Court Puts Ouster Bid On Bank Commissioner On Hold
Topeka J M Challis Atchison proposes Wilson should not be ousted as state bank commissioner finding serious errors of judgment but not legal grounds for removal. He notes Wilson tried to clean up the bank and keep it solvent despite post failure issues. In Salina case stock holdings drew no illegal stake per report. Other notes cover November 11 Armistice Day bill killed by Senate and a Stamm farm oil strike near Washington by Sider and Ward of Wichita.
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Topeka
J. M. Challis
Atchison
Supreme Court
Walter Wilson
State, Bank
Wilson
Banking Department
Salina Bank
New Mexico
Allen
Senate
House
Senate stalls bill to raise campaign expense limits
The senate debated increasing primary and general election expense limits to 75 dollars each for candidates but spent hours discussing campaign advertising before voting the bill down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Oil industry regulation opposition voiced at Topeka meeting
In Topeka oil producers protested legislative regulation and urged a committee to visit the Kansas legislature. Representative Lippert of Rush introduced a bill allowing cities to build and run their own ice plants. The Senate committee on public utilities killed a similar bill, but efforts to advance it continued as supporters sought passage. Bradshaw, 86, of Salina is dead. four grandchildren survive.
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Kansas
Topeka
Lippert
Rush
Senate
House
Women Watch Legislature Shape Kansas Child Welfare
In Topeka the reception of the children’s code commission program shows broad female support from Kansan organizations. If lawmakers miss the women’s view on family life and mothers’ pensions, more women may enter the legislature. Minnie J. Grinstead aids in interpreting measures while male lawmakers show reluctance to assume ownership of the bills. Senate temperance and hygiene favors few bills including public health outreach and school physical education. midwifery regulation is passed without recommendation. Two constitutional amendments are proposed to alter education supervision and legislator salaries, with Kimball proposing a governor appointed education commissioner and Finley seeking higher pay for longer sessions.
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Topeka
Children's Code Commission
Kansas
Minnie
J. Grinstead
Children’s Code Commission
Senate Committee of Temperance and Hygiene
Commission
House
Senate
Kimbah
Finley
Kansas Senate Rejects Laing Bill on Voter Qualifications
The Kansas senate refused to start Kansas on a path that led Germany to ruin and has been abolished for years. The Laing bill setting property qualifications for voters on bond elections except for schools was killed by the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Laing
Senate
Kansas Primary Date Change and Mineral Tax Proposal
The house committee on elections reports a bill to move the Kansas primary from the first to the third Tuesday in August in even numbered years. Chairman Foster introduces a gross production tax bill on oil gas and minerals to raise state revenue. Governor Allen endorsed the measure as a way to tap mineral wealth.
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House Committee On Elections
Kansas
Foster
Committee On Assessment and Taxation
Allen
State women prisoners farm relocation urged to Ellsworth
The committee on state institutions in the lower house recommends moving the state industrial farm for women prisoners from near the Lansing penitentiary to Ellsworth. The proposal suggests operating the prison farm jointly with the Mother Bickerdyke home at Ellsworth.
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Lansing
Ellsworth
Lower House
Mother Bickerdyke
Supreme Court ruling affects Kansas municipal bonds sale price
The court decision, arising from Reno County, allows bonds sold in Kansas to fetch less than par. It impacts numerous issues already sold at a discount and those awaiting sale in a weak bond market.
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Kansas
Supreme Court
Reno County
Kansas House Seeks Paring of School Funds This Year
The Kansas House signaled an intent to trim state institution funding this year. It reduced the Senate’s proposed appropriation for the boys' industrial school by about a third before passing the bill.
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Kansas House of Representatives
House
Senate
Boys’ Industrial School
Highland banker Forbes 94 dies oldest Mason in state
W H Forbes aged 94 of Highland died recently. A retired banker he was the state's oldest Mason, joining in 1854, and a Mexican War veteran. His wife and a married daughter survive him.
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W. H. Forbes
Highland
Two Silos For Modern Farm Barns Promised
Farm building expert William A. Radford explains that farm construction is a major part of national building activity and urges readers to invest in modern dairy barns. He notes farmers use vast lumber, the need for new farm facilities grows with a good crop and cheaper grain, and offers personal guidance via mail inquiries.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Vanderbilt mansion to be remodeled into bank building
Plans to convert the W. K. Vanderbilt residence at Fifty-second Street and Fifth Avenue into a bank involve retaining the mansion facade for 25 feet while adding a 16 story structure behind it. Architects for the trust company reportedly paid about $3,000,000 for the property and aim to preserve the French Gothic beauty amid growing trade in New York.
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York
W. K. Vanderbilt
Fifty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
the Trust Company
Vanderbilt
New York
New York Sun
Barn Building Guidance for Farmers in Coming Season
The article notes workers stay where conditions are congenial and work is not drudgery, predicting high labor turnover otherwise. It urges farmers to study individual problems before starting to build barns this coming season to avoid regrets.
Beauty and the Beast Portraits with Dido
Mr Johnson greets Mrs Lovejoy in the morning and recalls their dog Dido after a photographer session. The polite, absent minded man admires the pet, fondly tucking its ears as the moment turns to heat and cold in turn.
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Mr. Johnson
Mrs. Lovejoy
Dido
Johnson
Minneapolis Journal
Chinese Newspapers Widely Read and Recycled
Chinese newspapers are sold daily and repeatedly by collectors who gather the previous day’s issues and redistribute them to the lower classes. They are then sent to villages and districts where copies fetch a fraction of the original price.
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China
English as a Global Language Grows in World Population
The piece notes that the English-speaking world is expanding. It cites 112 million in the United States and projects at least 65 million whites in the British empire, suggesting nearly 200 million people worldwide would share a common tongue.
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United States
British Empire
World Radium Supply Estimated at Four to Five Ounces
Estimated total radium in the world is four or five ounces with no published distribution figures. The United States is believed to hold the largest share of this scarce commodity.
Testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Hopkins Minnesota woman Mrs Rose Block reports relief from hot flashes and other symptoms of middle age after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges others to publish testimonials and invites letters to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential female health guidance.
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Hopkins
Minn
Lydia Pinkham
King It
Mrs. Block
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Einkham
National Fault and Extravagance Quote by Senator Cummins
A dinner remark by Senator Cummins frames extravagance as a primary national flaw. He contrasts Americans to the “young Neweds at heart” and notes a club anecdote about the Neweds being unable to leave due to costly going-away outfits.
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Senator Cummins
Praise for all in benefit concert praised by minister
An elderly minister extols the volunteer performers at a benefit concert praising most for sincerity and honesty. He notes Miss Hightry showed splendid intentions and asks if she sang well, then beams with approval.
Doctors Treat Colds and Flu with Calotabs Calomel
Doctors recommend Calotabs a nausea free Calomel tablet to activate the liver during colds and influenza. One tablet at bedtime purges the system by morning, with no salts or nausea, and the user reports relief and renewed appetite. Calotabs are sold sealed and priced at thirty five cents with a refund if unsatisfactory.
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State Banking Department
Salina
Nonpartisan League
State Bank of
North Dakota
M. L. Amos
Saline County
United Telephone Company
Stamm Farm
Washington
Slder and Ward
Wichita
WOMEN_WATCH
Legislature
BANK
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Fifty-seventh Street
Cornelus Vanderbilt
John Nelson & CO
Central Ave. & & Water St
Kenson City
Kane
Cochrane
Cochrane Packing Company
Central Ave
Kaw River
Kansas City
Kremola
Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
Joseph McGowan, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
Scandia
H. GC. Coleman, V. C
R. Rickabaugh
Secy
Ada
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
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