Moonshine Raid Uncovers Large Wyandotte Still
Bonner Springs officers arrest John Harman and the Olson couple after neighbors complain of boisterous hogs and geese. A raid on Olson house uncovers a 50 gallon still, five gallons of whisky, seven mash barrels, and equipment for large scale production. The trio is held for federal authorities in Wyandotte County jail.
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Joseph Olson
Bonner Springs
Kas
Olson
John Harman
Olsons
Harmon
Frank Bolen
Olson’s
Kepler
Bolen
E. A. Griffis
Wyndotte County
Alson
Harman
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Hartman
W. G. Wright, Jr
Supreme Court orders jail for district mine officers contempt
The supreme court ruled that Alex Howat and other district mine officials must face jail for contempt after refusing to appear before the industrial court. Howat’s lawyers had twenty days to file a rehearing petition, with August 9 as the deadline. They sought ten more days, but the court denied the extension.
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Supreme Court
Alex Howat
District Mine Organization
Industrial Court
Howat
Iowa Officials Push Water Transport to Ease Car Shortage
Judge Clyde M. Reed of the industrial court went to Washington for a conference with the interstate commerce commission. Gov. W. L. Harding of Iowa requested the meeting after farm groups urged using idle lake tonnage for grain shipments and expanding barge lines to seaports to relieve railroad car shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde M. Reed
Industrial Court
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gov. W. L. Harding
Iowa
Fire destroys two theaters at Army City area
A blaze in Army City destroyed two theaters and six other business buildings causing losses over 150000. Fire departments from Army City and Camp Funston contained the flames after threatening to wipe out the town. Origin unknown and none of the properties were insured.
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Army City
Camp Funston
Hippodrome
Salina Masonic Temple Contract Awarded to Local Builder
The contract for the new Salina Masonic temple goes to Eberhardt Construction Company of Salina. The project cost exceeds a million dollars and the building will be owned by Masonic bodies from the subordinate lodge to the Shrine temple. Mrs. Robert Fleming of Atchison and Leavenworth counties dies at home near Atchison aged 65, survived by her husband, a prominent farmer.
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Salina
Eberhardt Construction ‘Company of
Lodge
Shrine Temple
Robert Fleming
Atchison
Leaven‘worth
Airman Nadeau Killed In Topeka Crash
Y. F. Nadeau and H. C. Travers both of Kansas City were injured as their stunt plane burned after crashing near Topeka. Nadeau died in the fire while Travers suffered minor injuries. The machine had recently been leased and was en route to McFarland for repairs.
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Y. F. Nadeau
Kansas City
Topeka
H. C. Travers
Nadeau
Travers
American Air Service
Canadian Air Forces
Kansas
McFarland
Potential Kansas Legislature Sees Women Candidates
Three women may join the Kansas legislature in the next session. Minnie J. Grinstead of Seward is renominated without opposition and the first woman to serve in Kansas. Ida Walker of Norton wins the Republican nomination and should win election. H J Minnisk of Wellington reportedly gains the nomination in Sumner County north district and is expected to be elected. Democratic women candidates are rumored but no records exist in Topeka.
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Kansas
Minnie J. Grinstead
Seward
Ida Walker
Norton
Norton County
H. J. Minnisk
Wellington
North
Sumner County
Topeka
Governor Allen’s Penny-Per-Thousand Primary Campaign
The article notes Governor Allen spent 80 cents on postage for his nomination petitions and had no other campaign expenses. It estimates his majority over George Snow at over eighty thousand, potentially exceeding one hundred thousand, making primary costs under 1 cent per thousand in majority.
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Allen
Kansas
George Snow
Kansas City bid to hide election crookedness alleged
A Kansas City Missouri claim of crooked primaries and machine control is noted. A letter to Attorney General Richard J. Hopkins from A H Skinner warns state authorities that the case against Arthur Williams, a Negro found with marked ballots, will be dismissed in police court on August 11.
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Kansas City
Kas
Richard J. Hopkins
A. H. Skinner
Arthur Williams
Skinner
Former Nebraska Legislator A P Cooley Dies at Reno County Farm
A P Cooley, once a Nebraska state legislator, dies at the Reno County poor farm after a troubled life. He deserted his family years ago taking a stenographer to the coast. after money ran out, the woman left him and he ended up in Kansas working as a farm hand near Hutchinson.
