Kansas News Roundup From Larned Til ler and Teller
Governors funds and back pay issues highlight state finance. Capt Charles Grant received a Civil War balance from war department amid mistaken pay for a lieutenant. A $97 460.02 state claim for interest on equipping Kansas soldiers awaits legislative appropriation. Possible presidents for Kansas State Agricultural College named among five candidates. Attorney General says candidate can appear multiple times on primary ballots for different offices. Long-serving inmate Thomas Morgan released after 20 years. Precocious hen displays mothering instincts in Haviland. Ellis county farmers drown after attempting to cross flooded Saline ravine post wedding.
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Charles Grant
Larned Tiller
War Department
Grant
Washington Lawyers
Kanaan
Hoch
State of
Kanaas
Kansas
Court of Claims
Congress
National Guard
Thomas Garth
Ellis County
Saline
New Kansas Doctors Lead Medical Board Elections
The Kansas State Medical Board met in Kansas City with 80 students taking the exam and 15 percent failing. They elected Dr. F. P. Hatfield of Olathe as president and Dr. R. A. Light of Chamute as secretary. Gov. Hoch appointed Dr. D. B. Packer of Osage City and Dr. G. L. Millington of Wellington as new board members. Next meeting set for the first Tuesday in October. Incorporation papers filed to merge Kansas Lines with Home Telephone & Telegraph Co to create long distance connections, capitalized at 50 000, by Kansas men C. J. Myers, W. P. Hemphill, W. B. Burns, C. L. Brown, and A. T. Rogers. The Ingalls estate Oak Ridge sold to the general Lutheran education board for use by Western Theological Seminary near Midland College. First Jim Crow car complaint filed in Kansas by a Coffeyville man, signaling enforcement of Oklahoma’s Jim Crow law on railroads operating through Kansas.
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Kansas
Kansas State Medical Board
Kansas City
F. P. Hatfield
Olathe
R. A. Light
Chamute
Hoch
D. B. Packer
Osage City
G. L.millington
Wellington
Secretary of State
Home Telephone & Telegraph Company
C. J. Myers
Kan
W. P. Hemphill
Topeka
W. B. Burns
Hutchinson
C. Ll. Brown
Abilene
A T. Rogers
Beloit
Ingalls
Oak Ridge
John J. Ingalls
General Lutheran Education Board
Western Theological Seminary
Midland College
Harvesting by Moonlight in Labette County Fields
Farmers work by moonlight with lanterns across Labette county cutting wheat in double shifts. Weather remains fair as crops from the bottoms are stacked away from rising streams. Cheat crop estimated at 1 to 15 bushels per acre. Postmasters meeting in Cha'rute postponed to July 20 and 21 due to foods and poor rail connections. County Mutual Fire and Tornado Insurance expected to pay $15,000 after cyclones hit Republic Cloud Washington Jewell. Public notices mention a Homecoming planned for Troy in September. A Wichita man, R. S. Cravens, learns his uncle Cistiel A. Crabb died in Syracuse, leaving inheritance. Newton School Superintendent appointment noted amid local education changes.
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Labette County
Mutual Insurance Company
Republic
Cloud
Washington
Jewell Counties
Republic ‘County Mutual Fire and Tornado Insurance Company
Treasury
Jewell County
Town and Country Meet at Pleasanton Smoker
Three hundred farmers and business men attended the Commercial club smoker at Pleasanton recently. Over 200 farmers were present within a 20 mile radius asWays and means of co engineering for town and country upbuilding were discussed. Allen County shows a population decline this year per township assessor returns.
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Commercial Club
Pleasanton
Allen County
Oil roads tested by saturating dirt with crude oil
Congressman Campbell urges the agricultural department to experiment with oil roads in Kansas oil belt by saturating the top six inches of dirt and packing it with a heavy roller. The department will consider the request. State Bank Commissioner Royce warns banks to credit full reserves, noting rare noncompliance likely accidental. Bank association elects officers: L. Armel of Holton as president, J Phillips of Chanute and A Mansfold of Beloit as vice presidents, C C Stevenson of Pittstarz as secretary and treasurer.
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Kansas
Campbell
Agricultural Department
Kansas Oil Belt
Royce
Boyce
Association
L. Armel
Holton
J. . Phillips
Chanute
A. Mansfold
Beloit
C. C. Stevenson
Pittstarz
They'll Try Day Corn Seed Plan For Floodhit Farmers
The Emporia Business Men's Association orders 100 bushels of So day seed corn from a seed house to be shipped to Emporia at once. The corn will be sold at cost to farmers whose crops were washed out by the floods. Many farmers will plant the seed. Boy Drowns in Raw Flood.
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Emporia Business Men's Association
Emporia
Party game ideas for hosting is lively but long
The article outlines hostess friendly activities for choosing partners and social games. It describes flower basket pairings with city and river themes, a letter guessing game using centers and score cards, a Cupid luncheon with heart motifs, a church supper menu with playful pricing, a musical instruments scavenger style game, a smelling contest with numbered bottles and suggested contents, and a riddle section with missing letters and humorous Q&As.
