testified he was intoxicated and unaware during the holdup but denies participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Karl C. Peters
Peters
Wichita
Rudolph Markle
ee _B. V. Truesdell
E. C. Elliot
Jand U. E. Garnett
Karl
Truesdell
Elliott
E. C. Elliot, Jr
Elliotta
Sr. Garnett
Peter
Program for additional funds to state agricultural colleges
Washington reports a plan to spend increased funds for state agricultural college presidents and experiment station directors. Secretary Jardine will attend meetings in St Louis on April 20 and 21. A new act of Congress provides 20 million dollars for this fiscal year and a yearly increase of 10,600 dollars until a total of 60,000 dollars is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Agricultural College
St. Louis
Depument of Agriculture
Jardine
Congress
Il Hod Cops
KREECK GETS COMMISSION AS U S ENVOY TO PARAGUAY
George L. Kreeck today received his commission as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary from the United States to Paraguay. After signing the oath of office he forwarded it to Washington. He plans to depart Lawrence in late May to assume his duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George L. Kreeck
United States
Paraguay
Mr. Kreeck
Washton
Lawrence
Coffeyville Mayoral Primary Narrowly to Joyce
Coffeyville Kansas report shows Elmer Joyce leading mayoral field with 1,192 votes, while incumbent McClelland placed second, in a low-turnout primary with less than one third of registered voters casting ballots. The item notes Joyce is a former mayor and ex-county clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeyville
Kan
McClelland
Elmer Joyce
Clellan
Joyce
City Police Lead Crackdown on Cigarette Users in Gale City
City officials announce a broad drive against cigarette users with police questioning townspeople without subpoenas. Mayor Holliday says the aim is to force cigarette dealers out of town while authorities intensify efforts to enforce the existing law, as the inquisition continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Holliday
Holliday
Salvyeson
Kansas adds three divisions to state agriculture setup
Topeka March 30 national coverage notes that the 1925 Kansas legislature enacted a pure seed law and moved the state dairy commission and livestock registry board from the state agriculture college to the state board of agriculture. Three new divisions were added to the state agriculture department to consolidate inspectors and reduce costs. The act also cuts livestock feed inspection fees from ten to eight cents per ton after a surplus fund of $17,000 accumulated over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
State Dairy Commission
State Livestock Registry Board
State Agriculture College
State Board of Agriculture
State Agriculture Department
State House
State Department
Mohler
Coolidge Maintains Policy On Soviet Recognition
Washington March 31 President Coolidge remains unresponsive to advice for changing policy toward Russia. He sees no warrant to reconsider recognition and believes conditions prompting denial persist. He does not view developments among other powers as requiring a shift in American attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coolidge
Russia
New York Jewelers Seek Police Protection
New York March 31 Retail jewelers seek protection as committees from the metropolitan retail jewelers association circulate petitions asking Police Commissioner En right to post policemen on every avenue corner. Henry Astor, president, says life or property of jewelers is no longer safe in the city due to daylight robberies and often disfiguring injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Retail Jewelers Association, Inc
Enright
Henry Astor
Wheat Futures Tumble Then Rally Amid Hysteria
Hysteria grips the wheat market with sharp early declines driven by fears of losses at brokerages. May delivery slid to around 1.40, with volatility spreading across futures. Later, foreign selling eased and speculative buying supported July and September, leaving closing prices mixed with small gains and losses. May and July contracts showed notable moves in Kansas City trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kansas City
President Coolidge on grain price decline probe
President Coolidge says the agriculture department acted within the law in its investigation of the recent price declines on the Chicago grain exchange. He asserts the government is not responsible for protecting grain speculators but must prevent damage to agricultural interests from over speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahsington
Coolidge
