National Democracy Push From Att Gen Jackson Speech
St Paul Minnesota May 26 Attor ney General Jackson of Kansas president of the Association of Attorneys General spoke in favor of a revived democratic government He defended expanding government power at state and national levels and urged holding the electorate responsible He urged limiting federal court power to veto state laws warning of democracy’s term limits for judges and non appointment methods.
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Jackson
Kansas
Association of Attorneys General
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Carruth at head Kansan elected AUA president
Boston May 26 President Taft named honorary president of the National League of Unitarian laymen. Officers elected include William H. Carruth president from Kansas University and vice presidents Governor Ken Draper T Garvan. C H Bur dette serves as secretary treasurer. The eighty annual meeting opened at Tremont temple with Samuel A. Eliot presiding. He noted the financial year outlook and that $283,446 had been received.
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Tremont
Samuel A. Eliot
Eliot
Three Days Auto Meet Opens at Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis May 26. In bright sun and cool air, drivers of 100 racing cars gathered today at the Indianapolis speedway for the three days meet opening tomorrow. Oldfield Bragg Chevrolet and many others tested the new two half mile brick tracks, finding the surface unusually smooth and offering less resistance than any track they had driven.
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Bragg
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
Chevrolet
POUND 85 TONS OF OPIUM IN ST LOUIS GROCERY
In St Louis on a search warrant agents seized eighty five tons of opium valued at five thousand dollars from a Chinese grocery store. No arrests were made but two Chinese were summoned before Charles R Bradley, customs special agent.
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St. Louis
United States
Charles R. Bradley
Customs
Kansas and Missouri to Settle Boundary Troubles
Washington May 26 described a joint resolution for settling the Kansas Missouri boundary dispute. The measure has passed the House and awaits the president's signature to become law, granting authority to the two states to determine their boundary by agreement.
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Kansas
Missouri
Washington
Senate
House
Marconi Station To Be Placed On Pike's Peak
Marconi will establish a wireless telegraph station on Pike's Peak Denver May 26 to serve as a midway transmitting and receiving point in the attempt to send messages from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast The station will be similar to the one used by Marconi at Glace Bay Canada, according to information received here.
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Pike's Peak
Denver
Marconi
Pike’s Peak
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Glace Bay
Canada
Supporters Seek Rider for 30 Million Reclamation Bonds
Washington May 26 supporters of a bill to issue 30 million dollars in indebtedness certificates to finish reclamation projects plan to attach it as a rider to the administration land withdrawal. President Taft is said to have consented to this course.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt Receives Honorary Degree at Cambridge University
Roosevelt arrived in Cambridge England on May 26 to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Cambridge University. The welcome by the faculty students and townspeople was noted as one of the pleasanter memories of his stay, with formal greetings from Dr A J Mason vice chancellor.
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Cambridge
England
Roosevelt
Cambridge University
A. J. Mason
West End baker injured when wagon horses frightened
Early today E Menzel proprietor of the West End bakery suffered injuries after his wagon was jolted by frightened horses. He broke an ankle and dislocated a hip while bread and cakes were scattered across the ground. No further details provided.
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West End
Moon
Menzel
Causa
Indiana
Henry and
Massatreeta
Miss Harriman Weds Today in Simple Arden Ceremony
Miss Mary Harriman daughter of the late Edward H. Harriman will marry Charles Cary Rumsey today in Arden New York in a simple Episcopal service due to the recent death in the Harriman family. Ward of honor is Miss Carol Harriman and best man is Lawrence D Rumsey. The couple will spend most of their honeymoon at Arden.
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New York
Little Episcopal Church
Arden
KN. Y
Mary Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Charles Cary Rumsey
Buffalo
Carol Harriman
Lawrence D. Rumsey
One Killed as Explosion Destroys Dolores Mine
One man died and several injured when an explosion at the Dolores mine in Chihuahua Mexico sparked a fire. The blaze destroyed 100 houses leaving 500 people homeless.
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EL Paso
Texas
Dolores
Chihuahua
Mexico
Markets by Wire Kansas and Chicago May Market Snapshot
Kansas and Chicago markets report wheat and corn prices with futures for May July and Sept. Wheat trading near 90 cents to 95 cents, corn around 71 to 58 cents, oats near 37 to 44 cents, rye 70 to 72 cents, hay values listed, butter eggs and milk product prices given. Live stock receipts show cattle and hog totals with price ranges across classes. Money market in New York notes firm bids around 3.5 percent.
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Kansas
Chicago
Exodus Begins as Kiev Jews Flee to Escape Expulsion
In St. Petersburg on May 26, exodus of Kiev Jews begins with 300 leaving the city. The poorest families depart with scant belongings, while wealthier Jews face costly delays requiring new permits to visit Kiev for urgent personal business. Women sob, children cling to mothers as trains of wagons move toward town limits.
