Postmaster Edward M. Morgan Shot On Street in New York
Edward M. Morgan a New York City postmaster was shot as he left his home on Ninth Street morning. The assailant Eric H. B. Mackey shot himself after firing two rounds. Police report unknown motive and Morgan is expected to recover. Mackey, 31, an English stenographer for Stunt Will Betts, carried a dagger and a slingshot. Dorothy Morgan witnessed the shooting.
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New York
Edward M. Morgan
Eric H. B. Mackey
Morgan
Mackey
Washington Post Office
Stunt, Will & Betts
Dorothy Morgan
Broadway
Jine
Fred Landon
Independence
Phi Gams
Santa Nisa Stella
Esther Still
Tonganoxie
Lawrence
Mago Felix
Parsons
Alrs
Marian McGinnis
Slater
Drake
Jessie Jones
Topeka
Grace Shepard
Kansas City
Gertrude Kirebott
J. le Morris
M. Lyman
New York City
George O Chambers
Ebbie Campbell
Mary McFadden
Kanang City
Kans
Ad' Tmbe Atkinson
Mable Holloway
Washburn
M. Simmons
Santa Fe
Fred Bullene
H. B. Bullens
W. Y. Leonard
California
Hunter Martin
Phi Gamma Delta House
F. Wy. Dosso
Graeber Bros
Sam Houston
Texas
George Marshall
Taylor
Baldwin
L. R. Bethel
Portland
Ore
Jay Richardson
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Mery Bucklea
Chase
Pi Beta Phi Aero
C. E.kearney
Zulu G
Blue Mound
Bakere University
Gertrude Frank Pitt
Purely Personal Visitors and Travels Across Topeka
A long list of residents and visitors notes many Kansans in Kansas City on business, visits from Topeka, Baldwin, and Lawrence, plus several returning home trips. Names include Lillie Holmes, Minnie Seiler, J D Bowersock, Marguerite Emery, Olin Bell, Evelyn Prica, and B A McAlaster among others. The piece chronicles casual movement, visits, and forthcoming greetings at 1024 Kentucky street and the Union Pacific depot.
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Lillie Holmes
Topeka
A. Young
Kansas City
Emory Woodard
Bald- Win
Edgar Bricken
Minnie Seiler
J. D. Bowersock
Will Spalding
Hill Wilson
Harry Hutchings
R. C. Johnston
Marguerite’ Emery
Hal Lebrecht
Louise Roberta
Roy Moore
Laoti Smith
Theodora Main
Marvin Creager
Phi Psi House
Ed Water
Junction City
Hester
Charles Starkweather
Toku
George Barker
St. Paul
Minn
Gertrude Woodard
Prairie Center
Aileen Weaver
Chandler Stowell
Phi Gym
M. Adams
Winifred Adams
Olin Bell
Coffeyville
Evelyn Prica
Shimmons
L. A. Simons
W. C. Simons
Crew
Elmira
New York
Arthur Brewster
St. Joseph
Herigather
Clara Kanayn
W. J. Ummethan
Ummethan
Em ‘Ma Nelson
Julia Anthony Hes
Diermany
B.A. McAltaster
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Great California Railway Company
Central Pacific Railway Company
Lawrence
Brandsen
Hig
Lamphere on Trial for Murder of Mrs Gonness and Children
Ray Lamphere was brought from the county jail to the circuit court in LaPorte for the murder first degree charge in the deaths ofMrs Belle Gonness and her five children. The crowded courtroom heard the proceedings as Lamphere breathed fresh air for the first time in six months.
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Mra
LaPorte
Ray Lamphere
Te County
Circuit Court
Belle Gonness
Gustafson Jewelry Show Highlights Holiday Displays
The Gustafson jewelry store unveils an eye catching window display featuring holiday specialties and artis tic pieces with price notes for readers. Parole Officer Crawford visits and references to Clarence Coatee reformatory and other local notices appear, while Lawrence Studio at 734 Mam Et invites customers to bring in photos for ser ic s.
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Gustafson
Goates
Reformatory
Crawford
Thei
Clarence Coatee
Dicon
Lawrence
May Unseat Gompers At Federation Conference
Denver reports suggest labor leaders discuss plans to oust Samuel Gompers as head of the American Federation of Labor though no organized opposition is seen before the convention opens. A separate market note details a sharp drop in American Tobacco stock on the curb following federal court action. In Texas, H Clay Pierce posted bond and appeared for trial, with a delay set to January. literacy-laden notices note local wealth figures as the case moves. Freshman caps for Kansas University arrive, colors and insignia noted as new student attire appears on the streets.
