Trial Focuses on Frank Schneck Murder Connection
Ottawa April 15 witnesses say Jane Schneck and her children were killed not by self murder. Dr Roller testified the knife was small dull and could not have caused the wounds. The state builds a case tying Frank Schneck to the killings with timeline and witness Norma Stewart detailing Schneck’s closeness to Mrs Stewart and distant relation to his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa, Kas
Jane Schneck
Frank Schneck
Schneck
H. L. Kennedy
F. C. Herr
Jane Scheck
Ottawa
Centropolis
Roller
Frank Schmeck
Mollie Stewart
Stewart
Ed Stewart
Norma May Stewart
Peart
Norma Stewart
Three-Story Building Planned for Eleventh and McGee
Workmen began wrecking the First Congregational church at Eleventh and McGee as owner William Kenetick awards the contract to George M. Randall and James Walker. Wrecking must end by May 20 or penalties accrue daily. Jarvis Hunt designs a nine storeroom and shop first floor with offices on the upper floors using gray terra cotta like the National Bank of Commerce building.
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First Congregational Church
Eleventh and
McGee Streets
William Kenetick
George M. Randall
James Walker
Jarvis Hunt
National Bank of Commerce
Poet's License Misunderstood Class Scene
A teacher in a ward school asks pupils to illustrate a poem's central idea. One student submits three buckets for The Old Oaken Bucket, explaining there are the old, iron bound, and moss covered buckets, a humorous misunderstanding of the verse.
Jerome Eubank Sues for Promissory Note in Replevin Case
Jerome D Eubank filed a circuit court replevin suit against John Eubank to recover a $600 promissory note made to Jerome PD by Hugh F and Mary M Tighe. Jerome D Eubank was freed from custody on a habeas corpus writ issued by Judge McCune. He alleged relatives attempted to send him to an asylum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome D. Eubank
John Eubank
Jerome PD
Eubank
Hugh F
Mary M. Tighe
McCune
Cooler Weather Forecast From Observatory
The weather observer predicts cooler temperatures with tonight's low near the 50s. Expect fair skies today and partly cloudy conditions tomorrow. Rain fell yesterday across Missouri, Kansas, and the South and East of the Mississippi. light showers on the Pacific coast and snow in western Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kansas
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Colorado
Montana
Meservey a Danger to Them in Franchise Fight
The writer urges resignation of Meservey alleging corporate agents press for a council decision to avoid a public referendum on a franchise extension. They argue the newly elected mayor promised a vote and criticize legal advice that blocks direct public ratification, suggesting Meservey could be maneuvered to block a referendum.
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the Star
Meservey
Chicago
K. N
Winchell to See Harmon Over Kansas City Station
B L Winchell president of Chicago Rock Island & Pacific arrived in Kansas City with Nathaniel Thayer Eugene V Thayer Jr and Mrs Winchell to inspect the Rock Island line between Kansas City and Chicago. He plans talks with H L Harmon on the new Union passenger station and the Terminal company ahead of city administration actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Winchell
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Nathaniel Thayer
Eugene V. . Thayer, Jr
Boston
Woman's Evidence Sought in Murder Case
Police hinge identification of Frank Sherman on two witnesses. Suspect held at headquarters after the murder of street car conductor William Ranke at Thirty-ninth street and state line three years ago. Motorman Sloan identified Sherman. Mrs. Sarah McCall, who ran a restaurant nearby, has disappeared and cannot be reached.
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Sarah McCall
Frank Sherman
William Ranke
Thirty-ninth Street
State Line
C. S Sloan
Ranke
Sherman
Daniel Ahern
Sloan
McCall
Thirty-ninth
Bell Streets
Shubert predicts regular line of productions at Shubert theater
Jacob Shubert states No More Stock Company in Kansas City this season and confirms the Shubert theater will host the legitimate next season. He cites Kansas City’s disapproval of vaudeville and says first class productions will return under Shubert management if his forecast holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansans City
Shubert Theater
Jacob Shubert
Shubert
Kansas City
Shuberts
Cleaning Up the Commerce at National Bank of Commerce
The National Bank of Commerce building shows a finished exterior with no boarded doors or scaffolding as debris is cleared from Walnut street. Interior work remains for several weeks, with most tasks in rooms to be occupied by the bank.
