Ballinger Exonerated in Majority Report Says Chicago Tribune
Kansas City reports Rep Madison says no conclusions yet from joint committee and will meet in Minneapolis on September 5. Chicago Tribune claims majority exonerates Ballinger and condemns Pinchot and others, with a minority accusing Ballinger and naming signers.
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Chicago
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Department of Agriculture
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Garfield
Gravis
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Reclamation Service
James R. Garfield
James
Taft rejects writing party platforms for states
President Taft, in Beverly Mass, July 18, declines any role in drafting state platform planks or naming candidates. He says he cannot promise to endorse specific lines or help Congress align with the national program, citing the heavy task of honoring pledges. Ohio conferees report the stance without detailing planks. Representative Samuel L. Gilmore of Louisiana dies at Abita Springs after weeks of illness.
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Congress
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New Orleans
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Louisiana
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Better Register Encourages Voter Books Open Nights
Local observers urge all voters to register, noting 1500 residents still unregistered. City Clerk Brooks jokes about waiting until Friday afternoon to register, as registration offices stay open nights to handle a late rush amid confusion over primaries versus elections.
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Primary Rally for Gov Stubbs in South Park Tomorrow
Gov. Stubbs, Kansas governor and national figure, will headline the first primary rally in the county tomorrow at 2:00 PM in South Park. Also speaking will be AL Cl Mitchell, seeking Congress, with a military band to perform. organizers expect a large home crowd and a clear report of the governor’s work.
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Troy
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Mitchell
Parson Davies Critical Ill After Stroke at Coney Island
Davies a former prominent sports figure and boxing manager to Peter Jackson lies critically ill at Coney Island after a recent stroke. Once noted in pugilism, he has endured years of ill health and remains in fragile condition in New York on July 18.
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Davies
Coney Island
Peter Jackson
First Infantile Paralysis Case Reported in Douglas
The first case of infantile paralysis has been reported in Douglas County. Two year old Williams Gulley of Lyons Street, North Lawrence, was diagnosed by Dr. Gillispie after consultation with Dr. Chambers. The state health secretary Dr. Crumbine has ordered rapid reporting of all cases as an epidemic looms in parts of the state. The child’s condition is serious though showing slight improvement in one limb.
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Douglas County
William Gulley
Lyons Street
North Lawrence
Crumbine
Gov Stubbs Tomorrow In South Park Speech
County residents are urged to hear Gov. Stubbs speak tomorrow afternoon in South Park. The governor, a national figure, will outline his state work and promises, urging home support. Douglas County residents are proud and expect a strong welcome as they rally for progressive ideas.
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Wealthy German landowner drowns in Cimarron River
Guthrie Oklahoma July 1 William Marquardt a wealthy German land owner of this city was drowned while bathing in the Cimarron river near here today.
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William Marquardt
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LONG IS IN CAMPAIGN TOPEKA VISIT BY EX SENATOR CHESter LONG
Ex Senator Chester I Long spent several hours in Topeka on his return from the East and planned a week’s rest at Medicine Lodge before joining the state campaign. He indicated he would enter state politics this year though offered few concrete details and stayed reticent on his plans. He was hosted by Morton Albaugh at 1 Harrison Street during his Topeka visit.
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Capital
Senator Curtis Cancels Speaking Dates in Topeka Tour
Senator Charles Curtis cancels his speaking tour for the week due to a severe sore throat. He has returned to his Topeka home at 1101 Topeka Avenue and will stay several days. Unable to speak, he communicates by writing and seeks throat specialists for treatment.
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Charles Curtis
Tom Wagstall
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Senser
Philadelphia city bonds sold by popular subscription
In Philadelphia on July 18 the city floated five thousand four percent three year bonds at par through over the counter sale at the city treasurer’s office. The issue was vastly oversubscribed and the funds will be used for general municipal purposes.
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None Here Yet Postmaster Explains Lawrence Postal Bank Stance
Lawrence will not have a Postal Savings Bank department soon. Postmaster Hill says he has not applied and cites no urgent need, a small foreign population, and current clerk workload as reasons. The government will open a Postal Bank in Topeka on January 1 as a test location.
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American Education Secretary Survives Palawan Attack
In Palawan on July 16, Dean C. Worcester secretary of Education for the Philippines narrowly escaped assassination when masked renegades attacked. His hedgehog alert deputy fired and killed three attackers, preventing further harm to Worcester and others.
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Philippines
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Palaway
Kansas Weather Update Indications Nightly Outlook
Kansas forecast indicates fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with minimal temperature change. No significant weather events expected as winds remain light and skies stay mostly clear across the state.
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Home Holdout Ludington Surrenders After Long Siege
Wilbur Ludington, propertied claimant in a Connecticut and Winthrop street mess, finally surrendered after two weeks atop his home armed with a shotgun. Officers, including Sheriff Banning, persuaded him to give up. He is taken to the county jail and then to Bonner Springs for medical care as his mind is described as unhinged. Meanwhile three Tongonoxie students escaped injury when Zoellner’s Ford overturned on a Tonganoxie to town trip. Lauderbach was cut but stable. others unhurt.
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William F Gamble
O. C. Lauderbach
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Lauderbach
Zovlluer
Touwanoxie
Lauterbach
Leavenworth's Big Deal With Western Railway Purchase
President Felton and Chicago & Great Western Railway officials arrived by special train to Leavenworth. They completed the sale of the Leavenworth Bridge and Terminal Company, purchasing a block of land adjoining the terminal depot. Plans call for passenger and freight trains to run into Leavenworth over the Corn Belt line, with a deal close to one million dollars.
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Chicago & Gheat Western Railway Company
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Corn Belt
Angst
Crippen and Lemere Said Aboard Kroonland to New York
London reports Scotland Yard believes Dr Crippen and Ethel Lemere boarded the steamer Kroonland bound for New York from Dover at 11 p m on July 9 the day of their disappearance. The ship is due in New York before 1 tomorrow night.
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Ethel Clara Lemere
Kroonland
New York
Dover
Cannon Campaign Tour Delayed By Heat In Kansas
Speaker Cannon resumes a strenuous Kansas campaign with stops in Salina Burlingame Topeka and Emporia while conceding heat fatigue may shorten some talks He plans for a series of speeches in the Fourth District asking Miller of that district to allow him to help follow strict schedule with a possible forty five minute Emporia address
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Lawrence Kansas urged to expand manufacturing bolster economy
A letter from Irving Hill praising Lawrence’s growth and urging local industry to organize and invest. The writer discusses freight rates, power costs, bank loans, and the presence of Bowersock interests as drivers for expansion. He cites existing mills and factories as evidence of a favorable climate and urges citizens to keep capital in Lawrence to support redevelopment.
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