Legionaires Stand For Patriotism At Detroit Convention
At the Detroit convention ex servicemen of the American Legion debated adjusted service certificates. A Maryland veteran warned against using the Legion for private gain while praising duty to veterans as the country faces an emergency. He recalled WWI losses and urged lawmakers to honor disabled and widows, stressing conscience over majority votes.
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Theophans
Unemployment and relief debate in a midwestern column
The Observation Tower column discusses the winter unemployment crisis as Congress approaches, noting many will lack food and shelter. It cites Chicago welfare chief Mrs. B A Conkey and calls for direct food aid rather than dole, while noting small-town station closures and local stories from Smith County and Greenleaf.
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America
Chicago
England
Wales
Johnston Myers
Taxpayers push for deeper reforms beyond payroll cuts
Kansas readers weigh in on taxes rising for 15 years and advocate not only temporary relief but fundamental reform. The Kansan urges restructuring local government, consolidating school districts and counties, and adopting reforms to secure lasting tax relief while preserving services.
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Railroads Move to Close Stations Across Divisions
The Missouri Pacific applies to close ten stations on its division while the Rock Island seeks permission to shut seven stations on its Kansas division, as retrenchment policies spread through the railroads.
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Thoughtless Teen Driver Causes Fatal Crash In Kansas
A Kansas newspaper clip reports a teen girl speeding in a high powered car, followed by a faster vehicle driven by a man with a family. As both cars accelerated, a collision occurred near a culvert rail, the man’s car overturning and his little daughter dying, while he survived. The note ends with various brief U.S. regional snippets.
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Newton Kansan
Scandia Notes and Local Events From 1906 1917
Local items report a run away incident involving Archie Larson and Earl Hammond, a diphtheria precaution in the intermediate room, and a bevy of notices from Scandia. Mrs Maxwell leaves for Iowa, a Sunday School pause, a birth in Beaver township, and Governor Hoch to speak at City Hall. An obituary of A A Albro is noted alongside marriage news for Ether Anderson and William Wilson and football plans for the local high school. Edith Anderson hosts guests, and C D Peterson visits Colorado for cattle purchases.
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John Berg“strom
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Julia Larson
Esther Holmes
Florence Norden
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