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National Bank of Commerce
Walnut Street
Oath to O'Malley Sworn In as City Council Member
Robert Emmet O'Malley became the first new city officer to take the oath of office, sworn by City Clerk William Clough. O'Malley's early business ties with Clough coincided with their paths into public service, marking a notable start to his term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Emmet O'Malley
William Clough
Cit
O'Malley
Clough
Ridgely Heads to Washington for National Bank Route
W W Ridgely president of the National Bank of Commerce has gone to Washington to handle banking affairs and national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ridgely
Washington
W. B. Ridgely
National Bank of Commerce
Blues Start A. A. Season With 4 2 Loss To Hoosiers In Indy
Indiana defeats Kansas City 4 to 2 as Swan is blasted for three runs in the fourth. Cross protested and was ejected after a balk call. 9,000 attend opening game despite rain and cold weather. Eubanks and Livingston spark the Browns, while Murphy and Hill pace the Blues. Batteries Swan and Sullivan versus Eubank and Livingston.
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Indianapolis
Blues
Hoosiers
Swan
Kansas
Cross
Monte
Carr
Eubanks
Murphy
Hill
Beckley
Brashear
Krueger
Kerwin
Sullivan
Bush
Cook
Hayden
Davidson
Livingston
Williams
Hooke
Browns
Jayden
Baseball Matchups From AMERICAN LEAGUE and NATIONAL LEAGUE Slate
The schedule lists American Association games including Minneapolis at Toledo and National League games with Boston at Brooklyn and Chicago at Cincinnati. Other matchups include New York at Philadelphia and Philadelphia at New York in the American League alongside St Louis at Cleveland and Washington at Boston. Detroit visits Chicago.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Toledo
National League
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Philadelphia
American League
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Aqueduct Race Day Five Furlong Debut Won By Pantoufle
Pantoufle driven by Bergen led five furlongs in 1 02 for a selling race at Aqueduct. Voorhees, Frank Lord, and Time noted with Momentum Nanno Berry Maid also in the mix.
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Aqueduct
Pantoufle
Bergen
Voorhees
W. Doyle
Frank Lord
Rock Stone
Momentum
Nanno
Berry Maid
Bigot
Bayside
McInerney
Jimmy Lane
Owens
Jim McGill
M. Henderson
Pagan Bey
Apron
Notter
Intervene
Shilling
Mairilono
Musgrave
Guy Fisher
Tom Raid
Cuerera
Pleasing
Anna Semper
Ramble
Lazarus
Lancer
Racquet
Eliza
Carter
Jack Atkin
Red River
Fairbrother
Chapultepec
McDaniel
Brookdale Nymph
Meelick
Rifleman
Welbourne
Don Enrique
Oxford
Berkeley
Angelus
Kasimiro
Sycarolda
Upward
Zal
Gallevant
E. Dugan
Alila
Saracinescu
Ingham
Dotfle S
Caan
Mark Antony
Rialto
Halker
Troublesome
Lang
James B. Brady
Banyah
Deserted Bride After Three Days Marriage Leads to Jail
Earl Offield faced police court on a non support charge filed by his wife Mary Offield. She said he left the day after their three days of marriage and has not contributed to her support. Judge Sims ordered 500 days in jail unless he posts a $500 bond to promise support.
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Far Offield
Mary Flint
van. B. Prather
Wyandotte County
Offield
Senator Landsurms Indignation Over Cigar Ad Ban
State Senator FE M Landrum of Tahlequah a Cherokee Indian citizen resented a bill barring any statue or likeness of an Indian for advertising cigars and tobaccos. The offense is a misdemeanor with a fine of 25 to 35 dollars or 20 days to six months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germanno
FE. M. Landrum
Tahlequah
Tawney amendment defeats battleship plan in House
The Tawney amendment reducing new battleships from two to one was defeated in the House by 205 votes to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tawney
House
Wayes
Car Load of Fire Crackers Arrives in Local Firm
A carload of fire crackers from iia has reached the local firm via the Kansas City custom house. The shipment includes a wide variety of noise makers and most crackers are in large sizes, a sign of the Fourth of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iia
Kansas City
McCarren Forces Delay New York Democratic Convention
Bitter contention over seating Kings County delegates slows New York Democratic state convention. McCarren allies name delegates at large Parker Murphy Nixon Freeb and Nathan Straus as presidential elector. Credentials battle continues as Cohalan and McCarren clash over affidavits and procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patrick H. McCarren
W. J. Conners
Charles F. Murphy
McCarren
Kings County
Conners-Murphy
Alton B. Parker
Charles F
Cohalan
Norman FE. Mack
Buffalo
Committee On
Augustus Thomas
Bryan Progressive League
Bryan
Denver
Harry Walker
William Hoge
Manton Wyvell
Chicago
Wa. J, Bavax
Mindanao skirmish alleged near Nanao involving troops
A telegram reports an engagement between regular troops and Moro outlaws near Nanao Mindanao. Two constabulary officers and three soldiers are said wounded or dead as the Eighteenth Infantry under Colonel Davis pursues the outlaw band. Communication with Zamboanga is interrupted complicating official word.
