Warrants issued for 600 delinquent income taxes in Kansas
Kansas Internal Revenue Collector H H Motter announced warrants issued for 600 delinquent taxpayers at amounts from a few dollars to 5000 dollars, totaling about 50000 dollars. Penalties of 25 and 5 percent plus 1 percent monthly interest apply. more warrants will follow until all delinquents are collected. Separate note describes Emporia workers challenging minimum wage budgets in court with Anna Bregan presenting for the local club.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kas
H. H. Motter
Federal
Internal Revenue Collector
Motter
Emporia
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Anna Bregan
Kansas State Normal Faculty
Emporia Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cooperative livestock shippers conference in Kansas City
E L Rhoades farm management demonstrator at Kansas State Agricultural College arranges a conference at the Kansas City stockyards on April 4 and 5. The event teaches managers of Kansas cooperative livestock shipping associations better handling of shipments including marking and judging market grades.
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Co-Operative Livestock Shippers
Kansagg City
E. L. Rhoades
Kanagas
Bank Shortage Reported Over Trad ers State Bank
The deficit at the now defunct Trad ers State Bank of Arkansas City is about $200,000, with $125,000 over combined capital and surplus, per information in the bank commissioner’s offices. Commissioner Foster denied reports that deposits came in after the decision to close the bank.
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State Bank of
Arkansas City
Foster
Requisition Issued for Fred H. Whipple Return
Governor Allen orders the return to Wichita of Fred H. Whipple charged with obtaining money under false pretenses. Whipple is under arrest in Los Angeles. John Fleming Jr denies Howat miners will replace regular workers during a general strike. Kansas Supreme Court grants rehearing in Kansas State Bank of Salina v Laughlin with May 2 date set. case held Laughlin not liable for double stock value if a bank fails.
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Allen
California
Wichita
Fred H. Whipple
Whipple
Los Angeles
John Fleming, Jr
Howat Board
Howat
State Supreme’ Court
Kansas
State Bank of Salina
A. W. Laughlin
Laughlin
Death of Banker J H Nelson at 60
J H Nelson president of Bennington State Bank and prominent land owner died in a Salina hospital at age 60 after treatment. He leaves a wife and six grown children.
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J._H. Nelson
Bennington State Bank
Salina
Mr. Nelson
Roxbury Schools Closed Over Flu Outbreak
The schools of Roxbury in the northeast corner of McPherson county are closed due to influenza among students and teachers.
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Roxbury
McPherson County
Mrs Stocker 64 Dies in Wichita Home
Mrs A F Stocker aged 64 and a Kansas resident since 1880 died at her Wichita home. She is survived by her widower a daughter five sons and a brother.
Bank of Arkansas City Faces Opening Delays
Fragmentary report indicates the Bank of Arkansas City failed to open as scheduled. The visible text shows a door sign reading state bank commission and mentions a surplus of 76 dollars and cash on hand around 150000, with Creighton named as president.
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Bank of Arkansas City
Bank “Commission
Capland
Creighton
Farmers favor good roads at joint chamber Farmers meeting
The Independence chamber of commerce and Montgomery County farmers backed standardization of a state road plan after a speech by J Frank Smith of the Greater Kansas City Good Roads Association. Only one man opposed as attendees voted rising to support the plan.
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Independence Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery County
J. Frank Smith
Greater
Kansas City Good Roads Association
Smith
Consolidated Schools
Wisconsin
Allen
Chamber of Commerce
Farm capital use and livestock underinvestment warning
I D Graham of the state board of agriculture cites federal coast figures showing American farmers invest 85 percent of capital in real estate, 2.5 in improvements, 12.5 in livestock. Applying to Kansas with 264 acres and 60000 dollars to invest yields 42500 for land 1250 for implements 6250 for livestock, valuing the farm at about 161 dollars an acre with scant equipment and insufficient livestock. Graham says such farms should carry more livestock.
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I. D.graham
State Board of Agriculture
Graham
Burglar Blinds Parson Woman. Child Chloroformed
Mrs. W. E. Arey of Parsons woke to a chloroform odor and found a burglar over her bed who fled after her scream. He also chloroformed her 15 year old son James as he slept nearby. Separately, Mrs. Charlotte C. Rider, 83, longtime Geary County resident, died at her home west of Junction City and will be shipped to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania for interment.
