Taft laughs at veto talk as railroad bill looms
President Taft in St Louis May 4 addressed a farmers convention and joked about a veto. He would not discuss the bill, promising to review its final form before acting. Washington insiders say administration senators will press to salvage parts of the railroad measure amid opposition.
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Taft
James Wilson
Farmers’ Convention
SL Louis
Congress
Poghinely
Uadley
Bureau of Health
Washington
Aldrich
Commerce Court
Wayman says he has evidence on Lorimer bribery
Chicago May 4 Wayman says two Democratic state representatives will testify before the special grand jury about alleged bribery in the election of United States Senator Lorimer. He returned from St Louis and southern Illinois and says witnesses will appear Saturday and provide details, though he would not name them.
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Wayman
Lorimer
Chicago
William Lorimer
United States
St. Louis
Linais
Lorimur
Lberty
RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT OWEN AT KANSAS CITY VISIT
Lt and Mrs Owen spent May 4 in Kansas City at the Baltinore hotel. They planned a brief stay before resuming travel south to Jamaica where the lieutenant is stationed. The clerk reported they left their room early and were not yet back at the time.
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Kansas City
Owen
Baltinore
Jamaica
Tias Lawrence
Forrsh
Levee Permit Granted For North Lawrence Trestle
Canonical text notes Union Pacific grants permission to build a levee around the North Lawrence trestle where high water leaks occur. The city will construct a new levee after the ice gorge knocked out the previous flood defense. Also mentions local drug store selling popular cold remedies.
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Conneilman Woods
Union Pacific
North Lawrence
Phi Delta Phi Banquet at Kan sas University Eldridge
The Phi Delta Phi annual law banquet was held at the Eldridge with forty guests. Tom Wagstaff was guest of honor and gave the longest speech. Toastmaster Harvey Starbuck presided as toasts honored by R O Douglas W B Brownell and Thomas Wagstaff.
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Phi Delta Phi
Eldridge
Kansas University
Tom Wagstaff
Harvey Starbuck
R. O Douglas
W.B. Brownell
Uncle Jimny
Phi Delta Ph
Thomas Wagstaff
Roosevelt to Receive Doctorate at Christiana Norway
Roosevelt arrives in Christiana Norway for a related visit and will stay until Friday evening. He will be awarded a doctor's degree by King Frederick's University, then travel to Stockholm to deliver the Nobel Prize address at the National Theater and attend a banquet.
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Roosevelt
King Frederick's University
Christiana
Norway
Government officer to lecture on tuberculosis at Haskell
Dr Niles of the Washington government arrives at Haskell to test suspect cows for tuberculosis in the herd and to outline measures to stamp out the disease. He will give an illustrated lecture to Haskell students tomorrow evening and explain prevention methods supported by the government.
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Dr. Niles
Haskell
Niles
Washington
Markets by Wire Grainy and Provisions City May 4
Markets report grain and livestock prices from Wheat to Hogs with quotes for May July and Sept contracts. Grain items include wheat corn oats rye and hay with prices and cash numbers. Live stock receipts and prices for beef cattle cows and calves hogs and stockers noted. Also brief death notice Cyrus Sexton aged 76 and a local retail notice for dresses and lingerie at Mrs Shearer Ladies Toggery.
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Redi
Corm
Choice Prairie
Chicago
Chivas
Admission of Five Civilized Tribes to Haskell Institute
The university notes a conference outcome enabling the Five Civilized Tribes of eastern Oklahoma to enroll at Haskell Institute starting next September. Primary work will move to reservation schools while Haskell handles higher grades and secondary education ends there, sharply increasing attendance. Also mentioned are weather and market notes from Chicago and Liverpool, plus a brief item on a Pathfinder car tour route through Kansas.
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Washington
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma
Haskell Institute
Haskell
Indian University
Caase
Uri
Chicago
Liverpool
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wagstaff Campaign Opens in Independence
Topeka May 4 Wagstaff managers fix opening venue for campaign kickoff in Independence May 15 with no outside speaker. Wagstaff will deliver the keynote. local talents handle other program portions. Longworth cannot attend. season makes securing a national figure difficult. Hodges opens campaign in Hutchinson rally with Senator Hodges delivering the principal speech.