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Manila
Nanao
Mindanao
Constabulary
Eighteenth Infantry and
Davis
Washington
War Department
Lanao
Allen Guarad
Insular Bureau
Zamboana
Miners and Operators Clash Over Contract Scale
In Torero O April 15 scale committees of miners and operators began talks. Miners oppose a permanent scale and prefer one year contracts, while operators favor ninety cents on a two year deal. Miners refuse to sign for less than one year, though operators push eighty cents. A one year rule adopted at Indianapolis last spring complicates abrogation.
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Torero
Indianapolis
Lewis
Grand Jury Questions Police Over Sunday Law Enforcement
A special grand jury session was held this afternoon. Mayor Beardsley Elliott Jones and A E Gallagher police commissioners were summoned as witnesses. Testimony concerned enforcement of Sunday laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beardsley
Elliott Jones
A. E. Gallagher
Candidates File Expense Affidavits With County Clerk
Candidates filed campaign expense affidavits this morning at the county clerk’s office. OMees reports 150, Flournoy Quest 80, Ports 91, William C. Ree 0685.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omees
Flournoy Quest
William C. Ree
Senate okays site for Poplar Bluff post office building
The Senate approved a bill providing a site for a new post office building at Poplar Bluff Missouri at a cost of 10000 dollars. The project aims to establish postal facilities in southern Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Poplar Bluff
Jury Told To Convict If Sunday Labor Is Proved
In the Taafe case at the Century theater jurors were instructed that if they believe Taafe sold theater tickets on Sunday, March 29, he violated the Sunday law and should be convicted and fined at least fifty dollars. Deputy marshals Moran and Downing testified for the state. defense offered no testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Porterfield
Thomas Taafe
Century Theater
Porterfield
Criminal Court
James Moran
Vernon Downing
Taafe
Bert Kimbrell
R. H. Field
Dreamland
Moran
Kimbrella
A. L. Cooper
Police Board Orders St Louis Officers to Quit Political Clubs
The St Louis Police Commissioners voted to require all policemen who belong to political clubs to resign from either the force or the clubs. The move targets members of clubs such as the Jefferson club tied to anti Folk Democrat sentiment, aiming to keep politics separate from police service.
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Board of Police Commissioners
St. Louis
Kansas City
Folk
Harry B. Hawes
Police Board
Jefferson Club
Hawes
Jefferson City
Governor Dockery
Going to Chile on Bicycles
Two West Berkeley men Otto A. Keim and Clyde B. Lemly bicycle from San Francisco toward Valparaiso Chile with camping gear and repair kit. They plan to reach Curacao in about thirty five days and travel the coast of South America by bike for the first time.
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San Francisco
West Berkeley
Otto A. Keim
Clyde B. Lemly
Valparaiso
Chile
South America
Curacao
Warner to Answer Foraker on Brownsville Affray
Washington April 15 Senator Warner will reply to Senator Foraker's speech on the Brownsville affray on Tuesday next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senator Warner
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Would-Be Suicide Rescue Leads to Recovery at River
Mrs Grace Barrett attempted suicide by jumping into the Blue river yesterday afternoon but recovered and was discharged from the emergency hospital this morning. Her husband Frank Barrett an electrician, attributed the act to jealousy.
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Grace Barrett
Blue River
Frank Barrett
Ban on Kiss Games For School Children
London April 15 The county council issues an ordinance barring children in council schools from games where kissing is part of play. Teachers must discontinue such games. The prohibition rests on medical grounds, labeling the practice undesirable.
