Tenement Commission Urges Park Board Action on North End Playgrounds
The tenement commission urged the park board and City Hall to fund a North End playground and free baths, delaying park luxuries elsewhere until health and joy for crowded North End children are improved. They also urged a hospital for contagious diseases and discussed tuberculosis and a Leeds sanitarium site.
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North End
Tenement Commission
Crittenden
Council
Park Board
Orth End
Missouri
Gladstone Boulevard
Ess
Kate Pierson
C. B. Irwin
Commission
Factory Facts booklet on Kansas City manufacturing reaches second edition
The first 5 000 copies of Factory Facts, promoting Kansas City as a manufacturing center, sold out. The Manufacturers' and Merchants' association published a second edition of five copies and began distribution due to higher than expected demand.
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Kansas City
Manufacturers’ and Merchants’ Association
Death in Car Crash on Troost Avenue
S H Sears a 50 year old laborer died at General Hospital after being struck by a southbound Troost Avenue car at Twenty first street. He suffered a skull fracture arm and leg injuries. The car crew was not arrested and a witness said the motorman could not stop the car in time.
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Troost Avenue
Twentyfirst Street
S. H. Sears
General Hospital
Street Railway
Sears
G. F. Stanhope
California Street
St. Louis
Carl V. Bates
Mayor Crittenden to Submit Large List of Appointments
Mayor Crittenden announced plans to submit a large number of nominations for council confirmation on Monday night. He claimed he sought fairness to all party elements and denied backing by any single faction. Edward Winstanly, R A Goodnow, and Meyer Wechsler qualified and will assume duties tomorrow. Winstanly and Wechsler provided $10,000 surety bonds.
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Crittenden
Edward Winstanly
Board of Public Works
R. A. Goodnow
Meyer Wechsler
Winstanly and Wechsler
Dinner Honoring Ex Mayor Beardsley At Coates House
Friends of former mayor Henry M. Beardsley host a Thursday night dinner to commend his administration. Several supporters will speak about his mayoral term at the event.
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Friends of the
Henry M. Beardsley
Coates House
Mr. Beardsley
Accident injures Kansas City man on train window
Carl Dehoney secretary of the Mercantile Club in Kansas City Kas was struck on the face yesterday afternoon by a coal fragment hurled from a boy aboard a Union Pacific train returning from Bonner Springs The missile crashed through a window injuring several passengers Dehoney reports his injury as slight.
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Carl Dehoney
Mercantile Club
Kansas City
Kas
Dehoney
Bonner Springs
Union Pacific Railway
Seventh Street
Mr. Dehoney
Chance of Showers in Missouri and Kansas Today
The Washington forecast indicates a chance of light rains and cooler conditions today in Missouri and Kansas. Pleasant weather is expected tomorrow with generally fair skies. The Almanac notes sun and moon rise and set times for the day.
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Washington
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
T A
Faster mail routes proposed via United States
E F Wright of the Royal Institute, visiting Kansas City, argues the British government should route mail via the United States to shorten the Sydney London run. He cites 28 days Sydney to London using U S routes vs 35 to 40 days current, with rail from New York to London and faster delivery by sea. He urges new Anglo American mail routes.
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E. F. Wright
Royal Institute
London
Kansas City
Wright
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Horn
Suez Canal
Sydney
Topolobampo
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
New York
Sydn
San Francisco
Toarmiers
Sapere
Martin Regan Injured in Runaway Horse Incident
Martin Regan jailor at the Woodland Avenue police station was thrown from a horse pulling a police supply wagon when frightened by a motorcycle at Thirty first Street and Woodland Avenue. He suffered a broken rib and scalp wounds. doctors said injuries not dangerous but grave risks were feared. Regan, a former Sixth Ward city council member and theater owner, is recovering at home.
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Thirty-first Street
Woodland Avenue
Martin Regan
Woodland Avenue Polic
General Hospital
Benton Boulevai
W. L. Gist
Regan
North End
Sioux City Traction franchise faces referendum vote
A simulated vote on Sioux City Traction's street railway franchise will be held May 28 in Sioux City Iowa. Voters will decide on renewals and a 25 year extension across lines. The council heard opposition before scheduling a special election. The company promises half fare for children ages six to twelve and to share viaduct costs plus an annual city tax of 25 dollars per car in service.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Traction Company
65 Story Office Building Planned On Tenth Street
George W. Tourtellot former Armour Packing manager bought 28 feet of vacant ground west of the Shubert theater on Tenth street for 40000 dollars and leased it toLeon Leslie for 9900 years at 2000 annually for a fireproof five story office building to begin within weeks. Toursellot also sold his Roanoke home for 40000 dollars to Homestead Realty with Blachett-Kipp Real Estate handling both deals.
