Dutch Seek to Bar Bolshevik Soviet Agents
Rotterdam reports Holland has a strict frontier cordon to stop Bolshevik agents crossing from Germany. Despite patrols, Soviet agents slip through and move via an underground railroad into Holland en route to the United States. Poles deserting General Pilsudski’s forces also join Bolshevik propagandists crossing westward.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Germany
Amsterdam
Canada
Hamburg
Russia
Ruhr
United States
America
Pilsudski
Warsaw
Oldest Portrait Found on a Babylonian Stamp
The University of Pennsylvania catalog reports a clay postage stamp from Ur dated around 2380 B C showing Shulpae’s seal with a clear portrait of Sh-Sin the last king of Ur. The image, smooth shaved with forehead hair and turbans, may depict the king gifting the seal to Ur temple high priest, revealing personal appearance of Sumerians.
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Philadelphia
Lagrain
Abraham
Shulpae
Thi-Sin
Photographer Recovers Wallet After Twelve Years
In Morgantown West Virginia twelve years ago photographer L E E Jeriend carried a wallet with 300 dollars in cash and checks. The same wallet reappeared minus 100 dollars believed taken by a dishonest finder who later returned the remaining items.
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Morgantown
W. Va
L. EE
Jeriend
Fort Wayne School Rules Ban Rouge Skirts and Hems
Fort Wayne Indiana reports that girl high school students are prohibited from using rouge and from wearing skirts more than ten inches from the floor. They must wear square necked dresses with puffs over the ears. The girls object to these strict dress rules.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Deportation plan targets Bolshevik sympathizers to return to America
Polish officials say a special bureau will repatriate deported Bolshevik sympathizers labeled as undesirables. The operation aims to relocate these emigrants back to the United States, with careful plans to manage the process.
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America
United States
Willie Knuckles Paroled for Murder Confession
Frankfort Kentucky Willie Knuckles who as a sixteen year old perjured himself to clear his mother in the death of his stepfather Graven Crews is to be released from jail a parole will be granted He admitted slaying Crews and said his mother had nothing to do with the crime though Mrs Crews was later given a life sentence but pardoned years afterward
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Frankfort
Willie Knuckles
Young Knuckles
Graven Crews
Crews
Willie
Girls Good Machinists Says Bureau Director
Mary Anderson director of the women's bureau at the U S Department of Labor advocates training for girls in light machine shops. The report notes women have gained a new place in industry during the war and should not be relinquished.
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Washington
Mary Anderson
Women's Bureau
United States Department of Labor
Aged Chippewa Indian Attends State Fair in Minneapolis
John Smith, an 18 year old Chippewa Indian, arrived in Minneapolis with his adopted son Tom to attend the state fair. He has become blind since his last visit a year ago but remains in good health and says he prefers travel, sleeping on his blanket rather than a bed.
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Minneapolis
John Smith
Tom Smith
John
Return of 9000 American war dead from France to U S
United States grave registration service reports about 9 000 American soldiers pulled from French graves and brought home to relatives. About 1 800 more await shipment at French ports as exhumation widens to Belgium and Germany areas. Work aims to finish by next summer.
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Paris
France
United States
Sto
Bony
Great Britain
Germany
Luxembourg
Fear Causes Sudden Blindness in Indiana Woman
Mrs. George M. Rice of Liberty Mills near Wabash Indiana became temporarily blind after stepping on a nail. Doctors say fear of blood poisoning caused both eyes to burst and she was taken to a Fort Wayne hospital for treatment to restore sight.
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Wabash
Ind
George M. Rice
Liberty Mills
London Faces Surge as Over a Million Homes Rise
A London housing report notes more than one million dwellings under construction or planned, signaling a dramatic expansion. Officials cite population pressures and housing policy.
Kansas Teachers Association to Meet in Four Cities
Next year the Kansas Teachers Association will hold sessions November 8 4 and 5 in Wichita Pittsburg Salina and Topeka. Prof A E Lunceward was elected president and Prof W H Johnson KU was named chairman succeeding Miss Lorraine Wooster. Mrs Justine Ott 82 a Kansas pioneer died at Olathe after founding the first flour mill in Eastern Kansas.
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Wichita
Pittsburg
Salina
Topeka
Saline
Kansas ‘Teachers’ Association
Association
A. E., Lunceward
Florence
W. H. Johnson
University of Kansas
Johnson
Lorraine E. Wooster
May Howes
Kansas Teacher
Frank L. Pinet
Justine Ott
Kansas
Johnson County
Olathe
Charley Ott
Albert Ott
Henry Ott
Ottawa
Kas
J. P. Paulissem
Kankakee
Ill
Ott
Germany
C. M. Ott
Salina Nurse Seeks Army Enlistment Faced Rejection
Miss Ida Cloud of Salina, World War nurse and X ray expert, applied to join the U S regular army but was refused by a local recruiter lacking authority to enlist women. She then went to Fort Riley to pursue the line of work. Meanwhile, five to seventeen towns report difficulty filling high school math and science teaching positions.
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Ida Cloud
Salina
Soule
Miss Cloud
Fort Riley
Inefficiency Led to Dismissal of Two Miners in Pittsburg District
The J. R. Crowe Coal and Mining Company answered in the Kansas court of industrial relations that John McAllister and William Dixon were discharged for inefficiency rather than union politics. Five other bosses at mine No. 16 were affected and the men filed a complaint with the court recently.
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John McAllister
William Dixon
J. R. Crowe Coal and Mining Company
Pittsburg
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Leavenworth Pioneer Grocer Hubbard Frazier Dies
Hubbard Frazier 88 a pioneer Leavenworth grocer and benefactor of the Leavenworth Y M C A died in Leavenworth He was born in Halifax Nova Scotia and moved to Leavenworth in 1857 where he operated a grocery until 1897 before retiring.
