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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1915
Page
7
Paris Sewers Thread Shirts for Soldiers Story
A humorous dialogue frames a note on Paris sewers busy day and night. A husband closes a book about the city’s sewers while the wife remarks they churn shirts for soldiers, highlighting wartime production in a light domestic exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hubby
Wifh
Irish Speed in McKinley Court Talesmen in Murder Trial
In Judge McKinley s court jurors were questioned for a boy’s murder case. Lawyers focused on marriage, paternity, and family insanity. Michael McCarthy, after long wait, stated his name and details at Fulton Street, age 35, married with one child, and denied any familial insanity, and refused to say more.
California Expositions and Pacific Coast Low Round Trip Fares
Low round trip fares are now in effect via the Scenic Highway of the Northern Pacific to California Expositions via the North Pacific Coast. Tickets allow liberal stop overs and include both Expositions as well as a Yellowstone National Park stop. Contact A M Cleland, General Passenger Agent, 517 Northern Pacific Ry, St Paul MN, for quotes and travel literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific
California
North Pacific Coast
Yellowstone National Park
Gardner Gateway
Yellowstone Nations Park
A. M. Cleland
Northern Pacific Ry
St Paul
Minnesota
Adv
Castoria Ad and Courtroom Snippet
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria for infants claiming 30 years in use and signature. A court scene follows with counsel asking why the defendant was aided, and Cassidy replies he couldn’t know which man would be the defendant at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Mr. Cassidy
Brothers in Misfortune on the Diamond Coincidence
A sprained wrist and dislocated shoulder send a first baseman to the hospital while an ambulance stops to help a janitor who has fallen. In a flash they share a humorous exchange about being first base men, one on the field and one in life.
Woman Arrested for Throwing Stories Through Windows
A woman was arrested for throwing stories through windows on Pacific avenue and her lawyer Indignation Jones sought a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Goggin. After the recital the judge exclaimed fold on there. What number did you so that was. Number 16. That's my property. I'll pay the one myself but don't break the windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Avenue
State to Adopt Kan san Text on Agriculture for Five Years
The Kansas school book commission plans to use Kan san’s agriculture text in all high schools for five years. Dr. Henry J. Waters, president of the state agricultural college at Manhattan, offers to forego royalties if his book is chosen, directing funds to a student loan program. Thirty seven high school texts were contracted, some for three years and some for five. The state will pay royalties for a geometry text from McMillan and publish a state printing plant edition. Austin estimates a 70 cent sale price per copy, with higher prices for other new texts but improved quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kantan
Henry J. Waters
State Agricultural College
Manhattan
School Book Commission
Waters
Kansas
State Commission
McMillans
Austin
Commission
Blames Farmers for Loss in Kansas Wheat Crisis
A Kansas entomologist estimates Hessian fly damage to Kansas wheat at no less than 10 million dollars, faulting farmers for failing to apply recommended control methods. The pest rages across eastern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, with Sumner and Reno counties among the hardest hit while counties like Leavenworth, Miami, and Allen remain relatively clean due to cooperative precautions. Also notes Wichita wealth, church conference elections, rock road hopes in Crawford county, an ambush murder near De Soto, a railway auditor’s death from a facial wound, and the death of Rev J M Ti of Mound City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
George A. Dean
Oklahoma
Sumner
Reno
Leavenworth
Miari
Allen
Crawford
Pittabere
Frontenac
Frontenar- Pittsburg
Crawford County
Henry Payne
de Soto
W. W. Bonar
Kansas City Western Railway
Coupeany
Order of the Mystic Shrine
J. M
Mound City
South
McAlester
Hessian Fly In Wheat Threatens Sumner County Crop
Hessian fly confirmed in nearly all Sumner county wheat fields, worst near Wellington with thousands of acres abandoned. Yields cut across west and southwest areas, prior prospect good until infestation appeared. Reports from Salina county note widespread damage with some fields damaged enough to switch to corn. Wheat price gains on Kansas City boards as new crop futures rise. Nearby Effingham fields turned yellow. insect identified by Prof. H Taylor. Six square miles affected. some farmers destroying fields. Manhattan exports steady. other regions report yellowing and chinch bug damage. Obituary notes: E T Carr, pioneer builder of institutions at Leavenworth and Topeka, dies in Los Angeles at 90. County Treasurers convene in Emporia. Local farm injury case: Jacob Ernest injured by horse kick near Atchison. William Chilcott seeks discharge from British army. Captain Daniel Ruby, who helped capture Jefferson Davis, dies at Atchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner County
Wellington
Salina
Kansas City Board of Trade
Effingham
H. Taylor
Manhattan
Judge Ruptenthal Holds Two Kansas Jobs
Russell County residents debate Judge John Rupenthel who serves both as judge of the Trentythira Judicial District and as clerk of the local school district. Critics warn dual roles could force the case return to him as witness and judge, while supporters note his editorial work for Western Kansas papers. The judge shows little interest in resigning one post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Rugenthal
Kansas
Luray Herald
Lesson on the Ark in Jerusalem Moody Sunday School
International Sunday School outlines a May 30 lesson from I Samuel and Psalms, tracing the ark’s return to Jerusalem, its dangers when neglected, and Obed-edom’s blessing. It links the ark to Christ as mercy seat, discusses reverence, and ends with Psalm 24 praising the Lord of Glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Joshua
Jerusalem
Josh
House of Israel
Abinadab
Uzziah
Azaiah
Obed
Edom
God
Christ
Immanuel
Aszish
Israel
Jesus
Man of God and the call to divine likeness
A sermon on the biblical title man of God detailing what this role requires. It argues birth of the Spirit, regular Bible study, prayer, and mutual intercourse with God, plus courage to stand for ethics, temperance, and honest conduct. It cites Samuel, Jeremiah, Daniel, Paul, Luther, Knox as examples and urges recognition by the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Samuel
God
Cacear
United States
Saul
Jeremiah
Jerusalem
Daniel
Daebylon
Paul
Athens
Martin Luther
Germany
John Knox
Scotland
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Zona Company
Wiedinken
Kansas City
Red Cross
Omar Khayyam
Expositions
Pacific Coast
Student Loan Fund
Kansan
Wichita
Wicita
Federal Income Tax Inspector
K. N. S. Elderkin
Lawrence
Kansas State Conference of Congregational Churches
Lewis Bookwalter
Kas
W. W. Bolt
W. T. Williams
Kinsley
A. S. Henderson
Topeka
George St. Drake
Fred Gray
Muscotah
McPherson
Atchison
E. T. Carr
Fort Leavenworth
State Prison
Lansing
State Insane Asylum
Capitol
Reformatory
Hutchinson
Kansas State Agricultural College
Los Angeles
Cal
Jeptha Ryan
Kansas County Treasurers’ Association
Emporia
Karl Akers
J.T. Botkin
Thomas W. Hatcher
The
State Normal Actool
Jacob Ernest
Atchison Hospital
State Department
Washington
William Chilcott
Chilcott
France
Jefferson Davis
Daniel Ruby
Richmond
Rupenthel of
Russell
Hill
Ark
the Man
of God
I Samuel
Moses
Elijah
Timothy
Peter
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