Governor Pleads for More Wheat Cars to Ease Kansas Freight
Governor Allen appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission for additional rail cars to move Kansas wheat. He cites a 60 percent drop in shipment pace from last year, warns two years to move current a 160 million bushel crop, and notes high storage and interest costs burdening farmers. He mentions only 9,766 of 25 000 to 30 000 cars ordered reached western lines by July 13.
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Allen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas
E. E. Clark
The
Commerce Commission
Western and Southwestern
Woman in Wichita Defends Home in Shootout
Mrs. Mary Moore 31 shot and wounded an unknown man at the Moore home in Wichita after he grabbed her hair struck her and threatened her. She retrieved a pistol from a dresser after a struggle the assailant seized it and she fired twice the man fled leaving a blood trail to a nearby cornfield.
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Mary Moore
Moore
Wichita
Miners May Leave Kansas Over Saturday Holiday Fees
Alexander Howat predicts a mass exodus of Kansas miners as operators assess $1 weekly fines for observing the Saturday holiday tied to union contracts. The dispute centers on a five day week to ease car shortages and boost early-week work, with leaders warning of large migrations to Wyoming if unresolved. The Kansas City Journal director Charles Sumner Gleed dies at 64 after a long career in law and rail affairs. Grasshopper damage tale ends with a soaked paycheck eaten by insects, Francis Callahan reports securing a replacement.
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Kansas
Alexander Howatt
Howat
Wyomine
George Richardson
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Indianapolis
Charles Sumner
Gleed
The
Kansas City Journal
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Topeka
Mr. Gleed
Joanna
Grace
Roy Thompson
J. Willis Gleed
Harbor Beach
Mich
Lawrence
Kas
Kansas Pacific Railway
Kansas City
Harvest lure halts Fort to Fort highway work in Douglas County
The lure of harvest wages pulls about 80 men from road crews, halting construction on the Fort to Fort highway in Douglas County. Resident engineer A C Lagerwall says work is practically suspended, with plans to resume after harvest and threshing seasons.
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Fort-to-Fort
Douglas County
A. C. Lagerwall
Death by own action ends jail detention in Wichita
A 19 year old girl identified as Miss Cecil White of Burkburnett Texas awaiting murder case against Detective William Ballard hanged herself in a Wichita jail using a handkerchief tied to a clothes hook. The prison matron found her after returning from the slain officer’s funeral. A separate note mentions Frederick Janicke a pioneer Kansas farmer dying at his Junction City area home at 76. Finney County awarded the last Santa Fe Trail improvement contract to M R Amerman Wichita for 525401.70 dollars. White currently rests under physician care.
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Cecil White
Burkburnett
Tex
William Ballard
Wichita
Frederick. Janicke
Kansas
Junction City
Finney County
Fine eight room home for a large family
William A. Radford details an economical eight room house designed for a large family with five bedrooms on the second floor. The plan includes a breakfast nook, large sun parlor, central hall, and full basement, all aimed at cost efficiency and up-to-date appearance.
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Hvingi
Frugal Lee and the Borrowed Middlings Tale
A Confederate tale recalls General Robert E. Lee’s thrift. At a dinner with guests a small portion of middling was served, unused after politeness. The next day Lee ordered the same dish again, but the servant explains it was borrowed middlin and returned to its owner.
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Robert E. Lee
Lee
Marie Robert
Theah Middiin
Kicking Cats and Fractured Phrases in Odd Transcript
A fragmented OCR snippet shows uncertain dialogue about Amelia and a warning of consequences. The garbled text references a father, a hand, and an unclear threat, without coherent narrative or verifiable context.
Break a Broody Hen Quickly Says U.S. Poultry Experts
Poultry specialists advise confining a broody hen to a small elevated coop and providing ample water. Feeding minimal or none shows little difference. confinement lasts three to twelve days depending on the hen. Broodiness ends when the hen leaves the nest at night, stops feather ruffling, stops pecking, and clucking subsides.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry mix guides farm with 100 hens rule
Poultry specialists from the United States Department of Agriculture say the standard of 100 hens per farm is safe but not universal. Farms with streams or ponds may profit from ducks or turkeys, while landless poultry options should be carefully chosen to suit each farm's conditions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Food Supply For Chickens Feeding Groups In Agriculture
A United States Department of Agriculture note explains the three essential feed constituents for chickens minerals nitrogenous and carbonaceous elements must be present in fixed proportions. Corn wheat oats and barley contain these but not in optimal ratios for maximum egg yield. It also recommends some animal feed and green feed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Management Tips From An Early 1900s Note
Keep the nests clean and provide one nest for every four hens. Mites raise costs. For warm weather, use skimmilk or buttermilk. Sell kill or confine all male birds after hatching. A good cockerel is worth the cost. poor birds aren’t cheap. To ensure egg and meat supply, choose White Leghorns or Anconas. Whitewash the poultry house yearly, or twice a year in fall and spring.
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Commission For Aid
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Mohler
Graham County
Richard‘ J. Hopkins
Philip P. Campbell
Wyoming Coal Fields
Francis Callahan
James Callahan
Ablitene
Francis Delares
Francis
William Allen
White
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Amelia
Plymouth Rock
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
W. C. Preble, W. M
A. R. Morey, Seo’y
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freeburg
Scandla
W. MN. U
Issa
Jim Jones
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