Ban Augustine Tax Violence Sparks Ranger Deployments
Sedalia Mo Oct 29 state rangers are in town amid tense mood following the killing of Jack Davis and the shooting of his companion by Asa Temporary Expedient. Three national banks and the local trust company vote to curb currency payments temporarily. No bank runs reported and overall conditions praised as orderly and calm.
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Ban Augustine
Tax
Jack Davis
Sedalia
Trust Company
At The Market Seasonal Rush Diminishes Fresh Produce
Market reports show many vegetables have left for the season with only tomatoes and a few other items remaining. Frosts may finish the remaining supply before next spring as housekeepers stock up on tomatoes jams and jellies. Thanksgiving preparations rise with plum puddings and ginger cookies as stores offer spices dried fruits and nuts while pumpkins and turnips appear in small quantities.
Fragmentary Sidelize Note Prompts Curious Yelling Incident
The garbled text records a loud outburst heard on the Sidelize A line. The narrator recalls shouting until hoarseness cut the sequence, suggesting confusion about the speaker’s identity and timing, with late remarks and unclear attribution.
The Revwal Will Be Held at the Presbyterian Church Tonight
Local notes list residents and visitors in Lawrence Kansas with many names and towns including Chicago Denver New York City Baldwin Leavenworth Olathe Jacksonville Florida and Kansas City. Several travelers return home and others plan winter trips to California Oregon and Enterprise. Railroad agents I D Cooper and A W Fowler visit to review routes as local shop advertises wall paper remnants at low prices.
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Frank
Chicago
Olin Bell
Henry Ashe
Denver
M. Robinson
Kansas City
Ross 1
Lecompton
M. Denny
New York City
Miss
Everhart
Baldwin
Stoy Graham
Elva Welch
Nuwala
I.P. IL
BR. Bullene
J. 0 Brown
Leavenworth
Lawrence
Jacob Badsky
Weible
Colony
George Grover
Jordan
Maud Reed
Olathe
Flom
Jody
Jacksonville
Floria
Frank Wabener
Springfield
HE. Webb
Portland
Ore
Lucile Wheeler
Floyd O’brien
B.D. O'Brien
Warry Snyder
T. W
Los Angeles
Cal
Harry Snyder
Thomas Sprague
Vermont Street
J. Waldridge
Eva
Met Talfhill
California
C. W. McParland
F. Kirk
Topeka
James. Fitzpatrick
S. Chalkley
Colorado
N. Tolbert
Lawrence Morscher
Florence
Enterprise
John Wilson
Long Beach
Calif
Jeff Wilson
Asa M. Townsend
Barnard
Dr. Townsend
Santa Fe
I. D. Cooper
A. W. Fowler
Chicago & Alton
Burlington
Early 1900s advertising notice for land and home decor
A fragmented ad offers Texas land at $15-$20 per acre with round trip $20 and mentions Kenzie & Stockwell with phone contact 733 Mass. Bt. It urges decorating a room now to enjoy a gas powered summer and winter plans.
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Texas
Kenzie & Stockwell
Mass
Banks stay calm under new Kansas City cash rule
Kansas City October 20 none significant trouble from the banks cash withdrawal restrictions. Bank officials explain the plan and most patrons comply by sending deposits with employees. Bankers report satisfaction with the first day and expect to continue the system until financial conditions readjust. City and country banks adopt similar rules. officials note harmony and acceptance by citizens.
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Kansas City
Clearing House
Sankers
W. H. Winants
Clearing House Association
Financial condition improves across western banks
The financial situation is improving nationwide with confidence restored. Chicago and other money centers report the check and certificate plan weeding out and banks holding currency tightly. Kansas banks are reported to be in strong condition as Chicago banks begin the second day of operation under the wheel system.
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Chicago
West
Kansas
Rumor Denied on Penn Railroad Layoffs
Philadelphia report states officials deny rumors that the Pennsylvania Railroad would discharge twenty thousand workers. Company notes Ottawa traffic up 11 percent from last year, making substantial cutbacks impractical as the system reports record or near record volumes for the month.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Absorption of Wyandotte State Bank Quiet in Kansas City
Kansas City Kansas reports the absorption of the Wyandotte State Bank by Commercial National Bank of Kansas City Missouri with deposits around 500000. Clearinghouse leader James F. Downing said no trouble was seen at Missouri side banks. no signs of a run this morning.
