Death of Gov A P Riddle in Kansas crash near Salina
A. P. Riddle editor of the Minneapolis Messenger and former Kansas lieutenant governor was killed when a car driven by Charles Richmond swerved off a steep embankment nine miles north of Salina. Three companions were bruised. Riddle's head was crushed and did not regain consciousness. Riddle, born in Pennsylvania 63 years ago, had long led the Minneapolis Messenger and published several fraternal and labor papers.
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Salina
Kan
A. P. Riddle
Minneapolis Messenger
Kansas
Riddle
John L. Kling
Samuel Kreager
GC. A. Thomas
Charles Richmond
Thomas
Gov. Riddle
Kreager
Tie
Gov
Alexander Pancoast Riddle
Harlangburg
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
State Acquires John Brown Battlefield at Osawatomie
The Osawatomie John Brown battlefield becomes Kansas state property as Maj. J F Remington transfers the deed. The $1,800 purchase was raised by the state's Woman's Relief Corps, with formal exercises marking the transfer. A condition requires the caretaker to be an old soldier.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Osawatomie
State of
J. 4
Remington
Woman's Relief Corps
Balloon tests moved from Fort Myer to Fort Omaha
Owing to Congress not funding a gas plant and balloon house at Fort Myer Aerodrome General James Allen head of the Signal Corps shifts aeronautical trials for the summer to Fort Omaha.
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Washington, D
Congress
Fort Myer
James Allen
Signal Corps
Fort Omaha
State wins first round to cut express rates in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska The state has won the first round in the litigation to enforce the Sibley act reducing express rates 25 percent in Nebraska. J J Sullivan referee appointed by the supreme court to take testimony has reported the act was not confiscatory and that judgment should be entered in favor of the state.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
J. J.sullivan
Supreme Court
Warren Found Guilty in Mail Slander Case
Fred D. Warren associate editor of the Appeal to Reason at Girard Kansas is convicted of sending scurrilous and defamatory matter through the mails after a two day trial.
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Appeal To Reason
Fort Scott
Kansas
Fred D. Warren
Girard
Kan
Castro Claims Public Support Amid Caribbean Rumors
Bordeaux passengers aboard the steamship Guadeloupe report from Venezuela that Castro still has friends. They say a would be revolutionary ally tried to incite a movement but failed, suggesting ongoing plotting without success.
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Castro
Bordeaux
Guadeloupe
Venezuela
Paris Postal Strike Triggers General Walkout
After a four hour session the Paris chamber adjourned talks on postal imp ration until May 13. Within minutes the federal committee ordered a general strike and railway mail clerks joined. A 6 000 postal workers meeting at the Hippodrome voted to strike and the letter service plan shifted to a government backed car delivery in case railways fail. Authorities in departments already prepared for a broader use of automobiles.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Federal Committee
Hippodrome
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Trust Officers in Jail Calls for Steel Trust Breakup
Senator Bailey asserted in the Senate that United States Steel must be dissolved under anti trust laws if law officers perform their duty. He warned officers would imprison or exile the steel corporation leaders and said the public would replace failing officials.
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Washington, D. C
United States Steel Corporation
Bailey
Senate
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
Missouri Supreme Court to Hear Prohibition Writ
Jefferson City Mo May 22 the Missouri supreme court will hear arguments on a writ of prohibition sought by several Missouri railroads against Judge George H Williams of the St. Louis circuit court The case grows from the two cent passenger fare law and aims to bar prosecution of Circuit Attorney Jones of St Louis in a suit against railroads seeking higher rates.
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Jones
Jefferson City
Missouri
Supreme Court of Missouri
George H Williams
Rains Break Drought Across Kansas Wheat Belt
Rains in the past 386 hours ended a drought across much of Kansas wheat country. A hard hail and rain storm hit McPherson leaving hail on the ground but causing no serious damage. Junction City reported about an inch and a half of rainfall with other central wheat belt points also reporting good rains.
