Kansas to Make Wheat State the Flour State
Kansas State Agricultural College President Henry J Waters urged expanding milling facilities and creating a department of mills and milling at Manhattan. He said Kansas should test wheat for milling and baking qualities before milling and aim to convert Kansas into the nation’s leading flour state with miller guidance.
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Kansas City
Prairies
Henry J. Waters
Kansas State Agricultural College
Union Depot
Kansas
Agricultural College
Agricultural School
Department of Mills and Milling
Waters
Kansas Millers
Manhattan
Mills of
Cummins Rate Bill Triggers Next Congress Clash
Senator Cummins of Iowa introduces a plan replacing current Interstate Commerce practices with a uniform freight classification and rate statement. The bill tasks the ICC to issue standard classifications, propose fair rate ranges, and authorizes it to act on its own to set maximum and minimum rates. Courts may not reassess reasonableness of fixed rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Cummins
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nobel Peace Prize Divided Between Two Europeans
The Nobel peace prize is awarded but divided between Baron Estournelles de Constant, head of the French parliamentary group for international arbitration, and M Beernaert, former Belgian minister of state and Belgian representative at the Hague peace conference.
Railroads Announce Christmas Fares For Holiday Travel
Kansas City observers report this year’s Christmas rates set at one and a half times the regular fare for round trips. Reduced tickets go on sale December 24 and 25 with a final return limit January 2.
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Kansas City
Rivers Congress closes with leadership and reform aims
The National Rivers and Harbors congress elected Joseph I. Ransdell as president, J. F. Enison as secretary-treasurer, and John A. Fox as special director. It called for a new waterway department, regular annual appropriations, and speedy project completion funded from current revenues or bonds, urging states and municipalities to protect docks and landing facilities.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph I. Ransdell
Congress
Louisiana
J. F. Enison
Cincinnati
John A. Fox
Arkansas
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Farmers Oppose New Rocky Ford Dam Fight
Farmers in Blue Valley near Rocky Ford north of Manhattan protest the Rocky Ford Dam and Power Co after a 12 foot concrete dam raised flood risk and prompted potential litigation following recent high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Valley
Rocky Ford
Manhattan
Rocky Ford Dam and Power Company
Survey Through Abilene Milestones Rail Line Impact
The Union Parish survey through Abilene shows plans to run rail tracks 200 feet on each side with a potential 10 foot loss of a block on Second Street opposite the depot. Surveyors gave no details and moved on after completing the work.
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U. P
Abilene
Union Parish
Rad
Christmas Paroles Replace Traditional Reformatory Gifts
The reformatory board decided at its December meeting to abolish the annual Christmas presents for inmates. Paroles will be issued in large numbers shortly after Christmas as a replacement.
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Reformatory
Reformatory Board
Reformatory to Grow a Forest at Hutchinson Grounds
Representative R. J. Hopkins pro tem of the last house of representatives and member of the board of managers of the State Industrial reformatory at Hutchinson has begun a movement to transform a barren sandy section of the reformatory grounds into a handsome forest over time.
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R. J. Hopkins
House of Representatives
Borax Fellowship Offered at University of Kansas
The University of Kansas has been offered $750 to endow a one year fellowship in the industrial chemistry of borax. Regents accepted the offer but no appointee has been named. The aim is to discover new uses for borax and extend its known utilities.
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University of Kansas
Interstate rail line planned from Newton to Salina
A Newton meeting of Salina Gyp sum Roxbury Abilene Canton Spring Valley Goessel and nearby points formed a company to build an interurban line from Newton north to Salina. A charter will be obtained and work will be pushed toward early completion.
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Railria
Newton
Salina
Gypsum
Roxbury
Abilene
Canton
Spring Valley
Goessel
Kansas Regents Appoint Dyche Fish and Game Warden
The University of Kansas regents approved Prof. I. L. Dyche to accept the fish and game warden post offered by Gov. Stubbs. Dyche has accepted provisionally and will assume duties immediately.
