Mayor Schmitz Sentenced Five Years in California Penitentiary
The former San Francisco mayor Schmitz received a five year term in the state penitentiary. The courtroom crowd cheered as the sentence was announced, and Schmitz announced an appeal. The defense and prosecutors traded remarks as bailiffs cleared the room. Special agents and court staff maintained order during the verdict and remarks by Judge Dunne and Attorney Metzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Schmitz
California
Ieted
Pereeas
Mne
Ars
O'Neill
Brrnes
Prosevader
Fespeer
San Pranceo
Dustine
Schmitz
Elegev
WM. T. Sinclair
Bellatie
Lozne
Prishand
Dunne
Massachusetts
Metzen
Jadze Dunne
Metzn
Metzon
Dune
Langdon
Mork Bros and Sharp Advertise Hack and Boarding Stable
The ad promotes Mork Bros and Sharp at Eldridge House Livery offering hack and boarding services with rubber tired hack vehicles. It notes prompt service and provides a contact phone 145.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mork Bros. & Sharp
Eldridge House
Opera House
Mass
Bell Phone
Indictments Return Against Bank Officials in Missouri Case
Indictments by a federal grand jury accuse Edward Lewis president of the Peoples' United States Bank and Francis Putnam cashier of using the mails to defraud banks and stockholders. A second indictment also names Frank J. Cabot and William Miller in a conspiracy to defraud the government over postage rates in a publication mailing. The defendants posted bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Federal Grand Jury
Edward
Lewis
Peoples’ United States Bank
Francis V. Putnam
Frank J. Cabot
William Miller
Jackson Takes Another Tack in Supreme Court Move
New York July 8 Attorney General Jackson filed an application with Justice Platz to seek a Supreme Court action. The filing signals another strategic move in the ongoing legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
New York
Justice Platzck
The
Supreme
Interstate Commerce Board Rules on Black Passengers
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in Georgia Edwards v Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis that railroads must provide equal first class accommodations for negro passengers who pay the same fare. It held racial separation in wash bowls, rugs, and smoking compartments unjust if similar white facilities exist. The decision states carriers must serve all passengers equally, regardless of race.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Georgia Edwards
Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis
Aunt Jane Williams Convicted in Police Court
Aunt Jane Williams was found guilty of violating the prohibitory law and maintaining a nuisance in police court. The trial spanned most of the fore part of a morning and she faces 100 days in jail and a $200 fine with possible appeal. Mayor Barker’s administration pledges strict law enforcement in Lawrence.
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Aunt Jane Williams
Foreuven
Aunt Jane
Barker
Lawrence
Aunt June
Insanity From Heat Sparks Plasterer Attack in Baldwin
In a Lawrence district court session, Alfred E. Leach of Baldwin sought divorce in Leis vs Leis while a heat induced incident left B A Williams and others under watch. A plasterer attacked coworkers with a hatchet injuring three, two possibly fatally. Judgments were issued in several cases including Lewis vs Myers and Chandler vs Bowersock. Gertie Gray was paroled on good behavior.
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New York
Alfred E. Leach
Baldwin
B. Provost
Lawrence
Ife
B.A. Williams
Canada
J. A. Simons
Kansas City
Hannah Mitchell
North Dakota
Hazel Watts
Connecticut Street
Leis
Gertie Gray
Train Derailment Kills Four Near Centralia
A Burlington line derailment early today near Centralia Illinois killed engineer S Ford and trainmen Lewis Warne and Thos Hutton after the engine plunged from an embankment. The catastrophe occurred about miles north of the city when spreading rails caused the crash.
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Centralia
Ill
Here
Burlington Road
S. Ford
Lewis, Warne
Thos Hutton
Union Leader Shot in Tennessee Mine Fight
Chattanooga July 8 Jen Reynolds president of the Coal Miners union at Mont Lake was shot yesterday by W. H. Bellows labor agent of Mont Lake Coal company and died this morning.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Jen Reynolds
Coal Minters Union
Mont Lake, Tenn
W. H. Bellows
Mont Lake Coal Company
Marriage of Ellie Horton and Archie Hice Declined
Ellie Horton of New York City and Archie Hice of Kansas City wed on July 3 at the residence of Probate Judge Means. The groom is a brother of Samuel Rice of this city.
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Ellie Horton
New York City
Archie Hice
Kansas City
Means
Samuel Rice
Fragmented 1900s classified items mixed in one note
The text lists rental desires and sales notices for small properties and rooms, missing children notices, a lost pearl necklace, and multiple local ads for goods and services. It also mentions a Santa Fe train derailment near Chanute with injuries, and various product offers and household items.
