Supreme Court orders Anthony officials to pave principal street
Kansas Supreme Court grants writ of mandamus against Anthony mayor and city commissioners directing immediate construction of pavement on the towns main street. The Anthony Booster Club won its first ever suit in support of street improvements, showing civic action can compel municipal work.
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Anthony Booster Club
Kansas Supreme Court
Anthony
Anthony Club
Supreme Court
Booster Club
Kansas Supreme Court limits damages in medical judgment errors
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled a physician must exercise ordinary skill but cannot be compelled to pay damages for medical judgment errors. In the Louis Paulich v. Dr. F. B. Nipple suit appealed from Douglas County, the lower court and the state high court sided with the doctor after an ankle was broken and later found not properly set.
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State Supreme Court
Kansas
Louis Paulich
Ir. F. FB
Douglas County
Supreme Court
Abilene wins nine ninth annual state track meet
Abilene takes top team honors with twenty one points at the ninth annual state high school track meet in Manhattan. Pope of Garden City leads individuals with thirteen points, Salilsbury helps Osage City to fourth with twelve, Eskridge Pratt and Perry tally eleven, Norton ten, Woodbine eight.
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Manhattan
Abilene
Zerm
Pope
Garden City
Salilsbury
Osage City
Eskridge
Pratt
Perry
Norton
Woodbine
Abilene's Garvie Returns From French Aviation Service
Lieut. Hugh Garvie of Abilene, then a KU engineering student in 1917, has come back to Lawrence after fifteen months in France's active aviation service. He claimed four gun planes shot down, was shot down behind German lines, and spent the final two months of the war in a German prison camp.
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Hugh Garvie
Abilene
University of Kansas
Lawrence
France
Kansas State Nurses Association prepares for Wichita meeting
The Kansas State Nurses Association will meet in Wichita next year and discuss advancing public health nursing. Miss W Pearl Martin of Topeka was chosen president with Miss Dena Grovewald of McPherson as vice president, Mrs W R Saylor of Hutchinson as secretary, and Miss Kate Williams of Hutchinson as treasurer. Lieut Leo L Gibbons of Scott City delivered a memorial address honoring nurses who died in service.
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Kansas State Nurses’ Association
Wichita
W. Pearl Martin
Topeka
Dena Grovewald
McPherson
W. R. Saylor
Hutchinson
Kate Williams
Leo L. Gibbons
Scott City
Soldier returns from France 14000 richer after aunt’s estate
William Weberling of Company H, 137th Infantry, returned to Lawrence to discover he had gained $14,000 from an aunt’s death abroad. The estate, valued at $14,000, included eight acres of land.
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William Weberling
Company H
137Th Infantry
Lawrence
France
McCracken Names Leonard L. Ryan City Manager
The McCracken city commissioners have selected Leonard L. Ryan as city manager. McCracken, with a population of 371, is the smallest U S town to operate under a commission manager government system.
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McCracken
Leonard L. Ryan
United States
Congress likely to probe War Dept over Martin removal
Senator Capper signals an investigation by Congress into the War Department order that removed General Charles I. Martin just before the Argonne battle. The probe may extend to the rejection for overseas service of Colonels Wilder S. Metcalf, P. M. Hoisington and other Kansas National Guard officers.
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Congress
Senator Capper
War Department
Charles I. Martin
Argonne
Wilder S. Metcalf
Col
P. M. Hoisington
Kansas National Guard
Paving Petition Drives 77 Miles on Meriden Highway
Petitions circulate to pave seventy seven miles of the Meriden Highway running south from Newton through Wichita and Wellington to Caldwell. The action aims to improve the road network and support regional transport. Local officials gauge support and potential funding for the project.
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Newton
Wichita
Wellington
Caldwell
Heavy livestock losses plague Kansas farmers in past year
The May report from the state Department of Agriculture shows cattle losses from disease and exposure far above the sixteen year average, with the west and southwest hardest hit by January and April storms. Swine losses remain near normal. The Board of Agriculture launches a dairy industry investigation, sending out more than ten thousand dairy questionnaires. Lieutenant John W. Hamilton earns the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery in France. Fire marshal warns against bonfire celebrations tied to the peace treaty signing.
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Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Kansas Board of Agriculture
J. C. Mohler
Mr. Mohler
L. T. Hussey
Mr. Hussey
Banks Face Tax on Liberty Bonds, State Board Says
The state tax commission contends banks with capital stock invested in Liberty Bonds must pay taxes on the bonds. The matter goes to the attorney general, with S N Hawkes likely to approve the commission’s position but a formal opinion pending. Banks in Kansas hold hundreds of thousands in Liberty Bonds under this ruling. Junction City will host next year’s Kansas county treasurers convention closing session at Lawrence. J M Price of Atchison elected president, R C Anderson vice president, J I Berlin of Ottawa treasurer, Miss Margaret Law of McPherson secretary. In Augusta, Charles W Saunsters and James Dwyer charged with stealing an automobile. two arrested in Cushing, Oklahoma. Joe Pierce and Tom Patterson, arrested in Cushing two weeks ago for highway robbery, escaped from Eldorado County Jail after attackers seized keys from Night Jailer Avery Robbins. Kansas State Sunday School Association closed its Wichita convention. next year in Topeka. Ralph McIntyre of Topeka president. George Dougherty recording secretary. R M White treasurer. H P Armstrong of Atchison named vice president of the administration division.
