Acquittal in Searles case ends inquiry
In Wammeron June 1 the court ordered a verdict of acquittal for John Z. Searles, limiting jury questions to the matter of whether the sugar trust funded the national campaign or influenced senators. Testimony showed Searles said no money came from the sugar trust, while Basiles admitted uncertainty about how funds were used. Two co defendants’ trials postponed to next Monday. McKinley conferred degrees at National University law school graduation. crowd included notable figures. Harvest prospects in Texas promise record crops if rainfall holds. wheat could reach 20 to 95 million bushels and oats about 40 million. National Republican League to convene in Detroit July 1 with delegates from each district. Pacific Express watchman Frank Tella found the missing $3,000 in a barn, implying a long-ago robbery. Welch boys seek clemency for life sentences in a separate case. Kansas City hosts two conventions next week: Credit Men and Southwestern Winter Wheat Millers. Derrick accident in Wiestra injures worker Gus Johnson. A man named Rufus Gwinn rear-ankle injury may require amputation after attempting to board a train.
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John Z. Searles
Sanger Trust
Bradley
Senate
Searles
Sugar Trust
United States
Basiles
Edwerde
John
M'Kinley
INDIAN TROUBLES AND RACES IN KANSAS CITY
Reports from Montanas Tongue River agency cite grave Cheyenne trouble after a sheep herder murder, warrants issued for three Indians and the agent. five children die in a Keystone residence fire. an attempted murder occurs in Rome. over 900 bicyclists race at Troost course with multiple prizes and standings.
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Serena Mont
Miles City
Montana
Bheriff Gibbard
Wilsen
Wasamoros
Jung
Montene
Indian Bureau
Miouch
Tongue River
Washington
Associated Press
Durrant Moves to Have Parents Attend Hanging
Theodore Durrant vows to die as a man if executed and to do so in the sight of his invited parents. Mrs Durrant says she will press her legal rights to attend the hanging, with the warden unable to deny admission if invited by the son. The elder Durrant notes his wife will insist on attendance. The law allows five relatives to be invited.
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Mim
San Questly
Cal
Darrant
Hale
PRIVATE POSTAL CARDS AND POSTAGE RATES
In Washington the Post Office Department clarifies that no law allows private mailing cards with written messages. Such cards still incur the standard postage, despite public belief they are prepaid. Heavy stock receipts at Kaneas City yards show gains in cattle hogs and sheep for five months of 18:5.
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WasatxeTon
Ofce Department
Congress
Fiat
Kaneas
Kaneas City
Court Order Blocks Interference in Met Life Case
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of New York was granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Fosworth preventing an insurance commissioner from interfering with its business. The commissioner revoked the company’s license on May 20, and the attorney for Met Life signaled plans to sue for libel and $50,000 damages, to be filed in Topeka. Meanwhile miners and employers in Colorado Baldwin reached a settlement via a state arbitration board, and corn crop reports from several states show favorable planting conditions and expected increases in acreage.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of
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Kauras
Foswr
United States District Court
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McNall
John DeWitt Pelz
Isemeeys
Insrance
Insrance Come ‘Pany
Topeka Today
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Mes Nall
Denven
Baldwin
Colorado
State Board of Arbitration
Aide
Modern Woodmen reports show strong growth and funds
The biennial report from Northcott notes membership rising from 40,000 to 240,000 over seven years, average age dropping to 35.76, management cost down, and $550,000,000 in insurance in force. New certificates 137,118, new care 1,838. Hawes reports fund balances and payouts. Hollister banker figures. physician reports 127,110 applications, 15,000 rejections. Nearby, military and crime items included a retired U S infantry officer in Atlanta and a jewelry robbery in Colorado with masked robbers.
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Bead Connul Northcott
Woodmen
Gio
Charles W. Hawes
Gener
Mortuary Cleima
Cleima
Wea
A. H Hollister
Rich pauper buries $50,000 on Iowa farm
James Webster a Hardin county farmer who lost fortunes in Iowa seeks charity as memory fades. He buried about $50,000 from sales on his farm four miles north of Eldora. Despite efforts, he cannot locate the caches. His condition may force him into a state asylum or county poor house.
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James Webster
Hardin County
State Insane Asylum
Webster
Iowa
Eldora
Damage claim over strikes fuels city liability ruling
Chicago judge upholds city responsibility for railroad property damages tied to a strike. The decision considers claims from Brighton Park yards fire and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley property loss, with a prior demurrer dismissed. Also notes related gas trust legislation moving through the Illinois legislature and other brief items from Kansas and Missouri.
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Chicaco
Grease Cup
Federal Court
Chicago
Pennsylvania Company
Brighton Park Yards
Onis
Yazoo & Mimissippi Valley Company
Piney woods berry boom revives southern farms
A retrospective on Louisiana pine woods cultivation turning barren land fertile as strawberry farms bloom for markets from Lake Michigan to Chicago. The piece describes transport costs, seasonal picking labor, and the shift from idle pine land to productive berry patches amid a rural landscape of cottages and fruit trees.
Markets by wire Knates City Live Stock June 1
Market notes from Knates City and nearby listings show steady cattle values with Texas steers at 15 4 25 and native stock at 3 50 to 4 95. Hog receipts total 15000 with market strong and packers paying 20 to 40 cents varying by grade. Lambs around 4 15 to 6 9 with mixed quotes, and receipts from other regions indicate demand steady to good for prime beef and dairy output overall.
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Bamase Orvy
Carrus
Texas
Stockera
Tholoe Prairie
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