Agriculture Department
Chicago Grain Exchange
Aquatic Stars To Meet In Western AAU Meet
Aquatic stars from the middle west gather in Kansas City for the second annual Western AAU swimming meet at the Kansas City Athletic Club. Entrants include Washington University and Kansas State Aggies from the Missouri Valley Conference, with events led by a junior 150 yard backstroke and district championships. Also listed are women low board diving and men high board events along with entrants from St Louis Missouri Kansas Arkansas Illinois and Omaha alike. Ed Alexander is sidelined by flu for a second time this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Aquatic Stars of the
Middle West
Western Amateur Athletic Union
Kansas City Athletic Club
Washington University
Kansas Aggie
Missouri Valley
St. Louis
Judging Contest Planned at Liberty Memorial High School
The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a northeast Kansas judging contest on April 16 at Liberty Memorial high school gym. Individual entries only, prizes funded by the Chamber, grain and poultry judging with experts from Kansas State Agricultural College as judges. Entrants must enter by April 14. invited schools include Bonner Springs Seaman Washburn Rural Silver Lake Ottawa Overbrook Shawnee Mission Tonganoxie Oskaloosa McLouth Neosho Rapids Vinland Effingham Wellsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northeast Kansas
Liberty Memorial High School
Vocational Agriculture Club
Chamber of Commerce
State Agricultural College At
Manhattan
Toveka School
Washburn Rural and
Seaman
Bonner Springs
Wasburn ‘Rural
Silver, Lake
Ottawa
Overbrook
Shawnee Missions
Tonganoxie
Oskaloosa
McLouth
Neosho Rapids
Vinland
Effingham
Wellsville
University of Kansas Holds Election Platforms Debate
The new campus political climate centers on two party platforms. Pachacamac calls for campus regulation of farewell parties student discipline and committee action on taxi traffic and exams while supporting abolition of final exams and a revised point system. Black Mack backs a cooperative bookstore cheerleader independence from politics and educational policy reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pachacamac
Black Mack Party
Bus Run Over Topeka Victim Dies After Accident
County Coroner H L Clark prepared to hold an inquest into the death of Everett Bugbee fatally injured when an Interstate bus struck him in front of the National hotel in Topeka last night. Driver H Mathers of Kansas City Kan was taken to the police station for questioning. Bugbee died at a local hospital hours after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
H. L. Clark
Everett Bugbee
National Hotel
H. Mathers
Kansas City
Kan
Bugbee
Ferguson Restores Rights to Former Governor Ferguson
Former Texas Governor James E Ferguson had his political and civil rights restored after his wife, the state’s first woman governor, signed the amnesty bill passed by the last legislature. She called signing the pen of gold the happiest signature she has written.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Associated Press
James E. Ferguson
Texas
Indians bestow Bear Ribs name on Coolidge in tribute
The Kenol district Indians of North Dakota honor President Coolidge by naming him Bear Ribs a chief of the Hunkapapas who died teaching whites the native way. The letter says Bear Ribs was right and the president is thus linked to the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Bear Ribs
President Coolidge
Kenol
North Dakota
Mart
School Under Way At Plymouth Church Religious Education Session
The Lawrence Council of Religious Education opened the school at Plymouth Congregational Church with about fifty attendees. Enrollment expected to rise but fewer courses offered due to illness. Prof. F J Weersing leads replaced classes. Rev G A Richard to speak on religious education tasks tonight. school closes Friday with students mostly from Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Principles and Methods
Lawrence Council of Religious Education
Plymouth Congregational Church
Warrannt
F. J. Weersing
M. G. del Manzo
Frank G. Richard
Topeka
State Council On Religious Education
Faill
Weersing
Mary Furbish
Disciples of Christ
General Assembly
Religious Council of Education
G. A. Richard
First Christian Church
Lawrence
Bonner
Ard
Kans
Shoal
Lawrence Boy Scouts Court Honors Two Second Class Tests
