Open Air Theatre Prosperity Sparks Prize Idea
St Louis reports a profitable open air season with total admissions of 197549.50 and other receipts 9919.28, expenses 165595.38. A 5000 prize for best play of the year is planned to boost future productions at Forest Park. The 1904 World's Fair venue hosted a 90 member chorus and a 20 000 weekend attendance record, while next year plans include a 30000 theater improvement and acting school.
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St. Louis
Municipal
Sdasda
Mae
Pal Theatre Association
Forest Park
Métal
Migratory Birds Travel 3000 Miles In Seasonal Flights
The Biological Survey reports migratory birds travel at least 3000 miles during fall and spring flights. In years of trapping and banding by the survey, ducks and other strong-winged fowl were marked with serial bands. Birds released from Lake Scugog near Toronto have yielded reports of routes toward Trinidad and the Venezuelan coast, with mallards and black ducks following different paths across Lake Erie, the Ohio Valley, and the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
Nrthern
Biol. Surv
Wash
D. C
Lake Scugog
Toronto
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Venezuela
Lake Scugour
Lake Erie
St. Clair Flats
Ohio
Mississippi
Alleghenies
Atlantic Coast
Chesapeake
Delaware
Kansas State Free Fair opens with strong agricultural displays
Topeka Kansas September 11 thousands of visitors attend the Kansas State Free Fair as agriculture remains the main draw. The cattle exhibit opens with over 100 head from Kansas and nearby states while horse entries number about 200 with several out of state competitors. Hog display exceeds 1500 head, matching last year’s scale. Exhibits fill the vast barns as new tents are provided for the crowding. Amateur radio contest debuts with many boys showcasing home made sets and daily concerts begin. The state fish hatchery at Proth will be featured.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Mid-West States
Proth
Fae Brook
Ralph Nichols
Manhattan
Invin
Ralph Snyder
David Waugh
Waugh
Iyn Barnard
Meriden
Barnard
Henry Casebier
St. Patrick Club
Ailia Decker
Fern Brock
Emporia
Dave McConnel
Wellington
John Roberts
Baldwin
Alfred Dennis
McLouth
Helen Fultop
Hazel
Lucinda Bhyles
Liberal
Grace
Esther
Martha Tedvick
Oskaloosa Band
Connecticut
King
Os Og Eye
Fairulitie
P.m
Agriculture drafts tentative hay grade standards nationwide
The United States Department of Agriculture proposes tentative hay grades for timothy, clover, and mixed hays to standardize quality and aid certification. Grades rely on color, maturity at cut, leaf brownness, bleached heads, gems, and foreign material, with small tolerances and class-specific scales.
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Washington
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
Hay Standardization Laboratory
Alexandria
Oskaloosa News Highlights Rail Trip and Local Events
James Shrader Will Monrde and J Monroe with Bert Patrick toured to Leavenworth visiting old soldiers at the Soldiers Home. They report Uncle Dave Cook Uriel Bliss Dr Lowman and Capt Henry Mott in good health. Local notes include rodeo attendance at Mayetta Indiana fair and Lucile Mulhall riding horse as attraction. Many townsfolk travel for school, music, and civic events amid hot weather and busy schedules.
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James Shrader
Will Monrde
J. Monroe
Bert Patrick
Leavenworth
Dave Cook
Uriel Bliss
Dr. Lowman
Ee ‘Martin
Henry Mott
Mayetta
Indiana
Lucile Mulhall
Don Huddleston
Kansas City
Ygamn
Lawrence
William Rice
Lawrence Parker
Frank Coleman
Winchester
Gene Keers
Ross Tay- Jory
Agnes Pennington
Marshall
Missouri Valley College
Jeanette _Jacquemin
Fern Broch
Virginia Davis
B. P. Davis
Topeka
Helen Decker
Oawakie
Dawakie
Intre
Paul Cashitt
Replacing Russian Currency in Vladivostok
Tokyo Sept 24 The old Russian currency issued during Antonov era, still in use since Vladivostok government’s independence, is being replaced by Bank of Korea convertible notes. Shinre Ito in charge of Vladivostok branch states troop withdrawals will not close the Vladivostok Bank office or harm investments amid shifting economic conditions and imminent military evacuation.
