Lawrence council debates electric line franschises and Reed street
City committees in Lawrence held a long session on The Lawrence Light and Railway Company franchise. Officials discuss changes to terms including a fifteen day acceptance limit and a two percent fee. Reed street location and cross-town interurban plans draw questions from residents.
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Laming
Dayton
Hutchins
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Reed Street
Locust
Locust Street
Delaware
Reed
Ben
Peculiar Weather Kills Peach Buds Says Authority
Weather gloom disrupts farming as peach orchards report near total loss. Tresford, noted peach expert, examined 200 buds on his estate and declares all peaches killed. Other fruit men share the claim, yet growers lament that such damage seems typical for spring anomalies.
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Tresford
Market receipts and grain prices in Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City reports 50 rail cars received with May at 1.0 and Sept 9.116. cash prices 1.09 to 1.18 for various corn grades and rye hay values around 9.75 to 39.00. Live stock shows cattle receipts 200 with native steers 5 to 6.85, hogs receipts 4,000 with prices around 6.50 to 6.73. Chicago markets list wheat May 1.15 to 1.16, corn May 65 to 66 cents, oats May 53 to 54, pork May 17.42, lard May 10.00. Receipts total 10,000 tons.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Paris Strikes Threaten Revolutionary Upheaval
Paris faces growing strike tension as government moves to dismiss workers after a 48 hour grace period amid food shortages. Socialist and anti republican papers warn of an impending end of the republic while agitators claim telegraph and telephone control empowers a decisive proletarian battle for emancipation.
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Paris
Lulshker
Record crowds watch Kansas high school tournament finals
Large crowds gathered at Robinson Gymnasium as Kansas high school basketball finals unfold at the University. Scores show Chanute 43 Lecompton 8 and Glasco 25 Reno County 1 among early results, with Halstead and Dickinson County among contenders for the boys title while Beloit and Chanute lead the girls’ bracket.
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Lecompton
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Reno County
Eudora
Sabetha
Halstead
Sole
Dickinson Co
Parsons
Endora
Dixon
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Lawrence
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Bible Institute
Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Martindall
Bergen, Johnson and Woodwards
Beloit de
Hutchinson
Dickinson County
Hal ‘Stead
Mother Reclaims 17-Year-Old Irene Soule From Grand Island
Irene Soule, 17, who sought vaudeville work, was brought from Grand Island Nebraska to Salina Kansas by her mother. The girl and J A Cole were arrested on a kidnapping charge after a telegram from the Nebraska sheriff. Cole remains jailed as habeas corpus proceedings proceed with a $500 bond.
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Irene Soule
Salina
Grand Island
Kan
Neb
Nebraska
Cole
Alsolwne
Ie Neroie
Wasn Au
Stern
Siblings Swindle Ends In Secret Marriage Tale
The article recounts the elopement of Miss Emily Lee aged 17 who wed Geo Miller aged 21 despite objections from her mother and Mayor Busse. Emily was sent to a convent on Hook Island where Miller could not see or write to her.
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Busse
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Visarerca
Rock Island
National City Bank of New York
H. Buhl
Wilne Winda
Nauvoo
Bart Allingis
J. Kieran
Fidelity
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Cary
Ind
Wanderer with blank mind surfaces in Los Angeles
Driscoll, about 30, claims three years with amnesia since Brockton Massachusetts, recalling Midland Texas and Spring Street, as parents in Sharon Pennsylvania await ransom from abductors. Police watch for clues as motives and identity try to emerge amidst scattered recollections.
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Los Angeles
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Brockton
Matss
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Deiscull
Lie
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Texas
Sharon
Tittle Willie Whith
Foolish Romance Involving Mayor Busse Ally
Chicago March 20. A romance involving a marriage that touches on Mayor Busse through his in law and related connections moves into public notice. Limited readable details indicate personal ties and a legal interest surrounding the relationship.
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Atty
Chicago
Busse
Lawrence Seeks Dual Electric Franchises For City Growth
The Journal urges rapid action as two companies seek four electric franchises in Lawrence. City leaders, business interests, and residents are asked to support granting both, arguing the lines would advance progress as paving has and a streetcar could boost growth.
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Lawrence
Wen
Lawrence UW
Methodist vote allows Baker football in conference
In Coffeyville Kansas on March 20 the South Kansas conference of the Methodist church voted 60 to 48 against restricting football at Baker University after a lengthy debate. The day followed a ruling the previous day against permitting football.
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Woman Convicted of Murder Wins Insurance Payout
In Lincoln Nebraska Mrs Lena Margaret Lilie was awarded 42083 dollars by a jury against Modern Woodmen to collect her late husband’s life policy and interest. She had been convicted of murdering him but pardoned by Governor Mickey.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lena Margaret Lilie
Mickey
Arizona Legislature Adopts Local Option and Roads Measures
The Arizona legislature adjourned creating a railroad commission and a territorial good roads department. It approved local option by a minority use, allowed municipalities separate routes, and exempted new railroads from taxation if a price was healed in fifteen days. Female suffrage failed and a separate degrees schools bill passed despite a veto. 移
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Phoenix
Ariz
Marek i
Arizona
Railroad Commission
Territorial
University Vespers Move to Gym as Dr Black Ill
No evening services tomorrow at the university due to Dr Black’s throat. he will speak in the afternoon and vespers will be held in the gymnasium to accommodate the crowd. The Men’s meeting at the Y has been canceled to allow attendance.
