Three-Cent Fares Begin for Cleveland Lines
Cleveland adopts three-cent fares on all lines effective today with universal transfers to follow after sixty days. Transfers will cost one cent each. suburban riders pay extra, and old tickets are accepted. Labor tensions loom as unions seek higher wages and free off-duty transport amid franchise changes linked to Johnson's political foes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curverann
Cleveland
Cleveland Electric Company
Union of Street Railway Employees
Municipal Traction Company
Municipal Traction
Municipal
Cone of Johnson
Johnson
The Light Company Next Mayor Johnson Tackles City Power
Mayor Johnson plans a vacation then shifts to Cleveland Public Service Corporations with a street lighting plant and a 1000 kilowatt generator to be added to the water works. The city may push for cheaper electric lighting, with Peter Witt calling a crucial meeting to settle terms. Beardsley dinner attracts nearly 200 guests at Coates House tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clevelann
Johnson
Electric Light Company
Illuminating Company
Water Works
Peter Witt
Illuminating Compan
Traction Company
Beardsley
Henry M. Beardsley
Coates House
Light frost possible tonight with fair conditions elsewhere
Weather observer cautions a light frost tonight if winds subside while conditions remain generally fair. Tomorrow should be fair and warmer with low 40s today and colder readings in Western Kansas and nearby states. Reports note freezing temperatures in the Texas Panhandle and Nebraska, with rain in several Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas and northern Texas areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Blues Postponed Game At Columbus In Muddy Conditions
The Blues postponed their first game of the season in Columbus due to rain and a muddy field. They plan to travel to Kansas City tonight to open the season with Toledo on Friday with Hill expected to return to center field.
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Columbus
Blues
Kansas City
Toledo
Hill
Rebels Threaten Battambang as Townspeople Revolt
A April dispatch from Battambang reports a native revolt endangering European residents. French troops are deemed insufficient for protection in this Siam town within the French sphere of influence. The unrest links to wider antiofficial abuses in Central Annam near the Cochin China frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battambaperang Ae
Battambang
Siam
Saigon
Cochin-China
Annam
Motor Car and Horses Burned in Barn Fire
A spark from a car battery caused a gasoline explosion in Dr. C. H. Carson's motor car at Twelfth and Washington. The car valued at 5000 and a carriage at 500 burned, along with a team of horses worth 1000. Barn interior damage about 1000. insurance partly covers the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Carson
Twelfth
Washington Streets
Rich ards Bankrupt Suit Restraining Hat Store Sale
Creditors obtained a federal court order this morning from Judge Pollock restraining H D Graham trustee from selling or transferring The Lid hat store at 308 East Twelfth street. A voluntary bankruptcy suit was filed. Creditor John C Humes of C Humes Crockery Company is involved in a $100 suit for alienation of Richards's wife. Mrs Richards has filed for divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Richards
Pollock
H. D. Graham
East Twelfth Street
John C. Humes
Re C
Philippines for free trade push from Manila merchants
The Merchants' association of Manila urges free trade with the United States. A letter to Carl Dehoney claims free trade would raise US gold sales to about 200 million dollars annually from the current 5 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchants’ Association of
Manila
Philippine Islands
Carl Dehoney
Mercantile Club
United States
Distiller Guilty of Fraud Sentenced in Danville Court
T M Angle, president of the Dry Fork Distilling company, was found guilty on five charges in Danville for extensive revenue frauds. He received four years in prison with a $10000 fine and bail set at $20000 pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmont
Vaa
T. M. Angle
Dry Fork Distilling Company
Danville
Millionaire broker Charles Coster dies by own act and firm suspends
New York reports the death by self destruction of broker Charles Coster leading to the suspension of Coster Knapp & Co on the New York Stock Exchange. The firm plans a general assignment for creditors as assignees assess assets and liabilities. Knapp attributes losses to Coster's heavy speculative activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Coster
Stock Exchange
New York
Coster
Werner
Simpson, Werner & Cardoza
Nene
J. M. Knapp
Death at Surface’s drug store ends 70 year old Eubanks’s life
James N. Eubanks, a former coal dealer, collapsed in Surface's drug store on Eighteenth Street and Paseo. Heart disease is listed as the cause. He, age 70, lived at 2207 Brooklyn Avenue and left a daughter Mrs. Frank Graybill and nephew Thad deus Eubanks, a Flora Avenue sergeant. Funeral at 2207 Brooklyn Avenue with G A R officiating. Burial in Elmwood cemetery.
