Tar Party in Barton County Seizes League Officials
A mob of about 200 men from Lyons Ellinwood and Great Bend tarred and feathered J O Stevie state organizer and A A Parsons state secretary of the Nonpartisan League after forcing them to roll in grass. Earlier leaders J Ralph Barton and Professor Wilson were escorted out of the city and told not to return.
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Barton County
J. Ralph Barton
United States
Salina
Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Professor Wilson
Burton
Wilson
Ellinwood
Stevie
Parsons
Great Bend
American Legion
Lyons
Ovas
Opera Star to Honor Topeka Legion Members at Concert
Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heinke will reserve the stage for Topeka American Legion members during her March 28 concert. She will attend a reception at the Legion clubrooms with Capitol Post No 1 and its Women's Auxiliary after the show. The Kansas legislature has passed a pure seed law requiring seed testing and certification of results.
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Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heinke
Topeka
American Legion
Capitol Post No. 1
Women's Auxiliary
Legion
Army worm appears in Rice County wheat fields
Farmers in western Rice County report army worm outbreaks in several wheat fields, mainly those bordering pastures or near old straw stacks. Despite this, county wheat is generally deep rooted, tough, and good colored.
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Rice County
Senate bill empowers counties to condemn road material properties
The house passed a senate bill authorizing county boards to condemn property containing road building materials. Experience shows some landowners with valuable road materials threaten delays. The measure grants counties the right of eminent domain to secure those materials.
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House
Senate
Death follows ten day siege of hiccoughs in Wichita
David R. Mosher, 61, died after a prolonged bout of hiccoughs spanning ten days. He had lived in Wichita for the last twenty-five years and was a longtime state resident.
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Hiccoughs
David R. Mosher
Mosher
Wichita
Spending More In The Kansas Legislature Record
The 1919 Kansas legislature nears a 21 million dollar total of appropriations with emphasis on building programs. Education funding rises to support school facilities while salaries increase modestly. Total taxes and indirect taxes shape the fiscal picture, and numerous bills have been introduced and killed, with final totals unlikely to reach a hundred per the remaining days. S. B. Glidden of Cloud County, builder of Concordia's first hotel, has died after a long illness.
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House
Board of Administration
Kansas
Senate
S. B. Glidden
Cloud County
Concordia
Kansas Senate Orders Commission To Revise Statutes
The senate passes a bill directing the Supreme Court to name a three member commission to revise the statutes. The bill sets aside 25000 dollars for the commission’s expenses. Kansas has not revised the statutes since 1866 and the law book now runs to about three thousand pages of conflicting laws.
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Iansas
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Bil
Kansas
Explosion Injures Four at Pittsburg Hardware Store
Four persons were injured when a gas explosion rocked the hardware store of R. L. Smith & Co on Principle Street in Pittsburg. Three were severely hurt as the building was wrecked and windows shattered. gas escaped from a meter and the ignition source remains unknown.
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R. L. Smith & Co
Pittsburg
Wealthy Butler County man dies of four bullet wounds
J. B. Adams, 48, a prominent Butler County figure, died from four bullet wounds near the heart in an early morning incident. In Kansas, debate over the cigarette crime bill continues as the House vote fell 48 to 59 after a lengthy call of the house.
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J. B. Adams
Butler County
Kansas
Frank Warren, Toadoverseer Killed by Premature Dynamite Blast
Frank Warren known as Toadoverseer was killed near Manhattan when dynamite exploded prematurely. The incident occurred recently, and authorities are investigating the cause and circumstances surrounding the explosion.
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Frank Warren
Toadoverseer
Manhattan
Fine Home for a Average Family with Eight Rooms
Feature on a compact story and a half brick and stucco home suited to a family of five or six. Describes layout with four upper bedrooms, a dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, two-car garage, and a large front porch. Emphasizes sunlit rooms, ventilation, storage, and a corner lot with a short driveway.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Webster Helps Penniless Boston Client With Gift of $500
A Boston man failed company debts sought Daniel Webster’s advice without charge. At the door Webster handed him $500 saying he had only that much and hoped the client would repay when possible. The tale highlights Webster’s generosity to a desperate client.
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Boston
Daniel Webster
Webster
Novel Proposal Sparks Playful Exchange
A blond moustached young man asks a novel question in a playful engagement scene. The responding damsel quips she has eight engagements already and humorously offers a coded rejoinder about a cry for it.
Poison Used by Bushmen in Warfare
The article states bushmen in Australia obtain poison from decaying corpses for warfare. A war shaft tipped with this venom is said to cause immediate lockjaw and death.
Ely's Cream Balm Opens Nasal Passages Fast
Quick-acting ointment promises relief from catarrh and nasal congestion in minutes. The fragrant antiseptic cream is applied inside the nostrils to soothe inflamed membranes and relieve stuffed nose and head pressure.
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Ely
Jud Tunkins Sounds Off On Comfort Offered To Troubled
Jud Tunkins criticizes the idea that explaining a man’s troubles as self caused provides comfort. He argues against blaming individuals for their hardships and questions the usefulness of such explanations.
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Jud Tunkins
Castoria Reminder Seeks Trusted Signature for Infants
Mothers urged to examine each bottle of Castoria for the signature of Ken ST Fehler. The familiar remedy has been in use for over 30 years and remains a trusted choice for infants and children as children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Ken ST Fehler
Fletcher
Secret, Foolish Talk Sparks Laughs at Red Cross Ball
A terse exchange about secrets triggers humor as a quick quip at a social scene. A shopper appeals to Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry results while a joke about a wife’s pocketbook surfaces in the chatter.
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Baby
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