Notable Kansas State Capital Notes and Local Changes
Topeka reports a harsher winter damaged blue grass lawns statewide and the state house grounds resemble a ragged meadow. Tax levy for the year will fall to about 2.75 million dollars with assessed value rising. new fire and life insurers emerge in Kansas. Seward Avenue Baptist church was dedicated. farmers battle church bugs threatening wheat. construction booms in Topeka as homes rise and driving schools appear.
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Topeka
Kansas
Agricultural Department
State House
Howe
Suis
Seek to Oust the Packers in Missouri Ongoing Hearing
Missouri Attorney General Major plans to file ouster proceedings against meat packers allied with the National Packing company in the Missouri supreme court within 30 days. The probe aims to prove control by a packing trust, while the National argues indictment remains to be proven illegal operation. A.M. Benn testified that Armour and Swift bid against each other as hogs sold at 11 dollars in East St. Louis, with a small group driving decisions from a Chicago board.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Major
Meat Trust
Supreme Court
National Packing Company
A.M. Benn
National Racking Company
Armour
Swift
East St. Louis
National
Chicago
Prosecution Push to Break Kansas Bootlegging
President Taft directs new internal revenue rules to stamp liquor sales and crack down on bootleggers in Kansas. Gov Brubbs says the crackdown will shatter bootlegging, with Washington forwarding instructions to federal authorities in prohibition states. Peddlers of liquor should be arrested and reported for prosecution even if tax is paid in the month of liability.
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Topeka
Kan
Taft
Department of Justice
Brubbs
Kansas
Prohibition
Revenue Office
Washington
Internal Revenue
Hoffstot to Stand Trial in Pittsburg Graft Case
Gov. Hughes grants extradition requisition for Frank N. Hoffstot president of Pressed Steel Car company to Pittsburg. Hoffstot was arrested in Albany on a warrant charging bribery and conspiracy tied to graft in Pittsburg and alleged $40,000 bribe to councilmen at the Hotel Imperial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
New York
N. Y
F. N. Hoffstot
Pressed Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
Imperial
Senate Approves Major Missouri River Appropriations
The senate adopted a $1,000,000 appropriation for Missouri River improvement from Kansas City to the river mouth and $300,000 for the upper stretch from Kansas City to Fort Benton Montana. The upper river fund was reduced to $175,000 as an amendment to the house appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Kansas City
Senate
Fort Benton
Mont
House
A Half Million Profit in Corn in Chicago Market
The Chicago market is flooded with corn with 11,000,000 bushels stored in local elevators. The bear leader Adolph J. Lichstein is reported to have bought corn enough to show a profit over the $500,000 mark with some profits as high as ten cents per bushel.
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Chicago
Illinois
Adolph J. Lichstein
Fairbanks Seek Signal Corps Visit for Mt McKinley Expedition
The Fairbanks Mount McKinley committee asks the U S government to detail signal service men from the nearest point to inspect the summit area and report if an American flag flies atop Mount McKinley.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Mount McKinley
United States
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Yankton Man
Charles S. Bailey of Yankton South Dakota suffered chronic kidney pain and frequent urination. After trying various remedies the pain subsided with Doan's Kidney Pills and he says he was cured. He recommends the product and notes no trouble since. Doan's is sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles S. Bailey
Locust St
Yankton
S. Dak
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Pity the Poor Cowboy Says Wiley on Food Trends
Dr Harvey W Wiley spoke at a Washington dinner about meat boycott and cold storage. He noted modern life leans toward preserved foods but says the trend is limited to certain dealers and cited cowboys sending in the same weekly order of canned dairy and fruit products.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
Resinol Ointment Praised for Scalp Troubles
Rev H C Jones of Extension La reports 15 years of scalp eruptions improved by Resinol Salve after a local recommendation from a Baltimore figure. He claims the trouble is practically cured and endorses the remedy highly.
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Baltimore
H. C. Jones
Extension
His Way of Doing It
A quoted reminiscence recalls a young counterfeiter named Faker who boasted quick money on the street. He earned money rapidly before his capture and imprisonment in the penitentiary.
Prefers the Widower Remark From Cleveland Leader
A Cleveland Leader quote contrasts marrying a rich bachelor with a rich widower. The widower is praised for having learned to give up without a struggle, reflecting a cynical view on marriage prospects.
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Maye
Cleveland Leader
Up To Date Farm Home Decorating Offered Free
The article argues country homes should be attractive and modern. It offers free wall stencils and color suggestions from a decorative architect to readers, enabling DIY or guided interior design at no charge. It contrasts farm life favorably with urban living and promotes affordable improvement ideas.
How did that story start about Washington and lies
The quip notes a press agent may have started the tale that George Washington could not tell a lie. It frames the anecdote as a humorous literary fabrication and questions origin. The exchange casts doubt on the tale’s veracity and hints at publicity influence.
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George Washington
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Pottawatomie Reservation
United States Supreme Court
Addison Shipstack
Addison
Seward Avenue Baptist Church
W. R. Stubbs
Business Colleges
Agricultural College
State University
Packers
Hoffstot
Pennsylvania
Gov. Hughes
Idney
Doctor Wiley
Red Cross Ball
Jerry Davis
Dr. Pierce
Cordelia
Ostetter
Lbe
Kansas City Directory
Deere Implements and Velie
John Deere Plow CO
Kodaks
Kansas CO
Walnut Street
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Brookings
South Dakota
Hastings Industrial Co
Babcock
Lam
C. Larson
Barry Husbandry
National Dream
National Dairy Machine Company
Goshen
Indiana
SPOHN
Spohn Medical Co
Ind
U.S.A
Lal Rohan
Youur Witenen
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Torree
Azomboe Drug CO
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