Lawrence urged to raise $1000 for first cross country air race
Lawrence residents are asked to raise $1000 to bring aviators J C Mars and Willard to town for a demonstration and a cross country flight from Topeka to Lawrence then to Overland Park. The plan includes landing at McCook field or Haskell Place with guarded access and a nominal admission.
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J. C0
Mars
Willard
United States
Lawrence
Topeka
Overland Park
Kansas City
Kansas
Hosford Investment and Mortgage Company
C. B. Hosford
Charles Brooks
A P. Hults
W. B. Strang
Strang Line
J. C. Mars
Edwards
Mr. Allen
Hosford Mortgage and Investment Company
McCook Field
Haskell Place
Bill in Equity Filed Over Freight Rebating in Chicago
Washington June 11 on the application of Attorney General Wickersham William S Kenyon assistant attorney general was expected to file today in the United States supreme court at Chicago a bill in equity against certain Chicago Stock Yards companies for alleged rebating on freight rates
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Washington
Wickersham
Wm. S. Kenyon
United States Supreme Court
Chicago
Complete Returns in Eighth Iowa District
Complete returns from the Eighth Iowa district show H. M. Towner a “stand patter” with 2141 votes to Darrah the “insurgent” 4188. Towner’s majority 1003.
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Iowa
Des Moines
H. M. Towner
Darrah
Towner
Chicago Bank Merger Forms Large City Institution
Chicago reporters note Continental and Commercial National Banks agreed to merge by their directors today. The consolidation forms the second largest bank in the country and will take effect August 1. It aims to handle dealings with great European houses independent of New York.
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Chicago
Continental
Commercial
National Banks of
New York
Wheat yields in Texas harvest drive bearish market
Chicago June 11 reports unexpectedly large Texas wheat yields and heavy July option selling by major houses. Chicago storage-rate advance starting July 1 adds to the bearish tone. Openings down with September at 90 1/4 to 90 1/2, July at 93 3/4, slight recoveries. Good weather and absence of Hessian fly damage amid weekly liquidation deepen the decline, closing 89 1/4 to 89 1/2 for September, a net loss.
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Chicago
Texas
Ilinois
Susnian & Company
Bell
Home
No Lockers Liquor for Personal Use Final Settlement of Case
The Kansas Supreme Court denies a locker system for Topeka club members who store liquor for personal use. The decision upholds the Lodges Brotherhood law from 1900 and touches a series of unrelated rulings on tax, road funding, and land titles affecting numerous Kansas cases. Governor Stubbs is noted as having secured a favorable outcome in the Topeka club dispute.
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Topeka
Kans
Supreme Court
Stubbs
State of
Kansas
H. A. Hill
Olathe
E.cll Himmelwright
5Wick County
Hattie M. Banker
Perso
Iimmelwright
Western Kansas Lawies
W. H. Thompson
Kearney
Barnes High School
Iola
Alive: T. J. Lamb Found Near Kaw River Bank
In Kansas City an early morning report claimed a suitcase with clothing and letters addressed to T. J. Lamb on the Kaw river bank two miles from downtown. A checkbook and a forged check were among the items. Lamb later telephoned his wife from the Baltimore Hotel saying he was alive, though under liquor and unable to explain the baggage.
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Baltimore
Kansas City
Kaw River
Kans
T. J. Lamb
Peoples State Bank
A. Warger
Kansas
Snow
Associated Press
St. Paul
Minn
Spence Theater Co Opens at Peoples Summer Theater
The Spence Theater Co begins a two week stand at the Peoples Summer Theater on Cranford circuit under Harry Solias. The troupe features Thenry OW Locke Frank L Redner Lulu Nethaway Ernest DeKalb Jack o A White Clyde Rosecrans Coran Adams Tom Spence and Ethel Loraine Spence with a new Will H Locke play The Western Man and three big specialty acts announced for opening night.
