State oil inspector frees Kansas refiners from July inspection fees
Topeka H H Motter state oil inspector announced that Kansas oil refiners will not pay inspection fees for gasoline and kerosene testing in July or until the department’s funds are exhausted. The 1 cent per barrel fee had funded expenses and built a 57000 surplus. the governor and inspector say the department can run a year or more without fees. Producers will still receive required production statements and testing will continue as before.
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Topeka
H. H. Motter
Kansas
Treasury
August Marks Kansas Teachers Institute Month
Kansas to hold August teachers institutes across sixty of its one hundred five counties. Miss Lor raine E. Wooster will visit most institutes and about eight thousand to ten thousand rural and graded teachers are expected. Over five thousand teachers have already taken summer school work.
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Kansas
Lorraine E. Wooster
Wooster
Accidental Shooting Claims Life of 4-Year-Old Sister
Lloyd Weinheiner, 12, fatally shot his 4-year-old sister Martha at their home three and a half miles southwest of Harper. The mother states the shooting was accidental.
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Lloyd Weinheiner
Martha
Harper
Kansas Legion delegates sail to France tour
Eight Kansas men depart from Kansas City to join a 200 plus member American Legion party touring France as guests of the French people. The group leaves for New York, sailing August 3, with a roster including Commander Thomas A. Lee and Dr. George H. Allen among others from Topeka Wichita Junction City Caldwell Atchison and Arkansas City. Morgan Fickes of Linn County, a longtime county poor farm resident, has died at age 94 after decades of indigence tied to land disputes and lawsuits.
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Kansas
American Legion
France
Kansas City
New York
Legion State
Topeka
Thomas A. Lee
Kansas Department
George H. Allen
Harry A. Ortimeyer
Wichita
N. W. Rolfs
Junction City
Linn
Morgan Fickes
Pleasanton
Cornfield
Fickes
Publisher consolidates newspapers in Lawrence area
W C Simons publisher of the Lawrence Journal World pur chased the Lawrence Gazette from Homer Talbot and announced consolidation creating a single daily. Governor Allen named C M Clark of Peabody as district court judge for the High district. Judge R L King resigns effective September 1, with district conforms Marion Dickinson and
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Lawrence Journal-World
Lawrence Gazette
Homer’ Talbot
Allen
C. ‘M. Clark
Peabody
R, L. King
Marion
Dickinson
Illiteracy and School Attendance Reported for Kansas
Census bureau data shows 22 821 illiterate residents in Kansas with 1.6 percent overall rate. Ellis county leads illiteracy at 4.3 percent. Topeka 2.2 percent and Wichita 1 percent. Kansas population 96.6 percent white and 3.8 percent negroes. School attendance among 255 474 children ages and 14 15 year olds at 56 4 percent.
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Census Bureau
Kansas
Ellis County
Smith County
Kansas City
Kas
Topeka
Wichita
Federal help eyed in Downs anti-syndicalism case
Ed Portley special agent of the United States Department of Justice reviewed the Downs case at McPherson. He said the federal government will take a hand in prosecuting I W W organizer John Downs and would assist local officials at his August 4 preliminary hearing.
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John Downs
McPherson
Ed Portley
Kansas City
United States Department of Justice
Downs
Down
C. B. Griffith
Attorney General’s Office
Hendry
Inquisition Probes Ice Trusts in Topeka
Richard J. Hopkins probes possible ice trust in Topeka amid war era consolidations. Fred Beerbohm testifies as city ice firms plan new City Ice Delivery firm delivering all local ice and raising rates by ten cents per hundred pounds.
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Richard J. Hopkins
Toneka
Fred Beerbohm
City Ice Delivery
Food Administration
Toreka
Modern Barns Improve Livestock Care and Economy
William A. Radford explains that upgrading barn design boosts milk flow, animal health, and labor efficiency. The feature describes a cambrel roof barn with twin silos, silage feed, automatic water systems, and carrier tracks, emphasizing comfort for cattle and work ease for farmers.
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Middle
Willimantic man claims Wichita youth as his son
After a long search in Wichita A C Whittaker asserts ownership of 6 year old Caral P Whittaker allegedly stolen by the boy’s natural father David Swyden. Mr and Mrs Albert Farba Syrians who cared for the child were arrested on a complaint by Whittaker charging enticing away a child to detain and conceal.
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Wichita
A. C. Whittaker
Willimantic
Conn
Caral P. Whittaker
David Swyden
Albert Farba
Afr. Whitaker
Ten Kansas history figures named by Emporia class
Emporia normal school students list fifty nine candidates for Kansas history’s most important figures. The top ten by votes are Arthur Capper William Allen White Walt Mason Charles Robinson Henry Allen James Lane Margaret Hill McCarter John J Ingalls Frederick Franston and John Brown.
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Kansas
Pelagite Williams
Normal School
Emporia
Arthur Capper
William Allen White
Walt Magon
Charles Robinson
Henry Allen
James Lane
Margaret Hill McCarter
John J. Ingalls
Frederick Franston
John Brown
Harvest Labor in Kansas Wheat District Reaches Millions
Wichita estimates show over thirty thousand men passed through on their way to harvest from June 1 to July 23 with about twenty thousand using the free employment bureau. The prevailing wage was four dollars daily, and harvest wages in the district are near one million dollars, with the Kangas crop adding almost six million to farmer costs.
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Wichita
Free ‘Employment Bureau
Kangas
Aunt Mary Declares She Is Not an Old Maid
The story recounts Aunt Mary turning twenty five and facing remarks from her married brothers about being an old maid since her last birthday. Her five year old niece Jean and she both deny the label, with Jean defending Aunt Mary by quoting a teacher on stockings. The party shifts topic.
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Mary
Jean
Aunt Mary
Little Jean
Auntie
Indianapolis News
Brilliant Stars Spica and Canopus Brightness Facts
A science note explains Spica shines 13 000 times while Canopus emits 55 000 times the sun’s brightness. Both stars lie about 500 light years away. Distances in miles would be written as three and fifteen zeros after the three.
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South Polar
Western Canada crops promise rich harvests and new farming dawn
News from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta reports favorable weather and rapid growth across cereals Corn and sunflowers are expanding fields with silos rising nationwide. The shift toward mixed farming and cattle dairy sectors is accelerating, backed by lower costs and ambitious silo plans.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Red River
Rocky Mountains
Peace River
Protection Against Radium Showcases Safety Gear
A physician using radium must isolate from its effects. Dr Belchere of the French Academy of Medicine recommends gloves lined with lead spectacles with lead salt and pincers for handling salts and a table led to protect the user. He is perfecting a lead shield for heart and lungs and advises operators to wrap themselves in thin lead sheets.
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Belchere
French Academy of Medicine
Haie
Judgment on the fish suit remark stirs local chatter
Local observer Jud Tynkins comments on a remark by Topkins about nature arming a fish with scales like a bathing suit. The exchange highlights community reactions to humorous or provocative takes on wildlife and human attire.
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Dud Topkins
Red-headed landlady and boarder spar over single-hair mattress
A Missouri exchange shows a red-headed landlady and a thin boarder arguing about a claimed single-hair mattress on the bed. The landlady asks the boarder to go to her room to demonstrate the mattress claim.
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Prairie Avenue
Chicago
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Leffer-Aeley
Srtel-Edwlom
Western Canada
Wester Cantada
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Prairie Lumberman
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Chas
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Adolph
Nelson
Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W. M
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H. C. Coleman, V. C
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Word of Mouth
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