Bond Case Not Reheard by State Supreme Court
The state supreme court has refused a rehearing in the University bond dispute between the state and the city of Lawrence. The case, involving about $200,000 in bonds, spans years and dates back to the town’s early history with the University. The decision settles the matter definitively, ending prolonged litigation and restoring final assurance to local observers and attorneys.
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Barker
Lawrence
Supreme Court of
Adjourning and church versus party tensions spread
From Topeka reports the legislature will quit at midnight with no formal adjournment until Friday after governor action on bills. In Manitowoc Roman Catholic members face a choice between party loyalty and church, per Rev. Kubiszewsky citing a Pope circular. Mrs Lemp seeks court-ordered allowances for appeal and support after divorce.
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Topeka
Kans
Manitowon
Wis
Socialist Party
Kubiszewsky
SS Mary’s Polish Catholic
Hurch
Phgses
Turkish subjects petition to remove New York consul over grafting
Three hundred thousand former Turkish subjects in the United States sign a petition to Turkish ambassador Kaizin Bey demanding the removal of Munji Bey, consul in New York City, accusing him of exploiting Syrians Greeks and Armenians seeking passports by overcharging for his signature.
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America
Washington
United States
Kaizin Bey
Munji Bey
New York City
PURELY PERSONAL NOTES FROM TOPEKA AREA VISITORS
Local social notes list dozens of residents and visitors from Kansas City Baldwin Topeka Lawrence Pittsburg St Marys and St Joseph. Travelers include Elmer Ray Edwin Coulter Charles Brown Elmer Craig Bert Steeper Ruth Scott Adele Marks Alice Tam and many more visiting relatives friends and returning home after trips to Kansas City Topeka and beyond.
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Cooper
Chicago
Elmer Ray
Kansas City
Edwin Coulter
Pittsburg
Kans
Charles Brown
Perry
Lawrence
Elmer Craig
Bert Steeper
Topeka
Frank Jolley
Vail
Nanee
Ruth Scott
Baldwin
Clack
Bogue
Kansas
Charles Argubright
Harold Lee
Chris Pearson
Alice Tam
Byron Hancock
Adele Marks
Kansas Is
A. Young
St. Joseph
W. Laming
Sun Whitsed
California
Roger
Frank Arps
Dorothy
Henry Hynen
St. Mary’s
J. L. Brady
Emma Lyne
E. War
Ren
B. F. Akers
Luther
North Lewis
Edith Lawson
Mary Wheeler
Gertrude Messler
Virginia Hammond
E. H. Sothern
J. A. Fry
Josie
Ruth Gilfillan
Shot in a Riot Leaves Jess Brooks Wounded on Mass Street
In a mass street riot near Selig's office yesterday morning on Mass street Jess Brooks was shot in the left leg just below the hip while escaping Officer Redman. Brooks is in Simmons hospital with a severe leg injury as doctors treat the wound. The incident sparked competing accounts with Thomas Brooks planning a damages suit while city police defend the action as necessary.
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Jess Brooks
Simmons’s
Redman
Brooks
Spot
Fearing
John Sailey
Muzzy
Selig
Weyermiller
Bowers
Brown
Marshal Carmean
Carmean
Good Government Club Recital in Haskell Delights Audience
The Good Government club of Haskell hosted a Saturday evening entertainment that drew many students and staff. Gertrude Messler read, Helen Phipps violinist and Nemes Phipps pianist, with Miss Phipps delivering many selections and charm. Nemes Phipps accompanied and soloed in a distinctive set, Mussler also debuted with juvenile and dialect numbers to praise.
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Good Government Club
Haskell
Gertrude Messler
Helen Phipps
Nemes Phipps
Nema Phipps
Roosevelt era policies spark hopeful market outlook
A 1909 financial analysis argues Roosevelt will leave a lasting mark on policy, predicting a calmer stock market once reforms take hold. It notes Taft’s attracting leadership and calls for larger crops to lift living costs, while warning about agricultural reliance and urban wages amid high food prices. The piece stresses money is easier, speculation tamed, and a cautious recovery ahead.
