St Benedict's College Faces Expansion and Move Possibility
St Benedict's college of Atchison plans an eight building expansion costing about 1 million dollars to accommodate growth over fifty years. Architects Barnett and associates prepared designs including an administration building and auditorium. Kansas City and Lawrence M. Jones discussed bringing the school elsewhere, with St Benedict's inviting site options while maintaining ties to Atchison and planning a sixty day site decision.
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St. Benedict's College of
Everal
Merchants’ Andanufacturers’ Association
Atchison
St. Benedict’s College
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Lans
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Gus Odah
St. Benedict's College
Aloysius Bradley
Benedict's College
William_ Kenefick
Independence
Ilinois
Owa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colado
Oklahoma
Texas
Radley
New York
Kansasity
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Panel Exhausts First Jury Quota for Morasch Trial
A special panel of 100 men to form a jury for the Mrs. Sarah Morasch murder trial of 4 year old Ruth Miller was exhausted this morning. Judge McCabe Moore adjourned Wyandotte County district court until tomorrow to call a new panel. Eleven jurors have been selected for the trial.
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Hich
Sarah Morasch
Ruth Miller
McCabe Moore
Wyandott County
Orasch
Convention Hall Election Names Cast Today
The annual Convention Hall election is held today with nominees A J Dean F L Hall F L Force H F Lang W P Motley Alder New R E Richardson W Atterlee C J Schmelzer Leon Smith P Thomson D M F Weeks and W Igan. Balloting closed at 2.
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Convention Hall
A. J. Dean
F. L. Hall
F. L. ‘Force
H. F. Lang
W. P. Motley
Alder New
R. E. Richardson
W. Atterlee
C. J. Schmelzer
Leon Smith
P. Thomson
D. M. F. Weeks
Dairyman Fined for Impure Milk Sale
Theodore Herlig dairyman at Thirty Jid and Myrtle avenue was fined 25 dollars in police court for selling impure milk after inspectors found a sample showed it had been diluted with water or other substances.
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Dairyman
Theodore Herlig
Thirtyjid
Myrtle Avenue
Herlig
Waterman to Close Skating Rink on Sabbath
Solomon Waterman says his skating rink will be closed Sundays after jury discussions. Miners ratify wage agreements in Indianapolis with 7000 locals voting on a Toledo contract, ending two years of talks. Kansas University alumni set for June luncheon at the Sexton hotel in Lawrence to plan university events.
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Solomon Waterman
Impranapolis
Nited Mine Workers of America
Toledo
Western
Pennsylphio
Indiana
K. U. Coman— Cement
Kansas University
Lawrence
Sexton Hotel
Yes
Fair Weather Predicted By Weather Bureau
The weather observer reported a fair day ahead with continued cloudiness tonight and a chance of showers. A widespread rain event was noted across Missouri Kansas and Nebraska with recent snow in western Nebraska and parts of Wyoming. The Missouri River rose one foot three tenths due to yesterday’s rain.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Wyoming
Missouri River
Des Moines embraces plan of government boosts city
Frank S. Dunshee praised Des Moines for its new commission system after one month noting cleaner streets better lighting and economical contracts. He said 53 candidates vied for five seats and citizens now have direct hearings with the commissioners who set salaries at 3000 dollars a year for the mayor and four commissioners. Fire and police stay under civil service rules.
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Commission
Des Moines
Frank S. Dunshee
Dunshee
Densmore
Mr. Dunshee
Police and Fire Departments
Sugar Crisis Hits Russian Sugar Industry in Industrial Turmoil
The Russian sugar industry centered at Miev faces a serious crisis with two major firms Charitonenko & Sons and Cherkassky Refining company suspending payments. The State bank steps in to extend notes and provide cash to alleviate pressures amid export restrictions causing oversupply in the domestic market.
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St. Petersacre
Miev
Charitonenko & Sons
Cherkassky Refining Company
Cherkassky Company
Russia
Trenton Farmer Dies by Hanging in Kansas City Hospital
D E Wolf, 60, a farmer from near Trenton Missouri, hanged himself at Grand View hospital west of Kansas City after two weeks in a sanitarium for melancholia. He was found by attendants this morning with a rope tied to his bed post and around his neck. Relatives reside in Trenton.
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D. E. Wolf
Trenton
Grand View Hospital
Kansas City
Kas
Prefers Death to Arrest From Cincinnati Carver Ra
William Rau of the Ran & Spahn Carving company, already assigned, attempted suicide by inhaling fuel gas to avoid arrest and exposure of charges. He is in critical condition at a city hospital after a second suicide attempt following an arrest warrant for allegedly obtaining $800 by false pretenses from Charles A. Mosby over an interest in the carving business.
