Meets Tonight Council to Hold a Special Session on Street Car
City council will convene in a special session this evening to address street car business only. The Laming franchise dominates today’s agenda with amendments and a proposed three thousand dollar forfeit and a sub sixty day term. Kansas City and Kansas Southwestern’s lawyer George Davis attends. Laming in New York, Meade Sullivan and Emanuel from Dayton are tied to other electric line and power requests, with no final action until Laming is resolved.
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Laming
New York City
Kansas City and
Kansas Southwestern Company
George Davis
Kansas City
Cyrus Meade
W. R. Sullivan
Albert Emanouel
Dayton
Olin
Roosevelt Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws at GWU Convocation
Theodore Roosevelt received an honorary LL D from George Washington University at a midwinter convocation in Washington. Governor Hughes delivered the address while Charles E. Hughes of New York and Bishop Alfred Warding of Washington Diocese also received honorary degrees. Roosevelt was unable to attend in person due to duties at Hampton Roads welcoming the return of the battleship fleet.
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Washington
George Washington University
Roosevelt
Charles E. Hughes
New York
Alfred Warding
Hughes
Hampton Roads
Fragmentary Notice Framed With Sparse Contact Data
Fragments show a city and residence reference with a Vermont bell phone and a home phone number 600. The text is incomplete and lacks clear action, date, or named entities to establish a full notice or event.
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Vermont
Bell
Personal notices of Kansas travelers and visitors
Purely personal brief notices list individuals visiting or departing to cities like Topeka Ottawa Kansas City Lawrence Chicago Blue Rapids and Desoto. Entries name Miss Gertrude Risley Fred Patton Emily Lawrence Lulu Johnson and others with movements between Topeka Ottawa Lawrence Chicago and Langley. The notices include trips for business visits and family illnesses among residents and guests.
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Topeka
W. E. Hinesley
Chicago
Fred Patton
Ottawa
George Davis
Kansas City
Emily Lawrence
William Wilson
Lawrence
Willard Brown
Charles Starkweather
E. Culp
DeSoto
May Morse
Bliss Georgia
Lola Smart
Quana
Helen Lindenberg
McDonough
John McFarland
Monticello
Ohio
Laura
Ella Engler
Lucy Riggs
J. O. Buchanan
New York Street
Langley
Rice County
Ben McFarland
Chanute
Day Karr
Seattle
Wash
Day Pant
Topeka Journal
J. A. Henley
St. Louis
Slenley
Urbana
Lawrence Wednes, Day
Neslin bill eyed to curb stock sales impact
Topeka Feb 23 The Neslin bill reported favorably in the house would affect stock sales by presuming agents know the issuing company and fining false statements with up to $500 fine and at least 30 days imprisonment It also notes White’s resolution for a railroad commission to investigate lowering rates was reported favorably.
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Topeka
Neslin
Railroad
Greeks Attack Varies in Kansas City Riot
In Kansas City, Feb 23 a clash between Greek laborers and Americans escalated into a large melee. About 50 Greeks faced a 600-strong crowd armed with sticks and stones. police halted the riot after a second call. Four hurt, several arrests including 30 Greeks and two Americans. Victims named Root Hendricks Gust Mikes among those injured.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wesley C. Root
David Hendricks
Root
Hendricks
George Gust
Thomas Mikes
Vote for Women Seen Protecting Home and City
Chicago February 23 Miss Jane Addams addresses a women's club on woman suffrage. She argues women's votes will shield homes and children in crowded tenements and cities, improving health and safety through city regulation and oversight.
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Chicago
Jane Addams
Woman’s Club
Miss Addams
Ex Governor Morrill Critically Ill in Texas
Ulawatha Kan Feb 23 Ex Governor E N Morrill is critically ill at San Antonio Texas where he and Mrs Morrill have been for weeks Major Morrill has suffered poor health for years and doctors thought a winter in the south would help him Mrs Morrill also in poor health A telegram arrived yesterday noting his serious condition and that he refused to be sent back to Saint Carlos residence Bernard Wheeler ex Sergeant Troup A Third Cavalry
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Morrill
Texas
Ulawatha
Kan
E. N. Morrill
San Antonio
Major Morrill
South
Ouito
Trelegram
Saint Carlos Res
Elks to Form a Baseball League
Elks discuss forming a regional baseball league with teams from southeastern Kansas and nearby towns. Interest is reported as favorable, with Wilkes and his wife planning to depart for New York after the ceremony.
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Matthew Astor
York
Misa Sylvia
Considseen
Hetty
Kansas
Matthew Astor Wilkes
Elks
Fe Vsatei
Pittsburg
Lola
Wilkes
Washington
Holly Green
New York City
Stewart New York
Douglas Hobinson
George H. Melly
Frm
Lamport & Holt
Liverpool
New York
Rio Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Vasari
Verdi
Voltaire
Byron
Tennyson
New
Dover
Eng
Gshore
Goodwin Sands
South Americas
England
Spencer Eddy
United States
Argentine Republic
Was Not Killed Brother of Mrs Thome Found Alive
Mrs Nicholas Thome of a city area learned her brother Wyerwan survived the Italian earthquake disaster after a long period of mourning. The man, Prof Wyer an actor and magician, travels for work and has been presumed dead until this confirmation.
