King declares innocence as third Maple Hill skeleton found
Rufus King, keeper of the Maple Hill property dubbed the murder farm, maintains his innocence after a third skeleton was discovered. He remains in the Topeka county jail to avert mob violence following a threatened lynching earlier. King had previously denied killing anybody and spoke to investigators about Gutshall and Woody.
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Rufus King
Maple Hill
King
Topeka
Woody
Reuben Gutshall
Maurice McNeill
Gutshall
Recluse Will Zimmerman Suffer Fire Fatal on Arkansas River Isle
Fire gutted a shack on a small Arkansas River island near Hutchinson. S N Miller found the charred ruins and bones. a note left for Walter Blackwell claims the deceased’s property. Blackwell was Zimmerman's sole known friend.
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Will Zimmerman
Arkansas River
Hutchinson
S. N. Miller
Walter Blackwell
Blackwell
Zimmerman
Five Cellars Robbed for Private Whisky Supply at Atchison
Five burglaries targeted cellars in Atchison over a few nights yielding scores of quarts of whisky. One cellar yielded twenty six quarts belonging to a local businessman who informed police. Chief Fred C. Snyder refused to investigate, claiming the owner lacked legal possession rights.
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Atchison
Charles T. Gundy
Atchison County
Gundy
Kansas
Fred ‘C. Snyder
Sabetha Telephone Operators End Strike with Higher Pay
Twelve girls return to work in Sabetha as the telephone operators strike ends after wage increase. The new pay ranges from eight to twelve dollars and fifty cents per week.
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Sabetha
Cattlemen Inspect Eastern Markets On Kansas Delegation
Kansas and Missouri cattlemen depart Kansas City on an inspection tour of eastern markets in Chicago Boston New York and Philadelphia. J H Mercer state livestock sanitary commissioner will lead the Kansas delegation. The group aims to study methods used by large distributing centers to dispose of cattle and avoid overstocked markets.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Chicago
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
J. H. Mercer
State Livestock Sanitary Commissioner
Wind and hail storm damages several towns in region
A storm moving from Southwest Clay County to West Geary and Dickinson caused fifty thousand dollars in damage. Twenty barns and silos and the Mayfield church were destroyed. Wheat stacks scattered and corm fields laid flat. Chapman streets filled with broken trees.
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Clay County
Geary
Dickinson
Mayfield
Chapman
Eldorado Post Office Raised to First Class Status
The Eldorado postoffice is upgraded to first class by the Post Office Department and Postmaster T P Mannion is reappointed for four more years. The announcement confirms Mannion's continued leadership in the city mail service.
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Eldorado
T. P. Mannion
Mannion
Ingham Named Acting Director at University of Kansas Extension
Harold G. Ingham was announced as acting director of the extension division at the University of Kansas. He previously served as secretary of the division, resigned weeks ago, and had joined the University of Florida. Experimental electric power drilling by Empire Gas and Fuel Co on Stokes No.27 in Oil Hill Butler County has proven successful.
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Harold G. Ingham
University of Kansas
Ingham
University of Florida
Empire Gas and Fuel Company
Oil Hill
Butler County
Kansas Wheat Grading Rules Cheated Farmers of 15 Cents
Kansas wheat growers claim government grading rules rob them of about 15 cents per bushel. J R Baker says lighter 53 pound wheat vs 58 pound, mill value differs little, yet rules tax the farmer. Packagers lower meat prices, but retailers fail to follow, probe panel hears.
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Kansas
J. R. Baker
Hutchinson
Board of Trade
Baker
Robbers Strike Valencia Post Office and Store
Thieves hit the Valencia area post office and adjacent store, the second raid in ten days. The latest break in yielded 25 cents from the merchant’s safe and $11.38 from post office funds, with stamps and money orders left untouched. Entry was made through a loosely boarded window hole broken the night of August 7, grabbing only small change.
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Valencia
Topeka
Post Office
Post Office Department
Dunkirk Wife and Child Shot in Alleged Accident
Mrs Pete Stimat and her 4 year old were shot by her husband at their Dunkirk home. Mrs Stimat died after reaching a Pittsburgh hospital. The child is expected to recover. The husband claims the shooting was accidental.