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State Tax Commission
Commission
Attorney General
S. N. Hawkes
Kansas
Junction City
Lawrence
J. M. Price
Atchison
R. C. Anderson
J. I.’. Berlin
Ottawa
Margaret Law
McPherson
Charles W. Saunsters
James Dwyer
Augusta
Cushing
Joe Pierce
Tom Patterson
Eldorado
Avery Robbins
Robbins
Kansas State Sunday School Association
Wichita
Henry J. Allen
Topeka
Ralph . McIntyre
George Dougherty
R. M. White
H. P. Armstrong
James Gailey 75 dead in Greeley after long residence
James Gailey aged 75 is reported dead in Greeley where he had lived for more than fifty years. The obituary notes his long residence and ties to the community.
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James Gailey
Greeley
Presbyterian church to build fireproof hospital in Lawrence
The Presbyterian Church of Lawrence voted to erect a $100,000 modern fireproof hospital to be completed in a year modeled after the Chicago Presbyterian Hospital with a ward for the poor. It hired a visiting nurse last month. Governor Allen has requisitioned Indiana for John A. Field wanted at Abilene for wife desertion, and Field is under arrest in Indianapolis.
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The
Presbyterian Church of
Lawrence
Chicago Presbyterian Hospital
Henry J. Allen
Indiana
John A. Field
Abilene
Field
Indianapolis
Attractive bungalow design offers smart small family living
Article promotes William A. Radford building guidance and bungalow homes. It highlights a 30 by 82 foot white wooden bungalow with living and dining spaces, two bedrooms at the rear, a front porch, and a side pergola. It urges careful design, quality materials, and financing options to encourage home ownership this building season.
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Tio
Taek
Be Gentle in Speech and Its Impact on Life
Fern Howard in Milwaukee Sentinel urges careful word choice to shape character and outcomes. The passage notes room plans for a bungalow kitchen and basement storage, framing gentle speech as a powerful, future-determining force.
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Fern Howard
Milwaukee Sentinel
Adding Insult to Injury in Telegraph Pole Effigy
An editorically toned quip from the Birmingham Age-Herald about a suspended telegraph pole effigy. The caption notes the figure mocks a former kaifer and remarks on William’s past pride in smart uniforms versus the nondescript attire of the effigy.
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Kaifer
William
Birmingham Age-Herald
Winona Woman Praises Pinkham Remedy For Nervousness
Mrs Albert Sultze of Winona Minnesota reports relief from years of nervousness and insomnia after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound She says the remedy strengthened weak nerves and improved morning well being The ad touts the product as a standard treatment for female ailments including displacements inflammation irregularities and backache
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Albert Sultze
Olmstead St
Winona
Minn
Quick Witty Exchange Sparks Naming Debate
A brief dialogue features a kind old gentleman and Tommy Tuff arguing over a name for a mysterious man. The youngster balks at choosing a name while the elder questions why a name is needed, hinting at a memorable past nickname.
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Tommy Tuff
T. T
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Advertisement asserts catarrh is incurable by local remedies and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine, taken internally, cleanses the blood and treats mucous surfaces. It highlights ingredients, tonics, and blood purifiers and offers testimonials from druggists with F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as proprietors.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Cross Examination Sparks Family Clarity in Court
In a courtroom exchange, a mistress questions whether the defendant is her cook’s only brother, to which a policeman asserts hope that he is. The brief moment highlights tensions over familial connections presented during testimony.
Freckles Advertises Otbine Double Strength Remedy
An advertisement claims Otbine double strength can erase freckles with daily applications, promising removal of even stubborn spots and a clear complexion. It guarantees money back if it fails.
Two sides to every question says Senator Sorghum
Senator Sorghum argues that many self styled thinkers avoid investigating the core of issues. He warns that shallow analysis fails to grasp the true facts behind public debates.
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Senator Sorghum
Boschee’s Syrup Ad Highlights Cough and Lung Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Boschee’s Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs and soothe sore throats and lungs. It claims fifty two years of American manufacture and usefulness for lung trouble asthma croup bronchitis and similar conditions.
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America
Adv
None Satisfied
Officer-But surely you a million aire have little to complain about. Munition Magnate-Oh I dont know. The multimillionaires treat us like so much dirt.
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London
Cuticura Soap Ad Promises Double Razor Efficiency
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap as boosting razor efficiency and skin health. It claims no mug or slimy soap, no germs, no irritation even with twice daily shaves, and that one soap covers shaving bathing and shampooing. It ends with a light urging customers to buy both sides of the product.
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