Big Kansas bank failures dwarf state losses
Kansas faced a record year of bank wrecks with Hanover State and Salina’s Kansas State Bank leading losses. Looting by officials triggered closures, with totals surpassing a million dollars. Names include W. C. J. Letterdink, A. Jaedicke, and Edward Bodhemohle. Relief came via deposit guaranty law after Ellinwood's failure. Estates from New York paid more inheritance tax than Kansas this year.
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Hanover State Bank
Kanas
St Salina
Hanover Bank
Kansas State Bank
Emporis
Aulne State Bank
LaCygne Bank
Emporia Building Association
Fred Pohlman
W. C. Johnson
Aulne Bank
A. J. Conklin
Emporia Building Institution
H. J. Letterdink
Salina Bank
August Jaedicke
Ellinwood
Edward Bodhemohle
Abilene State Bank
John A. Flack
Atchison National
Cross & Martindale Bank
Emporia
Devlin Bank
Topeka
Grant Hornaday Bank
Fort Scott
New York Estates
Kansas Treasury
Kansas Estates
Fred W Knapp
Oklahoma City
David J. Kelly
New York City
Ok Isboms
Seeralend St
Femi
Bandits in shooting battle near Bean Lake fatally wound two
Walter Ingram alias Walter Bradford and Harry Kelly, pursued after robbing Howe State Bank, were shot at south of Bean Lake. Bradford likely died. Kelly wounded, Deputy McCullough injured. Loot estimated between twenty and thirty thousand dollars. The chase followed a flat tire incident. townsfolk report tense recovery efforts and updated census, railcar movements, and local notices amid wider Kansas news.
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Walter Ingram
Walter Bradford
Harry Kelly
State Bank of
Howe
Neb
Bean Lake
Bredford
Kelly Fet
Edward McCullough
Edwards
Atchison
Bradford
Kelly
Oppose Rule of Rebel Leaders in Mexican Conflict
Advices from Mexico say rebels must consolidate before stable government. Villa leads independent forces, Aguilar remains active, and factions loyal to Carranza clash with the de facto regime. Colima turmoil grows as Cabera advances Puebla repression steadies, while Obregon reinforces San Luis Potosi with 500 troops.
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Washington
Mexico
Carranza
Francisco Villa
Villa
Aguilar
Candido Aguilar
Sombias
Jalapilia
Orizaba
Bertani
Agulisi
T Zongolica
Telio
Domingo Arrieta
Durango
Alfonso Cabrera
Puebla
San Miguel-Tefungo
Legislat
Dieguez
San Luis Potosi
Obregon
Rail tie up improved says Inter state commission report
Washington reports to the Inter state Commerce Commission from agents nationwide show slow improvement in railway freight congestion. The commission believes the peak has passed, citing the American Railway Association car service commission which shows tied up cars dropping from 269000 on April 24 to under 170000, while no coordinated government rail action is in place to hasten normal traffic restoration.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railway Association
Car Service Commission
Carranza Burial and Oklahoma Tragedy Report
Carranza’s body rests in Dolores cemetery Mexico City after burial per his request. Provisional President de la Huerta to take oath June 1 following a recent congress election. Oklahoma oil refinery engineer Norman Hartman killed at a railroad crossing near Muskogee. German government accepts invitation to Spa conference.
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Mexico
Venustiano Carranzs
Tlexcalantongo
Dolores Cemetery
Chapultepec
de la Huerte
Congress
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Norman Hartman
Morris
Here
Spa Pariey
Berlin
Hrntieh
Gerlin
Satente
Spa
Prices Slump at Big Markets in War Deflation
Centralized markets feel downward price pressure as deflation and cost of living concerns bite. Corn, oats, rye, and barley drop several cents. wheat futures and flour wholesale prices retreat. NY cotton and sugar slide while grain shipments face limits from a 20 000 car transfer ordered by Washington. Grain receipts lag due to car scarcity, though country elevators and farms hold ample grain for a robust move to terminals.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Board of Trade
New York
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charges big flour gouge Washington analysis claims wartime profits rise
Jett Lauck consulting economist for railroad brotherhoods argues wartime profits captured a large share of the barrel price. The report asserts actual milling costs plus expenses were about 8.60 dollars while consumers paid around 14.50 dollars, implying excessive margins by millers, jobbers, wholesalers, and retailers.