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St. Petersburg
Kiev
Hiev
Golden Rule Policy Faces Trial in Cleveland Case
Cleveland May 26 tentative trial date set for Chief Kohler amid sensational testimony. Kohler rose from patrolman 13 years ago to police chief under Mayor Johnson, praised by President Roosevelt for his Golden Rule policy toward minor offenses. Opponents say it increased crime. Separate item notes Louis A Cella, Angelo Cella and Samuel Adler surrender to U S Court in Washington on conspiracy bucketshops. bail posted.
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Kobbler
Civil Service Commission
Kobler
Kohler
Tom Johnson
Roosevelt
U. S. Court
New York
Louis A. Cella
St. Louis
Angelo
Samuel W. Adler
Supreme Court of the
Strike Breakers Arrive at Sedalia Rail Shops
Thirty five strike breakers arrived from St Louis to take the jobs of striking Missouri Pacific machinists in Sedalia shops. They will be fed and housed in the shops for the time being. Des Moines Car Barns Destroyed in Fire
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Werike
Sedalia
Edsy
St Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Des Moines
Iowa
Street
Amusement Park Planned in Lawrence by Railways and Fair Board
Albert Emanuel, head of the local street railway, and the Douglas County Fair Association directors nearly agreed to open a Lawrence Amusement park this summer. The park would sit on Haskell pasture with a county fair held there for five years. Plans include a vatatorium, theater, 1,400 feet of track with loops, and weather permitting opening this season. A county fair is assured for fall, benefiting town and rural residents.
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Albert Emmanuel
Albert Emanuel
Douglas County Fair Association
Lawrence
Haskell Pasture
Emanuel
Lee Street
Kansas City
Douglas County
May Wheat Price Breaks as Northwest Weather Bets Stir Selloff
May wheat futures fell amid heavy selling for September delivery with predictions of warmer Northwest weather boosting liquidation. May opened around 1.10 and declined to about 1.05 while September slumped to near 97 1/4 cents. Unloading by speculators and pit traders intensified, leaving the close weak with September down four cents and May about 53 3/4 cents.
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Chicago
Northwest
Gomc
A Strenuous Woman Smites Burglar Then He Falls to Death
New York May 26 Louis Gratch age 25 a painter by day and burglar by night was found by Mrs Dora Gieteman in her third floor apartment today after beating him with a cuspidor then smashing him across the face with a rolling pin causing him to fall fifty feet to his death
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New York
Louis Gratch
Dora Gieteman
Commencement Plans Grow as Week Nears at KU
University officials finalize details for the upcoming commencement week promising larger visitor turnout than ever before. Separate items note political defeat in Washington, residence moves in a local community, and advertisements for Raymond's Drug Store products and local jewelers.
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K. U
Trial of Mrs Dora Doxey Opens in St Louis Court
Mrs Dora Doxey faces murder charges as defense plans to call medical experts on morphine effects. Ender and sister Kate Elder threaten perjury and bigamy charges if Doxey is acquitted. Doxey allegedly married Erdee with his prompting to live openly with her despite her being his wife.
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St. Louis
Dora E. Doxey
Charles. BP. Foie
Doxey
University recital and campus notices mix of gossip
Evening features two piano recitals by Miss Oshant Miss Williams and Miss Fowler with Prof Preyer, plus a later recital by Misa Kirchoff The Bridge club gatherings announce honors and farewells As Alf alpha Tau Omega pledge and other campus happenings fill the page with engagement and departure notes, the Carnival grounds are reported dry for tonight’s events.
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Henrietta Oshant
Effe Williams
Margaret Fowler
Helen Fowler
Eles
Miss Williams
Miss Oshant
Wieniawski
Fowler
Hillested
Deseeenees Streleszki Caprice Expagnol
Moszkowaki
St. Saens
KS Athletic Board Awards Honorary Letters to Students
At a board meeting the Kansas Athletic Board awarded honorary letters to selected students deemed worthy. Track recipients include Haddock Roberts Hamill Wilson Ammons Johnson Winter French Kraus Fisher Cummins T Woodbury. Baseball honorees include Rockefeller Walker Hunton Jim Smith Farrell Farmer Doyle Heizer Haller. Basketball honorees are Heizer Martindell Woodward Ling Van Der Ries Johnson.