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Kansas City
Qet
Wyandotte State Bank of
Kans
Commercial National Bank of
James F. Downing
Clearing House Association
Missouri
Irregular Prices Mark Stock Exchange Opening
Trading opened on the New York stock exchange with restricted activity as prices moved unevenly along the list. Copper stocks and Northern Pacific showed brief strength before heavy selling in Canadian Pacific New York Central and Pennsylvania dragged the market down with sharp declines.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Nothern Pacific
Canadian Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Oregon Declares Five-Day Holiday to Avert Money Famine
Portland Oregon Oct 29 Governor Chamberlain proclaimed the next five days in the state as a legal holiday at the clearing house association's request to prevent a money famine. There has been no bank run in the city.
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Portland
Oregon
Clearing House Association
Chamberlain
Hopeful outlook urged by W B Stubbs on financial scene
W B Stubbs said he cannot see any reason to be discouraged by the financial situation in Kansas City. He noted banks discussed protection plans and expressed confidence that the situation is not alarming. He warned against rash actions but urged friends to remain calm as the economy should improve.
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W. B. Stubbs
Kansas City
Mr. Stubbs
University Notes Highlighting Debates and Football Prep
Walter Eckersall may officiate at the Kansas Washburn game in Topeka. A X Y debate on ship subsidies is planned for Friday in Fraser Hall with Lt Gibbons presiding. Secret practice on McCook field continues as Washburn is described as strong, with KU training hard for the contest. Prof Walker asks Kansas high schools about a nine week summer session and the value of public lectures.
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Walter Eckersall
Kansas- Washburn
Topeka
Kansas Wesleyan University
Sallina
Taskell
Cooley Club
Fraser Hall
T. Gibbons
Fello
Mcanless
Ralph Jenhnson
United States
Marine
X.Y
Moody, Bartlett
Worline
Cooley
Meribit
Cline
Social Notes Highlight Local Gatherings and Parties
The Foster Whist club cancels tomorrow due to Revival meetings. Youth of the Christian church host informal gathering Friday in Myers Hall. Wednesday Afternoon Bridge group meets with Mrs. Hugh Means. Luncheon and whist planned at Mrs. F. H. Hodder’s home on Louisiana Street. Stolen Troville hosts a Hallowe'en party Wednesday on Vermont Street. Kappa Psi hosts Beta and Phi Delta for a Fraternal Aid ball Friday. Mrs. James Craig of Ann Arbor visits her parents on Louisiana Street. Invitations issued for a thimble party by Mesdames McChing and J. T. Moore on Wednesday. Sigma Chis hold formal dancing Friday at FLA, AL hall replacing the usual Halloween dance. Motel club met with Mrs. Henry Martis. a large turnout and refreshments. Mrs. Ober and Mrs. Parker stand in for afternoon hosts. Last night Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Eberhardt and daughter Catherine surprise guests at their Connecticut Street home before leaving for California. The evening was informal with pleasant festivity and refreshments.
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Foster Whist Club
Yong People of the Christian Church
Myers Hall
Bridge Eli
Hugh Means
F. H. Hodder
Louisiana Street
Vermont Street
Hi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Beta
Phi Delta
James Craig
Ann Arbor
Michigan
MG Vege Iries
Mesdames McChing
J.T. Moore
Sigma’ Chis
Fla, AL
Union Pacific Discharges Thousands of Construction Workers
The Union Pacific railroad discharged between four and eight thousand construction workers today. All construction on the system has been abandoned, including the Lane cut off west from Omaha, a five million dollar project halted after three years of work. Kansas City and the Kansas division lines, including the Topeka Lincoln route, also suspended. Orders came from New York with no explanation given.
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Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
Kansas Division
Topeka
Lincoln
Nebraska
New York
Brady in hiding linked to KC company receiver case
In Kansas City Edward Brady president of the Merchants Refrigerating Co. now in hiding per an attorney’s statement. The firm, placed in receivership after his disappearance, faces about $600,000 in liabilities and will shortly trigger creditor actions.
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Kansas City
Edward Brady
Merchants’ Refrigerating Company
Brady
Riot in Chicago ends in shootings and arrests
A riot on Tlalstead and Taylor streets involving about five hundred Italians left one man fatally wounded after a fight between two Italians sparked the melee. Several others were cut or battered and twelve men were arrested as authorities attempted to quell the disturbance.
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Chicago
Tlalstead
Taylor Streets
London Gold Shipment Moves to America
London reports 600000 pounds of gold sold and 998000 pounds in American Eagles withdrawn from the Bank of England as part of preparations to ship gold to America.
