Police Jottings at Ma gaw's reception details arrests
Police Judge Ma gaw held a reception for trouble makers and the troubled. Samuel Martinthie was arrested at Rock Island depot for pickpocketing but discharged due to lack of evidence. Two boys named Henderson and Brown, vagrants, were brought before the judge. Henderson claimed Lawrence as home en route to Lake View. Brown is a cripple from Pittsburg Kansas bound for Los Angeles. Al Stanford of 305 Jefferson Street was accused of fighting and assaulting people with a chair. he was restrained with a police baton and left cooling in a city refrigerator. Geo. Smith, Ashland, drunk and disorderly, fined five dollars. he was part of a dispute over Bumhaeuser Xtra Bum. John Von Farr, Anton Kohl, Edith Steinway, and Fanny Ramsey fined for disorderly conduct. Lewis Voss, Frank McClune, and Ross Porter, bootleggers, fined. Several others arrested for gambling devices, with cases continued to September. The docket closes with no further incidents today.
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Magaw
Samuel Martintthie
Rock Island Depot
Joplin
Henderson
Brown
Lawrence
Lake View
Morgan
Pittsburg
al Stanford
Jefferson Street
Stanford
Jackson
Geo. Smith
Ashland
Smith
Cremerie
Topeka Woolen Mill Company
John von Farr
Anton Kohl
Edith Steinway
Fanny Ramsey
Lewis Voss
Frank McClune
Ross Porter
Hayslin
Fred Ross
Frank Bute
E. C Russum
John Bowen
Wood Powler
Judge Sanborn Reverses Colorado Judgment Rule
The U S court of appeals ruling voids a Colorado statute as unconstitutional in the Aaron Keyser versus John W Lowell case. Originating from Utah judgments of 1885 and actions begun in 1901, the Colorado statute of limitations barred the action but Judge Sanborn overturns the lower court’s decision in a lengthy reversal.
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Sanborn
St. Paul
Minn
U. S. Court of Appeals
Aaron Keyser
John W.lowell
Creuit Court
U. S
District of Colorado
Colorado
Utah
Sanburn
Disappearance at Sea of Panama Railroad Ship Commander
New York to Cape C. W. Philips commander of the Panama Railroad steamship Advance disappears at sea on August 1 during the vessel’s voyage from Colon to this port. He was years old and lived in Brooklyn. It is believed he toppled into the sea while leaning over the railing and suffered vertigo.
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New York
Ave
Cape C
W. Phillips
Panama Railroad Company
Steamship Advance
Colon
Brooklyn
Grand Opener Draws Immense Crowd at Crawford Theater
The Grand opera house opened its renovation season with Brater's Madison Square company in Held by the Enemy. The house was packed, aisles crowded, and the new decor and curtains drew praise. Viola Kibbe led as Rachel McCreery with strong supporting turns by D. Cubine and J. W. Bayley. Master Gordon Slater, the child prodigy, won the evening with four songs and four curtain calls. The program mixed military drama with vaudeville features, signaling a lively season ahead.
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Grand Opera House
Brater
Madison Square Theater Company
William Gilets
Salvini
DeWolff Hopper J
el Capitan
Stater
the Grand
Dorothy Manners
Viola Kibbe
Rachael McCreery
D. Cubine
Gordon
J. W. Bayley
Colonel Prescott
Gordon Slater
Etater Company
Wilting
Penitent melodrama staged at Crawford theater
Jal Caine presented Penitent to a Crawford audience last night in a year’s first production. W E Nasheville owned the troupe with Topeka connections. The piece offered a train wreck murder plot and a melodramatic impersonation with a Hebrew character, attracting a creditable showing despite rough edges.
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Jal Caine
Crawford
W. E Nasheville
Tf Hal Caine
Ber Sthabavin
Edi Bly
America
Mr. Caine
Topeka
Mr. Nanke
Prisoner of Zenda stage notes amid worn scenes
Review notes rushes and cast details from a theater showing. Lane plays a clever judge like Josiah Honnythorne while McCarthy appears in a fresh part. The production reuses an old set and includes The Penitent on tour as a standard priced attraction.
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Bowery
Caine
Zenda
Lane
Carthy
Josith Honnythorne
McCarthy
Hines
Nankeville
Willie Wood Playhouse Opens in Kansas City
Kansas City’s new half million dollar Willie Wood playhouse formally opened last night with Amelia Bing and Governor Dockery in attendance. Walter manages the theater and Miss Bingham spoke, calling the event a milestone for local culture.
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Kansas City
Miners Busy Amid Fear of Early Coal Strike
The piece notes fear of a September coal strike has spurred mine activity with every mine working full capacity. Demand typically rises as winter approaches, though some motive is uncertain. Anthracite strike rumors may raise current demand while much coal is being mined for future emergencies.
