Land grabbers under Senate scrutiny in Indian cases
Sulphur Oklahoma August 15 report details alleged schemes by land grabbers exploiting Indian allotments. A guardian system allowed underpaid sales, with one man allegedly amassing ten thousand acres from Indian lands. Congressional inquiry also revisits J E McMurray's actions and indictments tied to a $300 expense account.
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Okla
Congress
Gore
J. E
McMurray
Congressional Investigating Committee
W. B. Johnson
United States
Cecil A. Tlyon
National Republican
Texas
Washington
Lyon
Roosevelt
Johnson
Welligton
Rusher
Cub Ream
Pne Chicasaw Tribe
Hearn
New York Policeman Wins Corn Eating Contest
Ed Rosenstein former East Side assemblyman held a birthday corn feast drawing politicians. At 4 45 p m a corn eating contest began Arnstein an off duty policeman ate sixty one ears by 7 50 p m, winning ten dollars. William Schwartz won five dollars for second with Red Duggan disputing the results over pacing.
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New York
Ed Rosenstein
East Side
Arnstein
William Schwartz
Duggan
Schwartz
Tokyo flood toll reaches 1112 dead or missing
Tokyo reports confirm 1,112 dead or missing from last week’s floods that submerged two major wards. About 3,950 houses washed away and thousands remain homeless or dependent on public aid after the disaster.
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Tokio
Japan
Death of Miss Lois Woodward in Texas
The body of Lois Woodward 16 died in Talia Texas will arrive in Lawrence this evening for burial. Cause of death typhoid fever funeral services at Friends church tomorrow morning at 1 o clock Rev C W Sweet will preach interment Oak Hill cemetery. A marriage license was issued Saturday to George Belles and Imogen Buster both of Lawrence.
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Texas
Lois Woodward
Talia
Lawrence
Friends Church
C. W. Sweet
Oak Hill Cemetery
George Belles
Imogen Buster
Monoplane Built by Lawrence University Trio Nears Flight
Three Lawrence University students Harry Elliot Paul Elliot and Gilbert Elliot to test a metal monoplane weighing under 450 pounds in Lawrence. The crew works secretly in a barn assembling a twenty three and a half foot long wing with a thirty horsepower engine ready for a trial flight within two weeks.
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Lawrenc
Lawrence
Elliot Brothers
Harry
Paul
Gilbert
Willj
Army Mobilizes For Fort Riley Maneuvers At Port Riley
All Army Men of Lawrence depart for Fort Riley encampment under Captain Samuel G. Clarke with Company H. Kansas National Guard. General Wilder Metcalf and staff join, 6,000 troops from regulars and militia in camp. Regiments prepare 250 mile drills as Secretary of War Oliver visits camp at Port Riley.
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Earty
Kansas National Guards
Samuel G. Clarke
Fort Riley
Wilder
Metcalf
Hugh Means
Charles McFarland
Joe Murray
Albert Krause
Carl Phillips
Coorps
Pawnee Flats
Company of Engineers
Fo OK. Ward
Kansas
War Department
Missouri
Nebraska
National Guards of
Oklahoma
Oliver
Washington
Port Riley
Ward
Porter Nominated in Kansas Supreme Court Race Surprise
The official Republican primary tally in Topeka shows Justice Lilias Porter of Kansas City Kansas re nominated by a 169 vote plurality over Justice Graves who was believed to lead. The other candidate was J B West of Topeka.
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Topeka
Kay
Aus
Supreme Court
Lilias Porter
Kansas City
Kansas
LB. Graves
West
Counterfeiters Arrested and Banana Trees Destroyed
Counterfeiters seized in the last fiscal year ending June 30 amount to more than 500 million dollars with 296 arrests, led by the cases against Ignazio Lupo and Guizeppe Morello. In Panama, a hurricane destroyed one million banana trees worth over a million dollars, crippling telegraph and telephone lines on the Atlantic coast.
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Washington
United States Secret Service
Wilkie
Ignazio Lupo
Guizeppe Morello
Kentucky
Panama
Advi—testroval
Costa Rica
Atlantic
United Fruit Company
1Limon
San Jose
Defending the Fort Vaudeville At Woodhill Park
Lawrence audiences will see three vaudeville acts over three nights at Woodhill Park. Pallburn and Fairburn perform Defending the Port while the Lamont Brothers sing and dance and Patsy the slack wire artist impresses. Newhouse's Orchestra provides music. admission is 10 and 14 cents. George Snow was declared insane and jailed awaiting asylum placement.
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Woodhill Park
Lawrence
Pallburn and Fairburn
Lamont Brothers
Patsy
West
Gauteville
Newhouse
Biz Auiitors
Stein
Corner Stone Laid for St James A M E Church in Lawrence
Visiting Masons from Western Star Lodge No 1 and others helped lay the corner stone for a new $10,000 St James A M E church at Warren and New York streets in Lawrence. About a thousand people attended despite afternoon showers. funds raised totaled $4100 toward finishing the building.
