Kansas moves to codify state school laws with new commission
The Kansas legislature adopts a joint resolution to create a seven member school code commission. The panel will study state needs and draft a complete codification of school laws for the next session. The move aims to replace patchwork policy with a modern foundation for the state’s education system. Senator Gates seeks a governor appointed committee to negotiate Arkansas River water sharing with Colorado amid long running disputes.
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System—Commission
Topeka
Kansas
Senate
House
Code Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kansas 4
Gates
Seward County
Colorado
Arkansas River
Arkansas
Senate approves Kyle bill expanding county eminent domain power
The senate passed the Kyle bill allowing counties to condemn lands with road building materials. In several counties farmers and landowners resisted road work by withholding materials on their land. The measure authorizes counties to exercise eminent domain to obtain road materials at fair value.
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Senate
Leavenworth Mayor Davis Faces Ouster Action in Court
Richard J. Hopkins the attorney general filed ouster proceedings in the supreme court against James C Davis mayor of Leavenworth and asked for suspension from office. The suit stems from a raid conducted by Roy Hubbard and J K Codding special assistant attorneys general in Leavenworth several weeks earlier.
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Richard J. Hopkins
Supreme Court
James C Davis
Leavenworth
Davis
Roy Hubbard
J. K. Codding
Senate Passes Bill To Merge Labor Bodies In State
The senate approved a measure to consolidate the industrial welfare commission, the state labor department, and the industrial court. Supporters say the reform will empower the industrial court to better protect working women and regulate labor conditions, while others remain confused by the bitter debate. An engrossed and printed version will clarify the bill’s provisions.
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Industrial Welfare Commission
State Labor Department
Industrial Court
Senate
Kansas House kills part time schol bill
The Kansas House rejected a bill by Mrs Grinstead to permit part time schools for education and vocational training. It aimed to serve foreigners and the illiterate unable to attend full day classes, keeping them in school while also working.
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Kansas House
State fairs committee kills bills on flags and songs
The state fairs committee killed all bills to adopt a state flag and a state song. A sharp contest among women’s organizations for a flag and a song is noted, with the committee opting to postpone these measures for the present session.
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House Committee On State ‘Affairs
State Affairs Committee
Prominent Arizona hotel keeper Ciacomini dies
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate the death of a Ciacomini, described as a prominent hotel keeper in Enix Ariz, son of Orcino Ciacomini, with unclear date and fuller details.
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Wis
Ledwenwort
Romeo’ Ciacomini
Enix
Ariz
Orcino Ciacomini
Kansas Plans for Unified Agriculture Department
Gov Allen's appointees have nearly finished a report to consolidate all state agricultural offices into a single department led by a director at 5000 dollars annually. Subordinates would oversee live stock, agriculture, and horticulture, creating a board of agriculture to replace several existing bureaus and commissions. The highway commission work would move to the agricultural council. Kansas mills may shut down only with court permission, under new rules drafted after a Topeka mill stoppage. A civil service abolition bill has been introduced, facing resistance in the House.
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Allen
Board of Agriculture
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Horticultural Society
Entomological
Agrcultural Council
Kansas
Court of Industrial Relations
Topeka
Kansas Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
State Civil Service Commission
House Debates Resolution on Quick Adjournment
Floor leader J. A. McDermott introduces a plan to end original bill consideration by March 1 and wrap up all business by March 9 with final adjournment on March 12. The measure was approved by the house.
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J. A. McDermott
House
Senate approves KU child research station bill amid conferees work
The senate passed the bill to establish a child research station at the University of Kansas. Differences with the agricultural college were settled in conference by school heads and boards of administration. House committee on public welfare killed a similar bill but hope persists for the senate measure when it goes to the house.
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University of Kansas
Senate
Agricultural College
House Committee On Public Welfare
House
Ways and Means panel kills hospital expansion bill
The Senate Ways and Means Committee rejected the measure to appropriate 35000 dollars for buying land or expanding Bell Memorial Hospital at Rosedale to establish a branch of Kansas University Medical School.
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Senate
Bell Memorial Hospital
Rosedale
Kansas University Medical School
Coffeyville Pioneer Found Dead in Room
Charles W. Beatty, 48, member of a Coffeyville pioneer family, was found dead in his room with a gas jet left on. He was born on the homestead near Coffeyville.
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Charles W. Beatty
Coffeyville
Kansas City Man Seeks Old Soldiers Home Admission
A state senate resolution, now pending in the house, would grant H. B. Kelley of Kansas City admission to the old soldiers' home in Dodge City. Kelley, prominent in Kansas politics thirty years ago, was active with figures such as Cyle land Crum Ike Lambert and the old guard. He was known as Highball Kelley to distinguish him from Barney Kelley the preacher and Mulberry Kelley, all once prominent in state affairs.
