Lossente Traternity houses and rooming setup shown at Oak
Oak residents note Lossente Traternity houses with 72 foot rooming spaces and a 4 room house on Main Street. Two Soros houses listed with values around 34 000 dollars. Real estate agent T Singlair promotes mortgage loans and abstracts. Local notices show visitors from Kansas City Lecompton Baldwin and Lecompton areas and daily subscriptions at Smith's News Depot.
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Pirives Viet
Twa Soros
Btu
Tron Howe Jota SN
T. Singlair
Tif Massachusette A
Mary Mannering Delights Lawrence In Glorious Betsy
Mary Mannering starred in Glorious Betsy at the University of Kansas last night drawing a full gallery and rousing students with sustained applause. Frank Gilmore as Jerome Bonaparte complemented her performance as Lawrence praised the pathos and comedy of the piece, while the supporting company impressed the audience with competent portrayals.
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Jay “Hawk
Biss Beam
Kans
Guten
Mary M
Mary Mannering
Pturis
Sue Divine
Mary
Maite
Makita
Miss Mannering
Frank Gilmore
Gillmore
Jerome Bonaparte
Lawrence
Mary Mannecing
K. U
KK. UL
IK. UL
Four Drowned In Hartford River Disaster Near Emporia
May 9 reports from Emporia Kansas recount four teenage girls Elma Webster Edith Webster Grace Little and Bessie Lawrence drowned when a gasoline launch capsized above Hartford dam. Companions Kate Griffith Mary Griffith Carroll Lytle Emil Steinhouse and Howard Lyon survived or were rescued. Lyons helped retrieve Mary Griffith and Carroll Lytle while Edith Webster’s body remained the only one recovered.
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Emporia
Kansas
Neusho River
Hartsford
Elma Webster
Edith Webster
Grace Little
Bessie Lawrence
Kate Griffith
Mary Griffith
Carrol Lytle
Emil Steinhouse
Howard Lyon
May Display Every Day Robertson s
Fragmentary note mentions Robertson s items and a dusting suggestion for rose bushes against green bugs using Raymond s products. Also includes stray phrases about Sing Shots and a 25e- package count.
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Robertson’s
Raymond’s
Congress Aims to Adjourn Within Two Weeks
Washington report says the House Appropriations Committee, chaired by Tawney, will start work on the general deficiencies bill today and push to report by next Thursday. The move is part of a rush on the last major appropriation bills likely to pass the House without delay. The labor and district projects are among items tied to this session.
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Washington
Maine
Congress
Representaive Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Bartheloit
Fdse
Senate
Impgut
Tance
Bilis
Lis
Dunkard Convention Aims to Bring Big Meeting to Topeka
The Dunkard Convention in Topeka discussed by Hooper and Mule ry as a target for a general gathering. A district convention in Ozawkie, Jefferson County, is planned this October to push Topeka’s bid for a multi day event, potentially the largest of its kind in the city.
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Toupee
Elverta
Donvenon
Ue Dunkel
Co. Hooper
Ual
Uurkard Echired
A. Be Mulery
Topeka
Vuole
Ozawkie
Jefferson County
Bosper
Kluuper
Garfield Wairk
Wefl
Bismarck
Lawrence
Death of Chicago alienist Christison ruled self caused
Chicago May report states J Sanderson Christison an alienist writer and student of criminality and hypnotism was found dead from asphyxiation after gas and closed windows. Coroner’s jury could not determine if death was deliberate or accidental, finding death by his own acts.
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Chicago
Cr. J. Sanderson Christison
Christison
Government Agent Suspended After Kidnap Charges
El Paso May 9 Marke divede an interior department agent is suspended pending investigation into charges he kidnapped five Kickapoo Indians from an Arizona reservation to keep them away from a tribal conference deciding how to divide 250000 dollars appropriated by Congress.
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el Paso
Markedivede
Department of the Interior
Arizona
May Be Street Car Strike Volatile Clash at Chienso Yard
May Be Street Car Strike tensions flare as Chienso workers threaten walkout over union suspensions for non payment of dues. R F Ingalls expands with hydraulic machinery outfit for house moving tasks. Bell phone and addresses listed for local services and a Blizzard Refrigerator ad promises complete air circulation.
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Chiesa
Anydeves
Chienso Company
Trorth
R. F. Ingalls
Bell
N. J. St
Editor Faces Personal Crisis and Training Offers
An editor announces courses in shorthand and bookkeeping at Lawrence Business College next Monday. Summer sessions run through Ark May to Charles with no prior organization. Matthias, a prominent journalist, plans fall editorial work. a Chicago Chronicle writer offers study dialogue. A person at a Loreal hotel committed suicide today.
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Lawrence
Ark
Charles
Matthias
Chicago Chronicle
Star of the Chicago American
Port Rico discontent voiced in house speech
Commissioner Larrinaga told the house that the people of Porto Rico are very unhappy with United States government and he said the situation insults justice, noting strong local discontent during his May speech.
