University of Kansas Growth Outpacing Peers in State
The University of Kansas shows rapid growth with growing enrollment and facilities. It surpasses other state schools in work and aims for permanent funding via a mill tax. Engineering expansion begins next July, with 165 laboratories and 60 teaching departments supporting about 700 courses.
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University of Kanlas
University of
Lawrence
University of California
University of Nebraska
University of Pennsylvania
Colleges of
Kansas
University of Kansas
Coumu
University of Sasin
Arade
Engineering School of Kansas
Probaly
Suy
Kuroki Distributes Gratuities Before Departure
General Kuroki gave 500 in gratuities at the auditorium annex prior to his departure for Rock Island NL and Fort Leavenworth Kansas. The event featured Mena Vanilla Tee Cream and chocolate orange cherry ice cream at Wiedemann's.
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Chicago
Kuroki
Auditorium Annex
Rock Island
Ft. Leavenworth
Kansas
Mena
Wiedemann’s
Confederate Holiday Observed in Louisiana with Closures
Confederate Memorial day and Jefferson Davis birthday were declared a double holiday in Louisiana. Banks and many commercial houses closed while monuments and graves of Confederate soldiers were decorated for the occasion.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Wedding Silver at Gustafson's Sparks Local Event
Miss Cramer meets pupils in grades five through seven at Gustafson's to discuss make up work. The event takes place at 1300 Kentucky Street with contact via phone 1300.
Walter Dyche Opens Bicycle Repair Shop on Mass Street
Walter Dyche has opened a bicycle repair shop at 1017 Mass Street offering prompt and efficient service. The ad promotes Prop-Co Co-Corn Candy and Pit Pattery at Atlas, Haymond's candy, Black Seal Cigar, and other quick purchases with urged visits to local shops.
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Walter Dyche
Mass. Street
Haymond’s
Helmes Goes On Trial In Cotton Leak Case
Edwin L. Helmes Jr former assistant statistician in the agriculture department today faced trial before Justice Stafford in the cotton leak conspiracy case. He is accused with Frederic A Peckham and Moses Haas of New York of sharing advance production figures with Peckham and Haas and with Lewis Van Rip er of New York profits totaling about 200000 dollars. The government contends larger sums were earned.
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Washington
Edwin
Helmes, Jr
Department of Agriculture
I Natice Stafford
Helmes
Frederics A A. Peckham
Moses lTraas
New York
Holes
Feckham
Lewis C. Vanriper
Wolmnes, Peckham and Haas
Court affirms large Savannah harbor contract case sentence
In New Orleans in June the Savannah court service in the Green and Jayner case involving over half a million dollars in government work at Savannah harbor was affirmed by the United States circuit court of appeals. The sentence is four years imprisonment and a total fine of 575000. Judges Selby and McCormick joined the opinion while Judge Pardee dissented.
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New Orleans
Savannah Court
Green and Jayner
Savannah Harbor
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Selby and McCormick
Pardee
Oceanic Fire Breaks Out Aboard White Star Steamer
A blaze discovered in the steerage of the White Star line steamer Oceanic around 1 a.m. June 3 on the New York route destroyed steerage fittings and freight. Authorities believe an incendiary started the fire, delaying containment for several hours.
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New York
White Star Line
Oceanic
Fire Claims Four Lives At Newark Turnverein Hall
A Newark fire in the Turnverein Hall early today left three residents, the janitor Joseph Hoeneke and his wife and their children, dead from smoke and burns. Firefighters rescued several women and children as flames caused extensive damage to the building.
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Newark
N. J
Schmitz Trial enters third week in San Francisco
The Mayer Schmitz extortion trial enters its third week with eight jurors seated. G H Ambsen, Joseph Green and W I Brobeck of Parkside Company were arraigned on charges of conspiring to bribe the supervisors.
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San Francisco
Mayer Schmitz Am
G. H. Ambsen
Joseph Green
W. I. Brobeck
Parkside Company
Elevator accident at Goodyear plant injures ten in Akron
Ten workers were injured when elevator cables failed at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Akron on June 3. The car fell two stories, with W. F. Stafford in the gravest condition, possibly facing death.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
W. F. Stafford
Monument Unveiling Honors Confederacy Leader Davis
Richmond hosts an annual Confederate veterans reunion with a grand military pageant honoring Jefferson Davis. General Clement A. Evans praises Davis and calls for the generous judgment of Americans. Notables including Mr and Mrs Bryan attend, riding with Governor and Mrs Evans amid cheering crowds.