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James N. Eubanks
Surface
Eighteenth Street
Paseo
Mr. Eubanks
Newcomer’s
Eubanks
Brooklyn Avenue
Frank Graybill
Thaddeus Eubanks
Flora Avenue
Elmwood Cemetery
Kansas Grocers Hold Informal Executive Meeting
The Kansas State Grocers Association held an informal executive meeting at the Hotel Baltimore this morning with about ten Kansas grocery dealers. President J A Ranney of Arkansas City said no price agreements were discussed and no schedule was planned, citing anti trust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Grocers’ Association
Baltimore
Kansas
Charles Hylesbury
Wichita
J. A. Ranney
Arkansas City
City license taxes due prompt for all licensees
The license department chief deputy Frank Smith informed Chief Ahern to arrest all persons lacking licenses for the coming year. This includes peddlers real estate dealers roaming housekeepers vehicle and motor car owners lunch wagon keepers merchants and popcorn stand owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Smith
Ahern
Harris Refused to Testify in Forgery Trial
Nealy Harris, charged with forging his parents names on notes, refused to testify in Judge Porterfield's criminal court division. He would not even say his name or where he lives. His defense rests on insanity and his attorney failed to elicit any testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nealy Harris
Porterfield
Criminal Court
Harris
Miners Make Little Progress in Wage Arbitration Talks
In the morning session of wage scale negotiations between miners and operators, talks were limited to the operators arbitration clause. Miners’ representatives planned to propose several amendments to the clause this afternoon.
Boy Hurt on Hannibal Bridge Improves at Hospital
James Rowland Jr., 14, injured Monday night by a train on the Hannibal bridge, shows improvement at the general hospital. He is the son of James Rowland, a night watchman for Mitchell Dry Goods, residing at 1514 Harrison Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rowland
Hannibal Bridge
General Hospital
Harrison Street
Mitchell Dry Goods Company
Commission Plan Backed By Kansas City Group
At a Mercantile club rooms meeting in Kansas City Kansas supporters of a commission form of government plan will perfect an organization to advocate adoption. A special election to decide the plan is scheduled for June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Kas
Kansas City
Kas
Mercantile Club
Minnesotan Governor Johnson Denies Tammany Ties
In Detroit April 29 Governor Johnson states he has no connection with Tammany or Murphy and that his campaign support will come from another direction than Wall Street. He cites the tariff as the major issue and supports government regulation of railroads without ownership. He arrives for a strenuous visit ending with alumni lecture and banquet.
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Detroit
Johnson
New York
Wall Street
Tammany
Murphy
Bryan
Upper Peninsula
the Western High School
Thompson
Michigan Central Station
Hotel Pontchartrain
Fred M. Warner
Michigan
Wholesalers’ Association
Johnson campaign manager predicts Johnson nomination in early ballot
Fred B. Lynch arrives in Washington from Chicago as Johnson campaign chief and Minnesota chair. He says Bryan cannot reach two thirds on first ballot and Johnson gains southern support while the East backs defeat of Bryan. Lynch expects Johnson to visit May 10 for several days.
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Washingrton
Fred B. Lynch
Johnson
Chicago
Minnesota State Committee
Washington
Itol
Lynch
Minnesota
Bryan
New Haver Democratic State Convention Chooses Delegates
In New Haven April 29 the Democratic state convention disposed quickly of business. The resolutions committee voted down Bryan instruction. Ex governors Waller and Troup were chosen as delegates at large, with Troup, Kennedy, Cullinane and Cary among Bryan supporters.
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New Haver
Conn
Committee On
William J. Bryan
Comstock
Thomas M. Waller
John J. Walsh
Norway
Alexander Troup
New Haven
Bryan
Troup
Kennedy
Cullinane
Cary
Street Car Fatal Hits Baseball Player After Game
Frank Irwin a clerk in the Missouri Pacific shops died at the railway hospital after a street car struck him Sunday afternoon. He had just been returning from a game with All Fair at Schmelzer park in Sheffield when injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Irwin
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific Railway
All Fair
Schmelzer Park
Sheffield
Oklahoma Man Dies in Midland Hotel
Percy Scrivenor of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, died early today at the Midland hotel where he had been staying. Officials say the death was due to natural causes. The body lies in state at Foster & Smith's undertaking rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Scrivenor
Bartlesville
Midland
Ge ‘ Parker
Alood
Foster & Smith
Swindler Collecting Subscriptions Reported in Kansas
The Star warns patrons of a man naming himself E. A. Smith who has collected money in Kansas claiming it funds subscriptions. Last heard from in Dellvale, the paper cautions that only agents with credentials from The Star office may collect payments.
