Court upholds industrial wage power in Wolff Packing case
Topeka. The Kansas Supreme Court rules the state industrial court may order temporary wage increases even if a firm operates at a loss. It compels Wolff Packing Co to implement the award set more than a year ago. The decision signals potential U.S. Supreme Court review on constitutional questions.
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State Industrial Tribunal
Wolff
Supreme Court
Topeka
Kansas Industrial Court
Charles Wolff Packing Company
Wolff Company
United States Supreme Court
Justice Burch
Associated Industries
The
Employers’ Association
Saline County Tests Sand Gumbo Road Mix
County Engineer W H Cost will test a sand gumbo road mix in two locations near Salina to gauge feasibility for widespread use on gumbo roads after heavy rains. Reports from test sites say results are favorable and costs nominal. The hard surfaced road plan faded when district petitions north of Salina were dropped amid commissioners’ stance. The mix will be laid on a road south of Salina and another east of Bavaria.
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Saline County
W. H. Cost
Salina
Board of County Commissioners
Bavaria
Attorney General Backs Teacher Dancing Claim
Richard J. Hopkins said no state law prohibits a school teacher from dancing in an informal opinion regarding Mrs. Clara White of Eminence Kansas who says her certificate renewal was blocked after she attended a dance.
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Richard J. Hopkins
Clara ‘White
Eminence, Kas
Hope for recovery of Virgil Beard in Kansas incident
Physicians at Winfield expressed hope for Virgil A. Beard a grocer shot by Deputy Sheriff Charles Goforth during arrest for selling Card cider in violation of the prohibitory law. Wounds initially feared fatal, with recovery anticipated. Railroads in Kansas prep for a big wheat crop by stockpiling grain cars and prioritizing repairs on them over other work.
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Winfield
Virgil A. Beard
Charles Goforth
Kansas
Rosa McConnell dies in kerosene stove accident
Rosa McConnell a 12 year old of Rossville is dead from burns after pouring kerosene into a stove while attempting to start a fire. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs George Mc Connell.
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Rosa McConnell
George McConnell
Rossville
Farmer Charles Speaks in Serious Condition After Mule Kick
Charles Speaks a 55 year old farmer near Pleasanton is hospitalized with a crushed nasal bone and forehead following a mule kick. Doctors report his condition as pronounced serious.
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Charles
Pleasanton
Tragic Drowning At Sand Pit In Arkansas Silver
Woodrow O. Quillen nine years old drowned at a sand pit in the Arkansas Silver area. The body was recovered three hours later. He was one of six children of Mr and Mrs O P Quillen who recently moved to Dodge City from Liberal Kansas.
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Woodrow O. Quillen
Arkansas Silver
O. P. Quillen
Dodge City
Liberal
Kas
Kansas to Receive 5 Percent Federal Road Aid Share
Kansas will get 5 percent of a federal road aid allotment over the next three years. The distribution by year is 1923 1.4 million dollars, 1924 1.85 million dollars, and 1925 2.2 million dollars, according to State Highway Engineer M W Watson.
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Kansas
Congress
M.W. Watson
Plans for five story hotel at Hutchin site
Plans are drawn for a five story hotel on a Hutchins site currently occupied by a church building. The project envisions redevelopment of the church property with construction likely to begin after temporary relocation.
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Hutchina
Kansas Forecasts Record Wheat Yield in 1916 Crop Report
The June 1 Kansas crop report by USDA statistician Edward C. Paxton projects 117,174,000 bushels of winter wheat on 8,445,000 harvested acres, up from May estimates. It notes improvements in conditions, ample moisture in eastern counties, and strong yields for oats, barley, alfalfa, clover, pastures, and fruit crops including peaches at 88 percent of full yield.
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Topeka
Kansas
Edward C. Paxton
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Prospect
Kansas Cities Push Street Paving Programs This Summer
Street paving holds priority in Kansas municipal improvements with contracts issued across many cities. John G. Stutz, secretary of the League of Municipalities of Kansas, notes that first class and many second and third class cities have paving projects under way this summer.
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Kansas
John G. Stutz
League of Municipalities of Kansas
Landon Named Private Secretary to Governor Allen
Alfred Landon of Independence appointed to succeed Emmett D. George as private secretary to Governor Allen. George resigns to run the campaign for state superintendent of insurance.
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Alfred Landon
Independence
Emmett D. George
Allen
George
Death of Charles Belvins in Ellinwood car crash
Injuries from a recent motor car accident proved fatal to Charles Belvins of Ellinwood Kansas ten miles east of Great Bend. He sustained critical injuries in the crash and died days after the mishap.
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Charles Belvins
Ellinwood
Great Bend
Farmers adopt radio market reports at Pecan Valley Farm
The Pecan Valley Farm at Parsons owned by EB. I. Burton now gets market reports by radio after a large receiving set was installed this week. Several neighboring farmers plan to install radio receivers to follow the markets.
