Black Hand Letters Target Ottawa Locals
Federal and local investigators pursue possible suspects after threatening Black Hand letters postmarked in Ottawa target prominent residents including W. S. Fallis of the State Bank of Ottawa and S. P. Williams of Ottawa Wholesale Grocery. Letters demand cash and accuse targets of corruption while threats and poison-pen content appear in others. Officials resign over county funds issues as civil suits seek to recover losses. Col J M Dunsmore, longtime attorney and city clerk, dies at 78 after a noted career in state politics.
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Ottawa
W. S. Fallis
State Bank of Ottawa
S. P. Williams
Ottawa Wholesale Grocery Company
C. Q. Furness
J. M. Dunsmore
Thayer
Dunsmore
Neosho
Kansas Telephone Association elects officers in Wichita meeting
L T Youmans was elected president J W Waters vice president H L Harris treasurer and L M Kraeg secretary at the Kansas Independent Telephone Association final convention session held at Hotel Lassen Wichita. Also notes the death of Judge Thomas J Johnson age 88 of Leavenworth who served in Civil War and local offices and the deaths of Mrs J W Barker 76 former Chetopa teacher and local figures M Root 68 Junction City businessman.
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T. L. Youmans
J. W. Waters
H. L. Harris
L. M. Kraeg
Kansas Independent Telephone Association
Lassen
Wichita
Thomas’ J. Johnson
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Leavenworth
156Th
Illinois Infantry
Odd Fellows Lodge
Local
Typographical Union
Questioning Kansas Casualty and Surety collapse probe
Kansas Supreme Court hears quo warranto action by Attorney General against Kansas Casualty and Surety Co of Wichita over alleged high finance and wrecking schemes led by D B Dunne and J E Pohlman. Receiver to be appointed. company once the largest in Kansas with $60,000 monthly premiums and about $1 million in assets. State also probes irregularities among Atchison county officials including John M Price and others with potential ouster actions.
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Atchison County
C. M. Voelker
Maurice O’keef
Stewart Heffelfinger
Effingham
Sam S. King
Atchison
Charles Munger
Muscotah
John M.price
O’keef
Kansas Casualty and Surety Co
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Richard J. Hopkins
Allén Ant F. L. Travis
Kansas Casualty and Surety Company
D. B. Dunne
J. £. Pohl
Kansas
D. E. Dunne
Dunne
Atorney General
C. B. Griffith
Hopkins
Maurice O’keefe
John M. Price
Price
O' Keefe
Osborne and Woodston seek Grace Towner whereabouts
Governor Allen is asked to aid Osborne and Woodston residents in locating Grace Towner a Congregational missionary in Armenia. Towner who formerly taught at Woodston High School is a Kansag girl who went to Armenia as a missionary teacher.
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Governor Allen
Osborne
Woodston
Grace Towner
Armenia
Miss Towner
Wheat crop revival noted as rains lift Kansas outlook
Weather bureau at Topeka reports recent rain and snow bring renewed life to Kansas wheat. Eastern and south central counties show greening. recovery prospects in north central and western areas remain uncertain until warmer weather arrives. Osawatomie State Bank reopened after C Bowman, state examiner, took charge. directors cover losses from defalcation by cashier Matthews and report deposits rising by 36 500. Widow Ethel Schaub Snyder, longtime Hadley Milling Company manager in Olathe, dies suddenly at home.
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Kansas
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Osawatomie State Bank
Bowman
GO. J. Matthews
Ethel Schaub Snyder
B. F. Snyder
Hadley. Milling
Olathe
Farmers top price for forty purebred sows at auction
Albin and Cooley of Chase County sold forty purebred Duroe Jersey sows at public auction for an average of 56 dollars per head. The sale reflected a strong upward trend in livestock prices. Dr. W A Richards, a renowned Kansas veterinarian, died at his Emporia home after illness, leaving a large practice.
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Albin and Cooley
Chase County
W. A. ‘Richards
Kansas
Emporia
Prac
Practical six room house offers comfort and economy
William A. Radford explains a practical six room home with sun parlor and porch, detailing a 38 by 24 foot design. The article compares modern efficiency to medieval layouts, stressing ample light, ventilation, and sensible space.
Childish sport in Japan a bubble vendor in Tokyo
The passage portrays a rare bubble vendor in Tokyo whose stand attracts children with a battered tin can f lled with soapy liquid and a bamboo reed tool. Vendors roam city streets selling colorful bubbles, drawing copper coins as kids chase rainbow spheres amid temple grounds.
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Tokyo
Londn. Mail
Wise Boy Learns Limits After Eating Too Many Sweets
A mother admonishes her son who has overindulged in treats. He recalls his father’s warning that excess smoking or rowing harms the heart, concluding with a playful note about eating panc…
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Tower
Favorite Prescription Promotes Health for Women Says Cedar Rapids Reader
Mrs. W. L. Edmonds of Cedar Rapids testifies that Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription strengthens internal organs and relieves women’s trouble at special times. She notes her daughters also benefited, avoiding work-impeding suffering after taking the medicine. The ad urges readers to obtain it from a local druggist or Dr. Pierce for free advice.
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Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa
W. L. Edmonds
Second Ave
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
Hinkle Capsules Ad and Eskimo Musk Ox Hunters
An old advertisement touts Hinkle Capsules as a cure all for pains and urinary issues with a Mayfield Kentucky contact. The piece also describes Eskimo musk ox hunting tactics using dogs to anchor the herd and expose the animal for a follow up kill.
A Visible Excuse In a Note About School Fight
A classroom dispute is recalled when a teacher receives a note stating that one pupil struck another in the eye with a stone, leaving him unable to see, prompting a request for the teacher to examine the incident. The message hints at a conflict between Tommy and Billy after school.
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Tommy
Billy
Water Sport and The Ancient Mariner Quip
A fragmentary line pairs nautical imagery with a yarn about shooting a rare creature. The speaker criticizes the choice of target and hints at a moral or thematic contrast between two unusual beings in a playful maritime aside.
White Clothes Glorified In Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and praises Red Cross Ball Blue sold at grocers. An ad suggests a young man should cover charges when a girl expresses a wish.
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Red Cross
Bright girl rejects label of angel from a man’s praise
A young woman resists being tagged as an angel by a man who claims her virtue. The remark provokes reflection on identity and dominance without graphic detail.
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J. W. Barker
Altamont
Chetopa
Kas
Mary
Ellen Craft
Hoch
M. Root
Junction City
Bussman
Hugh Cameron
Ireland
Chicago
Kansas City
Board of Commerce
William Henry Gladfellow
Butler County
Eldorado
Gomely
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
SUN Parlor
BOM
Kitchen
Ipo
Childish. Sport
Japan
Hinkle
Barre
Hinkle Medical Co
Dept. A-6
Mayfield, Ky
Belins
Cutiura
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Chas. Nordman
Adolph ‘Nelson
Lebanon
G. W. Nimocks, W. M
A. R. Morey
Sec'y
Ralph Cooper
V. G
Hs Merit
Peter Smith
Smith
Jones
Johnson
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