Van Sant elected G A R commander. Berry chosen W R C president
Samuel R. Van Sant former Minnesota governor won the Grand Army of the Republic commander's post 587 to 156 over Judge William A. Ketcham. Mrs Jennie L Berry of Des Moines Iowa captured the national presidency of the Womans Relief Corps after three ballots 2138 to 90, with other officers named in executive session.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Samuel R. van Sant
Minnesota
Grand Army of the Republic
William A. Ketcham
Indiana
Jennie L. Berry
Des Moines
Iowa
Womans Relief Corps
Belle Harris
Kansas
Grand Army
van Sant
W. M. Rostaph
Ogden
Alfred Beers
Bristol
Conn
W. H. Demon Lawrence
Thaw Returned to Matteawan After Sanity Ruling
Justice Isaac N. Mills upheld New Yorks case that Harry K Thaw remains insane and must return to the Matteawan criminal asylum. He granted limited privileges to Thaws stay and urged extended access for his mother during visits.
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White Plains
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Isaac N. Mills
Stanford White
Matteawan
Thaw
Crop conditions improve slightly in 1909 report
Washington reports August 1 crop conditions across the United States are slightly higher than 1908 and above the ten year average. Cultivated crop acreage is about 1.6 percent larger than last year with winter and spring wheat corn oats rye flax grapes better than last year and above average. barley and potatoes above last year but below average.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Atchison Oil Plant to Stay Says Company Chief
N H Tucker Jr president of Uncle Sam Oil Co states the Atchison refinery will not be removed and a new Armourdale refinery with 2400 barrel capacity will be built. The line previously directed to Atchison will be redirected to Eudora and then Armourdale.
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Atchison, Kansas
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Armourdale
Atchison
N. H. Tucker, Jr
Oil Company
Eudora
River bonds planned for national harbor improvements
John A. Fox special director of the National Rivers and Harbors congress spoke in Kansas City with businessmen about a mass meeting in October to awaken interest in a proposed half million dollar bond issue. Congress will be asked to authorize the improvement of all rivers and harbors at the next session.
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Kansas City
Missouri
John A. Fox
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Congress
Wealth for a Washerwoman in Des Moines
Mrs. Joseph Anderson known as Wompouncaca a Des Moines washerwoman will receive 60000 dollars as her share of a 20000000 dollar government disbursement owed to Choctaw Indians from Uncle Sam.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Joseph Anderson
Sam
Seized Car Load of Bleached Flour in Muscatine
The United States government seized a carload of flour in Muscatine Iowa alleging a violation of the Pure Food and Drug Act due to the flour being bleached.
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Muscatine
Iowa
United States
Nail in His Lungs Six Years Old Boy Survives
Ray Webb aged 13 of Wichita lived six years with a shingle nail in his right lung. Doctors puzzled by symptoms including coughing and suspected consumption. An X ray revealed a dark one inch long object in the lung and an operation will remove the nail.
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Ray Webb
S. F. Webb
Wichita
Kansas Capital to Honduras
Floyd KE. Doubleday Jr. and Max P. Wilhelmi, law students at the University of Kansas, organize a stock company to fund lumber land operations on Honduras north coast. They will depart for Honduras once subscriptions are secured. Directors include Mayor S D Bishop of Lawrence, Fred L Morris, J W Chalkley as chief engineer, and the two operators.
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Floyd KE. Doubleday, Jr
Max P. Wilhelmi
Law School
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Honduras
S. D. Bishop
Lawrence
Fred L. Morris
J. W Chalkley
College Wheat Yields 45 Bushels per Acre Record
Reports from Kansas summarize college wheat yields across counties. F C Burlis of Fredonia Wilson County threshed 945 bushels from 21 acres, averaging 45 bushels per acre, a county record. The grain was the Faltz variety provided by the agronomy department at K S A C.
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F. C. Burlis
K. 8
Fredonia
Wilson County
Faltz
Agronomy Department
Saline County Board Faces Tax Levy Suit Under Barnes Law
Saline County commissioners adopted a .34 mill tax levy per the Barnes high school law. Rural districts oppose the measure causing a district court suit to enjoin the board and officers from levying and collecting taxes. A temporary injunction was granted in probate court.