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Topeka
D. W. Mulvane
Pete Stimat
Dunkirk
Pratt gamblers robbed by holdup man in poker game
Ten Pratt men playing poker were startled by a holdup who robbed them of 160 dollars. The robber was caught and jailed while the gamblers face a heavy fine.
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Pratt
Burlington Faces House Shortage As Paving Brings New Families
Burlington chief notes a housing squeeze with paving work drawing new families to town. Many households with high school students seek suitable quarters, while long vacant houses are being repaired for occupancy to meet demand.
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Burlington
Tragedy in Sabetha: man kills wife then commits suicide
Joseph Ogen a Sabetha laborer shot and killed his wife the other morning and ended his life with a revolver. The 9 year old daughter witnessed the event. The tragedy stemmed from domestic differences in Hickory Grove District near Parker. The district votes 4000 dollars bonds to build a new country school house. Thirty one voters in the district plan one of the best country school houses in Linn County.
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Joseph Ogen
Sabetha
Hickory Grove
Parker
Linn County
Death of Atchison County Resident Charles H. McDuff
Charles H. McDuff of Atchison County aged fifty seven has died. He moved from Missouri to Atchison at age fifteen. Survived by his widow and two sons.
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Charles H. McDuff
Atchison County
Atchison
Missouri
Farmer Maurice Nelson Burned Fighting Wheat Field Fire
Maurice Nelson, a young Atchison County farmer, was badly burned while battling a wheat field fire. The wind blew his shirt tail into the flames and his body was burned before fellow firefighters could extinguish the blaze.
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Maurice Nelson
Atchison County
Miller votes approve rural school district bonds
Returns from a Miller special election show proposition to establish a rural school district carried 149 to 6. Twenty thousand dollars in bonds was voted to erect a school building at Miller.
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Miller
Modern fourteen sided barn for sheep and cattle
The piece promotes efficient farm architecture by detailing a fourteen sided 60 foot barn with a central silo, carrier track, and separate concrete and cinder floors. It argues good design boosts productivity, reduces labor costs, and enhances farm profitability despite higher wartime building prices.
Cities Move West Warns Henry Watterson
Guard in the Philadelphia Press notes that major cities shift westward. He cites London Paris Berlin Tokyo Canton Calcutta Cairo Rio de Janeiro Buenos Aires as examples, with American cities like New York expanding north and east while population centers trend toward the setting sun.
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Henry Watterson
Philadelphia
Europe
London
Paris
Berlin
Tokyo
Japan
Canton
China
Calcutta
India
Cairo
Africa
South America
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Boston
Baltimore
Chicago
New York
Hudson
Pennsylvania
Long-Distance Plant Dispersal Observed Along Irish Coast
N Colgan reports to the Royal Irish Academy that two centuries of tropical seeds have been found along Ireland's Atlantic coast from Donegal to Kerry Head. The seeds, eight species of fruits and seeds, originate in the West Indies and can float for at least a year, implying natural coast-to-coast dispersal without human help.
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N. Colgan
Royal Irish Academy
Ireland
Donegal
Kerry Head
West Indies
Eigh
Newark woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for recovery
A Newark resident details a three year nervous breakdown and daily headaches. After a friend praised Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she started taking it and quickly improved. She reports returning to normal health and recommends publishing her letter.
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Miss Kelly
Lydia E. Pinkham
Newark
N. J
Misa
Kelly
14Th St
Lydia
Pinkham
How a Book Idea Sprung From a Wife’s Hint in War Tale
William J. Locke describes a moment of writerly crisis when his wife suggested a novel about a man raised like their Pekinese and drafted into war. He says this prompted him to begin The Rough Road and conceive a new story arc.
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William J. Locke
Lift off Corns Doesnt Hurt A Bit And Freezone Cost
An advertisement touts Lift off Corns as painless and promotes Freezone as a low-cost remedy. It emphasizes easy at home use and affordable price.
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Swift and Company
Allen
Middaugh
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Outicura
Tahir
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Fitzgerald & Co
Boatmans Bank Bldg
St. Louis
Baltimore American
Marine Eye Remedy Company
U. S.A
Scandia
Harry Hohman
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
A. R. Morey, W. M. W. Kreitzer
Sec’y
Clarence Albro
V. C
J. W. Plotner
John A. Freeburg
Goandla
Kansae
W.mud
Way
W.N. U
Commun
Jim Jones
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