Loss Springs farmer relents as blockade lifts in grain move
Neighbors acting for the Food Administration thresh more than 100 stacks of Rumold farm grain despite four year’s standing. Officials investigate unthreshed wheat and oats while officials report rising influenza response and statewide closing orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
John Rumnold
Lost Springs
Rumold
Germany
Homer Hoch
Marion
Innes
Ben F. Rector
John Powers
Marion County
Jake Hannan
J. E. Evans
Rector
Rumnold
Ed. Schmidt
Death of Sterling Wilker in France at 19
News reached Olathe of Sterling Wilker, 19, son of farmer T. J. Wilker, dying in France. He enlisted in the Marines a year ago in Covington, Kentucky, where he had been visiting before service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olathe
France
Sterling Wilkerson
T. J. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Marines
Covington
Robbers Enter State Bank of Stilwell Steal Bonds
Burglars entered the State Bank of Stilwell between midnight and daylight stealing 3500 in Liberty Bonds. They failed to open the vault and no cash was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bank of
Stilwell
Liberty
Lechner Injured in Fort Leavenworth Car Crash
Herbert F. Lechner leader of the fifteenth Company Signal Corps band at Fort Leavenworth sustained a fractured skull and was unconscious after an automobile collision on Broadway in Leavenworth when an army car collided with a citizen's vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert F. Lechner
Fifteenth Company
Signal Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Broadway
Lechner
Elk County's First War Death: Marion Beal Dies
Marion Beal a prominent Moline business figure died in Portsmouth New Hampshire from pneumonia after Spanish influenza He enlisted last July making him Elk counties first war death in the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Beal
Moline
Portsmouth
N. H
Elk County
Infant Daughter Dies Soon After Birth as Soldier Leaves for Overseas
Mrs Hazel Wayett Dougherty dies in a Salina hospital leaving an infant daughter two hours old. The husband and father, William Dougherty, had left Fort Riley for overseas the day before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Wayett Dougherty
Salina
William Dougherty
Fort Riley
Jno
Bleumke, Jr
Courtland St
Chicago
Dean
Doan
Ashland Man Cherley Wilkins Dies in New York
Cherley Byron Wilkins, Ashland's first entry on the sailor death roll, enlisted and served on the cruiser Charleston. He died of pneumonia while stationed in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherley
Byron Wilkins
Ashland
Charleston
New York
Two Lind Brothers Die of Spanish Flu Near Dunlap
Arthur and Robert Lind brothers living on a large cattle ranch north of Dunlap died recently from Spanish influenza. One contracted the disease in Chicago a week or more earlier and died, followed by his brother whose illness progressed to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Robert Lind
Dunlap
Chicago
Case of Ed Allen Murder Trial Moves to Pawnee Court
The state case against Ed Allen for the murder of Joseph Cutler is moved to Pawnee county district court. It will be heard during the term starting in Larned on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Allen
Joseph Cutler
Pawnee County
Larned
Former bank president seeks release from Fort Leavenworth
Alvin J Stout former president of the First National Bank of Cherokee Uk claims he has served more than five years of a 1912 sentence for violating banking laws. He filed mandamus in Topeka federal court seeking release by the parole board and cites three board members as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort, Leavenworth
Alvin J.stout
First National Bank of
Cherokee
Mandimus
United States District Court
Topeka
Stout
Death of Charles Robin Son Acknowledged in Atchison
News of the death of Charles Robin son formerly cashier of the Exchange State Bank at Nortonville has been received at Atchison. He died at Camp Taylor Kentucky where he was in an officers training camp from Spanish influenza followed by pneumonia. He was sent to Camp Taylor from Camp Lewis Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Charles Robinson
Exchange State Bank
Nortonville
Atchison
Camp Taylor
Camp Lewis
Wash
Ostatter Remains In Kansas Asylum After 1914 Murder Trial
The supreme court denies habeas corpus to Abe Ostatter, who was found sane at trial for the 1914 murder of Anna Cohen in Hutchinson and acquitted. He must stay in a Kansas asylum until the district court rules he is wholly recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Ostatter
Kansas
District Court
Supreme Court
Leavenworth Mayor Davis Ouster Suit Dismissed
The Kansas Supreme Court dismissed the ouster suit against Mayor James Davis on AG motion. The action stemmed from alleged drunkenness and improper conduct. Davis has resigned, ending the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Davis
Leavenworth
Supreme Court
Mount Hope Mourns Soldier Corland B Curry
Mrs J W Perry of Mount Hope received word that her son Corland B Curry aged 23 died September 12 in action in France. A Mount Hope High School and University of Arizona graduate he is the town’s first service member to be killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Perry
Mount Hope
Corland B. Curry
France
Mount Hope High School
University of Arizona
Daughter of Farmer Killed In Hay Mow Fall Near Penalosa
Ella Latham twenty four year old daughter of Wilbur Latham a farmer living near Penalosa was killed the other night when she fell from a hay mow in a rural accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Latham
Wilbur Latham
Penalosa
Distinguished service crosses awarded to two soldiers
First Lieutenant Josiah Mudge of Manhattan and Corporal Albert Beeby of Hill City receive distinguished service crosses for exemplary wartime conduct in recognition of their gallantry and dedication to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Mudge
Manhattan and
Corp
Albert Beeby
Hill City
George R. Hooper Dies After Long Illness At Atchison
George R. Hooper longtime Atchison broker and active lodge official died after a long illness. He served as secretary of the local United Commercial Travelers council since its founding and was state secretary for three years. He was 67 and had lived in Atchison forty seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Hooper
Atchison
United Commercial Travelers
Emporia Hits Liberty Loan Target With No Quoting Exemption
County Chairman H H Ganse reports Emporia exceeded its fourth Liberty Loan quota of 431000 dollars without solicitation. The town surpassed the target as part of wartime fundraising efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
H. H. Ganse
Plumbing Hints Worth Heeding From Mr Radford Advice
William A. Radford answers readers on good plumbing for the modern home. The guide stresses traps for every fixture, grease and refrigerator drainage, and proper venting to curb odors and costly repairs. It urges regular trap cleaning and warns against iron water-backs, favoring copper or brass for longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Man declines to marry woman officiant at probate office
The Erie Record reports a Neosho county couple sought a marriage license at the probate judge’s office. The groom objected to a woman deputy performing the ceremony, preferring a minister instead, saying he would as soon marry by phonograph. The bride’s reply isn’t recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Neosho County
Kangas City
Records at Mints Hit All-Time Coin Output
The Mint produced 768,139,119 new coins totaling 43,596,895 dollars in the fiscal year ending June 80. Mints operated around the clock. Major coin totals included over 500,000,000 cents, 83,000,000 nickels, 24,000,000 half dollars, 45,000,000 quarters, and 116,000,000 dimes.
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Scandia
John Shotzman
N. Hendrix
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
E. C. Wires
W. M. L. C. Hohr
Clarence Albro
John A. Freeburg
Eee
Commun
Jim Jones
George Herzog
Herzog
United States
Fred W. Robertson
Kansas City
Kan
Northwest Kansas
Food and Railroad Administrations
The
Railroad Administration
Northwest
E. C. Dillon
Jefferson County
Missouri
Gardner
First District Appeal Board of
Dillon
the Mints
Dean’s
Mr. Blesit
Pele Iene
Eso Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter
David Roberts
Om Qapid Roberts Vet
Grand Ave
Wantechs
Eellao
Mary
Fletcher
Marine Eye Remedy Co
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