Reno County Grand Jury Indicts brick firms and officials
Reno County grand jury returns true bills against Pittsburg Paving Brick Co and Coffeyville Vit rified Brick and Tile Co along with officials for illegal price fixing on brick. Separate indictment charges Shea for attempted bribery to win Medora road contract. Also notes Kansas area storm damage and a missing body case concerning Henry Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno County Grand Jury
Hutchinson
Pittsburg Paving Brick Company
Robert Nesch
R. D. Calvin
Coffeyville Vitrified Brick and Tile Company
A.W. Shultis
G. E. Mosher
E. R. Dick
Buffalo Brick Company
C. W. Roberts
George 8. Walsh
B. Jackson
Charles W. Oswald
Will Townsley
Great Bend
Pat Shea
Medora
Medora Hard Road
Shea
Harry Tidd
Oswald
Townsley
Tidd
C. W. Stamey
Stamey
Reno County
Bear
David Gilmer
Hail and wind ruin farms near Codell in Rooks County
Reports from Codell describe hundreds of acres of wheat ruined by hail near Codell and strong winds that wrecked a schoolhouse five miles north. Several livestock were killed by hail and flying timbers as heavy rain fell. no casualties reported.
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Codell
Rooks County
Wheat growers in Wichita district set harvest wage at three dollars
At a recent conference Wheat growers in the Wichita district agreed on a maximum harvest wage of $3 for this year. They chose this lower figure to avoid hardship for western farmers and to avoid raising wages to $3.50.
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Wichita
KU 1921 Graduates Set New Record for University
The 1921 graduating class at the University of Kansas becomes the largest in the school's history with an estimated 643 degrees to be granted, according to registrar George O. Foster.
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University of Kansas
George O. Foster
Dr D H Stewart Dies. Noted Presbyteran Leader in Kansas
Dr D H Stewart, longtime moderator of the Kansas state synod of the Presbyterian Church and a central figure in Southwest Presbyterian work, died of a heart attack at Bell Plane. He was widely recognized as a builder of the church in Kansas. The Wichita census update reports city population at 99,571, a gain of 2,510 since last year, with only one ward showing a decrease.
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D. H. Stewart
Kansas State Synod Ofresbyterian Church
Southwest Presbyterian
Bell
Stewart
Kansas
Wichita
Board of Education
Kansas Wheat Crop Outlook Warms To 90 Million Bushels
Maurice McAuliffe of the Kansas Farmers' Union challenges the state board of agriculture, calling May estimates for wheat bearish. He says 90 million bushels is the likely yield, arguing weather and moisture conditions will push totals below the board's 115 million figure, with only northeastern counties showing stronger prospects.
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Salina
State Board, of Agriculture
Maurice McAuliffe
Kansas Farmers’ Union
McAuliffe
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
Topeka
Industrial court probe tests firing of union leader
In Topeka W E May union president fired by Wolff Packing Company after leading wage and 8 hour day gains. Employees petitioned for May reinstate while those active in circulating the petition were discharged. Section 15 of the industrial court law bars discharge for appealing to the court. Possible district court criminal action could bring fines up to 5000 dollars and prison for officers. Mrs J M Friend of Oil Hill Kansas died from injuries in a Wichita area auto crash. her 6 year old daughter Bernice is critically ill. Public utilities hearing for Topeka Atchison Leavenworth and Kansas City gas service charges continues with long prospect.
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Kansas
Wolff Packing Company
W. E. May
Topeka
May
Industrial Court
District Court
Shawnee County
Mra. J. M. Friend
Oil Hill
Kas
Wichita
Kechi
Bernice
G. J. Swan
Consumers Light, Heat and Power Company
Public Utilities Commission
Atchison, Leavenworth
Kansas City
Kansas roads boosted by federal aid contracts and court house bid
Kansas reports 21 million plus in federal aid road projects under contract per state highway engineer M W Watson from the U.S. Public Roads Bureau. Road construction costs total about 17.7 million. The Topeka firm Cuthbert & Son won the 204000 Rooks County courthouse contract. A deputy US marshal served Governor Allen and Attorney General Hopkins with a restraining order affecting the utilities commission investigation into tolls. Governor says he has no power over the commission.
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Kansas
M. W. Watson
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Rooks County Court House
Cuthbert & Son of
Topeka
United States
Govenor Allen
Hopkins
Public Utilities ‘Commission
The
Utilities Commission
First Kansas wage reduction case before industrial court
The Wichita Railroad and Light Company filed for wage reductions for its workers, marking the first such case before the Kansas industrial court. Last year employees sought a wage increase and secured some gains, though not in full.
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Kansas Industrial Court
Wichita Railroad & Light Company
Marmont wins state penmanship contest in Kansas
Miss Irene Marmont of Emporia high school took first place in the Kansas state penmanship contest where five thousand manuscripts were entered. Homer Flaming of Emporia seventh grade earned second place.
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Irene Marmont
Emporia
Homer
Flaming
Farmer Paralyzed After Accidental Shooting by Son Near Haven
Joseph E. Yoder, a farmer near Haven, lies in a hospital paralyzed from the waist down after being accidentally shot by his 15 year old son who was aiming at birds and failed to see his father approach.
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Joseph E. Yoder
Haven
Former county engineer sentenced for fraud in district court
David E Gilmer formerly county engineer pleaded guilty to defrauding Reno County on a bogus warrant. He has been sentenced in district court to serve from one to five years in state prison.
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David "E. Gilmer
Reno
Splendid design for horse barn gains farm asset
William A. Radford outlines a Gothic roof plank frame horse barn 86 by 55 feet with 12 stalls and two box stalls, hay mow, feed-carrier system, and lightning protection. He notes versatility for dairy use and emphasizes space efficiency and labor saving as modern farm progress.
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Vhis
Rying
Woman Escapes Surgery After Pinkham Remedy
Georgetown Illinois woman Margaret McCumber credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from severe back and side pains after childbirth. She says the medicine saved her from an operation and lets her perform daily tasks. she urges other women with similar ailments to try it.
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Georgetown
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret McCumber
S. Frazier St
Ilinois
Angel of Senate Pages Ends Era of Free Baseball
After Senator Phen of California retires, pages in the Democratic camp feel gloom as the official angel who arranged baseball tickets. Senator Davis Elkins of West Virginia vows to become the new angel for the suffering pages, promising a summer of games and treats.
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Phen
California
Senate
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
Buffalo Express
Swamp Root Remedy Ad and Laundry Tip Highlights
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy for women with back pain nervousness and fatigue. It urges testing the tonic with a sample bottle offer and notes a paper mention. A separate note recommends Red Cross Ball Blue for white linens and brief filler copy about a chilly reception.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
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Herman
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William A. Ranford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ava
Angel
Elkins
Towa
Bellans
Jellans
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Chas
Nordman
Adolph
Nelson
Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
H. C. Coleman, V. C
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Secy
Foundations
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Johnson
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