Lawrence petitions for injunction against Kansas Telephone rates
The city of Lawrence asks Douglas County district court for a temporary injunction to stop Kansas Telephone Company from implementing a new and higher rate schedule effective December. The suit claims the rates are unjust and confiscatory, with about a 33 percent increase, and cites a complaint to the Public Utilities Commission and the Fourteenth Amendment. Federal ruling had barred the commission from interfering with Lawrence’s schedule.
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Lawrence
Kansas Telephone Company
Douglas County
Public Utilities Commission
John C. Pollock
Telephone Company
Commission
Multiple Fatalities From Vehicle Crash and Other Incidents
John Chandler age 19 died at a Topeka hospital from injuries after a car carrying eight youths returning from a Silver Lake dance overturned. Alfredo Omucht, 19, died near Great Bend while en route to a hospital after stepping on a rusty nail. Andrew Cherry, 60, died after being kicked by a horse near Bentington. Frank Hagerman, World War veteran, found in a snowdrift in Emporia after attempting to starve himself to death due to unemployment and poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chandler
Topeka
Silver Lake
Chandler
Alfredo Omucht
Great Bend
Frank Hagerman
World Way
Emporia
Hagerman
Bank Robbery in Dennis Sparks Gunfire. Suspects Escape Toward Oklahoma
Citizens in Dennis confront two robbers at a state bank after hearing explosions. The duo fled under gunfire, last seen heading through Coffeyville toward Oklahoma. They took $55 and left about $1,800 unaccounted for.
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Dennis
Coffeyville
Oklahoma
Kansas Peace Officers Association Meets In Topeka
The Kansas Peace Officers Association held its sixth annual meeting in Topeka at the statehouse with Sheriff W T Clark of Reno County presiding. Roy Cox Henning of Wichita died in his sleep, his mother discovering the body around 2 am. The death is reported as a disease. services are planned in Wichita and Pratt.
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Topeka
Kansas Peace Officers’ As. Association
W. T. Clark
Reno County
Roy. Cox Henning
Roy J. Henning
Internal Revenue Office
Wichita
Jenna
Gund
Insect Classification Study Prompts Federal Access
University of Kansas entomologist H. B. Hungerford travels to Washington at the request of Dr. L. O. Howard to classify hemifera insects for the National Museum. The group includes chinch bug green bug squash bug and Santa Fe scale, noted as highly destructive economically. Earlier results appeared in the University of Kansas Scientific Quarterly drawing widespread inquiry.
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H. B. Hungerford
University of Kansas
Washington
L. O. Howard
National Museum
Hungerford
University of Kansas Scientific Quarterly
Europe
Two Kansas City Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
The annual KU fall election to Phi Beta Kappa honors two Kansas City students Donald Mederals and Miss Florence Bliss. Others elected include Carroll Clark of Minneapolis Kathleen Doering Lawrence Alexander Marble Troy and Caryl Ferris McPherson.
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Phi Beta Kappa
University of Kansas
Kansas City
Donald Mederals
Kas
Florence Bliss
Carroll Clark
Minneapolis
Kathleen Doering
Lawrence
Alexander Marble
Troy
Caryl Ferris
McPherson
Reunion of 23rd Kansas Regiment in Hutchinson
Veterans of the 23rd Kansas regiment gathered in Hutchinson for a reunion with members from most companies in attendance. Colonel Thomas G. Finch of Wichita, the former commander, and Major W. L. Brown, present commander of the local post, spoke at the dinner.
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23Rd Kansas Regiment
Hutchinson
Thomas G. Finch
Wichita
W. L. Brown
Dynamite wrecks Mulberry mine. third blast in six weeks
A John Davis Coal Company mine near Mulberry was destroyed by dynamite with surface buildings quickly ablaze and only the pump house saved. In related news Governor Allen appoints Thomas Leroy Francis of Kansas City Kansas to take the West Point entrance exam as representative of the Kansas national guard, a member of the 35th divisional signal company.
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Kansas Penitentiary
State Reformatory
Allen
C. W. Smith
John Davis Coal Company
Mulberry
Thomas ‘Leroy Francis
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas National Guard
West Point Military Academy
Francis
35Th Divisional Signal Company
Smallpox Under Control in Kansas Health Report
Dr. S J Crumbing of the Kansas state board of health announced last week the number of active smallpox cases fell to forty nine from fifty eight the prior week. Fifteen cases were in Wabaunsee County and nine in Wyandotte.
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Kansas
S. J. Crumbing
State Board of Health
Wahaunsee County
Wyandette
Bank closes at Pawnee Rock amid audit and embezzlement charge
The Farmers and Merchants' State Bank at Pawnee Rock Kansas is closed pending an audit of accounts. Cashier Billups was arrested days ago and charged with embezzlement. In Hiawatha, Mrs John Merritt died shortly after giving birth to her thirteenth child, twelve of whom survived.
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Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Wichita
Latin America
Europe
Farmers and Merchants’ State Bank
Pawnee Rock
Kas
Billups
John Merritt
Hiawatha
Reverend Edwards Resigns Trinity Rectorate for Pontiac
The Rev. Evan A. Edwards, longtime rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence and chaplain of the 35th Division veterans, resigns to take over as rector of the Episcopal Church in Pontiac Michigan. The appeal bond for Dr. A W Nixon, convicted of Arthur C Banta's murder, was posted at Great Bend and sent to Nixon's Hutchinson attorneys for trial judge approval by Judge Barris of Emporia.
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Evan, A. Edwards
Trinity Episcopal Church
Lawrence
Veterans’ Organization
Episcopal
Pontiac
Pepe
Ww. Nixon
Arthur C. Banta
Great Bend
Nixon
Hutchinson
W. .€. Barris
Emporia
Small Colonial bungalow offers affordable beauty for families
William A. Radford presents a small economical home design described as a Colonial bungalow. The article highlights space efficiency, trellis accents, wide-board siding, and a large basement for heating, laundry, and storage. It notes rising building costs and suggests consulting local contractors for pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Humorous Duchess and Archbishops Royal House Sketch
The piece reviews Lord Frederic’s book with a tale of a baby sister who becomes a duchess and a detailed description of a one story standard frame house with five rooms and a floor plan. It also recounts a clumsy episode at the chapel royal when a sugar almond caused embarrassment to the archbishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Frederic
Duchess of Bucccleuch
Little Gray Nuns of the North Mission School
The Indian mission school at Resolution in Mackenzie country Northwest Canada is run by the Little Gray Nuns of the North. The order was founded in Montreal nearly 200 years ago by Madame D Youville and others who were called the Gray Sisters for their gray hair and vow of celibacy. They adopted somber gray habits to honor the nickname.
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Little Gray Nuns
North
Indian Mission School
Resolution
Mackenzie Country
Canadian Northwest
Montreal
Madame D’youville
Temperature contrast between hemispheres revised
Observations by Antarctic explorers show the mean annual temperature south of the equator is about two and a quarter degrees lower than north of the equator. Northern summers run higher and winters colder, with greater seasonal variation than the southern hemisphere.
Realms of Fancy Prompts Imaginative Debate on Writing
In a playful exchange the publisher compliments a writer on imagination and asks if they could produce a truly good novel. The dialogue suggests possibilities for crafting literature that extols new publications and their merits.
English Girls Lead In Popular Sports Across Nation
English girls have embraced sport with vigor and increasingly excel alongside boys in many popular games, reflecting a rising athletic movement among young women.
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