Navy awards armor mounting bids for NC and Montana cruisers
Washington reports the navy will award contracts for gun mounts and gear for the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana. Bids show Steel Co. offering 61,614 for gun mounts and 17,142 per unit for mounts with sights, while other bids cite 214,550 for gun assemblies and 27,789 each for three mounts. The gunds include spare parts. mounts come complete with sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carolina
Montana
Een
Steel Company
Shyma Gazh
Midyae Steel Company
Ssia
Bqu Earch
Purse at Sheepshead Bay Horse Event Draws $20,000
In New York on June 15 the America blue ribbon turf meeting features the Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay. The big purse is worth £20,000 as Bel dime and Deili vie for public favor in the race today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
X. Y
Beldime
Deili
Sheepshead Bay
Automobile Fatal Crash Claims Heston Businessman in Saugus
Lynn Massachusetts June 4. William Putter Woodbridge a prominent Heston businessman was killed in an automobile accident in Saugus early today. A man named Wold of New York was seriously injured as their car ran into a fence. Egg lemonade at Wievemann's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Mass
Wo. Putter Woodbridge
Heston
Saugus
Wold
New York
Washington Chosen for Peace Conference Site
Washington D C announced as the meeting location after Russia and Japan failed to agree on Chefoo or Paris The Hague and Geneva were still under consideration Officials note Washington preference for sentimental reasons but say the final choice rests with the two governments Takahira met the president for an hour and twenty five minutes and declined to reveal details about the talks, while the campaign in Korea continues with 450000 Russian forces engaged and lines shifting near the enemy.
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Washington
DL. C
Loeb
Chefoo
Paris
The
Hague
Washington, D. C
Japan
Takahira
Geneva
Chure Tg
Roosevelt
Russia
White House
Hadeen
Following Up Advantages in St Petersburg Peace Demands
In St Petersburg on June 14 liberal newspapers back the government decision to seek peace if acceptable terms arise. They redouble demands for a representative assembly and argue the bureaucracy failed at war and cannot negotiate a creditable peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Russia
Oyama Opens Major Battle as War Turmoil Rages
June 15 report from Leodon outlines Field Marshal Oyama starting a large engagement against ezar’a forces. He repeats feinting on the Russian right and sending a left-flank push to encircle retreat routes, aiming to seal the north gap and force peace after decades of conflict. His renewed tactics build on Mukden era plans delayed until Togo won.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Oyama Ban
Linevisch
St. Petersburg
Leodon
Mikado
Oyama
Dadaiva
Wyama
Manchuria
Thenemy
Hhe
Mukden
Togo
Oklahoma Youth’s Suicide Linked to Murder Rumor
In Anadarko Oklahoma on June 15 Charles Hickman 22 shot himself as rumors spread he had "put a man out of the way." Investigators learned Hickman last saw with merchant Bear Binger and Kennedy the merchant was found dead after a robbery of about 30. Hickman carried over 25 in small change. Authorities pursue other suspects amid a feverish community and an adjourned coroner inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anadarko
O. T
Charles Hickman
Young Hickman
Bear Binger
Kennedy
Veterans meet as parade plans unfold in Louisside
Louisside Ky. hosts a United Confederate Veterans meeting to finish business ahead of tomorrow's parade with many old soldiers present. A history committee report aims to place an accurate account in southern school texts as a drum corps interrupts with "Dixie" before sponsors take the platform. In Nebraska, a man who killed Alma Goose near Plattsmouth was captured after a reported lynching threat. the jail remains heavily guarded as word spreads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
C. Govan
Lee
Stes
Dixie
Operal Evans
Georgia
Lincoln
Neb
Plogben
Alma Goose
Plattsmouth
Granted Insanity Hearing in Lincoln Murder Case
Lincoln Nebraska June 15. Frank Parker, condemned for killing his brother and the brother's wife, was granted an insanity hearing by the supreme court, which will halt the scheduled execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Frank Parker
Supreme Court
Italian Miner Killed in Pittsburg Mine Accident
John France, Italian miner at Mine No. 1% of Central Coal and Coke, died after attempting to cross a cage while hoisting occurred. He was dragged to the top when his head was caught between the cage and cribbing. The incident cites carelessness and a gangway layout at the No.17 shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Raps
John France
Central Coal and Coke Company
Vionce
Dispute Over Jurisdiction On Rail In Kansas
