Chilapa Earthquake Devastates Mexican City of 15000
A strong quake destroyed Chilapa in Guerrero state last night and fire engulfed the ruins. Authorities report no confirmed death toll. the city of 15 000 inhabitants was left in terror with widespread destruction. A second large tremor was recorded in Washington with details of distinct shocks and long vibrations. No damage reported from St Thomas in the Virgin Islands after a sharp quake.
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St. Tuomas
Bartisa West Indies
Which Has Named The Men
Letter writer argues Beardsley disclosed his proposed utilities commission names on October 21. The Democratic candidate claimed to name men of character, while the writer asserts the opponent has not published his list and may mislead voters.
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Beardsley
Utilities Commission
Turner A. Gill
John J. Green
A. KR. Strother
Mohr
Stephen A. Mitchell
M. B. Wright
Truru Tevier
Independence Water Company Faces Compliance Threat
Independence city counselor C C Madison notified the Independence Water Company to meet franchise terms or a forfeiture proceeding would begin. The action follows a city council resolution amid complaints of muddy water and refusals to extend service to new territory where demand exists.
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C. C. Madison
Independence
Independence Wate Company
Messenger Boy Dies Or Injured In East Thirteenth Street Shooting
Harry Grenberg the messenger boy shot last night in Ford's restaurant East Thirteenth street is in dangerous condition at the general hospital a bullet entered his stomach Joseph Hutiman who fired the shot is held at police headquarters and denies the shooting set to paikster involved.
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Harry Grenberg
Harry Messenger
Joseph Hutiman
Ford
East Thirteenth Street
Dan
Bank Official Embezzlement Scandal Rocks City Institution
Bank examiner W L Folds files third information against Henry Reiber paying teller and John Young auditor of Farmers Deposit National Bank charging embezzlement and misapplication totaling at least 1 105 000 over three years. Both men in county jail with 25 000 bail awaiting further charges as investigations expand to include Pittsburg and other cities.
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W. L. Folds
Henry Reiber
John Young
Farmers Deposit National Bank
Reiber
Young
Pittsburg
United States
William T. Lindsay
Willis Wood Opens With Comic Opera Short on Talent
Opening at the Willis Loop, the company that staged A Knight for a Day in Chicago and New York presents a comic opera whose book lyrics and music are only average. The second rate cast dampens the engagement though the active chorus offers spectacular effects.
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Chicago
New York
Willis Wood
Spring Shower Time Predicts Continued Rain
The Weather Bureau forecast a continuation of spring showers into tomorrow night with moderate temperatures. Observers noted unsettled conditions, snowfall in New Mexico and the Northwest, and zero temperatures along the Canadian border as the season progresses.
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New Mexico
Northwest
Army moves to decentralize supply purchases
A new army order shifts the buying of troops equipment and barracks supplies to local markets. Effective July 1, the change aims to boost Kansas City wholesale houses as Western and Southwestern posts begin sourcing from nearby markets rather than central depots in New York and Jeffersonville.
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Kansas City
New York
Jeffersonville
Ind
Man Fined in Nonsupport Case Over One Pair Shoes
Mrs Lulu Slavin testifies before Judge Sims that her husband J R Slavin has supported her and their five children with only one pair of shoes in three years. Slavin, a Swift packing plant laborer, is fined 500 dollars.
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Lulu Slavin
South Fourth Street
Kansas City
Presbyterians to Meet Here in General Assembly
The 120th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States will convene at Convention Hall starting May 21. A featured event of the assembly will be a ...
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Convention Hall
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Kansas City streetcar battles trace back to 1882
The Star recalls a long history of disputes over streetcar franchises from 1882 horse car monopoly clashes to attempts in 1908 to extend Metropolitan control. The paper notes indignation meetings and public protests against renewals worth millions.
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Kansas City
The
Star
Metropolitian
Adan Adig: Rodney’s Cold Sidelining Comedy
Rodney the comedian suffers a bad cold and airs through hiccups in routine. Elsie Herbert notes only a hint of Mabel Flite’s former role in the same scene.
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Advan Adig
Rodney
Elsie Herbert
Mabel Flite
Election Board assigns eight canvassers to review registration
Eight canvassers four Republicans and four Democrats were sent by election commissioners this morning to investigate registration complaints. Each party provides one canvasser. About eight complaints are to be reviewed with a final registration revision due next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Death of Lewis Hildebrand From Fall at Home
Lewis Hildebrand aged 47 died at his North High street home in Independence from a concussion after a fall. The burial is planned for Sandy Hook in Monisteaw county.
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Lewis Hildebrand
North High Street
Independence
Sandy Hook
Monisteaw County
Meeting on Labor and Church Relations in Kansas City
A Sunday meeting on May 24 will discuss the cause of labor in relation to the church. The Department of Church and Labor and the Kansas City Industrial Council sponsor the event. Rev. Charles Stetzle will represent the church and an AFL executive council member will speak for organized labor.
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Christmas toys and holiday goods in off season sale
R. C. Parlett, a traveling salesman for a Chicago toy house, said he concentrates on Christmas toys and holiday goods even as spring topics fill hotels. He noted this is his busy season while dining at McClintock's Roman Room in Omaha.
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R. C. Parlett
Chicago
McClintock
Cay Omaha Oe
Professors in Oil Deal Amid Suspected Double Cross
Ann Arbor professors including Bogle Thompson Allen Sadler Hall Stevens Yutzey Roth and Schlotterbeck face an accounting claim after a Tilbury Ontario oil venture lost investors 10 000. Promoters allegedly bought the property for 2200 while the well dried up. defense says good faith. Louis Hall a dental professor allegedly received favors in the disputed dealings.
