State Officials Plan to Control Radical Element in Crawford County
Kansas Attorney General Richard Hopkins and Governor Allen announced a new enforcement program for Crawford County and the coal fields. The plan, submitted to the governor, aims to bring to justice violators, back law enforcement with public support, and save state funds by avoiding troop deployments. It stresses faithful officials, public backing, and swift action against lawbreakers. A separate note mentions Hagerman’s suicide-related claim being reviewed by the President’s war risk bureau. The Wichita district has received more than 150000 dollars under the War Finance Corporation, with $100000 more hoped for soon, and two railroads are being built in Southwestern Kansas the Kansas Oklahoma line and the Wichita Northwestern line.
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Topeka
Richard
J. Hopkins
Allen
Crawford County
Kansas Coal Fields
Mr. Hopkins
Chester Hagerman
Emporia
Harding
War Risk Bureau
Hagerman
United States
Kansas
P. Byers
Larned
la Croese
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Bank President Pratt Arrested on Embezzlement Charge
S. J. Pratt, president of the Citizens State Bank at Manhattan until its failure, was arrested on a warrant charging embezzlement and misappropriation of bank assets and making false representations about assets. The warrant was signed by R. B. Graves, deputy state bank examiner. Bond arrangements were made at once.
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S. J. Pratt
Citizens State Bank
Manhattan
R. B. Graves
State Bank Examiner
Bond
Christmas week breaks records at Wichita firms
Reports show a record-breaking business week in Wichita with many firms posting higher cash receipts. Fire destroyed Central Garage et Gridley causing about 40000 dollars in losses. Thirty-six motor cars were borrowed. The blaze started when someone threw gasoline on a small fire thinking it was water.
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Wichita
Gridley
Kansas to lead in industry as well as farming
C P Buck of Topeka told the Kansas State Engineering Society in Hutchinson that Kansas, once viewed as agricultural, is entering a new era of industrial growth aided by railroads. The report notes towns in the Missouri Valley will grow as manufacturing centers, with farmers and citizens urged to attend the January farmers week in Topeka where national figures may appear.
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Engineering Society
Kansas
C. P. Buck
Topeka
Committee On Public Service Standards
Kansas State Engineering Society
Hutchinson
H. A. Rowland
McPherson
H. T. Veatch
Kansas City
E. S. McCandless
Missouri Valley
Farmers face cash crunch amid low product values
Miles Lasater, president of the Wichita Federal Land Bank, reports farmers are in dire cash shortfall as selling prices slump. He and other land bank presidents call for remedies after a Washington conference with the federal farm loan board. Also, 3200 children received Kiwanis Christmas stockings at Wichita Forum, each marked with a Merry Christmas stamp to deter repeat gifts.
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Miles Lasater
Wichita Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Federal Farm Loan Board
Washington
Lasater
Lusater
Federal Land Bank
Kiwanis Club
Wichita Forum
Airplane Ambulance Expedites 60 Mile Rural Rescue
Snow blocked roads in Southern Kansas. Dr. Sutton flew to Roy Patterson’s farm to reach a five year old injured boy. The patient was then flown to Liberal Hospital sixty miles away. The hour long mission marked the first airplane ambulance use in the region.
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Kansas
Sutton
Roy Patterson
Liberal
Robins Seeks Parole From Kansas Prison
Frank Robins, convicted in Wichita of forgery, asks for parole from the Kansas state penitentiary so he can begin serving a term he says awaits him in Illinois. He wants to settle his penalties before age prevents a fresh start in life.
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Frank Robins
Wichita
Kansas State
Illinois
Nurrie Sells Dan Stone Barger Quarter Near Sahetha
Frank Nurrie sold the Dan Stone barger quarter near Sahetha for 25000 dollars. He had purchased the farm about a month earlier at a sheriff sale to settle an estate paying 22500 dollars.
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Frank Nurrie
Dan Stonebarger
Sahetha
Teacher's death in Nebraska highway crash near Portis
Miss Ednad Burger of Waldo was killed when her car overturned near Portis Nebraska while driving home for the holidays. Ray Capres the car’s driver was probably fatally injured.
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Ednad Burger
Waldo
Ray Capres
Nebraska
Portis
Osborne
Wichita judge sets 25000 bond for Frank Foster murder arraignment
In district court at Wichita Judge Jesse D Wall sets a 25000 bond to release Frank Foster accused of murdering Policeman Robert Fitzpatrick after Foster’s arraignment. The case details indicate a murder charge and ongoing proceedings.
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Frank Foster
Robert, Fitzpatrick
Jesse, D. Wall
Foster
Wichita
Relating Merits of Scrub and Crossbred Hogs by USDA Study
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines an experimental program to compare scrub crossbred and purebred hogs. Ten crossbred and ten scrub sows will be bred to crossbred or scrub boars, with generations continued and offspring fed or kept for breeding. Trials will include comparisons to purebreds at Beltsville Maryland and varied feeds. The goal is to resolve farmer doubts about purebred versus crossbred profitability.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Animal Husbandry Division
United States Department of Agriculture i
Beltsville
Department
Safest Steer Ration With Silage and Grains
Feeding 40 to 50 pounds of silage per steer daily with about 3 pounds of cottonseed meal or oil meal and 2 to 3 pounds of hay is advised. Oil meal offers higher quality protein, though cottonseed meal is cheaper. Consider feeding 4 to 5 pounds of corn daily in the final months depending on market trends.