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Star
E. A. Smith
Kansas
Dellvale
City Club endorses Beardsley upper house plan for city charter
At a Sexton hotel luncheon the City Club voted 22 to 13 to back H M Beardsley's upper house plan and forward it to the charter board. The committee's alternative tax and civil service reforms were approved, while the Beardsley proposal was offered as a separate option.
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Sexton Hotel
Board of Freeholders
H. M. Beardsley
Charter Board
Beardsley
Robert A. Schauffler
Jay M. Lee
Elliott H. Jones
Hoard Sad Hospital
Civil Service
Lee F. Hanmer
Playground Association of America
Books Used as Depositories Tells of Returned Volumes
Mrs. Whitney the librarian describes items found in returned public library volumes. Hair pins souvenir cards opened letters samples of cloth and even stamps money checks and glasses appear in books. Librarians retrieve and record the findings and discard useless articles.
Burglars scare Kansas City resident by screams
Mrs. T. H. Hickman woke at 2 am to intruders in her bedroom at 71 South Valley, Kansas City. She screamed and two men fled. a purse with $5 and a gold watch were missing. Other Kansas City homes at 65 South Valley and 728 South Ninth also reported thefts of small amounts. A neighbor saw a man enter 553 Freeman avenue yard, then leave with a small coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. H. Hickman
South Valley Street
Kansas City
Kas
J. F E. Smith
J. D. Thompson
South Ninth Street
Roland Hammond
Freeman Avenue
German Naval Accident Kills Two on Elsass
A mine explosion during a water obstruction clearance drill aboard the battleship Elsass at Kiel killed two seamen and wounded six others. The incident occurred when a mine exploded prematurely during maneuvers involving a launch.
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Kiel
Elsass
Ice Cream Supper Draws Large Crowd at Hales Home
A Saturday night ice cream supper at Mr G B Hales’s home drew a large, hearty crowd. The event inspired light verse expressing goodwill and a sense of community belonging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseboro
Fayetteville
G. B. Hales
Oil men in the Tucker case
Experienced oil men and engineers testified in the Tucker trial this morning for using the mails to defraud. The government sought to prove that Uncle Sam Oil's production and holdings were far less than advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker
Torexa
H. H. Tucker, Jr
United States
Defaud
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Warner Too Ill to Speak in Senate Record
Senator Warner’s speech, half delivered, will be read in the Senate by Senator Lodge as Warner remains ill at home. Senator Bacon objects to inserting undelivered material in the record, noting a Senate precedent would be bad. Lodge says the illness is the reason for the request and that others may read the remainder for the record.
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Washrneron
Senator Warner
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Bacon
Georgia
House
Missouri
Warner
Speedy Bank Receiver Ends Mitchell County Bank Closure
Frank A. Lutz of Beloit set a Kansas record for winding up a defunct bank in the shortest time and at the least expense. Scotsville State Bank in Mitchell County closed December 24. Lutz was appointed January 4 and by April 3 had collected assets and paid depositors. He cleared all notes and mortgages, sold assets including a farm and a drug store, and turned over $13,020.45 to stockholders while paying all depositor claims within two months. The bank had $30,000 in deposits. total closing expenses were about $400.
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Torrxa
Frank A. Lutz
Beloit
Kansas
Scotsville State Bank
Mitchell County
Lutz
John Q. Royce
Jony
Metropolitan tax returns reveal vast Kansas City rail lines
TorexA reports to the tax commission that Metropolitan Street Railway owns 16.836 miles of main double track and 442 miles of single track in Kansas City Kansas with track value of 559,524 dollars. Real estate worth 405,400 dollars. provincial stock 228,680 dollars and materials 15,262.06 dollars. The Kan sas City Elevated railway reports 9,786 miles of track valued at 207,958 dollars, forty one cars worth 36,232 dollars, repair materials 5,136.85 dollars and owned buildings at 41,000 dollars.