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Lawrence
Lin
Ladies Literary League and Society Notes Gather in Lawrence
The Ladies Literary League met on Tuesday with Mrs. Wright, sharing poems and papers on William McKinley and related topics. The Lawrence Reading club, hosted by Mrs. Charles Barnbill, featured quotations from Poe and a civics lesson. A social evening hosted by Mrs. Junius Underwood followed with St Patrick themes and a luncheon. Marie Burke Textor engagement announced. Mr Julius H Textor connected to Geraughty & Textor. An anecdote explores hosting etiquette and social dynamics in a lengthy, unrelated reminiscence.
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Wright
Rolleal
Corp
Carman
William McKinley
Hogg
McKinley
Asher
Judson
Miss Capp
Dan Wright
Lawrence Reading Club
Charles Barnbill
Poe
Barry
M. I. Burke
Fifth Avenue
Marie
Air
Julius H.textor
Fragmented Local Notices Mixed With Political Gossip
A garbled Lawrence and Topeka item era mixes social notes with political chatter. Mentions of funeral plans in Topeka and Theodore Sherman rumors swirl amid Taft and Bryan scenes in Washington. Local ads for seeds and rental spaces appear alongside scattered names and events.
Earthquake felt in Barcelona and scattered notes from March
Reports from Barcelona describe an afternoon tremor on March 20 with no fatalities. The page also lists assorted items from Washington and Oklahoma news items, including legal notes, local incidents, and small ads. The mixed content mentions investigations, a timber fraud case, and lost items plus local classifieds.
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Barcelona
Speaker Faces Divided Power as Insurgents Study Rules
Washington reports insurgents study Fitzgerald amendments to rule changes. They expect it will be harder to push a bill through the House under unanimous consent. Now all members must be shown the misdeeds of the legislation.
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House
Washington
Missouri Governor Rumored to Resign for Federal Judgeship
A renewed report from Jefferson City claims Governor Hadley will resign to take a federal judgeship, with secrecy surrounding the informant. President Tate allegedly promised the first vacancy in the West or Northwest to Senator Warner, though Hadley’s office denied the July rumor and December speculation.
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Ala
Iadiey
Avevpl
Mlissouri Civn
Dressman
Tate
Warner
Stadley
Oecurs
Situilac Yeport
Vhce
Inter
Jully
Madame Geneve DeCarre Arrives in Lawrence for Street Etiquette
Madame Geneve DeCarre, introduced as an expert street car etiquette instructor, arrives in Lawrence and plans to organize her lessons. She notes Lawrence shows strong potential and promotes a new walking style for girls adapted to streetcar life called The Franchise.
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Madame Geneve DeCarre
Lawrence
Madame DeCarre
Madame de Carre
Tonganoxie to bore for natural gas. boy injured by cistern blast
Leavenworth Kansas March 20 The Tonganoxie Commercial club will begin boring for natural gas before month end after a boy named Hugh Jamerson dropped a lit match into an old cistern causing an explosion that injured him. cistern found filled with natural wash.
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Leavenworth
Kans
Tonganoxie Commercial Club
Hugh Jameson
Club meeting discusses Kansas bis and visits
The club met on March 16 with Bre. Sophia snacilen in Kansas City. Members studied the bis following quotes from Dunbar and others. visitors included Mrs West of Oklahoma and Miss May of Sedalia. Next meeting with Mrs Jan Johnson on Indiana street.
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Sophia Snacilen
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Louise Verder
Idunbar
West
Oklahoma
May
Sedalia
Jan. Johnson
Indiana Street
Goopers Guilty In Second Degree Murder Verdict
Nashville March 28. Jury finds Colonel Duncan B Cooper and son Robin Cooper guilty of murder in the second degree in the Carmack case. Twenty years in the state penitentiary, with fifty penalty. Bond set at 25 000 each. John D Sharp acquitted. Court adjourned after jurors and families showed restrained emotion.
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Tenn
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Robin Cooper
E. W. Carmack
John D. Sharp
Ddefendant
Duiei
Hart
Burke
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Bureh
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Colonel Cooper
Foreman Burke
Duncan B. Cowper
Robia J. Cooper
State Penitentiary
Twenty Three Druggists Charged Under Pure Food Laws
The druggists in Wichita Kansas City Manhattan and other towns face prosecutions for selling adulterated drugs and weak tinctures silk. Inspectors found tinctures of iodic acid with reduced purity and strength camphor with low content and pepper containing only two percent. Some whiskey samples exceeded water limits and one oil sample decomposed while another citrate turned liquid. The drive marks the start of enforcement under the new pure food and drug laws.
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Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Manhattan
Alma
Alta Vista
Spring Hill
Gsieva
Yale President Taft greeted as "Bill" by 1500 graduates
In New York on March 20 President Taft was welcomed by more than 1500 Yale graduates at a Waldorf dinner. The event honored the Yale president in attendance with Hadley and other distinguished alumni as Taft entered to cheers calling him Bill.
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United States
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Sharpe Named Dean at Bible College Missouri Pastor
The Rev Charles M Sharpe professor of Old Testament and theology at the Bible College of Missouri was elected dean to replace Dr W J L Hamon who resign ed to lecture full time The college funded by the Christian church trains young ministers KK A Long of Kansas City gave 50000 to the school Sharpe a KU graduate in 1897 earned his master's two years later and previously led churches in Lawrence and Kansas City before joining the college faculty in 1902.
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L'Hamon
Bible College
Columbia
Charles M. Sharpe
Bible College of Missouri
W. J. L’hamon
Christian Church
KK. A. Long
Kansas City
Profeasor Sharpe
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kans
Central Christian Church
Kensas City
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