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W. E. Arey
Parsons
James
Charlotte C. Rider
Geary County
Junction City
Chambersburg
Crawford County Fruit Growers Plan Membership Drive
Plans for a county wide membership campaign for the Crawford County Fruit Growers Association organized in Girard are in place. Otto Greff of Pittsburgh serves as president and directs the drive.
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Crawford County Fruit Grower's Association
Girard
Otto Greff
Pittsburg
Miner George Bloom Killed by Live Wire at Mulberry
George Bloom aged 18 died at Spencer Newlands mine No 9 Mulberry after contact with a live wire. He resided in Liberal Missouri.
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George Bloom
Spencer-Newlands
Mulberry
Bloom
Liberal, Mo
Pioneer Shem Clark, 78, Dies at Concordia Home
Cloud County pioneer Shem Clark, aged 78, died at his residence near Concordia. He was known for early settlement work and community leadership in the area. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Shem Clark
Cloud County
Concordia
Doctor to pay damages for leg injury in Kansas case
Dr. S D Morrison of LaCygne Kansas must pay $2000 to Mrs M E Peterfish after a court found he caused a broken ankle that healed with the foot turned outward. The Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the Lynn County district court ruling.
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S. D. Morrison
LaCygne
Kas
M. E. Peterfish
Kansas Supreme Court
Lynn County District Court
Supreme court dismisses contempt writs against labor leaders
The supreme court dismissed the writs of error by Alexander Howat and other labor leaders seeking review of Kansas state court contempt rulings for refusing to appear before the court of industrial relations. Fred B Caldwell, 41, Kansas legislator and stockman, is dead in Topeka. A brother W A Caldwell of Oskaloosa Iowa served in the Iowa legislature. Tyre business district fire causes about 20000 dollars damage. Kansas brick manufacturers and salt miners gain with rail rate cuts. Frisco and Rock Island reduce salt rates aiding Kansas salt with New York and Louisiana markets in St Louis and Chicago.
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Supreme Court
Alexander—Howat
Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations
Fred
Points
Frisco
Rock Island
New York
Louisiana
St. Louis
Chicago
Abilene Pioneer Merchant Johntz Dies
Fragmentary notice reports the death of Abilene merchant Johntz a 19 year old. The brief item indicates his role as a pioneer figure in the Abilene community.
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Johntz
Abilen
Modern Barn 10 House 80 Cows
In this design by William A. Radford a dairy stable provides comfort and health for a herd of 80 cows. It features overhead carrier tracks, continuous windows, and efficient layout to reduce labor while improving milk production and profits, with silos and hay storage nearby.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
United States
Numeration in Old Times and Dairy Stable Design
The text examines ancient numerals such as mille and the M symbol, noting looseness in meaning from thousand to a multitude. It also describes dairy housing practices, detailing a one story stable for 50 cows with ventilation, concrete floors, two rows of stalls, a central feeding alley, and individual drinking cups.
Estimate of Horse Power
In an August 1911 Portsmouth address Sir William Ramsay compares manpower to horse power. He cites 45 million population and coal use totaling 50 million tons yearly, equating five pounds coal per indicated horsepower hour to about 1 000 000 horsepower annually. He estimates one Bhutanese climber carrying 400 pounds up 4000 feet in eight hours equals 1 25th horsepower, yielding 175 million man power for 31 million horsepower.
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William Ramsay
British Association
Portsmouth
British Isles
Restored Penciled Note Reveals Colonial Trade List
A floor-find at the Library of Congress uncovers a cryptic undated note listing goods traded along the Delaware in colonial times. The fragment mentions guns, tomahawks, knives, stockings, beer, glass bottles, sugar, molasses, beads, and other items in a deed linking Pennsylvania to William Penn.
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Library of Congress
Delaware River
Pennsylvania
Wiliam ‘Penn
Stereoscopic 3D Weather Map Revealed By W B engineers
The United States Weather Bureau develops three dimensional weather maps for pilots. Wind directions are charted at different levels and photographed from two angles. When viewed in a stereoscope the posts and arrows merge into strong relief.
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United States Weather Bureau
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Women Need Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often unaware. Back pain, headaches, nervousness, and loss of ambition signal kidney disease. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy. request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. for testing via the newspaper notice.
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Dr. Ilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Zebra stars and Ark image from Boston Transcript
A child questions divine design and a girl describes Noah’s Ark with a rainbow overhead, a smoking smokestack, and the US flag at the bow, as cited in the Boston Transcript.
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United States
Boston Transcript
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