Fort to Fort Road set. first section in December
Four counties back a Kansas highway linking Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley. Shawnee County bids ten miles from Topeka to Douglas County line. Douglas County and Wyandotte plans near completion. Cost concerns cited with $28.65 per mile for concrete, federal aid expected, and land value boosts anticipated. Pittsburg hosts June 12 homecoming for Crawford Cherokee and Missouri Barton soldiers. 25 hundred badges minted.
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Fort-to-Fort
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Shawnee County
Topeka
Douglas County
Leavenworth
Tonganoxie
Wyandotte
Lansing
Wyandotte County
Rock Road
Kansas
Two Hills
Lawrence
Pittsburg
Crawford
Cherokee
Barton County
Missouri
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Kansas Welcome for 3530 Infantry in Topeka Parade
Thousands line Kansas Avenue to greet the 353d All Kansas Infantry as they march to the State House. Governors and state committee attend as canteen staff feed two thousand men. crowds surge over barriers and flood depot tracks.
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353D
All Kansas) Infantry
Topeka
Kansas Avenue
State House
Union Pacific
Capitol Building
Shawnee County
Henry J. Allen
Capitol Lawn
Kansas Allows Summer Work for Children Under Regulations
Kansas state labor officials announce rules permitting children to engage in certain light work during summer months under specific conditions. The move accompanies Kansas strict child labor enforcement and aims to balance opportunity with safety.
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Kansas
John Crawford
Labor Department
Wealth and Hospitality in Tierra Amarilla New Mexico
The piece portrays Tierra Amarilla New Mexico with about 500 residents mostly of Spanish birth who prosper from sheep and wool. It notes hospitality and American identity despite limited education and primitive living conditions with adobe houses and no sidewalks or streetlights.
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Pagosa Springs
Cole
New Mexico
Colorado Hne
Tierra Amarilla
Inet
Phonograph
Judge and jury rule on school feeding dispute
A Cardiff case saw a pupil's father sue the Howells Girls' School governors for damages alleging underfeeding. A class from the Howells Girls' School in Llandaff filed past the jury to show condition. the court found most girls well fed and the jury returned a verdict for the governors.
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Cardiff
Gilbert, & Sullivan
Howells Girls’ School
Llandaff
Tierra Amarilla's Odd Market Draws Visitors
Dressed in silks and artificial flowers, women admire furs and textiles piled with bright colors. Perfume is sold here by the quart, as dances demand scent for both clothing and hair. Tierra Amarilla proves an intensely interesting stop for the curious traveler.
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Tierra Amarilla
Alien Enemies Worry Canada Over Voting and Work
In Canada the alien enemy issue remains unsettled postwar with debates over whether those of enemy origin may work and vote. Labor demand from returning soldiers boosts pressure to restrict or repeal wartime provisions. A franchise act and educational tests are proposed to disfranchise many former citizens of enemy origin, while job prospects for alien enemies deteriorate as wartime conditions end.
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Toronto
Canada
War’ Times
Keven
Will Fix Russ Railway to Finance Trans Siberian Line
The Trans Siberian railroad backers say $20,000,000 is needed to restore the line from Vladivostok to the Urals. Eight nations including the United States and Great Britain are pressing for credits, contingent on formal recognition of the Kolchak government at Omsk.
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Washington
Kolchak
Omsk
Interallied Railway Commission
Vladivostok
Sys
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Japan
China
Russia
Railway Commission
Czecho- Slovak Republic
TAP WILL BREAK HIS BONES
Pittsfield Massachusetts four year old Charles Purrer Jr. has fractured his left thigh after already suffering seventeen prior fractures in the left leg and right arm. A chalky condition weakens his bones and any sudden movement or hard sitting causes new breaks. The boy lives with his mother and two siblings with relatives as his father works out of town for the Western Union Telegraph company.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Charles Purrer Jr
Charles Furrer
Western Union Telegraph Company
Government Status in Doubt Amid Loan Recognition Delays
The article notes that until formal recognition occurs the government’s status and responsibilities remain unclear, with bankers arguing the loan warrants action but recognition is lacking. The uncertainty centers on how authority is exercised during this interim.
Penny famine as taxes boost demand for one cent coins
Washington reports a penny shortage caused by soda tax revenue after May 1. The U S mints and subtreasuries are flooded with orders for one cent pieces, with Philadelphia and Denver minting mostly pennies and Philadelphia adding extra workers. The note also claims the U S owns about half the world’s diamond stock.
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Washington
United States
Philadelphia
Denver
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A. BE. VanOrden
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Cleveland Miller
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