College of Emporia students to work their way through school
Hodgin Marsh of Olathe Kansas begins as a household helper at the College of Emporia to earn room and board and tuition. The college employment bureau estimates a total of twenty to twenty five thousand dollars will be earned by students this school year through jobs in town and campus roles. The college will employ about fifty students in dorms dining halls offices library and janitor work with several faculty secretarial stipends.
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Emporia
Kan
Hodgin Marsh
Olathe
College of Emporia
Contege Employment Bureau
Ethel Kahn
Teacher's Institute
Leavenworth
Ray Barnes
Sam Hawkins
Olivene Reetz
C. L. Dehoff
Pony Creek
Alfred Skeets
Leonard Dehoff
Edwin Cook
William Woodrow
Fred. Kahn
Kansas City
Minnie Thomas
Fr. A. McRill
Peters
Mound
Carlat
James Tarpy
Lawrence
L. Dehoff
Kansas
F. A
Congregational Church Aid Society
Laursuayfternoon
W. C. Allan
Tonganoxie
Kathleen Kelsall
Sarcoxie
Hopkins
Robert Baker
Nine Mile Farm
Lloyd Michaels
Arlot
Kelsal
Margaret McCleary
Robert Blaker
Robert
Alfred Kahn
Fern
Antone Kahn
D. Whittaker
Jean McKone
Charles Barnes
F. H. Barnes
Chuch
Edgar MecRitt
Earl Phillips
Reno
O'Dea
George White
Dwyer Bros
Washington
F._A
School campaign boosts Indian attendance nationwide
A nationwide effort to promote education across Indian reservations raises school attendance at all levels. The push unites Native Americans and whites in a shared goal, with schools like Haskell reporting greater enrollment and strains from increased demand. Education is viewed as essential for future roles and societal advancement. Meanwhile, Spanish efforts to subdue the Moors in Morocco show tentative gains, but outcomes depend on improving methods.
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Haskell
Jvho
Morocco
Cuba
Philippines
Bold Kansas Telephone move challenges state utilities board
A Shawnee county suit seeks to erode the state utilities commission authority as Kansas Telephone plans higher rates in Lawrence and Garnett and trims staff to live within income. The action prompts questions about public service regulation and potential reactions from the commission.
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Kansas Telephone Company
Lawrence and
Garnett
Shawnee County
Utilities Commission of
Telephone Company
Public Service
State Utilities Commission
Utilities Board
Lawrence
Woodmen of the World form Lawrence camp in 1896
A Woodmen of the World camp was organized in Lawrence on September 9, led by Deputy Manager H. L. Waide of Kansas City. L. H. Perkins serves as consul and F. J. Savage as secretary.
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Lawrence Daily World
Lawrence Daily Journal
Woodmen of the World
L. Waide
Kansas City
L. H. Perkins
F. J. Savage
Lawrence
D.H. Holmes
Agnes Thompson
Harry Dick
Don
Barrie Bower
Sock
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Barke
Wells College
Aurora
New York
Fifty Years Ago in Lawrence
The river’s low level aided ferry travel but limited crossing to a few teams. A Topeka excursion bus failed on the hill near the bridge, forcing about thirty passengers to walk uptown. I G Baldwin of Kanwaka shows a Pump kin Sweet apple weighing 25 ounces and a large pear weighing 15 ounces bequeathed by N C Blood of Lawrence.
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Republican Daily Journal
Topeka
I. G. Baldwin
Kanwaka Township
N. C. Blood
Old Time Home Made Hickory Discipline Scene
Sunday afternoon on New York street boys climbed a tree by a home and destroyed a dove nest. The young birds froze and died as they hit the ground. The piece questions home training and behavior. It also notes a Chinese university collecting 170 silk worm eggs for sericulture.
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New York Street
Local notices from Tonganoxie area residents
Reno school delays start due to unfinished building. Several townsfolk attend meetings and visits in Topeka and Lawrence. Local farming activity includes threshing and haying while teachers and pupils relocate between Pony Creek and Sarcoxie for the year.
Geyser Explodes at Yellowstone in Spectacular Display
Fountain Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupts to about 240 feet height after nearly a year of inactivity. The blast draws 200 spectators and ends with the crater torn apart. After about an hour the flow stops and the geyser remains inactive.
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Yellowstone
Park Wyo
Missouri watermelon yield tops two million units
Missouri produced about 2,642,000 watermelons this year, enough to fill more than 3,609 ears. The record notes high yields despite weather challenges.
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Missouri
Log Cabin Memory Figures in SGers Meeting
Theodore Gardner shared an enlarged print of the old log cabin built by his father in the Lone Star area in 1887, recalling pioneer homesteading from Indiana. He narrated family moves, cabin construction, river skimming profits, and early Kansas migration, with local names and places cited.
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Theodore’ Gardner
Lone Star
Indiana
Court House
Gardner
Old Settlers
Washington Creek
Lawrence
Union County
Altoit
Gray
Louisville
Kentucky
Bear Creek
Kansas
Fremont
Liberty
Buchanan
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Tellehone
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Steicly Yin
Chicago
A. A. Keator
Hartford Building
Franklin P. Alcorn
Marbridge
Associated Press
Algo
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kappa Pi
K. Breet
Kaw Valley Creamery
Dixon
Broeker
Mr. Harmon
Dwyer
Jean Mekone
Kent
Jake Sullivan
Mr. Kelsall
Henry Eislie
Sam Kelsall Jr
Tamily
Texas
San Antonio
Aid Society
W. T. Bleakley
Torneka Fair
Alfred
Harry Sheets
Hawk Hollow
Aant
Frank Barnes
Clarence J. Davis
Maxwell
Nebraska
Ray Davis
Los Angeles
Cal
H. G. Skeets
Kohler & Campbell
Bell’s Music Store
Harlow
Hutchings '& Biggs
Detroit
Mich
Hamtranck
United States
Toa
James Buchanan
Cincinnati
Scarlet Reynolds
Amd
Arkansas
Old Fort Gibson
Joseph J.ovelace
George
Lovelaces
Tom Overfield
Silas Bond
Father
Skelkreg's Ford
Rock Creek
Dan
Vancil
John Moore
Ant Pooy Eberly Macy
General Blunt
Baxter Springs
Satan
Napoleon Simpson
Dan Vancil
Nick
J. A. Farrell
San Diego
Ter
Isa
Bella Farrell
Jake Herd
Merchants National Bank
Merchants Loan & Savings Bank
Lawrence, Kansas
Federal Reserve Bank
United States Bonds & Certif
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Cash and Sight Exchange
Total
F. C. Whipple
Bank of Friendly Service
Massachusetts
Charter’s Chocolates
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