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Washington
Larrinaga
Porto Rico
House
United States
May Festival Brings David Bispham to Lawrence Stage
David Bispham, famed baritone, delighted Lawrence audiences last night with a wide vocal range and luminous tone. Accompanist Lavell Smith also impressed as Kilton organized the May Festival, attracting a large crowd and smooth concerts across the festival schedule.
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Livi Bispham
Robins
Laovid Bispham
Ebingers
Bispham
KE. L. Suthern
Richard Mansfield
Kilton
Lawrence
Bispham Heave
Arsisl Lavell Smith
Disp
Wil Renee Gonads
Faust
Grain and Provisions Markets From Kansas City and Chicago
Markets report grain and provisions with mixed quotes. Kansas City spot and futures for wheat and corn show several price points, including No. 2 hard and No. 2 red wheat and various oat and rye figures alongside hay, butter, and stock receipts. Chicago prices mirror shifts in wheat and corn with May and July contracts and related commodities.
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Kansas City
Ted
Rye
Hay
Choice Timothy
Choice Prairie
Buiter—Creamery
Hee
Thornton and Lill Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
Thornton and Lill, two Lawrence boys, were tried for a serious crime but convicted of a minor offense and sent to jail for six months. Their defense was by George J. Barker and R. B. Williams.
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Thornton and
Lill
Lawrence Boys
George J. Barker
R. B. McWilliams
Convict Smith Hangs Himself in Nebraska Prison
Lincoln May 9 Charles W Smith a convict in the state penitentiary who was to be released in two weeks killed himself by hanging in his cell last night. He was convicted of larceny in Douglas county Bright spots in dull days may be found by smoking Black Seal cigars.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles W. Smith
State Penitentiary
Douglas County
934 Mass Street Home Phone 514 Beil 516
A damaged OCR fragment lists 934 Mass Street with home phone numbers 514 and 516 and the name Beil. The text is sparse and lacks context or dates. No further details are readable to establish event or role.
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Mass
Beil
Promotion turmoil as fleet command shifts in May
San Francisco reports a transition in Atlantic fleet leadership with Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans to be succeeded by Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas. Thomas to assume command May 15, while Admiral Sperry prepared to step in as chief at five days' notice. Banquet tributes praised Evans, and a telegraph to Congress urged creating him a vice admiral amid ceremony.
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San Francisco
Robley D. [Sa
Ife
Charles M. Thomas
Jen
Charles Gy Sperry
Metcalf
Admiral Evans
California
Atlantic
Evens
Admiral Thomas
Kansas University Beats Tigers In Close Ball Game
In Columbia Missouri on May 9 Kansas University defeated Missouri 2 to 2 in a closely played baseball game on Rollins field. Kansas produced key squeezes and timely hits with Misumi, Gundy, Stider, Gankich, and Jennings delivering scoring plays. Doubleday faced pressure as Carlson executed a squeeze and doubleday bunt.
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Columbia
Rollins Field
Yesterdday
Kansas University
Bdalt Ning
Tigers
Kansans
Kansas
Misumi
Gundy
Young
Stider Walkjag Aut Gankich
Rid
Dennings
Rightield
Gibbs
Jennings
Carlson
Doubleday
Taine
Trouble in China Amid Nan Province Revolt
Alarming reports from Yun Nan province on the Touking border describe three recent clashes where rebels defeated regulars. Laghu Pass and Meng Tse seaport are at risk as the French minister is appealed to aid suppression. Rebels allegedly wield French arms.
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Pekin
Yun Nan
Touking
Previ
Laghu Pass
Meng Ts¢e
China
Moveaent
Canvassing Mining Vote in Illinois Coal Fields
Springfield reports President Walker of the United Mine Workers says a local referendum shows miners favor renewing the IQUE agreement and pay for shot firers. Operators drop demand for a closed shop and sign the pact. Miners will return to work once operators reopen mines.
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Springfield
Walker
United Mine Workers of Illiois
IQUE
Assessors report large rise in Clinton township personal property
Assessor W. H. Banning filed a report showing Clinton township personal property at 149,670 this year, up from 20,505 last year. The sharp increase under the new law suggests a lower tax rate and a notable improvement in the assessment figures.
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W. H. Banning
Clinton Township
Laporte Murder Case Returns To Spotlight Amid Gunness Links
Coroner weighs new leads as investigators probe whether Mrs Belle Gunness related crimes extend to Laporte. Reports describe a woman resembling Gunness seen with a Scandinavian husband figure, a waitress sighting, and a possible infant cry haunt. Police pursue excavations at the Gunness farm site and track visitors who noted odd behavior.
Sermon to Open Washington High Commencement
A baccalaureate sermon will be preached May 24 by Dr. W. W. Bolt, a leading state preacher, preceding Washington High School commencement. The item notes Gustav Thun, once a resident, may have died at a farm in Laporte Ind after seeking marriage to a widow and three children, after contacting a Chicago matrimonial bureau. no further news has emerged.