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Lawrence
Western Star Lode No.1
Topeka
Ikansas City
Kansas
Armourdale
Argentine
Afnssler Collins
Mid Lodge
Nate
W. W. Fisher
Western University At
Quindora
Bishop
Aml Epuk
Selecs Board
New York School
AJ M. E
Kaawrenee
Warren and
New York Streets
J. M. Brown
Smith Ball
Mass Fire Devours World Expo Grounds Killing Animals
A massive blaze swept through the telegraph building at a world exposition on Aug 5, city crowds of over 20 000 fled as Belgian French and Swiss sections burned rapidly in high winds. Police and troops aided evacuations while attempts to halt the fire by dynamiting bridges failed and animals were killed as the grounds burned.
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Relans
Uot
Antwerp
Army engineers inspect Western irrigation projects at Great Falls
The board appointed to advise President Taft on proceeds from 20 million in certies arrives in Great Falls Montana to inspect the Sum river and Mik river projects amid urgent local demands for funds to complete the irrigation works. The article includes irrelevant aside and a tongue in cheek aside about marriage and a biblical quote.
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Creat Falls
Mont
Board of Army Engineers
Taft
Great Falls
Sum River
Mik River
Swindle Suspected In Lawrence Self-Heating Irons
Lawrence women worry they were duped by a traveling salesman offering self-heating irons. The man claimed eight years of guaranteed heat and pressed sales across East Lawrence, delivering many units last Tuesday. Some buyers report heat problems and suspect a confederate assisted the scam.
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Lawrence
St. Joseph
East Lawrence
Hal
Two Runners In Lead In Long Cross-Country Race
Amiens France August fifteenth report says two competitors Lehlane and Andrun plus Legagnoux continued in the race after completing the fifth lap. Lehlane tightened his advantage with a time of twenty nine seconds, weather favorable and no accidents reported over 4188 miles of the relay route.
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Amiens
France
Dewia
Lehlane
Andrun
Legagnoux
Journal Hosts Children's Party at Woodland Park Friday
The Journal invites children to a free party at Woodland Park on Friday afternoon. Special street cars will transport attendees and chaperones will accompany the group. Details mention a birthday celebration and support from the Journal allies.
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Woodland Park
Journal
Journal Allies
Trom Te
Sinomay Dave
Nightingale Florence Nightingale Dies in London
Florence Nightingale died Saturday afternoon in London at age. She had received the Order of Merit and was the first woman to accompany an army into battle, earning fame as the Crimean Angel.
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Florence Nightingale
London
Florence Nightingale Dies at London Home
Florence Nightingale, famed nurse of the Crimean War and the only woman awarded the Order of Merit, died at her London residence after a period of illness. She celebrated her 90th birthday May 17 and lived largely in seclusion in recent years.
City council to settle street width and paving plans
The city council meets tonight to decide the proper width of Adams street east of Massachusetts. A committee appointed last week will report on width after conferring with property owners. The council will also hear bids for paving and sewer work and hold extra sessions this month. James Strate was jailed for drunkenness, fined $6.50 after yesterday’s arrest. Wigwar-Pes literature asks for stamps in a Scribbler note.
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Seri
Adams Steed
Massachusetts Street
James Strate
Record Sugar Output and Consumption Growth Cited
U.S. production shows unprecedented domestic sugar output last year totaling 82 pounds per capita, with national discourse citing five to seven billion pounds in total and highlighting a surge in home sugar production beyond prior records.
Sugar consumption reaches new peak in United States
Washington reports the 1910 sugar consumption at 7.5 billion pounds, a record high driven by domestic output from Hawaii Porto Rico the Philippines and U S beet fields. Imports fell to 3.02 billion pounds as domestic production rose and beet sugar surpassed cane since 1907.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Matistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United State
Thawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Sincar
Hawaii
Port Roseo
John Brown Park Dedication Program Set in Osawatomie
The Osawatomie Kansas program for the John Brown park dedication lists events on Tuesday August 30 and Wednesday August 31. Activities include concerts addresses by Joseph G Waters Mrs Seacock W A Calderhead and Cora AL with appearances by W R C officials and Deputy Governor W S Stubbs who will introduce Colonel Roosevelt and deliver the dedicatory address by Theodore Roosevelt.
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Osawatomie
Kan
John Brown Park
Joseph G. Waters
Topeka
Seacock
John Brown
Tranquill
Bess Yeater
W. A. Calderhead
Trarmon
Belle C. Harris
Mia
Sarah G. Staylin
W. R. C. Old Settlers
W. RB. U
Civil Societies
Board of Ttrustees
Cora AL
W. 2
Stubbs
Roosevelt
Thendoré Roosevelt
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Geo. Snow Insane
George Snow
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University of Spm
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Heaven
Leblanc
Nightingale
Florence Nixhitingale
Lamons
Miss Nightit
Crimea
Hrospitals
Anny
Council
East Adams Street
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