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A. P. Cooley
Nebraska
Reno County
Cooley
Kansas
Hutchinson
Den ver streetcar riots claim John Shoemaker
Information from Smith Center identifies John Shoemaker aged 20 of that city as among those killed in the Denver streetcar riots. He was the son of Rev. C. D. Shoemaker and a soldier in the later war.
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Smith Center
John Shoemaker
Denver
C. D. Shoemaker
Mason Poet Chooses Pacific Coast Life in La Jolla
Walt Mason, the Emporia prose poet, decided to stay on the Pacific Coast after a visit from friends. He plans to sell his Emporia home and continues to reside in La Jolla California.
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Walt Mason
California
Pacific Coast
Emporia
Mason
Modern Dairy Barns and Labor-Saving Features Spotlighted
William A. Radford explains the latest dairy barn designs and equipment to boost cow comfort, water access with drinking cups, and worker efficiency. He argues modern barns attract labor, improve milk output, and safeguard farm prosperity amid rising farm shortages.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Prehistoric Racer Relics at American Museum Exhibit
A Brooklyn Eagle report notes artifacts from a lost Pueblo community near Aztec New Mexico gathered by Earl St Morris. The display includes sandals beaded with turquoise and shell, yucca fiber fibers, shell ornaments, jasper arrow points, bone awls, painted boards and twined basketry, plus a model dairy barn illustrating ancient shelter design.
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American Museum of Natural History
Aztec
New Mexico
Earl St. Morris
American Museum
Morris
Brooklyn Eagle
First Photograph Era and Carte de Visite Trend
The article recalls the first living person portrait taken sixty years after the daguerreotype start, featuring Dorothy Draper daughter of Professor Draper and notes the long exposure and white powder used. It then highlights the 1857 boom when Disderi popularized carte de visite portraits as a social standard.
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America
Dorothy Draper
Professor Draper
New York
Disderl
Gaing. Some. There are more motor cars, than washing machines
A clipped note from the Arkansas Gazette hints at changing daily life with growing car ownership outpacing washing machines, reflecting urbanization themes and consumer shifts without detailing individuals or dates.
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Arkansas. Gazette
Big Crops Assured in Western Canada
Rains across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta boost prospects for vast grain crops with 1915 like yields possible. Provinces seek thousands of harvest hands with daily wages 5 to 6 dollars in Manitoba 15 000 in Saskatchewan and 5 000 in Alberta aided by low railway rates and government offices to recruit workers.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Winnipeg
Alberta
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Ilinois
Central States
Boundary Points
Chicago
Ill
Detroit
Mich
Milwaukee
Wis
Kansas City
Wounded in a Bank Roll Not in France
A dialogue reveals Mr. Benover describes a sore wound not from battles in France but from a late engagement with Miss Leech. Miss Romantique asks if the injury was in the heart, to which Benover clarifies the wound was in the bank roll.
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Mr. Benover
France
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Druggist reports show widespread kidney issues with many unaware. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised for its mild healing effects and strong success record. An insurance physician notes many applicants are declined due to unseen kidney trouble. Sample bottle available for ten cents by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Law of Averages at the Convention
A humorous exchange about voting influence in a convention. A friend is said to have been allowed only half a vote, while Senator Sorghum notes past elections where one person cast multiple votes. The dialogue mocks electoral quirks and the idea that averages can mislead in political moments.
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Sorghum
Mothers urged to check CASTORIA bottles for F Signature
Public notice reminds caregivers to examine Castoria bottles for the F signature as Fletcher's Castoria has been used for over 30 years. It stresses the product's safety as a remedy for infants and children and urges mothers to ensure authenticity before use.
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Fletcher
Fortunate Bride Fashionable Philadelphia Wedding
After a stylish Philadelphia wedding two girls discuss the bride. One asks how she looked and the other replies she was remarkably well groomed in the finery and groomer sense.
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Philadelphia
Shave With Cutiura Soap Advertises Versatile Use
An advertisement touts Cutiura Soap promising doubled razor efficiency and skin health. It claims no mug residue no slimy soap no germs and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. markets one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
Southern Confectionery Offers Assorted Candies
A playful exchange from Central Magazine depicts shoppers considering fruit coated candies with cherries, strawberries and other flavors. One customer humorously requests a chocolate coated watermelon, reflecting light local flavor and era tone.
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New York
Central Magazine
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