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Hubbard Frazier
Leavenworth
Leavenworth Y. Co. A
Halifax
N. S
Mexican man found guilty of second degree murder
Manuel Conteres, a Mexican, was found guilty of second degree murder in Eldorado after jurors deliberated about an hour. Sentencing is deferred until the court convenes on December 21.
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Manuel Conteres
Michael Sales
Eldorado
Beaverton Girl Burned in Oil Stove Explosion
Miss Lenora Richard of Beaver City sustained facial burns when an oil heating stove exploded recently. Her head and face were badly burned with singed eyebrows and swollen eyes, keeping her from attending school.
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Lenora Richard
Beaver City
Preston Schools Closed by Health Officers
Preston schools in a small town northeast of Pratt have been shut down by county health officers due to a scarlet fever epidemic.
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Preston
Pratt
J S Nicholson Pioneer of Ellis Dies After Illness
J S Nicholson, among Ellis’s oldest settlers, died after a weeklong illness. He arrived in 1878 and started in retail, later organizing the Ellis State Bank of which he served as president at his death.
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J.S. Nicholson
Ellis
Mr. Nicholson
Ellis State Bank
Heavy draft horses to test worth in Maine lumber camps
Towanda stockman Les W. Robison sends his heavy draft horses to Maine for a winter test in the lumber camps. The noted Butler county breeder aims to prove the animals' value in hard work and transport roles, highlighting his breeding program.
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Les W. Robison
Towanda
Butler County
Maine
Leprosy Case Reported in Kansas Soldier at Fort Leavenworth
Dr. B J Crumbine announced a Kansas case of leprosy the first in six years and fourth in state history. John Osborn, a Spanish American veteran formerly with the 19th Infantry, is at the Soldiers Home Fort Leavenworth after diagnosis by Dr C C Dennis of Kansas City. Major A W Bartel of the Soldiers Home says there is no danger of spread.
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Kansas
B. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
United States Military Hospital
Fort Leavenworth
John Osborn
19Th Infantry
China
A. W. Bartel
Bartel
Kansas City
C.C. Dennis
Topeka
Judge Frees Eight Hour Limit In Welfare Order Case
In Hiawatha Judge W J Stuart set aside order No 11 of the state welfare commission that restricted women to eight hours daily in plants. G E Hanna of Hanna Egg Poultry Co Goff filed suit to block the order with a temporary restraining order already in place and a recent ruling makes it permanent. Hanna said his plant employs men and women together and the rule would force him to drop women workers and disrupt his operation.
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Hiawatha
W. J. Stuart
State Welfare Commission
G. E. Hanna
Hanna Egg & Poultry Co
Goff
State civil service expansion to cover most workers
The proposal would extend the state civil service commission to all employees except instructional staff and confidential workers. Currently at most 25 percent fall under the commission, but if enacted over half would require exams before employment. The commission seeks payroll control via voucher approval to enforce the law.
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State Civil Service Commission
Largest Kansas turkey hailed by dealers in Meade County
A 58 pound turkey, part of a 480 bird lot bought by a Wichita company, is claimed by poultry dealers to be the largest turkey ever produced in Kansas. They note the former record was 47 pounds, set previously.
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Wichita Produce and Poultry Company
Meade County
Kansas
Kansan Authors Club Elects Four More Members
Four more Kansas Aggie folks Miss Izil Polson Miss Sue Carmody Prof T Keith and Milton Eisenhower have been recently elected to the Kansas Authors Club. The Kansas State Agricultural College leads with the most club members in the state.
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Kansas Aggie
Izil Polson
Sue Carmody
T. Keith
Milton Eisenhower
Kansas Authors’ Club
Kansas State Agricultural College
Revival closes in Burlingame with Kendall Parker trio
The Rev. James Kendall of Lexington Kentucky and singer Lon D Parker have just closed a revival meeting in Burlingame. Three churches united in the revival. Kendall and Parker proceed to Moran after the meetings.
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James Kendall
Lexington
Lon D. Parker
Singer
Burlingame
Mr. Kendall
Mr. Parker
Moran
Kasigan Gas Applies for Higher Domestic Rates
The Kasigan Gas Company of Independence files with city commissioners seeking an increase in domestic rate from 30 to 50 cents per thousand with a 50 cent monthly service charge.
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Kasigan Gas Company of Independence
Kansas University Glee Club Plans Holiday and Easter Tours
The Kansas University Glee Club, a forty man ensemble, announced a week long tour during Christmas holidays and another during the Easter vacation. Rudy Bauman of Lawrence is the club manager.
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Kansas University Glee Club
Rudy Bauman
Lawrence
Hartford Garage Fire Destroys Cars and Damages Bank
Fire at Hartford destroyed Ray Holden's garage early morning, burning seven or eight motor cars. The Hartford State Bank building sustained minor damage. Loss may exceed $10,000.
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Ray Holden
Hartford
Hartford State Bank
Adams Named Texas County Attorney Without Residency
Mark H. Adams, now a Wichita lawyer, has been officially named the county attorney of Texas County Oklahoma. He no longer resides in the county and reportedly did not consent to the appointment.
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Mark H. Adams
Wichita
Adams
Texas County
Oklahoma
Motion for continuance denied in Staley murder case
Judge Wall overruled a motion for a continuance in the case against Charles Staley charged with first degree murder in connection with the death of BHI Carrot at Walnut Grove early last spring.
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Charles Staley
Bhi Carrot
Walnut
Grove
Wall
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