Kansas City Kans Campaign Supports Commission Government
Advocates of commission government in Kansas City Kansas say the campaign is progressing well two weeks before the special election. Recruits from Des Moines and nearby areas join local speakers to boost support while opponents rely on local voices. Des Moines is cited as a successful parallel with gains in efficiency and debt control. Oklahoma and Indian Territory G A R encampment opens in Guruint with 3000 attendees and national commander C C Burton present.
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Kansas City
Kas
Friends of the Ure
James T. Berryhill
Wesley Ash
John MacVicar
Des Moines
Leavenworth
Commission
Corporation Paper
Galveston
Houston
Friends of Commission
Iowa
de Moines
Oklahoma
Labor letter questions Stubbs on garnishment bill stance
N B Burge of Topeka writes W R Stubbs Republican governor candidate asking why, as a 1905 legislator, he did not oppose the garnishment bill that would allow 26 percent of wages to be seized. Burge notes labor protests, recalls Governor veto, and cites Dolley tied to the grocery trust.
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Torexa
N. B. Burge
Topeka
W. R. Stubbs
Mr. Stubbs
J. Burge
Dolley
Kansas
Retail Grocers’ Association
Grocery Trust
Organized Labor
House
Peter
Stubbs
Wanted Coats and Trousers for Kansas City Orphans
The Perry Home for orphan boys needs discarded clothing for ages 3 to 14. Mrs. J. C. Tarsney offers to mend and clean the garments, seeking donations of used coats and trousers no longer worn by Kansas City boys.
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Perry
Kansas City
Judge Allocates Fine in Negro’s Vagrant Education Claim
In police court Judge Kyle cites two vulnerabilities in Lonnie Williams's claim of college study at Northwestern University Chicago. Williams says he studied chemistry geometry and Latin plus a bit of grammar. The judge imposes fifty dollars and a companion, Henry Lewis, is fined fifty dollars as well.
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Lonnie Williams
Northwestern University
Chicago
Clifton Langsdale
Kyle
Henry Lewis
McGaughey Ends Life Amid County Scandal Fallout
John E. McGaughey ex commissioner of the county died by self-inflicted gunshot at his Irvington home. He had faced a scandal linking his name to a bribe portion in the Atlas engine works deal and pressure from alleged payments of 500 dollars. His son Ned found him, the bullet from temple to head.
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InpraNavonis
John E. McGaughey
Board For County Commissioners
Irvington
Ned
McGaughey
Ned McGaughey
Atlas Engine Works
Atlas Company
Emmet Hugins
Thomas Spafford
Spafford
Crap game proprietor jailed after raid in Jefferson City
Governor Folk ordered a raid on a High street saloon where a jack pot of $500 was found. Proprietor J. E. McKee, from St. Louis, was convicted last fall and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. the supreme court affirmed, upholding the sentence. McKee posted a $2,000 cash bond.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Folk
John F. Scott
J. E. McKee
McKee
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Brooklyn Blackmailer Near Suicide After Life Sentence
Jennie Blunt, sentenced in Brooklyn for shooting lawyer Charles N. Sanford, attempted death by gas in her cell. A matron detected the odor and a physician saved her life. Sanford survived after weeks of danger, denying the charges. Judge Dike denounced Blunt as a dangerous blackmailer. Nearby in Hays Kansas Catholic Federation clubs held a statewide convention with flags, bunting, and parades.
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New York
Jennie Blant
Des Dike
Brooklyn
Charles N. Sanford
Jennie Blunt
Sanford
Dike
Knights of Pythias State Convention Opens in Independence
The state annual Knights of Pythias convention opened in Independence Kansas. Mayor Stich welcomed delegates as about 600 attendees gathered. Benjamin E. Rively of Kansas City is expected to be elected grand chancellor on Wednesday and August J. Newbert of Kansas City will likely be re elected grand keeper of records and seals.
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Kansans
Apter Stubbs
Lawrence
Indianapolis
John E. McGaughey Déhled
Kansan
Hays, Kas
Catholic Federation
Ellis County
Cactus Remedy CO
van Camp
Michigan
van Camp Packing Company
Indiana
Ee Crosby
Harvard Dentists
Main Street
Glidden Varnish Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Keeley Institute
West Teats Streat
Kansas vii
J.W. Wagner
Barker
Wm. Barker Co
Troy
N. Y
Chas B
James
Memphis
Tenn
O. K
James C. Tallent
Dague
Ark
Chas
B. James
Poplar Avenue
Cally
Nue
DR. Henderson
Walnut St
Sam
Sun
Dr. Ackley
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