Wheat yield outlook raised by Clyde Reed in Kansas
Clyde M Reed, chair of the public utilities commission, forecasts Kansas wheat output at 121 million bushels, higher than government and state estimates. He cites past overestimations, notes favorable weather and rail car readiness, and cites coal mine cooperation to ensure supply during shortages.
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Clyde Reed
Topeka
Kansas
Clyde M. Reed
Public Utilities Commission
Reed
Mrr. Reed
Kan- Bas
Topeka man named to state tax commission
Clarence Smith of Topeka is named by Governor Allen to chair the Kansas state tax commission succeeding the late Sam Howe who led the body since its creation in 1907. Smith, 48, has long served as secretary and Howe’s confidential clerk, tracing lineage to James Smith a former secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Topeka
State Tax Commission
Allen
Sam Howe
Smith
Howe
James Smith
Kansas
Alen Dies After Being Struck by Rock Island Train
L. V. Allen, 24, an express company employee at Wichita Union Station, died in a hospital within an hour after being struck by Rock Island passenger train No. 32, southbound.
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L. V. Allen
Express Company
Union Station
Wichita
Rock Island
Parsons attorney D Peters dies at 55
D Peters a pioneer attorney of Parsons and Labette County died recently in Parsons at age 55.
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D. Peters
Parsons and
Labette County
Parsons
Typhoid Cases Rise in Northeast Butler County
County health officer Dr. R A Garvin reports typhoid fever growing most prevalent in the northeast area of Butler County with several new cases in recent days.
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R.A. Garvin
Butler County
Altamont Vote Approved Sell High Line to KU Utilities
Altamont citizens approved selling the city high line to the Kansas Electric Utilities Company by a 68 to 36 vote. The utility promised cheaper electricity in return for the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altamont
Kansas Electric Utilities Company
Pioneering Kansas Editor M Cissell Dies At 71
M Cissell 71 longtime Kansas newspaper man died at his home in Anthony according to Wichita word He served many years as editor of the Argonia Clipper and was known as a pioneer in Kansas journalism.
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M. C. Cissell
Kansas
Anthony
Kas
Wichita
Argonia Clipper
Scott City Forms Chamber of Commerce With Seventy-Five Members
A Chamber of Commerce is organized at Scott City boasting a membership of seventy-five. James Himes is named the first secretary.
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Chamber of Commerce
Scott City
James Himes
Lightning Kills High School Boy Near Eureka
The report notes Marvin Graves, a high school student, killed by a lightning strike while driving on a flock of chickens about a mile southwest of Eureka. The message mentions clemency efforts for Alexander Howat and a Missouri Federation of Labor request to meet him. A separate fatal injury involves Bred Wenger, 39, a farmer near Atha, who died from abdominal injuries after being struck by a chunk of wood while operating power equipment.
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Marvin Graves
Shome
Eureka
Gover‘mor
Henry J. Allen
Alexander Howat
Missouri Federation of Labor
T. Woods
J Missouri Organization
Howat
Wenger
Atha
GUT RATES FOR TOPEKA FAIR
Special reduced railroad rates for Kansas attendees of the Kansas Free Fair at Topeka September 11 to 16 have been approved by the Western Passenger Association. A round trip fare of one and a third times the one way fare will be charged, saving about $2.33 for a 100 mile trip, enabling more Kansas farmers to attend. Sheriff sale at Belleville and Concordia nets nearly $100,000 in real estate, including Republic and Cloud County properties, to settle the Charles A. Campbell estate with Campbell heirs largely repurchasing the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Western Passenger Association of Chicago
Eben E. MacLeod
Phil Eastman
Kansas Free Fair Association
Belleville
Concordia
Wayne
Grant Township
Cloud County
Chas. A. Campbell
Republic County
Cloud-Republic County
District Court of
Christina Galloway
Campbell
Barber board to extend license rules to beauty parlors
L A East secretary of the state barber board announced that beauty parlors will fall under barber board provisions. Workers in hundreds of parlors statewide must obtain a state license and pass trade and physical examinations. The oversight will mirror current barber shop supervision, with exams on physical fitness.
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L. A. East
State Barber Board
East
Boy Killed In Street accident Before Emporia Gazette
Richard Keating a 12 year old boy was struck and killed in front of the Emporia Gazette office while selling newspapers. He started to cross the street as a motor car hit him, leaving him dead. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Keating.
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Richard Keating
Emporia
Emporia Gazette Office
Anglo-American Drug Co
New York
N.F
Fulton Street
Rae
Harold F. Ritchie & Co., Inc
Toronto
London
Sydney
Railroad seeks permission to stop all freight trains
Lloyd Lyon auditor and assistant manager of the Leavenworth and Topeka Railroad announced a request to discontinue all freight trains operated by the line. The move affects cargo services and could impact operations and local commerce dependent on freight shipments.
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Leavenworth & Topeka
Lloyd Lyon
Jamestown Homesteader Sells Land After Five Decades
D. P. McKellar, a local homesteader near Jamestown, marked a half century since his arrival by finalizing the sale of his homestead on the commemorative date. The closing ends a long chapter in the community’s frontier history.