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D. Edmondson
Kansas City
Edmondson
A. H
Hancock
Kentucky
Nicholas Thome
Italy
Wyer
Life Term for President Favored by Governor Fort
Gov John Franklin Fort of New Jersey voiced support for Hamiltons life tenure idea for the US president during Washington day exercises. He argued a fixed term risks more than a permanent one and condemned state efforts to thwart treaty rights on foreign nationals.
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Fort
New Jersey
Alexander Hamilton
Chicago
Ian
United States
John Franklin Fort
Union Lead Club
Governor Fort
Hamilton
Chaplain thanks for safe return of battleship fleet
In Washington on February 23 Chaplain Couden offered prayers of thanks for the safe return of the battleship fleet and urged arbitration to settle all disputes. The day also brought Senate plans to dispose of the Brownsville affair and a debate on tariff policy with Democrats split on approaches to revenue and protection. The Supreme Court ruled interstate passes law also applies to express franks.
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Washington
Couden
Pew
Supreme Court of the United States
Cooper Trial Opens Testimony On Editorial Roots Of Rift
Colonel DB Cooper testified in the Cooper Sharpe trial that his cordial relations with Carmack soured after Carmack’s race with Senator Taylor. He noted hostile editorial coverage and said he believed Carmack wrote the controversial piece. The court admitted a paragraph linking Cooper and Gates to the Louisville and Nashville railroad history of crime.
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Nashville
Tenn
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Cooper-Sharpe
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Carmack
Senator Taylor
Senator Carmack
Carmack-Taylor
Memphis News-Scimitar
Taylor
Patterson
Eth
Colonel Cooper
Burch
News- Scimitar
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Quiet in Omaha as anti Creek tensions ease
Omaha Nebraska February 23 all seemed quiet this morning on the Creek situation. A portion of the local militia remained in readiness during the night, but the precaution appeared unnecessary. Sheriff Brailey had deputies guarding Greek residents in South Omaha with no disturbances reported.
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Omaha
Neb
Brailey
South
Public Utilities Bill urged by Journal and Governor
The editorial urges swift passage of a Public Utilities Bill in Kansas, calling for Senate Judiciary committee action, stating the bill serves public interest, criticizes opposition, and backs Governor Stubbs while urging Douglas county legislators to support it. The paper presses for press and public backing to pass the measure promptly.
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Public Utilities
Kansas
Stubbs
Douglas County
Standard on Trial Again in Chicago Oil Case
The second trial of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana began in Chicago before Judge A B Anderson over charges tied to shipments from Whiting Indiana to East St Louis. The defense moved to quash a venire of 150 jurors claiming improper drawing as most jurors are farmers from northern Illinois. The 29 000 000 fine reversal and jury composition were key issues as proceedings started.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Whiting
East St. Louis
A. B. Anderson
Court of Appeals
Illinois
Greek laborer wounded in attempted assassination at Cornell
Minor George, a Greek laborer employed by the Missouri Pacific, was shot while sleeping in a boarding car in Cornell yards near the depot. A 12 gauge bit entered his left side near the heart and ranged into the stomach. doctors fear death. No suspect seen. the shooting happened about 2:30 in the morning and was unobserved by nearby workers.
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Pittsburg
Kans
George
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Cornell
Sealed Letter Reveals Primary Law Stance
Denver reports a sealed letter from William J. Bryan stating his position on the Licks-Scott direct primary law. The letter is intended as a last resort to unite factions in the legislature if other means fail. A separate local note from Leavenworth includes a veteran cavalryman’s rebuttal regarding Geronimo campaigns and a misdated claim.
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Bryan
Denver
Willian J. Bryan
Hicks
Senate shapes up to dispose of road legislation in Topeka
The Kansas Senate and House move toward passing road and tax measures as lawmakers work through committees amid a holiday. Senators back a State Engineer bill with automobile tax linkage to fund road improvements. The Ways and Means panel adjusts public institution appropriations while a state charity institutions bill advances to the Senate for second reading. A Lawrence Post delegation visited both houses, paying respects to the governor on a holiday session.
