Easy Road to Fame and the Burden of Bills This Session
The piece notes how easy it is to introduce a bill in Congress or a state legislature and how reading public attention can misread this as actual enactment. It cites Senator Blair’s late session bill to divert the Gulf Stream as an example of far from the statute books outcomes, and observes Labrador remains cold.
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Boston, Transcript
Washington
Congress of
United States
Blair
Congress
Gulf Stream
Labrador
North Pole
Business War and the Ethics of Capitalism
Rev George R Juin argues capitalism reveals an anti social, anti religious, anti ethical nature in business. He says workers suffer under a system to be abolished by Christian faith while condemning capitalism does not condemn capitalists as individuals but the system.
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Masterman
H. Tf. Rogers
Gen
Sherman
George R. Juuin
Monuments to killers vs saviors and the wise
The writer contrasts monuments honoring mass murderers with those honoring life savers. He cites Napoleon as France’s immortals top pick and Pasteur as the new leading figure. A referenced book of God’s immortals is cited, noting the wise will shine like the firmament and those guiding many to righteousness as stars.
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Trepe
America
Charles J. Goodell
D. D
Nom Fleie Review
France
Napoleon
Pasteur
Poverty and ignorance in early aid discussions
The text notes that nine tenths of applicants for British old age pension aid could not sign their names, linking ignorance and indigence. It cites a recent essay on English labor conditions referencing unemployed incompetents while adding that individual misfortune exists, yet the competent generally succeeds.
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England
United States raises aid for Italy earthquake victims
Contributions from the United States to Italian earthquake relief exceed a million dollars with prompt response. Money orders traveled by cable direct to Italian relief agencies, reflecting a generous global response Italy will not forget.
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United States
Italy
Ialian
Kansas Legislature Considers Broad State Reforms
A Topeka report from a special house committee proposes cutting about $30 000 yearly in state expenses by consolidating educational bodies under one seven member board merging poultry dairy entomology and forestry into the agricultural college repositioning traveling libraries into a state library bureau and moving several collections from the state house to new facilities. The plan also calls reducing oil grain and livestock inspector staffs to full time, trimming judicial districts by five, placing the free employment bureau under the labor bureau, and placing the medical registration board under the medical school at the state university.
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Topeka
House
State House
Bureau of Labor
Board of Medical Registration and Examination
State University
Kansas Utilities Fight Ends In Tied Vote In House
Topeka reports the Kansas House defeated the statewide public utilities bill by 61 to 61 after an all day debate. The vote blocked a five member state utilities commission proposal with advocates urging state oversight and opponents pushing city control. The list of named lawmakers spans many counties and includes 78 entries.
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Topeka
House of Representatives
Public Utilities Commission
State Commission
Yéas
Anstine
Briden
Osage
Buckman
Carpenter
Clay
Cline
Cranston
Crawford
Finley
Cunningham
Davis
Bourbon
Deacon
Dennis
Eadie
Edwards
Fisher
Flagg
Foley
Grabbe
Gray
Griffin
Harbaugh
Hopkins
Figney
Jackson
Jewett
Sedgwick
Krehbiel
Kyle
Lander
Laudrey
Lambertson
Laubach
Jouderback
Matson
McMillan
Mercer
Mitchell
Moore
Morton
Osborne
Newlin
Parker
Ravenscroft
Schlichting
Shideler
Shoemaker
Stannard
Stockton
Stone
Shawnee
Watson
Westgate
White
Wood
Yoxall
Speaker
Navys
aAllen
Ashcrofts
Banker
Beckett
Berke
Jewell
Bennett Boyd
Brighton
Montgomery
Brown
Burke
Saline
Case
Colé
Clarey
Crow
Crumly
Kiowa
Darling
Ely
Feder
Fehr
Mianizan
Francisco
Rilbert
Hannon
Hines
Hutchinson
Imel
Jackson Johnson
Kennett
Kelly
Kuoni
Linnen
Loofburrows
Lone
Maxwell
McNair
Meek
Merrill
Miller
Morgan
Hodgeman
Jeno
Morris Morrison
Penwell
Phillips
Pyle Reeder
Rhodes
Anderson
Marshall
Rich
Rogers
Ryan Schaumburg
Sekavee
Snyder
Sherman
Stout
Veatch
Walker
Westcott
Two Public Utilities Bills Reported in Topeka House
In Topeka the house considered two public utilities bills on Thursday and moved them to general orders with a likelihood of an emergency declaration after printing.
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Topeka
Kansas Senate approves anti cigarette bill crackdown
The Edwards led judiciary committee measure passed the senate making it a misdemeanor to sell or give cigarettes or papers to anyone. It also makes it a misdemeanor for a minor to smoke tobacco and imposes harsher penalties on those who allow minors to smoke on their premises.
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Kansas
Topeka
Edwards Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
State Engineer to Oversee Road Work and Bridges
The senate approved a bill already passed by the house creating a state engineer to direct road engineering. The appointee, chosen by the board of regents of the state agricultural college, will have an office in Manhattan and will rule on county bridges costing five thousand dollars or more.
