League reports Far East status and liquor law divides voters
The Lytton report on the Far East, prepared for the League of Nations, pleases neither China nor Japan as fault is shared. Rep Snell urges repealing the eighteenth amendment and legalizing beer, while beer and wine interests mobilize. Japan’s new budget, the largest ever, funds Manchuria campaigns, raising questions about the value of the expenditure and public support.
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Lytton
Far East
League of Nations
China
Japan
League
Snell
New York
Loveless
Lang
Congress
Wickersham
United States
Kansas 1936 legislature balance hints at Landon agenda
Kansas voters elected a Republican governor with a narrow House margin of 68 to hold a 3 vote majority and 23 to 21 in the Senate. The GOP must unite to push policy as Democratic opposition looms. Brewers are pushing for federal legislation and the Democratic plan seeks relief policies as the Regents propose a low mood budget for state schools, $1.4 million less than two years ago.
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Kansas
Senate
Landon
Board of Regents
Wood- Ting
Budget cuts and Washington centennial reflections
The article notes a 20 percent budget reduction for state schools amid a 10 percent drop in attendance, with emphasis on continued economy in the next biennium. It then reflects on the Washington bicentennial celebration ending at Thanksgiving, praising school involvement and noting widespread, international recognition and extensive civic activity during nine months of observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Central Congressional Committee
United States
Old Homie Town luncheon honors Miss Eleanor At Kingon
Mrs John Monteith hosted a one o clock luncheon at Wiedemanns in Old Homie Town as a compliment to Miss Eleanor At Kingon ahead of her marriage to Mr Robert Mason of Kingman Arizona. The afternoon featured bridge at Mrs Monteiths home with her mother Mrs S J Hunter.
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Mira
John Monteith
Kansas City
Wiedemann
Eleanor
Kingon
Robert Mason
Kingman, Ariz
Thanksgiving travel and family visits in 25 years ago notice
Mr. and Mrs. Will Spurgeon drove to Topeka this morning. Mrs. A Arps will visit Kansas City tomorrow for Thanksgiving with her daughter Jos ephine and sons Frank and Will. Mrs. Kinney and daughter Genevieve travel to Iola for Thanksgiving. Entertained informally Mrs E Gallagher hosted guests.
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Will Spurgeon
Topeka
A. Arps
Kansas City
Miss Josephine
Frank
Will
Kinney
Genevieve
Iola
E. Gallagher
Fortieth anniversary items from Kansas City and Topeka society
Forty years ago on a Saturday a luncheon honored Mrs. Mary Walton of Kansas City with guests from Salida Colo and Emporia. Piano numbers and readings followed by a two course luncheon. Mentions of local happenings include a wolf bounty bounty hunter and a runaway on Massachusetts street. Also notes a Topeka wedding and Kansas MissourI game attendees.
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Massachusetts Street
Bob Bruce
Gildner
Helen Webber
McMillan
Buckingham
Tisdale
Monroe
Dailey
Beard
Neely
Brodhead
Bangs
Lewis
Fox
McCague
Robinson
Ernest Blaker
Betas
Carruth
Topeka
Kansas City
Frederick
Lyons
Sinclair
Hutchings-Wemple
Frank Hutchings
Mabel Wempie
C. G. Howland
Charlea
Lawrence
J. Hutchings
Phi Kappa Psi
Hutchings
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Me Hutchings
Kan
North 5Th Street
Mesara
Mesdames W. C. Spangler
D. C. Esterly
Charles Gros
Jelly Bear Explains Winter Plans in Pantry Window
In this Sundown Stories tale Jelly Bear squeezes through a pantry window for a small feast and asks Willy Nilly and Flotilla Botilla about storing jelly for winter. He seeks a cave for hibernation and promises not to trouble them once he sleeps, planning a brief spring return.
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Mary Graham Bonne
Willy Nilly
Flotilla Botilla
Jelly Bear
Kansas History Highlights of 1893 and 1894
This date in Kansas history notes Governor Lewelling is very ill at his Topeka home with pneumonia in 1893. In 1894 drought ruins three quarters of western wheat crops per state agriculture board. Lawrence Sunday Forum features moving pictures by R E Wood at Ninth Street Baptist Church at 4 45 PM. Rent room via Journal World want ads.
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Lewelling
Topeka An
Drouth
State Board of Agriculture
Lawrence Sunday Forum
R. E. Wood
Ninth Street Baptist Church
Mary Paget Welcomes Paying Guest Evelyn Rusper
In a quiet English home, Mary Paget agrees to host Evelyn Rusper as a paying guest, despite Dr Robb’s misgivings. Rusper’s presence stirs romance and tension with Dora Westerdick and Mary, who faces changes in her own life as she shelters the outsider and confronts expectations.
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Mary Paget
Evelyn Rusper
Mary
Evelyn
Rusper
Railways and the Spine A Medical Legal Tale
A historical exploration outlines rail way spine, a condition claimed from travel injuries. It discusses medical and legal impacts, noting spine structure and how doctors assess real versus imagined injuries in railway accident cases.
The Everlasting stubbornness of Facts in Faithful Life
A meditation on enduring truths from morals to God, noting that facts persist beyond opinion. The text argues that facts demand belief and reform, asserting personality, truth over falsehood, courage over cowardice, and the constancy of God amid doubt. It urges acceptance and benefit from enduring realities.
Spine Structure and Curvature Effects
The passage describes the vertebral column as a protective tube for the spinal cord and its coverings. It notes that the spine can curve noticeably without necessarily exerting pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.
Monday Mighty Diphtheria and Echoing Life News Flash
Detroit report notes Robert L. Cooper bowling ball aids police in tracing a milk wagon accident suspect Gooner who confessed. Edmond Central State coeds favor paying half their entertainments costs. New South Wales frog in St Johns church garden joke ends with pulpit seat. Exeland reports best dressed deer wearing red pants and coat to deter hunters.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Robert L. Cooper
Gooner
Exeland
Wis
North Woods
Charles Calkins
Galking
Hunger marchers turn away from fuel deal in Manhattan
A group of 75 hunger marchers arrived in Manhattan on November 26 but rejected an offer to trade an introduction to the municipal wood pile for gasoline. City officials refused to provide fuel or further concessions.
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Associated Press
Manhattan
Railroad brakeman killed in Scott City accident
Scott City reports W. Byrum 40, brakeman for Missouri Pacific, was crushed to death by a train yesterday. His home is in Hoisington. Earlier, a group offered 30 gallons of gasoline to 15 men who would spend an hour in the wood yard. they did not appear and later continued their trip to Washington, D. C.
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Wood Yard
Washington, D. C
Scott City
Byrum
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Hoisington
Smith Praised as Possible Philippines Governor General
Manila reports President Quezon commenting on rumors that Alfred E. Smith may be named governor general under a Democratic administration. Quezon noted Smith would be an excellent choice if Theodore Roosevelt leaves, while he has not yet expressed views on other candidates.
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Manila
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Injunction Asked Over Recapture Clause Of Transportation Act
Illinois Terminal Railroad files in U S district court to strike the recapture clause of the 1920 Transportation Act claiming government excess earnings of six percent. First test since 1929 St Louis and O Fallon case. Proposals from the Lytton commission for direct talks with Japan on Manchurian dispute viewed as unacceptable by Chinese government.
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SpGmier
Danville
Ill
United States District Court
St. Louis and O' Fallon
Illinois Terminal Railroad
China
Nanking
Lytton Commission
Japan
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