Philadelphia Mayor ousts public safety and works chiefs
Mayor Weaver forcibly takes control of the offices of director of public safety and public works in Philadelphia. Cos tella and Smith, previously restored by court injunction, offer little resistance as four police guard the offices. Impeachment talks begin. gas lease clash moves to courts with Weaver seeking to extend his control.
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Weaver
Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety and Public Works
Costello
Smith
James Gay Gordon
New York
Elihu Root
Republican Organization
Robert Ralston
Peter E. Costello
David G. Smith
Lincoln Acker
Sheldon Potter
Messrs. Acker and Potter
Bryan Faces Sharp Questions in Bennett Estate Hearing
In New Haven on May 26 William J. Bryan appeared in probate court over the estate of Philo S. Bennett, with Mrs Grace I. Bennett’s counsel pressing numerous questions. Bryan protested insinuations, insisting he was ready to testify as administrator.
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Philo S. Bennett
Liam J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Prof Lamkin to Wed Miss Annie Billingsly in Keytesville
Invitations announce the approaching marriage of Charles F Lamkin formerly of Sedalia High School and Annie Billingsly. The wedding will be held at the bride’s parents home in Keytesville Missouri on Wednesday June 7 at 8 o'clock. Sedalia friends extend best wishes.
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Sedalia High School
Keytesville, Mo
Henry Clayton Minter
Keytesville
Mrs Newcomb Seriously Ill In Jefferson City
Mrs. L T Newcomb wife of Conductor Newcomb East division lies seriously ill with heart and lung trouble at their rooms above Handley’s grocery store. In his absence kind friends are tenderly caring for her.
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L. T. Newcomb
Conductor Newcomb
Handley’s
Mr. Newcomb
Jefferson City
Democrat
Topeka Feels Flooding After Three Inch Rain
A three inch rainfall in Topeka Kansas caused two creeks to overflow within the city early today. The mayor police and firemen aided residents for two hours evacuating the flooded district. Two churches three homes and a college student’s umbrella were struck by lightning with no fatalities.
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Kansas Capital
Topeka
Kas
Chicago seeks extra police during strike trouble
City officials announce plans to swear in additional officers to bolster security amid ongoing strike disruptions. Mayor urges qualified volunteers to serve as auxiliary police as downtown areas face rising tensions and potential unrest.
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Chicago
Contempt Cases Tie Up Express Strike as Sheriff Additions Go On
Chicago May 25 President Shea and Mulllgan along with John Donohue were arraigned for contempt of court for defying the injunction. City officials sworn in 1000 extra precinct officers while United States marshals cite sixty teamsters for contempt. Employers press for unconditional surrender as both sides await the next move.
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Chicago
Dunne
Barrett
United States
Kohlsaat
Three New Mail Carriers Appointed Here
Three new carriers have been added to the post office force in the city. The appointments are Charles O. Goodnight, John H. Mettesheimer, and William Baker.
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Charles O. Goodnight
John H. Mettesheimer
William Baker
School Year Nears End As Exams Prep Begun
School closes for the term as teachers prepare final examination cards for distribution tomorrow afternoon. Pupils will collect their cards in the post-school period.
Three Candidates for Carnival Queen Named
Misses Dollie Friemel Mayme Baley and Lulu Kruse are the three candidates for carnival queen in Sedalia for the Eagles carnival to be held the week starting June 12.
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Dollie Friemel
Mayme Baley
Lulu Kruse
Sedalia
Father and Son Die in Duel with Officials
A father and his son were killed in a duel with officials, ending in both deaths. The incident involved armed confrontation and remains under investigation by authorities.
Battle with officers ends in deaths near Waverly Ill
In Waverly Illinois a father and son of the Paul family were killed after opening fire on deputies serving a writ of replevin. Deputy Breeden was wounded in the shoulder as the trio fired on officers, who returned fire killing Tilford Paul and his father instantly. Coroner Spencer headed to the scene for investigation.
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Paul
Tilford Paul
Lee Caldwell
Franklin
Frederickstown
Tilford
Milford
Albert
Waverly
Hardin Turner
Turner
James Cranfield
Robert Breeden
Auburn
Breeden
Spencer
Murrayville
Soldier Held for Bad Checks in Kentucky
Lieutenant Marion B. Wilholt, from Nicholasville Kentucky, faces a military court martial in Jackson barracks Louisiana after a sensational midnight marriage with Edna Boyd of Lake Arthur Louisiana. The pair wed secretly after a Paris license on August 30 but public record showed October 30 as the date. He returns from 90 days leave while rumors say he issued bad checks to friends and may trigger war department action.
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Lexington
Marion B. Wilholt
Jackson Barracks
Nicholasville
Wilholt
Edna Boyd
Lake Arthur
Boyd
Paris
Ben D. Bell
War Department
Getting Ready for Camp by Company D National Guard
Members of Company D prepare for the annual National Guard encampment likely at Lake Contrary in St. Joseph from July 9 to 19. The unit has fifty men, with ten to be discharged and recruiting to fill vacancies. A band concert, guard mount and dance will be held at Liberty Park Hall in the coming days.
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National Guard
Lake Contrary
St. Joseph
Liberty Park Hall
Mother and son united after eight years apart
Grace Cooley, a Seattle widow, located her son Clifford in Kansas City after an eight year search. The boy, lost in New York City at age eight, passed through an orphan asylum and a Texas rancher before a Laredo area foster placement and later Carrolton Juretson, Missouri. Their emotional reunion drew tears from onlookers.
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Kansas City
Rain Halts Osage Avenue Paving Work
Heavy rain last night stopped concrete paving on Osage avenue delaying the project and prompting a halt in construction activities with crews awaiting clearer weather to resume.
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Osage Avenue
Suspected man Pulford kills himself in Savannah article
An Illinois druggist Bothwell Pulford, tied by gossip to the murder of ex Representative Daniel Berry, died by his own hand in Savannah. Berry was shot at his office by an unknown assailant, with testimony indicating Pulford faced strong suspicions but no formal charges.
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Scripps-McRae Press Association
Savannah
Bothwell Pulford
Daniel Berry
Daniel S. Berry
Berry
Illinois
Carroll County
Thirty Ninth General Assembly
Pulford
Griad
D. 5
Carrol
Bot” Pulford
D.S Berry
Gore
Brick Work Starts On New Theatre Project
Concrete foundation on the theatre at Third and Massachusetts streets is finished and brick work has begun signaling progress on the new construction.
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Third
Massachusetts Streets
Weather forecast notes cooler tonight with possible showers
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with possibly showers in the eastern portion. Friday looks fair with improving conditions.
Woodruff Watson Wedding in Columbus Society Notes
Columbus social scene reports the wedding of Miss Eugenie Watson daughter of Mrs Otway Watson to John Eastman Woodruff of New York son of former Lieutenant Governor Timothy L Woodruff. The couple will honeymoon in Europe.
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Eugenie Watson
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