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D. P. McKellar
Jamestown
Family Injured as Car Plunges From Bridge Near Parsons
Mrs. G. A. Foote and her 2 year old Albert were seriously hurt and three others slightly injured when a faulty steering gear caused their car to crash through a bridge rail near Parsons. The father, who was driving, escaped uninjured.
College of Emporia Receives 100000 Gift From GED and Rockefeller
The General Education Board and Rockefeller Foundation gift of 100000 was announced by Frederick W. Lewis. The donation requires the college to raise 200000 more within five years. The million dollar fund campaign started January 1 has reached 375000.
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General Education Board
Rockefeller Foundation
College of Emporia
Frederick W. Lewis
Wheat harvest rumor spurs job-seekers in Wichita
Erroneous reports of an imminent Kansas wheat harvest drew crowds to Wichita. C H E Hall of the Kansas free employment bureau said the harvest likely will not start for at least two weeks. Also, the Shawnee County district court approved a contract for reinsuring the Occidental Mutual Benefit Association of Salina by the Iowa State Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, with immediate takeover forthcoming by the Iowa firm.
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Kansas
Wichita
C. H E. Hall
Kansas Free Employment Bureau
Hall
Iowa State Life Insurance Company of
Des Moines
Occidental Mutual Benefit Association of
Salina
J. A. McClure
Shawnee County
Iowa Company
Fire destroys R. J. Kent bakery building at Mulberry
The R. J. Kent bakery building burned at Mulberry recently. Stock fixtures flour and supplies were a total loss estimated around $6000. The blaze caused extensive damage to the premises and its immediate surroundings.
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R. J. Kent Bakery
Mulberry
Starve Mites In Hen House In Tests
The United States Department of Agriculture reports mites can survive 113 days in abandoned hen houses and thrive in damp, poorly ventilated locations. To control infestations, remove hiding spots, take down roosts, and treat with carbolineum or crude petroleum sprays, applying multiple times and allowing drying before returning poultry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Avoid Crowding Chicks For Health Of Young Fowl
Prevent overcrowding at night for chicks whether with mothers or in brooders. Overcrowding leads to illness, cold exposure, and can develop into fatal pneumonia in young birds. Keep chicks in proper space to ensure healthy growth and survival.
Five Poultry Factors For Profitable Production
N. E. Chapman University poultry specialist lists five major factors: housing, feeding, breeding, management, and care. He says these essentials, combined, put the poultry business on a practical basis and that a start can be made with hatching, eggs, day-old chicks, or a few breeding stock. The surest path is to grow into the poultry business.
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N. E. Chapman
University Farm
Tanlac Proved Its Worth In Lincoln Woman’s Testimony
Mrs. Anna B. Crawford of Lincoln Nebraska reports suffering indigestion headaches and weakness with rheumatic pain limiting mobility. After taking Tanlac she claims improved appetite weight gain and restored strength enabling better walking and daily activity. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanlac
Anna B. Crawford
The Stutterer's Lament in London Mail Joke
A stranger asks the way to St Pauls cathedral and a passer-by guides him with stuttering speech. The second man asks how many people are in London and is told about seven million, prompting the punchline about choosing the stutterer.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
London Mail
No clear article title found in the fragment
A fragmented newspaper snippet cites Seattle prose on jay walkers and drivers, a note on coal's impact on laundry, and an advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue with grocers as the spread.
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Red Cross Ball
Too Optimistic. Optimists and their leaders in the races
A brief exchange reflects caution about following optimistic leaders, noting that optimism may not always hold at the races and politics.
Swamp Root Promoted for Kidney Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a leading remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims gentle immediate effects, promotes testing with a small sample, and directs readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Fire consumes garage on major NY to Boston route
A garage fire on the busy corridor between New York and Boston drew engines from six nearby towns. The first chief arrived to find the proprietor seated inside amid flames and gasoline fumes, refusing to flee as a man owed him five dollars and promised repayment in ten minutes.
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New York
Boston
Hair Loss Joke From Pearson Weekly
A timid man tells a chemist’s assistant his hair is falling out. The assistant, recently left school, offers a cardboard box as a solution, delivering a brief pun on containment and hair loss.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Cuticura Toilet Trio Talcum Ad Promotes Fresh Skin
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic fragrant, economical option for face skin baby and dusting use. Claims it outshines other perfumes and is part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum.
Open Season. Sap in Baseball Bats Golf Clubs
A brief, enigmatic note recalls sap in baseball bats and long running in golf clubs, hinting at hidden or ongoing issues in sports equipment or compliance, with no clear incident or person named. The item reads as a fragment prompting clarification about sports machinery and rules.
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Kansas Industrial Court
Coal Operators’ Association
Pittsburg
William van Bittner
Western Passenger Association
Lincoln
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Galveston
Texas
Western
Canada
Western Canada
F. H. Hewitt
Main St
Kansas City
Saya Ae Rei
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W
Chas. Nordman
Rec
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
G. W. Nimocks, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
Ralph Cooper
V. C
R. Rickabaugh
Secy
Foundations For Fortunes
Peter Smith
Jones
Johnson
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