Stack Wheat Helps Preserve Quality and Prevent Loss
Secretary J C Mohler urges Kansas farmers to stack wheat instead of threshing from the shock. Stacking reduces weight loss, preserves color and grade, aids straw conservation, and speeds field clearance for early next-season work. Governor Henry Allen instructs county attorneys to curb Ku Klux Klan mask meetings and pursue prosecutions.
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Topeka
J. C. Mohler
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Farmers of
Kansas
Henry Allen
Ku Klux Klan
Supremes Dismiss Rosedale Tellers Suit Over City Merger
The Kansas Supreme Court dismissed the Rosedale treasurer suit to block the consolidation with Kansas City finding no official payer to sue. The double liability case against stockholders in the Kansas State Bank of Salina amid a major scandal ended with Laughlin losing after rehearing requests were denied.
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Rosedale
Kansas City
Kas
Supreme Court
Kansas
Kansas State Bank of
Salina
A. W. Laughlin
Kansas State Bank
Felix Broeker
H. J. Lefterdink
Laughlin
Six Women Train To Teach Rural Elementary Courses
Six women students at Kansas State normal school study manual training to prepare for teaching elementary rural courses this fall. Eldorado announces an immediate two percent cut in fire insurance rates following the city’s purchase of a new $125000 fire truck.
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Kansas State Normal School
Eldorado
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Utilities Commission Power
The Kansas supreme court rules the Kansas public utilities commission can regulate rates and service of the Kansas Natural Gas Company. Wyandotte County Gas Company and the commission sued to compel re establishment of 35 cents per thousand cubic feet at Kansas City city gates.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas Public Utilities Commission
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Wyandotte County Gas Company
the Utilities Commission
Kansas Natural
Kansas City
Kas
Widow Elizabeth Main Dies at 78 in Wichita Home
Mrs. Elizabeth Main widow of Henry C. Main age 78 and a Sedgwick County homesteader since 1869 died at her Wichita home recently.
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Elizabeth Main
Henry C. Main
Sedgwick County
Wichita
State reports big school fund total for year
The state permanent school fund ended the fiscal year June 30 at 10 284 500 54 with 10 062 504 19 in cash and bonds plus 44 292 94 from school land principal. Bond activity included 923 970 84 in the fund and 802 341 07 in bonds purchased by the fund commission. Independence buzzed about a Ku Klux Klan open air initiation near Liberty with a 20 by 12 foot flaming cross drawing about 1500 klansmen and 400 candidates.
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School Fund Commission
Turner
Independence
Ku Klux Klan
Liberty
Bank Robbery Suspect Confesses After Capture
Following the attempted robbery of the Actian State bank near Dighton, H. Barton confesses to robbing Fowler and Winona banks earlier. A posse killed a fleeing man, identified by fingerprints as Thomas Marin, an Oklahoma convict serving forty years for highway robbery.
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H. Barton
Dighton
Actian State Bank
Fowler
Winona
Blackie
Thomas Marlin
Oklahoma State Prison
Hereford Heifers Ship From Kansas To Delaware Farm
Fifty-one head of pure bred two year old Hereford heifers were shipped July 1 from T. R. Early’s herd in Peabody Kansas to the Delaware Land and Development Company at Withington Delaware. The animals join a herd of 200 Herefords already on the Delaware farms. A contract was awarded on federal aid project No 122 for five eighths mile of brick pavement linking Hutchinson with the existing federal aid road to Nickerson and Sterling.
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T. R. Early
Peabody
Kansas
Delaware Land and Development Company
Withington
Delaware
Middle West
Early
Hutchinson
Nickerson and
Sterling
Drilling Worker Dies Contacting High Tension Wire Near Linwood
Harold Dick aged 37 an oil drill worker for a company sinking a gas well near Linwood was killed when he touched a high tension electric wire. Dick resided in Indianapolis.
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Harold Dick
Linwood
Indianapolis
Drowning and deaths cited in Kansas and nearby areas
Reports of multiple deaths and injuries across Kansas and neighboring states include H R Priestly of Mooreland.Ok ex haustion drowning in Blue River near Manhattan. John J Higgins of Malvern Ia killed kneeling in prayer on a Salina railroad track. Public utilities commission backs a six mile rail link from Baxter Springs to Military. John Henry Betts of Eldorado dies in Long Beach Cal body to be brought home. Parsons Fourth of July crowd injures fifty as race track fence collapses. Dominic Cinunotti 62 suicide by knife in Arma. Grain car hearing postponed to July 28. James Puckett 16 dies after diving into shallow Little Arkansas River at Wichita.
