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Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1908
Page
5
At police headquarters Captain Whitsett questioned George Filiot and Tillie Bullene in connection with a counterfeit operation. The couple, found with molds bottles glass and tin in their Locust Street room, await grand jury action after their arrest Saturday.
The Kansas City court of appeals rules little evidence supports a sale of whisky by druggist Thomas Scanlon in Caldwell county Missouri. Judge James Ellison writes the opinion joined by Judges Broaddus and Johnson. The defendant was convicted of selling liquor in quantities under four gallons after a man testified he drank a glass in the back room.
George Elliot and Tillie Bullene were arrested on counterfeiting charges. Authorities report that molds bottles and other articles were used in producing their counterfeit money.
Elliot and a woman admitted their roles in making counterfeit currency cost about 20 dollars for materials. They claimed profits were small and feared detection with every pass of a bill. They used small grocery and drug stores, not large outlets, and faced grand jury action after arrest by federal officers. Elliott had a prior vagrancy fine and hoped to write a prison book.
In Jefferson City on May 4 the mandamus suit by Equitable, Metropolitan and Prudential against W. D. Vandiver challenges the states $50,000 annual salary limit for insurance officials. The case, argued en banc with state lawyers Hadley and Kennish and company attorneys Hagerman and Soest, seeks to determine if the cap blocks licensing of insurers. The three firms had been denied licenses as old ones expired, prompting the lawsuit and a temporary continuation of business during the court’s review.
The Reddy packing plant at Adams street and Shawnee avenue in Armourdale, now a National Packing branch, is temporarily closed for repairs. General manager states the shutdown is only temporary and expected to last about sixty days as workers are paid off and promised motion to complete repairs.
The Missouri circuit court affirmed a $2,000 verdict in Mrs. Annie Blair v. Mrs. Patterson for alienation of affection, citing sufficient evidence of a sale and ample inference for the jury. The decision list includes numerous county cases and adjournment to May 25, 1908.
Word from Kansas City Kansas confirms the death of Dr. Stanley Gatch in Tucson Arizona at age 25. He was a former Star newspaper carrier who funded medical studies at the University of Kansas School of Medicine with a brief Kansas City practice before moving to Oklahoma and Arizona for health reasons. The burial will be in Kansas City. A Catholic School bazaar at Carnival Park features Uncle Josh a four act comedy drama tonight with amateur cast and a Hibernian night and bazaar concert scheduled tomorrow.
Argentine high school will hold commencement in the auditorium Thursday night with twenty one pupils to graduate. Local births reported to the board of health through today include numerous newborns listed with parent names and addresses, dates in April and May, and whether girl or boy.
Patchy OCR lists multiple marriage licenses with names and cities such as Kansas City and Clinton Mississippi alongside scattered state hints. Entries include Alexander Murrow and Josie Massingill, John W. Smith and Maggie Young, Gus L. Burnett and Julia Joiner, plus Shirley Allendorphp, with unclear annotations and garbled text.
The Kronprinzessin Cecilie, steaming from Bremen to New York, was in wireless contact with Marconi 753 miles east of Sandy Hook at 6 this morning. Expected to dock around 4 this afternoon Tuesday.
Faust Brand spaghetti is hailed as top quality among brands for nourishment, packing, and price. It is made from American Durum Wheat, originally from the Black Sea region, and marketed as the best wheat food for daily use with versatile serving options.
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