New York Wide Open for Gambling Says Officials
May 4 report from New York notes broad legalization of gambling and vice after elections. Broadway crowds grow with dealers and touts returning, Spotlight on Tenderloin and Sixth Avenue seething with disreputable figures. District Attorney's crackdown cited, yet police claim lack of evidence hampers arrests.
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New York
Broadway
Tenderloin
Charles Ackron
Sixth Avenue
Thirty- Street
Washington Avenue Plans Sent to Corners by Park Board
Plans for converting Washington avenue into a model boulevard were finalized by Kansas City Kansas park board engineers. The project runs from Third to Eighth streets and from Washington to Minnesota avenue, with bids to be received after mayoral review.
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Wshington Avenue
Cornell
Kansas City
Kas
Park Board
Washington Avenue
Kansas City, S
Washington Venue
Kansasity
United States
S. S. Glasscock
Ard
Missouri
Lineman Finds Jerome Bridges Unconscious Under Bridge
Linemen for the Metropolitan Street Railway found Jerome Bridges unconscious on the bank of Rock Creek after a night in the rain. He was brought to the Ninth Street car barn and then to the emergency hospital with fractured ribs and bones. Bridges, from Vienna Illinois, worked at Fairmount Park. It is believed he fell from the bridge last night and his condition is dangerous.
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Metropolitan Street
Rock Roek
Ninth Street
Jerome Bridges
Vienna
Fairmount Park
General Hospital
Mrs Morasch On Trial In Wyandotte For Poisoned Candy
Second jury impaneling underway in Wyandotte district court for the murder trial of Mrs Sarah Morasch alias Miller accused of sending poisoned candy that killed Ruth Miller February 12 4 year old niece by marriage The first jury stood seven to five for conviction A panel of 100 men will supply jurors likely two days before evidence starts Three jurors were accepted today subject to peremptory challenges.
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Srt
Wyandotte County
Sarah Morasch
Joliet Man Praises City Factory Growth in Savoy Visit
In Joliet Indiana, K. C. Buckeye real name Kansas City Buckeye, claims Joliet attracts manufacturers. He cites city concessions as key, calling Toliet The Pittsburg of the West and praising local Factory Facts advertising as favorable, noting growing factory interest.
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Joliet
Man
K. C. Buckeye
Kansas City
Buckeye
Inl
Savoy
Pittsburg
Toliet
Four More Candi dates Enter Primaries
Four declarations filed in the county clerk’s office show J A Callahan Democrat seeks county surveyor and John N Davis Republican seeks county official posts. Buckner Democrat aims for district judge, while Republican candidate for district attorney joins Justice Remsley’s court race in the Eighth District. Dr C H Carson trial set for 2 pm in Judge Porterfield’s criminal court. numerous continuances noted.
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A. Callahan
Wey 'N
HM. Carson
C. H. Carson
More Showers Forecast After Unsettled Conditions
The observer reported belated April showers early today with nearly an inch of rain and winds reaching forty four miles per hour for five minutes. Conditions remain unsettled with showers or thunderstorms possible tonight and tomorrow morning. Overnight low was 46 degrees and warmer conditions are expected tonight.
No Game Due To Wet Grounds And Road Trip Notes
The fourth game of the series with Toledo was called off because of wet grounds. The Madhens depart tonight for Milwaukee. Columbus opens a four game set with the Blues tomorrow. Racing results in Jamaica show Queen Marguerite winning the first race, St Witold first in the second, Jonathan first in the third, King Cobalt first in the fourth, Zethus first in the fifth, Castlewood first in the sixth. American League results note Philadelphia tying 5 1, and postponed games listed for the National League with Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and St Louis at Chicago.
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Toledo
Madhens
Milwaukee
Columbus
Blues
Jamaican
Queen Marguerite
BE. Dugan
Big Hen
Netter
Hyperionif
Musgrave
Sir Toddington
Golf Ball
Ban Yoh
Kong Ball
Ife Knows
Sandal
St. Witold
Notter
Father Stafford
Cohiting
Foyt
C. Miller
Bluestock
Desolate
Nedlim
Tennessee May
Get Along
Sappho
Kuxtacian
Wemnboro
Shapdale
Maiden
Pera
Jonathan
McCarthy
Rosario
Breakaway
Fly Bell
Aglaia
Compare
Almandine
King Cobalt
Berry Maid
Rialto
E. Dagan
James B. Brady
Questionmark
Masquerade
Celli
Zethus
KE. Dugand
Chief Hayes
Yorke
Chanstilly
Poquessing
Cymbel
Castlewood
Duwan
Zietap
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
County License To Forest Park Granted In Jackson Court
The Jackson County Court granted a dramshop license today to J D Tippett manager to sell liquor at Forest Park. Forest Park application had no dissenting vote and no protest. Upcoming hearings include W F Smith for Fairmount Park on May 15 and Gilbert Morton for Electric Park with no remonstrance filed. An organized opposition to Electric Park license is planned by Twelfth Ward residents, with a mass meeting at Linwood Boulevard Presbyterian Church to form the group and divide the ward into four block precincts each led by a man.
