Kansas governor faces unlikely opposition in special session
Governor Allen expected to call a special session on June 16 after receiving 55 responses from legislators. Most support the plan to meet in Topeka for one day to ratify the national suffrage amendment. Some members oppose or would not incur expenses, while a separate case notes mutual combat damages being recoverable in Kansas.
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Kansas
Allen
Iowa
Topeka
Plumb
Emporia
J. W. McReynolds
Gray County
Frank Martin
Reno
Wired
R. T. Fowler
Russell County
Motor Car Crash in Lawrence Injures Chicago Nurse
Mrs. E S Post of Chicago is badly injured after a crash in Lawrence when a car driven by Mrs Jess Willard collides with Deputy Sheriff Charles Crowder. Post, nurse to the Willard children, has multiple injuries and is taken to Chicago for care. Willard’s wife is unharmed. Crowder suffers cuts. Federal grand jury indicts Liberal residents for conspiring to import liquor into Kansas. Berg ranch tied to liquor cases found by agents.
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Jess Willard
Charles Crowder
Lawrence
Henry Berg
A. C. Erickson
W. C. Hahn
Carson Wright
Liberal
Wichita
Kansas
Berg Ranch
Texas
Rock Island
Harvest meet address urges travel to fields
E. E. Frizell of Larned urged traveling men to spend vacations in harvest fields during the U C T convention at Emporia. In a business session Ottawa was chosen for next year's convention.
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E. E. Frizell of Larned
Emporia
Ottawa
Minister S A Stewart Accepts Clay Center Pulpit
The Rev Dr S A Stewart former pastor at Fourth Presbyterian Denver and a former Portland Presbyterian leader has accepted a call to the Clay Center Presbyterian Church succeeding Dr H G Mathis who moved to Lola. At a state highway commission meeting M W Watson was named state highway engineer to replace W S Gearhart who resigned to join the army. Watson has served as acting state highway engineer since July 15 1918.
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S.A. Stewart
Fourth Presbyterian Church of
Denver
Portland
Ore
Clay Center Presbyterian Church
H. G. Mathis
Presbyterian Church of
Lola, Ie
State Highway Commission
M. W. Watson
W. S. Gearhart
Mr. Watson
Gearhart
Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Rural High School Law Amendments
The Kansas Supreme Court affirms Reno County District Court ruling that 1917 legislature provisions in the Rural High School Law are valid and that an attempt to disorganize the rural high school district at Furone could not be maintained.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Reno County
Supreme Court
Furon
Lincoln man dies after horse kick in Salina hospital
W H Bishop of Lincoln dies at Salina hospital from a leg crush injury and gangrene after being kicked by a horse a week earlier. He had lived in Lincoln forty years and was seventy years old.
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W.H. Bishop
Lincoln
Salina Hospital
Atchison Cabinet Pioneer A. W. Simpson Dies
A. W. Simpson aged 78 a pioneer business man in Atchison dies. Born in Scotland he came to Atchison forty five years ago and opened a cabinet shop later entering the furniture trade. He retired fifteen years ago.
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A. W. Simpson
Atchison
Scotland
Fire Guard urged for wheat protection in Kansas
State fire marshal at Topeka issued precautions to safeguard the wheat crop against fire. Suggestions include plowed fire guards around fields, wider guard between stacks and rail right of way, spark arresters on threshers, and avoiding stacking near buildings. Emphasizes patriotic duty in preserving the crop. Temporary injunctions against Wichita Natural Gas Co rate hikes were dismissed, with advice to seek agreement before Kansas public utilities board. no rate increase while pending.
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Kansas
Topeka
Wichita Natural Gas Company
Wichita
Pollock
Arkansas City
Hutchinson
Newton
Sedgwick
Udall
Wellington
Cambridge
Eldorado
Atlanta
Burden
Winfield
Kansas Public Utilities Board
Grasshopper Poisoning Campaign Expands in Kansas
Clark County commissioners purchased a large supply of bug poison to combat grasshoppers mobilizing across fields. The initiative began last fall to protect wheat and has prompted demonstrations by entomologist E. G. Kelly of the state agricultural college with county agent A. B. Kimball in Clark County.
