Industrial Court urged to curb grain car delays in Wichita
Kansas industrial court may order the Wichita board of trade to rebill or unload grain cars within three days of receipt. Judge Clyde M. Reed notes 48 of 173 cars billed to Wichita were delayed over three days, 19 longer than fourteen days, amid a national car shortage and reduced wheat handling.
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Kansas Industrial Court
Wichita Board of Trade
Clyde M.reed
Reed
Wichita
Kansas City
Santa Fe
Newton
Union Pacific
Burlington
Hail Storm Damages Wichita Race Track and City
A twenty five minute hail storm, worst in local records, injures an attendant at Wichita race track and causes extensive property damage. Hailstones seven inches in circumference shatter window panes, ruin car tops, and cripple every greenhouse in the city. Wind also destroys barns and three horses go missing.
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Wichita
Weather Bureau
Wage Order Raises for Wichita Street Railway Workers
The industrial court grants higher wages for Wichita street railway workers. Car men on two man cars rise from 42 cents per hour for the first six months to 5 cents per hour for men on one man cars after two years. Welders may earn up to 60 cents per hour. Based on a nine hour day with current overtime rules, the change takes effect August 16.
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Wichita Street Railway
Carmen
Kansas Labor-Non-Partisan Farmers League slate set
The Labor-Non-Partisan Farmers League announced its slate for Kansas statewide primary, greeted by H. H. Motler, state chairman of the Republican central committee. The Kansas industrial court began grain car delays inquiry mirroring the coal car study, aiming to measure idle time for grain cars under Governor Allen’s direction.
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Kansas
Farmers League
H. H. Motler
Republcan Central Committee
Kansas Industrial Court
Allen
Ottawa County arrests three in Bennington illicit still case
Ottawa County officers arrest Dan Murphy and two companions after locating an illicit still near Bennington. The still was destroyed and the trio jailed in Minneapolis Kansas. Nearby counties report bootlegging troubles amid the crackdown.
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Ottawa County
Dan Murphy
Bennington
Minneapolis
Kas
Shot at Church Door Ends in Murder Charge
Theodore Osweiler Jr a cashier from Shulte State Bank was charged with first degree murder for the shooting death of Carrie Cunningham at St Marys Cathedral in Wichita. Osweiler a former fiancé waited during services and fired from his coat pocket. Cunningham died that night.
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Theodore Osweiler, Jr
Shulte State Bank
Shulte
James A. Conly
Carrie Ied Fingham
Osweiler
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Wichita
Miss Cunningham
State health official plans statewide campaign against rats
Dr S J Crumbine secretary of the state board of health says Kansas will launch a statewide anti rat campaign amid fears of bubonic plague entering from southern cities. He estimates eight million rats in Kansas causing grain industry losses of thirty two million dollars. He will join a Galveston meeting of health officers to discuss plague prevention. Iola chamber of commerce votes to fund a Riverside Park tourist camp and forms a committee to implement the project.
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S. J.crumbine
State Board of Health
Kansas
Crumbine
Galveston
Iola
Bank Robbery Suspects Sought After Berryton Bank Heist
Detectives I B Walston and David Oldham of the Kansas City police will share equally with Sheriff Hugh Larimer and Under Sheriff Robert Milet of Topeka the $5,000 reward offered by the Kansas Bankers Association for capturing the two robbers of the Berryton State Bank. One of the bandits was killed in Kansas City during the escape.
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I. B. Walston
David Oldham
Kansas City
Hugh Larimer
Robert Milet
Topeka
Kansas Bankers’ Association
Berryton State Bank
Young boy shoots brother in fatal accidental death
A 12 year old, Dwight Burk, shot Claude E Burk after claiming to test a gun. Claude died minutes later. The gun had been believed unloaded. Nearby, Mrs. William Holland died after a fall at her home. Julia V King seeks mandamus to force salary approval for Elizabeth Wooster. Charles Todd, 20, died after diving from a 28 foot tower at Wichita municipal beach with fatal neck injury.
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Gove
Claude E. Burkhead
Dwight
Claude
William Holland
Atchison
Julia V. King
State Board of Education
State Supreme Court
Elizabeth
Lorraine Wooster
Wichita
Charles Todd
Airplane Bungalow Design Wins Hearts on the Coast
columnist William A. Radford describes a California style bungalow named the Airplane with a cupola housing two bedrooms. The article touts its economy, practicality for moderate means, and suitability for children with plenty of air and a compact kitchen opening to living spaces.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
California
Pacific Coast
Airplane bungalow promotes home ownership and civic welfare
The article extols the value of owning a home to foster stability and community pride. It describes an attractive two bedroom bungalow with a pillared porch, sun parlor, terrace, and distinctive divided windows. It argues ownership reduces labor turnover and strengthens civic ties.
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Gaurden
Ugandan Triplet Births Slain Under Ancient Law
John Roscoe reports to the London Times on a brutal traditional rule in Uganda. A woman bearing triplets faced death for witchcraft, with the king ordering the woman, her children, and grandparents killed. The husband was blinded to prevent bewitchment.
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Uganda
John Roscoe
London Times
Baganda
The Watchful Bride Envelopes Secret Bride Theft
At a wedding the best man hands the minister an envelope marked two dollars from the groom. An intimate friend opens it to find a two dollar bill. The bride admits stealing three dollars from the envelope because she felt five dollars was too much for the service.
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Rehoboth
Herald
Haunted houses vanish as unnamed man finds 20 empty addresses
A London tale recounts a houseless man who visited 20 addresses to end a haunting. Each address he reached reportedly ceased to be haunted or became unoccupied. The article frames the strange method as a clever solution to a house shortage.
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London
Corns Relieve Pain Instantly With Treezone Freezone
A promotional note claims corns lift off without pain by applying Treezone or Freezone. The tiny bottle sells for a few cents and is said to remove hard and soft corns or calluses between the toes without soreness or irritation.
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Gruggist
The Pacific Sea Described In Harper’s Magazine
Harrison Rhodes portrays the Pacific as a calm cold ocean indifferent to traffic. Fogs arrive but lack salt odor and sunshine yields a whistle of breathless blue. Compared with the Atlantic, the Pacific feels monstrous, lovely, inhuman, a stark coastal encounter.
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Pacific
Harrison Rhodes
Harper’s Magazine
Idleness and Poverty Overtake as Travel Slows
A compact reflection notes how idleness moves at a snail's pace while poverty advances, suggesting diligence and steady effort are needed to avoid economic decline.
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