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Cincinnati
William Rau
City Hospital
Ran & Spahn Carving Company
Ran
Charles A. Mosby
Rau
West Traffic Way Delay in Beardsley Plan Inquiry
Mayor Crittenden probes ex Mayor Beardsley plan for West Traffic Way as Henry L. McCune grants a continuance to May 26 in a case to condemn the block bounded by Santa Fe Liberty Eleventh and Twelfth streets for a viaduct approach.
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Crittenden
Beardsley
Henry L. McCune
Circuit Court
John G. Schaick
Santa Fe, Liberty
Eleventh
Twelfth Streets
Blues Lose In Eleventh In Muddy Park Clash
Columbus defeats the Blues 6 to 4 in eleven innings at Association Park on May 5. Joe Wood pitched well until the eleventh, Hallman and Hallivan involvement key as Columbus crosses four runs to beat Kansas City. Brashear, Krueger, Congalton and James contribute with hitting. Kihm and Raidy spark the late scoring for Columbus.
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Association Park
Columbus
Blues
Joe Wood
Senators
Hitt
Thomas
Hallman
Odwell
Wood
Beckley
Krueger
Cross
Friel
Kerwin
Congalton
Brashear
Hill
James
Kihm
Raidy
Sullivan
Hallian
Wrigley
Frield
Bill
Murphy
Hallivan
Kreuger
Geyer
Kitson
Kansas City
Kerin
Bierhalter
Protest Meeting Plans Opposition to Electric Park Liquor License
Twelfth Ward residents plan a meeting tonight at Linwood Presbyterian Church to protest granting a liquor license at Electric Park. The gathering will organize the group’s opposition during the session.
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Twelfth Ward
Electric Park
Linwood Presbyterian Church
Linwood Boulevard
Woodland Avenue
Senator Warner resumes Brownsville speech in Senate
Senator Warner of Missouri resumes his oration on the Brownsville affray in the Senate marking the fourth installment of the speech despite prior ill health. The report then digresses to describe the Bang Sisters in Chicago and their alleged portrait phenomena in a New York Kansas City apartment setting.
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Washroton
Warner
Missouri
Senate
Brownsville
Bang Sisters
Chicago
New York
Twelfth
Paseo
Kansas City
Sean
Taft Favored At Various Kentucky Republican Conventions
Republican conventions in Kentucky and Georgia on May 5 chose delegates to the Chicago national convention. The Taft faction won control in the Ninth and Seventh districts and instructed delegates to vote for Secretary Taft. Additional actions included renominating John W Tangley and selecting R R Wright and J N Elder as delegates for the First district.
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Taft
Willson
Caleb Powers
Jim Howard
Green
Third Congressional District
Chicago
Winchester
John W
Congress
Tangley
Ninth district GOP endorses Roosevelt. names delegates
The Ninth congressional district Republican convention in Gainesville on May 5 endorsed the Roosevelt administration and selected J. B. Gaston of Gainesville and A. J. Spence of Nelson as delegates to Chicago. They were not instructed.
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Roosevelt
Gainesville
Chicago
J. B. Gaston
A. J. Spence
Nelson
Williams Leaves Herald as Redmont Cole Joins
In Columbia Missouri Walter Williams retires from active editorial work at the Herald. Redmont S. Cole becomes a stockholder in the Columbia Herald and its editor. Charles Arnold named president and manager. No change to the paper’s Democratic policy. Williams is offered as dean of MU School of Journalism. decision pending.
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Columbia, Mo
Herald
Columbia Sentinel
Sentinel
Redmont S. Cole
Columbia Herald
Charles Arnold
Walter Williams
The
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Chicago saloon business poor signals revenue drop
In Chicago on May 5 125 saloons vanished since May 1 and 7106 license applications came in this period down from 7211 six months earlier. Seventy six licenses await police reports blocking frontage consents. Loss of at least 125000 annually to city. under the Harkin ordinance saloon growth limited until population permits. License premiums have fallen from 200 a year ago.
