Automatic Fire Alarm interest grows in Lawrence plan
Kansas City firm reports a conference with the City Commission about installing an automatic fire alarm system at City Hall and adjacent buildings in Lawrence. The system uses thermostats, transmitters, and parallel cables with battery power to provide instant fire signals to the station. Local firm Shimmons Brothers would install and service the equipment. city approval sought amid promised insurance premium reductions and high reliability claims.
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Daum
Brazil
United States
Automatic Fire Alarm Company of
Kansas City
City Commission
Lawrence
Fire ‘Department
Fachighal
Whch
National’ Board
Kansas State Insurance Board
Eurance
Feldmen
Shimmons Brothers
Ehimmens Hroth
Berea College student earnings rise to 67 percent of costs
Berea Kentucky October reports show Berea College students earning 67 percent of their total school expenses. President Hutchins notes the seven years earnings rose from 34289 to 116613, with most students laboring at least ten hours weekly, paid in labor credits. Admission largely limited to Southern mountains residents and no state or federal aid, Berea provides tuition free.
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Berea
United Press
Berea College
William J. Hutchins
Todas
A. G. Weidler
Dean of
Ates
Nts
Bakery King's Son Found on Coast Hidden Disguise Revealed
Walter S. Ward, son of William B. Ward known as the bakery king, reappeared after months of disappearance on the Pacific Coast living alone. He used tortoise shell glasses and hair dye to conceal himself. The brief item notes his return and the notable comparison to college football figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter S. Ward
William B. Ward
King
Mysteriong
Pacific Coast
Four Mules Play Delivers Lively Kick in Roles
A brief note describes a play featuring four performers labeled as Mules delivering strong stage energy. The quoted line hints at a rum and timing motif, with each actor carrying a distinct, stiff sense of timing and impact in their scenes.
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Thrum
Timm
Chinese stage at Boston draws steady but unfamiliar crowds
Boston critics describe a Chinese theatre where a largely white audience seldom understands the arias and monologues. An eight-piece orchestra, a dominant falsetto singing style, and elaborate costumes mark the classical performance as spectators nibble tidbits of fried pork and date nuts late in the show.
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Boston
Roma
Faerie
Southwestern enrollment grows at 917 in arts schools
Reading from a fragmentary page, the report states Southwestern college enrollment rose to 917, up 14 from last year, across the schools of fine and liberal arts. The note mentions Occidental attendance and an evening performance, with seven hours of entertainment continuing next morning. Dodge City notes snow fence purchases by Ford County commissioners to keep main highways open.
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Southwestern
Arkansas City
Southwestern College
Ei Ae
Ford County
Dodge“City
Pleasant Valley Visit By C B Shuck
Pleasant Valley resident C B Shuck visited Lawrence with Friday afternoon plans. Billy Cummings, a Lawrence resident, appeared in the same social circle during the afternoon events.
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C. B. Shuck
Lawrence
Billy Cummings
Dre
Keep Hair Tidy Keep It Curly
Edna Wallace Hopper endorses Mave and Sheen hair product across seasons. Claims hair stays curly and shiny with twice weekly use. Bottled at 73 cents with a cash guarantee, marketed toward bobbed hair styles.
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Ouna Wallace Hopper
Edna Wallace Hopper
Sheen
Weekend visits and school notes in Lawrence area
Charles Shuck, a Lawrence high school student, spent the weekend with family and returned Sunday evening. A Le Heleom and others were in Lawrence this week. A. L Holeom missed janitor duties at the school. Harolds Rothrock family, H B Axe, A L Holeom, Jack Maloney and neighbors called Saturday. wheat work and farm tasks continued Thursday and Friday for 0 G Buyfan and Mr Shuck.
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Harold
Rothrock
Richardson and Son
Debtbert
Ldurente
Enunicé Tobler
Marjorie Cummings
Harold, Rothreck
Lawrence
Ors
H. B. Exe
Eunice Tobler
al J. Holsom
Charles Shuck
Messrs
B. Axe
A. L. ‘Holeom
Jack Maloney
Laurence
Eudaly
Shuck
John’ Malaney
aMitae
Lawrence Si Foppers
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Tokyo
Chichibu
Jayjan
England
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Baron Omert
Krag
Dip
Barber's Drug Store
Ade
King’s Son
Urbana
Red Grange
Four Horsemen
Notre Dame
Iirfield
Pag Peters
Walter S.ward
Pleasant Valley
Shimmons Bros
Jersey
Jersey Sea
Charles Pugh
Model
Optimetrist
Veru
Atlanta
Wih Hye
Ivette
Newmark
Marcel
Marcels
Hess Drug
Ater
Wolters Hat Shop
Canton
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