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J. D. Tippett
Forest Park
W. F. Smith
Fairmount Park
Smith
Gilbert Morton
Electric Park
Twelfth Ward
Linwood Boulevard Presbyterian Church
Friction at City Hall Over Elevator Operator Choice
City engineer C J Rundberg, a Republican, defies orders by appointing a Democrat for an elevator operator role after a quit. The appointment, influenced by M C Ross and Alderman Cunningham, triggers political concern as Mayor Crittenden asks Rundberg to replace the appointee with a Republican. Rundberg insists he kept elevators running and will comply with the mayor’s request, pending reaction from Ross and Cunningham.
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C. J. Rundberg
Crittenden
M. C. Ross
Democratic City Central Committee
Michael Cunningham
Sixth Ward
Rundberg
Howard Forbes
Ross
Cunningham
Kansas City Moves to Condemn Metropolitan Water Works
A petition seeks to condemn the Metropolitan Water company’s plant so Kansas City Kansas may own and control its water works. Judge Mc Cabe Moore said he will appoint commissioners after reviewing the petition. H L Alden proposed fifteen names. The Metropolitan company’s stance is not yet stated publicly.
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Metropolitan Water Company
Kansas City
Kas
McCabe Moore
Wyandotte District Court
H. L. Alden
Moore
Tornado Strikes Ambia Destroys Homes and Barns in Village
A twenty foot wide tornado hit Ambia early today near Paris Texas causing destruction to three houses two barns and a smokehouse. Blacksmith Ben Nedder was injured and a cabin sheltering eleven African American residents was destroyed leaving one resident injured.
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Paris
Tex
Ambia
Ben Nedder
Clothing of Two Gypsy Girls Found in Leeds Boat
Two dresses including undergarments and a wool coat were found in a skiff on the Blue River near Leeds, seven miles southeast of Kansas City. Residents fear a double murder or double suicide after gypsies at a river camp disappeared. deputy Ratliff led a search party and planned river dragging.
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Leeds
Kansas City
Carl Cramer
D. J. Ratliff
Ratliff
August Luther
Mr. Ratliff
Independence girl sues for 38500 after tripping incident
Sarah Kinkaid of Independence sues Ellis Bailey and Ellis Short Jr for 5500 damages alleging a sidewalk trip by a rope left on Walnut street near Grand and Electric. The suit, filed by her mother Kate A. Kinkaid as next friend, also names the boys’ fathers Earl Bailey and Ellis Short Sr. and notes Short is a church bishop. The accident occurred January 30.
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Sarah Kinkaid
Ellis Bailey
Ellis Short, Jr
Kate A. Kinkaid
Earl Bailey
Ellis Short
Ellis Short, Sr. Are Made Parties To the Suit. Mr. Short
Church of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints
Jackson County Bank of
Harriman Seeks 100 Million Bond Issue for Union Pacific
F H Harriman announced that Union Pacific stockholders will be asked in Salt Lake City to authorize 100 million dollars in bonds with at least 50 million reserved for construction and new lines. He said current funds need not exceed 25 million, but development will resume to put people to work. The plan consolidates mortgages for future extensions.
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New York
F. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Salt Lake City
Plan to unify Kansas City fall shows moves forward
The Manufacturers and Merchants association backs a plan to amalgamate fall exhibitions into a Kansas City Fair and Exposition. The association's retail trade committee will meet the American Royal Live Stock show directors at the Hotel Savoy to discuss cooperative plans. Members include E L Howe F B Heath I W Biggar L P Rothschild Co L Merry C R Murray Irwin Baldwin J A Runyan for the committee and C R Thomas N H Gentry George Stevenson A M Thompson W H Weeks A D Cottingham for the directors.
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Kansas City Fair and Exposition
Manufacturers’ and Merchants’ Association
Hotel Savoy
E. L. Howe
F. B. Heath
I. W. Biggar
L. P. Rothschild
L. Merry
C. R. Murray
Irwin Baldwin
J. A. Runyan
The
American Royal
C. R. Thomas
N. H. Gentry
George Stevenson
A. M. Thompson
W. H. Weeks
A. D. Cottingham
Hotel Executive Plans Major Coates House Renovation
E. K. Criley president of Interstate Hotel company and former Lexington hotel manager in Chicago visits Kansas City to discuss remodeling the Coates house into a European plan hotel. He notes new dining rooms and other changes to transform the property.
