Death of George White and Independent Senators in Kansas
The piece recalls George White of Douglas County who died at 86, detailing his 78 years in the county from frontier days to Lawrence rebuilding after Quantrill’s raid. It also discusses post March 4 political forecasts for Independent Senators and their waning influence in a new administration.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Act of March Ltd
Journal-World
Ireland
Prince of Wales
Belfast
George White
Douglas County
Mr. White
State of
Norris, Johnson
Et al
The New Legislature Faces a Mix of Veteran and New Members
The forthcoming Kansas House of 125 members will include 45 reelected members, 36 percent, leaving many new faces. Senate experience remains limited, with only four returning from 1933 and five who previously served in the 1931 House, totaling about 21.4 percent with prior legislative experience.
Budget Battle Shapes Douglas County Tax Debate
The piece notes Governor Lan don’s likely Republican majorities in both houses, compares to a president with party control, and argues against the tax limitation amendment. It asserts reducing government costs belongs in budgeting by taxing bodies, and highlights roosevelt Hoover talks on European war debt notes, warning debts cannot be settled by simple notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Congress
Douglas County
Roosevelt
Hoover
Europe
Birth Announcement and Local Updates in Old Town
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Shaw a son named Robert Lee on November 14. Robbery at 645 Mississippi Street reported, value of stolen goods about $300. Mrs. F. S. Hester injured by an exploding electric bulb. glass removed from eye areas. Carl W. McKeen to become vice president of the Bank of Topeka after tenure at Western Exchange Bank. Social Order of Beauceant officers traveled to Kansas City for luncheon at the Masonic Temple with listed attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Shaw
Robert Lee
Robert House
Mississippi Street
F. S. Hester
Mrs. Hester
McKeen
Topeka
Carl W. McKeen
Lawrence
Merchant's National Bank
Bank of Topeka
Western Exchange Bank of
Kansas City
Social Order of Beauceant
Masonic Temple
S. S. Baty
Jack Dunley
C. C. LeSeur
Vv. Young
Harry B. Sparks
W. Blackmar
Frank March
F. M. Holliday
Charles M. Carman
Paul A. Lange
O. J. Lane
E. K. Krim
William Strayer
George Dunkley
Daisy Hemphill Weds Rev Clayton Tuttle in Nashville
Word arrives of the marriage of Miss Daisy Hemphill and Rev. Clayton Orlando Tuttle on Nov 17 at the brides parents home in Nashville Tennessee. Miss Hemphill is a former Lawrence girl, her father once worked with Gould Hemphill in Lawrence. The groom, a Virginia Conference member, will reside in Virginia after the ceremony. Y M C A Men Banquet held with about a hundred members invited.
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Virginia
Terribly Depressed Man Supported by Charity and Family
A man described as very depressed had long support from charity and felt welcome by what he received while his relatives now provide support. The item notes ongoing assistance and family involvement in his welfare.
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Tom
Publishers Syndicate
Social evening and convention notes and diphtheria outbreak
Men and business men met at the building last evening for a social evening with supper at 6 30 served by the wives of the secretaries and five other young ladies. Toasteasts included Rev E E Stauffer and state Sunday school speakers. The last session of the state Sunday school convention is this afternoon. Three children Goldie Vera and Dorothy Pringle of North Lawrence have diphtheria and the home is quarantined.
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Nelse Ockerblad
Hannah Mitchell
Lenora Stubbs
Mona Eberry
Helen Sparr
Margaret Emery
E. E. Stauffer
H Asher
Paul Landis
J. H. Engle
Association
Goldie
Vera
Dorothy Pringle
North Lawrence
Lawrence youths head for Ottawa by bicycle patrol
Fortyt years ago on Wednesday November 16 a party from Lawrence set out for Ottawa by bicycle. Massachusetts street disdains gutter debris as merchants sweep refuse. a new patent medicine factory from Hugh Blair and Howard Peaks begins in Lawrence. Ed Buckingham and A S Allendorph return from a Pottawatomie land tour, finding timbered lands largely taken. Visitors Lizzie J Miller and artist Charles Van Buskirk are staying with local residents on Tennessee Street and in Bawrertee respectively.