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Chicago
Harkin
Japan and United States sign general arbitration treaty
Secretary Root and Ambassador Takahira signed a broad arbitration treaty in Washington. The pact follows Hague conference ideas and mirrors earlier agreements with European nations. It permits The Hague arbitration for nearly all disputes between the signatories.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Root
Takahira
Hague
President Roosevelt Meets New York Americans Baseball Team
Clark Griffith introduced the New York American league team to President Roosevelt in Washington. The President discussed his son Quentin, an enthusiastic player, and noted Quentin kept the averages of leading ball players, mentioning Charlie Taft, son of Secretary Taft.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
New York
Roosevelt
Quentin
Charlie Taft
Taft
Chased a Governor from St Peterswaac Streets
A Persia dispatch says residents fought the newly appointed governor and his followers in Jabriz all day. The populace refused to accept him and expelled him as the garrison awaits reinforcements. Police report no trace of the three men who robbed P. P. Covert at Thirty-first and Chestnut streets.
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St. Peterswaac
Jabriz
Persia
P. P. Covert
East Thirty-first Street
Thirty-first
Chestnut Streets
Ahern
Trial of Dr. Carson for unlicensed practice in Missouri
Mrs. M H Kemper testifies that Dr C H Carson prescribed olive oil rubs and tissue paper sachets for her crippled child in 1906. she paid $25 for the treatment. Judge Porterfield rejects continuance and the case proceeds to trial before the judge, with Dr Carson waiving a jury.
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Gowa
Carson
Porterfield
Dr. Carson
Jackson County Medical Association
Custody Battle Over Seven-Year-Old In Kansas Case
An application for a writ of habeas corpus was filed in the supreme court by the attorneys for Opal Swarens to place the child with her grandparents F. M. Swarens and wife, arguing the seven year old prefers her grandmother. Opal has lived with her grandmother since her mother died when Opal was one, while the father now seeks to retain custody despite marital tensions with his second wife and estrangement from his parents.
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Torexka
Supreme Court
Opal Swarens
F. M. Swarens
Nickerson
Kas
Wedding Doesn't Stop Alimony Judge Rules
May 5 in Curiaco Judge Ball of the superior court held marriages in Indiana within a year after Illinois divorce cannot negate Illinois alimony obligations. Richard Kreuger Jr. petitioned to end alimony claiming remarriage but the court ruled he must continue payments to his former wife.
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Curiaco
Ball
Superior Court
Indiana
Illinois
Richard Kreuger, Jr
Child killed by a rooster in Tennessee tragedy
In Caattanooca Tennessee May 5 Max Crockett Jr 18 months died in Lew Isburg from wounds by a large rooster. The child fell in the yard and the animal sank its spurs into the head. A train wreck occurred at Seymour May 5 when an eastbound Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern train hit a washout. The engine mail cars and others went down a embankment injuring railroad workers and signaling no passenger deaths.
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Caattanooca
Tenn
Max Crockett, Jr
Lewisburg
Seymour, Inc
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Neer Benos
Washington, Ind
Harvey Paul
Lawrence Fourth Of July Noise Ban Adopted In Kansas City
Lawrence city council passes ordinance banning noisy demonstrations on the Fourth of July and forbidding pop canes and similar devices. Dealers were warned a year earlier to dispose of Fourth of July merchandise.
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Lawrence
Kas
May
Taft May Get Connecticut Delegation Support
Taft favored by Michael Keneally as Connecticut GOP weighs a unit rule to bind delegates. In New Jersey, delegates at large race favors Fort Kean Briggs and Baird with Taft alignment noted and Murphy stepping back. Ex-Senator Dryden lauded the President and Taft as a worthy successor.
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Hartrorp
Conn
Michael Kenealym
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Bulkeley
Brandages
Charles F. Brooker
Trenton
N. J
Governor Fort
John W. Griggs
Fort
Dryden
Indictments for Bank Embezzlement Involving Two Tellers
Pressure Pennsylvania May 5 Henry Reiber paying teller and John Young auditor of Farmers Deposit National bank were indicted by the United States grand jury for embezzling 118000 of 1105000. They pleaded guilty before Judge James S Young and were remanded for sentence awaiting other litigation.
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Henry Reiber
John Young
Farmers Deposit National Bank
United States Grand Jury
Reiber
Young
James S. Young
Despondent mail clerk ends life on train in Wellington
George W. Lemon a 38 year old mail clerk on the Lexington branch of the Missouri Pacific committed death by carbolic acid on the incoming Lexington branch train at Wellington at 7 this morning. He lived in Sedalia with his wife and two children and had been unbalanced after typhoid fever and two weeks of unusual despondency. Lemon had twelve years service and was superintendent of the Southern Methodist church Sunday school locally.