The state board of railroad commissioners will decide by June 24 whether it has jurisdiction over the Pullman Company in Kansas. The board’s attorney says jurisdiction exists while Pullman’s legal team argues it is not a common carrier and thus outside state rate regulation. Board members have informally agreed with their attorney’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Pullman Company
Kansas
Railroad Board
Kansas Board
Salina Barber Arrest Case Dismissed Over Sunday Ordinance
Salina Kansas reports a barber arrested for keeping shop open last Sunday, with City Attorney Lositz dismissing the case as the ordinance insufficient. The dispute moves to the county attorney as local ordinances fail to enforce the lid on Sunday activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Kans
Lositz
New Plan Proposes Monopolized LA Saloon System
Initiative petitions circulate to adopt a Gothenberg style ordinance granting a benevolent corporation monopoly of Los Angeles liquor trade. Subscriptions reach part of 861,000 needed to implement the system. Proposed features include cutting saloons from 200 to 35, closing residences district saloons for coffee clubs, guaranteeing city revenue of 156,000 annually, limiting corporation profits to six percent, restricting sales to beer and wine in certain areas, and directing profits above 210,000 to public improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Seoundl
Cannibal show riot in Pest Hungarian town
Three people were killed and sixty wounded in Derekigyhaz after strolling players promised a cannibalism exhibition, failed to perform, inciting villagers to threaten violence. A player allegedly bit a spectator, sparking a melee. In Pittsburgh, three men named Reed, Whitney, and Stewart were arrested by post office inspectors on charges of altering, raising and forging U S postal money orders, claiming New York as home.
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Pest
Derekigyhaz
Hungary
Pittsburg
John M. Reed
John Whitney
James Stewart
New York City
United States
The Fly Wheel Burst at Choctaw Plant
June 15 at McAlester a large fly wheel broke and wrecked the Choctaw Electric plant. A fragment cut a hole in the side of the building while only one delegate attended. A Nebraska convention aimed to seat and nominate a congress candidate.
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South McAlester
J. T
Choctaw Electric Company
Lingoln
Nebr
Papalor
Congress
Nebraska
Wiedemann’s
King Edward appoints Oscar honorary admiral of British fleet
The official announcement states King Edward Iii names King Oscar an honorary admiral of the British fleet, signaling a ceremonial honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Oscar
Feet
Norwegian defense denies mobilization rumors amid Windsor wedding honors
In Christiania on June 15 the minister of defense declares rumors of army mobilization unfounded while flags fly on public and other buildings to mark the Windsor wedding of Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Princess Margarey of Connaught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Christiana
Windsor
Gustavus
Adolphus
Margarey
Connaught
Suits to Be Filed Against Missouri Rate Law
Railroads in Missouri plan federal suits to block enforcement of the maximum freight rate law set to take effect tomorrow. Legal departments report hardship from low rates, claiming confiscation and unreasonably low schedules. Reductions reach up to 40 to 100 percent across stock and many commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
State Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Lisa
Royal Wedding Draws Vast Crowd in Windsor
Windsor in holiday attire hosts the wedding of Princess Margaret of Connaught to Prince Gustavus Adolphus with the largest royal gathering since the coronation. The party includes King Edward and Queen Alexandra as crowds throng to witness the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Margaret of Connaught
Gustavus Adolphus
Edward
Alexandria
Three Deaths Reported from Yellow Fever in Panama and Kansas Saloons Close
Washington reports three new yellow fever cases in the Isthmian canal zone with three deaths on June 12 named as Masone Griffiths and Aikens. In Topeka, Governor Hoch orders saloons closed in several Kansas counties to enforce prohibition. He will urge county officers to act before intervening.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmian Canal Commission
Magnon
Panama
Topeka
Hoch
Kansas
Land Gift Expands Princeton Campus and Resources
President Woodrow Wilson announced gifts to Princeton University including 336 acres of land adjoining the campus, more than doubling university holdings, and an annual income of 100000. A new recitation hall costing about 300000 was also disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson
Tait Made Speech at Oxford Commencement
A feature of the Miarai university commencement in Oxford Ohio on June 15 was the dressy accuptions and notable remarks by speaker Tait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Ohio
Personal Notices From Local People This Week
