Ku Klux Activity Tied to Kansas Primary Outcomes
Reports claim the Ku Klux Klan operated in Wyandotte Montgomery and Cowley counties influencing recent primaries. The Klan reportedly issued a ticket urging members to vote it and mobilize families, while statewide road and bridge projects and coal distribution policies dominated political and economic news.
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Ku Klux
Wyandotte
Montgomery
Cowley
Topeka
Ku Klux Klan
Montgomery County
W. Y. Morgan
Train strikes car killing two McRae children near Wichita
Two children of Wichita police officer L. C. McRae aged 2 and 4 were killed when their car was struck by Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 414 at a crossing two miles west of Wichita. Four other people were injured, one seriously.
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State Highway Commission
Shawnee County
Southwest Trail
Topeka
Dover
Harper County
Harper-Anthony
Attica-Harper
Linn County
Lacygne
Allen County
lola-Humboldt
Wyandotte County
Brown County
Frisco
West Augusta
Santa Fe
West Colony
Anderson County
Missouri Pacific
Valeda
Labette County
Fowler
Meade County
L. C. McRae
Wichita
Missouri ‘Pacific
Local Tragedies and Political Upset Reported
A Wichita elevator operator W Ransom was killed when crushed between a machine and floor at Cold Packing Company plant. A Mexican witness failed to describe the accident clearly. Lloyd Roberts 24 of Chanute was crushed between two rail cars at Parsons while inspecting an air line. Judge W S Stuart, after 24 years on the bench in the 22nd Judicial district, loses Republican nomination to C W Ryan. The report notes yields of wheat for the year near field of eight and a fielded forty nine.
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Lloyd Roberts
Katy
Parsons
Air Line
Twenty-Second Judicial District
W. S. Stuart
Relican
C. W.ryanathena
Errne
Republicans name Morgan and Harvey lead Kansas primaries
In Kansas the Republican ticket is shaping up with W. Y. Morgan leading for governor and Richard J. Hopkins ahead for supreme court position No. 1 while W. W. Harvey holds a solid lead for the high court seat No. 2. Other state offices show strong bids as totals from Shawnee and six more counties push Morgan to a sizeable margin and Baker leads for insurance commissioner.
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H. J. Allen
Topeka
Pittsburg
Kansas
Federal Coal Administration
Allen
Hoover
W. W. Harvey
Clark County
Justice Judson
West
Supreme Court
Shawnee
Harvey
W. Y. Morgan
Hutchinson
Morgan
W. R. Stubbs
Lawrence
William D. Baker
Richard J. Hopkins
Justice W. W. Harvey
Two Lineages of Tragedy Amid Tornado Toll in Kansas
Leonard C. Gregg aged 25 from Cincinnati dies at Hutchinson from wounds by Detective William Darling who says he found Gregg holding up a rooming house keeper and two harvest hands. Dewitt Clinton Marks, 67, resident of Kansas fifty three years and Butler county ten, is dead at his Eldorado home.Marks had been in poor health since 1917 after tornado injuries near Andale west of Wichita. Mrs Marks perished in the storm.
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Leonard C. Gregg
Cincinnati
Hutchinson
William Darling
Darling
Gregg
Dewitt Clinton Marks
Kansas
Butler County
Eldorado
Mr. Marks
Andale
Wichita
Murder Case Near Em poria Captivates Town
Report notes Mrs Agnes Demier was shot and killed and Mrs Marie Riddle fatally wounded near Em poria, implicated by statements about Mrs Riddle's husband. Read as a developing crime note with names and alleged motive awaiting official confirmation.
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Agnes Demier
Marie
Riddle
Emporia
Modern Home Design Embraces Practical Simple Frills
A feature on a bungalow variation by William A. Radford highlights a single story home with brick and concrete foundation, front porch, pergola treatment, and durable white pillar accents. It notes a spacious layout with three upstairs bedrooms, a living room dining room kitchen trio, reception hall, breakfast area, glass doors, built in ironing board, fireplace and downstairs toilet for livability.
Mrs Abbey Proud Of Her Big Gain
Mrs Mollie Abbey of Jennings Lodge Oregon credits Tanlac with ending nine years of gas pains and four years of water-related distress. She says she now eats freely, has gained thirty nine pounds, and possesses renewed energy to do housework. The advertisement notes Tanlac is sold by druggists.
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Mrs. Abbey
Tanlac
Mrs. Mollie Abbey
Jennings Lodge
Ore
Fortune teller’s forecast sparks couple’s squabble
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a witty exchange where a husband recalls a fortune teller’s claim of luck in love and his wife presses him for details, prompting lighthearted banter about faith in prophecy.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Alfalfa's Ancient Journey From Persia to Europe
The article traces alfalfa from Persia to Greece in 480 B C and through Italy, Europe, Spain, Mexico, and New England by the sixteenth century. It notes early failures and recent revival through soil inoculation and notes drought resistant varieties expanding cultivation across the West and arid regions. It also mentions the South Sea bubble fallout and parliamentary fraud trials in 18th century Britain.
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Greece
Persia
Italy
Europe
Spain
Mexico
New England
England
Turkestan
Expelled From House of Commons For Odd Reasons
A record of members expelled from the British House of Commons cites bizarre motives such as writing a pamphlet on The Possibility of Avoiding Death while notes emphasize commercial fraud as the common cause.
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House of. Commons
House of Commons
Theodore Hook and the celibate lover’s paradox
The article recalls Theodore Hook’s life noting his fondness for love yet lifelong celibacy. It claims he once drafted a marriage proposal but faltered before posting it, and later quipped that if a certain lady had lived he would have become a slave to a woman, calling her an angel.
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Theodore Hook
Global Army Expenditures 1920 21 Per Capita Details
The United States spent 1920 21 total military outlays of 848 155 303 dollars, equating to 8 22 per person. British empire excluding dependencies spent 562 123 000 dollars or 12 35 per capita. France spent 938 927 000 dollars or 22 52 per capita. Italy spent 246 081 200 dollars or 6 70 per capita. Japan spent 189 082 900 dollars or 3 88 per capita.
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United States
British Empire
France
Italy
Japan
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Ben Paulen
Fredonia
Frank J. Ryan
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Russell
E. T. Thompson
Bellaire
Charles B. Griffith
Fort Scott
Jess Miley
Girard
Bert Walker
Osborne
Dan R. Anthony
Ed Little
Kansas City
W. H. Sproul
Sedan
Homer Hoch
Marion
James G. Strong
Blue Rapids
Hays
B. White
Mankato
J. N. Tincher
Medicine Lodge
Richard EK. Bird
Sergé James Lehane
Junction City
M. R. Amerman
Eureka
Fhe
Sawyer Milling Company
Maud G. Skilton
Charles Skilton
Kansas University
Tom Sweet
M. A. Moore
C. W. Rohde
Wakaruca
Charles
Kansas State Normal School
William A. Radford
Williams A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Culcagg
Ill
Irbwine Epoarp
Dreakfastpor
wiNwtu
Bright
Dean
Missouri
D Cullins
Night Watchman
Bernie, Mo
Doan
Wy. Ed
Boz Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Alslabie
South Sea
Nujol
Lee Lek JO
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated State Artest
New York
Elone
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
G. W. Nimocks, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
Ralph Cooper
V. C
Rtisett
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
Johnson
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