Farmers in Douglas County oppose Kansas Telephone hike
About 250 Douglas County farmers at Lawrence city hall protested proposed rate increases by Kansas Telephone Company. They drafted a petition to the public utilities commission seeking to block the rise and asked Lawrence's help, citing widespread rural dissatisfaction with service and charges. The company plans a 25 cent monthly rise to 1.75, with rural rates starting January 1.
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Kansas Telephone Company
Douglas County
George Kreek
Lawrence
Public Utilities Commission
Saline County Relief Committee organizes food aid drive
The Saline County Near Hast Relief Committee prepares five carloads of food for famine victims directed by William A. Biley of Topeka. The committee includes Salina business and professional men with township reps. Mills grind grain for free and railroads will transport to seaports at no charge.
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Saline County Near Hast
William A. Biley
Topeka
Salina
Judge G W C Jones backs Christmas help for Topeka girls
Judge G W C Jones sentences five Wichita girls to the State industrial school in Topeka and pledges $10 to aid their holiday cheer stating peace on earth and good will toward men applies to them as well as other sisters.
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Wichita
Topeka
G. W C. Jones
Suit Filed Over Forged Mortgage Assignment Involving 3000
Katherine Smedley sues Lester Jones and Ranch Men's Trust Co for cancellation of a mortgage assignment she alleges is forged. This is their second suit. Jones vanished from Wichita about a week ago leaving a suicide note for his wife and son. He headed Globe Investment Co, now under investigation. National Grange votes to hold 1922 convention in Kansas, likely Topeka or Wichita, per a telegram to O F Whitney from B Needham, newly elected national lecturer.
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Katherine Smedley
Lester Jones
Ranchmen’s Trust Company
Jones
Wichita
Globe Investment Company
National Grange
Portland
Ore
Kansas
Topeka
O. F. Whitney
State Horticultural Society
B. Needham
Lane
Kansas Grange
Needham
Tragedy Struck Horton Family as Child Dies from Burns
Velma Thompson an eight year old girl of Horton died three hours after a kerosene stove fire started by her fourteen year old brother. The accident injured both parents and other siblings in the household.
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Velma
W. W. Thompson
Horton
Leavenworth appoints Murphy as police chief and Kersten as lieutenant
Mayor D R Alford names Murphy chief of police to replace William H Courtney who has submitted resignation. Frank Kersten, a former officer, is appointed night lieutenant in a move to clean up Leavenworth.
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Leavenworth
JM. :Murphy
William H. Courtney
Frank ‘Kersten
Force
Beloit farmer Tice, 63, dies at home
Beloit farmer Tice, age 63, dies at his Beloit home. Death attributed to chicken bone lodging in his airway. Survived by his wife and two children. City Attorney Tice of Beloit is a brother.
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Tice
Tcell
Beloit
Prison escape attempt ends in death at Lansing plant
Roy Robinson also known as Julius Finney and accomplice Carl Shelton tried to flee the Lansing state prison by crossing guards and walls. A guard fired wounding Shelton while Robinson died from a spine injury. Shelton and Robinson had recent bank robbery ties and Shelton had prior prison escape history. Nearby, Western Kansas towns report revival and church construction amid a strong religious push with multiple denominations building or planning new churches.
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Lansing
Roy Robinson
Eddie Adams
Wichita
Carl Sheldon
Robinson
Julius Finney
Sheldon
William‘ Mason
and .M
Rogers
Mason
Shelton
James Jones
Harry Worley
Rooks County
Cullison
Kas
Kansas
Garden City
Church of the Nazarene
the &Pring
Baptists
Scott City
Methodists
The
Friends
Cimarron
Topeka Official Expects Kansas Highway Aid Soon
W. C. Markham, former secretary of the Kansas highway commission, recently returned from Washington where he worked on national highway legislation. He believes Kansas can meet the new law’s requirements and claim the two million dollars allotted for permanent highway construction.