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Spence Theater Co
Peoples
Harry Solias
Lockes
Thenry OW. Locke
The
Frank L. Redner
Emerson
Lulu Nethaway
Alhambra
Ernest DeKalb
Jack O A. White
Clyde Rosecrans
Coran Adams
Tom Spence
Ethel Loraine Spence
Will H. Locke
Submarine Emerges At Calais In War Time Toll
Calais France reports a French submarine's superstructure surfaced at low tide revealing a fifteen by two foot rent in the stern from a channel boat strike. Two bodies were recovered as tide rose, including Telmsman Lebreton in oilskin. A second body was found before the tide suspended the search.
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Calais
France
Telmsman Lebreton
Elso
Speed Races Held at Elm Ridge Track After Rain
Races under the Automobile Club of Kansas City were run at Elm Ridge track Kansas City Missouri this afternoon after a week’s postponement due to rain. Feature event was a five mile race with Oldtrell and Louis Strang among entrants.
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Kansas City
Automobile Club of Kansas City
Elm Ridge Club
Oldtrell
Louis Strang
Bowersock Accepts Candidacy for Eleventh District
Dr. Bowersock will run for the legislature from the Eleventh district subject to Republican primaries. Friends circulated petitions without his consent, pressed him to run, and he will begin campaigning with a Clinton speech on Tuesday evening.
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Dr. Bowersock
Bowersock
Capital location election draws wide interest in Oklahoma
Polls opened as voters in Guthrie Oklahoma City and Shawnee choose permanent state capital amid strong interest. Voters also consider a constitutional amendment to bar the purchase of new railroads by established rail lines.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Oklah
Oklahoma City
Shawnee
Intersta te Commerce Commission finalizes rate reforms
Washington June 11 arrangements perfected by the Interstate Commerce Commission with Western railroads and eastern lines to withdraw advanced rates. Western lines’ increases filed about June 1 to be withdrawn by supplemental tariffs, effective promptly. Eastern lines to file supplements to advance rates effective August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate “Commercs Commission
Express Rate Case Settled By Intention To Obey
Topeka June 1 5 The express rate case is settled as the five express companies announce they intend to obey the board order. The board’s time limit expires and the rates order will go into effect. The proceedings began when the order was issued for a large reduction in rates. Public criticism arose over an eighty percent cut on bonds.
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Topeka
Dela
Dawson
State Board For Railvawes Commissioners
WR. Smith
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Train wreck near Lule Burgas shocks Constantinople area
An express on the Oriental road derailed near Lule Burgas about fifty miles east of Constantinople today when a bridge collapsed. Several cars plunged into the water and authorities fear many casualties. A special train with physicians and nurses was dispatched from here to assist.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Lule Burgas
Here
Cut Price of Oil in New York by Standard Oil
New York June 11 The Standard Oil Company reduced the price of refined petroleum by ten cents per barrel, affecting the white oil market and pricing. The move signals a broad price shift in the oil trade, with implications for distributors and consumers.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
White
Kansas Faces Warmth As Weekend Forecast Changes
Chicago dispatch notes indications of fair weather tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions expected. Kansas city area forecast suggests a rise in temperatures, extending into the weekend.
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Chicago
Kansas
Fire Sweeps Seattle Water Front District in Night Blaze
A hurricane fueled blaze on Seattle's northern water front spread eastward through wooden blocks, destroying six city blocks and leaving about twenty acres ablaze. A rapid rain finally helped quell the flames, while electrocution risks from broken wires injured several and sixty horses perished in a stable. Insurance rates had long deterred rebuilding in the area.
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Seattle
Wash
Railroad Avenue
Battery Street
Amin
Second Avenue
Infant twins found dead in ditch near Chicago
Bodies of two five day old female infants were placed in a gunny sack and floated in a stagnant ditch on Chicago outskirts. Drowning appears to be the cause. A separate note reports Miss Alice Porter planning to enter a Chicago to New York air race for a $25,000 prize and awaiting approval from organizers.
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Chicago
Vinett
Imale
Chienen
New York
Alice Porter
Flynn
Chienso
James KE. Vlen
Une Aero Club
Illinois
Plew
Elopement and estate suit tied to Swope heirs
Mrs Margaret L Leavitt Smellen, daughter of Gi Jloward Leavitt of Baysile L 1, eloped with her chauffeur last winter and died recently. In Shawnee Court Topeka Dr RB Clark Hyde, once convicted for murder, has filed a partition suit by Frances Swope Hyde and her husband against seven heirs to divide the late Thomas IL Swope estate, including 28 West Lawrence lots and two Topeka lots on Fillmore Street. Albert M Ott represents the plaintiff.