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Pecan Valley
EB. I. Burton
Parsons
Radio
Oldest Labette County resident dies in Parsons
William M. Rogers aged five years is reported dead at Parsons after residing in Labette County since 1869, the county’s oldest resident. Kansas bond registrations for May show school bonds totaling 602 400 dollars out of 976 329 dollars, with May filings down vs April.
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William M. Rogers
Parsons
Labette County
Kansas
N A. Turner
Jealousy Suspect Fatally Wounds Wife Then Kills Self
In a suspected act of jealous rage, Ralph J. Fielder shot his wife early today, mortally wounding her, then turned the gun on himself. He died about two hours later from the self-inflicted wound.
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Ralph J. Fielder
Parsons payroll cut eyed at $324000 yearly
Katy accountants estimate the Railway Labor Board wage reduction order will trim Parsons shopmen payroll by 324000 dollars per year, affecting labor costs and operations.
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Katy
Railway Labor Board
Parsons
Early Reno County Hardware Merchant Cecil M. Obee Dies
Cecil M. Obee, who settled in Reno County in 1873, died at Hutchinson. He was an early hardware merchant of the city.
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Cecil M. Obee
Reno County
Hutchinson
Suicide in Smith County Barn Near Home
Edward Wiecks aged 19 hanged himself in a barn in the western Smith County area. He had suffered a severe injury from a horse kick years ago and had periods of irrational behavior in recent times.
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Edward Wiecks
Smith County
Habeas corpus petition filed for Bergdoll kin in Topeka
A writ of habeas corpus petition was filed in the United States district court at Topeka to obtain release from Fort Leavenworth. The petitioner is Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll, brother of Grover U. Bergdoll.
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Fort Leavenworth
United States District Court At
Topeka
Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll
Grover U. Bergdoll
Practical barn design for dairy farms with silos and carrier tracks
William A. Radford discusses modern labor saving dairy barn design featuring concrete mangers, steel stall partitions, drinking cups, carrier tracks, hollow clay tile silos with ensilage, and feed rooms. He argues well built barns boost milk output, reduce labor, and save costs over time.
Barn Design With Dormers And Dual Stall Rows
The structure sits on a concrete foundation with tight batten strips forming paneling. A curved roof begins seven feet above ground, broken by dormer windows to enhance appearance. The 36 foot wide barn houses two stalls per row and a central 10 foot driveway.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Beauty in Southern Woods
Bradford Torrey observes a triptych of lizards on orange trees and nearby walls in a coastal forest. He notes leaf green, striped blue tailed, and white-throated rose-hued varieties amid orange trees, oaks, cabbage palmettos, and pine woods with cardinals, wrens, grackles, fish hawk, bluebirds, pine warblers, and a Maryland yellow-throat chorus.
New Truths for Old in Literature
The piece argues that story plots are finite and authors mostly remix existing truths. Writers may polish or decorate ideas to attract readers, drawing crowds not with new facts but with familiar truths shown in a fresh light. Epigrams illustrate this by lodging familiar insights more memorably.
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New York Sun
Extensive Church Building Surge in 1921
The Los Angeles Times notes church construction spending nearly doubles in 1921 compared with earlier years. The rise outpaced all other construction, with theaters lagging behind and hospitals following churches in growth.
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Los Angeles Times
Tanlac Praise From Virginia Woman
Mrs. T. J. Archer of 1147 Shepard St Peters burg Virginia describes severe indigestion heart pain headaches dizziness and rheumatism relief after three months of ailment. She credits Tanlac for restoring health and says she never felt better. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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T. J. Archer
Shepard St
Petersburg
Crowd-filler bats miscue ends with baseball joke
A crowd-sourced fielding substitution in a colored teams game leads to a rookie at bat who hits a towering homer but trips over the crowd’s cheer. He then explains he ran nothing and bought another ball, turning a misplay into a comic ending.
Headless Egyptian Princess Sparks Archaeology Debate
Archeologists study a headless body found in an Egyptian tomb, debating how the removal of the princess head occurred. A judge quips that in some Oriental cultures the head of the household might end arguments, suggesting the princess asked, Where have you been.
Two six-year-olds hurry to keep up in heat
Two six-year-olds in Fairmount pass bills and rush to a relative for rest, explaining they must hurry to keep up with each other during hot weather, as reported by the Indianapolis News.
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Fairmount
Indianapolis News
Preference On Death and Speaking From Beyond
In the Ohio State Journal the author expresses hope that the dead cannot truly speak, noting several deceased friends they would rather keep under the belief of being pleasantly situated. The piece reflects a wary comfort with superstition and a preference for quiet belief over possible messages from the departed.
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Ohio State Journal
Genealogist Probes Family Tree Amid Crop Failure Hint
The researcher asks about family lineage while a comment notes that the crop failed. The exchange suggests investigations into ancestry intersecting with agricultural troubles.
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