Topeka Girls Propose Union Over Clothing Budget
Several hundred Topeka youth plan a union after marching through two department stores to protest an 87.55 annual clothing budget cited for working girls. They argue decent apparel costs far more, citing figures of 188 to 206.76 yearly. A scene included a tossed stocking as a demonstration.
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Topeka
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
State Welfare Board
Industrial Court
A. L. Nystrom
Bethel Methodist Church
Epidemic Overtakes Garden City Amid Pneumonia Surge
A severe grippe and pneumonia wave sweeps Garden City with reports of fires linked to sickbeds. The piece notes Miss Margaret Ferrin aiding her sister Anna O Leary as a roof collapses, and mentions other items including prison stock purchases and local obituaries.
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Garden City
Margaret Forrin
San Antonio
Tex
Anna O’ Leary
Leavenworth
Kansas Teachers Keep Pay Rates Steady in 1921 Survey
Kansas first and second class cities largely plan to keep salaries as is for elementary and high school staff in 1921 with only modest increases in some districts. Seventeen cities show salary cuts or freezes, while many intend to maintain current scales. only a few plan reductions or increases across elementary high school and administrative posts. The report lists Olathe Scammon Lyons Baxter Springs Caldwell Cherryvale Girard Coffeyville Leavenworth Lawrence Eldorado Augusta Wichita Eureka Tola as examples. Births and deaths statistics, a Oswego bank crisis, and other local items follow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Frank L. Pinet
Kansas State Teachers’ Association
Pinet
Olathe
Scammon
Lyons
Baxter Springs
Caldwell
Cherryvale
Girard
Coffeyville
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Eldorado
Augusta
Wichita
Eureka
Tola
Em poria engineer resigns after fifteen years in service
Alva Smith city engineer in Emporia resigns and plans to move to California. Kansas National Guard troops in Crawford County coal mining district are ordered withdrawn immediately, with adjutant general I. Martin and sheriff Milt Gould confirming the move to Governor Allen. Kansas fruit prospects praised as favorable weather aids a record crop this year.
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Alva Smith
Emporia
California
Kansas National Guard
Crawford County
I. Martin
Milt Gould
Allen
Thomas Lane Kansas grain merchant dies in Minnesota
Thomas Lane a longtime Kansas City grain merchant and son of Senator James H Lané of Kansas died in St Paul Minnesota. A telegram to his sister Mrs Amos D Johnson of Lawrence confirms his death amid scattered details. In Kansas a Wichita couple Jack Kennedy narrowly escaped death after their car was struck by a Frisco train at a crossing. The car driver said heavy snow prevented him from seeing the oncoming train.
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Thomas Lane
Kansas City
Kas
James H. Lané
Kansas
St. Paul
Minn
Amos D. Johnson
Lawrence
Jack
Kennedy
Wichita
Governor Allen Plans Next Steps in State Initiatives
Governor Allen outlines a strategy to pursue a bh objective, detailing anticipated actions and expected impact on state programs. The remarks emphasize coordination across agencies and targeted reforms to advance the agenda.
Modern Gambrel Barn Plans For Farm Stock Housing
William A. Radford promotes a 46 by 86 foot gambrel barn designed to house a dozen horses or mules with max sun exposure and good ventilation. The article emphasizes light, health for animals, practical layout with stalls storage and a mixing area, and urges careful preconstruction planning with architects and suppliers to avoid costly errors.
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Fiverage
Insects in High Altitudes and Mountain Observations
Scientists report swarms of insects seen high above Pike s Peak and Etna s summit affecting light. Observations include lady beetles on Pichaco Veleta and curious insect clouds near Mount Etna.
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Pikes Peak
Mount
Etna
Pichaco “Veleta
Sierra’ Nevada
Granada
Mediterranean
Jess
Tenant confronts landlord over dangerous house condition
A heated exchange reveals a tenant telling the landlord the house is about to fall. The tenant asserts the warning was given, asking what the landlord did in response. The dialogue conveys tension and concern over safety.
Golden Medical Discovery Praise From Danville Customer
Mrs Viola French reports improved health after using Dr Pierces Golden Medical Discovery in a nervous weak condition. She cites renewed interest and strength and urges readers to obtain the remedy from local druggists and write for free medical advice from Dr Pierce’s Buffalo New York.
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Danville
Viola French
N. Collett St
Pierce
Buffalo
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Disciples of Christ
Thibet
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Hutchinson
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W. M. Hardy
China
Botang
Dr. Shelton
Dorothy
Dorris
Stuhool
Pomona
Cal
Oswatomie State Bank
C. J. Matthews
J. H. Sandell
State Bank Examiner
Chester White
W. I. Biddle
Federal
Frick
Ford ‘C. Harper
Superior, Neb
Pittabure
Chamber of Commerce
Mary Jane Tate
Butler
Tate
Pughtown
Firat
College of It
Stork
Dan Cupid
Grim Reaper
Charles H. Serrigo
Division of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Condon State Bank
Oswego
W. E. Davis
O. Gossard
Davis
Liberty
Kansas State Normal
Alfred Johnson
Delphos
O. F. Whitney
State Horticultural Society
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Doxstall
Space
Eappientenck
Arness
Mastin
Astins
Hinkie Medical Co
Mayfield, Ky
Scandia
Harry Hohman
M. W. Chas
Nordman
Rec
Adolph Nelson
Finangier
Lebanon
G. W. Nimocks, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec’y
Ralph Cooper
V. C
R. Rickabaugh
Secy
Gell
Peter Smith
Smith
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