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London
County Council
Senate Bans Betting at Benning Track in D C
The Senate passed a bill prohibiting betting in the District of Columbia within a day after Benning race meetings ended. The anti gambling rider to a Benning road widening bill carries fines up to 500 dollars and up to ninety days in jail.
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Washington
Senate
Benning
District of Columbia
Carter
District Committee
Benning Road
House
Conference Committee
Targeting the Florida Monitor for Twelve-Inch Fire Test
In Norfork Virginia on April 15 observers report the monitor Florida will be used as a test target for twelve inch gun fire in two to three weeks. A tall observation tower is being built on the stern to witness effects. One gun turret is fitted with a stub gun for firing. Armor plate and a bulkhead are installed to prevent damage and sinking if struck.
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Norfork
Florida
Dewey Bride Party Planned Before Topeka Nuptials
Torexa April 15. A single entertainment is planned for the bridal party revivus of Miss Elvira Millspaugh and Chauncey Dewey of Chicago. The wedding will be at Grace Cathedral at 7:30 Monday with Bishop Millspaugh officiating. F H Davis of Omaha will give the bride in marriage. Nellie Millspaugh will be maid of honor.
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Torexa
Elvira Millspaugh
Frank R. Millspaugh
Episcopal Church
Chauncey Dewey
Chicago
Mr. Dewey
Topeka
Grace Cathedral Church
Bishop Millspaugh
F. H. Davis
Omaha
Nellie Millspaugh
Miss Elvira Millspaugh to Wed Chauncey Dewey in Europe Trip
Miss Elvira Millspaugh becomes Mrs Chauncey Dewey. Ushers include Clarkson Millspaugh of Topeka and Williametchien of Wheeling. The couple will wed then travel to Chicago and sail for Europe to be away until June.
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Mr. Dewey
Eres Clarkson Millspaugh
Opeka
Paul B
Gt Gm
Ten Year Old Boy Hangs Self in Ohio Barn
In Mount Vernon Ohio a 10 year old boy Clifford Vernon was found dead by hanging in his father's stable. The death follows the similar action of a youthful cousin a week earlier and is described as a mystery. A new strap used for play horse was purchased by the father the day before.
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Father
Mount Vernon, Q
Clifford Vernon
Five Earthquakes Shake Milford Utah Residents
Five distinct shocks were felt early this morning in Milford Utah about 200 miles south of Salt Lake City. Homes shook and residents rushed out in alarm but no serious damage is reported. The tremors were also felt at New House Utah and Utan.
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Salt Lake City
Milford
Utah
Here
New House
Slayers Son in Caney Killing A Night Policeman Shot
William Garr night policeman in Caney Kansas was shot and killed by Mark Killion a known drinker and gambler. Killion opened fire after a brief talk at the restaurant entrance and then beat Garr with his own revolver. Garr died thirty minutes later claiming Killion fired first. Killion later surrendered amid threats of lynching.
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William Garr
Caney
Mark Killion
Caney, Kas
Killion
M. Earnhardt’s
Garr
Wade
Flannelly
Gary
Poker Gamil
Laura Killion
Bisher
Independence
Beal
Purcaperruta Ledger Embezzlement Suspect Dies in Suspected Heart Attack
Herbert E. Heyl, longtime treasurer and acting head of the Franklin Institute in Purcaperruta, collapsed at breakfast after reading a newspaper report accusing him of embezzling over 12 000. He died despite treatment as a coroner ordered a post mortem. He had recently retired due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Institute
Herbert E. Heyl
Heyl
Institute
Washington Chamber Chief Sentenced Under Pure Food Law
Robert N. Harper, head of the Washington chamber of commerce and former American National Bank president, was fined 500 and 200 dollars by Judge Kimball in police court for manufacturing and selling a misbranded drug "Brain Food" or "Curforhedake." The indictment followed raids on his C Street plant after accusations of poisoning ingredients and wealthy gain from the product. President Roosevelt urged a jail term for Harper.
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Washington
Robert N. Harper
Washington Chamber of Commerce
American National Bank
Kimball
Roosevelt
Harper Building
C Street
Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Harper
Test of Independence Will Fails to Prove Validity
A suit filed in Independence challenges the will of John C. Mahoney who died August 24, 1907, seeking to test its legality. The proceeding questions the authenticity of the instrument and the disposition of an estate valued around 100000 dollars.
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Independence
John C. Mahoney
Mahoney
Ruth
Renee
Pee Sian
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Swan and Sullivan
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