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Sepatra
George W. Lemon
Lexington
Missouri Pacific
Wellington
Lafayette County
Lemon
Sedalia
Southern Methodist Church
Made Leiter Climb the Wagon
Washington reports that Miss Juliette Williams, fiancée of Joseph Leiter, agreed to marry if he joined the water wagon and mounted the high seat after a muddy Virginia car trip. The alliance was settled with a June wedding planned.
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Washington
Juliette Williams
Joseph Leiter
Joseph
Virginia
Miss Williams
Jerome May Go to Jail Over Grand Jury Minutes
New York District Attorney Jerome said he would go to jail rather than file grand jury minutes with the clerk of the court of general sessions as ordered by Judge Rosalsky. The minutes concern the Metropolian Street Railway investigation from last November and would become public if filed.
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Jerome
Rosalsky
Grand Jury
Court of General Sessions
Commissioner Hand
Hughes
King Committee
Duchesse de Chaulnes to Stay in France After Loss
The widowed Duchess Theodora Shonts of New York will not travel to America with her father Theodore P. Shonts after the death of her son in law on April 23. A posthumous child is expected and it is deemed unsafe for the duchess to undertake the long voyage to New York. She will remain in France with her sister in law the Duchess d Uzes.
Tornado Severe Storm Hits St Louis Area Trapping Rail Crew
A May 5 storm packs tornado velocity winds across St Louis causing rail wrecks near Bellville and widespread flooding in the American bottoms east of East St Louis. Three railroad workers die under a wrecked engine while Edgemont and French Village suffer extensive damage and residents flee to rafts as lines fail and telephones go dark.
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St. Louis
Theville Nashville Road
Bellville
Ward
Frank Chasm
Schornland Creek
Edgemont
East St. Louis
Illinois
Storm Sweep Arkansas Causes Widespread Damage
A Missouri storm hit Arkansas last night, damaging property across the state. Wires were down in many areas and reports were sparse. A large cloud over Morrillton showed tree limbs and leaves as Conway and Watson near the Louisiana line were reported damaged or destroyed.
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Little Rock
Arx
Arkannsas
Morrillton
Conway
Ark
Watson
Dosha County
Lowisiana
Storms Cause Flooding and Train Delays Across the South
Heavy rains and high winds swept through North Mississippi and West Tennessee causing minor damage. Illinois Central passenger trains No. 1 and No. 2 were delayed about half a day at Durant due to washouts. Caton, Mississippi, experienced a cloudburst flooding lowlands and spiking nearby waterways to record levels.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
West Tennessee
Durant
Miss
Ilinois Central
Caton
Anti merger suit argued before Missouri high court
The state of Missouri sued the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain and Wabash railroads Pacific Express Co and two coal and one elevator company owned by the Goults alleging joint stock ownership The argument was heard in banc by the state with Hadley and Lehman for the state and Clardy Minnis for the companies A decision is expected before the court adjourns in July for summer vacation.
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Jerrrrson City
Herbert S. Hadley
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Wabash
Pacific Express Company
Goults
Missouri
Supreme Court
Banc
Hadley
Fred W. Lehman
St Louis
Martin L. Clardy
St. Louis
Pork Barrel Public Buildings Bill Near House Action
Washington May 5 The public buildings bill known as the pork barrel may be reported to the House tomorrow The Republican caucus will likely define the remaining legislative program and set a time to take up the bill Representative Bartholdt Missouri chairman of the public building and grounds committee is ready to report the measure once time is set The bill has been ready for a week
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Washington
House
Bartholdt
Missouri
Public Building and Grounds Committee
Howe
Grady Named to Succeed Cockran in Congress
Senator Thomas F. Grady will replace W Bourke Cockran in Congress with Tammany Hall backing the promotion. James Crawley is also slated to go to Washington to succeed Francis Burton Harrison. The move follows earlier reports of factional tensions involving Bourke Cochran and Tammany.
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Thomas F. Grady
Congress
New York
W. Bourke Cockran
Tammany
James Crawley
Washington
Francis Burton Harrison
Governor Willson Delays Caleb Powers Pardon Decision
Frankfort Kentucky May 5 Governor Willson could not finish reading all papers in the Caleb Powers pardon case and will likely decide in several days due to other duties. Democratic Committeeman Injured in Oklahoma accident. Tulsa May report notes W T Brady fell from a moving streetcar and is dangerously injured with possible internal damage.
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Willson
Frankfort
Caleb Powers
Democratic
Tula
Democratic National
Oklahoma
W. T. Brady
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