Wood Breaks No Hit Bid as Brewers Fall 1 0
Joe Wood of Kansas City pitched a nine strikeout no hitter through eight and a half innings. Milwaukee catcher Cross errors allowed Brown to reach and Beckley’s seventh inning triple produced the only run in a 1 0 Royals win.
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Joe Wood
Brewers
Cross
Wood
Beckley
Milwaukee
Robinson
Green
Kerwin
McChesney
Kansas City
Hallman
Brown
Clark
Brashear
Wisser
Roth
McCormack
Haliman
Dougherty
Sullivan
Innin
Neighbors
Tnning
D. Brown
Lark
Hallian
Chicago Boys Kidnapped Report Sparks Police Search
Chicago dispatch reports two boys Ralph McCabe seven and Chester McCormick eight missing for two days. Police investigate after a witness said he saw boys with three women described as gypsy-looking near where the children were last seen, raising kidnapping suspicions.
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Caicaco
Ralph McCabe
Chester McCormick
Joseph Monahan
Vienna children honor Emperor on 60th accession anniversary
About 85 000 Vienna schoolchildren gathered at Schoenbrunn Park to pay homage to Emperor Francis Joseph who marked sixty years on the throne. The emperor appeared on a palace balcony to wave and mingle with the crowd as hymns rang out.
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Vienna
Schoenbrunn Castle
Francis Joseph
Weather turns cooler after Western Mississippi valley rain
The forecast for Kansas City and vicinity calls for clear and much cooler conditions tonight and fair weather tomorrow. Showers and thunderstorms moved through the Western Mississippi valley with Maryville Missouri reporting 1.13 inches and Plattsmouth Nebraska 2.84 inches. Eastern Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska saw showers, while St. Paul and Moorhead Minnesota and Miles City Montana reported rain. Kansas and Nebraska expect generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with a light frost possible.
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Kansas City
Mississippi Valley
Maryville
Plattsmouth
Endurance Run Nears Runoff After Scoring Dispute
The Automobile club of Kansas City report shows fifteen of seventeen cars finished with perfect scores. Royal Tourist and Franklin S. Bell Jr. were removed from the list for lost points. Winners favor a runoff within two weeks to settle the tie. A meeting at the Kupper hotel will decide run-off rules likely to be strict.
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Automobile Club of
Kansas City
Royal Tourist
M. C. Albertson
Franklin S. B. Bell
Kupper Hotel
W. G. Coombe
H. G. Blakeley
Keen for the Boat Trade Trip Proposed Missouri river junket gains club support
Commercial club members show strong interest in a Missouri river boat trip suggested by H G Wilson. Secretary E M Clendening notes it would boost merchant trade, river traffic, and regional interest in river improvement. A meeting will follow Representative Ellis's Washington return with river talks by Ellis and L M Jones.
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Missouri River
E. M. Clendening
H. G. Wilson
Ellis
Washington
L. M. Jones
Tennessee Steamer Carries Record Grain Cargo
The steamer Tennessee passed Boonville at 7 this morning with about 300 tons of grain and some miscellaneous freight. It is due in St Louis early tomorrow. H G Wilson flew to St Louis by rail meeting Jerome Twichell to review the Chester and barge America for possible immediate commission. Owners of the Moline may move to the Missouri and Osage rivers due to ample business, affecting the J R Wells.
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Tennessee
Boonville
St. Louis
H. G. Wilson
Glasgow
Jerome Twichell
Chester
America
Moline
Kansas City
Missouri
Osage
J. R. Wells
Money Lender Garnisheed Wages of Bankrupt McCrumb
D. D. Drake garnished the wages of Raymond McCrumb an engineer for the St Louis and San Francisco railroad after McCrumb was adjudged bankrupt in federal court. McCrumb sought a restraining order from Judge Pollock to stop the attachment. the judge remarked on finding a better way to curb abusive money lending toward bankrupts.
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Raymond McCrumb
St. Louis
San Francisco
D. D. Drake
Drake
McCrumb
Pollock
Poll
City grand jury to decide Sunday park amusements
The criminal court grand jury meets again tomorrow to decide which activities in the parks will be allowed on Sundays. Judge Wallace says all innocent diversions will be permitted, but theaters and five cent shows in parks will remain banned on Sundays.
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Criminal Court Grand Jury
Wallace
City to auction old Mac Evans mansion and two frame cottages
City government invites bids for the brick Mac Evans mansion and two surrounding frame cottages near the new general hospital site. Comptroller directed to open bids on May 30 for the landmark property complex.
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General Hospital
Mac” Evans
Mayor Crittenden to name utility commission members soon
Mayor Crittenden returned from Jefferson City and said he will quickly select the public utility commission members. Coal miners at work and contract talks occupied committees from three districts as they work to agree on local conditions for contract clauses.