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Saline County
Barnes High School
Saline County Pioneer Benjamin Robinson Dies at 77
Benjamin Robinson, 77, a Salina pioneer who came from Maine in 1858 for health, died after three years of illness at his daughter Mrs. C. H. Harne’s home. He was the first man to plant and raise a wheat crop in Baline county, which remained unharvested when he enlisted in the Civil War, later giving the crop to a friend.
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Benjamin Robinson
Salina
Maine
C. H. Harne
Llness
Robinson
Baline
Kansas student to present salt rising bread paper at bakers meeting
Henry Kohman of the University of Kansas will read a paper on salt rising bread before the National Association of Master Bakers in Minneapolis Minnesota on August 20. Representatives from major bakeries in the United States and Canada are expected to attend.
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Henry Kohman
University of Kansas
National Association of Master Bakers
Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Canada
Public Utilities Association set for Wichita meeting
Ww A Scothorn of Hutchinson president and James D Nicholson of Newton secretary of the State Association of Public Utilities visited Wichita to finalize plans for the annual gathering to be held September 23 and 24. About two hundred representatives from publicly and privately owned utilities are expected to attend.
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Ww. A. Scothorn
Hutchinson
James D. Nicholson
Newton
State Association of Public Utilities
Wichita
Douglas County approves lower tax levy for coming year
County commissioners finalize the levy totaling 14.055 mills covering city county state and school funds. This is a decrease from last year when the levy stood at 14.40 mills.
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Douglas Couty
Lightning Sparks Fire Destroys Wheat Stacks
Lightning struck a wheat stack belonging to George Kennedy south of Clay Center burning four stacks. Neighbors fought the blaze and saved four other stacks through hard work.
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George Kennedy
Clay Center
Dix Goes to Law Over Unsettled Question
Dix opts for legal action to resolve a long standing dispute. The case involves key parties and awaits court scheduling. Local sources report potential hearings and a timeline for resolution.
Defiance Starch Promises Better Dress Stiffness
Home laundry can achieve better stiffness with Defiance Starch. It requires less paste due to its greater strength, avoiding the thick buildup that hides fabric beauty and harms wear. The ad urges use of Defiance for clearer appearance and lasting quality.
Praise of American Women and Laundry Tips
Alfred East extols American women as capable and charming, praising the nation’s education system as shaping agreeable women. He recommends using Defiance Starch to launder shirtwaists at home with proper finish and less wear, claiming it rivals steam laundry results.
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Alfred East
The Worm Turned in a Hot City Shoe Store
In a crowded shoe shop a tired clerk, overwhelmed by a clamorous customer trying to catch a train, exclaims that there aren’t enough salesmen. The day’s heat and pressure drive the exchange into sharp, dismissive humor.
Castoria Presented as Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Important notice stresses examination of every bottle of Castoria to ensure it is a safe and reliable remedy for infants and children, urging careful verification of the product for family use.
A Trying Time in Yarper's Weelly
A humorous quip from Yarper's Weelly questions a judge about justice with a grocery store metaphor. The prisoner asks what would happen if a man sought to photograph cheese, highlighting a playful satire of legal impartiality.
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Yarper
Sane Office Exchange and Advert: Caledonian Notes
A fragment from a Caledonian page shows a brief office exchange with a playful remark about paint and a bored greeting. It mentions a sore throat and links to Hamlins Wizard Oil as a claimed cure. Emerson quotes on faith appear as a thematic aside.
Perry Davis Painkiller and household goods ad snippets
An old advertisement roundup features Perry Davis Painkiller praised as remedy for cramps colic and diarrhea and praised liniment for wounds and sprains. Also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid and a quip about reforming men.
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Perry Davis
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and 19th Century Ads
A fragment lists Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums claiming relief from inflammation pain and wind colics in a 25 cent bottle. Also mentions Lewis' Single Binder straight Se-Many smokers preferring them to 10 cent cigars and an aphorism about beginnings and finishes.
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Lewis
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