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Tokia
Antonov
Vladivostock
Bank of Korea
Shinre Ito
Ito
Sibera
Bank of Vladivostock
JAP TRADE SHOWS EXPORT SURPLUS FOR JULY
Tokio reports July foreign trade of the Japanese empire with the Chinese republic shows exports of 23,707,000 yen and imports of 12,759,000 yen, a July surplus of 10,948,000 yen. For the year to date exports total 19,389,000 yen and imports 95,049,000 yen, a cumulative export excess of 94,140,000 yen.
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Tokio
Chinese Republic
Finance Department
Tokyo forced yearly house clean designed to purge streets
Tokyo officials order every householder to empty and dust all rooms each July, dumping rubbish into streets for removal. The plan targets general cleansing, leaving streets littered for weeks with debris from crowded districts.
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Tokio
Dallas Gets Y W Meet The Annual Leaders Conference
Dallas chosen for the annual Young Women's Christian Association leaders conference October 17 to 19. About sixty leaders from the national organization will attend, with regional officers directing from St. Louis. National field workers and World Service members will also be present at the home of Mrs. B B Raber in Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Young Women’s Chatian Association
Teas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
St. Louis
John M. Hanna
National’ Organization
Lemon juice skin bleaching remedy guidance
A vintage ad style note instructs mixing juice of two lemons with three ounces of Orchard Whits to create a quarter pint facial bleach. It claims regular application to face neck arms and hands will fade freckles and blemishes, leaving skin clear soft and rosy-white.
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Jany Drug Store
Patrol Report Notes Prowlers and Transit Hazards
Police responded to Fourth and Maine streets for prowlers with no arrests. Prowlers reported at 1680 Rhode Island Street at 2 30 this morning. A gas well near a railroad line caused a prolonged service delay after erupting into a gusher, raising ignition fears. A coat was reported stolen from the I A U Ball. A carpet manufacturer distributed 3 633 000 in bonuses to 7 000 workers over eleven years. An explanation on Oriental rug naming origins is provided. G W Hardy pleaded guilty to fighting and was fined five dollars. W H Hupp faced fighting charges and forfeited his bond. The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada held a convention emphasizing denunciation of revolutionary propaganda. Foreign commerce history is noted.
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Browlera ‘Ave
Hunter
Fourth
Maine
Rhole Island Street
G. W. Hardy
H. “Hupp
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Margaret Mitchell
Ruby
R. W. Gorrill
Ambrose Bigsby
James Miller
Lucille
Mildred Gentry
P. C. Reynolds
Dorothy Bryan
Lawrence’ High School
Martha Transmeier
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Olla
C. A. Richardson
J. M. Harrison
George Wise
R. L. Jones
Lily
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Thomas Campton
Charles Winter
Aileen Colman
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Seigel Rose
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R. W. Garrill
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Will Garrill
Spawrence
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Willig Gohnan
Richards
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Lawrence Lodge No. 6
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Joseph E. Harbeson-Paul A. Lange
Sec’v
T. W. Mesner
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Astoria
Oregon
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Fountain Hen
BIG Farm
Topeka State Fair
Oskaloosa
Dows
Margaret Ford
Pavrpente
Keefer
Pete Michaels
J. R. Martin
Will Wheeler
Will
Colonial’ Club
Briners Grove
Andy, Klingensmith
Joe Blockowitz
American Legion Auxiliary
Joe Vendel
Joe Vendel, Jr
Jonathan
Damson Plains
Sol Worswick
Formosa
A. W. Isley
Jewel County
Frank Simmons
Savoy Hotel
Fay Weishaar
Andrey Chapman
Pat Seagraves
Liberty
Decker
Elmont
Ed O’brien
Methedist
Wier Stewart
Covenanter Church of
Cecil Maxwell
M. HE. Sunday School
Epworth League. Co
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Donnie Insley
Virginia Lovatts
Duffield
Berryton
Trapp
Wilson
Mral Reed
J. R. Wilson
Purcell Brown
Vladivostok
Assne
China
Y. W
W.W. Brace
San Antonio
BB. Raber
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The
Round Corner Drug Co
Lawrence, Kans
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
George Bullene
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
New York
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