Kansas governor calls special session on industrial disputes
Gov. Allen summons the Kansas Legislature to convene January 5 in Topeka to fund the national guard during the coal strike and to enact industrial legislation. He seeks a court of industrial relations to swiftly resolve disputes and curb strikes, aiming to reduce the need for such actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Kanas
Topeka
National Guard
Francis C. Price
State Senate
Kansas
Judge Price
Rockefeller to Move to Russell for Investments and Banking
Frank Rockefeller a leading western Kansas stock raiser and cousin to John D. Rockefeller sells holdings in Russell and Ness counties to John C. Hollen and Hallenbeck heirs for more than 185000, with possession to be taken soon. He plans to move to Russell and focus on investments and banking after forty years running the ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rockefeller
Kansas
John D. Rockefeller
Russell County
John C. Hollenback
Ness County
Hallenbeck
Rockefeller
Russell
Two preachers join relief effort in Atchison fuel shortage
Volunteers including Dr W A Keve and Dr W E Harman join fuel relief work in Atchison County. Wood is hauled by county trucks to aid the poor as the shortage continues. Danield Streigt, 46, buried in Westphalia. survived by widow and thirteen children. A Waverly holdup ends with thiefs fleeing after robbing a man leaving a young woman home. County fair price committee warns retailers in Shawnee County to cut prices on groceries and meats, signing W H Kemper as chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
W. A. Keve
Methodist Chizen
W. E. Harman
Christian Church
Danield Streigt
Fredonia
Westphalia
Tiis
Waverly
Boyd
Iowa
Shad
Main Street
Shawnee County
County Fair Price Committee
Death of 80 year old Atchison resident Farrell
Obituary note reports 80 year old Farrell of Atchison who lived there sixty years has died. He is survived by his wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farrell
Atchison
Wichita
Paul W. Strickland
Railroad stock approved for Leavenworth and Topeka line
Public utilities commission grants permission to issue 75000 in stock to back bonds approved by benefit districts along the Leavenworth and Topeka route through Jefferson and Leavenworth. In Wichita, fifty preachers form a woodchopping corps after a ministers meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Wichita
A. ‘Meating
Ministerial Association
Eee
Denied a Fortune by Court Miss Tevis loses estate claim
Kansas City hairdresser Miss Lucita Alise Broquet known as Gertrude Tevis failed to prove paternity of Ernest Broquet and claim a share of the Norton Estate. Kansas supreme court ruled the evidence did not establish she was his child and she receives nothing. The case followed a Norton, Kansas suit after a Norton Investment Company transfer of holdings. The article also notes Pittsburg miners fear bank boycotts as receivers seek to place $100,000 in certificates with local banks and Governor Allen helps arrange alternate handling with a Girard bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Supreme Court
Kansas City
Norton Investment Company of
Norton
Kan
Séit
Lucita Alise Broquet
Gertrude Tevis
Miss Broquet
Broquet
T. A. Milton
Kansas Supreme Court
Miss Tevis
Altman Building
Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Kansas
Allen
Girard
Widow Seeks State Aid For Son Killed In Mine
Mrs. Margaret Gunning of Lonaconing Maryland applied to the state board of administration for compensation for the loss of her son John Gunning. He was killed at the Lansing state penitentiary coal mine when a rock fell on him on October 8. This is the first such claim filed with the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gunning
Lonaconing
State Board of Administration
John Gunning
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Gunning
Fire claims four year old in Fort Scott blaze
Dorothy Miller, 4, died in a house fire at her Fort Scott home caused by a mail stove explosion. Her parents Mr and Mrs C I Miller could not rescue her as Mrs Miller was away at a neighbor’s. Fire officials suspect the stove explosion as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Miller
C. I. Miller
Fort Scott
Miller
Frisco
Modern brick house design saves cost with integrated porch
Prominent home builder expert William A. Radford presents a brick house plan 80 by 40 feet featuring a front porch, built in buffet, sun parlor, breakfast nook, and an attached garage. The design emphasizes economical construction, built in storage, a central hall with four corner bedrooms, and a full basement with separate heating and laundry areas.
Unnamed Author Endures Boring Dinner Companion
A renowned writer sits beside a dull older woman at a dinner. She boasts about a sister who narrowly avoided sailing on the Lusitania, prompting the author to admit he never knew the sister. The exchange ends with a sly jab and a quiet shrug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blank
Unkind Words in Domestic Strife Excerpt
A fragment shows a terse exchange where a wife laments endless labor and receives no appreciation. The dialogue highlights a harsh marital dynamic with the husband dismissive and controlling. The tone is sharp and accusatory, reflecting tension within the home.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Quick Beauty Boost
An advertising feature touts Danderine as a cheap hair tonic available at drug and toilet counters. It claims to moisten a cloth and apply through each strand to instantly double the hair's beauty and leave it soft lustrous and easy to manage. The ad also says the product refreshes the scalp prevents dandruff and hair loss and promotes long thick strong growth.
World Freed From Yellow Fever Declared Vanquished
A South America report claims yellow fever ended in Guayaquil Ecuador after a long fight waged with sanitation as the main tool. U.S. experts battled the outbreak and no new cases have appeared in about three months in the port city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guayaquil
Ecuador
South America
United States
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Bayer Aspirin Promoted as Genuine Pain and Cold Remedy
Bayer insists on the phrase Bayer Tablets of Aspirin on its genuine aspirin packages. The drug is prescribed by physicians for nineteen years and claims to relief for colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Ady
An Intelligent Agricultural Policy and Industrial Growth
Lloyd George argues that a strong agricultural policy underpins industrial health and labor stability. He contends farmers can absorb workers during downturns and serve as a nursery for skilled labor, sustaining broader economic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Health Ad Claims Gentle Cascarets For Restful Sleep
An old advertisement urges readers to take Cascarets to cleanse the system and improve skin, digestion, and energy. It compares Cascarets favorably to harsh laxatives like calomel and salts, claiming they work while you sleep and cost little.
Dust on aprons sparks custard pie gag at Yonkers event
A Yonkers Statesman joke notes a business man and friend at a restaurant where dust is brushed from custard pie by an apron. The ad claims Red Cross Ball Blue cleans clothes without ugly streaks and lists grocers selling it for 5 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers Statesman
Red Cross
Resistance Unnecessary
Dialogue between Dolly and Molly reveals social expectations and jokes about debt and reciprocity in a domestic scene, reflecting attitudes toward male advances and women’s responses in the era. Molly dismisses the need for help, implying pride and reluctance to claim what is owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
Molly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin
Daniel C. Imboden
Artillery Officers’ Training School
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Concordia
Cloud County
Cloud County Club
Fairmount College
Sedgwick
Ida M. Brailer
C. W. Brailer
Salina
Brailer
Burlingame
S. J. Brailer
Miltonvale
Lewis Sikes
Peka
Leonardville
BRIGK
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Firet
Double Beauty
Bilious
Suandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
A. R.amorey
Scandia
Clarence Albro
V. C. J. W, Plotner
John A
Freebing
Kaneae
W.N. U
Commun
Jim Jones
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!