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Independence
Topeka
Wagstaff
Tom Wagstaff
Nicholas Longworth
Street Car Collision Kills Two in Urbana Ohio
Two men were killed and two women seriously injured when an Ohio Electric freight car collided head on with a passenger car near Urbana on May 2. Eleven others suffered minor injuries in the wreck, the aftermath detailed in local reports from Spinfield Hill.
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Ohio
Urbana
Ohio Electric Rail
Spinfield
Truck by Train Injures Man Near Midland
John Thomas of 219 Illinois Street was injured when U P B No 130 struck his wagon near Midland early this morning. The horse was killed. Thomas, about 50, sustained a broken arm and bruises and walked to the Union Pavilion depot where a bus driver assisted. Drs Raithavis and Keith attended to his injuries.
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Illinois Street
U. PB. No. 130
Michaod
Uniut Pavitiv
Almain
Uttown
Union Maeitie
Lawrences
Lawrence
Kansas City
Juli Thomas
Midland
Ee Truku
Aia
Protests Over City Water, Cemeteries and Typhoid Claims
A chaotic report records disputes in Atchison and Topeka. Mayor Albian plans to press government action over water systems and cemetery issues tied to typhoid fears. Jewett protests rail rules forcing 000 lb horses to county fairs, arguing weight and safety. Geese remark on rain ends the item.
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Jewett
Topeka
E. B. Jewett
Wichia
Ov Board of Railroad Commissioners
Railroad Commission
Mrs Swope Takes Stand in Hyde Trial
Mrs Swope testified at Hyde trial describing how Hyde told her Col Swope was dying and detailing conversations about Col Swope’s will and executors. She recalled hospital scenes, the notion of a nurse, and Hyde’s assertions as the case moved through the morning session with cross examination and defense objections.
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Swope
Kansas City
Vaughn
Walsh
Logan VU. Swoon
Col. Swope
Lyde
Lugian O. Swope
Swupe
Wits
Heavas Tanptay
Athurne
Hunton
Hun P
Reed
Hynton
Evening Gossip and Lawrence News Roundup
The Meth Joditt Brotherhood meets Thursday at 8 p m in the church parlor with a Japan schools talk by F Herron Smith and a talk on uniforms for school children by Dr James Naismith. Lawrence reports club receptions, a Zodiac tea, and a Modern Priscilla Embroidery Club meeting. A blonde with a large diamond lags downtown, a stay down town to dinner is planned, and house cleaning spreads through the city. A Lawrence couple, John D Hincher and Estella M De this, wed at the courthouse. Parish notices, fashion gossip, and local incidents fill the page.
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Meth Joditt Brotherhoogd
Japan
F. Herron Smith
Nagasaki
James Naismith
Wen of
Lawrence
Tose Vleuning
John D. Hineher
Estella M. de
Court House
A. T. Fincher
North Lawrence
J. Y LeShager
Lincoln and
Delaware Streets
Bargain Week Plans Tabled by Merchants Association
A large meeting of the Merchants Association approved Bargain Week to run during Parker show week in Lawrence. Sixty-one merchants will advertise special prices on a circular circulated to surrounding counties. Novel features include street tree auctions and a grand time atmosphere. The association also formed a collection agency to address slow payments and named a planning committee.
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Merchants* Association
Parker
Lawrence
Merchants Association
Bert, Ober
Bob Wagstiff
M. Newmark
J. H. Coho
Asiation
Policeman Fires on Two Boys in Kansas City
Kansas City May 4 Patrolman Max Jeffry shot and wounded James Byrnes and Leo Byrnes aged 21 and 20 after they allegedly attacked him. James was hit in the hip and leg while Leo was struck in the foot as they fled. Both youths deny the charge.
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Kansas City
James Byrnes
Leo Byrnes
Max Jeffry
Leo
Cut Tegal Wire Clipped After No Permit Issued
In Philadelphia on May 4 more than 3 000 feet of wire was cut by city electrical bureau workers in the financial district. The operation severed a line used to provide stock quotations to bucketshops. Some wires are said to have fed pool rooms with racing results. Black Bear Cigar, the leading mmoke. Se
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Philadelphia
City Electrical Bureau
Financial District
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