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Henry Clews & Co
Coal Companies
New York
Jen
Roosevelt
Obingion
Lincoln
Puli
Taft
Lackawanna Steel Company
Washington
Salt Lake City
Guanajuato
Mexico
Ten Year Church Fight Ends as Bishop Wins
Lincoln Neb March By a decision of the Nebraska supreme court Bishop Bon seun of the Catholic diocese of Lincoln triumphs in a decade long dispute with Father William Murphy over possession of St Vincent’s church in Seward County The court sustains the district court ruling excluding Murphy from parish property and upholds civil court jurisdiction in church matters.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Supreme Court
Bonseun
William Murphy
Seward
Father Murphy
Missouri two cent fare ruling affects railroads
Kansas City dispatch reports Judge McPherson's Missouri ruling favoring railroads ends two cent passenger fare law. Decision challenges state maximum freight cuts and prompts potential appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. Governors and attorneys general react as Kansas and Oklahoma situate their own rates while industry resumes and accident news follows.
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McPherson
Missouri
Frank Hagerman
Quart
Supreme Court of the United States
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Elliot W. Major
Hadley
Republic
United States Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Adley
AHL
Jet
United States Surpreme Court
Reward for Jimmy in Secret Service Move
Washington reports that navy guard Jimmy Sloan will resign from the Secret Service to become United States marshal for the southern district of Illinois. The Ladies Literary league met with Mrs. W. W. Kuss on South Mass Street. papers on Admiral Dewey’s Manila victory and Cuba’s present status were read. Social events include Mrs. Guenther hosting an afternoon of thimbles, Mr. and Mrs. Guenther entertaining at whist, and a kitchen shower for Miss Alice Underwood in honor of her upcoming marriage to Earl Pringle on March 15. The Quivera club held a party at the skating rink and Lawrence hosts hope the Be Natural fad catches on locally to ease social duties.
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Sloan
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Secret Service
United States
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Lawrence Daily Journal
Lawrence
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A. A. McCarty
Woodland Avenue
William
Dorothy Addington
South Lawrence
Elm Street
Bridge Carty
Glenwood Av
Rhode Island
Northerne
Mount Washington
City Star
Wales
Boulevard Plans At Commercial Club Meeting
A Commercial Club meeting tomorrow night will likely appoint a committee to coordinate with the Lawrence committee on a proposed boulevard route through Lawrence. The plan runs from Indiana and Warren to University campus, then west to the city limits, via d. E. Stubbs, Emery and Templa places to Missouri street, continuing five blocks to Warren, totaling about two and a half miles. The Lawrence committee is pushing the project as a wise, accessible university link. Additionally, local society notes, a Fortnightly Club gathering hosted by Prof. Carl Preyer, and a spring wedding announcement for Nadine Lytle to Joseph Henry Bowers of Philadelphia are mentioned.
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Lawrence
Indiana and
Warren Streets
Oread Avenue
Univerisity
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Emery
Tempila
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Warren
Lawrence Committee
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Joseph Henry Bowers
Philadelphia
Lytle Lame
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Topeka
Government Crop Report Figures from Washington
Government crop bulletin from Washington estimates 21.6 percent of last year’s wheat in farmers' hands, equaling 143,692,000 bushels, and corn at 349 percent, totaling 1,047,763,000 bushels of the prior year’s crop.
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Washington, Mareh
Department of Agriculture Toay
Necklace Identified by Omaha Police Recovery
Omaha reports that March 8 Oto C Heinze, the New York millionaire, and his wife arrived and positively identified the necklace recovered by police from the Greek Savns. The necklace, found by sweeping, is described as very valuable.
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Omaha
Neb
Oto C. Heinze
New York
Alfonso Not Injured Denial Over U S Report
A United States published report claiming King Alfonso was injured in a Seville area car accident is said to be untrue. In Nogales, Arizona, Don Luis Proto a wealthy ranch owner was shot and killed near Devisaderos Mexico today after ongoing clashes with raock bands.