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Labor
Denver
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
American Tobacco
New York
Federal Court
Pierce
Hillsboro
Tex
H. Clay Pierce
Texas
Ley
St. Louis
Roosevelt Labor Dinner Invitations Exclude AF of L Leaders
President Roosevelt plans a Labour Legislation dinner at the White House on Tuesday November 17 inviting many labor officials and judges, while excluding AFL leaders including Gene Pers, Secretary Morrison, Vice President OConnell, and Treasurer Lennon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Genepers
Morrison
O'Connell
Lennon
American Federation of Labor
Morse is Receiver named for Citizens and Farmers Bank
Morse is appointed to wind up the affairs of the Citizens and Farmers Bank of Arkansas City Kansas. Morse will serve as receiver with the same duties and salary as a deputy bank examiner. The appointment was made by Bank Commissioner J B Keyes. May involve Wind up procedures in Topeka Kansas.
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Arkansas City Bank
Topeka
Kans
Nove
Jd. FL Morse
Phillipsburg
J.B. Keyes
Citizens and Farmers Bank of
Arkansas City
Morshot Ryan
Hearing today on Missouri railroads profit under rate laws
Representatives of eighteen Missouri railroads appeared before Judge McPherson in Kansas City to contest two cent passenger rates and maximum freight charges. Attorney General Hadley and Hagerman argued the state seeks permission to prove reasonable profits under the regulations, with the hearing described as final unless appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Smith McPherat
Herbert
Sadley
Liberacy Peseral
Hadley
Hame
McPherson
United States Supreme Court
United States
Frank Hagerman
Kansas
Hadhey
KU Fightin Chance Against Nebraska Seen by Kennedy
Kennedy, KU football coach, returns from Nebraska praising Ames Nebraska game as the best this season and says KU has a fighting chance next Saturday. Reed, star back, expected to save the day as KU players prepare in top condition for the big clash. Also notes College Park hearing on country life and McCulloch's Drug Store adding 30 new photo view postcards of the University and city.
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Kennedy
K. U. Haa
Nebraska
Hert Kennedy
K. U
Tub
Reed
Country Life
Washington
L. I. Bailey
Cornell University
Commission On Country Life
College Park
Maryland
McCulloch's
FOR RENT AND SALE NOTES IN OLD CITY LISTING
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY A good washerwoman Apply to 801 Louisiana street FOR RENT A four room house on Warren street between Maine and Missouri Sts Two Lots Good Well Shed Gas Inquire of R B Hazzard $29 Maine St FOR BASE A good four room on NY St Good well and cellar Newly painted Sewer connection In quire of E B Hazzard 829 Maine St TWO MINUTE TALES FOR SALE Fine chicken Parking and hen house will go cheap if at once Bell phone 640
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Warren Street
Maine and
Missouri Sts
R B. Hazzard
Maine St
N.Y. St
E. B. Hazzard
Bell Phone 640
Walling’s Corner
Benton County
Sedalia
Leroy N. Wil Bingy
Ben Lin
Real Estata Exchange
Fore St. Lawrence
Kansas
Grain and Provisions Markets Report Nov 9 Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City market notes show Wheat contracts Sept through Dec with prices around 2.04 to 1.05 per bushel. Corn bids for Dec May and July near 56 cents. No 2 hard and No 2 red wheat listed. Oats and rye prices detailed. hay values for Timothy and prairie. eggs and packing figures noted. Live stock receipts at Kansas City include cattle hogs and bulls with price ranges. Chicago markets echo wheat and corn figures with May and July bids.
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Kansas City
Hay—Choice
Timothy
Choice Prairie
Sensation in Wichita as sorority initiation shocks city
Wichita residents recount a planned Lamda Alpha Lamda initiation where four daughters of prominent citizens dressed scantily and danced in strangers' homes. A bathing suit entrance and a poolwater display drew crowds before the act vanished. the four initiates Helen Brooks Ruth Dorsey Avis Hamilton and Genevieve Reilly come from elite families amid strong local backlash.
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Wichita
Kan
Lamda
Chinguin
McA
Helen Brooks
C. H. Brooks
Union Stock Yards Company
Ruth Dorsey
J. G. Dorsey
Avis Hamilton
E. F. Hamilton
Genevieve — Reilly
G. W. Reilly
Tariff Committee Set for First Hearing in Washington
Washington November 9 The Ways and Means Committee will hold its first hearing on proposed tariff revision. It aims to assess production costs and manufacturing conditions here versus foreign nations and discuss changes to paragraphs in the law, court decisions, and the board of appraisers. The plan includes a tariff schedule with maximum and minimum duties similar to France Germany and Russia. Taft Cannon and the committee favor protection, making major free list increases or large cuts unlikely.
