Railroads’ Response to Rate Increase Rejection Spurs Kansas Action
State officials urge that Kansas railroads punish the state after the industrial court refused to approve the Interstate Commerce Commission rate hike. Since September 3, many car orders to Kansas have been canceled, leaving few empty cars entering the state. Railroad orders from eastern lines are dropping as the court withholds the big increase on the dotted line. The hearing on Express Company intrastate rate changes also proceeds.
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Topeka
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Car Service Commission
Santa Fe
Katy
Eastern Lines
Missouri Pacific
Union Pacific
Mrs Myra Jarrell Named to State Censorship Board
Governor Allen appoints Mrs Myra William Jarrell as relief member of the state moving picture censorship board to share duties and ease the load on other members. The four-member board will allow at least three to view all submitted pictures. An alleged confidence game for a $25 000 stake involving stage actors was halted when three men were arrested at a local hotel. The arrest was led by Maurice McNeill, with Stanley Beatty and Sheriff Milt Baye assisting. suspects included George Burton and Edwin Bailey.
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Myra William Jarrell
Allen
Moving—Picture Censorship Board
Pittsburg
Maurice _McNeill
Stanley
Beatty
Milt ‘Baye
George
Burton
Datas
Edwin
Bailey
Kansas Population Grows Across State
Topeka reports Kansas population rose 1.14 percent to 1,779,819, an increase of 20,026 this year. Sedgwick County added 13,081, Wyandotte 6,334, and Reno 1,255, while Butler shows a loss of 3,194. The piece also notes mandamus actions by Miss Julia V. King against Lorraine Wooster and a motorist accident near Courtland injuring Donald Budds.
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Topeka
Kansas
J. C. Mohler
State Board of Agriculture
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Marion
Harvey
Reno
Saline
Dickinson
Kingman
Barton
Montgomery
Wilson
Neosho
Crawford
Chautauqua
Labette
Wabaunsee
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Brown and
Nemaha
McPherson
Barber
South Center
Shawnee
Butler
Cowley
Cherokee
Abette
Reading Counties
Julia V. King
State Board of Education
Lorraine E. Wooster
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Miss King
Miss Wooster
State Board ‘of Education
Resolutions Apologize to Governor Allen in Kansas City Parade
The city commissioners adopted resolutions apologizing to Governor Allen for insulting banners in the Labor Day parade. City clerk Howard Payne delivered the resolutions. Dissenting vote came from park commissioner T A Flynn. Florence Hammond, 76, longtime Labette County resident, died at Altamont. W A Johnston, Kansas supreme court chief justice, allowed a writ of error to Howat and United Mine Workers officers to take contempt proceedings to the U S Supreme Court.
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Allen
Kansas City
Kas
Howard Payne
T. A. Flynn
Florence Hammond
Labette County
Altamont
Oswego
W. A. Johnston
Kansas Supreme Court
Alexander Howat
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
United States
Johnston
Madison
Wis
Topeka
Howat
Colonial Type Popular in Built Homes Aesthetic Appeal
The article extols the Colonial style noting its quaintness roominess and hospitable appearance. It highlights a sample layout with a large living room 13 ft 3 in by 27 ft a 10 ft 8 in by 15 ft dining room four second floor bedrooms and modern kitchen features including an ice box porch access and wall door.
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William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Kinet
Water Lilies In Profusion At Kenilworth Gardens
Washington’s aquatic gardens at Kenilworth near Anacostia face destruction from the reclamation project. The 19 pools cover six acres and host 75 lily varieties from frost whites to royal purples, open at varying hours with night bloomers visiting by moonlight. The gardens were created by W B Shaw and daughter Mrs L Helen Fowler, with markets reaching from Portland Missouri to Macon Georgia, and west to Chicago.
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Washington
Kenilworth
Anacostia
Anacostia Island
Treasury
Christian Scence Monitor
W. B. Shaw
L. Helen Fowler
Portland
Macon
Chicago
Garden 6930 Feet High Becomes Extraordinary Alpine Oasis
The Little St Bernard garden near Aosta sits at 6980 feet, built by the late hospice rector M Chanoux. It features mountain flora from the Alps Caucasus Himalayas and other ranges, begun in 1892 and opened for inspection in 1897 under Professor Vaccari.
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Little St Bernard
Aosta
M.chanoux
Alps
Ballyas
Carpathians
Caucasus
Pyrenees
Himaayas
America
Japan
New Zea- Inna
Travas
Vaccari
Rochester Post-Express
What Attracts Women Bacon
Dialogue fragment notes women described as eager for politics and bargains in a humorous exchange. Characters Kizbert and Bacon discuss motivations and skepticism about women entering public life. No clear event or publication context is evident.
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Bacon
Kizbert
Staying on Watch Not Going Away This Summer
A brief dialogue fragment shows a wife insisting she will not leave her husband alone with liquor, preferring to stay and supervise rather than travel away for the summer. The line conveys domestic tension over a risky situation.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Harrington Woman
Mrs Minnie Mitchell of Harrington Maine reports relief from backache bearing down and other distressing symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states regularity returned, work resumed, and recommends the medicine to others with this testimonial from a confidential letter. The compound is described as non narcotic and made from root and herb extracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Mitchell
Harrington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Reader advertisement touts universal herbal remedy claims
The message extols a single herb family medicine as superior for regulating bowels stimulating the liver flushing kidneys sweetening the stomach and purifying the blood with grand results. It targets readers with broad health claims and no specific product names.
Bulgarian Blood Tea Promoted as Broad Health Remedy
Advertises Bulgarian Blood Tea as a cure all for stomach liver kidney and rheumatic issues. Claims rapid recovery and strong past use during the 1918 to 1920 influenza epidemic and urges families to keep a box for emergencies.
Eatonic Promised Big Benefits After Weeks Of Use
Thousands of reports nationwide claim Eatonic cures belching bloating heartburn and stomach miseries quickly and long term by removing acids and gases from the system. Regular use over time reportedly restores health energy and pep. consult your druggist for guidance.
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Chicago
U. S
Eatonic
Ady
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Margaret Stubbs
W.W. R. Stubbs
Texas
Henrietta Allen
New York
American Railway Express Company
Court of Industrial Relations
C. R. Nelson
Concordia
Mr. Nelson
Penumonia
L. J. Pettijohn
Mohler
Donald Budds
Courtland
Pana
University of
Ilinois
Eric Rader
Hiawatha
Rader
Sabetha Hospital
J. E. Brock
Oregon Federation of Labor
Brock
Industrial Court
Alexander Howatt
Oregon
W. A. Radford
National Capital
Holland
Asbury
Lever
Scandia
Aarrychoh Man
Chas
Nordman
Adolph Nelson
Lebanon
Preble, W. M
A. R. Morey, Seo'y
Clarence Albro
John A. Freeburg
Geandia
Jim Jones
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