NESSLEYVILLE Establishes New Methodist Sunday School Camp
A new tent city near Lecompton hosts a Methodist Church Sunday School outing. The camp, named for Superintendent Nicetey, features a mayor, marshal, matron, and separate superintendents for girls and boys. It lies a fraction of a mile from the railway, with a grove setting and organized service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecompton Thiere
Niesleyville
Wenoo
Nisley
D. Lusty
Mra
HH. Powter
Mrx Nicainy
E.W. Hugnés
Fraudulent Dinner Swindle Bites New York Victims
Hundreds of women were tricked in a bogus check scheme linked to a cooked meal club led by a character named Aunty Elite Meg Hatyoke. Victims were defrauded out of amounts from $1 to $25, with total losses running into thousands as the swindle unfolded across the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meg
Bailey
Sunday School Trip Amid Wartime Economy and Long List of Names
A long passage details a weekly Sunday school trip schedule for a year, with costs listed as two dollars per week covering most expenses except railroad fare. It notes a 200 mile circuit and multiple named attendees including J FE Nianley, CD Lutby, EW Hughes, Drew, Curry, Poster, Crinwell, and many others, indicating a large group travel from a camp and home base associated with Pundar school and the Me expen. The roster lists dozens of individuals, with no explicit outcomes or events beyond the trip itinerary and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes
Ty Rapton
J. FE
Nianley
CD. Lutby
EW. Hughes
Drew
Curry
KG Poster
Mra
JW. Crinwell
Mre Damern
Sam Gatch
Mime
Tile Niseley
Haruk Gatch
Jennie Sharp
Marjgrret Loshy
Marie Venderperl
Telon Seevensin
Mabel Miller
Mary Nisley
Huth Smith
Helen Knox
Ruth Hauer
Milam Foster
Georgia Richter
Hol” Walker
Detta Curry
Mamie ‘Curry
Mary Stout
Lecompton Methodists Host Camp Activities Near Niesteyville
A foreign youth camp near Lecompton features tent dining, auditorium style seating, and daily programs with songs, boating, and games. Local boys gossip during performances while officials and pastors welcome visitors, and reports warn ofEmployment swindles targeting camp secretaries.
Dies in Dentist Chair in Hastings Nebraska
Woman named Sita Nore Blue of Juniata Nebraska died after chloroform during tooth extraction. She revived and spoke to the dentist before sinking again and dying. A separate incident mentions a Chicago woman identified as Mrs Colwell attempting suicide at the Frankfort hotel by asphyxiation, with access via a fire escape and gas turned off in time to save her.
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Hastings
Neb
Sita Nore
Juniata
Nes
Idue
Abe
Clownlund
Suzy Oo
Mrs. Colwell
Chicago
Frankfort
Kansas-Oklahoma Reunion Planned for Kingfisher October
Kansas Oklahoma reunion organizers announce the first gathering of former Karns residents to be hosted by Oklahoma people in Kingfisher during the first week of October. The exact dates are not yet fixed and the event is not tied to a formal committee meeting. The reunion will run two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guehire
Ohio
Kingfisher
Oklahoma
Karns
Breaks Wagon Record at Syracuse State Fair Track
Senatory Horee Whit rode his mate Miss Whitney a half mile in 1 01 at the state fair grounds track on Friday afternoon, snapping the world wagon mount record of 1 02 percent held by A E Perretts True Chimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Queer World Notes At Home News And Local Spots
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald column, listing social and civic items. Mentions George B. Palmer in Lake View, Judge W. R. Smith in Kansas City, and various Topeka and Kansas figures. notes concerts by Cumberland Hoys band and Native Sons meeting changes. mentions flood relief funds, G A R headquarters, and local civic updates.
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George B. Palmer Wee
Lake View
W. R Smith
Kansas City
Prida Pref
W. A. Harshbarger
College Hill
Ron
Marshal
Vinewood Park
Herbert Gear
Edison, Bledsteighting Company
Clay Center
Native Sons and Daughters of
Kansas
Cumberland Hoys
Hleventh
Washington Street
N.S. Mayo
Wenteso
Kaunas
Epworth League
Washburn
SH. Kelsey
St. Joe Sestering
Topeka Grocers
Vine Wood Park
J.W. Dana
Kanee City
Kan
Topeka
Dank
Senate
J. K. Cubbison
Gesne Army
W. R. C. Organiza
Smith
Dean Kaye
Eighth Avenue
Order of the Lone of Herman
Pittsburg
Mr. Robinson
Emporia
Charlie Clout
Chde Moore
W. le Aker
East Douglass Street
Wichita
A. W. Smith
Defiant convicts revolt at Cole City mine in Georgia
Chattanooga dispatch reports Georgia convicts leased to Georgia Iron and Coal Company at Cole City revolt after punishment of a fellow inmate. Guards attempt to restore order fatally wound two, while about 12 convicts barricade within the mine and defy pursuing guards. Starvation may be the only means to subdue them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
State of Georgia
Georgia Iron & Coal Company
Cole City
Rockefeller to Build Sky Scraper in Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller plans a $1,000,000 twelve story skyscraper on the former Weddell House site in Cleveland. Construction starts in thirty days with several large banks expected to occupy spaces. The Weddell House, long a leading hotel, will be torn down to make way for the new structure, signaling a revival for lower Superior Street.
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Cleveland
O. Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Weddell House
Lower Superior Street
Rockefeller
Faith in North Topeka opens new clothing store
D. J. Greenwald plans a branch clothing and men's furnishings shop in Topeka to occupy the Lukensapers house building’s lower floor three doors north of Citysene. Hulett will manage the business with a midweek opening next week. Also notes a New York weekly bank statement dated July 25 listing loans and deposits figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Greenwald
Tore
Hulett
Lukensapers House
Citisene
Bol
New York
Elrewia
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Nissleyville
Lecompton
Methodist Church Sunday School
Bas
Harold
Homer
Portes
Hern
Niesteyvilie
Lecomp
Sreeum
Niner Ville
Enled McParhird Sreaud
J.T. McParland
Que Teent
Haem Laneh
Couriey
Iris
Binte Journal
Eas
Jerre
Dove
Giis
Niveleyville
Lecomiptor
Nivelay
Zeder
Thare
Sécurig
Telpco
Detroit
India
Mich
Bredheld Regulator Co
Atlanta
Ainner
Lierald
Ninth
Polk Streets
Lux Ve. Manley
Datton
Wood
Shumway
Croskey
lCron
England
Geron
Sheridan
Thomas
Rooks
McCabe
Snyder
Lane Place
Undegraff
Silver Dake
H. A. Ott
Anator
Santa Fe
Smith Auto Company
J. A. McCluse
Auto Company
McClure
Grand Army
Department OF Kansas
National Encampment
G.A.R
San Francisco
California
Topska
Department Commander of
Colo. Mid
R.G. W
Southern Pacific Railways
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Hell’s Gate
Glenwood Springs
Castle Gate
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Los Angeles
Rock Island
A. E. Cooper
Topeka, Kan
Georgia
Heyolt
North Topeka
Kansas State Fair
THE
Kansas State Exposition CO
Kansas Improved Stock Breeders’ Association
Kansas State Poultry Association
Department of Horticulture
Kansas State Horticultural Society
Department of Farm Products and Country
Kansas State Grange
Kansas Dairy
Association
M. A. Low
Chas. H. Sampson
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