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Torexa
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Tax Commission
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas
Taft and Prohibition Endorsed by Arkansas State GOP
At the Arkansas state convention Hor Spaines Arx April 29 state wide prohibition and Secretary Taft were endorsed. Roosevelt policies approved. A full state ticket named with John S. Worthington of Boone County for governor and delegates Powell Clayton H M Remmell J F W Tucker and J F Bush instructed to vote for Taft while he remains in contention.
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Spaines
Arx
Prohibition
Taft
Roosevelt
John S. Worthington
Boone County
Powell Clayton
H. M. Remmell
JF. W. T. Tucker
J. F. Bush
Chicago
Jamaica request prompts Kansas City trade literature
The American consul in Kingston Jamaica requests catalogues and trade literature from Kansas City Kansas manufacturers and trade journals. Carl Dehoney of the Mercantile Club relays that Jamaica seeks information on American industries to share with island business men. Exports to the U United States exceed imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
PF. van Dyne
Kingston
Jamaica
Carl Dehoney
Mercantile Club
van Dyne
United States
Jury Awards $2000 to Woman Injured on Train Door
In Judge Walter A. Powell's Independence court this morning Cordelia R. Martin won $2000 damages from Missouri Pacific Railway Co for injuries after a brakeman shut a train door on her hand near Passaic Missouri on March 20 1907. She sued for $5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Powell
Independence
Cordelia R. Martin
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Passaic
Stone worker Edward Johnson falls boarding streetcar
Edward Johnson, a stone worker, attempted to board a westbound car at Independence Avenue and Mystle Street this afternoon and fell. He sustained a fractured right collar bone and right elbow and was treated at the emergency hospital by Dr. W. L. Gist.
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Edward Johnson
Independence Avenue
Mystle Street
W. L. Gist
Peltzman Election Case Dropped
A charge of election fraud against Israel Peltzman was dismissed in Justice Court by James J. Shephard for lack of prosecution as the arresting deputy marshal did not appear to prosecute.
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Peltzman
Israel Peltzman
James J. Shephard
Justice Court
Ice Covers County as Temperatures Drop in April
Reports from Maneaa and surrounding areas indicate ice of a half inch to an inch formed as temperatures fell to 25 degrees last night. Alfalfa fields suffered heavy frost damage across Donen Curry Kas and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maneaa
Donen Curry
Kas
Jean Reid to Be a Bride in London Society
Miss Jean Reid daughter of White Law Reid American ambassador becomes engaged to Hon. John Hubert Ward brother of the Earl of Dudley. Ward, a king's equerry and noted racing man, enjoys court favor and frequenting Dar Chester House social functions. Wedding planned for summer with date pending.
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John Hubert Ward
Watting
London
Jean Reid
White~ Law Reid
Earl of Dudley
Mr. Ward
Edward
Ward
Darchester House
Reids
Miss Reid
America
Paris
Whitelaw Reid
England
Jean
Lord Dalmeny
Lord Brooke
Tragedy Strikes Margrave Family With Third Death
Mrs W C Margrave 31 wife of W A Margrave company president died from burns after lamp oil ignited her clothing in a chicken house near Hiawatha Kansas. The Margrave family leading ranches in Kansas and Nebraska have witnessed three deaths in two years, including W A Margrave in an automobile crash and brother in law Walter S Herman found dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margrave
Hiawatha
Kas
W. C. Margrave
W. A. Margrave Company
W. A. Margrave
Nebraska
Gordon
Neb
Walter S. Herman
Senator Jeff Davis Sparks Outburst in Senate Row
Senator Jeff Davis lashed out at Senator Foraker in a loud exchange during a Senate session. Davis used inflammatory language about To avoid further disruption, the incident occurred as the chamber faced a heated House scramble and a tense gallery.
Funston Ordered to Kansas as Hall Reaches Age Limit
General Frederick Funston receives official orders to relieve General Hall at Fort Leavenworth as Hall retires. The transfer follows announcements weeks earlier and marks Funston’s move from San Francisco to assume new duties.
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General Hall
Fort Leavenworth
San Francisco
Frederick Funston
J. F. Bell
Eral Funston
Hall
Mit
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