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John J. Higgens
Malvern
Salina
Higgins
John Henry Betts
Eldorado
Long Beach
Cal
James Puckett
Little Arkansas
Wichita
Puckett
Miner Crushed in Steam Shovel Accident Near Pleasanton
Asel Akins, a miner in the North Cherokee district, was crushed when caught in a steam shovel. He was rushed to a Fort Scott hospital with his condition listed as serious by physicians.
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Asel Akins
Fort Scott
OTUGUD BUNGALOW A GLASSY HOME A RTUD
Open with a feature on the bungalow home by William A Radford. The piece extols single floor living with five to six rooms, stucco exteriors, and an interior layout that groups living dining and kitchen together with bedrooms at the rear. Details of room sizes windows and porch spaces are described as well as basement and storage options.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Daddy Fish Protects Young
London Tit-Bits notes that most fish neglect their offspring but some show affection. It highlights the pipe fish, an eel-like creature with a long snout, which carries a pouch to safeguard its numerous young like a kangaroo.
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London
Mamma
Pipe
Stucco bungalow suits narrow city lots with simple design
A detailed note on a 22 foot wide stucco bungalow showcases a economical, easy to build home with straight walls a hip roof dormer and a 22 foot porch. Floor plan highlights a small living room open fireplace and compact room sizes amid careful exterior and interior layout.
Onions Help Woman Cry at Sat urday Matinee
In a Chicago Journal clipping a woman recalls crying through onions to vent sentiment before the second act. The remark comes from two talkative patrons described as fat and fashionable, seated in front of the Woman at a Saturday matinee.
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Chicago Journal
Prediction of Aerial Fire Fighting by 20th Century
John Kenton of the New York Fire Department forecasts future firefighting using skyscraper roofs as bases for aerial apparatus stored in the concrete forest of cities. He envisions a harmless fire destroying gas and a building radio alarm system that automatically deploys gas without human help.
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John Kenton
New York Fire Department
Philadelphia Public ‘Ledger
Meridians Clash Over Global Time Reference
Viewpoints differ on the Greenwich meridian as the universal starting line for longitude and time. Italian scientists argue that Jerusalem could offer clearer skies for astronomical observations and proposes switching to its meridian as a common reference.
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Greenwich
Jerusalem
Incognito Name Sparks Hotel Confusion
A man arrives at an English hotel and writes The King of Spain in the register. The clerk and manager realize he is not the king, but he explains he travels under that name as his incognito. The exchange highlights his chosen disguise and the hotel’s nosy scrutiny.
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Spain
Bathing Suit Material Cited For Fast Color Guarantee
A New York Sun quip reports a clerk praising a fabric as splendid for a bathing suit, noting its fast color and guaranteed no shrink. The young woman responds coolly that she will take a yard and a half less.
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New York Sun
Castoria Reminder Emphasizes Signature for Infants
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature of I thtzén, highlighting the remedy used for over 30 years. It notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, reinforcing brand recognition.
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Fletcher
Perfectly All Right Seaside Prescription Bargain
A business man offers to double a doctor's fee to prescribe a summer at the seashore for his wife. The doctor agrees and asks what he intended to prescribe. The man responds with the summer at the seashore as the cure.
Red Cross Ball Blue for Baby Clothes Ad
Advertising blurb touts Red Cross Ball Blue as safe for baby clothes and free of streaks or damage. Claims the product is fresh and sold by all good grocers.
Objection to Scrapping Mermaid Sign Beset by Warnings
Dialog features Neptune warning visitors not to throw ships into the water while a sign about mermaid scrapping prompts questions. The passage reads as whimsical maritime fare with mythic imagery and a safety warning context.
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Neptune
Courts Increase Speed Trials Amid Traffic Delays
A short editorial quips that more speed trials in the courts and fewer on the highways could ease delays. It cautions that a person blinded by self interest misses the broader public benefit.
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H.R. Priestly
Mooreland
Kansas State Agricultural College
Blue River
Manhattan
Public Utilities Commission of Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Baxter Springs
Military
Parsons
Dominic Cinunotti
Arma
Public Utilities Commission
Otugud
Pat
Lloyd Recs
Baby Eye & Furniture
the Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept Menominee, Michigan
Western
Canada
United States
Manitoba
Sassatchewan
Pubecis
British Columbia
F. H. Hewitt
American Hospital School of Nursing
Lake Michigan
Lincoln Park
American Hospital
Irving Park Boulevard
Keridan Roids
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
G. W. Nimocks, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
Ralph Cooper
V. C
Rickabaugh
Secy
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
Johnson
Money Smith
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