Monument Dedicated In Oshkosh For Civil War Soldiers
The Hicks memorial monument honoring Wisconsin Civil War soldiers was unveiled in Oshkosh. Major General Arthur McArthur and Bishop Samuel Fallows spoke at the ceremony, honoring Colonel John Hicks, former American Minister to Chile.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Hicks
Wisconsin
John Hicks
Chile
Arthur McArthur
Samuel Fallows
Chicago
Residence Sale Report Stirs Geo Banks Family
Not Sela the residence of Geo A Banks J has not been sold to the Phi Delt boys or to any other parties. The report of the sale has been an annoyance to the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Banks J
Phi Delt Boys
Ice cream and drinks promo and travel note in Irish edition
Fragmented item mentions Egg Chocolate Sodas at Wiedemann's and a late hours opening from 6am to 3am at 744 Mass. 81. It also notes King Edward and Queen Alexandria traveling to Ireland in the afternoon, with reference to London on July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onfe
London
King Edward
Alexandria
Ireland
Admiral Sakamoto Talks War Outcomes and US Readiness
A Tok jo Hochi interview quotes Admiral Sakamoto saying war with America would be indecisive due to distant bases and questions of readiness. He cites 600 mile gaps between Cavite Manila and Pencadores and doubts American naval patriotism and competence. Local notices on real estate and services follow, including ads and a sick sheriff.
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Tokio
Tha- Hochi
Sakamoto
Japan
America
Pencadores
Cavite
Manila
Washington
Y M C A Board Accepts Secretary and Assistant Secretario Resignations
The Y M C A board accepted the resignations of General Secretary Coleman and assistant secretary W B Tucker with Coleman effective Sept 1 and Tucker Aug 1. The will of late TL Perkins left 1000 to the association to be applied to building debt. Coleman plans unknown. Tucker cited lack of summer work.
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Coleman
W. B. Tucker
F. M. Perkins
TL Perkins
Tucker
First Wheat Brings Good Quality to Bowersock Mills
D Kirby from three miles northwest of town delivered the season’s first wheat to Bowersock mills this morning. The sample, weighing 59 pounds to the bushel, sold for 80 cents. Kirby estimates about 23 bushels per acre, while T Mitchell reports three loads weighing 48 pounds each and about 25 bushels per acre. Jim Miller’s sample weighed 53 to 58 pounds and averaged 19 bushels per acre. Much threshing is underway.
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D. Kirby
Bowersock
Mr. Kirby
T. Mitchell
W. H. Pendleton
Jim Miller
Pendleton
Three Railroads Answer Lincoln Freight Rate Dispute
Three railroads filed answers with the interstate commerce commission regarding the Lincoln commercial club's complaint on south to north freight discounts. Missouri Kansas Texas denies. Union Pacific and Burlington say Omaha remains competitive and Lincoln cannot share the same rate. Hearing set after summer vacation.
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Lincoln, Neb
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln Commercial Club
South
Omaha
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Union Pacific
Burlington
Lincoln
Nebraska
Kansas
Depositions Testify Gas Cause Behind 1905 Explosion
In Boise on July 8 the Haywood trial heard Fred Bradley of San Francisco state the 1905 explosion at his residence was caused by accumulated gas, not a dynamite bomb as Orchard claimed. Linforth, owner of the Bradleys’ building, said he heard no blast or smell of gas before the explosion.
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Boise
Idaho
Haywood
Fred Bradley
San Francisco
Bradley
Wood
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Walter I. Linforth
Linforth
Los Angeles
Educational Association
Orchard
Ecane
United States
Mexico
Hawaii
England
Murder of Brother Condemned Man Seeks Delay
Lincoln Nebraska July 8 Frank Barker condemned to death for the murder of his brother and sister in law failed to secure a delay in his execution. He appeared before Judge Frost who ordered the hearing continued until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Frank Barker
Frost
J P Williams Marries In New York Ceremony
J F Williams and Miss Mabel Rozen wed in South Bear New York. Williams, a longtime local resident and brother of Bert Williams, was well known here and friends extend best wishes for the couple.
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J. F. Williams
Bert Williams
South Bear
New York
Mabel Rozen
Williams
Bokes Bc ohomy Store Horse Board Barn Ad
BOKE'S BCOHOMY STORE promotes a new horse boarding barn on East Warren Street opposite Place Houwa. It touts a cool clean place for horses during hot days and invites patrons to inspect and patronize. The ad also markets Schulz's rubber tires as inexpensive and pleasant for evening drives.
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Barby
East Warren St
Houwa
Schulz
Heat and Starvation Struggles Reported in City
Kansas City dispatch details Nicholas Klein, 24, collapsing in a stairway to police headquarters after traveling from Lawrence with no food or sleep. He receive milk toast and later more to eat as doctors fear a single feast may overwhelm him. He is described as 20 weak and barely able to whisper.
