Crowds Pack Pike at County Fair Shows Thrive
Crowds last evening packed the Pike at the county fair with high attendance and busy concessions. Shows drew good patronage and streetcars were crowded on the way to and from the fairgrounds. A Kansas City group offered 3400 to bring John Blevins’ exhibit to a FP O PD week, and a Haskell versus Independence football game is slated for tomorrow at 3 PM.
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Guimg
Douglas County
Pallas
Kansas City
John Blevins
Fairgrounds
Haskell
Independence
Kansas
K. U
Burleigh Cash Company Presents A Ruined Life
The cold evening drew a good crowd as Burleigh Cash Co. performed Dad's Girl with Ed Mills and Walter Pruitt in songs and monologue drawing curtain calls. Tonight the five act English melodrama A Ruined Life debuts in Lawrence at the same old prices for a pleasant night out.
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Burleigh Cash Company
Burleigh Cash Co
Mills
Walter Pruitt
Lawrence
Aarleirk Cash Company
Nash Walker Returns Home to Lawrence for Health Recovery
Noted comedian Nash Walker arrives in Lawrence for an extended stay to rest and regain health. He is on a yearlong break from touring with Williams and Walker's company and plans to return to the stage when strong enough. Lawrence residents express warm support and optimism for his recovery.
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Lawrence
Nash Walker
Nash
Williams and Walker
Pere Marquette Honored At Mackinac Island Monument Unveiling
Mackinac Island Mich Sept 23 Pere Marquette the Jesuit missionary linked to Michigan and the Great Lakes was honored with the unveiling of a 7000 monument. A ten foot bronze statue on a ten foot base depicts him in priestly robes. Justice William R Day of the Supreme Court and Rev Father Cunningham of Marquette College Milwaukee gave addresses while Speaker Joseph G Cannon presided.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
Pere Marquette
Michigan
Great Lakes
William R. Day
United States Supreme Court
Father Cunningham
Marquette College of
Milwaukee
Joseph G. Cannon
National House of Representatives
Fair Ground Addition sales attract builders in town
Buyers moved quickly on lots in the Fair Ground Addition with three at the north end of Tennessee Street bought for immediate construction. Eastman secured the corner lot, his son the adjacent one, and Tucker the third. Purchases spanned Vermont and Kentucky streets as interest grows and streetcars near realization.
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Ota
Fair Ground
Tennessee
Eastman
Tucker
Vermont
Kentucky
Hasford
Pete
Sinth
Students Off to College Belleville Sends Delegation
Belleville prepares for fall college departures as a group of students leaves for state universities. Mary Gurnea and Ruth Brigham attend Hardin Seminary in Mexico Missouri to study music and languages. Deane Bramwell continues music at Lawrence, others will pursue music art law medicine and classical studies at various institutions.
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Belleville
State University
Mary Gurnea
Ruth Brigham
Hardin Seminary
Mexico
Deane Bramwell
Lawrence
Leora Kuehera
Dott Benson
Messrs
Richard Ward
Pay Tribute As Bells Toll For Late Governor Johnson
In St Paul Minn on September 23 crowds filled streets from Capitol Hill to Union Station to pay tribute to Governor Johnson. At 9:15 pallbearers moved casket to hearse as a 100-piece volunteer band played the funeral march and militia units lined the procession toward the train. The funeral procession included the governor's staff state officers legislators Masons Elks and Pythians and a large citizen following. Interment followed at Green Hill cemetery beside the governor’s parents.
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St. Paul
Minn
Capitol Hill
Ward
Union Station
Johnson
Elks Amt Pythians
Sst
Peter
Presbyterian Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Marriage in Wichita Ends College Romance
Word reached here of the marriage in Wichita yesterday of Grace Muckle and Jesse Kayser of Chickasha Oklahoma. Both graduates of the University in 1906, Mr Kayser edits the Chickasha Journal. Also noted were social gatherings, a bat-making afternoon hosted by Mrs Colwell for Miss Harch, and a semiannual equinox with daylight equalizing the hours. A small fire struck a Hancock and New York grocery, lightly damaging the store run by Mr Willett. BOWLING teams Barteldes Jr and senior led the high scores with 540 and 531 respectively.
