Lusitania Stowaway Chauffeur Disguised as American
On the Lusitania an American stowaway, once a chauffeur for Charles Davis, traveled in two trunks from Liverpool, roamed the ship as an eccentric American, and later admitted hardship in Europe before heading for Sandy Hook. He was sent to Ellis Island for declaration checks.
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New York
Lusitiana
Atlantic
Charles Davis
Liverpool
Europe
Sandy Hook
Ellis Island
Boston
Ex-Suitor Plotted Arsenic Poisoning of Renda Family
Police believe a Sicily origin feud led to a deadly poison plot against Frank Renda his wife and their four year old daughter Mary. The child died Monday while the parents survived after doctors were called in. An arsenic laden flour sack was found in their home and a city chemist analysis confirmed lethal levels.
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Caicaco
Frank Renda
Mary
Sicily
Renda
Antoinette Merlino
America
Frank Nicolozzo
Hoffman
Where is Joan Schmidt Missing In Topeka Family Seeks John Schmidt
Relatives in Topeka search for John E. Schmidt who vanished from his home over two months ago and has been silent for more than a month. Christopher FE Schmidt, his father, died in Milwaukee last Tuesday, and Mrs A A Schmidt of the Kansas Packing House market in Topeka asks for any trace of the missing man.
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John E. Schmidt
Topeka
Christopher FE. Schmidt
Milwaukee
A. A. Schmidt
Kansas
Missman
Mullaney Household Eyes City Hall Shifts and Rumblings
In a family breakfast discourse, Denny and Mary Mullaney discuss political changes in Kansas City. They anticipate shifts in ward power, mention Mike Casey potential election outcomes, and speculate on commissions, inspections, and possible upcoming weather in local politics.
No Window For Post Cards In Federal Building
A man in the federal building searched the lobby for a postal card mailing window. He walked up and down seeking where to mail cards and, after asking a watchman, learned the wrong locations for papers and letters.
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Federal
Stenographer Fends Off Injury With Elephant In Iron Weight
A blonde stenographer consults danger as she drives a rack into a wall using an iron paper weight shaped like an elephant. A misdirected blow strikes her thumb and a gallant young man rescues her, prompting her grateful thanks and a sharp exclamation of Damn.
Candidates for the Ten Greatest
A Star readers debate historic figures. Abraham Lincoln Simon Bolivar Moses David Gladstone Benjamin Franklin Watt Edison Morse and Columbus are suggested as possible inclusions in a list of the ten greatest men.
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Star
Abraham Lincoln
Simon Bolivar
Moses
David
Gladstone
Benjamin Franklin
Watt
Edison
Morse
Amd
Columbus
Crawdad Season Near Brush Creek In Three Weeks
An elderly fisherman by Brush Creek near Woodland Avenue recalls crawdaddies not biting as he works lines along the bank. He predicts crawdad time will begin in about three weeks and muses on changes to the crick from nearby development.
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Brush Creek
Woodland Avenue
Crick
Dodson
America Loves Art Says English Agent Pacy
M J Pacy a London art firm rep touring a downtown hotel discusses American art culture praising masses for art love while noting preference for elaborate frames. He cites an Eastern city sale sparked by a flashy frame and remarks on frame value vs picture value. Sunshine circle fundraiser boosts Mercy hospital and other charities.
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America
M. J. Pacy
London
Mr. Pacy
England
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Lusitania
Topica
St. Paul
Finland
Red Star
Mesaba
Atlantic Transport
Umbria
Cunard
Columbia
Friederich der Grosse
Lloyd Line
Mediterranean
Munyon
James P. Munyon
Altoona
Pauline Neff
Jersey City
Waldorf-Astoria
Daniel J. Neff
Pennsylvania
Hetty Green
Willis O'Brien Pardow
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
Park Avenue
Eighty-fourth Street
Father Pardow
Lawrence
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Maria Liddell
Blakeslee
Mendelssohn Hall
W. A. Francis
Robert J. Collier
George A. Hearn
Lady Herbert
Richard T. Wilson
United States
Pat
Chicngoana
Joan Schmidt
Mullaney
Casey
Denny
Mrs. Mullaney
Jim
Pindergas
Jimmy Halpin
Mike Casey
Mike
Twelfth Street
Dinny
City Hall
Art Commission
Finiment Commission
Mickey
Mike Ross
River Front
Joe Shannon
Joe
Charley
Cutler
Willie
Green River
First Presbyterian Church
Sunshine Circle
Ed A. Ragland
Mercy Hospital
Aliee Barbee
Pearl Collins
Esther Darnall
David Ware
Leroy Hall
Elma Eaton
Lawrence Robbins
Gladys Myers
Witzlaben
Main Street
Smart Spring
Rice & Hutchins
Old Colony
Massachusetts
BEST
St. Louis Shoe Co
Washington Avenue
St. Lou's, Mo
Stearns
Genere
Stearns’ Electric Paste CO
Buffalo
N.Y
U.S.A
WM. Barker Company
Troy, N. Y
Hiallack-Deamer Carpet Company
Wyandotte St
McGee St
Handsome Rocker
Carrer Co
Main ST
Pi Zis Ie Sosa
Agee
Rodges &Corwondh
Grand Ave
Philadelphia
Pittebure
Cincinnati
American Radiator Company
Oucete
Cleveland
Kansas City
Show Room
East Tenth Street
T. Lous
Ban Fran Beattie Brantford
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