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Jefferson
Dave
Shares
Thuis
Valine Sis
Junder
le Bee
Wo. J. Bryan
Bryan
United Confederate Veterans
Giovernor
Cwansent
Nenrowic
Dee
Social and Personal Notes From Hutchinson Commencement Scene
W Y Morgan of Hutchinson attends commencement in town. Mrs B S Janes of Kansas City visits Mrs A I Manter. Mrs C Tyler of Lydon Kans visits sister Mrs M Apitz. Law Alumni club meets at Prof J Green’s home. AL EL Smith returns from town with a fine Percheron stallion. Miss Yarger of Abilene visits Prof and Mrs Sterling during commencement. Mrs T H Chalkley to entertain University tonight. Breakfast for Dr Winckler at Prof Sayre’s residence. nine old friends present. Prof and Mrs C Preyer host Fine Art alumni dinner on Rhode Island Street. Prof and Mrs Skillen entertain graduates at an eight course dinner. twelve guests. Pi Beta Kappa’s meet at Prof and Mrs Sterling’s. officers elected: President Prof Miller, VP Mrs Hodder, Secretary Prof Sterling, Treasurer Prof Engle. Light refreshments. good social time. Invitations issued by Mr and Mrs Peter Hathaway Kemper McComb for Harriet Kemper to marry Nelse Ockerblad on June 10 at Hanover Indiana. cards say they’ll be at home after Sept 1 in Lawrence. Alpha Tau fraternity hosts Bishop Vincent at chapter house. guests include Dr W L Bordick, Chancellor Strong, Prof F W Blackmar, Prof E H S Bailey, Rev M E Nethercut. High School 8 at noon at Gustaf. Frank Williams present.
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Hutchinson
B.S. Janes
Kansas City
A. 1. Manter
C. Tyler
Lydon
Kans
M. Apitz
Law Alumni Club
J. Green
AL EL Smith
Yarger
Abilene
Sterling
Tneir
Rhode Island Street
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Fine Art
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Hodder
Engle
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Harriet
Nelse Ockerblad
Hanover
Indiana
Lawrence
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Vincent
LW. L. Bordick
Strong
F. W. Blackmar
E. H. S. Bailey
M. E. Nethercut
Wight Named Commissioner of Internal Revenue Interim
Pearl Wight of New Orleans Louisiana Republican National Committeeman accepts post as commissioner of internal revenue set to become effective soon Pending assumption he will be appointed ad interim by the president His selection was made but not announced publicly at this time
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Washington
Jaume
Pearl Wight
New Orleans
Republican National
Attacks the Board in Madison railroad case hearing
June 3 state Supreme Court heard Wagener for Missouri Madison Railway arguing the right to create the state board of railroad commissioners. The lengthy hearing addressed the direct controversy and a key legality question, with the court setting a special day to reconvene the case.
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Yoka
Batie
Waggener
Madison
Supreme Court
Wagener
Missouri Madkle Railway
Close Them Up Leavenworth Prohibition Actions Begin
Leavenworth June 3 Chief of Police Cranston handed County Attorney Bond a list of over a hundred places in Leavenworth where wine is being run in violation of the prohibition law. Bond began preparing legal papers to close the places and said they will be served as soon as police furnish evidence of the violations.
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Volive Cranston
Bond
Wis
Kent buys horse and plans to occupy home as daughter attends university
Mr. Kent of Paola purchased the horse at 1224 Ohio street from Mrs. Fitzpatrick through the Hosford investment, ensuring he will occupy the house while his daughter attends the University next year. Laid to Rest. A large number of friends attended the funeral of Mrs. F. W., Jaedieke Custerlay, an old settler and widely respected woman.
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Mr. Kent
Paola
Ohio ‘Street
Fitzpatrick
Hosford
Kent
University
F. W
Jaedieke Custerlay
Dr Winkler to Speak at Phi Beta Tonight
Kivg Max Winkler of the University will address the Phi Beta tonight in Fraser Hall. The public is invited.
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Max Winkler
University 1
Fraser Hall
Real Estate Transfers and Notices in Local Transactions
Real estate transfers list multiple warranty deeds from Erwin Timeblood to William W. Wyland and others, with parcels on R. I Street, King Street, Lane Place, and Del Street. Quit claim from Enoth J. Pittsford to Marshall F. Leary for one dollar. Obituary note: Mrs. Sarah Stanton dies. interment planned in Hesper family lot. Oakley bridge contract awarded to J. W. Gray of Lecompton. Local business disrupted by morning fire but operating at same site. Marriage license obtained by A Boughton, Marion Childs, and Paul M. Metisker of Lone Star.
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R. I
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Hizabeth Flury
Maria Williams
King St
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Ford
W. (Lawrence
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Sey
Bik
WNL
Lacey K. Glidden
Lawrence
Cornelia J. Mazzard
Lane Place
Belden
W. Pairbanks
Frank B. Howard
del St
del, St
Earl's Add
W. M. Parsons
Charles B. Lowe
N. L
V. Cooper
G. O. Cooper
Earl's
Add
Hattie E. Caldwell
D. Co
Marshall F. Leary
N.Y
Enoth J. Pittsford
Lold
N.Y. St
A. L. Stanton
Lake Charles
Sarah Stanton
Hesper
Death of George Fetish and local services set
George Fetish died last evening at his home six miles west of town. He was 71 and had battled cancer for over a year. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the home with interment in Clinton cemetery. Alex Banks of Lone Star shipped four carloads of hogs from Lawrence this morning. The Tom Thumb wedding by Congregationalists will be a unique affair with Mrs Warren Wood directing the children for an attractive event.