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Kansas
University of Kansas
I. L. Dyche
Stubbs
Fortieth Wedding Anniversary Highlights Remarkable Family
Mr and Mrs Peter Kallman of Scandia celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary. The couple has nine children and ten grandchildren and, remarkably, has never had a death in the family.
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Peter Kallman
Scandia
Ninth Annual Fish Fry Held in Blue Rapids
The ninth annual fish fry, a key annual banquet, was held in Blue Rapids. The event is hosted by local business and professional men for customers and friends in the area.
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Blue Rapids
Wichita Court Fines Man For Killing Town Pet Squirrel
Walter Jennings was fined $10 in city court for killing a town pet squirrel in Wichita. Squirrels are protected by ordinance and roam residences, with hundreds at large in the city. this was the first such case ever before the Wichita court.
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Walter Jennings
Wichita
Telephone Line to Connect Newton with Dennison Tex
Newton becomes the headquarters for a new line installed by the Kansas Telephone and Telegraph company linking Newton to Dennison Texas and providing direct communication with major U S commercial centers.
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Newton
Kansas Telephone and Telegraph Company
Dennison
Tex
United States
Newton potential site for condensed milk plant
A condensed milk plant is near certain to locate in Newton. The dairy enterprise, already thriving in eastern states, would install an up-to-date facility if guaranteed a daily starter supply of 20 000 pounds of milk.
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Newton
Railways in Central Canada Draw American Farmers North
The article notes a wave of U S farmers migrating to Canada this fall, with about 70 000 leaving and bringing 70 million dollars in cash and effects. It cites safer living, fertile land, and lower protective tariffs as motives, and highlights the Canadian Pacific Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific lines opening vast new lands. Government agents in U S cities offer information to prospective settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Oregon
U. S
Canada
Middle West
United States
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific
J.J. Hill
Alberta
Saskatchewnan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Can
Juries and Hats Steady in Crimson Gulch Verdict
A visitor notes a jury verdict returned in the courtroom alongside Broncho Bob’s quip. The exchange suggests Crimson Gulch juries prefer staying put to avoid losing hats and overcoats amid local trouble.
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Broncho
Bob
Crimson Gulch
Fine Tonic Mixture for Exhausted Systems
Recipe for a tonic labeled Fine Tonic Mixture combines one half pint whiskey with one ounce balmwort and one ounce compound syrup sarsaparilla. Suggested use includes a tablespoon before meals as an appetizer and after meals at bedtime as a tonic. mixed by any druggist.
Deacon Snowball Accused In Vestry Box Incident
After a service a minister spotted Deacon Snowball removing a 50 cent piece from the collection and replacing it with a dime. The incident shocked the minister who called it plain dishonest doings.
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Mr. Talcom
Deacon Snowball
Deep-Seated Cough Cured In Five Hours By Home Syrup
A Boston Post inspired claim describes a five hour cure for deep seated coughs using a home made syrup. The recipe calls for wild cherry bark cardiol essence and white pine syrup with dosing every half hour for four hours then smaller doses, suitable for children with age adjustments.
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Boston Post
Noble Sportsman and Keeper Debate Unearthly Row
A brief exchange reveals a tense moment as a keeper laments Jill's lack of musical voice while noting the odd racket from "whatever it is" that was shot. The dialogue hints at a rural or informal setting with a humorous undertone.
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Jjill
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonial
A 100 dollar reward offer for an incurable catarrh case through Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo is vouched for by Walding Kinnan Marvin as honest and able to honor obligations. Cure is taken internally and 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials available. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Civeney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hali
No Hobnobbing and Royal Meetings
A humorous line suggests Mrs Askit and Mrs Nonaught avoid hobnobbing with royalty abroad. The exchange notes that her behavior remains extremely proper.
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Askit
Have you a cough or cold Allen's Long Balsam ad
An advertisement promotes Allen's Long Balsam as a quick, simple remedy for coughs and colds. It features the product in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles and claims wide dealer availability. The copy also mocks unfounded telephone rumors and contrasts with a tobacco ad urging Lewis' Single Linder cigars as a cheaper option.
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Allen
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