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Wheat Belt
Topeka
Kansas
McPherson
Junction City
Prison Term Sought for Captain Hains in Yacht Club Killing
Captain Peter C. Hains Jr of the U S Army faces a potential prison sentence of one to twenty years after being convicted of first degree manslaughter in the Bayside Yacht Club killing of William St Annis last August. The defense argued insanity during the trial.
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Hains
Flushington
New York
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William St. Annis
Bayside Yacht Club
Cuban House Approves National Lottery Bill
Havana Cuba The house of representatives votes 52 to 20 to authorize a national lottery the government expects annual revenue of 1 to 2 million dollars from three drawings monthly
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Havana
Cuba
House of Representatives
Fort Worth Seizure of Confiscated Wheat Shipment
State Pure Food Commissioner Abbott has seized and confiscated 10000 dollars worth of wheat from Paul Baker Grain company of Kansas City to the Fort Worth Elevator company. The wheat was carried in six cars and allegedly mixed poor and good grain sold as the best.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Abbott
Paul Baker Grain Company
Kansas City
Farmers to Meet in Birmingham National Convention Planned
At a meeting of the officers and executive committee of the Farmers' Educational and Co operative Association of America Birmingham Alabama was chosen as the site for the national convention to be held September 7.
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Birmingham
Ala
Springfield
Missouri
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Association of America
Night Riders Guilty in Waverly Lynching Case
A verdict of guilty was returned against 14 men charged with membership in the night riders organization and whipping J. M. Reece on October 15, 1908. Each defendant faces ten days in jail and a $500 fine.
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Night Riders
Waverly
Tennessee
J. M. Reece
Boots Shine Diplomacy At Wisconsin University
Madison hosts Ambassador James Bryce during a UW visit last June. President Van Hise’s daughters Janet and Hilda secretly shined his boots each night, turning a formal stay into a lighthearted memory. Bryce later wore a different pair to depart, saying the others were packed as souvenirs of the frolic.
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Madison
Wis
James Bryce
University of Wisconsin
van Hise
van Ilise
Janet
Hilda
Bryn Mawr
Wisconsin Academy
Iirish
Bryce
van Hises
Iilda
Mr. Bryce
Miss Janet
United States
Tad Wins the Customer
A department store clerk with a keen sense of human nature asks a shopper if the colors are for herself or an older woman. He sells the goods and earns the customer’s favorable opinion through friendly service.
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Tad
Yawning Deemed Beneficial Exercise by Geneva Specialist
A Geneva ear and throat specialist states yawning is beneficial and among the most helpful forms of exercise. He notes that even quiet speakers gain a boost to their hearing by yawning, turning a shy trait into a useful habit.
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Geneva
Kansas Labor Board names officers for new bureau
W A L Johnson Kansas state labor commissioner announces the formation of the bureau to begin July 1. Appointments include Owen Doyle as assistant commissioner and W E Bryan as deputy factory inspector with others from United Mine Workers and related unions serving as inspectors and clerks across districts in Topeka Columbus Wichita Pittsburg Coffeyville and Kansas City.
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Kansas Labor Board
W. A. L. Johnson
State Labor Society
Commission
Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Topeka
Owen Doyle
United Mine Workers
Mineral
C. EF. Bramlette
Sastern
Columbus
W. E. Bryan
Western
Wichita
United Brotherhood of Leather Workers
W O. van Pelt
Locomotive Engineers
Pittsburg
Thomas P Menton
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Coffeyville
Bovee
Brotherhood
Kansas City
Temperance Cane Seen In Governor Stubbs Office
Bishop Grant visited Florida and brought back a decorative cane that hides a five drink liquor reservoir. The stick, popular in the South with temperance waves, unscrews to reveal a glass flask and tube. He claims Southern colonels used it to carry liquor and Gov. Stubbs has it on display.
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Bishop Grant
Florida
Gov. Stubbs
San Jose Scale Aims to Stop Spread by Inspections
Kansas enacts a new law requiring inspection certificates for all shrubs plants and nursery stock before shipment or arrival. Express companies and railroads will not transport without state entomologist certification. The goal is to curb San Jose scale and other plant diseases.