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Mr. Petfish
Clinton Cemetery
Alex Banks
Lone Star
Lawrence
Tom Thumb
Warren Wood
Haywood
Sebern
Iowa
Wyoming
Jefferson Davis Birthday Declared Legal Holiday in Texas
Dallas observers note state law making Jefferson Davis birthday a holiday was observed today with post offices and general offices closed. In Frady, a Tom Thumb wedding will be held at Congregational Church on Friday June 7 at 7 30 pm with songs and recitations by children and admission set at 25 cents.
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Jefferson Davis
United States
Ofice
Texas
Tom Thumb
Spectacular death by own action shocks Superior crowd
William Waite a 45 year old woodsman in Superior on June 3 performed a deliberate decapitation by lying on a railroad track as a train approached. The act occurred before a crowd at Saunders last evening. Police and bystanders witnessed Waite kneel with his neck on the rail until the train struck. In town notices, local vendors advertised cider vinegar and farm goods amid a page of shop listings and campus photography promotions at Wolf's Book Store.
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Wis
William Waite
Woodsman
Saunders
Mass St
Great Northern
Waite
Haywood Trial Jury Sworn in Idaho Murder Case
The Haywood murder trial opened today in Boise with a complete juror list read and the panel sworn after a brief recess. Judge Wood denied adding new witnesses, opening statements set for Hawley, and adjournment to tomorrow morning as the case proceeds.
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William D. Haywood
Western Federation of Miners
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Haywood
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Finley McBean
Samuel D. Gilwan
Daniel Clark
Geo. Vowell
O. V. Sebern
HL FL Messecar
Lee Scrivener
J. A. Robertson
Levi Smith
A. FP. Burns
Samuel F. Russell
Borok
Wood
Tie
James H. Hawley
Suspect husband in Bronx murder case
New York June 3 Mrs James Killecan foreman laborers tunnel construction found dead in Terme Bronx with knife wounds. Husband living apart but visited her last night and was arrested. Peter Heary, a laborer, aided husband at scene and testified. Killerian says they retired about 1 am and woke to find her dead on kitchen floor with blood.
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New York
James Killecan
Terme
Bronx
Peter Heary
Killeran
Fought Then Embraced at Brooklyn Picnic
June 3 New York report: James Piquida shot James Bradley after a quarrel over a girl at a picnic in Brooklyn. Bradley severely wounded, Piquida fled then was arrested later and taken to the hospital where Bradley lies in critical condition. Police surprised to learn the two men reconciled as friends.
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James Piquida
Bradley
Brooklyn
Dpiguidta
Brindley
Flood Damage Measured in Kentucky Widespread Losses Reported
Damage was heavy as floodwaters rose in Lexington and central eastern Kentucky counties. Reports indicate Saturday night crest near fifty thousand dollars with livestock, bridges, fencing, outbuildings, and feed washed away. Trains delayed by landslides. two men believed drowned.
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Lexington
Kentu
Danish Actress Krom Nathansen Fatally Shot by Husband
Copenhagen reports Danish actress Corda Krom Nathansen was shot and mortally wounded yesterday by her husband who then killed himself. Jealousy was cited as the motive.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Unsettled Conditions in Swatow Refugee Situation
Refugees continue arriving at Swatow while missions of all denominations report unsettled conditions at Chang Chow and Si Okbe. Anxiety mounts over revolts in the surrounding country as calm is maintained amid uncertainty.
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Amoy
Chios
Chang Chow
Si Okbe
Swatow
Union Pork Butchers Strike in St Joseph South St Joseph
About 125 Swift & Co pork butchers in South St Joseph walked off work this forenoon over the discharge of union members. Reports say Nelson Morris and Hammond plant workers may strike in solidarity.
Eighteenth NSSAR Congress Opens in Denver
The eighteenth annual congress of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution opened in Denver on June 3. President Cornelius A. Pugsley of New York chaired the session and led proceedings as the gathering began.
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Denver
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Cornelius A. Pugsley
New York
Tucker Fighting to Dismiss Oil Bankruptcy Case
Leavenworth Kansas June 3 H H Tucker Jr secretary of the Uncle Sam Oil company filed a motion in district court before Judge Pollock asking to dismiss the bankruptcy and discharge the receiver saying the company can pay all debts. If overruled he will move to continue the case until next fall to obtain affidavits proving the company is in a substantial condition as claimed.
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Kans
H. H. Tucker, Jr
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Pollock
Tucker
Machinists Strike Over Nine Hour Day Demand
Cleveland June 3 two thousand machinists in shops where employers refused to grant the nine hour day demand went on strike today.
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