Legislative Committee drafts tax measures in Kansas
Topeka reporting the Legislative Committee on Assessment and Taxation has begun work on bills to implement the new constitutional amendment authorizing classification and taxation of property types. Senator H. M. Laing chairs and drafts a mortgage tax bill while Senator M. V. B. Van der Mark pens a gross production tax proposal taxing mineral products at two percent of cash value including petroleum natural gas coal zinc lead salt and possibly clays shales and stone.
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Topeka
Senaor H. M. Laing
Kansas
M. V. B. van der Mark
Cloud County
van de Mark
Kansas Syndicalism Case Headed to Supreme Court
The Kansas syndicalism case will be taken to the United States Supreme Court after the state supreme court granted a writ of error and set a $400 bond to appeal the decision.
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Kansas
Supreme Court of the United States
State Supreme Court
Bowler Killed by Switch Engine Near Ottawa Junction
E. L. Bowler, Santa Fe special agent at Ottawa, was killed the other night when struck by a switch engine just east of Ottawa junction, a mile north of the city.
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E. L. Bowler
Santa Fe
Ottawa
Ottawa Junction
Better Butter: Kansas Dairy Could Double Profits This Year
The Kansas butter industry burned 53,425,216 pounds last year with a cash value of 22,278,843 dollars. The text argues that a dairy herd on every Kansas farm could double that figure and create a surplus for export.
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Kansas
Memorial program honors Foster Coburn at Topeka convention
At the state agricultural convention in Topeka an afternoon program honored Foster Dwight Coburn former secretary of the state board of agriculture. A statewide association was formed to establish a monument or other memory, with speakers who collaborated with Coburn on agricultural uplift in Kansas.
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Topeka
Foster Dwight Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
Coburn
Kansas
Frizell
Larned
H. S. Thompson
Sylvia
O. O. Wolf
Bank Robbery Prompted Arms for Vigilante Bandits
Sedgwick County Bankers Association receives one hundred army rifles in Wichita for vigilante use amid the Linwood State Bank robbery case. Herbert Jella is arrested in Lawrence on charges of complicity in the October 29 theft.
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Kansas
Wichita
Sedgwick County Bankers’ Association
Vigilantes
Herbert Jella
Lawrence
Linwood State Bank
Linwood
Kansas State Farm Bureau Reelects Snyder and Gladfelter
Ralph Snyder of Manhattan was reelected president of the Kansas State Farm Bureau federation at its annual convention in Topeka. J. C. Gladfelter of Emporia also won reelection to a leadership post.
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Ralph ‘Snyder
Manhattan
Kansas ‘State
Farm Bureau Federation
Topekacy
J. C. Gladfelter
Emporia
Public Health Warns Against Raw Oysters Over Sewage Contamination
Dr. M. O. Nyberg, secretary of the state board of health, warns against eating raw oysters due to sewage dumping in Florida waters. The contamination has turned sea food into a potential typhoid carrier and poses a health risk to consumers.
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M. O. Nyberg
The
State Board of. Health
Oyater
Florida
Nyberg
Legislature In Session In Topeka Opens With Address
The Kansas legislature opened with a joint house senate meeting where Gov. Ben S. Paulen delivered his first message. Officers were elected, bills began to surface, and committee chairmen were announced including Snyder, Finley, Hegler, Laing, Norman, and Gray. The senate recessed for the weekend after three new bills and three more committees were announced.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Ben
Paulen
Gov
Chase
Ways and Means
Snyder
Leavenworth
Finley
Neosho
Hegler
Sedgwick
Laing
Russell
Norman
Doniphan
Gray
Norton
Kansas Sheep Population and Wool Value Rise
Kansas reports 181 309 sheep in March 1 1924 as last year’s wool crop brings $229 597 in value. The state’s lambs grow into larger flocks signaling expansion in the agricultural sector.
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Kansas
Gas tax bill aims to fund highways statewide
Senator J F Finley of Neosho proposes a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax for all fuel sold in the state with revenue dedicated to building and maintaining highways. A tax refund is provided for gasoline used in stationary engines farms aircraft and for cleaning. The session also sees plans to redraw judicial districts to speed up Western justice.