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George W. Tourtellot
Armour Packing Company
Sunny Slope Realty Company
Shubert Theater
Tenth Street
Tourtellot
Leon Leslie
Leslie
Jarvis Frunt
Commerce
Union Station
Summit Street
Roanoke
Homestead Realty Company
Blachett-Kipp Real Estate Company
Labor Hearing Invites Industrial Organizations
The charter board invites labor representatives to a special hearing tomorrow at 2 PM in the Fidelity Trust directors’ room to discuss the new charter with emphasis on initiative referendum and recall. Dr. Carson of the Temple of Health is noted for scientific psychic work, presented as rational and proven.
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Charter Board
New Charter Board
Fidelity Trust Company
Carson
Temple of Health
12Th
Washington Streets
Kansas City
Hi Lee
Duke de Chaulnes Secretly Known Vital Fate Hopes Upset Marriage
Paris report says the Duke de Luynes disclosed the Chaulnes family knew of the heart disease threat but kept the truth from the Shonts family and the American bride. He claimed the marriage aimed to improve health and finance, but fate proved unaltered. The duchess mourns as relatives gather at Dampierre.
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Paris
Duke de Luynes
Duke de Chaulnes
Shants
Shonts
Duchess de Chaulnes
de Luynes
de Chaulnes
Auteuil
Duchess de Luynes
Dampierre
Mrs Shonts Defends the Duke Amid Opiate Rumors
Mrs. Theodore Shonts aboard the steamship St Louis denies reports that Duke de Chaulnes was addicted to morphine. She calls the allegations false, praises the duke as a gentleman, and plans to prove the falsity, while her daughter Marguerite and Theodore Shonts defend his memory after his death.
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New York
Theodore P. Shonts
St. Louis
Duke de Chauines
Theodore Shonts
Atlantic
Shonts
Duke de Chaulnes
Bullets Fly In Kansas City Railroad Yard Night
Special officer L F Crew patrolling Missouri Pacific yards in Kansas City was shot at 11 30 last night. He fired eight shots as his assailants, two colored men, shot four. A bullet pierced his hat and waistcoat while another struck a notebook in his pocket. James Williams died at Bethany hospital. another assailant died at Atchison.
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L. F. Crew
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Kas
Crew
James Williams
Bethany
Atchison
Brokers to Prison for Fraud in Minneapolis Case
In St Paul Minnesota on April 25 Judge Morris sentenced Frank F Holliday Henry F Robinson and John L Layne to two years in Stillwater prison and fines of 5000 each for conspiracy to defraud tied to Edward A Vaughan brokerage. They seek a writ of error and appeal to the U S circuit court with bond set at 10000. Dr P Thomson photographer announces a new location at 1118 Walnut Street.
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St. Paul
Minn
Stillwater
Morris
Federal District Court Today
Frank F. Holliday
Henry F. Robinson
John L. Layne
Edward A. Vaughan
Commission
Minneapolis
United States Circuit Court
State Officials Seize Whisky in Oklahoma Test Case
Five barrels of whisky bound for local merchants for personal use were seized by the sheriff at Gutaem Ox. The state dispensary commission plans a test case to determine if a person may import a barrel for personal use and what quantity is permissible.
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Gutaem
State Dispensary Commission
Battle fleet sails past Santa Monica in huge coastal farewell
Santa Monica hosts 100000 spectators as sixteen Atlantic fleet battleships pass Point Duma in calm morning light. Record crowds arrive by road and rail, filling hotels and sleeping on beaches. locals endure long lines for breakfast and bands play as the ships make their final appearance off Southern California.
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Santa Monica
Bay of Santa Monica
Point Duma
California
Santa Monica Bay
Los Angeles Pacific
Venice
Ocean Park
Tulsa Boomers Halt Chicago Board of Trade Five Minutes
Tulsa boomers marching with brass band disrupted the Chicago board of trade floor for five minutes. Police carried a marcher into the lobby as buying and selling halted and telegraph wires went quiet. News that "Oklahoma arrived" spread to New York London and Paris before markets resumed.
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Tulsa
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Board of Trade
Chicago
New York
London
Paris
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
New Orleans
Winnipeg
The Plunger Identifies Mrs Hunt at General Hospital
Mrs John Cooper of 1301 McGee Street identified the woman financier as Mrs Hunt who had lived in Hutchinson and Galena Kansas. Colonel J C Greenman accompanied Mrs Cooper as witnesses and Mrs Hunt denied the identification. The son F C H remains missing after leaving Galena for Kansas City Tuesday night.