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Wichita
Kansas
Grace Muckle
That City
Jesse Kayser
Chickasha
Okla
Hancock and
New York
Willett
Market swings as McGann conviction rattles cotton trade
In Chicago a jury finds Police Inspector Edward McGann guilty on charges of crafting protection rackets. sentencing deferred pending a possible new trial. Amid market turmoil cotton prices spiked with December at 13.40 and May at 13.42, driven by heavy Western buying and fears over wheat.
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Yar
Edward McGann
Chicago
Jaway
Parsen
Cuttin
Alls
McGann
Te States
Wayman
Lois Frank
West Side
Frank
Jie
Tendurlein
McGiann
Louis Frank
Bible Institute to Feature Dr Gladden and Dr Sanders in Lawrence
eminent speakers include Dr. Washington Gladden of Columbus and Dr. Frank K. Sanders of Washburn College to headline the Bible Institute at the University of Kansas March 7 to 13. lectures aim to illuminate religious thought and social reform with strong campus and ministerial attendance expected. The program also includes the annual High School teachers conference and the William W. C. T. U. meeting with Mrs. Kate Stone as secretary.
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Lawrence
Washington Gladden
Columbia
Frank K. Sanders
Frank Sanders
Yale Divinity School
Washburn College
Topeka
Sanders
Bible Institute
University of Kansas
Hondin
Boodin
Willian W. C. T. U
Nancy Deming
Mass
8. Wetherby
K. U
Chicago University
Chicago
Kate Stone
Lawrence Exhibit 18 Fine Artistic Photography at County Fair
Alfred Lawrence, a well known local photographer, showcases a striking display at the county fair. The main exhibit tent houses photographs praised for finish and artistic posing, drawing large crowds all day and evening. Lawrence enjoys wide recognition in Lawrence and across the county, with the display likely to win new admirers. The article then shifts to report on the census bulletin of 1906 detailing church property values across the United States, noting Protestant, Roman Catholic, and other denominations, total debt levels, and debt as a percentage of property value.
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Alfred Lawrence
Lawrence
Lawwrence
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
Washington
ISU
Rems
KU coeds get reserved seats for football games
Manager Lansdon announces 150 seats will be set aside on the north side at the 55 yard line for K U coeds with athletic tickets to ensure a clear view of the action. The first game of the season is Saturday at 3 30 p m between Kansas University and Kansas State Normal with anticipated close play and possible Varsity debut in favorable weather.
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K.U
Langdon
Lausilou
Kansas University
Kansas State Normal
Markets by Wiebe Grains and Provisions
Kansas City September 23 Wheat receipts 70 car loads. Sep futures 60% open. Cash No 2 mixed 66. White 66 2/3. Oats No 2 white 40 to 42 cents. No 2 oats 40 to 41. Hay prices: prairie 39 to 39.25, better creamery 28 to 29. Packing demand noted.
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Kansas City
Cort
Hay Penn
Taft Declines Public Bathe Invitation at Glenwood Springs
Taft arrives at Glenwood Springs in a crowd of 500 at dawn and declines an invitation to bathe in the famous Glenwood springs. He speaks about bathing in public as not his strong suit and then proceeds to Montrose for an opening speech at Gunnison tunnel events.
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Taft
Glenwood
Glenwood Springs
Gllenwood Springs
Hotel Colorado
Roosevelt
Montrose
Cunnisson
For Sale and Trade Items and Market Notes
Harness and wagon pair listed with contact details in Lecompton Kansas. Angus cattle sale including four cows and four heifers with breds and prices. cattle receipts and stockers details. Hog receipts and prices. butcher market figures. WANTED fifty women for a factory task. multiple market quotes for Wheat Corn and Pork futures. Local notices include divorce action, rentals, and other assorted ads from Lawrence and surrounding area.
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Cowles
Lawrence
Kan
Bellars
Palves
Free Recital at Unitarian Church by Miss Myra Belle Vickers
A complimentary recital by soprano Miss Myra Belle Vickers of Kansas City will be given at the Unitarian church tomorrow at 8:15 p m. She will be assisted by pianist Mr Frank Moss and flutist Mr John Redinnea. The program includes Italian selections and critics praise her rare soprano range and artistry. Admission is free.