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Sieasy
Will Head Mills Expedition
Berkeley Cal August 26 Astronomer William H Wight of the Lick observatory staff is chosen to lead the D O Mills expedition to spend two years in Chile conducting southern sky research Director W W Campbell will accompany to oversee the observing station setup and campaign Harold K Palmer a four year Lick fellow becomes Wrights assistant
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Mills
Berkeley
Cala
William H. Wight
Lick Observatory
D. O. Mills
Mount Hamilton
Chile
W. W. Campbell
Harold K. Palmer
Wright
Italian King Goes to Berlin on Farewell
King Victor Emmanuel I left Rocconigi for Berlin after a hearty crowd farewell. Prinettio, the foreign affairs minister, will join the King later as the pair head toward the German capital.
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Berlin
Romé
Victor Emmanuel I
Rocconnigi
Prinett
Bargain Babies Adverts for Dr. Pierce’s Pettets
An archaic classified style item touts Dr. Pierce’s Pettets as a best selling laxative for delicate women. The prose suggests women seeking affordable babies and health benefits, framed as health advice and product endorsement in an old time tone.
Society Notes Chronicle Local Social Roundup
Mrs M F Higty and Miss East Smyth remit invitations for Thursday at Mrs Higty s home on Sir Van Buren Street. A busy stream of travel and visits includes Julia Stewart Tripp marrying Charles L Hobart, now with the Mail and Breeze. many relatives and friends traveling from Topeka, Great Bend, Wichita, and elsewhere. The column lists departures and returns to and from Prior Lake Mesilla Park Kansas City St Joseph Lima Lawrence and other locales, with church and civic society items and upcoming visits and engagements.
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M .F. Higty
Julia Stewart
Tripp
Charles L. Hobart
Great Bend
Newton Kanaan
The
Mail
Breese
Sirs
Hobart
Sixth Avenue West
Bishop
Frank B. Minspellen
Fes Brooks Thomas
Mise
Mary Hambleton
Nellie’ Aeiiapaugh
Prior Lake
W. West
Edith Davis
Mesilla Park
N. M
Iss Lillian Foster
Kansas
Frank P
Emi Paris
Anna Harrison
Lawrence Jay
Alma Sherman
A Ce
Walter Smith
Rossville
Jett
Ann Arbor
Fresno
Cal
Chester Woodward
Brynwood
Fence
W. L. Trump
Ottawa
Trump
New York City
Irving Todd
Lima
Indiana
Charles Elliott
John Abrahams
Neva Turner
Waverley
Tih
Emma Dennis
Mareel Howe
Wee Jeannette Goesh
Atchison Toome
Oolverton
California
George D. Walp
West
Een x
Tuesich West
Chicago
Lake Resorts
MC Crow
J W. Stout
Eureka Springs
Arkansas
Womans Home Missionary Society
First
A.J. Blair
Mise Pears
Elkhart
Ind
GB Woodrill
Holton
HE Lyman
W. Lyman
Charlotte Ema
Grant Bend
Chase
Hayt Ara
Eic
Spesr
Frankie Gilbert
Atchison
Kate Andrews
Lawrence
Louie Boyer
Piano Studio Assist At Miss September 6th
Francis Fisher-Harry Briggs of New York City and Whitthesey will assist at the Miss September 6th event, providing piano accompaniment for the program.
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Francis Fisher
Harry Briggs
New York City
Whitthesey
Real Estate Transfers Across Town and Beyond
Real estate transfers listed include Fannie M. Knapp to W C Ralston for 1060 dollars covering lot 487 and north malt 44 Clay Street in King’s addition. Ade M. Bell to Ade Gillette for 1200 and 4200 to Elisabeth Fisher et al. other deeds note half lots, additions, and western avenue parcels. Also mentions W Clark to Mme nine on Western avenue and a New York to Hackettstown line with tunnels and engine draft imagery in last lines.
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Fannie M. Knapp
W. C. Ralston
Clay Street
King
Ade M. Bell
East Addition
Post bureau notes large payout and malaria scare
The report signals a near thirty million payout and an August bed update tied to a June comparison. It mentions New York Post Bishop Potter and a malaria concern with unclear notes about foot ailments and tentative work arrangements.
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Yew
York Post
Bishop Potter
New York
Chicago Stock Brokers Fall Before Receiver In Day Case
Chicago stock traders Herbert Hill of LaSalle Street and members of the New York and Chicago Board of Trade entered receivership today under Clarence Day. The assets and condition of the firms are under dispute with recovery prospects uncertain.
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Chicago
Hill
Lasalle Street
New York
Chl Board of Trade
Clarence Day
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Mrs. Canehear
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Opan
Mencing
St. Louis
Smyros
Weds Nm
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St Joseph
New Crawford Theater
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Missouri
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