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Theodore Mast
George H. Purchase
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Bogle
Thompson
Allen
Sadler
Hall
Stevens
Yutzey
Roth
Schlotterbeck
Ann Arbor
Sawyer
John R. Rood
Reod
Purchase
O Wing
Louis Hall
Dental
Rood
Argentine High School Paints Town Green
About 200 pupils from Argentine High School painted the town in green last night. Girls rode in carriages while boys marched in four abreast. A dilapidated spring wagon carried green paint as the senior class color. They halted at principal streets and painted sidewalks and billboards with the school name and OR letters.
Judge Sets Next Court Session For Horne Case
Judge William H. Wallace told attorneys to return Monday morning for an order in the General Richard C. Horne case. Horne, tried for killing H J Groves, was acquitted on insanity. if not recovered, his assault with intent to kill suit may be disposed of before commitment to an asylum. He will stay in hospital at the county jail pending action.
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William H. Wallace
Criminal Court
Horne
Richard C. Horne
H. J. Groves
D. Woodward
Republican rally and stereopticon program across venues
March 27 schedule lists a big tent rally at northwest corner Eighteenth Street and Belleview Avenue at 8 p.m. Speakers include Mayor Beardsley R R Brewster J H Hawthorne and J K Kimbrett with a stereopticon show. Additional events occur at Jewel's Hall Sheffield and 1717 W Ninth Street with various speakers and exhibits.
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Belleview Avenue
Beardsley
R. R. Brewster
J. H. Hawthorne
J. K. Kimbrett
Or Avenue
Hne Street
D. A. Brown
H. $. Conrad
H. H. Cook
Woodland Avenue
F. M. Hayward
van Valkenburg
Jno
G. Schaich
Heardsley
Jewel's Hall
Sheffield
Robert T. Sloan
Fred C. Coon
George Hoffman
Everett Elliott
Metropolitan Street Railway Faces Demand for More Cars
Alderman George H. Edwards reports the city needs 125 to 150 additional cars beyond current service to meet franchise requirements and traffic needs. The special council committee warns that even optimized schedules under the peace agreement fall short of city needs.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company
George H. Edwards
Transit Line Requests Ten-Minute Service on Last Three Lines
The final line operates from Broad way to Delaware with a single car and is deemed adequate. A ten-minute service interval is requested on the three last named lines.
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Delaware
Residents Back Independence Light Extension Effort
In Arlington North Evanston and nearby stations on the Independence electric line residents contribute funds to urge the Independence municipal electric light plant to extend its wires and supply illumination. Englewood Maywood and Tirisrol have already been using light from this source.
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Independence
Independence Municipal Electric Light Plant
Engleword
Maywood
Tiristol
General Greely Retires From Active Duty
Major General A. W. Greely, famed for Arctic service, reaches 64 and is placed on the retired list at Fort Leavenworth, marking a transition in the officer corps as of today in Washington.
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Orient
Charles B. Hall
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John B. Kerr
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Bribery Jury Disagrees in St Lonia Alderman Case
In St Louis on March 27 the jury in Fred Warner a St Louis aldermanic case disagreed and was discharged. The jury split eight for conviction four for acquittal. Judge Muench scheduled a hearing in April. Warner and F W Priesmeyer face bribery charges over a $500 payment for influencing an ordinance and perjury. Priesmeyer’s trial on the bribery charge will soon be held.
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Fred Warner
House of Delegates
Muench
Warner
F. W. Priesmeyer
Ex-Chancellor of Syracuse Dies at 75 in Indiana
The Rev. Dr. Charles N. Sims, former chancellor of Syracuse University, died today at his Liberty Indiana home. He was 75 years old.
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Charles N. Sims
Syracuse University
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Directors Named for National Bank of Commerce Board
The Commerce directory lists 21 directors for the reorganized National Bank of Commerce. Stockholders meet to finalize picks this afternoon after adjourning from 3 pm. William B. Ridgely is expected as president with George T. Cutts as vice president and Edward Ridgely as cashier. a second vice president is unlikely. D R Francis, chair, spoke by long distance to Ridgely, who will be in Kansas City Monday for the bank’s formal reopening.
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Lee T. Cutts
Reorganized Bank
Miller
Corrigan
Bryant
Kansas City
William B. Ridgely
A Dent
George T. Cutts
Stockholders’ Committee
D. R. Francis
W. B. Ridgely
Ridgely Delivers Resignation Notice Amid Kansas City Reorg
William Ridgely, comptroller of the currency, told the President his resignation will be handed in soon and plans to move to Kansas City. He approved the National Bank of Commerce reorganization with 2 million dollars capital, 200 thousand surplus, and deposits of 12 to 13 million, enabling a March 30 resumption of business.
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William B. Ridgely
White House
Cullom
Senator Hopkins
Ridgely
Kansas City
National Bank of Commerce
William Ridgely
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George T. Cutts
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Edward Ridgely
Kansas Ve
West
David R. Francis
Louis
Francis
British House backs Pearce daylight saving bill
London reports the House of Commons approved on second reading a daylight saving bill moving clocks forward eighty minutes for summer, adding about 210 extra daylight hours. The debate contrasted with movement on the women’s suffrage bill, which was referred to a committee of the whole house.
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London
House of Commons
Wormwood
Prices of Light Gas Compared for Merchants Circular
The Business Men's League compiles statistics on gas and electric costs for circulars to downtown merchants. The effort aims to spark interest in the lighting question with a pamphlet sent to each business man. D M Bone serves as secretary and says the circulars will be ready next week.
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Business Men's League
D. M. Bone
Tragic Death of St. Louis School Official on Street
Dan, superintendent of the St. Louis benevolence society, collapsed and died on Second and Olive amid reports the cause was illness. Police stated no foul play was suspected as investigators review the scene and local health records.
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