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Kansas
Clark County
E. G. Kelly
State Agricultural College
A. B. Kimball
Douglas County Commissioner William S. Green Dies in Office
William S. Green, 73, chairman of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, died suddenly from apoplexy in his office. A veteran public servant, he had been active on Fort-to-Fort Road plans and was serving a second term. He previously served as county clerk and commissioner for the poor. He was brother of University of Kansas law dean James "Uncle Jimmy" Green.
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William S. Green
Douglas County
Eldorado High Confers Diplomas In Evening Ceremony
Thirty six graduates received diplo mag from Eldorado high school the other evening. This year's class is two less than in 1918 as the war took many from school. T W Butcher president of Kansas State Normal school at Emporia delivered the principal address.
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Eldorado High School
T. W. Butcher
Kansas State Normal School
Emporia
Laws Passed by 1919 Legislature Set for June Issuance
The 1919 legislature laws will be issued June 20 unless printing delays occur. Most printing is finished and the index is ready for the presses.
Dog quarrel ends in fatal shooting at Leavenworth
William Lange aged 35 was shot and killed by Michael Badder a miner and furniture worker in Leavenworth during a quarrel over a dog. Badder surrendered to police. The parties had prior trouble. the dispute flared at a dance then led to the shooting.
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William Lange
Michael Badder
Leavenworth
Badder
Lange
German Civil War veteran laid to rest in Leavenworth
Henry Temme a four year old who died in Leavenworth last year prepared for his funeral with two cemetery lots purchase d casket selection and tombstone inscription work supervised He had no known relatives and was born in Germany a Civil War veteran
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Henry Temme
Leavenworth
Temme
Germany
Parker Smith Dies After Accidental Shooting in Coffeyville
Parker Smith aged 15, son of Rev. W. W. Smith Park College field secretary, died in Coffeyville from an accidental gunshot fired by his visiting brother. Born in Coffeyville, he was formerly connected to the First Presbyterian Church there.
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Parker Smith
W. W. Smith
Park College
Parkville
Coffeyville
First Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg Petition Seeks Election on $275,000 High School Bonds
Petitions presented to Mayor QO. T. Jones and Pittsburg city commissioners urge calling an election to approve $275,000 in bonds for a new high school. The mayor said the election will be held immediately. A collapsed stone dugout near Smith Center kills Fred Heims and seriously injures his wife after heavy rains soften the earth. the couple’s children escaped.
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QO. T. Jones
Pittsburg
Jones
Fred Heims
Smith Center
Mr. Heims
Dutch Colonial House Popular With Homebuilders
Article promotes the Dutch Colonial house as a balanced, roomy design suited for families. It details interior layout from living room to sun parlor, notes cost ranges, and urges builders to consult architects and material dealers while highlighting housing affordability and long term value.
Soldier follows orders in water cure bath tale
A sergeant finds a man in a bath holding a bottle saying he is following a doctor’s orders to take his medicine twice daily in water, reporting sick the previous morning. The humorous incident highlights strict obedience and literal interpretation of medical instructions.
Western Canada Farm Dream Realized by Minnesota Family
After years in Windom, Minnesota, O S Marcy and his wife, facing six sons and no daughter, decide to relocate. A yearlong tour across the US failed to yield a suitable home, then Western Canada impressed with vast prairies and prosperous farming. They bought an Alberta farm and will move with all six sons and Mrs Marcy, drawn by unmatched land potential.
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Windom
Minnesota
Marcy
Arizona
Colorado
California
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
North Central
Edmonton
New Dignities of Tax Payers in Government Stake
A cheery salesman proclaims a shift in public sentiment as citizens move from being only taxpayers to also collecting taxes. He notes the government’s share in the transaction and the notable change in civic roles. The quotation highlights a sense of empowerment among ordinary people.
Women urged to test Swamp Root for kidney trouble
Readers learn thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder issues and may not suspect it. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy restoring kidney health with sample bottles offered for ten cents by mail from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Mor moc and five wives joke exchange
A humor exchange compares a man with five wives to a single wife, suggesting the man has five chances to the wife’s one for happiness. The quip plays on marital odds and comic mischief.
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Jane McCulloch
Margaret M. Goodrich
Sherman County
William A. Radford
Willam A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Western
Canada
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
A. R. Morey, W. M
F. W. Kreitzer
Sec’y
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freebing
Kanese
W.N. UD
UNA
Cfow
W.N. U2
the Common
Jim Jones
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