Personal notices list movements and visits of residents and relatives. Pigs owner Mr. Raymond Ritte will come up from Kansas City to attend a Sigma Psi event at Lake View with Miss Alp and her mother and sister Miss Alvins Wilhelmi to Europe this summer. Mrs. A. L. Hutson leaves for Portland Oregon. Misses Jessie and Mary Roberts go to Odessa for the summer. Mr. Olle Lutfans of Fall Leaf visits. Mrs. J. L. Mosslat leaves for Excelsior Springs. Mrs. Doward Ridgeway of Salida Colorado visits Lawrence. Mrs. Ridgaway was formerly Rose Woodruff. Mrs. J. W. Blair and Mrs. John Felton depart for Russell Kansas. Mr. Irving Edmonds of McLouth visits his brother T. J. Edmonds. Mr. Carl Rutter returned from Topeka and plans to stay. Stock food makers protest to J. B. The born secretary of the Oklahoma Board of Agriculture against enforcing the law requiring inspection and analysis of all concentrated proprietary stock and poultry foods sold in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Ritte
Kansas City
Sigma Ps
al Lake View
Alp
Alvins Wilhelmi
Europe
A. L. Hutson
Portland
Ore
Jessie
Mary Roberts
Odessa
Olle Lutfans
Fall Leaf
J. L. Mosslat
Excalsior Springs
Doward Ridgeway
Salida
Colo
R. M. Ridgeway
Narth Lawrence
Ridgaway
Misa Rose Woodruff
J. W. Blair
John Felton
Russell
Kansas
J. B.theborn
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Wages Higher Than Living Costs Surprise Kansas Report
Kansas labor report shows retail food prices from 1901 to 1904 rising 5.36 percent in 1901 with a 3.53 percent wage rise, 4.33 percent food increase in 1902 paired with 7.62 percent wage gains, 4.73 percent food rise in 1903 with 0.01 percent wage gains, and 12.43 percent food increase in 1904 against a 14.0 percent wage change, indicating wages kept pace with or outpaced living costs overall.
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Topeka
Kans
Johnson
Kansas
Kansas Irrigation Hearing Opens In Topeka
The June 15 Topeka session of the KansasColorado Irrigation contest hears rebuttal testimony before G A Richardson. Three witnesses Veale Wilson Dawson testify on stream flows in northern Kansas noting rivers feeding the Arkansas are full now versus past droughts.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas
G. A. Richardson
George W. Veale
Wopeka
Milt P. Wilson
JS. Dawson
Hill Cay
Arkansas
Roosevelt urged discretion on Chinese exclusion enforcement
In Nashington on June 15 President Roosevelt expressed deep interest after a delegation from the American Asiatic association urged easing Chinese admission hurdles. He asked Secretary Metcalf to direct immigration officers to apply discretion in the exclusion law to preserve stable relations with China amid Chinese government protests and threats of boycotts on American goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashington
Roosevelt
American Asiatic Association
United States
China
Metcalf
Department of Comnerte and Labor
Cordin
Hyde Presided as Equity Life meeting elects Morton to committee
The executive committee of the Equity Life Assurance Society met in New York with Vice President Hyde presiding and elected Chairman Paul Morton as a member of the committee. No resignations from the board or from officers and directors were acted upon. Morton will outline policy after receiving Superintendent Hendricks's report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitabia Litel Assurance Society
Hyde
Paul Marton
Morton
Hendricks
Parsons Fares Well Big MK and T Railroad Shops to Be Erected
Mayor Gabriel reports President Finney of the Missouri Kansas and Texas accepts Parsons proposition for new railway shops. The project costs 1 650 000 dollars and will occupy about thirty acres in the city’s residential district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kaos
Gabriel
Finney
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Holding Potato Crop In Warmer Weather Delays Harvest
The Kaw valley potato yield is expected to be curtailed by warm weather delaying harvests. Current prices offer little relief to growers as Texas potatoes sell in Kansas City, St. Louis, and Chicago markets at around 36 cents per bushel. Freight and middlemen’s commissions leave little for growers, making production in distant areas unprofitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaw Valley
Texas
Kansas City
St. Louis
Chicago
Krausis City
Trimmed Prices on Hats and Dresses At Sale Event
Trimmings announce price reductions on all somoiet hats and place items on sale for the next ten days. Sale includes waists and ready to wear skirts and dresses. Sale begins Saturday morning. Mrs J B Shearer and Miss Wetherell will stay to assist customers with finishing work during the gale.
Six Cases of Small Pox in One Family
Six cases of smallpox have developed in the family of John F. Gordon ten miles southeast of here in Johnson County. With the hired hands and two visitors, ten persons are quarantined. The disease is believed to have been introduced by visitors from a neighboring city, Eudora News.
