Wheat crop hit by lack of cars and transport crisis
Kansas and Oklahoma farmers face a transportation crisis as harvest expands. Officials claim 3,500 grain cars are needed to move new wheat, with banks reporting full elevators and scarce funding. Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific service are constrained, prompting calls for action.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Kansas
Joana
Santa Fe
Fet
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific
Harvest Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Funeral Service for Mrs Lillian Lohmeyer Held at St James
Funeral service for Mrs. Lillian G Lohmeyer age 30 who died Thursday at Providence hospital will be held Saturday at 10 o'clock at St James cathedral.
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Lillian G. Lohmeyer
Providence Hospital
St. James’ Cathedral
Broken Window Sparks Bank Account Start for a Boy
Charleston, July 2. Dale Cassingham, aged boy, earned a bank balance of 1450 dollars from a broken window incident. As a child he began by delivering nine Star route papers and grew to 600 subscribers, supporting himself for six years.
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Charleston
Wash
Dale Cassingham
Dale
Dedication of Lutheran Brotherhood HQ at Bremerton Sunday
The dedication of the new Lutheran Brotherhood headquarters building in Bremerton will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
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Lutheran Brotherhood
Bremerton
Steamship Back For U S Transportation Boost
The government acts to expand water transportation due to freight rate pressures and limited railroad stock. The old steamboat whistle returns to help inland routes including the Mississippi River and the New York Barge Canal. War Department will deploy 165 barges and tow boats with 141,450 tons capacity in summer 1920.
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Washington
Arepa
Amal Lakes
Railroad Administration
War Department
Interior Waterway
Missiauppi River
New York Barge Canal
Blame Youthful Bandits for Theft in ANDINGO
Two school boys allegedly learned the trade from King Frady and Jease James and are held responsible for the theft of a small safe containing jewels from Mrs. Frank Wolser in Andi ng o. Police searches continue as the youths reportedly attempted to open the safe and haul it away in a toy wagon.
Why Not Inquire of a Ouija Board
GAHANNA July 2 Deputies guard George Htaker's Baker residence after weeks of brick bombardments at night. Neighbors speculate ghosts are behind the nightly strikes though no bricks are found nearby.
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Gahanna
George Htaker
Baker
Ghosta
Funeral services for Danville D. Andrews
Funeral services for Civil War veteran Danville D. Andrews, a noted Washington prosecer, will be held at 3 30 o clock Saturday afternoon in the Home Undertaking company room.
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Danville
White Kitten Stops Parade in Newark
A white kitten halted a Newark parade for about 15 minutes as traffic cop Big Jim McCormick investigated a street car blocked by the kitten. The motorman was freeing the frightened cat from switch points, taking a quarter hour to remove it.
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Newark
N. J
Big Jim” McCormick
Prominent Orators Slated for Washington Campaign Tour
Guy FE Kelly announces a slate of famed Republican orators to be sent to Washington for the coming campaign. Names include Albert Beveridge Irvine Lenroot Theodore Roosevelt Hoover and Albert Haley. Seattle lawyer D F Hartman named receiver for Joseph FE Thomas Co real estate and insurance firm at 1026 Third Ave.
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Washington
Albert J. Beveridge
Irvine Lenroot
Col
Theodore Noonevelt
Herbert Hoover
Albert Linley
Guy FE. Kelly
D. D. Hartman
Seattle
Joseph FE. Thomas & Co., Inc
Third Ave
Gilliam
Grand Master to Be Guest of Honor at Lodge Reception
James Howarth Begg grand master of the Manons of Washington will be the guest of honor at a reception to be given by Eureka lodge No 26 F and A M and University lodge No 141 F and A M in the Shrine auditorium Masonic temple next Saturday evening at 8 o clock.
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James Howarth Begg
The
Manons of Washington
Eureka Lodge No
University Lodge No
Shrine Auditorium
Masonic Temple
Melba Sings to World at Once from Marconi Station
Melba performed at the Marconi wireless station in Chemlmsford. Her voice was transmitted to Berlin Warsaw Arlington U S A Christiania The Hague and Paris where a phonograph record was made at the receiving station.
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Melba
Chemlmnsford
Eng
Mune
Marconi
Berlin
Warsaw
Arlington
Chrisiania
Hague
Paris
Tar Note Threat Ties To Missing Seattle Woman
Toledo reports a note daubed with tar reading Mrs Davis behave or you’ll get this was allegedly left at a door. Police investigate a missing person case linked to Harriet F Livingston 79 formerly of Seattle, now Bitter Lake resident, body taken to Butterworth for burial.
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Toledo
L. W. Davis
Harriet F Livingston
Bitter Lake
Butterworth
Mre. Livingston
Seattle
Missing Relative Aids Search By Brothers In Oklahoma City
After spending over 2000 dollars locating their mother, Frank and Victor Payton of 25028 Harvey Oklahoma City write to Mayor Caldwell. They last heard she was married to Kellogg and may have lived in Seattle. The brothers have not seen her in 22 years. Ernest Arnold 14 and Samuel Bamuel 12 ran away from Davis station on Renton car line Tuesday night and are being sought by their mother Mrs Bamue. Mrs Arnold believes they may be in Pasco or east of the Cascades. Ernest is tall dark with a green salt and cap, Samuel has a green salt and cap. both took their balls. Mrs Arnold's Box Davis station address. Her sister reachable by telephone at Main 39.
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Frank
Victor Payton
Harvey
Oklahoma City
Caldwell
Kellogg
Seattle
Ernest Arnold
Bamuel
Davis Station
Renton
Ernest
Samuel
Mrs. Arnold
Box Davis Station
Main 39
Money Hidden Yet More Found In Boots
London dated July 2 reports Razutaky a Polish traveler en route from America to Dantzig fell ill and was treated in an infirmary. Nurses detected 220 in gold hidden in his clothing and another 990 in American gold revealed by X rays in his boots.
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London
T. Fasutaky
Razutaky
America
Dantzig
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