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State Senate
Grant H. B. Kelley
Kansas City
Old Soldiers' Home
Kansas
Dodge City
H. B. Kelley
Cyleland
Lit” Crum
Ike” Lambert
Kelley
Barney” Kelley
Mulberry Kelly
Elderly farmer shoots wife then kills himself in small town
Frank Bishop, 69, a retired farmer from a town west of Atchison, shot his wife, 64, at their home and killed himself. He left notes claiming the double tragedy was premeditated and caused by financial worries. He recently bought a revolver in Atchison.
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Frank Bishop
Ffingham
Atchison
Bishop
Senator Coleman Seeks Purchase of Shawnee Mission Site
Johnson Senator Coleman proposes a joint resolution to buy the old Shawnee mission lands about twelve acres with three remaining buildings. The plan authorizes 27 500 dollars for ground and 2 500 dollars for the state historical society to restore and repair the site as a historical museum.
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Coleman
Johnson
T ‘He
Well Designed Farm Home Aims to Keep Families at Home
An illustrated piece by William A. Radford promotes farm homes that rival city houses in comfort. It describes a story-and-a-half frame dwelling with a large front porch sunporch, kitchen washroom, two upper bedrooms, a living room with fireplace, and labor-saving features like running water and electric lighting to ease farm life and encourage families to stay together.
Snakes Do Not Escape Notion of Safety, Say Biologists
French biologists led by N. C. and Madame Marie Phisalix report venomous effects from blood and saliva of all serpents. Experiments on birds, rodents, and lizards show effects similar to cobra and viper venom. Two types of venom in toad and frog lineage cause paralysis and convulsions, with fatal outcomes in some cases.
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N. C
Madame Marie Phisalix
Dreaming of Hair and Its Hopes and Woes
A catalog of dream interpretations links hair length color and condition to fear, sorrow, wealth, deceit, and happiness. Long dark hair signals wealth rise, red hair signals business gain for hairdressers, white hair denotes honor and wealth, while tangled hair reflects deep grief and falling hair warns of approaching evil.
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Worbers
Clowns Arrested in Petrograd Exhibition Incident
In Petrograd two clowns performing at a circus were detained by Soviet police after a drawn out skit about searching for firewood and a hidden match. The exchange included a risky line about lighting something, prompting the arrest.
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Petrograd
Aftonbladet
Stockholm
Freckles Vanish with Othine Double Strength
An ad promises to remove freckles using Othine double strength. It claims one ounce can clear the skin, night and morning application, and offers a money back guarantee if freckle removal fails.
Cartoon excerpt hints at flirtation and grooming scene
In a cartoon panel from Maga zine aJane watches as she begins to pick threads from a coat while Jimmy-Gee shows interest. Tom me-Nothin' to when she plucks hair from the garment creates a lighthearted moment.
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Jimmy—Gee
Jane
Tommy
Cartoons Magazine
Sometimes Gusty. Operator Keys (just married)
It is Sometimes Gusty. Operator Keys (just married) I tell you, Brown, a man without a wife is like a ship without a sail he’s adrift Brown Maybe he s, but when he gets one he is still liable to have a few squalls New York Central Magazine Fresh, sweet, white, dainty clothes for baby if you use Red Cross Ball Blue Never streaks or injures them All good grocers sell it 5o a package
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Keys
Brown
New York Central Magazine
Can't Please a Woman
A quip about medical outcomes: a doctor praises a procedure as brilliantly successful in the facts it showed, yet the patient’s widow remains unhappy with the result.
Ridiculous Query About Heaven From Boy in Legion Weekly
A humorous exchange from American Legion Weekly features a mother dismissing a child’s fear of death with a calm explanation. The dialogue captures a light moment amid wartime or postwar era reflections.
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Papa
Bobby
American Legion” Weekly
Garfield Ten Purport Claims Pure Blood Health Cure
An advertisement asserts that Garfield Ten purges impurities, cleanses the system, and eradicates disease, promoting the product as essential to good health. The note presents a medical health claim typical of early 20th century patent medicine promotions.
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Garfield Ten
Races of Mankind in Whittaker Almanac
The Mongolian race is listed as the largest at 655 million, ahead of Caucasians 645 million, negroes 100 million, Semites 81 million, Malays 52 million, and Indian groups 238 million. It covers China, Tibet, Japan, Korea, Siam, and Indochina plus many Siberian tribes.
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Whittaker
China
Tibet
Japan
Korea
Siam
Indochina
Siberia
Asia
The First Consumer's Strike Unfolds
A brief note from New York Herald hints at early consumer resistance with a debate over climbing for leaves and a wait‑and‑see approach as autumn progresses. The dialogue references Adam and a cautious stance on gathering seasonal foliage.
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Adam
New ‘York Herald
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