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Roberts
Hamil
Eee Wilson
Ammons
Johnson
Winter
French
Kraus
Fisher
Cummins
T. Woodbury
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Walker
Hunton
Jim Smith
Farrell
Farmer
Doyle
Heizer
Haller
Martindell
Woodward
Ling
van der ¥Ries
Burned to Death in Gasoline Fire at Work
In Sioux City the body of Mrs. Katie Doris Patton, formerly of Lawrence, was brought for funeral services after she died from burns from a gasoline stove explosion. She was born in Lawrence and died from the ignition of gasoline as her clothes caught fire. Also in London a French submarine Pluviose sank after being rammed by a mail boat between Calais and Dover. all 23 aboard perished, with torpedo boat destroyers sent from Dunkirk.
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Sioux City
Katie Doris Patton
Lescher and Powers Undertaking
Patton
London
Admiralty
English Channel
Calais
Dover
Fournier
Dunkirk
Carriers Enjoy Parker Amusement Company Night
Twenty Journal carriers were lavishly entertained by Parker Amusement management. Herm Q. Smith guided the group through multiple shows including Jungle and Japanese Village acts, Human Roulette Wheel, Jubilee singers, Show Girls, Chinese Laundry, The Tickler, Kempf's Model City, and rides on the Ferris wheel and merry-go-round. The evening left the boys eager for Booster Week all year.
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Journal
Parker Amusement Company
Herm Q. Smith
Parker
Mr. Smith
Jubilee Singers
No. 1
Kempf
Ftr
Athletic Board Authorizes Football Contract Schedule
The Athletic Board yesterday authorized signing of contracts for football games and announced the full schedule to be played here on October 15. Manager Lansdon released the complete football schedule today, noting no game with the Iowa team.
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K. UV. Athletic Board
Lansdon
Missouri Valley Meet Preview From McCook to Des Moines
October 8 to October 22 marks a Missouri Valley Conference meet sequence as St Marys and Drake prepare while Langdon and Coach Hamill lead a field from Kaysay University Town. Athletes Haddock Winter H F Wilson Hamilton Davis Ammons Fisher Cumonins Watson Evans Badger and French head to Des Moines Day Movies Iowa to contest sprint hurdles jumps and relays with Haddock tipped for 100 and 200 yard dashes and Winter, Hamilton, Wilson, and French likely scoring events.
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Dick’ Waring
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Iowa
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Harry Hamilton
John Davis
Ammons
Ben Fisher
Andy Cumonins
Cub
Watson
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Badger
French
Missouri Valley
Hamilton
Wilson
Kansas Weather Forecast Prompted By Chicago Showers
Chicago May 26 showers expected to affect Kansas with unsettled conditions through tonight and Friday. Forecasters note a possible shift in precipitation timing and moderate temperatures across the region. Local officials urge travelers to monitor updates for any brief changes in routing or safety advisories.
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Chicago
Kansas
Kansas University football schedule revised to Colorado deal
Kansas University unveils a fall schedule with October and November games at McCook Field and in Colorado, signaling a shift from Iowa and Missouri opponents to Drake. The agreement with Colorado allows Lawrence hosting first year and Colorado second year, with Nebraska game slated as the biggest home crowd event.
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Presbyterians oppose Cannon in liquor inquiry commission
In Auantico City New Jersey on May 26 the Presbyterian general assembly objected to Speaker Cannon appointing the proposed federal commission to investigate liquor traffic in the United States. The issue arose in a supplementary temperance report after the main report and was debated as Congressman W S Bennett urged assembly support for the bill.
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N. J
Presbyterian General Assembly
Cannon
House of Representatives
United States
W. 8. Bennett
New York
Potterton Hearing Put Off In Murder Charge
The preliminary hearing for L W Potterton and Emma A Allen in the poisoning murder of Potterton's wife was continued to June 2 due to Mrs Allen's illness. Potterton was brought from Winfield and recommitted to jail after the delay, unable to post bond.
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Arkansas City
Kans
L. W. Potterton
Emma A. Allen
Potterton
Patterton
Winfield
Johnson Maintains Peak Form In Training Camp
In San Francisco May 26 Jack Johnson underwent a full training day with trainer Tom Flanagan and an official medical exam by Dr. A F Sampson. Johnson's heart and lungs showed no change after gym work. Dr. Sampson praised his physique and condition. In California on May 28 Jim Jeffries and party left camp for a daylong fishing expedition seeking larger trout and unexploited grounds.
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Jack Johnson
Tom Flanagan
Johnson
A. F. Sampson
Sampson
Ben Lowond
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Jack
Kelly
Jack Kipper
Jack Wooley
Jeffries
Wanted young lady for demonstration at Stevenson Book Slaven
Classified column snippet lists a missing brown envelope with Missouri abstracts reward left at Journal office. Multiple ads: stock to pasture, cook or housekeeper, sale of buggy, rents, work by month, strays, boy to sweep, and a seven room house for sale. Includes phone numbers and street addresses.
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Missouri Abstracts
Journal
J. Preston Clark
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