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Kansas
Express
Kansas Normal Institutes Schedule for 1999
The state superintendent completes the roster for four divisions of Kansas normal institutes in 1999. Division schedules run May 13 to June 25, July 12 to August 6, and July 6 to August 20. Institutes count: division one has 46, division two 31, division three 16, division four 12.
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Kansas Normal Institutes
Kansas Sunday School Gains Reported at Topeka
J H Engle of Abilene, secretary of the Kansas Sunday school association, presented the annual report at the state convention in Topeka. Western and southeastern Kansas saw the largest gains. Statewide membership rose from 399 317 last year to 404 504 this year.
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Kansas
J. H. Engle
Abilene
Kansas Sunday School Association
Topeka
First Dry Month in 28 Years in Sedgwick County
For the first month in 28 years no blank affidavit book was issued in Sedgwick County as receipts for liquor bought at drug stores were not signed.
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Sedgwick
Wichita Boy Drowns Bathing in Arkansas River
William C. Harris aged 14 drowned while swimming in the Arkansas River at Wichita. The accident occurred during a bathing outing. rescue efforts were unable to prevent the death.
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Wichita
William C. Harris
Arkansas
Runaway Team Dragged Uncle Dan Croker to Death
Uncle Dan Croker a 60 year old teamster with 15 years on the job was dragged three blocks after his feet became entangled in the lines. He was dragged head downward along a paved street and killed by the runaway team.
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Dan” Croker
Wis
Barber chair death of Cowley official at Winfield
P Hickok former first clerk of Cowley County District Court died of heart disease at age 72 while getting a haircut in a Winfield barber chair. He had served as clerk for many years and passed away peacefully.
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Winfield
Lk, P. Hickok
Cowley County
White's New Novel A Certain Rich Man Soon
William Allen White prepares to publish a new novel titled A Certain Rich Man in New York. Friends note the work explores wealth and social themes in a contemporary setting.
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William Allen White
New York
Chautauqua Assembly Planned for Herington Park
At a meeting in Herington a Chautauqua association was organized and plans formed for the first assembly to be held in the City park from July 1 to 6, inclusive.
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Herington
Free Caldwell Syrup Pepsin claims stomach cure
Advertisement extols Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative tonic for dyspepsia biliousness and constipation. It cites cures of individuals in Warrensburg Missouri and Louisville Kentucky and invites readers to request a free trial bottle before purchasing a regular bottle from a druggist. It provides a Monticello Wisconsin address for medical correspondence.
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J. C. Lanham
Warrensburg
William Well
Hutson St
Louisville
Iay
Dr. Caldwell
Caldwell
Cadwell
Vol
Caldwell Bldg
Montieclo
Prodigal Son Returns as Farm Boarders Arrive
A father greets his son returning home in a rustic scene at the farm as the season brings pretty summer boarders. The mood turns reflective about the family and the year’s changes.
Shiloh Church to Be Rebuilt Memorial at Battlefield
Plans call for a memorial church on the Shiloh battlefield site, begun on April 6 1862. The church aims to cost at least 10000 dollars. A permanent contributor register will be kept on display for visitors.
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Shiloh
Fish Hatcheries Output Sets New 1908 Record
The hatchery program reports 1908 output totaling 2 871 456 280 fish and eggs. Of this total 2 413 809 225 young fish were distributed for stocking waters and 457 647 055 were shipped to state and foreign hatcheries. The yearly young fish production exceeds the previous high by 376 000 000.
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National Bureau
Grape-Nuts Cures Chronic Constipation Says Letter
A reader credits Grape-Nuts with ending lifelong constipation after years of laxatives. The letter states initial disbelief, then rapid digestion and a permanent cure, praising the food as scientific and effective. It concludes with a promo line about The Road to Wellville and a note that similar letters appear occasionally.
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Wellville
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Messenger
Knight's
Pythias
Workman
State
Omaha
Ambassador James Bryce
Stubbs
W. A. White Soon
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