Infantile paralysis cases rise in Kansas statewide
In Topeka the Kansas infantile paralysis outbreak reaches 29 cases with a death rate over 30 percent. A state board of health special warning urges physicians and parents to guard diet, avoid dusty environments, limit sun exposure, reduce strenuous activity, and isolate affected children while seeking prompt medical care. Party councils set for August 30 in Topeka with state canvassing board naming official council rosters.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
United States
Senate Chamber to Get New Heating and Ventilation
The state executive council awarded a contract to W F Sheahan of Topeka for a heating and ventilating system in the Senate Chamber at just over $4 000. The price includes plumbing for adjacent toilet rooms. The same system used in the House of Representatives two years ago will be installed, drawing in cold air through floor registers and expelling stale air via wall and floor outlets. It has already satisfied in the House.
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State Executive Council
Senate Chamber
W. F. Sheahan
Topeka
House of Representatives
Topeka Rifle Club Reorganizes With NRA Plan
The Topeka Rifle Club, disbanded a year ago for lack of quarters, will be reorganized in the next weeks and join the National Rifle Association. Thirty former members have signified their intention to rejoin.
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Topeka Rifle Club
National Rifle Association
Dairy Commissioner complains of express firms mishandling cream cans
D. M. Wilson, state dairy commissioner, files with the board of railroad commissioners alleging gross carelessness by express companies in handling empty cream cans. The complaint says firms routinely drop cans at wrong stations and leave them to rust, causing owners to lose value and miss busy-season use.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
D. M. Wilson
Shawnee County Schools See Salary and Year Length Increases
County Superintendent John F. Eby reports improved district school conditions in Shawnee County due to higher salaries and a longer school year.
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Shawnee County
John F. Eby
Ex Senator J R Burton Pushes Texas Health Resort
Former Senator J R Burton promotes a health resort near San Antonio after buying 5000 acres five miles from the city. The parcel includes the Terrell Hot Spring and plans for a retreat and spa development.
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J. R. Burton
San Antonio
Texas
Terrill
Evans family line traced from medieval knights and founders
The article discusses the Evans surname origin and historic lineage from Owen Tudor to early Welsh and Isle of Man figures, noting uncertainty about some regal connections. It also mentions New England forefathers David and Henry Evans of Boston 1643, Thomas of Plymouth 1635, and John of Roxbury and Hatfield.
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Henry VII
England
Owen Tudor
Evans
Arthur
John
Evanson
New England
David
Henry Evans
Boston
Thomas
Plymouth
Roxbury
Hatfield
Evans Family Lineages Across America and Revolutionary Ties
The Evans family story spans Massachusetts to Pennsylvania and beyond, tracing soldiers in Philip’s War and the Revolution. Notable figures include Sherebiah Evans of Milton, Evan Evans in Philadelphia, Oliver Evans the steam engine pioneer, and Isaac Wayne linked to Waynesboro. The lineage connects to Bradford descendants, Dewitt in New York, and various regional leaders. The Philadelphia Christchurch rector, Evan Evans, and a prominent coat of arms are noted alongside memorial windows in St. Peter's Church.
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Henry Evans
Boston
Tennessee
Joseph
Ireland
Ohio
Joseph Henry
Henry
Cora Taylor
William Bradford
Mayflower Society
New England
Sherebiah Evans
Milton
Mass
Maryland
Elizabeth Dudley
Sherebiah
Harrisons
Clarks
Cooks
Warners
James
England
Cecil County
John
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Sarah Denny
Maine
George Evans
Taylor
Philadelphia
Christchurch
Evan Evans
Wales
West Jersey
Delaware
Hartford County
Lott Evans
Penn
Thomas
Charles
Lott
Sarah Roberts
Jonathan
New Jersey
Cadwalader
Gibbs, Carpegies
Hurlbuts
Hobarts
Perrins
Joseph Evans
Margaret Horner
Virginia
the Evans
New York State
de Witts
Trerck de Witt
Kingston
N. Y
Evans
South
Carolina
Anthony Wayne
Isaac
Elizabeth Smith
William Evans
Mary Atlee
Margaret
Isaachar Evans
Chester County
Wayne
Isaac Wayne
Waynesboro, Pa
Heitman
New Hampshire
Edward
Ephraim
Massachusetts
New York
Benjamin
Israel
Elijah
George
Amos Evans
Henry County
Oliver Evans
Ivans
Libertas
Great Britain
St. Peter’s Church
Joseph R. Evans
About the Business Woman and True Womanliness
A quotation from Eleanor B Richardson stresses that female independence in finance and mind does not erase femininity. It praises a gentle professional woman who works in a masculine office for over twenty years, noting her refined character and delicate personality, with violets on her desk symbolizing elegance.
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Eleanor B. Richardson
Two Virtuous Counties in Pennsylvania Jail Stats
Venango County with about 60 000 residents has one prisoner serving a year for robbery and a non resident. Forest County with about 10 000 residents has no prisoners and has been empty since a Christmas Eve escape. Sheriff Maxwell made no chase. the escapee’s offense was not serious.