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John Cooper
McGee Street
General Hospital
Hunt
Hutchinson
Kas
Galena
Man Foresees Seeing New York From Paris
Armengand, an engineer, says his tele spectroscope will soon allow a viewer in Paris or London to see events in New York. He reports notable progress in three months with a selenium based method inspired by cinemetograph development.
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Paris
Armengand
London
New York
Natural gas addict found dead at derrick near Harrisville
John Douglas a 38 year old gas drill er from near Harrisville W VA was found dead on a derrick platform his mouth near a gas pipe He had inhaled natural gas as a stimulant and apparently died two days earlier undiscovered due to the belt house shielding his location The item notes an ad for real estate in Kansas City and a wallpaper cleaning offer as part of the page.
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Bartesviitz
John Douglas
Harrisville
W. Va
Belt House
Died in storms and injuries rise in the South
A report notes deaths from recent storms and warns injuries will run into the thousands across southern states with ongoing rescue efforts and weather advisories in effect.
Deadly Winds Sweep Five States Lose Count Near 200
Mississippi bore the worst toll with an estimated death list approaching two hundred as deadly winds plowed through Texas Arkansas Louisiana Tennessee and Georgia leaving destruction in their path and prompting warnings across the region.
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Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Georgia
Death toll rises as tornado wreaks havoc across South
A massive twister across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia leaves up to 650 dead or injured and millions in property losses. Mississippi shows the heaviest toll with 183 dead and 1000 injured. Louisiana reports 99 dead and widespread damage. Martial law in several towns curbs looting as relief efforts mobilize with tents and aid from neighboring communities.
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New Onrzans
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Washington
Tangipahoa
Concordia
Rapides
Oklahoma
Amite
Noel
Purvis
Miss
Little
Ever memorable September gale of 1815 devastates New England
A historic storm of September 23 1815 unleashed east winds veering south forming a tornado over sixty miles long from New York to Canada. In less than two days 8.05 inches of rain fell and coastal seas surged seventeen to twenty feet, wrecking ships and flooding towns. Vegetation died, salt marshes formed, and birds were blown inland as communities remembered the era’s worst tempest.
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New England
New York
Canada
Newland
Unusual White Haze Follows Gulf Tornado Dust
A Gulf states tornado is blamed for a white atmospheric haze over Oklahoma. Strong easterly winds Friday night and Saturday morning lifted vast red Oklahoma dust, but yesterday the sky appeared white, resembling dense fog. The cause may be lighter outside dust or atmosphere density.
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Gurner
Gulf States
Oklahoma
Half the Town of Hector Blown Away by Tornado
Reports from Hector Pope county describe a tornado that destroyed half the town of about 200 residents. Four stores and a gun were wrecked. Fatalities include farmers Melville Story John Heinchie and Sam Austin. George Prior, his wife M Bailey and four others are believed fatally injured.
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Strrtz Rock
Arx
Hector
Pope County
Melville Story
John Heinchie
Sam Austin
George Prior
M. Bailey
Four Annes
Gladiator sinks after collision with liner St Paul off Isle of Wight
Southampton reports a snow storm collision when the big liner St Paul rammed the cruiser Gladiator, causing the latter to sink within minutes. Thirty potential fatalities feared, eight rescued to Golden Hill hospital, Captain Lumsden last to leave, St Paul suffers minor damage and returns to Southampton.
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Southampton
Ihe
Isle of Wight
St. Paul
Steward Widgery
Cowdrey
Diebras
London
St Paul
Solent
Passow
Gladiator
St. Paul's
Yarmouth
Walter Lumsden
Lumsden
Captain Passow
Ie Chen
Badland
Portsmouth
The St. Paul the ship of ill fortune and its career
The St. Paul, a 16 800 ton liner of 554 feet with 21 knot speed and 1400 passenger capacity, infamously unlucky after a collision with a British cruiser. It held a trans Atlantic record and served in the Spanish American War as an auxiliary cruiser. Since launch in 1895 a string of accidents marked its history including a failed launch and a shattered hull during early service.
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St. Paul
New York
St. Starboard
St. Pat York
Ania
Campan
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Frank Walsh
O. H. Dove
W. C. Root
Lee Lyons
Henry N
Scare
Beardsley
Twelfth
Orient
Siows City
Duke
Mrs. Shonts
de Chauines
Dr. P. Thomson
Hotographer
Walnut Street
Cal
Chicago Exchange
Mrs. Hunt
Hutchinson, Kas
SMA
Crutcher & Sona
Baltimore
Twelfth Street
Paseo
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