Move to Oust Land Firms Slows Kansas Operations
Seven major Texas land companies were suspended from doing business in Kansas by the blue sky board until September 21 to answer charges of false land representations. The action follows numerous complaints of sales under blue sky permits and forced purchases at high prices, with hearings set for late September to determine further steps. Attorney General Hopkins supported the suspension, while the secretary of state opposed it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Texas Land Companies
Kansas
Blue Sky Board
Stewart Land Company
Kansas ‘City
H.-Swallow Land Company
Omaha
San Benito Land Company
Southland Realty Company
E. L. Jardin Immigration Company
A. L. Parker Securities Company
Texas Realty Company
Kansas City
Texas
Blue Sky
Richard J. Hopkins
The
Hopkins
R H. Foster
L. J. Pettyjonn
Receivership for Association Mill and Elevator Co of Kansas City
The Association Mill and Elevator Company of Kansas City was placed in receivership by a Topeka federal court. J N Dolley of Topeka was named receiver with a $50,000 bond. Emery J Wickiter filed the petition asserting solvency problems but a rescue via receivership is possible. Assets stated at $800,000 with about $250,000 in unpaid claims. Construction on several elevators halted by financial difficulties.
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Association Mill and Elevator Company
Kansas City
Liberty Mill
Kansas
United States District Court
Topeka
J. N. Dolley
State Bank
Republican State Committee
Emery
Wickster
Kechi Bank President Dies Suddenly at Home
L. H. Matson, 53, president of the Kechi State Bank in Kechi, awoke his family saying he was ill and died within half an hour. Heart disease is listed as the cause.
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L. H. Matson
Kechi
Major business interests file briefs in Kansas Supreme Court case
Frank O'Shea vice president of the street car men's union files the first friend of the court brief in the industrial court dispute. The document represents trainmen of the Topeka and Wichita street car systems as efforts to cut wages and raise hours face legal challenge. It outlines the work and responsibilities of motor men and conductors.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Frank O’shea
Topeka
Wichita
O'Shea
Kansas Railroads Move Wheat Cars in Early Month
Reports show Kansas grain loadings on major railroads reached 5,005 wheat cars in the first ten days, more than 2,077 in the same period last year. Officials say data incomplete but predict 8,000 to 9,000 cars may move in the second ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Biz
Farmers injured as threshing engine explodes in Clay County
George F. Davis a farmer from the southern part of Clay County was killed and Oscar Frigan and David Faulconer two other farmers were badly hurt when the team threshing engine they were operating exploded recently in the county according to local reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George’ F. Davis Ja‘ Farmer
Clay County
Oscar Frigan
David Faulconer
Veteran slavs assailant Artie Bridgewater a hero in Crawford County
Artie Bridgewater, 28, World War veteran, shot and killed Grover Evans, a former convict, after Evans attacked him and a razor fight escalated at the Scott camp near Mulberry. Evans then attacked neighbor John Silvers with a heavy lock before Bridgewater fired, killing Evans. Bridgewater and the sheriff later went to the jail in Girard. no charges are expected. Also noted are booster gatherings in Oberlin organizing the Kansas City Denver Memorial highway to honor American Legion boys and Gov. Henry J. Allen commenting on coal price margins and potential prosecutions for illegal methods.
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Artie Bridgewater
Crawford County
Bridgewater
Grover Evans
Evans
Oklahoma
W. A. Brown
Scott Camp
Mulberry
Brown
John Silvers
J. D. Bridgewater
Brown House
Bridgewaters
Girard
Kansas
Colorado
Oberlin
Kansas City-Denver
Joseph H. Young
Norman Ketchum
t-Francis
Lee Meadows
Sedgwick Leads Kansas Wheat County Yields in 1921
Sedgwick tops Kansas counties with 4,410,000 bushels of production per the July state board report. Sumner is second at 3,975,000 followed by Pratt 3,743,000 and Stafford 3,181,000. Twelve other central counties exceed 2,000,000 bushels. Rooks led in 1920 and Sumner led in 1919.
