Caviar From the Missouri The Peex Paid 2 Cents a Pound
A Kansas City fish tale explains that spoonbill catfish eggs, similar to sturgeon eggs, were shipped to New York for 75 to 90 cents a pound. Allan K Little bought eggs for 2 cents, shipped them to New York, and profited before quitting. Russians now run a secret caviar operation in Kansas City with $2,500 investment.
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Missouri River
Kansas City
St. Louis
United States
New York City
Allan K. Little
Mr. Little
Unite States
Caspian Sea
Milwaukee Bridge
Dancer Maud Allen's Origins Revealed by Restaurant Proprietor
Mac Duscheneau claims Maud Allan is not Theodore Durant’s sister and that her real name is Maud Allan born in Mooresburg Ontario. He says she married Frohman at Hotel Baltimore years ago and that her father Daniel W. Allan was a Canadian railroad conductor living in Smith Falls. The Montreal Star noted her Mooresbury birth.
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Maud Allen
London
Theodore Durant
Mac Duscheneau
Maud Allan
Baltimore
Frohman
Mooresburg
Ontario
Duscheneau
Daniel W. Allan
Pene
St. Eve
Smith Falls
Miss Allan
Montreal Star
Mooresbury
Local Scoop: Skeeter Family Plans Roller Rink
Amos Skeeter visited Brugevill today and reported the Gallus pond has been oiled making the water slick. As a result the Skeeter family plans to convert their swimming pool into a roller skating rink.
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Amos Skeeter
Ble
Gallus’s
Skeeter
Tulsa Committer Starts Home Delegation Heads to Baltimore and Cities
The Tulsa Oklahoma delegation, drawing attention in Washington, leaves today by special train for Baltimore. Monday will be spent in Philadelphia and Tuesday in New York before returning to Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Texas cities under water in Fort Worth area
A flood surge in East Fort Worth forces thousands from homes with at least four deaths reported. Three feet rise in Clear and West Forks floods 500 houses, isolates North Fort Worth, and destroys crops. Rail service slows as storms threaten Brazos and Trinity rivers. shelter provided to flood sufferers and losses exceed one million dollars.
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Fort Worth & Rio Grande
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
State Labor Convention
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Palo Pinto
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Trinity
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Mineral City
Weatherford
Cleburne
Santa Fe
Long
Allsup
Carrie Hume Lewis to Represent Kansas City in DAR Congress
Kansas City will be represented in Washington by Carrie Hume Lewis at the national congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution opening tomorrow in Washington D C. Miss Lewis is the daughter of Mr and Mrs
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Washington
Carrie Hume Lewis
National Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington, D. C
A. B. Lewis
Linwood Boulevard
Missouri
Miss Lewis
Hunter Menwether
Thomas Tomb
J. L. Deatheridge
Green and Flynn in City Hall Clerkship Shuffle
Vernon Green, city auditor elect, hinted Flynn may become sergeant at arms rather than chief clerk. Flynn, active in real estate and building a Linwood Boulevard project, prefers the sergeant-at-arms post while keeping time for his business. Scoville, previously sergeant at arms, now tied to the Metropolitan Street Railway claim department and promoter of athletic events.
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Green
M. A. Flynn
Flynn
Linwood Boulevard
W. D. Scoville
Democratic
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Scoville
Mekusukey Seminole School Declared Unsafe After Cracking Walls
G W Horton reports the Mekusukey school building is cracking and unsafe prompting dismissal and 100 Seminole boarders to move out. Walter Falwell investigates as the three story brick, built fifteen years ago for $40,000, stands twelve miles from Wewoka in the Seminole nation.
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G. W. Horton
Benedict
Walter Falwell
Mekusukey
Wewoka
Spelling Championship Move Hinted for Convention Hall
A letter suggests holding a world spelling contest in Convention Hall. Readers recall past spelling bees and argue the event could unify enthusiasts and provide opportunity. The writer proposes the idea, urging responses from organizers and participants.
The Emperor Opposed to Dr Hill as Berlin Ambassador
Washington April 18 The objection to Dr Hill as ambassador to Berlin was that his private fortune could not cover the cost of a proper legation. Mr Longworth of Ohio argued for adequate foreign buildings, stating German rumors claimed Hill was not persona gratissima to the emperor. He condemned wealth based diplomacy and warned the nation must not tolerate aristocracy by purse.
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Hill
Berlin
House of Representatives
Longworth
Ohio
Roosevelt
Dr. Hill
Mr. Longworth
Germany
Tower
Jury to Hear Perkins Case in Kansas City
Final arguments on the Perkins insurance case were not completed and will be resumed before Judge Pollock in Kansas City Kas. L H Per king estate seeks to move equity suits to federal court and have a jury decide whether death by own action was intended to benefit the family. Insurance companies argue for judge-only trial after equity proceedings. Pollock leans toward jury trial and will hear more arguments. Lightning strikes St Joseph courthouse causing a large roof hole. heavy damage and narrow escapes for engineer and watchman.
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Perkins Insurance
Pollock
Kansas City
Kas
L. H. Perking
Lawrence
Theie Insurance Companies
Equity Court
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Mo
Buchanan County
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Guaranty State Bank
Muskogee
Bernheimer
Alex Smith & Sons
America
Smith
Axminster
Wilton
You Smith
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Mirage
Paris
Valenciennes
Bernheimers
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