Kansas No Haven for Outsiders as State Faces Unemployment
The Kansas free employment bureau reports fifteen thousand unemployed in the state. Key sectors including zinc in Cherokee County, oil field workers, railroad shops, and coal miners face reduced hours or layoffs. Officials warn against importing workers from outside, aiming to prioritize local employment. A brief strike settlement at Columbus Coal Co. near Pittsburg restores wages and back pay for three hundred miners after a two day walkout.
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Topeka
Kansas
John Crawford
Kansas Free Employment Bureau
Crawford
Cherokee County
Kansas City
Kas
Atchison
Leavenworth
Wichita
Salina
Columbus Coal Company
Pittsburg
Alexander Howat
District 14
Fatal malt fueled auto spree on Emporia street
Clarence Ellison's flivver ran amok on a busy Emporia street after accidentally filling the engine with malt from a bakery basement. The car sped, he dodged traffic, and finally stalled. Mechanics had to dismantle the engine and wash out the malt before it could run again.
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Clarence Ellison
Emporia
Ellison
Topeka woman injured when she stepped from curb into street
A Topeka resident, wife of a contractor, was nearly killed after being run over as she stepped from a curb on her way home from church. In Geneseo, J Campbell, a farmer four miles northeast, died after being trampled by his team while plowing in a wheat field. He was found by neighbors and never regained consciousness. The state plans a life history record for all Kansas penal institution inmates and asks county attorneys and district judges for crime records to aid parole decisions.
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Topeka
J. By Campbell
Geneseo
Campbell
Kansas
State Board of Administration
Five-year sentence for James Baughman in Muncie assault case
James Baughman was sentenced to five years after conviction in Muncie Indiana for assault with intent to kill on Lee Bowler, a Santa Fe special officer. Byron Bates aged 82, longtime Knight Templar and Elk, died in Hutchinson after Civil War service. Kansas Normal enrollment rose by 87 percent with year figures showing 538 enrolled.
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James B. Baughman
Muncie
Ind
Erison
Lee Bowler
Santa Fe
Byron Bates
Tenray
Atchinson
Oneu
Kansas State Normal Ra
Questions Plague Kansas Industrial Court Ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court grapples with whether workers may quit, limit production, or switch industries without court permission. The court previously abrogated a flour mill order deeming it temporary, as judges discuss emergency powers and how the windfall affects employment and state welfare.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Charles Wolff Packing Company
Baxter D. McClain
Industrial Court
Kansas Industrial Court
Death of H L Prather Shows Local Legislative Ties
H L Prather, representative to the Kansas legislature from Chase County, died at Axtell hospital in Newton after a week long illness. Judge Jesse D. Wall overruled a motion for a new trial in the Thomas Rayl case of Hutchinson. Rayl was ousted from Reno County county commissioner office by Judge Wall who had been called in after a Reno County judge was disqualified. Jack Copelman, ex Kansas City civil keeper, convicted by a Johnson County jury for selling liquor at Shawnee Mission, has filed a new trial motion.
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Wall
Wichita
Clarence &. Sowers
Sowers
H. L. Prather
Chase County
Axtell
Newton
Thomas Rayl
Hutchinson
Jesse D. Wall
Rayl
Reno County
Judge Wall
Reno
Jack Copelman
Kansas City
Johnson County
Shawnee Mission
Pioneer Wenzel Koehler Dies at 87 in Neodesha
Wenzel Koehler 87 died in Neodesha from heart disease. An Austrian-born pioneer who settled in Kansas in 1878, he contributed to the state’s early community. His death marks the passing of a long-time Kansan.
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Wenzel Koehler
Neodesha
Koehler
Kansas
Austria
Mrs Mettie Fields Dies At 43 In Wichita Hospital
Mrs Mettie M. Fields 43 wife of Seward Fields prominent Medicine Lodge attorney died at a Wichita hospital where she had been taken five weeks ago. The report notes a house fire in Fredonia damaged Shearer and Moore hardware and J W Paulen furniture stores with the origin of the blaze not yet known.
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Mettie M. Fields
Seward Fields
Medicine Lodge
Wichita
Shearer & Moore
J. W. Paulen
Fredonia
John M. Starr Dies in Kansas at 73
John M. Starr age 73, longtime Kan resident, died at home after living in Johnson County and then in the Wichita area for thirty four years. Survived by two sons a daughter three brothers and two sisters.
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John M. Starr
Kan
Wichita
Johnson
County
Kansas
Unique design for small home with broken roof lines
William A. Radford presents a six room arrangement shown in an illustration of a 54 by 30 foot home with sun parlor and breakfast nook. The design emphasizes individuality, exterior treatment, and interior layout tailored to family needs with a pergola style roof and substantial storage.
Devil fish sighting quiets Tahiti sea bathing
Reports from Papeete say a giant devil fish looms near Tahiti and sightings of a giant squid type fish near two miles east heighten fears. Natives, sailors, and coastal hazards like sharks nohu and venomous coral keep bathers from the seas.
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Tahiti
Papeete
Here
Roy Summers
Paderewski Refuses Extra Seat After Ticket Fracas
A bold man asks Paderewski for a spare seat before a recital. The pianist replies he has only one seat left and offers it if the man is willing to sit at the piano. The incident ends with the man expressing thanks.
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Paderewski
Plano
Titus Wadde in Cartoon World of Mixed-Up Courtship
In a humorous exchange, Titus Wadde explains a supposed courtship mix up. A married man and a candy booth vendor are central, with a misread situation about a bride. The dialogue playful yokes about romance and mistaken identity.
Women Who Cannot Work Victim of Nervous Strain Finds Relief
An August letter from Elizabeth Corley of Edmund Illinois describes relief from nervousness and monthly illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement claims many similar success stories from women nationwide.
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Edmund
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elizabeth
A. P. Corley
Mrs. Corley
Courtroom Folly Turns On Verbal Battle
In a courtroom exchange the accused avoids admitting fault and promises to illustrate the entire fight from start to finish, while the judge requests a concise account of how the battle proceeded.
Norway Cod Catch Tops Prior Years in Volume
The 1921 fishing season in Norway produced the largest catch in four years with 39 million fish, total value about 22 million crowns versus 45 million in 1920, and 1920's 38.8 million catch. Prices fell, costs rose with equipment and oils, keeping profits below average and expenses near wartime levels.
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Norway
Guilford Squire Questions Watermelon Theft Guilford Indiana
Squire Barlow of Guilford Hendricks county pressed a legal point at a Monday hearing after several youths pleaded guilty to taking watermelons. The father of one offender paid a $12.50 fine and costs, then asked if any present had not stolen watermelons as a youth. Barlow redirected, asking whether anyone had been caught.
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Squire Barlow
Guilford
Hendricks County
Indianapolis News
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Bathere
Pacific Island
Titus Wadde
Titus’ Wadde
Mrai Corley
Galen
AtAll Druggiste
Red Cross
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Francisco Rega.& CO
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Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
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