Ghosts of Gunness and a Ranch Hand Night Encounter
David Rankin recalled not employing a man named George Anderson at Tarkio Missouri as the tale of Mrs. Gunness's alleged suitors unfolds. In Monteith Michigan a wealthy farmer supposedly pledged marriage after selling a farm and surrendering funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee
Monteith
Mich
Gunness
Ray Lamphere
Anderson
Gunnness
David Rankin
Tarkio
George Anderon
A Kansan Escapes Mrs. Guiness
Lon Townsend a Topeka area farmer and horse dealer received several letters from Mrs. Guiness of Laporte Indiana inviting him to visit. He had read her matrimonial ad and began correspondence, but the plot leaked out and Townsend remained in Topeka while praising his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrka
Lon Townsend
Topeka
Townsend
National Prosperity Association Seeks Halt on Radical Legislation
The National Prosperity Association sent an address to President Roosevelt urging a stop to radical and experimental regulation of industry. The message says the group aims to improve business conditions, support lawful reforms, and build confidence among 190,000 non-partisan business organizations while opposing demagogic agitation and class conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Prosperity Association
Roosevelt
Ana
Cocal Meak
Agis
Busios
Francisco
Admiral Evans Visited Ogden Amid Warm Utah Reception
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans, en route East, was greeted at Ogden Union Depot by several hundred people including Utah officials and Salt Lake delegates. On crutches, he addressed the crowd from the rear platform thanking Utah for his cadet link to Annapolis and expressing gratitude before departing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SE Aerewheen
Annapolis
Utah
Resolution Aims Park Board Ad for Ride Signs at Swope Zoo
A prepared resolution seeks park board approval to advertise bids for ride signs at Swope Park Zoo and start using 5000 dollars allocated for park music this summer. The appropriation committee faced a 7000 dollar request but cut 2000 dollars. Last year had no park music funds. the prior year had 4000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Swope Park Zoo
Wright Brothers to Test Airship in Manteo North Carolina
Orville and Wilbur Wright plan several endurance tests this week for their airship Manteo NC May 11 The machine built to sell to the government is forty feet long eighty feet wide with buoyant surface of 640 square feet and a capacity for four men It previously ran on a 300 foot track and rose at about twenty five miles per hour during last week’s test
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Manteo
N.C
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Wright Brothers Airship Test Sparks Funding Debate
The article notes dissatisfaction with a contract and music quality in the Wright brothers airship test, cites only 3651 expended, and mentions plans to fund a zoo in Swope Park with 15900. Kansas City officials and the Zoological Society, led by Gus Pearson, discuss building enclosures and securing keepers to launch a city zoo with public support.
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Swope Park
Kansas City
Gus Pearson
Kansas City Zoological Society
W. W. Lippincot
Lafayette Traber
Harry Walmsley
Zoological Society
Humane Society
Police Department
Pearson
Kansas AG Targets Ink Signed Liquor Affidavits
Kansas Attorney General moves to enforce ink signatures on liquor affidavits, citing past prosecutions and a 1906 Supreme Court ruling that pencil signatures are invalid and punishable. The plan aims to curb improper certifications by druggists and ensure affidavits are permanent. Also notes a half day for Kansas City Kansas students due to exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torexa
Kansas
Supreme Court
J. C. Seamer
Brewers Pick Legislators Seek Prohibition Friendly Candidates
The article warns brew ers and liquor interests funding candidates for Missouri’s legislature to back a statewide prohibition amendment. It notes campaign money guides both house and senate races, with brewers fearing a hostile majority at the state level. The piece predicts a costly revising session aimed at statutes, urging voters to demand honest, efficient lawmakers.
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Senate
House of Representatives
St. Louis
House
Prohibition
Alwas
Theone
Implement Dealers to Dine Tonight
The annual dinner of the Implement Dealers association will be held at the Coates house this evening.