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Washington
United States Railroad Labor Board
Jett Lauck
Railroad Brotherhoods
API
Telegraphic Briefs Recap of Early Paris Death Escape and Global Uproar
President Deschanel returned to the Paris palace after a miraculous escape from death when he plunged through a train window. Rail administration reports show a 300470 dollar governmental loss under federal control. A Shawnee family perished when their car was struck by a westbound ATSF train near Wanetta Oklahoma. Bolshevik forces claim to have captured the White Sea fleet after occupying Enzell. The French chamber backed a government confidence vote 526 to 30, signaling support for Premier Millerand. Polish troops counterattacked Bolshevik forces on the northern front, driving Soviet armies back, per an official dispatch.
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Deschanel
Paris
Montergis
President Urges Armenia Mandate Amid Opposition
President Wilson urges a U S mandate over Armenia in a message sent to Congress. The proposal faced strong opposition in both houses with foreign relations committees named for study and no immediate timetable. Senate Republicans led by Lodge and Harding oppose the measure. Harbord's Armenian commission warned the mandate could require about fifty thousand American troops.
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Washington
United States
Armenia
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate Committee
Lodge
Harding
Ohio
Williams
Harbord
Jobbers Hit by Slump Cut Price Movement
New York reports a spreading price cutting slump as department stores press wholesalers for 15 to 20 percent concessions. Stores say they will not buy future stock until manufacturers lower prices, with officials at a major chain estimating they typically purchase a million dollars of goods at initial buy but have refused to buy any pieces so far. Similar refusals echo across other stores.
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New York
Otter Stores
Michigan to Redeem Farms on idle acres in state plan
Western Michigan development bureau launches a campaign to put 1,688,000 idle acres of Michigan farms back into production. In cooperation with real estate firms and employment agencies, corps labor will be recruited in industrial centers to work on equipped farms in truck and fruit growing areas of the lower peninsula.
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Traverse City
Mich
Western Michigan Development Bureau
Michigan
Corplus
Lower Peninsula
United States Bureau of Crop Estimates
Freight Congestion Prompts Government Rail Plan
Officials cite disrupted distribution across the economy as freight congestion strains rail networks. Orders direct specific car deliveries daily while a broader push seeks permanent transport reforms, with widespread expectations of higher freight rates before September and discussions of nationalization or greater federal control.
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Tves
Attempt On Hoyne Family Sparks Threats Probe
Chicago detectives pursue the mystery after two shots fired from a vacant house across from State’s Attorney Hoyne’s home targeting his son Francis J Hoyne. Hoyne says threats increased since his murder case against labor leader Maurice Enright suspects, with messages tied to past race riots and May Day, and radicals suspected.
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Chicago
Mac Lay Hoyne
Hoyne
Francis J. Hoyne
Maurice (Mose) Enright
Mr. Hoyne
Enright
Montana Schools Rank First in Public Education
New York Montana leads the nation in the Russell Sage Foundation study of state school systems. California places second, Arizona third, New Jersey fourth, Washington fifth, with other western states ranking lower. In Mexico, peace hinges on guarantees to Villa accorded by leaders of the latest revolution. The Methodist General Conference in Des Moines enters its final phase. Queen Mother Alexandria injures an eye from a bronchitis cough attack. Walter Damrosch earns the Italian Crown of Italy as a knight for services to music.
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Montana
United States
Department of Education
Russell Sage Foundation
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Arizona
New Jersey
Washington
Iowa
Utah
Michigan
Nebraska
Mlinois
Kansas
Missouri
New York State
South Carolina
Mexico
Francisco Villa Setording
Associated Press
Rome
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Italy
Foy
Victor Emmanuel
Carranza slain by own troops in Mexican upheaval
Washington reports Venustiano Carranza killed by troops who once protected him as chaos deepens in Mexico. De facto government offers 100000 peso reward for Villa dead or captured as war drums grow louder. Events swirl amid claims of assassination and shifting allegiances in early Mexican crisis.
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Washington
Venestiano Carransa
Ebla
United States
Mexico
Mexico City
Franciscos
Iso
Villa
HA Paso
Franciseco Villa
Chibushua
Boquillas
Parra
New Zealand Meat Hitting Central Markets Opposing Chicago Interests
Announcement notes large shipments of New Zealand meat entering central states markets, claiming duty free status and superior quality. Lambs and ewes, pork tenderloin, beef, and hams cited as part of the influx challenging Chicago meat interests. Local plea r echoes on profiteering concerns amid the rival flow.
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Cincinnati
New Zealand
Central States
United States
Chicago
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