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Tte Livusa
Lund Yuesiay
Senate
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Ubu
Uultur
Hany
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Brate Charitabie
House
Legistacure
Lawrence Post
Jey
Sam
Snow Blockade And Dairy Ads At Fragments Of Cheyenne
Snow blockade cripples Durango rail service as 8 feet of snow falls in twelve hours, with Cumbres pass and the Alamesa branch buried. 280 workers idle as trains halt. meanwhile Wyoming hosts a 600 delegate dry farming congress with President Roosevelt greetings and hopes for progress in semi arid regions. Local ads note fountain pens and Wiedemann’s fruit desserts.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Brooke
Wyoming
Congress
Roozevelt
United States
Masa
Bell
St. Bell
Home
Colorado
Durango
Col
Alamesa
Denver & Rio Grande
Senate approves diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
Washington reports the senate passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill assigning 3. GAG gSU in funding.
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Washington
Senate
Taft Leaves for New York Ahead of Inaugural
President-elect Taft travels from Philadelphia to New York to visit his brother H W Part then proceeds to Washington for the inauguration. He arrives in New York today and will head to Washington on Saturday for the ceremonies. Temperance forces in Indianapolis begin the local option contest to ban saloons across five counties amid bells and whistles signaling the drive.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Yatt
New York
H. W. Part
Taft
Indianapolis
Ind
Pere- The Parsons Elks could have a ball seam
Galena won a prize of 175 dollars in the AOUW grand lodge drills held at Salina Kansas on February 23 190? The event featured Leavenworth and Galena as contenders with Galena securing the prize in Convention Hall. The grand lodge business session began at 9 o clock this morning. The president and party returned to Washington aboard the yacht Mayflower arriving in the capital on February 24 190?.
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Parsons Elks
Parsons Lodge
Galena
Salina
Kan
U. W. Grand Lodge
Leavenworth
Washington
Washington, DC
Mayflower
Agricultural appropriation bill includes vast increases and new commissions
The agricultural appropriation bill before the senate totals 13,773,206 dollars, up 9,899,450 from House passage. It adds funds for the bureau of industry to set standards and grades, expands quarantine and inspection, supports human food preparation methods, and enables inspection of biological imports. It creates a commission on alcoholic liquor and provides funding for denatured alcohol research and related programs, with various line items for industry and agricultural agencies.
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Porpoon
Washington
Nouse
Senate
An Ina
Bureau of Industry
Bureau of Experiment Stations
Secretary of Agriculture
Commission On Cavairy Life
Congressional Commission
Oppose Women Suffrage Organizes Anti Association in City
Philadelphia Feb 23 A meeting of Philadelphia women opposed to woman suffrage convened at Mrs Brinton Coxes 1515 Spruce St to discuss forming the Pennsylvania Association Opposed to the Further Extension of Suffrage to Women Mrs Horace Brock presided and papers from Boston were read Attendees included Mrs John Thom Spencer Mrs Edwin Black Miss Mary Henry and Mrs William F Glasgow Jr The group aims to broaden its scope to three classes of women and plans a public meeting with prominent speakers after organizing.
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Anti’ Association
Philadelphia
Brinton Coxe
Spruce Street
Boston
John Markoe
Horace Brock
Association
Marko
John Thom Spencer
Edwin §. Black
Misa Mary Henry
William 4. Glasgow, Jr
Brock
Oma
Sposkera
Supreme Court affirms NYC Railroad rebates verdict
Washington date notations show the U S circuit court in the southern district of New York fined the New York Central Railroad $106000 for granting rebates to American Sugar. The high court affirmed the verdict, upholding the penalty and the antirebate ruling.
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Washington
United States Circuit
Southern District of
New York
New York Central Reiroad Company
American Sugar Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Indictments dismissed in oil stock mail fraud case
Topeka Feb 23 The 200 indict ments against H W Tucker Jr A L Wilson and J Fleming for using the mails to defraud in selling the stock of the Ancient Sam Oil company were dismissed in the United States court today on motion of J Bone United States attorney Tucker has been tried and acquitted The other men have never been tried
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Topeka
H. WU. Tucker
A. L. Wilson
J. Fleming
Ancie Sam Oil Company
United States
J. Bone
Tucker
Floods Rise in Kentucky Prompt Flooding of Towns
Floods in Kentucky are reported as the Ohio River watershed swells over the last thirty six hours. Floyds Fork and Fisherville are inundated with water three feet deep in Fisherville streets. The article notes disruptions including a canceled Harry Kemp lecture due to safety concerns.
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Louisville
Ohio
Floyd’s Fork
Fisherville
Fishervill
Pan Hellenic Union Appeals to Nebraska Governor for Help
Lincoln February 23. The Pan Hellenic Union with 50 000 members appeals to Governor Shatlenberger for protection against the alleged unlawful acts of South Omaha rioters. A telegram ends with a plea for assistance and protection of their in Florida. The Preahontas lodge plans a tea in L O F hall to raise funds for lodge regalia. S Silvarthorn moves addresses new address 038 New York street to West Lawrence. A candy assortment advertised at 20 cents. Oliva Oil advertised for table use. Raymond’s brand also noted.
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Lincoln, Neb
Pan- Hellenic Union
Shatlenberger
Inwlesa Acta
South Omaha
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