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Sedgwick
Kansas Wheat County
State Board of Agriculture
Sumner
Pratt
Stafford
Barton
Harper
Reno
Rooks
Father Uses Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation to Save Daugh ter
Dr G W Hugginbotham resuscitated his 3 year old daughter after she suffocated from whooping cough and pneumonia. Unable to obtain a pulmotor he performed artificial respiration by mouth to mouth for about thirty minutes until a lung motor arrived. doctors believe the child will recover.
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G. W. Hugginbotham
Storm Claims Life Of Mrs Maggie Andrews In Gorwin
Mrs Maggie Andrews aged 60 dies in Gorwin after a severe windstorm last week. The convalescent woman collapsed in her chair during the storm described as the most powerful in years, with local authorities noting probable heart trouble as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Andrews
Gorwin
Truck Driver Killed in Collision with Rock Island Train
A. L. Dean aged 23, truck driver for Interstate Concrete of Fairbury, died when Rock Island No. 26 struck his vehicle in Belleville. Alton targets home booze sellers as town raises $1,000 for a bootlegger drive.
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A. L. Dean
Interstate Concrete Company
Fairbury
Rock Island
Belleville
Alton
Wichita Banks Named in 60 Million Cattle Loan Fund
Wichita banks are listed among American financial institutions contributing to a 60 million dollar cattle loan fund. The Wichita Clearing House Association reports that local banks have absorbed the full 150 000 dollar allotment.
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Wichita
Wichita Clearing House Association
Body of Pratt Area Youth Found in Cornfield
The body of 18 year old Clarence Roundtree was found four miles south of Pratt. Sheriff McCool located a letter in his pocket addressed to his mother Mrs Mollie Sullivan of Joplin Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Roundtree
Pratt
Designed For Home Builders Attract Attention In Print
William A. Radford offers free building advice for readers and explains why affordable homeownership requires start and prudent planning. The piece describes a small fourteen by twenty eight foot frame house with seven rooms, large basement, dormers, and bright daylight through windows, suitable for a family on a modest budget.
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William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Mendelism and its role in heredity study
Mendelism centers on Gregor Mendel's plant hybridization experiments announced in 1865. It focuses on unit characters that do not blend when bred, with implications for stock breeding and human development.
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Gregor Mendel
Learn to Tell Children Stories for Moral Kindness
Thrift Magazine urges mothers to tell stories that teach kindness and truth to children. Story telling, aided by public libraries, develops imagination and memory, helping kids discern good from evil through engaging tales of books and dances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Library
Thrift Magazine
Dressmaker Recovers After Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Vernon Texas dressmaker Mrs W M Stephens suffered monthly pains for three years. She found relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash, avoiding surgery and returning to work and house chores. She recommends the medicine and invites others to inquire, writing to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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Vernon
Tex
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. M.stephens
N. Commerce St
Texas
Stephen
Naughty Women In History Popular In Literature
Florence Woolston in Harper's Magazine argues that history’s naughty women draw more affection than virtuous figures. She cites a decade of literary focus with four times as many poems about Lucretia Borgia as Susan B. Anthony, and Cleopatra receiving far more attention than Clara Barton.
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Florence Woolston
Harper's Magazine
Lucretia
Borgia
Susan
B. Anthony
Cleopatra
Clars Barton
Women Voters Rally in New York Address
Mary Garrett Lay of the National League of Women Voters declares at a New York address that women will fight the bosses. She says bosses fear being taken seriously as the piece ends with a humorous anecdote about a young bride and her husband revealing misunderstandings about letters and love.
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Mary ‘Garrett Lay
National League of Women Voters
New-York
Cowdy
Snowy Whites With Ball Blue For Laundry Perfection
A brief note extols washing satisfaction after a day’s work using Red Cross Ball Blue to achieve snowy white clothes. The copy emphasizes ease and visible results.
Consistency
A doctor reassures a caller, saying she did perfectly right to seek help as the American Legion Weekly presents. The brief exchange frames a moment of urgent mental health support and professional guidance.
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American Legion Weekly
The Knowledge of Fashion Masks Hidden Genius
A concise aphorism notes that outward attire can disguise true intellect. It suggests appearances may mislead about a person’s wit or capability.
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Union Pharmacal Company
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Harry Hohman
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