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John F. Gordon
Colley
Here
Johnson County
Eudora News
Aunt Silvia Weds Harrison Al Bach in Arkansas
Lawrence residents recall Aunt Silvia as the fortune taller. She married Harrison Al Bach of Johnson County Arkansas last night. The couple, once sweethearts forty years ago, reunited after years apart and announced their marriage in a sudden reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvia
Lawrence
Harrison Albach
Johnson County
Arkansas
Excursion to Kansas City and town notices
An assortment of local items and notices appears, including a Santa Fe excursion ad for Kansas City with a round trip price, stock sale of Indiana Cash Grocery continuing at the same price, a list of local business promotions, a note on a robbery and missing items, upcoming club meeting to discuss freight rates, dental offer, and various small town updates on weather, treasurer change, sidewalk work, and local visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Krieder
Nelson Piper
F. L. Nichols
M. J., Marsker
Massachusetts Street
Indiana
Markets by Wire Live Stock and Grains Ledger
Kansas City and Chicago markets show cattle trades with native steers and cows and heifers priced across a wide range, hogs heavy and packer categories, and grain futures for corn, rye, oats, and wheat amid steady to mixed tones. Kansas City reports July and Sept cash quotes, plus data on hay, butter, eggs, and butterfat, with miscellaneous receipts and wheat shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chicago
Taki
Lee
Cash
Prairie Choice
Buttar-Creamery
Citesgo
Leowy
Old Ag
Public ownership debate by Glasgow advocate in Philadelphia
James Dalrymple of Glasgow, invited by Chicago Mayor Dunne, argues municipal control of street railways, gas, and telephones would forge powerful political machines. He warns such systems could threaten republican government by controlling police, firemen, and utility workers. He supports private ownership under proper conditions for American cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dunne
Chicago
James Dalrymple
Glasgow
Tetartos Sunk by Russian Cruiser En Route to Japan
London June 15 Russian cruiser sunk the German steamer Tetartos as it sailed toward Japan. The crew were landed and the ship carried no contraband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Japan
Lloyds
Verdict awards architect in Gould castle case for 24183.75
New York judge awarded Hay del the architect who sued Howard Sould for drawing plans for the Gould castle 24183.75 after he sought 860000. The case reflects a high stake design dispute and legal action over castle plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Haydel
Howard Sould
Gould Castle
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Jou
Norton
Et Law
Firat Nai ‘Banc Bailicions
H. Learnard
Journal Beliding
National Bank
A. Banes & Son
Aeiesa
Woodward
G. W. Jones
Real Lance
Ohio Street
D Bu
STE Mons
Omics
Heniance
Ila
KDB
el Sicien
Wi Huilding
Uice
Phope
Mbuae
Endereon
Phyetsien
Burgess Uaica
Resid
Vermont Arroes
Bone
P* J. It. Bechtel
Usice Ee
Kes Gence
Aiscellanboue
Ape
McClelland
Aoa Denumriotice
G. F. Gadding’s
Mina St
How Mace
BEU
Stabie Cerer
Ainibropatresia
Lawrence, Haanes
Trlepaune Wo
Sinclair
Real
Eatate
Bend
Mur Vans
Veannk
W.J. Francisco & Sons
Gert Gerthling
RirEnlown & Hand
Lawurack Kansas
Huerta Vere
Alfred Whitman
Succensor Te
Mleason
HO Gilham Black
Ptm
Nore
Kenny
Winthrop
California
Hutchinson
Charles Collins
Jaws
Wity
Tojeka
Pad
Ied
Keng Couht
Renevodory
Los Atzeles
Winer
Greatear
Magnificent
Vernin
Lock Stiell
Danterously
Wievemann’s
Daily Mail
Seoul
Corea
Linevitch
the Gazette
Linievitch
Oyamma
Young Mano
Will Nave
Os Angeles
Ings
Princess Margaret
Prince Gustavus
Ilad
Tait
Irving Edmonds
McLouth
T. J. Edmonds
Carl Rutter
Mr. Corton
Equitable
Wiedemann's
Santa
Santa Fe
Ca. Ma
Raymond
Ik. W. Henderson
Commercial Club
Squire
Raymond's
Trail
Jackson
F. U. Bmley
Trang
Griffin Ice Company
Eudora
Tucker
Brooks
Erickson
William Messenheimer
Manhattan
H. C. Kendall
Ransan City
Wiedeanann’s
Moore
F. A. Batley
FAW
Barivides
J. Elgiathars
W._B. Willian
W. Spare
Bowersoot Opfichrs
J. D. Bowergocx
Paul B. Broons
Caablean
A. &. Banago
Onanier- Boxes
Kent
Watkins National Bank
Watkins
Bill J.house
OH Tacker. Cashier
B. Haridure Cashier
C.H. Tarker
Mische
Baldwin Mas
Lawrence Pantatorium
Wast Waeran Streat
Gould
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