The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-01-12

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Wood theater at Kansas City. 1t ate
its way rapidly toward the front of
the stage, destroyed all equipment and
scenery, burned the $4,000 pipe organ
and left the entire rear portion of the
building in ruins. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000.
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Mrs. Dolores Serabia had almost.
pulled to safety her husband and son,
overcome by damp gas in we'll, near
Seguin, Tex, when the son fell back,
pulling his mother with him. Both
were killed. The older man is in a
precarious condition.
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Five hundred and sixty.four new
buildings at an estimated cost of $114,-
690,145 were erected in the Borough Of
Manhattan in 1916, according to the
building department In 1915 the mum.
Der was 494 and the estimated cost
was s64,662, 1863
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Edward N. Hurley of Chicago, chair
man of the Federal Trade Commission,
has Unexpectedly resigned to resume
business in Chicago He had a per-
sonal conference with President Will
son and his resignation was accepted.
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An explosion in the Pittsburgh and
Idaho mine at Leadore, Ida, caused
two known deaths. Sixteen men are
entombed, with their fate in doubt.
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Southwest.
The new Adamson bill, introduced
in the house would provide an 8-hour
day, make strikes or lockouts without
90-day notice illegal and permit the
taking over of railway lines by the
military on the orders Of the President
when public convenience demands
such action.
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Organization Of he twelve land
banks has been undertaken, the farm
loan board announced recently, with a
termination to eliminate politics en-
tirely in the selection of the men who
are to set up and operate the new in
situations.
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Villa was defeated at Jiminez recent
ly by Gen. Francisco Murguia with q
loss of $500 rebel dead, wounded and
captured, with the noted rebel leader,
Martin Lopez, and another Villa gen.
eral among the slain, according to an
official report from the Carranza COM
mander.
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Maj. William j. Lutz, commander Of
the Third Battalion Of the Ninth
United States Infantry, suffered an at
tack of paralysis at Laredo, Tex, and
died at the post hospital without re-
gaining consciousness.
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Eleven school children were killed,
four probably fatally hurt and eight
seriously injured when a tornado
wrecked the Vireton rural school
house, thirteen miles northwest Of
McAlester The school building, a
Baptist Indian mission and four farm
houses were wrecked and half dozen
other farm houses were lifted from
their foundations in the storm which
swept a narrow path for distance of
six miles.
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After a desperate effort had been
made by United States medical Off
GERS and public health officers to save
his life, DR.. w. c. Kluttz, city health
officer, of Ell Paso, Tex, is dead Of
typhus fever.
Central" Dead at 75.-Thomas A.
Newland, said to be the Oldest tele-
phone operator in the United States,
died recently at his switchboard In
Andover. He was rs years old and
had been the central" for that region
for many years. He was a Civil war
veteran.
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Name Land Bank Head.-It was an
nounced at Wichita that Daniel f.
Callahan of Kingman, president Of the
Farmers State Bank there, has been
selected as president Of the board OF
directors Of the Federal Farm Loan
Bank for District No. 8. which will
be located in Wichita.
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Metcalf Quits School Job. - Wilder
S. Metcalf, president and for twenty
years a member Of the Lawrence
board of education, has resigned, prior
to going to Topeka as a member OF
the state senate. The Rev. e. q.
Stauffer, pastor Of Trinity Lutheran
church, has been elected to fill the
vacancy.
Sues Parsons Gas company.-The
trustees of st. Johns Episcopal church
have filed suit through their attor-
neys asking $4,000 damages from the
Parsons Natural Gas Company. The
edifice was demolished by gas explo-
sion September 16. 1t is charged the