The Lawrence court of honor held at the Chamber of Commerce building approved two second class tests and nine merit badges. Members present were H. W. Keene E. M. Belles L. H. Houston and Ralph Childs. Winners listed include Ed Klein Jr Troop Two and Ralph Botsford Troop Ten for second class. Merit badge recipients include Donald Dixon Troop Ten Clarence Hoff man Troop Two Ralph Bunn Troop Two John Gaeley Troop Two Clarence Gregg Troop One Herbert Weatherby Troop Nine Frank Liseum Troop Ten Fred Liseum Troop Ten and Billy Holloway Troop Nine. Lloyd Houston displayed the Kiwanis boy scout trophy as candidates for the eagle rank and name placement on the trophy. Childs announced new regulations affecting star scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor
Lawrence
Chamber of Commerce
H. W. Keene
E. M. Belles
L. H. Houston
Ralph Childs
Ed Klein, Jr
Ralph Botsford
Donald Dixon
Clarence Hoffman
Ralph Bunn
John Gaeley
Clarence Gregg
Herbert Weatherby
Frank Liseum
Fred Liseum
Billy Holloway
Lloyd Houston
Kiwanis
Childs
Star Scouts
EACH COUNTY REPRESENTED IN STATE COLLEGE NUMBERS
Figures compiled by Prof. F P O Brien show all Kansas counties have students in higher education. The state totals 13 510 with Douglas 938, Shawnee 738, Sedgwick 858. Greeley and Grant three each, Haskell four, Stanton and Wichita five each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
F. P. O Brien
University of Kansas School of Education
Douglas County
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Greeley
Grant
Haskell
Stanton
Wichita
Prairie Fire Ravages Nebraska Hay Lands Near Ainsworth
A severe prairie fire in Nebraska burned valuable hay lands across about 100 square miles south of Ainsworth before being controlled. No lives were reported lost though the damage to the hay fields is serious. Radio parts and batteries from Hanna's are mentioned in the fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Neb
Nebraska Territory
Here
Rossington Addresses ATC Lunch on World Cooperation
Dr. Herbert J. Rossington of Belfast spoke at the Lawrence Chamber luncheon on the rise of cooperation in England and Ireland since the mid 19th century. He cited Kingsley and Ruskin, noted Ireland’s slower but growing cooperative movement led by Sir Horace Plunkett, and urged worldwide collaboration to solve common problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Ireland
Herbert J. Rossington
Elfast
Ire
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Rossington
Charles Kingsley
John Ruskin
Working Men's College
Great Britain
Sir Horace Plunkett
W. M. Backus
Unitarian Church
Irving Hill
Aerial Expo Planned in 1927 If NAAs Program Proceeds
Washington March 26 A monster air exposition may be held in the United States in 1927 if the National Aeronautic Association program progresses The association is the American rep of the international federation which holds its Prague convention in 1928 Aviators may meet in Bucharest next year and Washington is eyed for the 1927 convention About 100 aviation leaders attend federation gatherings with past meetings in Paris London Madrid Rome Munich Zurich Vienna and Stockholm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
United States
National Aeronautic Association
International Organization
Prague
Bucharest
Paris
London
Madrid
Rome
Munich
Zurich
Vienna
Stockholm
Y M C A Meeting In Topeka April 10 12
A conference of college Y M C A officers will be held at Washburn College Topeka Kansas April 10 12 under state Y M C A auspices to train new officials in duties. State and national workers will address the gathering including Francis Miller Dean Floyd Lee John Dyer LeRoy Doty Ted Shultz Frank H West George Small and Dick Hanson. Also bids invited for Hagerman Mills grocery stock at 1903 Mass street with examination of stock in application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Miller
New York
Floyd Lee
Hays
Coneres
John Dyer
University of Kansas
LeRoy Doty
McPherson College
Ted Shultz
Frank H. West
George Small
Pittsburg
Dick Hanson
K. U
Also Mentioned on This Page
A.B. Carney
Harry Peach
Emporia State. Board , of Administration
Dorothy Ellingson
San Francisco
Harold Louderback
Robs Bank
Reno
Nova
Bank of
Sparks
Indianapolis
William Callahan
Bicknell
Indiana
Otis Tuley
Leavenworth Federal Prison
Commission
Eskimeos
U.'S
Wilson and Company
Alfred Coad
Agricultural’ College
Kreeck
Internal Revenue Department For
Red Cross
Dell D. Dutton
The
Dutton
Minneapolis
Nacy
Nancy”. Smith
the Memorial Hospital
State Agricultural Department
Aquatic Stars
Larmie
Wyo
Miami
Fla
Ill
Devil's
Lake
N. C
Beaumont
I Dunham
N.C
Helena
Mont
Marshallville
St. George Utah
el Reno
Okla
Lake Wood
High
Cleveland
Ohio
Tim Ed Alexander
H. S
Topekan
Ma" Ferguson
Congregational Church
Hanna’s
ATC. OF C
Kansas College
Hagerman & Millers
Quality Grocery
Anderson
Hanna
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!