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Lawrence
Ottawa
Massachusetts Street
Raymond
Hugh Blair
Howard Peaks
Messrs
A. S. Allendorph
Ed Buckingham
Pottawatomie County
Oklo
Jin Eudora
Leavenworth County
Lizzie J. Miller
New York City
Ella Miller
Tennessee Street
Charles van Buskirk
Young
St. Louis
Bawrertee
Wm. Kreh Eil
The Unfinished Plasters By Mary Graham Bonner
Old Toad churns through a winter tale with Willy Nilly as he formulates clay and moss plasters to straighten ears by spring. Mother Toad shepherds the young to bed while Old Toad frets over sleep and looks ahead to spring.
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Mary Graham Bonner
Old Toad
Willy Nilly
Tonod
Mother Toad
Toodles Toad
Protective Association seeks arms for Chelopa raids
In 1894 the Protective Association of Chelopa asked the adjutant general for use of ten stands of arms to defend the town from border outlaw raids. The note references local defense efforts amid frontier tensions and organized citizen actions.
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Protective Association” of
Chelopa
The Green Ribbon Ends in Court and Chase
In a dark tale ending, Dr Blanter and the gang face justice as panthers guard a compound and Rustem and Trigger are tried. Goodie expects five years, while Edna Gray marries Luke after the trial as the prison van departs.
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Edna Gray
Luke
Gondtic
Goodie
Rustem
Garcia
Germany
Googie
Red Lion
Doncaster
Vendina
Earth
Maidenhead
Ior
Hall
Moon Street
England
Arthur Ralph Rustem
Joseph Mhidias Trigger
Trigger
Wandsworth
Jae Goodie
Russtein
Ascot
Pananers
Gray
Thirty and Love in a Woman's Quiet Years
A Ruby M Ayres style reflection on women delaying romance to build homes for fathers and families. It contrasts aging, missed opportunities, and the bittersweet sense of life passing as younger, more vibrant women become desirable when love finally calls.
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Ruby M. Ayres
The Big Fellah: Escape at the Cavern Gate
In a tense chamber, Rustem learns Kelacine’s deadly dose from a doctor, feigns calm, and breaks free as Blanter’s plan collapses. Rustem frees Edna, defeats the captor, and grapples with the abrupt chance to flee through a gate as Stoofer watches.
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Rustem
Blanter
Kelacine
Ani
Edna
Arthur Rustem
Stoofer
Ron
Health note on nephritis and kidney function
M Tago Garcion from Nephelite IL discusses nephritic kidney disease, distinguishing filtering and circulatory types. He explains how damaged tubules and arterioles raise blood pressure to force filtration, risking brain injury and death if unchecked. The text links high blood pressure to other diseases and notes compensatory mechanisms.
Nighttime robbery hits Cleveland Transfer Co for 1800
Four men robbed eight employees at the Cleveland Transfer Company after a phone inquiry to manager J. T Durbin. The four made off with 1800 dollars within minutes. In Oklahoma City, officials assured Mrs. R Blanchard and others that Indians pose no danger of scalping in Oklahoma, per the state chamber of commerce.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Cleveland Transfer Company
J. T Durbin
Durbin
Oklahoma City
R. Blanchard
Lake Helen
Fla
State Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Blanchard
Chambert
Driving Alone Through Oklahoma Question Urges Safety
The fragment poses a query about a woman driving alone through Oklahoma and seeking assurance on safety and the presence of white men along the route, reflecting era anxieties about travel risks and race. The rest surveys dental tool counts, Chicago crime reports, and a police case, all in brief, period voice.
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Oklahoma
Chicago
American Dental Trades Association
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