03 Jul 1909
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1909
Page
1
Advice to correspondents urges tight concise prose. It stresses trimming surplus letters and syllables to make meaning plain. The guidance favors short, snappy lines and dropping extra trimmings before sending for publication.
Steve Marsh discovered almost 3000 bills tucked in a Bible in Fairfield Caldwell New Jersey. Denominations ranged from 10 cents to 10 dollars with shinplasters once pulled from circulation in the 1870s. The total value may be larger if some 10 25 and 50 cent notes fetch premium from collectors.
Garden City grows as railroad activity intensifies with two lines racing to complete services by December 31. Nebraska Kansas Southern has four steel cars, 21 cars total on order, and tracklaying resumes northeast of Pine Street. Garden City Gulf and Northern pushes grading with a steam plow planned to speed leveling of prairie land north. Officials Finn up and Tennis travel between Chicago, New York and Kansas City.
A hail storm south and west of Monument on June 24 produced the largest hail in the county. Crops suffered, and many rabbits perished after being driven from shelter into open prairie by the hail. A farmer found five dead rabbits in a 20 by 20 foot area. A young colt and calf were killed as well.
A movement to form a Western Kansas League includes Hays Ellis Wa Keeney Gove City Oakley Colby Hoxie Plainville and Hill City. Teams would play a home circuit plus 15 return games totaling sixteen contests per town. Four towns have signaled interest. organizers urge others to join.
A Hague correspondent reports orange decorations and joyful scenes as a princess is born to Queen Wilhelmina. Crowds dance in squares, cafes overflow, bells, bands, fireworks fill the air while the queen rests in quiet content. Monarchies have their compensations, even for a saddened sovereign.
A collection of brief observations notes on moral self judgement derailment impossibility on monorail water freezing ice and chemical facts. It cites hydraulic press capacities 400 tons and above for flanging forging steel and lists presidential elector votes from 1888 1892 1866 1900 1904 1908 with totals around twelve to fourteen million votes.
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