Metropolitan Polls the Strings on Office Holders Motorman Turned Deputy Sheriff
The piece argues the Metropolitan Management uses its power to influence politics and suppress discussion of transit fares and service. It cites Beardsley and Corrigan as targets of political pressure while noting past aid to Republicans and the push for fair wages and lower fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holmes Street
Metropolitan
Beardsley
Samuel C. McGee
Otras
McGee
Heslip
Mr. Crittenden
Bearnsley
Shannon
Republic
The Company Uses Quiet Power on City Officials
The article describes how a major company exerts influence over courthouses and city councils through political pressure and employment rewards. Democrats in office face pressure and some aldermen report unexpected business from company ties. The piece argues the Metropolitan favors certain officials to control decisions and elections.
Driving Out Tax Dodgers in Kansas Mortgage Bonds Taxed
Topeka March 28 A proposal asks tax commissioners to allow a 10 percent deduction on listed mortgages and bonds this year. Taxpayers who concealed property argue for savings, but those who have not listed their property before will face higher taxes this year as rates rise toward six percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Commission
Three-cent fare aim eyed for Kansas City transit
A three-cent streetcar fare could cut a typical $100 yearly bill to about $60 for mid income families in Kansas City. Beadsley is trusted to explore feasibility or the Cleveland Street Railway firm’s 334 cents offer. A Metropolitan-backed candidate would likely not deliver a three-cent fare or reveal the lowest possible fare. A Beardsley vote signals a trial at lower fares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Beadsley
Cleveland Street Railway Company
Metropolitan
Beardsley
Chicago
Street Railway
Tom L. Johnson
Charles BE
Hughes
Oklahoma wreck kills two near Cement
A freight engine derailed near Cement Oklahoma killing engineer C D Rathfon and conductor John Wolfenberg who were crushed in the cab. Fireman Binkley escaped by jumping. Brakeman G F Lonicka suffered a crushed foot as the engine toppled and the body was taken to nearby town for burial.
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Ox.Panoma Crry
C. D. Rathfon
John Wolfenbergen
Cement
Binkley
G. F. Lonicka
Labor Temple Benefit Week at Century Theater
The Dreamland Burlesque company will perform at the Century theater this week under a special contract. Proceeds from each performance go to a fund for a new labor temple at Fourteenth street and Woodland avenue. Matinees are scheduled daily during labor temple week.
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Labor Temple
Joseph Donegan
Century Theater
Dreamland Burlesque Company
Fourteenth Street
Woodland Avenue
Swelled Assessed Property Listings Under New Tax Law
The article notes mortgages bonds and money in banks becoming taxable this year causing value reductions and potential 10 percent shifts for mortgage holders. Kansas will rate assessments in billions, with thousands in personal property now taxed including property never taxed before. In North Topeka several residents reported higher totals amid stricter law compliance. A neighborly trend emerges as people list property to avoid unequal reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
North Topeka
Kansas Tax Law Upheld by Kansas Tax Commission
The Kansas tax commission and its lawyers affirm the legality of the current tax law despite challenges by B. P. Waggener. Assessors are instructed to proceed without delays, listing property themselves if citizens refuse proper returns, and to value property at its actual money value without owner agreement.
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Commission
Waggener
House
Senate
A Berth for 4 Kansan
Torexa March 28 John H. Smith resigns as secretary of the Kansas tax commission to become a national bank examiner. He will move to South Dakota shortly. Clarence Smith promoted to fill the vacancy. Roy Van Orman appointed chief clerk after resigning from Governor Hoch’s office.
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Torexa
John H. Smith
Kansas Tax Commission
South Dakota
Clarence Smith
The
Tax Commission
Roy van Orman
Chanute
van Orman
Hoch
Purse Snatching Near Roseale Leaves Woman Wounded
Mrs. B F Woods of Rosedale was attacked by a Negro while walking from a streetcar to her home in Gray's Park. He struck her on the head causing a three inch scalp wound and fled after she dropped her purse. Neighbors aided her to home where Dr. B T Sharp treated the injuries.
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B. F. Woods
Rosedale
Benjamin F. Woods
Hore
Gray’s Park
Roseale
San Antonio Express
Tex
I. N. Powell
James Monroe
Mary Powell
Arkansas
Powell
Mr. Powell
William Powell
Cole
South Carolina
Pensacola
New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
Section
Township 9
Territory of
Washington County
Monroe
Humphreys Seventy Seven Promises Quick Relief for Grippe
The ad urges readers with achy bones fever sneezing and blues to take Humphreys Seventy Seven at the first sign to stay on the mend while remaining active. It notes availability at drug stores for 25 cents and names Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co at William and John streets New York.
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Humphrey
Humphreys
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Hughes-Purcell Paint Co
McGee St
White Dental
Grand Ave
Grand Avenue
10Th Over
Rothschild
10Th Street
Thompson
Cleveland
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