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E. K. Criley
Interstate Hotel Company
Lexington
Chicago
Kansas City
Mr. Criley
Brady Cases Move to Porterfield for Venue Change
In criminal court this morning the ex president of Merchants Refrigerating company, J E Brady, secured venue changes to Judge Porterfield in the second division. The rulings delayed the trials as continuances. Brady was indicted twice for embezzlement and nine times for violating the warehouse law.
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J. E. Brady
Criminal
Merchants’ Refrigerating Company
Wallace
Porterfield
Criminal Court
Prady
Vreeland Financial Bill Put On The Table In House Vote
The House committee on banking and currency voted thirteen to three to lay the Vreeland financial bill on the table. The dissenters were Buron Weeks and McKinney. The committee plans to ask Speaker Cannon for a week’s time to discuss pending currency measures under normal House rules.
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Washieton
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Vreeland Financial
Burton
Weeks
McKinney
Cannon
House
Ministers debate decline in great convictions at Grand Avenue church
A morning meeting of the Ministers alliance at Grand Avenue M E church debated whether churches are losing hold on the people. Rev Z M Williams warned of skepticism and a drift to amusement, while younger ministers argued morale remains strong through parks and reform. A committee was formed to draft recommendations for a city wide patriotic observance on May 12.
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Ministers’ Alliance
Grand Avenue M. E
Z. M. Williams
M. FE
South
Christ
J. W. Coontz
Oakaoe
E. Scar de
Wild West
Wallace M. Short
Beacon Hill
Daniel McGurk
Williams
W. F. Richardson
First Christian Church
Marshall A. Hudson
Syracuse
N. Y
Baraca Union
United States
McGurk
FE. L. Mathias
Juvenile Improvement Association
Albert Bushnell
Alliance
Churches and Patriotic Societies
Atlantic Fleet to Unite at Santa Cruz Reunion
Santa Cruz, May 4 The day is set for the reunion of all Atlantic fleet warships. The second squadron of eight ships will weigh anchor at Monterey this afternoon and sail to Santa Cruz, anticipated to join the first squadron before 3 30. The Alabama led by Rear Admiral Sperry will lead the group with the liners Kentucky Kearsarge Maine Ohio Missouri and Minnesota following. Admiral Thomas plans to go aboard the Minnesota this evening after the second squadron arrives and will not lower his flag on the Connecticut until Rear Admiral Evans arrives from Paso Robles.
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Santa Cruz
Cal
Monterey
Alabama
Sperry
Barber Ends Life in Despondent Months
Robert Lake a 50 year old barber recently from Solay Kas ended his life this morning by cutting his throat with a razor. He was treated by Dr. W. J. Gardner then taken to the general hospital where he died. His wife offered no information about the motive. Friends say he despondent over lack of work.
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Robert Lake
Solay Kas
Lake
W. J. Gardner
General Hospital
Robbery at D. Diamant & Co. hits Walnut Street store
Thieves stole twenty revolvers along with one suit of clothing a suit case five hats and five dollars from the D. Diamant & Co. store at 608 Walnut street entrance gained by removing the rear transom glass. Lightning struck the county courthouse and city hall causing light damage and a knocked off flagstaff.
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D. Diamant & Co
Walnut Street
Jefferson City
Jefvenson City
Antistrast Suits Against Major Firms Postponed
The antistrast suits against the International Harvester Company and the Standard Oil Company in the supreme court were continued today until the October session.
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International Harvester Company
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Thaw's Wife May Testify In Bid For Liberty
Harry K. Thaw's bid for freedom moves forward in the Dutchess County court as he seeks habeas corpus to end confinement at Matteawan. His wife Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has offered to testify for him if needed, and Thaw himself plans to take the stand to prove his sanity. The hearing, attended by prison officials and investigators, will keep him out of the asylum during proceedings.
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N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Madison Square Roof Garden Theater
Supreme Court
Matteawan State Hospital
Thaw
Morschauser
White Plains
James G. Graham
Newburgh
A. Russell Peabody
Poughkeepsie
Harry Thaw
Amos T. Baker
Matteawan Asylum
Matteawan
Graham
Roger O'Mara
Pittsburg
Flynn
Tombs Prison
New York
Mack
Duchess County
Garvin
Ohio to Bryan favored at Democratic state convention
Delegates arrive in Columbus for a two day session with key figures like Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland and Charles P. Salem. Atlee Pomerone of Canton backs Johnson. Bryan is expected to be endorsed and delegates at large instructed for him. Finley predicts Johnson’s defeat and Harmon’s nomination on first ballot.
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Columbus
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Charles P. Salem
Atlee Pomerone
Canton
Johnson
William J. Bryan
W. L. Finley
Judson Harmon
Cincinnati
Pomerone
Johnson denies vice presidential ploy amid presidential bid
Washington and Concordia reports say Governor Johnson of Minnesota refused any alliance for the vice presidency and reaffirmed his pursuit of the presidential nomination with conditions. In Kansas, Mr and Mrs Abraham Snider marked fifty years of marriage after settling in Concouma in 1872.
