East Experiments With the Wapiti of the West
Percy and Maurice Jones raise elk on 1200 acres at Nemasket range near Plymouth Massachusetts with government stock from Dixon Montana. They plan to expand to 2200 head to supply meat to Boston and New York while noting elk need care less than cattle and yield quality venison.
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Ercy Jones
Percy
Nemasket
Plymouth
Mass
Middleboro
Maurice
United States
Dixon
Mont
Cape Cod
Boston
New York
Jones ‘Brothers
Percy Jones
Department of Agriculture
Montana
Massachusetts
Maurice A. Jones
Europe
Alaska
Cape
Mr. Jones
Elk Breeding and Grazing Association
Jones Brothers Company
Rushville
Ill
Bastille Day Torch Race From Verdun To Paris
Annual midnight relay from Verdun to Paris marks Bastille Day with runners bearing lighted torches. Participants from various athletic groups relay torches every two miles toward the shrine of the unknown soldier in Paris. The flaming symbol passes along through stations until the final handoff in Paris.
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Bastille
Verdun
Paris
Ness
Dearborn Independent
Rats and Matches Fire Hazard Warned by Labs
A fragment warns that rats and mice can cause fires, noting laboratory proof that starving rodents may gnaw and spark flames. The text references scratching as a mechanism and emphasizes the fire risk from rodent damage.
Fire in New York City Stems From Cat Mouse Match Box
An authority cites a NYC incident where a mouse in a match box sparked a fire after the cat knocked the box to the floor. The blaze spread to a rug as the cat pounced on the mouse. In a separate note, the British air ministry plans metal use for future service aircraft construction.
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New York City
British Air Ministry
Five Deaths From Starvation and Freezing Reported in Kansas
Kansas health officials released the 1925 death records noting five starvations, eight freeze deaths, and three due to stroke last year. External causes totaled 1,473 with 234 in motor vehicle deaths, plus 183 railroad fatalities. Governor Paulen named Cora Colvin to the chiropractic board. several reappointments were announced to state medical, optometry, pharmacy, and related boards.
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Topeka
Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
A. S. Ross
Betha
Arthur D. Gray
Topelbas Board of Medical Examination and Registration
Funeral rites held for Mrs. Anna Ingalls widow of Senator Ingalls
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Anna Louisa Ingalls widow of Senator J. J. Ingalls were conducted at Trinity Episcopal church. The Rev. Hebert Benjamin officiated. Burial followed privately at Mt. Vernon cemetery. pallbearers included W. P. Waggener J. M. Challiss Gilbert Guthrie A. E. Mize H. L. Mize and Wirt Hetherington.
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Atchison
Anna Louisa Ingalls
J. J. Ingalls
Trinity Episcopal Church
Emporia Funds 600 for Kansas Scholarship Prizes May 1
William Aen White helps raise 600 dollars for ten cash prizes for the Kansas scholarship contest at Emporia Teachers College on May 1. Prizes range from 100 to 10 dollars for high school seniors with top general scholarship scores, paid upon enrollment in any Kansas college. Topeka program updates livestock and dairy surveys for the U S Department of Agriculture.
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Emporia
William Aen White
Kansas
Emporial Teachers College
Kansas College
Topeka
Conference of Agricultural Statisticians
United States Department’ of Agriculture
Javelin Injury at Junction City Track Practice
Donald Wilburt, 17, a Junction City high school senior, was seriously injured when a teammate’s javelin pierced his left side during track practice. In Hutchinson Burns, Mrs. Mary Thompson, 27, died after a gas explosion ignited her clothing while stirring coal in a kitchen range.
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Junction City
Donald Wilburt
Hutchinson
Mary Thompson
Nickerson
Defendants Seek Move in Davis Damage Suit
In Topeka the defendants in the six million dollar damage suit filed by former Governor Jonathan M. Davis petition Shawnee County district court to transfer the case to the United States district court.
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Topeka
Jonathan M. Davis
Shawnee County
United States District Court
Bids Opened for Camp Whiteside Mess Halls at Ft Riley Kansas
Bids will be opened April 28 at Fort Riley for the construction of twenty three mess halls at Camp Whiteside the Kansas National Guard summer home.
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Junction
Ft.Riley
Camp Whiteside
Tthe
Kansas National Guard
Topeka Pioneer Fred R. Suntoon Dead at 77 in Home He Helped Build
Fred R. Suntoon, early Topeka resident born in Pennsylvania, died at his Topeka home he helped build sixty years ago. He came to Kansas in 1856 with his father first settling at Leavenworth and later moving to Topeka. In other news, Dr H J Harney of McPherson College science department will head the Kansas Academy of Science next year following the convention election.
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Topeka
Fred R. Suntoon
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Leavenworth
Winfield
H. J. Harney
McPherson College
Kansas Academy of Science
Dust Explosions Prompt Safer Factory Airs
The article explains how dust like soap powder can explode when dry and dispersed in air within a confined space. It notes coal dust explosions are relatively recent knowledge and cites a catastrophic French blast with about 1,000 deaths. It mentions safeguards such as suction fans to remove dust particles.
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France
Cuticura Ad Promotes Ointment Soap and Talcum
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for pimples redness and itching, recommends bathing with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then drying and dusting Cuticura Talcum for a fragrance. Prices listed at 25 cents each.
Sorority Recruit’s Romance Sparks Regret on Campus
A sister from a small college joins a national sorority after a brief admission. She soon associates with a campus Jake, a flirtatious figure, despite sisters’ warnings. She boasted that she could have won him if they had acted the same, drawing comments and controversy on campus.
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National College
Hick
Jake
Indianapolis News
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad for Household Use
Advertisement promoting Red Cross Ball Blue for cleaning and whitening kitchen towels table linen sheets and pillowcases highlighting its usefulness across house- keeping tasks.
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Department of Housekeeping
Girls in Public concerns over rouge and powder use
Citizens debate female cosmetics as a matter of propriety with remarks that women should be more meticulous in applying makeup and avoid vanity. The exchange highlights social expectations for feminine appearance in public life.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promotes Gentle Regularity
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative that ends purging and physic routines. It claims the product provides natural bowel regularity without griping and is harmless and pleasant for women and even cross, feverish patients. A 60 cent bottle is offered at drugstores.
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Dr. Caldwell
Cross
Bradly
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