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Jefferson City
Public Utility Commission
Coal Miners’ Convention
Morasch Convicted in Poison Candy Case in Kansas City
Mrs. Sarah Morasch, 48, found guilty by a Kansas City jury of sending February 12 poisoned candy that killed 4 year old Ruth Miller, a niece by marriage. She faces life in the Kansas penitentiary. The case marked the second trial after an earlier hung jury.
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Kansas City
Kas
Ruth Miller
Fife
Kansas Penitentiary
McCabe Moore
George E. Horn
Charles Miller
Ella van Meter
Cheyenne ‘Avenue
Armourdale
Miller
Henry T. Keener
Ella Miller
Cheyenne Avenue
Packard and
Cheyenne Avenues
Ats. & S
Miss van Meter
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Packing Plant
Ruth
Johnnie
Frank
Ella
Zacharia Nason
Davis
Wyandotte County
Nason
Morasch
Autie Biles Death Sentence Commuted to Life
Governor Folk commuted the death sentence of Autie C. Biles of this city to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. The commutation followed efforts by his father R. E. Biles and his attorney Thomas W. Ditty. Biles had been due to hang in St. Louis on June 4 for the murder of John Harvey, Osage City Missouri Pacific fireman. Harvey died after Biles and a companion drugged him, robbed him, and left him in a vacant lot. Eleven of the twelve jurors asked for clemency.
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Autie C. Biles
R. E. Biles
Jackson Avenue
Thomas W. Ditty
Autie Biles
St. Louis
John Harvey
Osage City
Harvey
Biles
Midland Hotel reconstruction to begin in Kansas City
May continue Bath and Cafe. George W. Hale, owner, will visit Kansas City Monday as the Midland building is vacated by the hotel. Rebuilding into an office building starts with Turkish bath grill room and barber shop under consideration for continued operation. Hotel furniture to be sold on site none moved to Hotel Baltimore.
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George W. Hale
Midland
Kansas City
Baltimore
News Agent Confidenceman Convicted on Train Fraud
W R Woodward, a Missouri Pacific news agent, was convicted in police court this morning of defrauding Lee Monday of Speedville Tennessee of ten dollars. A Union depot detective testified he is an old confidence man with prior trouble. Judge Kyle cited a five hundred dollar fine.
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Missouri Pacific
Lee Monday
Speedville
Tenn
Union Depot
Kyle
Blizzard Strikes Dawson County Montana Hits Sheep Losses
Heavy losses of sheep and lambs reported from Dawson county Montana as a blizzard began yesterday. Snow lies two feet on the level and five to six feet in drifts.
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Montana
Ellesard
Burtt
Mont
Dawson County
Country homes are chilly force migration from estates
Cold wet weather sends New York society back to the city. Mrs Alfred G Vanderbilt is at the St Regis. Mr and Mrs William K Vanderbilt Jr arrived at the Belmont from Long Island, and Mr and Mrs Oliver Harriman came down from White Plains for a few days.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
St. Regis
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Belmont
Long Island
Oliver Harriman
White Plains
Rabies or Suggestion In Death of Brooklyn Man
William H. Marsh, a Brooklyn businessman, died after being diagnosed with a severe rabies case. Coroner plans autopsy to determine if death came from hydrophobia or pseudo rabies caused by suggestion. Edna Thompson, a stenographer for Marsh, was bitten by the dog and later admitted it. Pasteur Institute doctors doubt inoculation effectiveness.
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Yor
William H. Marsh
Brooklyn
Pasteur Institute
Brewer
Marsh
Wheeler
Mr. Marsh
Miss Thompson
Two M. E. bishops elected on second ballot in Baltimore
The Rev. William F. Anderson of New York and the Rev. Dr. John Muelsen of Nast Theological Seminary Berea Ohio were elected bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church on the second ballot at the general conference in Baltimore. A third ballot was ordered for the remaining six bishops after Dr. Dorchester Jr. of Pittsburg and Dr. Frank M. North of New York withdrew requests. Dr. William A. Quayle of Chicago received 381 votes with 510 needed. The conference also sent greetings to the Presbyterian assembly in Kansas City.
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William F. Anderson
New York
John Muelsen
Nast Theological Seminary
Berea
Methodist Episcopal Church
General Conference
Syons
Daniel Dorchester, Jr
Pittsburg
Congress May Not Adjourn Before Late May or Early June
Capitol officials indicate Congress will not adjourn before Wednesday May 27 and may push the session to June 1 due to unsettled measures in conference and doubts over the public buildings bill. Speaker Cannon withheld public statements while House leaders plan possible weeklong adjournment next week if feasible.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
Cannon
Fifty injured in Chicago factory fire at Wintermeyer plant
A blaze at the Wintermeyer box factory in Caiiaco injured fifty or more workers around 2 20 this afternoon. In related news a Manual Scholarship was awarded to John Franciscus of Manual Training High School for top American history and civil government exam scores earning him admission to Kansas City School of Law next fall.