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W. C. Markham
Kansas Highway Commission
Washington
Topeka
Kansas
Dust storms sweep Pratt County farmers fear crop losses
Farmers in Pratt County warn that continued severe dust storms could blow out significant wheat. No frosts this fall and moisture shortages persist as rural mail boxes must be moved away from graded roadway shoulders per Postmaster General orders. An unrelated report notes Loretta Moore, who murdered her daughter and fled an asylum, was hit by a train and is recovering while living with Mia Gibbs of Ottawa.
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Pratt County
Bureau of Public Roads
M. W. Watson
Haya
Loretta Moore
First dividend announced for Coffeyville bank depositors
W. M. Badd as receiver states a first 10 percent dividend totaling $67,000 will be paid to about 3,000 depositors of the Peoples State Bank of Coffeyville. The bank closed its doors January 19 last.
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W. M. Badd
Peoples ‘State Bank of
Coffeyville
Diphtheria Cases Decline in Wichita Below Half Week
Dr. M. O Nyberg, Wichita health chief, reports active diphtheria cases last week fell to twelve from twenty eight the prior week, representing under 50 percent of the previous level.
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Wichita
M. O Nyberg
Board of ‘Health
Distinctive Eight-Room Home Plan with Old New Blend
William A Radford presents a large bright eight room home design noted for a balanced floor plan and hospitality. The description details reception hall kitchens maid’s alcove upstairs bedrooms including a 16 by 17 foot master, ample closets, linen chute, and a full bath in an 88 by 36 foot building.
Rome's Lictors and Fascisti Echo Old State Order
An article contrasts ancient Roman lictors with modern Fascisti in Italy. It notes lictors bore fasces, served magistrates, and arrested criminals, while Fascisti wear fasces insignia to fight anarchists and Bolsheviks, linking past authority to current politics.
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Rome
Italy
Fascisti
American officer recalls Chinese viceroy gift exchange
An American traveler in China receives high courtesy from a viceroy. To thank him, the visitor sends a fine bull pup from the United States. The viceroy replies that he does not eat such dogs but praises the gift highly, noting it earned breakfast praise.
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China
United States
Philadelphia Ledger
Wireless Message Aids Stricken Ship Near Sea
Captain William Blind aboard the steamship America received a wireless alert from the steamer Wekiga bound for Bremen about 500 miles away reporting cramps chills and fever. The Wekiga crew were diagnosed with ptomaine poisoning and treated by wireless with opium tablets and other remedies. they recovered quickly.
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William Blind
America
Bremen
Death of Dr William Stirling Mentioned as Noted Surgeon
A quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript notes the death of Dr William Stirling, described as one of the most killed surgeons in the south of Ireland. The remark illustrates a typographical error where a letter is omitted from the machine output.
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Nomad
William Stirling
Ireland
Boston Transcript
Woman credits Vegetable Compound for relief and work recovery
Georgetown Illinois resident Mrs Margaret McCumber says severe back and side pain from pregnancy led to dependence on doctors and proposed surgery until Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound provided relief. She urges other women with similar symptoms to try the remedy, noting widespread use among housewives.
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Georgetown
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret McCumber
Frazier St
Illinois
Valuation of injuries by miners unions and insurers
A European system sets compensation as a percentage of earning capacity for lost limbs and digits. Both hands equal 100 percent, right hand 70–80, left hand 60–70, thumb 20–30, right first finger 14–18, left 8–13, middle finger 10–16, third finger 7–9, little finger 9–12. Differences reflect trade value such as writers versus diggers.
California Fig Syrup Ad Teaches Constipation Remedy
An old advertising column touts California Fig Syrup as a child laxative that opens bowels within hours. It claims a teaspoonful cures constipation and lists age directions on the bottle, warning to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup. The piece ends with a light jab at marriage and folly.
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California
Haldy
Not Found Discovery Prompts New Worthwhile Effort
A terse report notes a discovery deemed worthwhile spurring fresh effort and interest. Researchers or local observers likely highlighted potential value and planned follow up steps.
For Ailing Women Here's a Suggestion Worth While
A letter from Hannibal Missouri describes a woman after fever and persistent weakness finding relief with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The ad urges health building for weak women and promotes tablets or liquid form, with a trial offer by mail from Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.
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Hannibal
Mary Ellis
O'Fallon St
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