Notable State Capital Notes on Health Weights and Local Affairs
At Topeka the state board of health displays two peck measures of brass drug weights from Wichita showing illegal weights used by many druggists. A East Side smallpox quarantine is ordered to stop movement of families and wagons until the outbreak is controlled. District court docket work and a new high school program at the Church of the Assumption are planned. The City water department buys a private auto for service use. Fire incidents at the Ohio House prompt inquiries into possible arson or insurance schemes.
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Topeka
State Board of Health
Board
J. W. V. Deacon
Wichita
East Side
Sixth Street
City Waterworks Department
Water Service Department
Ohio House
Headquarters Fire Department
Wilmarth
Topeka Fair Grounds Guard Asked of K N G Unit
Capt Guy R Martin of Clay Center invites a platoon from Company A first Regiment K N G to volunteer for guarding the Topeka fair grounds this fall. The unit patrolled the Topeka aviation field north of the city two years ago and performed satisfactorily.
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Guy R. Martin
Clay Center
First’ Regiment
Topeka
Wind Wrecks Mildred Hills Church in Kansas
Reports describe a terrible wind storm near Mildred that demolished the Westleyan Methodist church and damaged farms and trees. The tornado touched down briefly with limited overall damage and was followed by a severe electrical storm that knocked out rural telephone lines.
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Mildred
Westleyan Methodist
Standard Oil Quits Wichita Dispatch
Standard Oil abandons Wichita as a main station for western Kansas. From August 1 all state business, except a northern strip, will be run from Kansas City Kansas under Superintendent G W Mayer. Wichita office staff and about 15 traveling salesmen move headquarters to Kansas City. The move aims to concentrate state business.
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Standard Oil
Wichita
Standard Oil Company
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
G. W. Mayer
Wichita Street Car Chief to Leave for Brigitteown System
W R Morrison, after 11 years as superintendent of Wichita street cars, leaves Wichita to lead a modern electric system in Bridgetown Bar badoes Islands for the McKinley syndicate. A M Patton of Topeka Street Railway will replace him as head of the Wichita lines.
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Wichita
W.R. Morrison
McKinley Syndicate
Wichita Lines
Bridgetown
Barbadoes Islands
Mr. Morrison
A. M. Patton
Topeka Street Railway Company
Jilted Groom Marries Guest in Kansas City
Harve C. Poston of Tola enticed Grace Henning, a guest at Grace Sullivan’s home in Yates Center, to marry him in place of the missing bride. The pair traveled to Kansas City where they wed, leaving Sullivan unaccounted for.
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Grace Sullivan
Yates Center
Harve C. Poston
Tola
Grace Henning
Lawrence Foreman Pens Play The New Editor
J. L. Frazier, foreman at the Journal-World Printing Co., authored a story and provided scenery for a play titled The New Editor. The piece details a Westward early newspaper man and the newspaper shop life. A moving picture company has purchased the pictures and story.
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Lawrence
J. L. Frazier
Journal-World Printing Company
Moving Picture Company
Healer J N Peters Arrested Again in Lebanon
J N Peters a self styled healer in Lebanon is arrested for practicing medicine without a state license. He faces ten counts after a prior arrest days earlier and a heavy bond set for district court.
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J. N. Peters
Lebanon
State Board of Registration
Coffeyville Plans Weather Sub Station at City Hall
The chamber of commerce and citizens launch a plan to secure a weather reporting station. Projected cost for instruments and setup is about 50 dollars and the devices would be mounted on the city hall.
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Chamber of Commerce
Coffeyville
Cure for Baby Hair Loss Promoted by Cuticura Remedy
A mother recounts severe infant scalp sores and total hair loss that worsened despite doctors and multiple ointments. After using Cuticura Resolvent, Soap, and Ointment, symptoms improved in three days and fully healed after two Resolvent bottles and three Soap cakes. She endorses Cuticura for cuts and sores.
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F. E. Harmon
Atoka
Tenn
Cuthura
When the bill collector arrives the debtor flees downstairs
The item notes a debtor escaping to the cellar to dodge a bill collector and praises Lewis' Single Binder cigar for its rich mellow quality as a promotional aside.
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Lewis
People Who Marry as a Joke Reflect Odd Humor
The remark suggests marrying for a joke reveals a misfit sense of humor. It notes social dating expectations and the tension between playful impulse and lasting commitment.
Fire destroys Winfield asylum administration building
A blaze in the administration building of the state asylum near Winfield, likely from wiring, led to complete destruction of the structure. Estimated loss is $60,000. About 100 patients were housed there and all were rescued safely. the patients were described as milder cases.
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Winfield
State Asylum
Boy Camper Drowns During River Campout Near Solomon
Mace McNulty, 18, of Mannkota, drowned in the Solo mon river near Solomon Rapids where 19 Mannkota youths camped. The body was not recovered. His father is a wealthy retired farmer of Mannkota.
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Mace McNulty
Mannkota
Solomon River
Solomon
Rapids
Mankota
Family Reunion in Atchison Unites Still Family
Sister Orphansine, sister superior of the Belleville Illinois orphans home, visits parents Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Still at Atchison for a family reunion. The gathering includes thve parents and 13 living children.
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Atchison
Orphansine
Orphans’ Home
Belleville
Ill
Mathew
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