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Rock Road
Topeka
Senate
House
Board of
Regents
The
State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Topeka Bill Seeks Felony for Bucket Shop Operations
A Kansas house committee advances a bill to make bucket shop operations a felony. The measure targets the Merrill anti bucket shop activity and would criminalize working in such shops, signaling strict enforcement.
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Topeka
Merrill
House Committee
Stubbs Asks Legislature To Enact Pledges And Utilities Bill
Topeka Kansas Gov W R Stubbs urged the house to pass the Republican pledges and especially the public utilities bill. He condemned opponents tactics as befogging the public mind and called such jugglery the work of professional politicians seeking to defeat sound measures for public welfare.
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Topeka
Kan
W. R. Stubbs
Thehouse
Republican Party
Asylum Plan Approved for Criminal Insane at Leavenworth
The senate approved a bill to establish an asylum for the criminal insane at Leavenworth within the penitentiary walls. The facility will be run by the board of directors of the penitentiary, following a recommendation from the prison committee's investigation.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
Leavenworth
Newlin Bill Aims to Protect Stock Buyers in Topeka
The Newlin bill reported favorably in the house Tuesday would require stock sales to carry presumed knowledge of the issuing company. If an agent makes false statements to effect a sale, he faces a $500 fine and at least 80 days in jail.
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Topeka
Newlin
Good Roadways Bill Advances With Cash Poll Tax Rule
The Kansas senate approved the good dirt roads bill with one key amendment requiring poll taxes to be paid in cash rather than worked off on roads. The measure, already passed by the house, targets counties with more than 20 000 inhabitants and aligns with the roads and highways committee. A joint resolution sets final adjournment for midnight in March and limits when senate and house bills may be considered.
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Topeka
Senate
House
To Kill Railroad Track Inspection in Kansas Plan
Topeka report proposes five railroad track inspectors to audit all state property and ensure safety. The Davis bid spurred the measure with support from the Trackmen's union. The bill creates five jobs for experienced track workers.
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Topeka
House Committee On Railroads
Davis
Trackmen’s Union
Public utilities bill sent to committee on judiciary
Topeka reports the house voted 64 to 42 to refer the public utilities bill to the judiciary committee for redrafting. Supporters claim the action greatly delays the measure and risks failing to reach action before adjournment.
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Topeka
House
Committee On Judiciary
Senate Committee Reports Milligan Bill on Convict Labor
The senate in the committee of the whole reported favorably the Milligan bill prohibiting state convicts from working at contract labor. The prisoners, however, will be permitted to work on county roads.
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Senate
Committee of the Whole
Motor License Bill Moves Through Senate Committee
Topeka report notes the Hunter motor car bill passed the senate committee of the whole on Wednesday. It requires registration of all cars with a five dollar fee to fund the road fund and is not a tax to pay a state engineer’s salary.
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Topeka
Hunter
Senate Committee of the Whole
Legislature Clears 15 Bills In Omnibus Vote
The house approved 15 bills in an omnibus session by unanimous roll call after considering over 50 bills on third reading. Observers note that taking the measures individually would have extended the day, while the omnibus saved time.
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House
Bucklin man seeks law to allow killing dangerous neighbor’s dog
C. F. Trager petitions the House to enact a law granting a citizen power to kill a vicious dog owned by a neighbor. He notes current law permits sheep owners to kill dogs that kill sheep but does not cover dogs that injure.
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C. F. Trager
Bucklin
Almanac promises moon charts and wore palmistry knowledge
Professor Munyon’s almanac offers moon phase data for all latitudes and illustrated pieces on phrenology palmistry birth mouths and dream interpretation. It covers card reading birth stones beauty culture and poison antidotes with weights and measures. Free delivery by the Manyon Remedy Company Philadelphia to any applicant.
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Munyon
Manyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Early Morning Poems
Mrs Dusen challenges her husband about a piece describing a man who writes four magazine poems each morning before breakfast. Hiram dryly jokes that the strain comes from writing with an empty stomach, not from food or the act itself.
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Hiram
Mrs. Dusenbery
Porcelain Origins Debate Highlighted by Exhibitor
An exhibitor in China notes that Chinese literature attributes porcelain to a period about 25 centuries before Christ, while foreign experts doubt the art existed before the seventh century of this era.
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China
Castoria Safety Reminder for Mothers
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it.
Night of the Game and Miscellaneous Ads
A fragmented column mixes dialogue lines from a play or fiction with assorted advertisements. It includes references to a landlady and a line about lubricating cords, a medical claim for piles, a proverb, a cigar promotion, a laundry bluing product, and a quip about sobriety and envy. The readable text references a Wisconsin setting and a Peoria Indiana dealer.
God Looks Like a Stalk of Corn Tale
In a Sunday school moment Margaret explains God to her younger brother Dick. She says God looks like a stalk of corn because he has ears on all sides, a remark inspired by her mother’s saying. Delineator.
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Margaret
To Save Time by a Small Measuring Glass
A small glass device marked with drop numbers promises time savings for mothers and accurate measurements, making it worth consideration.
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