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Venango
Forest
Pennsylvania
Forest County
Maxwell
Kansan Plans World Cruise After South Seas Voyage
Martin Johnson of Independence will voyage around the world aboard a 45 foot boat The Snark with Jack Lemion. He sold his Snark Amusement interests and will lecture where opportunity offers, traveling with his wife whom he married in the spring. They will visit the Londons in California before sailing for the South Sea Islands.
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Kansan
Martin Johnson
Independence
South Seas
Solomon Islands
Jack Lemion
Snark
Snark Amusement Company
Mrs. Johnson
Londons
California
South Sea Islands
Boy Inventor Patents Tire Alarm for Chauffeur
A 15 year old boy from Olathe named Herbert Knapp has patented an alarm that notifies a chauffeur when a tire is fully inflated and when it needs pumping again. He sold the patent for $2,000 and plans to enter the State Agricultural College in the fall to study electrical engineering. His patent proceeds will cover his expenses.
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Herbert Knapp
Olathe
State Agricultural College
Farmer Secures Wood Supply Contract for Maneuver Camp
The quartermaster awards the wood supply contract to John Fox for 600 cords of hard wood at five dollars and thirty five cents per cord. Fox owns a large farm near the reservation with over 1400 cords available for use during the camp.
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John Fox
Mr. Fox
Pioneer Woman Dies at 70 in Salina Home
Mrs. Rebekah Morrison died recently at the family farm home in Salina. A longtime Saline County settler, she was among the first women to settle there and one of five charter members of the First Presbyterian Church. Her husband was Hugh H Morrison.
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Rebekah Morrison
Hugh H. Morrison
Salina
Saline County
Preparations Underway for Ft. Riley Maneuvers
The government begins advertising for large supplies for the fall maneuvers at Ft. Riley. War department orders set civilian clerks’ accommodations during the operation.
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Ft. Riley
War Department
Threshers Face Coal Shortage Across Saline County
Threshing crews in Saline County report a looming coal famine as Weir City nut fuels engines while Salina supply dwindles and other towns lack coal entirely. Colorado coal is deemed too costly for threshing use.
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Saline County
Salina
Colorado
Santa Fe Plans New Depot and Hotel at Newton
A well founded rumor says the Santa Fe will start construction in a few months on a large depot and hotel in Newton at the site two blocks northeast of the current location. The site lies at Sixth Street where the existing freight depot stands.
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Santa Fe
Newton
The
Sixth Street
Hutchinson Board of Trade Sees Heavy Wheat Receipts
Wheat receipts at Hutchinson board of trade reached 56 cars, surpassing Chicago totals. The exchange, formed about two weeks ago, reports the heaviest receipts since opening for business.
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Hutchin- 500 Board of Trade
Chicago
Hutchinson Board of Trade
Kansas State Agricultural College Cleans Waterworks
The waterworks system at Kansas State Agricultural College has undergone a thorough scrubbing in recent days. College authorities say the precaution ensures students have wholesome drinking water.
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A. C
Kansas State Agricultural College
Typhoid Fever Strikes Emporia Students
Typhoid fever is spreading among normal students in Emporia with nine cases in one boarding house and several more reported. Water analysis shows purity. doctors now examine the milk supply for potential causes.
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Emporia
Fort Riley to Build Ice Plant Near Pumping Station
Estimates for an ice plant to be erected at Fort Riley have been forwarded to Washington. The chosen site sits beside the new pumping station under construction to use available boilers and machinery and cut costs.
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Fort Riley
Washington
Marshall County Cleared of Bonded Debt
County Treasurer Pauley has paid off 7000 in bonds for the St. Joseph and Grand Island railroad project. Marshall County is free from bonded indebtedness tied to the old St. Joseph and Denver City line.
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Marshall County
Pauley
St. Joseph
Denver City
St. Joseph & Grand Island
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Baltimore Reader
Baltimore woman credits four years of misery to female ailments and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. The ad touts the remedy as the most successful for displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration and offers free guidance from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. 8. Ford
W. Franklin St
Wise-Why did that woman's child disband
The article notes a time limit proposal as the majority adopted a resolution capping speaking time at two hours per topic for each member.
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Sharpe
A Knowing Girl And A Lord Stanleigh Tale
A young Lord Stanleigh visits an American family. The mistress instructs servants to address him as Your Grace. He compliments a pretty servant who replies with a beatific blessing for the anticipated kiss. The remark ends the segment with a humorous religious aside.
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Lord Stanleigh
Wise’s Initials Elude Due to Myriad Degrees
A witty remark notes Mr. Wise has earned so many college degrees that even colleagues cannot track his initials. The quip highlights his extensive and possibly cumulative academic pursuits.
True Rest Comes Only After Earned Work
A concise aphorism by Hugh Black on the link between labor and leisure. It emphasizes that true rest follows productive effort and hints at moral satisfaction tied to earned holidays.
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Hugh Black
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Lydia E. Pinksham
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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