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Washington
Gustav Thun
Gusness
Laporte
Ind
Chicago
Chi- An
Thun
W. W. Bolt
Will Visit Paper Mills in May for Cost Study
Corinth May 9 four members of the house of representatives committee studying the cost of paper production arrived to personally inspect Palmer mills. The party includes Representatives Mann of Hainois Miller of Kansas Stafford of Wisconsin and Sims of Tennessee.
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Corinth M
Palmer Mills
House of Representatives Committee
Mann
Hainois
Miller
Kansas
Stafford
Wisconsin
Sims
Tennessee
Goulds Father Dies After Troubled Years
Mrs Gould suffers the loss of her husband Clemmons Gould as reports state his death followed years of family strain. He left two children from a prior marriage and was last connected to Cal popue Pe. Neighbors recall frequent contact from his daughters and a Chinaman Kathryn Mi yoyirk who later married Leonard Gould. The deceased was said to have faced personal hardship impacting his health.
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Dachemville
Maya
Setden HA Ulommers
Cather
Rathryo
Ter Navi
Kathryn
Mi Yoyirk
Lownard Gould
Clemmons
Without a Governor lite Rock May 9
Owing to the departure of Governor Pindall to attend a conference of governors called by President Jones in Washington on May 13 the state house of representatives speaker is to serve as acting governor until the governor's return under the constitution. The speaker will be sworn in as governor during his absence.
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Lite Rock
Wrk
Pindall
Jones
Washington
State House of Representatives
Digging Them Up in Gunness Case Deepens Murder Probe
Laporte Indiana May 9 Developments in the Gunness murder case crowded the scene last evening as Lamphere, charged with first degree murder in the death of Mrs Belle Gunness and her three children, sought his attorney H W Worden to retrieve a trunk left at John Westbrook's farm. Authorities had already seized the trunk before word reached the lawyer.
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Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Lamphere
Belle Ganness
H. W. Worden
John Whestbrook
Joe Rent
East Prefers Shipboard Appointment Authority Debate
A fragmented report notes disputes over appointment power for county state positions. It states that the authority to determine applicants' competence rests with the appointing power, while other parties claim review or influence. The text references sailors, the Kan state, and potential duties tied to a sailors' role, but details are unclear.
No Mothers Day bill referred to committee in Senate
A May 10 Mothers Day declaration was introduced in the Senate but referred to a committee, delaying observance. The measure, proposed in Washington on May 6, called for Senate wear of a white flower, but will wait for committee action before any observance.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Court Decides for Kelley in State v Kelley
Topeka May 2 the Kansas autern court inlay affirmed the Shawnee county district court division in the suit by the State against T. T. Kelley ex state treasurer to collect 10000 dollars received in selling Oklahoma warrants. The court held that he is liable.
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Topeka, Kans
Kansas Autorenn Court
District Court
Shawnee County
Tha State
Ft. T. Kelley
Uvasnrer
Oklahoma
Bookkeeper Defaulter Absent From Sunbury Bank
Sunbury Pennsylvania May 9 1905 Mr Bloom an old and trusted bookkeeper at Sunbury Trust Company has been absent from the bank since Thursday An examination of his accounts shows a shortage of 6000 dollars A warrant has been issued for his arrest
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Sunbury
Bloom
Sunbury Trust Company
Bryan Travelling Again
Neby May 9 Wm. J. leaves today for an extended trip. He will spend tomorrow has. He expects to be at May 12 13 and 14 and he will be in Chicago.
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Wm. J
Chiesa
Charities Conference Opens in Virginia on May Ninth
A national conference of corrections officials opened in Virginia amid a swell crowd. The session covered charity topics and policy discussions as attendees gathered today.
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Ud. Va
Secf Ihe
Andil Corrections
Eaider
Whole Town on Fire in May Day Blaze Threatens City
Fire broke out in the early hour and raged through the town in Washington. By daylight it had caused about 50,000 dollars in damage, threatening further destruction to property and structures across the area. Police and fire crews battled the flames as residents evacuated affected blocks.
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Ildedate
Wash
Public Stenographer Seeks Work and Office Announcement
Public stenographer offers services for stenographic work and typewriting. Awaiting calls for delivery of work, with contact placeholder. Also includes miscellaneous classified items: lodging at 5 Ohio street, loan ad for $2500, Telford Investment Co sale, elk head lost near 1300 block Ky to Eldridge House, reward offered.
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Elk Head
Eldridge House
Journal Office
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St. Lawrence, Kas
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Mamsachusetts
Tehune
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Opera House
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Masa
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Liealdence
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Henry Collins
Lecompton
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Fowler
Kennedy & Ernst
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Chris Hunsinger
Hack
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University Meat Market
Handlea
Musa
Hoth
Ohio Street
Beth
Telford Investment Co
Edison
Broor Op Bercord Straffon’s
Garland
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