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Kansas City
Nicholas Klein
Klein
Lawrence
Kan
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Women noticed and honored at Topeka AME literary congress
At the annual Young People AME congress in Topeka Bishop Abram Grant urged progress for the race while praising women. Speakers mourned rising divorce rates among Black communities, with delegates including Mrs Cora Moten and Miss Dolly Archer. A donation acknowledgment to Mrs Jeans at Philadelphia was read and Prof Shelton French offered a feature lecture on Destiny. Over 200 delegates attended.
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Misa Lillian Jeltz
Topeka
J. H. Simms
St. Joseph
John A. Gregg
Leavenworth
Ida Godfrey
Kansas City
W. TL. Spurlock
Poplar Bluff
J. T. Knapper
Glasgow
Dolly Archer
St. Louis
Dewey Urges Pacific Fleet Move To Promote Peace
Admiral Dewey, in a New York interview dated July 8, says the small number of battleships means no powerful fleets in both oceans. He argues the Pacific transfer serves peace and will spur an Atlantic fleet expansion and faster Panama Canal completion.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
Pacific
Dewey
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Aeronaut Dr Julian P Thomas Seriously Injured In Bronx Car Crash
Dr Julian P Thomas known as the aeronaut is in critical condition after a car collision in the Bronx last night. He suffered a compound leg fracture and internal injuries when the vehicle struck a trolley pole. Miss Florence Hass, an actress, and Miss Grace Rogers were with him. Miss Hass had both legs amputated today, while Miss Rogers avoided internal injuries and is expected to recover.
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New York
Julian P. “Thomas
Bronx
Florence Hass
Grace Rogers
Thomas
Judge Landis to sentence Standard Oil on August 3
Attorneys for the Standard Oil company declined to submit more evidence in Saturday’s investigation. Judge Landis announced that sentence would be passed on August 3 on the Standard Oil company of Indiana, convicted of using illegal railroad rates.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Standard Oil Company of Indiana
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Business Directory
Attorney-At-Bay
Barker & Means
Attorneys At- Law
Ofice
Opera
J. H. Menger
Meseachusetta Streets
Achn
A Norton
First National Panic Building
Joseph E. Riggs
Alea
W. H. Elder
T2y
Massachusetts St
Cc. J. Simmons
Masa
Truen
TIT Nermont Attemt Physicl Office
Rewle Terevliona
Emp
GW. Jones
Bell and Home No
F. D. Morse
Woodward & Co
J. A. Bechtel
Medicine
Lancert
Oftfice
Tenneesee
John C. Rudolph
Humanstire
Dell Phone
George A. Banks & Son
Firs Insurance
Ofer
Oun Wu
Donnelly Bros
New Hampshire
Winthroy Sts
Lawrence, Kaw
Opticians
Massachusetts &T
Jaedickes
Kanter
District Court
Horton-Rice
I ’S. McCrory
Alabama Street
Lincoln Street
W. T. Schneck
Anna Martindale
Boughton’s
Chanute
Kans
Fredonia
F. A. Ewing's
C. J. Eriksen
Straffon
Sela
Atlan
Wiedemann’s
Providence
R. I
G. Kant
Gath- Alder Blumer
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Aprey Meen Oe
Sheriff Woodward
W. le Dongine
Abel Wolfen
Mass. Street
Louisians- Bt
University
East Front
New
Hosford Investment Co
Raymond'sl
Raymond
Boughton
Roberteon. Undertaking Co
New ‘Medical
Rayimond’s
Squires
Squires Stodio
Y. MC. A
BATES
Educators
J.P. Williams
Boke's
Bcohomy Store
Hankow
China
Ngan Hwei
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Cafe
Honn
Massachusetts Street
Mim Pren
I. F. Conklin
Sane
Olifton Ff
Olgurs Sc
Modo Tynists
Bille Williamscs
Abram Negroes
Watkins National Bank
Eurplus
A. B Watkins
A. Tucker, Vashlas
W. B. Hasen
Amst. Cashier
Rau, Ch, Tucker
AC. Mitchell
Cc. A. Hill
Directo
B. Watkins
C. AL HI
W. E. Hazen
J. House
Mom
Savings Department
Principal
Citier Af
Auto Huet Aeronaut
Nevilla’s
Kansa
Jay Meade County
J. M. N&vie
State Bank
Tanlal
W. Bromellick
T. J. Sweeney
J. Hilary
Caahter
W. R Stubbs
W. E. Boalding
Gas Innes
Luther N. Lawis
W. Braosialsick
T. J. Gweeney
Jacob Hadaky
ML J. Milkey
Transactan General Banking Business
Hosford Investment
Merchants National Bank
A. Whitman & Co. Real Estate, Loans and Insurance
Carrespoodseca ‘Haliciied
Van’s
O’brien & Co
Mabe
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