Caution urged as Schneck murder trial reads letters in court
Ottawa Kansas April 18 District court adjourned to allow jurors to reach home as Frank Schneck murder trial continues Judge Smart warned jurors not to discuss the case or read papers Mollie Stewarts letters to Schneck are read to the crowd revealing defense and threats while the Hog stealing charge against Ed Stewart looms and the letters urge caution to avoid compromising witnesses.
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Ottawa
Kas
Schneck
Smart
Frank Schneck
Mollie Stewart
Stewart
Pet
Tam
Babe
Centropolis
Rhoda
FE. S
F. S
Lawrence
Cady
Ile Ai Ng
Ode to the Missouri Amid River Folklore and Loss
A rustic verse laments the Missouri River as a force that controls farms and fate, recalling Calv in Cox and a cistern collapse. It threads in locals like Fisher Joe and Euterpe Tee, blending river myth with peculiar misadventures and a final obituary note.
Dewey Millspaugh Bridal Dinner Still On Despite Objection
In Topeka on April 1 Chauncey Dewey arranged a prenuptial dinner at the Topeka Club for Elvira Millspaugh and Dewey with Grace Cathedral objections from Dean Kaye. The private dining room and reception hall were decorated with American Beauty roses and Easter flowers, an orchestra playing throughout.
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Torrka
Chauncey Dewey
Topeka
Dean Kays
Grace Cathedral
Co. R. Thomas
Topeka Country Club
Elvira Millspaugh
Dewey
Canadian County Doctors Oppose Liquor Dispensaries
The Canadian County Medical Association adopted resolutions opposing state liquor dispensaries. They call for liquor only via physician prescriptions for medical need and warn dispensary operation would jeopardize medical standing and expose physicians to liability for dispensary property.
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el Reno
Canadian County Medical Association
Canadian County
Beer theft goes unprosecuted in Kansas City incident
A brewery wagon driver slept on his delivery wagon at Third Street and Oakland Avenue. Several Black individuals allegedly stole seven full beer cases but were not arrested. Police identified the thieves yet found no charges, citing Kansas law that beer is contraband under prohibition.
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Third Street
Oakland Avenue
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
Deserted wife attempts suicide after husband’s new marriage
A young woman named Mrs. Irene Burns, said to be from New York, tried to kill herself near the Frisco depot in Lawton Oklahoma after reporting her husband there had remarried and sent her there with little money. Authorities say she was abandoned and seeks relief.
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Cody
Jane
Pacnree
Pet
John Lewis
New York
Oklahoma
Lawton
Oix
New York City
Irene Burns
Frisco
Legislator William C. Butts Dies in Valley Faurs
William C. Butts, the first Santa Fe agent in the area, died this afternoon at 76. He arrived fifty years ago and served five terms in the legislature. Funeral services will be conducted by the Masons.
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Wix-Kaneas
Vallley Faurs
Kas
William C. Butts
Santa Fe
Masons
Law as ponderous and peculiar in courtroom debate
A courtroom observer criticizes how the law protects a defendant from testifying and shapes the jury’s view. The layman contrasts theater manager testimony with defense rights, while the bench warmer defends the system as strange and ponderous.
Bond Filed for Gregory L. as President Elect in Upper House
Gregory L. Gregory, president elect of the upper house, filed a $10,000 bond with Walton Holmes, Conway F. Holmes, and C. S. Jobes as sureties. He will preside over the board of public works and act as mayor in the mayor’s absence. The upper house will have nine Democrats and five Republicans, as will the lower house. Committees to be announced Monday night include streets alleys and grades, public improvements, and finance, with active maneuvering for seats.
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R. L. Gregory
Walton Holmes
Conway F. Holmes
C. S. Jobes
Gregory
Board of Public Works
Baylis Steele
John F. Eaton
Accused Boy Wreckers Freed In Missouri Pacific Case
In Satna Kansas April 18 the juvenile court freed all boys but Vivian Mayfield after a full day trial. Evidence showed most arrestees knew something but not enough for conviction. Archie Chapman was arrested for placing spikes and ties on the Missouri Pacific track. his trial is set for Monday at 4 PM.
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Satna
Kas
Missouri Pacific
Vivian Mayfield
Mayfield
Archie Chapman
Chapman
Wabaunsee County High Schools Hold First Annual Contest
The first annual literary contest and track meet of Wabaunsee county high schools ended in Alma Kansas. Alma schools won in essays oration original stories spelling and took the athletic pennant.
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Wabaaunsee County
Alma
Kas
Wabaunsee County
An Easter Ballad of Love by James Ceara
An Paster Sonnet laments over nature’s praise and praises a festive Easter art. The speaker, in disguises of merry widow and varied dyes, claims love surpasses any garden or Babylon’s splendor.
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Arcadia
Babylon
James Ceara
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