Sidney Clarke Dies After Decades in Kansas and Oklahoma Politics
Sidney Clarke ex member of Congress from Kansas and advocate of Oklahoma statehood died in Oklahoma City. A pioneer of both states, he served in the legislature and as Kansas House speaker. Clarke faced fierce political battles and opposed railroad power while shaping Osage land policy and public school lands. He began public life in Lawrence after moving from Massachusetts in 1858 and continued influencing state and national politics through three terms in Congress.
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Howard Vrooman to Bring Kansas City Children Playgrounds
Howard Vrooman of Kansas City will transform the Stanley farm on the California road into a large summer playground for Kansas City’s poor children. Next Saturday twelve children from the Institutional church will arrive and spend two weeks at the farm with all expenses paid including groceries. Miss Ethel Jackson will supervise the group with a nurse and a companion for younger children.
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New Cashing Method in Oklahoma Sparks Bank Robbery Case
Thomas Jordan, a Ramona cattleman, was cleared of robbing the Collinsville bank last year after funds were refused due to outstanding notes. He allegedly returned with a revolver to force cashing a $1,500 check, a move linked to financial embarrassment and a failed bank loan attempt.
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Bartlesville
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Thomas Jordan
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Defense rests in Gould separation suit in New York
The trial of Katharine Clemmons Gould seeking 250000 a year alimony from Howard Gould moves forward as defense rests its case. Depositions are read including Mrs Bankhead who testified Gould’s wife was well behaved on a yacht trip and drank modestly. Separately reports note wheat and oats harvest prospects in Kansas and frontier farm activity.
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Justice Dowling
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Howard Gould
Delanney Nicoll
Gould
Clarence J. Shearn
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Alice S. Bankhead
Atlanta
Henry M. Bankhead
Fort McPherson
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Gould’s
Cairo
Alexandria
Opened lands and law lessons from Lincoln era to Lawrence tax
A column recalls Clarke’s push to open Indian Territory and Oklahoma to settlement, praising Lincoln and Grant. It contrasts this with a Lawrence road tax dispute, noting lawful gaps after recent legislative changes that may bar city tax collection this year and delay the $3 per man tax.
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Rome
Lawrence
Eva Brown Visits Lawrence As Eve Vaughn In Theaters
Mrs Georgia Brown and daughter Eva Brown, now widely known as Evelyn Vaughn, spent the day with Mr and Mrs Edgar Frink. Eva will travel to New York for a rest this summer and has no engagements planned. From San Francisco she recently starred in a Belasco production and now holds a top position among American actresses.
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Georgia Brown
Eva Brown
Vauzon
Edgar Frink
Misa ‘Brown
New York City
Miss Brown
San Francisco
Evelyn Vaughn
Miss Vaughn
Must Fix Up Satisfactory Amendment to Tariff Bill
Washington June 21 Taft met with Republican Senate finance committee members and Attorney General Wickersham to draft a satisfactory amendment to the tariff bill embedding the incorporation tax idea. Warren Wyoming denounced the push for free hides and asserted the Dingley duty was added by a midnight process, urging proof that a tariff on hides benefits farmers.
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Taft
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Wyoming
Y M C A Camp Starts For Lake View Week Long Outing
The Y M C A sends its boys to Lake View for a week of camp with semi military discipline and a planned program of fishing swimming and athletics. Officers will supervise and a regular cook travels with the group. The yearly camp is open to other boys and visitors may join during the stay.
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Wright brothers prepare for first Wright flight at Fort Meyer
Washington reports the Wright brothers arriving from Dayton proceed to Fort Myer to resume their flying machine trials. Orville Wright intends to restart the trial halted by last September’s accident with a possible first preliminary flight on Wednesday. They must finish official trials by Monday, aiming to complete speed and endurance tests within the time, including a two hour aloft endurance flight for two men and 200 miles.
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Grand jury probes American Sugar Refining dealings link to PA unit
Investigation opened by the federal grand jury into the American Sugar Refining Company and its loan related control of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company. The refinery closed after control was gained and a $30,000,000 suit was settled following extensive evidence. Dean Skilton oversees the residence of Chancellor Strong as the new official chancery residence is prepared.
