Kansas legislature seeks federal relief over wheat car shortage
Kansas legislators plan to appeal to Congress and the United States Railroad Administration for relief from grain belt disruptions. Governor Allen campaigns for car allocations as cars are scarce, with farmers along the Jetmore branch of the Santa Fe reporting severe shortages and large unshipped wheat stocks awaiting transport.
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Topeka
Kansas
United States, Railroad Administration
Congress
Railroad Administration
Allen
Railroad
Jetmore
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Grocer Store Blaze Destroys Six Buildings at Goddard
A tire ignited a gas stove causing a store explosion that burned six nearby business buildings in Goddard. Loss estimated from 75000 to 100000 dollars. structures included Ward Mercantile Simmons meat market King grocery postoffice Wood Mercantile and Dr C F McMillan. Postoffice and Wood store were two story. others one story.
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Tire
Wood Mercantile Company
Goddard
Ward Mercantile Company
Simmons Meat Market
King Grocery Store
Postoffice
Dr. C. F. McMillan's
Wood Store
Kansas Good Roads Victory and Judicial Rulings
The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state good roads law and rejected all fourteen constitutional challenges. The decision supports $200,000 bonds in Shawnee County and expands highway construction and federal aid. The court also affirmed lower court rulings in automobile theft cases and addressed fair price commission implications. An accord resolved the Security Benefit Association merger issues, rescinding officer salary increases and preserving merger terms while maintaining higher premiums for policyholders.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Kenneth Raub
Shawnee County
State Highway Commission
W. A. Johnston
Johnson County
Montgomery County
Kansas chamber endorses Allen Crawford actions on mine strike
The Wichita Kansas state chamber of commerce adopted resolutions endorsing Gov Henry J Allen and labor commissioner John Crawford for handling the mine strike. They approved the proposed industrial relations court urged higher teacher salaries and called for laws to promote hard surface roads. Directors statewide attended the annual meeting. Hutchinson hosts February 26 27. Mrs Adolph Bauman 60 who settled Neodesha before the city founded dies.
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Henry J. Allen
John Crawford
Wichita
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Hutchinson
Senator seeks end to food stockpiles by year end
Senator Monte of Wanford County introduces a senate resolution urging a law to prohibit storage of foodstuffs beyond twelve months and to transfer long stocks to the government for distribution. Gen John J Pershing visits Topeka en route to Camp Funston and Fort Riley, receiving a five minute ovation. Clay Windell, a switchman and overseas veteran, dies at Emporia from injuries in a Santa Fe yard collision with a passenger train.
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Monte
Wanford County
Senate Congress
John J. Pershing
Topeka
Camp Funston
Fort Riley
Pacific Coast
Clay Windell
Emporia
Santa Fe
Leavenworth bill seeks 30 million for exservice bonus bonds
A bill introduced by Ben I. Endres requests 30 million dollars in bonds to fund a ten dollar monthly bonus to exservice men for each month served. The measure mirrors a senate proposal by Snyder of Leavenworth. A Glen Elder firm recently slaughtered a 780 pound hog, yielding about 200 pounds of lard valued at roughly thirty dollars.
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House
Ben I. Endres
Leavenworth
Senate
Snyder
Glen Elder
Texas
Spe
Corsicana Pools
Homer
Hog Creek
Hank and Mercantile Agency
Mother Polar Bear Speaks to Her Cubs in Den
A mother polar bear voices loving vows about defending her cubs in a northern den. She notes seasons, food, and dangers, promising care and safety as her little cubs approach. She reflects on being strong, clever, and steadfast through harsh winters and spring ice.
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Mother Polar Bear
Seal
Walto
Walrus
Sto
Polar
Mary Fricke
Bornman St
Belleville
Til
Peru
S. S. S Promised for Catarrh Cure in Blood
Advertisement advises against surface treatments and promotes S. S. S as a blood remedy to drive catarrh germs from the blood. It urges readers to write for medical advice to the Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Specific Co, Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
Humorist Herbert Johnson Lampoons Laundries at Dinner
In New York Herbert Johnson the humorous illustrator criticizes laundry workers as highly sensitive. He recalls a cartoon about laundries wrecking a shirt and a trade paper’s jab about his fashion knowledge, noting remarks on wearing shirts and ready made ties.
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Herbert Johnson
New York
Minot
Bread in the Household Weighs on a Father’s Mind
A humorous exchange centers on the weighty topic of bread in the home. One speaker quips about his wife’s biscuits, highlighting domestic frugality and family concerns through witty dialogue.
Truth and Shame Echo in Quiet Community
In a small town residents discuss the line between truth and propriety, noting how many people hesitate to speak openly. The reflection suggests social pressure can silence honest remarks and shape public discourse.
Restless Doughboy Heroism Through Meuse Argonne
A Seventy eighth division unit fights under shell-fire at the Meuse Argonne. The doughboy order to dig in fast creates a trench line as dirt flies. One soldier lies behind a wound with rifle toward the enemy as a German prisoner digs nearby.
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Jnende
Seventy-eighth
the Meuse-Argonne
State Queen Embraces Luxurious Fur Cloak
In a lighthearted remark, Her State remarks on a noblewoman's lavish taste for a fur cloak. The other confirms the accessory dominates her attire, quipping about being wrapped up in it.
Be ready to accept responsibilities when they come
A succinct maxim advising preparedness to face duties as they arise. It emphasizes responsibility and timely readiness without specifying any event or context. The quote encourages personal accountability and proactive engagement with upcoming tasks.
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Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
A. R.mqrey
W. M. F. W. Kreitzer
Sec
Clarence Albro
V. CG
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freeburg
Candla
WN le
Jim Jones
Washington
Allen, Ikas
D. A. Gilmore
Lyon County Journal
Gilmore
Dickinsson
Junction City
Kort
Riley
State ‘ ‘ Agriculture College
Manhattan
F. 5. Colburn
State Agricultural College
Ames
H. A. Lorenz
Kansas State Agricultural College
Edward P. Thrapp
Riggs
Thrapp
Langing
Marion
United States
Tred Robertson
Fair ‘Price’ Committees
Fair Price Committee
Fair Price Commissions
Robertson
Price Commission
Security Benefit Association
National Americans of
Kansas City
Knights and Ladies of Security of
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Neodesha
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Peru-Na
Preven
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Great Southern Life Bldg
Dallas, Texas
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