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March
United States
Alfonso
Seville
Nogales
Ariz
Don Luis Proto
Devisaderos
Mexico
Proto
Mysterious Murder Ends Life of Chicago Prominent Son
Hugh Hopkins, son of Superintendent J J Hopkins of the South Side Elevated railroad, was slain early today in a Wentworth avenue doorway. A bartender of a nearby saloon reported exchanging shots with a holdup man. Hopkins was found a block from the saloon. Fort Scott Woman Donates to Charity describes Mrs Mutehler giving away at least $60000 of property to United Brotherin church between her husband age and last year of life. Heir’s claims limited to parsonage and perhaps a church building. Revoked the Order notes the navy yard closures at Pensacola and New Orleans were rescinded by Sec Meyer. Admiral Cervera shows signs of possible recovery in Cadiz.
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Pound
Hugh Hopkins
J. J. Hopkins
South Side Elevated Railroad
Wentworth Avenue
South Side
Suloon
Ilupkins
Fort Scott
Fort Scott, Kans
Ilumphrey and Hudson
Betts
Mary Muttehler
Mutehler
United Brothern Church
Riot injures several in Woodbine strike clash
A mob of about 400 strikers attacked around a dozen strike breakers in Woodbine New Jersey during a labor dispute. Stones and bricks were hurled as the riot escalated, injuring several individuals. Investigators labeled the incident a riot tied to the ongoing strike.
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N. J
They Were Acquitted in Prohibition Case
Ara Winebell and son faced police court for violating the prohibitory law this morning. Both defendants were acquitted, ending the brief trial.
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Ara
Winebell and Son
Markets by Wire Grains and Provisions Kansas City and Chicago
Wheat receipts 143 cars in Kansas City with May at 1.03540 dollars and July 1.03 plus, cash No. 2 hard about 1. nq, corn May 64 34 cents, July 64 40, oats No 2 white 55 cents, hay ranges from 9.75 to 10.00 per unit, butter around 29 cents. Chicago reports similar grain futures and cash values, including Wheat May 1.03, July 1.03, corn May 67 cents, oats May 50-51 cents, lard May 10.30, top price 6.85 for hogs with bulk 6.55-6.70. Receipts noted for hogs in Chicago at 43,000.
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Kansas City
Horse Killed in Moak Stable Collision Near Alas Street
A driving horse from Moak Stable was killed yesterday afternoon in a collision on Alas Street near Houllaway's store. A Monk runabout and a rig from Hunsinger's stable were involved. observers say a passing car frightened the Hunsinger horse, whose shaft pierced the horse from Moak, killing it instantly. No people were injured and names of parties remain unclear.
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Collisiog
Jon Mass
Lute
Bert Kimsthe
Rosy
Houllaway
Hunsinger
Hunsinger Hurse
Kimber
Turmoil in Chicago shakes wheat market on government report
Chicago March 8 wheat prices fell sharply on the board of trade as May contract dropped 34e to $1134 amid a scene of turmoil. Traders cited unexpectedly large farm reserves and the belief reserves were much lower, a report that caused a dramatic market reaction with May wheat dumped heavily.
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Gauseau
Board of Trade
Chicago
Supreme Court Delays Decision on Commodities Case
Washington March 8 The United States Supreme Court did not hand down a decision in the commodities case today. The delay was due to the extensive care required to prepare an opinion. The case concerns the Hepburn rate law and the prohibition on railroads holding interests in mines or other enterprises whose products move over their lines.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Humane Society Meeting Postponed to Next Monday
The humane society meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed to next Monday evening at the Association building.
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Humane Society
Association
Fire causes panic at parochial school in Brockton
A fire at a Brockton parochial school today sent 300 children into a panic, but all students escaped unharmed. This early 20th century report notes the incident as published in the Lawrence Daily Journal on March 8, 1909, with city clerk records from Lawrence, Kansas.
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