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Caiiaco
Wintermeyer Box
Kansas City School of Law
Manual Training High School
Toohn Franciscus
Park Avenue
Kansas City Mayor Calls Special Council Meeting
Mayor Cornell of Kansas City Kansas asks council members to meet tomorrow night to discuss plans to cut the city’s running expenses. The session aims to review budget items and identify savings across departments.
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Cornell
Kansas City
Kas
Kansas Storms Kill Four and Ravage Towns in Salina Region
Reports from Clay County and nearby areas describe a tornado in Green killing three and causing widespread damage. Oak Hill and Salina area storms uprooted trees, blew down buildings, and cut phone and telegraph lines. In Minneapolis a hotel roof was blown off and a mill damaged with no reported injuries.
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Minneapolis
Clay Center
Kas
Green
Oak Hill
Clay County
Simmons
Sacra
Fred Grothe
Lincoln
Grothe
Beloit
McPherson
Parker
Minneapolis Mill and Elevator Company
Marquette
Tornado Hits Albia Wrecks Grant School In Iowa
A wind storm in Albia Iowa caused a tornado like blast that wrecked the Grant school crushing a corn crib onto J M Taylor. The May 21 incident in Ottumwa Iowa reports no serious injuries among pupils or teachers despite the dramatic collapse.
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Albia
Grant
I J. M. Taylor
Suffragettes Arrested After Downing Street Demonstration
A party of militant suffragists demonstrated outside Prime Minister Asquith's Downing Street residence. Police cleared the street. six women were arrested and sentenced to prison terms from one week to one month for refusing to post recognizance.
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Lonnox
Asquith
House of Commons
Downing Street
Jug trade halted as Lawrence banks refuse drafts with bills
Lawrence May 21 The Lawrence Clearing House association voted to stop handling drafts with attached bills of lading from liquor houses. Following express companies quitting C O D business liquor houses have sent drafts to local banks with bills of lading. No more of this business will be done in Lawrence.
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Lawrence, Kas
Lawrence Clearing House Association
Express Companies
Lawrence
Motto law signed preserves coins bearing In God We Trust
The President signed a bill nullifying his earlier order that removed In God We Trust from some coins. Only coins struck off will be minted without the motto, and existing coins retain their value despite the brief absence and public outcry.
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Washington
Burrows Named Temporary Chairman After White House Talk
Senator Burrows, chosen as temporary chairman of the Republican national convention, met with the President in a brief conference. He said the call was personal and declined to discuss its subject.
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Washington
Senator Burrows
Republican National Lonvention
Heavy Snow Hits Northwestern Nebraska Causing Crop Damage
Northwestern Nebraska reports a heavy snow storm with temperatures dropping to 25 degrees. Alliance area notes significant damage to early crops from the freezing conditions.
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Allliance
New
Nebraska
Senate Creates National Monetary Commission
Washington May 21 The Senate without division adopted a joint resolution reported by Mr Aldrich to create a national monetary commission. The nine senators to be named by the Senate president and nine representatives by the Speaker will study banking and currency laws and report to Congress at the earliest date. The commission may sit during sessions or in recess as needed. Aldrich noted the banking and currency bill conferees could not agree and adjournment prevented further action this session. Brandegee asked if work would start immediately and Aldrich affirmed. The resolution was adopted.
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Senate
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
National Monetary Commission
House
Congress
United States
Comacs
Commission
Brandegee
Hot Words Among Methodists
Delegates at the Methodist Protestant general conference anticipate further lively scenes as church union talks continue. After Rev. Dr. Sheridan suggested others seeded union with the M E Church, Dr. Lewis challenged insinuations and defended his actions, warning against gossip and sensationalism at the meeting.
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Prirtssure
Methodist Protestant Church
J. M. Sheridan
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Lewis
Methodist Protestant General Conference
F .R
Rosenberger murder case pivots on found cartridge shells
In Belvidere Kansas area investigators report three freshly discharged 32 caliber shells found in the Bitler ranch yard near Belvidere. Mrs Rosenberger was shot three times. Samuel Bitler's revolver was found unloaded in the house. A new detective joins Kiowa county efforts.
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Beivinerr
Kas
Rosenberger
Bitler
Belvidere
Kiowa County
Fullerton Elected Moderator At 120th Presbyterian Assembly
The Rev. Baxter P. Fullerton of St. Louis was elected moderator of the 120th Presbyterian general assembly. The opening session in Convention Hall drew as many as 800 commissioners from many regions, highlighting the assembly as a large, efficient deliberative body with strong commission governance and global representation.
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Baxter P. Fullerton
St. Louis
120Th Presbyterian Assembly
Dorto Rico
Philippines
Alaska
General Assembly
William Henry Roberts
Congress
United States Congress
Soring
Information departments thriving at convention hall today
A chaotic syndicated text notes a thriving Information Department business at Convention Hall. It mentions a standing $800 reward with $500 funded by the victim’s husband, and cautions about risks in travel to Greensburg for a preliminary with a heavy guard.
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the Information Department
Convention Hall
Greensburg
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