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American Sugar Refining Company
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Strong
Eller
Girls at Work Begins Tonight in Lawrence Settlement
Final plans outline summer settlement work at the New York Street house. W GA and University women organize divisions for domestic science, sewing, and leadership training. No compulsion, aims to help younger girls. picnics planned for helpers and younger children. Epworth League convention to open at 8 PM with Dr. Sheridan addressing and a full two day program follows.
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Cassie Quinlan
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James A. Stavely
Atchison
Kansas
Nellie T. Magee
Lincoln
Neb
WE. Doughty
New York
Wilbur F. Sheridas
Wilbur FP. Sheridan
K. J. Mo
Lizzie Bates
Fifteen Parsons Workers Arrive to Start Electric Line
Fifteen men arrive from Parsons to Lawrence to begin work on the local electric line. Six cars of rails have arrived with bricks and angle bars. construction heads are R P Alley and W L Spires with Flyon and Phillips as foremen. Labor will largely come from Lawrence. Dayton men join later.
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Dayton
Lawless Cattle War Shuts Roads in Osage County
In Osage county a fence cutting feud erupts as cattlemen defy public road openings by county commissioners. R. L. Russell and D. A. Parceli are jailed while W. P. Mills, road overseer, reports authorities told to stay off. The clash pits cattlemen against farmers near Salt Creek.
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W. P. Mills
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R. L. Russell
D. A. Parceli
Longworths Receive Antelopes in New York
The two baby antelopes sent by former President Roosevelt to his daughter Mrs Nicholas Longworth arrived in New York today aboard the steamer Vaderland from Antwerp and Doré.
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Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
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Antwerp
Dore
Flood at Oakley Causes Widespread Damage in Kansas
Oakley Kansas June 21 heavy rain of seven inches in twelve hours overflowed the creek flooding Main Street and nearby homes. Businesses and several residences submerged water reached depots and river levels at Lawrence were not yet affecting the west. Salina flood chances are uncertain as it moves downstream.
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Governor Hadley Visits DeSoto Amid Father's Illness
Governor Herbert S. Hadley rushed by auto from DeSoto after arriving by special train from Jefferson City to reach his critically ill father Major James M. Hadley. The Missouri governor's trip, with D. Mc Smith, covered 3 hours 40 minutes to Kansas City and 1 hour 55 minutes to De Soto, where doctors warned Major Hadley could not survive.
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Grand Avenue
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Roberson
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The Rivals Two Chinamen In Deadly Feud
New York June 21 two Chinese men Leon Ling and Chung Sin are arrested in Schenectady and Amsterdam as suspects in the death of Elsie Sigel. Police say the man arrested in Schenectady is William Leon whose room held Miss Sigel’s body.
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Leon Ling
William Leon
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Amsterdam
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Jury Disagrees in Calhoun Trial of United Railroads Boss
Five months into the trial of Patrick Cahoon for bribery, jurors fail to reach a verdict with ten for acquittal and two for conviction. Judge Lawlor orders discharge while urging legislative reform of trial procedures. Separate reports from Schenectady describe a man matching William H. Leon Ling identified as a murder suspect in New York, arrested after posing as Leon Ling and linked to the Sigel case.
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Lawlor
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Elusive Leon Ling Ties Chinatown Letter Clues in Elsie Sigel Case
Police press on as Leon Ling remains at large while detectives raid Port Arthur restaurant head Chu Gain. They seize about two hundred letters from Elsie Sigel to Chu Gain revealing a jealous motive and alleged conduct with Ling. Desert waterworks in Los Angeles offer a new drinking solution amid arid conditions.
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Leon
Chu Gain
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Leon J Ling
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Egg drink trial at Wiedemann's sparks curiosity
The item mentions trying an egg drink at Wiedemann's and notes social intrigue involving Leon Ling j and a romance with a rival, with references to letters to Chu Gain that threaten the lovers. The passage shifts to various unrelated notices and biblical excerpts, including Ruth and Boaz, and local ads about hay, papering services, and straw hat cleaning.
Zeeland collision repair time and Hartlepool damage
Southhampton reports the Zeeland liner will need about two to three weeks to repair bow damage after a collision with an unknown vessel east of Dover on Saturday night. The Hartlepool arrived at Shields with severe damage to its starboard hull. Evidence points to the Tablepodl as the other vessel involved. Also, a local notice promotes a champion steer roper show at the New Lyric.
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