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Implement Dealers’ Association
Coates House
Cornerstone laid for first international temple of peace
President Roosevelt presided as the cornerstone for the first international temple of peace and commerce was laid in Washington. Andrew Carnegie funded 4 million dollars for the building to house an international bureau promoting education and closer ties among the twenty one American republics. The site sits near the White House and nearby landmarks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Root
Nebacu
Brazil
Andrew Carnegie
American Congress
Vanness
White House
State
War and Navy
Corcoran
Carnegie
International Bureau
John Barrett
Mexico City
Rio Janeiro
United States
Bureau
International Union
Social Roundup Hosts and Guests Across Kansas City
Miss Helen Mohr to entertain Thursday with buffet luncheon for Miss Worrall. Miss Harriet Young hosted seventy five guests for tea to meet Miss Dorothy Worrall of New York City. Lieutenant George Rockwell and Lieutenant Hensley from Fort Leavenworth were guests in Kansas City yesterday. Miss Hattie Shields of Richmond Virginia was guest of honor at a Woodlea luncheon by Miss Margaret Greenlees. Ten guests attended with snowballs and bridal wreath. Mr and Mrs J P Townley returned from New York Washington and Atlantic City. Various social visits and hospitality occur among Miss Dorothy Worrall, Miss Elizabeth Gentry, Miss Mary Gentry, Mrs Charles Hawes of Boston, Mrs Charles Ferguson reading Major Barbara, and numerous regional visits to Atchison Lincoln and Parsons.
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Harriet Young
Dorothy Worrall
New York City
George Rockwell
Hensley
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas City
Hattie Shields
Richmond
Woodlea
Margaret Greenlees
J. P. Townley
New York
Washington
Atlantic City
Elizabeth
Mary Gentry
New Yorker
Charles T. Hawes
Boston
Charles Ferguson
George Bernard
Major Barbara
Divorce Suits Filed in Independence Court Today
Ella Wilson seeks divorce from Charles Wilson in Independence and requests to resume the name Ella Cole. Mary Elizabeth Porter files for divorce from Charles W Porter and desires the former surname Strode. Additional suits list Ida versus Daniel Thompson and Bertha versus Charles A Near.
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Sulia
Independence
Ella Wilson
Charles Wilson
Ella Cole
Mary Elizabeth Porter
Charles W. Porter
Strode
Ida
Daniel Thompson
Bertha
Charles A. Near
Plaited Styles on Sale with Taffeta Trimmings
Full plaited styles, some with taffeta trimmings, several models shown. Originally priced at $12.50, now reduced to $10.00.
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Mt. Ee
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Guiness
Indiana
Mrs. Gunness
Pittscoro
Pittsburg
Belle Gunness
Ic. D. Burlingham
Cleveland and Pittsburg
Pennsylvania System
Tnion
Chicago
Admiral Evans
OGDPN
Park Music Now
Wright Brothers
Ing
Cape Henry
Kansans
Penell
Keneas City
Kas
Ee Ie
Brewers
Helen Mohr
Miss Worrall
Aia
Miss Mar
Simpson
Alva Green
Jesse E. Hunt
Warwick Boulevard
Atchison
Roberta S. Cox
Maysville, Ky
J. G. Comkey
Linwood Avenue
Hallie Elliston
Elizabeth Rose
Atchison, Kas
Robert G. Weber
Dixie Place
Webb M. Con
Lincoln, Mo
Albert Bigelow Williams
Brooklyn Avenue
Herman Henrici
Caroline Oldpet
Parsons
Thomas K. Miller
Myron Miller
Anthony, Kas
Richard Robertson, Jr
Oaklawn Apartments
Mrs. Leon Block
Forest Avenue
Excelsior Springs
E. H. Reeder
East Thirty-fifth Street
Newark
Edith Barker
Aileen Wasson
Woodland Avenue
Lucia Morse
Ph Shere
Gordon É
Koppel
John Taylor Dry Goods Coo
Bargain
E. Lith Street
Paris
Main
Rethachild
Joe
The
Ayers
Hay
Parker
Lyon
Mennen
Colgate
Carl Hoffman Music Company
Chickering
Grand Avenue
A. T. Barnett
Main St
Taylor's
Tae Ee
Williams
T. C. Cramer
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