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Hero Ines
Boston
Spring fashion notes on sashes caps boas and capes
Sashes and neckwear show bright color touches. Washable net chemisettes favored over tulle. Grecian capes use a large circular wrap. Boas vary from close-fitting collars to tassel finished larger pieces. Parisian costume trends hint at long skirts with cloth and silk braid details and coats with high turn over collars forming draped lapels.
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Paris
Cushion Cover Crafted With Silk and Embroidery
A description of a cushion cover featuring woven silk ground with corded silk, ribbon and embroidery. The design uses old pink silk for the ground and green ribbon and silk for a chaplet, with preferred alternative materials noted. The text emphasizes attractive, novel craftsmanship and finished detailing.
Holland Society Tablet Erected in Overysel
New York based Holland society unveiled a public building tablet in Overysel to honor prudence and history. Reports say residents resisted the erection but offered limited opposition, reflecting local sentiment about the monument.
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New York
Holland Society of
State of Overysel
Holland
Bronze tablet unveiled at Holland Society ceremony
International importance of the project and unveiling ceremonies drew prominent officers and citizens from both countries. The bronze tablet, 56 inches long and 37% inches wide, was designed and cast by Gorham Company at its Providence plant and honors Joan Derck van der Capellen tot den Pol Ridder it der Ridderschap Van Overysel for his actions in support of the United Colonies during 1776-1783.
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Gorham Manuee Company
Providence
Holland Society of New York
A. D
Joan Derck van der Capellen
Fought on the Old Monitor Veteran in Brooklyn Awaits Message
Capt Hans Anderson the last surviving Monitor crew member who defeated the Merrimac in Hampton Roads in 1862 sits at home in Brooklyn with his wife of 74 awaiting a Washington message. He has drawn a $200 monthly pension for years and remains frail in his old age as illness limits his activity.
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Chicago
Army
Navy
Monitor
Merrimac
Hampton Roads
Capitol
Washington
Hans Anderson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Captain Anderson and the Monitor Crew Help Seek Pension Aid
A petition with prominent New York names was sent to Congress via President Roosevelt to secure an increased pension for Captain Anderson, whose wartime wounds left him in want. Anderson, from a seafaring family, enlisted in New York after hearing Capt. Ericsson faced crew troubles for the strange Monitor. The Monitor’s double-shotted guns created a fierce havoc in the battle with the Merrimack.
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Ness
New York
Congress
Roosevelt
Chicago
Anderson
Tuberculosis Congress to Meet in Washington Next September
The International Congress on Tuberculosis will be held in Washington next September. A great visual exhibit will illustrate what is being done worldwide in the fight against tuberculosis.
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Washington
Promoting Health with Genuine Syrup of Figs and Senna
An ethical family laxative praised by physicians and the Well Informed of the World. The genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. is recommended and sold by leading druggists worldwide.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Soup Rules Sparked Dublin Hotel Scene
In a London Telegraph anecdote from six years ago about a Dublin king visit, waiter Barney insists soup must be served to every guest, leading a visitor to protest. Barney retorts the house rules compel the service, threatening to withhold the guest’s meal unless the soup is finished.
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Dublin
Barney
London Telegraph
MO but he used to be a a MO but he used to be a a
Dialogue fragment presents a exchanges between Mr Dobbs and Miss Culchan about interests and a chainless geared safety, implying a shift in priorities or habits after the safety feature's introduction. The text captures a clipped exchange with no clear event or outcome.
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Mr. Dobbs
What else was it mamma you wanted me to ask
A humorous vignette from a Massachusetts resort shows a man meeting a mother and her six year old son who asks his mother what to ask him. The exchange ends with the boy turning to the mother for the next question and the man smiling at the mischief.
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Massachusetts
Mamma
Harper's
GrapeNuts Ad Praises Balanced Food Benefits
An advertisement extols GrapeNuts as perfectly balanced and nourishing for brain and nerves through life stages from infancy to old age. It cites a user story of consistent breakfast with milk and cream, midday hunger satisfaction, and improved health for the author and family.
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Alxty
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Frank B. Dyer
Wichita
Wichita City
Fred S. Jackson
Hame
Thomas Morgan
Kansas Penitentiary
Morgan
Montgomery County
Haviland
Kansans
Walter Trae
Atfarmer
Crawford County
Min‘Sle Latary
Pittsburg
George W. Handerson
Pitts- Boro
Nation
Mulyane
Save the Bride May
Troy
Citizens of
R. 3. Cravens
Winnest
Cistiel A. Crabb
Bose Ibone
Syracuse
N.Y
RS. Cravens
A.crabb
Maele
Newton
Board of Education of
Oeete Ball
Pitsburg
Cupid
Maida
Ken
Society Tablet
APT
Hans Ander
Garney
Aesop
Sly Reynard
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