Lincoln visits and Kansas City travel notes text
Local items list residents visiting or traveling to Topeka, Kansas City, Joplin, and other spots. People named include Caryl Dodda, Dr. F L Jarvis, Mr and Mrs Will Hutton, Knebe family, Mrs L J Cowles, Miss Lucy Hargis, Bert Overton, Mrs A L Gurl, C J Tapp, Mrs C G Foster, Miss Lillian Foster, Miss Virginia Dill, Miss Hazel O Connor, Willard Phillips, Kansas City. Tulsa visitor Cone. Mrs and Mrs R Meierhoeffer. W J Ott. Fred Morris. Bob Manley. Lida W Eldridge. Mrs G A Atwood. Birdie Atwood. Carroll Gardner. Dr H S Gardner. Mrs J Hume. W F Ealy. E W Porter. Miss Tine Larkin. Miss Hildah Chapin. Miss Gladys Scott. Mrs Albert McNish. J A Keeler. Mrs C W Murphy. Mrs Fred Clarke. Hutchinson state meeting. Mrs H J Chambers. Rev J R Chambers. Canton delegates. The passage also notes a window glass tariff debate and Senator Simmons speech.
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Caryl Dodda
Lincoln
F.L. Jarvis
Winfield
Kans
Will Hutton
Topeka
Knebe
San Francisco
L. J. Cowles
Excelsior Springs
Lucy Hargis
Prairie Center
Bert Overton
A. L. Gurl
Parsons
Coffeyville
C.J. Tapp
Kansas City
C. G. Foster
Lillian Foster
Virginia Dill
Hazel O'Connor
Willard Phillips
C. W. Phillips
Lawrence Cone
Tulsa
Okla
Joplin
R. Meierhoeffer
St. Joseph
Leare
W. J. Ott
Gardner
Kansas
W. J. Hull
Maine Street
Fred Morris
Bob Manley
Lida W. Eldridge
W. T. Sinclair
A. A. Ross
G. A. Atwood
Birdie Atwood
Springfield
Canton
United Brethren Conference
J. R. Chambers
Han
Elks Elect Officers at Two Day Christian Endeavor Meet
Lawrence hosts the third district Christian Endeavor Union covering Douglas Johnson Miami and Franklin counties for a two day session at the Christian Church. Over 150 delegates attend as program includes greetings stewardship training citizenship and Bible study led by leaders from Kansas City Ottawa Richmond and Lawrence. Chancellor Strong and university figures attend commencement in Albuquerque from the University of New Mexico.
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Kansas
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John T. Jones
T. C. Sears
Girl Not Guilty in forgery case in St Louis
May 12 reports Miss Iildegarde Hallen was discharged of forgery charges linked to a real estate broker now a fugitive. Allegations included forging signatures on deeds of trust and notary acknowledgments. Separate dispatches note Kansas and Oklahoma proceedings and the Mississippi battleship journey to Natchez.
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St. Louis
Iildegarde -Hallen
Miss Hallen
Dwight Fortner
Laming Defies Odds in Building Interorben Line
The Journal extols Mr. Laming for his three year battle to secure an interorben line for Lawrence. It lauds his persistent effort, single purpose, and executive ability amid discouragements, calumny, and financial distress, noting his achievement as a splendid personal victory for the town.
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Lawrence
Laming
Military Department to Decide on Hains Case
Washington May 12 final adjudication of the State of New York against Captain Peter C. Hains Jr United States Army for the murder of William E Annis will be awaited by the War Department before it determines its stance on his military status. Also reports from Kansas City and San Francisco cover hospital injuries, an acquittal in a kidnapping case, and other notices.
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Military Department
Washington, D. C
State of New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
United States Army
William E. Annis
War Department
Edwin Porter Adams
Kansas City
Winifred
Paul Scott Mowrer
Docket Park Aves
Owrer
Ann Arbor
Ubi Omega
Mowrer
Chicago
Snd
Daily News
Dari
Fone Loka
Ssa
Smith Boll
Fire destroys Upp Wholesale Grocery and rooming house
Mix of disaster notes and local ads. A Sapulpa fire consumed the Upp Wholesale Grocery stock and A L Jones rooming house, with scattered items about town. The page also lists local store adverts, car updates, clergy announcements, and employment inquiries amid the chaotic column.
Bicycle Exchange Opens in Opera Furniture Room
Walter Dyche, known bicycle man, opens the Dyche Bicycle Exchange in the Opera House Furniture room at Kansas City. The shop will repair bicycles and supply parts. Dyche promises upright service and expertise from a seasoned maker. The notice also mentions Prudence Scaggs testifying in a federal case about stock purchases and a telegram offer.
