Kansas Near East relief reorganization names new state officers
State executive committee reconstitutes the Kansas Near East relief group with Gov. Henry J. Allen as state chair man and Sen. Arthur Capper as vice chairman. New officers include Dr. Stephen S. Estey and William A. Riley continuing in key roles. A state conference is set for August 19 in Topeka with delegates from at least 75 counties. Findings on marriages births and health statistics are noted along with flood and typhoid news from Wichita and Fulton.
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Henry J. Allen
Stephen S. Estey
Arthur Capper
National Agricultural Committee
William A. Riley
Near East
Sa W. Myers
Chamber of Commerce
Topeka
Charles V., Victory
Near East Relief
Turkey
United States
Asia Minor
Death of Carl Neilson After Horse Is Thrown Into Car
Carl Neilson 19 died after his horse ran away and plunged into a motor car driven by Herbert Dennis near Kensington. Dennis and other occupants of the automobile suffered minor injuries. Lyon County Board of Commissioners grants request by G A members to place markers on the graves of Civil War veterans. About 350 such graves exist in the county.
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Carl_Neilson
Kensington
Herbert Dennis
Dennis Aud
Board of County Commissioners
G. A. Embers
Lyon County
Emporia Taxpayers Protest Doubling City Levy
Emporia property owners accuse city commissioners of doubling the tax levy to retire bonds already owned by the city. They say the $70,000 sinking fund needs are inflated and may force levy reductions after meetings with business leaders. The debate includes possible abolition of the city commission.
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Emporia
Neosho
Matt Brown
Finance Commission
City
City Treasury
Commission
Fatal car crash near Clay Center halts wedding plans
Mr and Mrs Williams Charp of Milford Kansas were instantly killed and their daughter and Mrs Edward Mackender seriously injured when their auto collided with an interurban one mile east of Clay Center. Wedding plans were halted at St Joseph Missouri as Sedgwick County authorities brought oil man O B Guinn to Wichita to face two forgery charges brought by a hotel.
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Williams, Charp
Milford
Kans
Edward Mackender
Clay Center
St. Joseph, Mo
Sedgwick County
O. B. Guinn
Wichita
Missouri Society Centennial Picnic in Wichita
The Missouri Society of Wichita celebrated a Missouri centennial with a picnic supper in Wichita. Attendees included numerous former Missouri residents. In a separate incident near Enterprise, 5 year old Willard Anderson, son of Albert and wife, fell into an elevator bin filled with wheat on his father’s farm and suffocated before workers could rescue him.
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Missouri Society of Wichita
Missouri
Wichita
Willard Anderson
Albert Anderson
Enterprise
Reappointed trustees named for John Brown Memorial Park
Governor Alen reappoints Mrs. Anna of Osawatomie and Luke F Parsons of Salina to the John Brown Memorial Park board of trustees in Osawatomie.
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Anna ,January
Osawatomie
Luke F. Parsons
Salina
Alen
John Brown Memorial Park
Pleasing Farm House Design With Nine Rooms
Practical 30 by 40 foot farm house shows nine rooms including six bedrooms arranged around a central hall on the second floor. Floor plans detail living dining sun parlor kitchen and a rear washroom with toilet. Attic space, cement basement, and standard clapboard siding offer economical construction for large farm families and possible space for hired help.
Close Approach to Reason in Ants Observed
A Northside homeowner watched large ants about a quarter inch long carry a grasshopper larger than themselves to their underground home. One ant struggled with the grasshopper’s hind legs at the entrance, then a second ant arrived and carefully severed the legs, allowing the load to be stored below.
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Indianapolis
Dress compliments spark witty quip among friends
Miss Phinn praises a new dress as exquisite while her friend ribbingly notes the dressmaker could make a clothespole look graceful.
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Phinn
Testimonial for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs George Tegarden of Moundsville West Virginia says she used the remedy for two years due to irregular periods and pain. After taking it she reports regular cycles and no pain. She urges other young women to try the product and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for advice.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Lydia E. Pinksham
George Tegarden
Third Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Roller towel dispute tests Kansas law
A traveling inspector stayed at a Kansas hotel and complained a roller towel violated state law. The proprietor replied the towel was installed before the law, noting Kansas has no ex post facto rule. The exchange highlights a legal quirk in enforcement.
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Kansas
Topeka
Bank Robbery Dialog Sparks Tense Street Standoff
An elderly man and a lounged stranger discuss a bank robbery scene near a running car. The stranger threatens the old man with a pistol and orders surrender until accomplices retrieve the loot.
Best Way Mrs Myles Ever Catch Your Husband Flirting
A Yonkers Statesman humor item recounts a light exchange between Mrs Styles and Mrs Myles over catching a husband flirting. The joke hinges on the notion of marriage and a quick social comeback.
Job Pitch Sparks Caution Over Information Clerk Hire
In a terse exchange Latitat questions a young applicant’s honesty for an information clerk role. Frankleigh voices doubt and declines to vouch for the candidate to others.
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Latitat
Needed It in His Business Dentist Nerve Removal Mentioned
A humorous dialogue centers on a dentist proposing a nerve removal and a patient protestations about a back agent. The quote ends with a reflection that the optimistic man finds more joy in life than the pessimistic rich man.
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Division of Vital Statistics
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Fulton
Fort Scott
Hamelin
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Pittsburg
Kansas Court of Industrial Relations
Kansas Industrial Court
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John H. Cotteral
Okahoma
Pollock
United States District Court
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Washington
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Atlanta
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Scandia
Harry Hohman
Chas. Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
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