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Washington, D. C
Committee On Ways and Means of
House
Board of Appraisers
France
Geragny
Russia
Taft
Cannon
Ways and Means Committee
Relics of outlaw Tim and ex Kansan reporter dead in Denver
Melville Arm a 30 year old Kansas City newspaper man dies in Denver from morphine overdose. He faced personal crisis including divorce talks with wife Imogene Williams. Arm, born Marshall Missouri, was a KU and Manual Training High School graduate who played football at both schools. His widow and sister live in Kansas City and his body awaits word from relatives.
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Melville Arm
K. U
Denver
Kansas City
Arni
Melville I Arni
the Star
Jus, Arni
Imogene Williais
Mr. Arni
Marshall
Manual Training High School
University of Kansas
Outlaw-Era Skeleton Found Near Conchata Mountains
In Oklahoma’s Concharta Mountains near Muskogee a hunter and trapper uncovered a full human skeleton with a gold tooth and a bullet-shattered rib cage. The site, near Buckling would-be outlaw hubs, suggests a government officer or crewman killed in a prior conflict, linking to a broader era of lawlessness in Indian Territory. Nearby towns report cultural reminders and ongoing interest in regional policing history.
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Conchatta Mountains
Bromide
Okla
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Winchester
Concharts Mountains
Muskogee
Wailliam Harrison
Mat Miller
Harrisons
Buckling
Gay
Bud Ledbetter
Conehattan Mountains
Creek
Yellow Land
Fort Smith
Santa Fe
Not Arrested Bookkeeper Cleared in Oklahoma Robbery Rumor
Guthrie Oklahoma November 9 A mistaken report claimed bookkeeper Selmake of the Fallis bank robbery was arrested. Sheriff and local bank officers say no arrest occurred and Schmake was not in jail. The note notes confusion from Chandler and city sources and urges caution amid the holiday rush.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Ostoherah
Ephige
First State Bank of Fallis
Lincolnsouty
Okahoma
Selmake
Bchmake
Sheriff’s ‘Office
Chandler
Schmake
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Joseph E. Riggs
Massachusetts St
Barker & Means
Opera House
J.m.childress
Albert
Mann
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HL. Chambers
Kia Masa
Bell
Simmons
City
F. D. Morse
Mm. D. Omcouver
Woodward & Cos Drug Store
G. W. Jones
Omco
Realdence
Ohio Street
Bell and Mame
J. R. Bechtel
Masachusetta
Hell
J. Blair
Vermont Se Ison
John
Rudolph
Otice Tihiteuldepee
Bell Phone
Home
Oliver Typewriter
R. M. Morrison
Moak Bros
Eldridge
Eoee
Jacks
Rorptty
Pione
Donnelly Bros, New Stable
New, Hampshire, and
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WM. T. Sinclair
Cal Estate
Loana and Figmeaace
George A. Banks & Son
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Fraigrnal Ald Building
Lamphere
The
Goldie Cole Block Co
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Woodward & Co
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Ed. Anderson
Bas Penttfal
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Freshien
Coeinsere
Pharma Laws
Arts
Teddy
MORSE
Berea College
Sia
Kentucky
Supreme Court of the United States
Root
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Aout Ludayy
Senator Plan
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Jefferson City
Blu
Eleet Hadley
Patt
Tot Springs
William H. Taft
M. McClellan
Marcus McClellan
South Br Way Street
Novia Scotia
Chicago
Dallas
Oakland Cemetery
Herbert Hadley
Hagerman
Louisiana Street
Committee On Ways and Means
SDALE
Tim&e
F. M. Bonebroke
Annin Fassler
J. G. Bauer
First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. M. Kerr
Kerr
Nickel Theater
H. W. Kerr
Bros
Mr. Rouse
L. H & Pennants
Boyles
Iowa
Emporia
EK. U
Harry Kemp
First Presbyterian
Kemp
William Hayes Ward
Independent
University Quill Club
Keats
Nat C. Goodwin
Goodwin
Ae Eiesusd
Ageairee
Stubbs
Building & Loan Association
Lawrence National Bank Bldg
Watkins National Bank
C . Tucker, Cashio
W. B. Massa
Hast
Cambie
State Bank
Blubbe
WE. Spalding
Espa T. U Eed
Jace Hikey
J. B. Stubba
General
Shinee
Susinese
Ianiliaeiens Demet de Ackmachihi Nim
Fe Maece
WOOD
Forss -Parker
Benghton's
Anderson
R Estaurant
Thad Stevens
Autoly House
Suto Repairs
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