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Walter Dyche
Opera
Wxe Pert
Opera House
Git
Dyche
Three Killed After Orders to Go Slow at Special Point
A news item reports three people killed following directives to reduce speed at a designated point. Authorities say the incident occurred at a known location and is under investigation, with officials promising details as information becomes available.
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Nrew
Springtime Society At Home Celebration Draws Large Attendees
A large at home hosted by Mrs. Clarence Kelso and Mrs. J J A Henley drew about 150 guests at 803 Louisiana Street. Decorations featured snowballs and marguerites with green and white favors. Guests included Mrs. Henley Simons and Miss Adele Marks. The event included punch, coffee service, and social card playing.
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Clarence Kelso
J . J. A. Henley
Louisiana Street
Kelso
Henley
Henley Simons
Kansas City
Adele Marks
Augusta Flintom
Airs
Belle Wilmot
John Killworth
Wilbur
Jover
Olga Barteldes
Wheat Gambling Did It In Chicago Market Collapse
Washington reports indicate wheat manipulation at Chicago disrupted American flour trading for months. Social Agent M. H. Davis of the commerce and labor department, after European study, says the market could have yielded 2,000,000 more barrels of flour for export if speculators had let prices fall. Other items note wrecks near Boni and May 12 events in Denison, Texas, along with obituaries and local notices.
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Washington, D. Gy
Chicago
M. H. Davis
Department of Commerce and Labor
Europe
Hera
Europa
Markets by Wire full of mixed grain and cattle data
Kansas City markets report wheat and corn receipts and prices for May, July, and September with cash bids, plus oats and butter quotes. Amarillo notes a panhandle prairie fire and local ads interrupt the market tidbits. Chicago prices mirror May wheat and pork and beef values, with cattle receipts and hogs noted alongside retail ads and social notes.
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Kansas City
Choice Prairie
Hatter Creamery
Packing i
Paris in State of Siege as Strikes Halt Mail
Paris is described as a city under siege with troops controlling central post and telegraph stations. Infantry guard branches as strikers vow to win the right to form trades unions, while mail deliveries begin with troops not aiding the first two runs, and the strike spreads despite limited absenteeism among railway mail clerks.
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France
Paris
Laming Forfeit Accepted Franchise Granted for Interurban
Lawrence news reports formally accepted by Laming a city franchise allowing an interurban line through Lawrence. A $1000 cash forfeit was posted with city clerk Frank Brooks by Mariami Construction and Kansas City & Kansas Southwestern Railway. Offices likely to move to Lawrence. engineers will inspect routes. work to start after contracts and reports. Many locals expect a real estate and educational boom as families plan to relocate to support the project.
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Laming
Frank Brooks
Mariami Construction Company
Kansas City & Kansas Southwestern Railway Company
Lawrence
Knnsas City
Dayton
Mariam Conestruction Company
Kansas City
Kansas Southwestern
Oillces
Journal Today
Mass meeting seeks tie between grain growers and cattle raisers
Springfield May 12 The National Farmers Union with 3 000 000 members took a step toward linking grain growers and cattle raisers of the West and Southwest at a mass meeting. Barrett Union City president outlined plans to regulate cotton prices and extend Union’s warehouse system to the South and Midwest. The discussion touched on consolidating cotton warehouses and aiding grain and stock growers as part of a larger cooperative strategy. A separate note described a woman’s appearance in old fashion style, detailing her hair and dress.
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Springfield
West
Southwest
National Farmers’ Union
Barrett
Union City
South
New Orleans
Union Company
Middle West
Jury 18 Completes Testimony in Town Lot Case
The federal grand jury investigating frauds in Muskogee began taking testimony in Tulsa on May 12. Witnesses from other states are present as the inquiry proceeds. A separate incident in Tulsa involved Pliny Soper and James Huckleberry clashing with W J Baber, ex police chief, during a hotel confrontation. Baber was arrested after a knife cut was inflicted on Huckleberry.
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Tulsa
Okla
Federal Grand Jury
Pliny Soper
National Republican
James Huckleberry
Haskell
Baber
Soper
Istter
Huckleberry
Uncertain Theater Decisions and a Nocturnal Fearful Man
The S. R. says she cannot know every show's content and cannot advise whether boys may bring girls. In Lawrence a man fears returning home after dark, habitually walking on the dark side to avoid seeing his shadow following him.
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S. R
Lawrence
Senate Holds Fast on Tax Rider in Prohibition Bill
Jefferson City Mo May 12 The senate refused to recede from the tax rider amendment to the prohibition joint resolution and asked the house for a conference committee. The vote was close with seventeen in favor and fifteen against. The body agreed to immediate effectiveness of prohibition if approved at the polls and will not concede to the house. The house was unwilling to compromise and the measure is likely to die in conference. The assembly is expected to adjourn May 17. The senate also defeated a bill to let railroad commissioners fix passenger and freight rates.
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Jefferson City
Senate
House
State Railroad Commissioners
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