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Concouma
Kas
Abraham Snider
Athens County
Ohio
Fish resigns from Missouri Pacific board and executive committee
Stuyvesant Fish quits his roles as director and executive committee member of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company. He cites press of other duties preventing him from giving the railroad affairs the attention he believes they require.
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New York
Bailey For Senate Wins Delegates At Large In Texas
In Austin on May 4 a Democratic primary yielded Senator Joseph W Bailey clearly ahead for the delegate at large post to the national convention with a not less than twenty thousand vote majority over Cone Johnson. Incomplete returns show Bailey 99140 to Johnson 80593 with about 25000 votes still to report. Johnson claims Bailey shifted to oppose state prohibition and reframed the contest as a rebuke to Bailey’s integrity.
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Austin
Tex
Joseph W. Bailey
Cone Johnson
Bailey
Johnson
W. J. Bryan
Tyner
anti-Bailey
Iis
Texas
Against Women Who Smoke in Newport Cottage Colony
The Newport cottage community plans drastic action against cigarette smoking by women guests this summer. Last year smoking among younger women became a topic of gossip, prompting hosts to seek a solution as dinners and dances featured cigarettes despite decorum. A leading hostess known for entertaining set the trend by lighting a cigarette after dinner at a Stuyvesant Fish event.
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Newport
Hoch to Talk Prohibition in Baltimore Conference
Governor Hoch travels to Baltimore for the Methodist church general conference where he will speak on prohibition in Kansas. He will also join governors from various states to discuss conservation with the President and aims to push Judge J T Dickerson’s bid in Washington for the Oklahoma vacancy.
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Topeka
Hoch
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
Kansas
Washington
Uncle Dan Whipple 109 Dies After Long Life of Wanderings
Dan Whipple of Michigan died at 109 from brain hemorrhage after a day of walking fields. Born March 1 1799 in Cattaraugus County New York he joined General Fremont on the Rockies crossing expedition and was a companion of Kit Carson. He served in an Iowa Civil War regiment and never married dedicating his life to memories of a West tragedy.
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Traverse City
Micn
Dan” Whipple
Mr. Whipple
Cattaraugus County
New York
Wate
Fremont
Rockies
Kit" Carson
Iowa
Wie
Louisville Derby Meeting Faces Fresh Injunction Bid
The Louisville Jockey Club seeks a restraining order against Mage Granstead and Louisville public safety board to stop interference with the Kentucky Derby race meeting opening tomorrow. Churchill Downs lies outside city limits, so officials argue Louisville lacks jurisdiction.
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Louisvillle
Louisville Jockey Club
Mages Granstead
Board of Public Safety of Louisville
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Sixth Kentucky district names Inglis for Congress
The Republican committee of Kentucky's Sixth District nominated John R. Inglis for Congress this afternoon. Delegates were chosen for the national convention in Chicago and instructed to vote in support of the nominee. A sheltering eleven negroes was destroyed and one negro injured. details remain unclear in the fragment.
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Cuvaanxan
Republican Committee
Kentucky
John R. Inglis
Congress
Chicago
Kansas City Bank and Farm Prosperity Boost Outlook
The article highlights a bright Kansas City year with farm prosperity driving business gains. It notes strong bank clearings up 15 percent, high hotel occupancy, and active trades as farmers expect another good crop season across Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Missouri and Iowa. W A Maxwell reports rising building trade activity and fewer idle workers at Labor Headquarters.
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Kansas City
Heiselin
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Missouri
Iowa
Central West
W. A. Maexwell
W.H. Maxwell
Nan Patterson Involved In Auto Crash At Wildwood Inn
Nan Patterson reportedly escaped serious injury in a motor car accident after her stay at Wildwood Inn near McKeystone, Pa, where the establishment long drew notoriety. The inn, licensed to sell liquor after April 30, was sold to become a home for incurable consumptives and hosted a final wild gathering that ended with a car upset on the lawn.
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Wildwood Inn
McKeystorr
Nan Patterson
Nan 7 Terson
Oklahoma inmate attempts suicide in jail cell
A. W. Giffen, jailed for mail fraud awaiting federal penitentiary transport, fractured his skull then severed his throat with a knife improvised from a tin cup handle. He was alive but gravely injured and hospitalized in Anadarko, Oklahoma, this morning.
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Anoma Ciry
A. W. Giffen
Federal Penitentiary
Giffen
Hinesnut
Covent Garden to Stage Melba and Tetrazzani Duel
London reports that Covent Garden directors plan an operatic combat between Melba and Tetrazzani to settle their rivalry once for all. A gala preree is promised with both prima donnas singing in the same performance, judged by an official panel.
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London
Covent Royal Garden Opera
Melba
Tetrazzani
Les MH Niblic
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