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London
Bank of England
America
Fort Smith Banks Restrict Currency Payments
In Fort Smith Arkansas on October 20 banks agreed to restrict currency payments to fifty dollars. No currency shipments will be made to the country for the time being.
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Ft. Smith, Ark
Explosion of Natural Gas Rocks Kansas City Home
An explosion of natural gas today wrecked the home of Mrs. Wm. Ekbridge in Kansas City Kansas and may have fatally injured the woman and her ten year old daughter. Separate note mentions Merchants Barteldes Sr. and Kubne teams bowling tonight.
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Kansas City
Wm. Ekbridge
Kans
Markets by Wie Kansas City and Chicago Plains
Kansas City markets report grain and livestock prices with futures for wheat corn oats and rye, including receipts for cattle and hogs and price ranges. Chicago market figures list wheat corn oats and pork and lard futures, plus cattle receipts and price bands.
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Kansas City
Hay
Choice Prairie
Butter
Chicago
Financial calm amid Western banking strength
Lawrence residents calm despite a national financial flurry. The piece asserts local banks are sound, no alarm exists, and Western institutions have protected themselves as markets improve. It notes New York's recovery, the brief use of clearing house certificates, and broad confidence in Kansas business conditions.
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Lawrence
New York
Kansas
Vengeance Ends In Brooklyn Black Hand Murder
Vito Greenalili, a Black Hand member, was stabbed to death by his own group in Brooklyn after failing an assigned vengeance. A dynamite bomb hidden under his coat was found, police said it could have blown an entire block. Evidence tied Greenalili to plans to dynamite a man’s house over tribute refusal.
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New York
Vito Greenalili
Black Hand Society
Brooklyn
Greenaldi
T’apers
Black Hand
Black Land
Greenalci
Banks prepare to reopen as gold imports rise
New York on October 29 reports expected relief from the financial stringency due to yesterday's large gold imports for import and further imports expected in the coming weeks. Several banks that suspended last week near reopening plans. The Trust Company of America and Lincoln Trust continued in diminished volume.
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New York
Trust Company of America
Lincoln Trust Company
Editor Acquitted In Berlin Defamation Case
Berlin October verdict acquits Maximillian Tarden editor in a suit brought by General Count von Moltke for defamation. Moltke pays trial costs. Crowd cheers as verdict is read amid rain. Trial already shifts politics with socialist presses attacking monarchist ideas.
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Berlin
Maximillian Tarden
Count Kune von Moltke
Moltke
Harden
von Moltke
Narrow Escape for Spanish King and Queen in Cherbourg
The King and Queen of Spain escaped serious harm when their train derailed just as it entered Cherbourg on October 29 while en route to England to visit King Edward. The royal party escaped uninjured.
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Cherbourg
France
Spain
England
Edward
Sit
Body of Charles German Found Hanging in Massachusetts
The body of Charles German, a Black man charged with criminal assault on a young white girl, was found hanging three feet from him in Belew Massachusetts on October 20. The event suggests a possible lynching or retaliatory act amid the charge and context provided by local reports.
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Belew
Mass
Charles German
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Briday
Walley
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Wourdmembe
F. M. Perkins
Wee Hee
Atlas Building & Loan
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Asa
The
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Home Book Co
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Millie Willamess
Peerless Cafe
Phillip Fruit Farm
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Igeneral Business Outlook
the Stock Exchange
University Notes
Union Pacific
Fort Smith
the Merchants
Barteldes, Sr
Kubne
Wie
Massachusett
Neville’s Carner
J. M Neville
Homa Tel
Mann
Eldridge House
National Bank
Y. B. Watwing
Co. Bi
E Tudkee
Candler
B Hanes
Asn
J. B. Watkins
C. 4
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Haten
J. Haus
A. C, Mitchell
J. Moore
Savings Department
State Bank
W. Bromellich
T. J. Sweeney
H.J. Hilkey
W. R. Stubbs
W. EB Spalding
George Tanea
Lather N. Lewis
W. Bromeisle Bu Ws Bwesney
EL J
Tranaada
General Banking Business
O. B. March
Monroe
W. P
Coabler M. Newmark
A. Wood
Woodward & CO
A. Whitman & Go
Mest
Wiedemann’s
Boyles
Eoke's Economy Store
Abe
Wolfson
Kodak
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