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New York
Margaret
Leavitt Smellen
Gi. Jloward Leavitt
Baysile
Dos
Smellen
Stellen
Europe
Swope
Shawnee Court
Topeka
Dine IL
Thomas HH. Swope
Thomas LH. Swope
Kansas City
Willimaire
Clark Hyde
Shawnee
Cart
Awhief
Frances Swope Hyde
Be Clarke Hyde
Dr Hyde
Albert M. ‘Ott
Taft Compromise Seeks Railroads Stock and Bond Review
President Taft pushed that the railroad bill include a provision to address new stock and bond issues by railroad companies. A White House conference agreed to add a paragraph directing a commission to study and report, at the next Congress, the best approach to the issue.
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Washington
Taft
White House
Congress
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee Sets Next Meeting Date
The Ballinger-Pinchot investigating committee met behind closed doors in Washington. No briefs were received from the three attorneys, so no action was taken beyond scheduling the next meeting for Saturday. Briefs must be filed with the secretary by Monday and will be made public then. Due to an anticipated early adjournment of Congress, a full report is not expected this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
Washington
Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Committee
Standard Oil low ers Pennsylvan ia oil price five cents
The Standard Oil Company cuts the Pennsylvania grade oil price by five cents to $30, while other grades remain unchanged. The move is announced today in Pillsbury, Pa, reflecting a broader price adjustment in the oil market.
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Pillsbury
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Mystery of Mrs Charlton Murder Deepens in Europe
News from Italy and Switzerland reports a trunk carrying the body of Mary Scott Castle Charlton found in Lake Como. Russian Constantine Ispelstoff is in custody as investigators pursue a suspect linked to former admirers who followed the couple to Europe. Paul Charlston, her father in law, believes Porter Charlton is dead based on scant details and his last letter.
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Come
Italy
Porter
Charlton
Constantine Ispelstoff
Switzerland
Washington
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Como
Yesterdogy
Paul Charlston
Ontir Vongte
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Atlantic City
Smne Mic
Traty
Mixed Baby and Umbrella in Transit Mishap
Washington June 11 S E B Dope a census bureau employee took his wife and one year old baby to Union Station. In rain he carried an umbrella and prepared to return to the office. At departure he kissed his wife and handed her the umbrella while keeping the baby. At the next station Mrs Pope reboarded to fetch the child.
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Baby
Washington
Funeral time change for Mrs Ludington observed
The funeral of Mrs. Ludington is rescheduled to 4 o'clock tomorrow, instead of the previously announced 3:30. The change affects family, friends, and attendees planning to pay their respects at the ceremony location.
Haskell Institute Commencement Week Opens With Sermon
Has kell Institute prepares for its twenty sixth anniversary and commencement exercises with Rev Walter C Roe delivering the baccalaureate sermon. Three days of events include baseball track and alumni activities plus a Japanese operetta and band concert on campus. Public attendance encouraged as Indian school showcases student work and cultural blends in Lawrence.
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Haskell Institute
Walter C. Roe
D. D
Indian Missions
Haskell
Rev- Roe
Lawrence
United States
Reservation
Princess Chrysanthemum
F. P. Smith
Lawrence Schools
Heike Convicted in Sugar Refining Customs Fraud Case
New York June 11 Charles R Heike white haired solicitor of American Sugar Refining was convicted on one count conspiracy to defraud customs due on sugar. Ernest W Gerbracht former superintendent of Williamsburg refinery convicted on all six counts. James F Bendernagel former cashier acquitted on most counts and to be retried.
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New York
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Ernest W. Gerbracht
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
James F. Bendernagel
Bendernagel
Trust
Heike
Federal
Swimming Up
Gerbracht
Ately Meer Ecey
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Hosford Company
BIC Bank
State Supreme Court
Topeka Club
Pierre
South Dakota
Johnson
Teasurer
Anderson
Poley
Stat
Interstate Commerce Commission
University of Anan
Nin
Police of
Mia
Porter Charlton
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