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Unitarian Church
Myra Belle Vickers
Sopranginl
Kansas City
Vickers
West
Twtsters
Lawrence
Frank Moss
Moss
School of Musical Art
St. Diseph
John Redinna
Vickur
Belle Vickers
K. C. Journal
Helle Vickers
N. Y. Musical Courier
School of Musical
Banquet Details Cloud Frederick Cook Polar Claim
New York officials skip Cook banquet while Schley plans attendance. Patrick F. McGowan and other city figures sit at the speaker table as Rear Admiral Schley is expected to attend. Cook, in the Waldorf suite, endures cross examination but refuses to discuss Peary. He shows a diary with 176 pages of scribbled notes.
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New York
Frederick A. Cook
Waldock Astoria
New York City
Patrick F. McGowan
Board of
Allermen
Winfield Scott Sehley Cotr
Arctic Club of America
Conk
Lesh
Waldorf
North Pole
Board of Aldermen
Ronnes
Peary
Peary plans Portland stay as trip notes surface
The article outlines Peary and family en route to Portland with plans to remain at Eagle Bay for several days to review his expedition records. It also reports a Topeka fire causing property damage and a fatality, plus scattered notes on storms and Paris earthquake coverage and visitors including Arthie Houlton in Shanghai.
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Peary
Tito
Portland
Hex
Eagle Bay
THREE ARE DEAD IN SEATTLE PARTY CRASH
In Seattle on September 23 a party bus carrying eight persons plunged from a trestle, killing three women and injuring one woman and four men. Firemen found the burning car with remains of victims. one woman was trapped beneath the wreckage and rescued. A chauffeur injured but captured faces arrest, with suspects tied to the event. Names of victims include Winnie Frazer and others, while onlookers reported a late night ride.
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Seattle
Wash
Diesan
Ae Wamman
Fragmentary item hints at upcoming event on October 1
Readable bits mention a person named Jie and an event date October 1, but details are unclear. No clear organizations, places, or outcomes can be confirmed from the fragment. The text is highly garbled and lacks sufficient context.
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Gov. Johnson
ST. Peter, Minn
W. G. Colwell
Misa Harch
Atchison
Colwell
Sam Moore
Atehibon
Tha Chi Omegas
Amd
Barteldes
Barteldes, Jr
Gerhardt
Clover Leaf Dairy
Tole
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
Va. J. Ross
Wolf's Book
Market Wild
New York Board of Trade
Patten
S. R
Tam
West Lawrence
Yale
New Haven
Boston
Justine Henrietta
Ingersoll
Tiny
Jormer Gow
Nikelo Sokoluda
Basten Symphony Orchestra
Oak Street
Westville
Yale Musical Authority
Sehradiek
Ant Elm Street
John Smith
Admiral Gregory
Emerson
Thoreas
Cone
Colin M Ingersoll
Russia
Polk
Ngersoll
Hmit
Columbus, Ohio
DR. Sanders
Dr. Glidden
Lansdon
WIEBE
Diont
Gunnison Tunnel
Blick Jersey Bull
Wal Gardner
Lecompton, Kansas
Kaw Valley
Laymond
Orne
Elizabeth C. Tin
Vermont Street
Betzmame
Abe Wolfson
David Hotchkiss
Matilda Hotchkiss
Simon R. White
Mile South
Donald McArthur
Haskell Institute
Rhode Island Street
Gulf Coast
B. I
Mar Hal Herd
Winthrop
Bing
Unitarian
Mrs. Prentis Home Store
Teon. &T
Cook
Schley
Whitney
Vancehors
Maine
Big Pire
Kuehne
Kane
Estes Balay Gleetraved
Trey Jones
Gurtler
Jowes
New Orleans
France
Paris
Drine Shallinger
Bestly
Albert McNish
Sestires
Pletires
Ile Aaekeon
Arthie Houlton
Shanghai, Ching
Vistttur
J. B.batshton
Chauffeur
Vans
Sitires
Inite of
Waserm Wreeding
Fovel of the Arcinney
Mentor Comfort Underwear
Comfort Underwear
A. D. Weaver
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