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Legislative Investigating Committee
Senate
J.F. Finley
Neosho
John W. Davis
Kiowa County
Wichita Reports Year-End Cash Surplus of 195743.12
City manager Earl C. Elliott announces that Wichita closed its business year on December 30 with a cash surplus of 195743.12 dollars.
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Wichita
Earl C. Elliott
Fireat Kansas State Reformatory Causes Major Damage
A large fire at the Kansas State Reformatory caused over 100000 in damage and left nearly 500 inmates temporarily homeless. The blaze started from an unknown cause and spread rapidly through the vault-like admin and central buildings. National guardsmen patrolled outside as repair prospects remained uncertain.
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Kansas State Reformatory
Peterson resigns as state bank commissioner over ouster dispute
Carl J. Peterson announces his resignation to Governor Paulen after defying Attorney General C. B. Griffiths demand to resign. He maintains the move reiterates his six week old position that he was willing to withdraw rather than face ouster.
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Carl J. Peterson
Paulen
C. B. Griffith
Motor car victim dies in Leavenworth collision
William M. Reardon 58, of Leavenworth, died when his car was struck by a truck on the way to work. In a separate crash near Dead Man's Crossing north of Wichita, truck gardener Frank Fell 34 and his half-brother Russell Shantz 21 were dragged over a quarter mile by a Santa Fe switch engine after the truck they rode in was struck. Both men suffered serious injuries.
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William M. Reardon
Leavenworth
Reardon
Frank Fell
Russell Shantz
Wichita
Judge Hutchinson Named Pardon Clerk in Kansas
Judge William Easton Hutchinson of Garden City, a veteran Kansas lawyer, accepts the post of pardon clerk at the request of Governor Pawlen.
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William Easton Hutchinson
Garden City
Kansas
Pawlen
Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed Themed Grid
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues with numbers and partial words. Includes boat types, emotions, instruments, tools, foods, body parts, and common objects. The puzzle references scaled items like aides to musical notes and various everyday terms.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle in the Newspaper
Instructions explain filling white spaces with dictionary words. Numbers mark first letters for horizontal and vertical words. Black squares separate words. no letters go there. Abbreviations slang initials and obsolete forms appear in definitions.
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Puzsle
The Woolly Crocodile Comic Beast Seeks Silence
A playful verse describes a peculiar Woolly Crocodile with a broad flat back short legs and a wagging tail. It claims the creature eats snowballs and Sahara punch and warns readers to beware if they are not discreet as it may grab them.
Eloquent MP Praised Then Mocked As Fat As Figs
A stout M P delivered a long banquet speech. A guest sought a simile and compared the orator to a box of preserved figs. The momentary quip backfired when the speaker himself took insult claiming he was called an eloquent speaker and fat as a box of preserved pigs.
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M. P
Bigwig
London Mall
Shell composition of mollusk shells described
The bureau of fisheries notes shells consist mainly of calcium carbonate about 92 percent with 6 percent organic matter and 2 percent water. Mussel shell organics resemble keratin and are sulfur rich. Hydrocarbon content is not believed significant.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Taleville Woman Praises Vegetable Compound After Birth
Agnes Wignall of Taleville New York reports relief from postpartum bladder issues and general fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says she would not be without it and recommends it to other women. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists everywhere.
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Taleville
New York
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brockville
Canada
Mia
Agnes Wignall
Lydia E Pinkham
Detective Returns to Wagner Murder Probe at Music School
A detective climbs to an office and asks a music academy usher for information about a tip that a murder of Wagner has occurred nearby. The exchange shows tense, evasive reactions as the inquiry unfolds.
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Music Academy
Wagner
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns on Genuine Tablets
An advertising warning urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity. The ad claims Bayer safety proven by millions and physicians' prescription for 23 years and advises saying Bayer when purchasing aspirin.
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Bayer
Ady
Pioneer builds first US vessel by electric welding method
The first United States vessel built with electric welding was completed in Providence Rhode Island. The 80 foot long tanker has a 26 foot beam and 12 foot depth hull with tanks holding 200000 gallons.
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United States
Providence
R. I
If women Were as Fond of Appearing in Print
A wittily phrased remark notes that if women valued printing as much as wearing silk, there would be more women authors.
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