Better Sheep In Kentucky Show Boost In Flocks
Kentucky counties report major sheep farming programs aided by the United States Department of Agriculture. Pure bred rams from Hampshire Shropshire and Southdown breeds are increasingly used to improve home flocks. A Louisville sale moved 250 pure bred rams to distribute across the state.
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Kentucky
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisville
Hampshire
Shropshire
Southdown
Sunshine Inside Hoghouse Improves Sanitary Conditions
Plan to install wire gates and partitions between pens lets sunlight penetrate hog houses. It aids floor drying and improves sanitation by reflecting sunshine and increasing air flow.
Proverb Comparisons Across Cultures Highlight Shared Wit
The Philadelphia Ledger notes global links in ideas and expressions. It cites English, Latin, Roman maxims alongside Japanese sayings about control and use of fools and tools.
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Philadelphia Ledger
California Fig Syrup for Childs Bowels
Advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a trusted remedy for constipation in children. It claims a teaspoonful clears bowels within hours, restoring a healthy, playful child and urges mothers to ask for genuine product with explicit directions on the bottle.
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California
American Dances Sparks Lighthearted Exchange Among Elites
Averill Harriman comments on modern dances like the shimmy stating American girls dance them innocently and purely. A foreign observer is told he misjudged American dancing while a compatriot jokes that Americans aim to dance them the wrong way.
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Averill Harriman
Pianist’s Voice Sends Instrument Out of Tune
Piano tuner Ambrose checked the instrument and found it in good condition after a second test. The owner claimed the piano stays in tune when played, but detunes once she sings, prompting a further inquiry.
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Ambrose
Farm life quips on cheese sandwiches and thin gaskets
A brief humorous farmer dialogue notes a cheese sandwich and a thin gasket. The mock exchange highlights practical farm life chatter with a playful tone and rustic banter.
Armchair Hint and Economy Advice
A wry note offers pantry guidance saying corn and beans rise in price so eat succotash. It adds a quip about reacting to a sharp retort by “standing on his dignity.”
Theories vs Corned Beef and Cabbage Debate
The saying favors practical nourishment over abstract thought. It contrasts mental theory with a hearty traditional meal of corn beef and cabbage as a preferred body rule.
Take Aspirin: Only as Told by Bayer
Ad copy promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross seal. It claims genuine aspirin prescribed by physicians for over twenty one years and urges following the directions in the package for quick relief.
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BAYER
Vast Pacific Imagined After Magellan’s Circumnavigation
John C. Van Dyke notes how ancient writers and explorers only later grasped Earth's true scale. Early myths and Renaissance guesses gave way to awe as Magellan's voyage proved oceans' vast magnitude and the Pacific's overwhelming extent.
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Eratosthenes
Homer
Mediterranean
Pacific
Santa Vittoria
Globe
Bay of San Lucar
Atlantic
John C. van Dyke
New Ringworm Cure Uses Roentgen Rays Hair Removal
Doctors Howard Fox and T B H Anderson of the U S Public Health Service report in the Journal of the American Medical Association a ringworm treatment that removes hair with Roentgen rays then applies a follicle penetrating lotion to kill parasites. They note cases where hair color or texture changes after regrowth, but doubt the permanence of these alterations.
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Howard Fox
T. B. H. Anderson
United States Public Health Service
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Mystic stove and magnetic induction at exposition
An electrical exposition showcases a kettle of water boiling on ice as a dramatic example of magnetic induction. The device generates strong electric current in cookware, puzzling lay observers who feel no heat on the estuary table while water boils and eggs fry.
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Scientific American
Neighbor notes husbands dislike chicken in playful exchange
A neighbor says her husband dislikes chicken revealing a humorous remark from Robert who jokes that many men like chicken, framing the moment as a light domestic interchange about food preferences.
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Robert
Is the World Growing Better and What Helps
A brief dialogue questions whether global conditions improve over time and urges personal action as part of the answer. It frames improvement as linked to individual effort and responsibility.
He's Married. What’s His Present Salary?
Comic quip from Wayside Tales about marital status and fleeting pay. Doubtful finances are joked as never staying long enough to measure.
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War Finance Corporation
J. C. Mohler
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Henry C. Stuart
Virginia
J. AR. Howard
American Farm Bureau Federation
B. C. Biggerstaff
Drovers’ Telegram
E. R. Danielson
A. L. Spensler
Mohler
Henry C. Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Representative Hall
Kansan
Duroc
Jersey
New World
Married
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
H. C. Coleman
V. C
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
Johnson
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