Mrs Plant Weds In Penthouse Fire of Wealth
New York on January first Robert Graves and Marguerite Plant widow of Henry B Plant longtime railroad and steamship heir wed at the Plant residence on Fifth Avenue. Witnesses were close relatives of the bride and groom. The ceremony followed by a luncheon and departure by special car amid gossip over the will and estate. Plant’s fortune, built by his wallpaper business, had provisions about inheritance. a legal contest arose over entailing property across states, leading to a New York residency ruling and division of the estate under New York law.
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Robert Graves
Marguerite d. Plant
Henry B. Plant
Wlillonaire Southern Railroad
Fifth Avenue
M Graves
Seth
Ube
Lelephann
Phins
Plant
Wali
Stoctou
Ceansement
Topeka Clerk Lets McLaughlin Plead to Petit Larceny
George McLaughlin a Santa Fe yard switchman in Topeka was allowed to plead to a minor charge of petit larceny after being caught taking four cans of corn from a freight car. He had 14 years service and faced potential promotion before confessing. The judge withheld sentence pending probation.
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George McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Santa Fe
Topeka
Germain
Hiken
Cured of Broken Neck Teenager Outlives Cast Luck
James Dunn a 17 year old from New York was cured after months immobilized by a plaster cast and weights fixed to head and feet following a diving accident. Surgeons reported successful operation as vertebrae healed and he regained movement after the cast was removed.
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New York
James Dunn
Leon
Dunn
Ho Ski
Jeep
Nlumnil Ag
Pacific Coast and Eastern League Meeting Set
Chicago January 19 joint meeting of representatives from the Pacific coast bikeball league and the committees of leagues under the national agreement will convene in San Francisco on February 2. President Hart of the Chicago National League, Chairman Herris of the California league, and President Johnson of the American league all approve the proposed date. Edward Hanson represents the militor leagues.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Hart
Chicago National League
Herris
California
Johnson
American League
Washington
Gio Aleo
Edward Hanson
Bridge Collapse Over Shunganunke Creek in Topeka Area
A county steel and wood bridge on East Fourth Street over Shunganunke Creek failed under a load of 56 oak ties hauled by Topeka Transfer Co for Topeka Railway Co. Inspectors reported 14 000 to 18 000 pounds total load. the commission plans possible action for damages.
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Shunganunga
East Fourth Street
Ten Hour Law Enforcement Moves by Union Tankers
New York January nineteenth preparations are under way by five thousand union tankers to enforce the ten hour labor law recently upheld by the appellate court. Seven Harlem stops are tied up as a strike over the hours, and unionists say there will be no halt in the movement if the law is not obeyed.
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New York
Harlem
California
Golden State
Continent
el Paso
Pacific
A. B. Cooper
Topeka
Kansas conference to replace Hetherington as referee
The Topeka conference moved to oust Prof Hetherington of Missouri State from the referee post. prospective successors include Prof J O Thatcher of the University of Chicago or Pudge Heffelfinger of the University of Minnesota. Delegates from Kansas University, Washburn, Ottawa, and Bethany debated rule changes and discussed St Marys College joining the league while emphasizing stricter captain accountability to curb professionalism.
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Missouri State University
Kansas
Topeka
Copsland Hotel
Gfe
J. Thatcher
University of Chicago
Pudge” Heffelfinger
Yale
University of Minnesota
Kansas State Agricultural College
Ottawa University
Kansas State University
Wasburn College
J. O. Harmillton
State Agricultural College
Omar Mehl
Washburn
Mehl
Cline
Kansas University
Missouri University
Kansas Conference
Wison Sterling
O. J. Thatcher
Stace
Ketfeltinger
Missouri Valley Ten
McLean
Wilson Sterling
Washburn College
Woodiversity
J. DS. Rigg
University
C&p
Kansas State Normal
Brooking
Kansas Westevan
O. Hunter
Bethany
College
Ernest Pelblad
Kansas Agricultural College
Hamilton
P. Cline
Ottawa
G. — Anderson
J. DS. Riggs
W. A. Harshbarger
Parmenter
Baker
Ovawa_ aud Baker
Protena Strax
State Normal
Huerline
Washburn-Hethany
Prof
Clancy
St.Mary's College
Quigley
St Marys
St. Marys
Haskell
St. Marys and
St. Mary's
St.Marys
K. U
Missouri
Lindsberg
The
State Journal
Washburn-Bethiny
Ure
Beriny Owen
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Promised For Stomach Ailments
An old saying notes children with strong appetites may suffer stomach fatigue leading to serious issues. The ad promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a safe, alcohol free remedy improving digestion and nutrition in children. It claims cures for stomach and digestive diseases and offers free medical adviser literature.
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Erie
Maine
Pierce
Golden Medical
Common Sense
Johnsons Tammany style group forms in Columbus
Cleveland reports Mayor Tom Te Johnson’s new Tammany styled organization titled The Cuyahoga Democracy has been incorporated at Columbus. Charles P. Salen leads the group with adviser proximity to Johnson. A six week formation effort included visitors from New York studying Tammany ideals to recruit members.
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Columbus
Gotham Tiger
Cleveland
Jan
Tom Te Johnson
Tammany
Cuyahoga
Charles P. Salen
Democratic State Executive Committee
Johnson
Harry Upayer
H. A. Cummings
New York
Cuyahoga Democracy
Hale Wins Royal Medal for Spectro Helitrap Invention
Professor George B. Hale, director of the Yorker Observatory at Williams Bay, near Chicago, has been awarded a gold medal by the Royal Astronomical Society of London. The prize honors the invention of the spectro heliotrap, noted as a special service to science.
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Hale
Chicago
George B. Hale
Yorker Observatory
Metropolitan Museum Pays $287 342 Inheritance Tax On Rosers Bequest
Representatives of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York have paid New Jersey state treasurer 287 342 dollars in collateral inheritance tax on the bequest from Jacob Rosers, Paterson militia officer. The tax is five percent with interest on nearly nine million dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York
Jacob
Rosers
Paterson Militonnaire
Fat Boy Is Dead
Elgin Illinois January report records the death of Joseph Wolaver a 14 year old boy who weighed 360 pounds at his home. The death followed a crushing spell.
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Elgin
Joseph Wolaver
Ikead
Barsington Gelter
Saved from Terrible Death by Hing's New Discovery
The Botvitt family of Bargerton Tex recounts a dying wife saved by Hing's New Discovery for consumption after physicians failed. A trial bottle was offered free at Arnold Drug Co. in Kansas. The notice also calls union members to a meeting on Kansas Avenue Friday night.
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Mr. Botvitt
Bargerton
Tex
Wille
Dr. Hing
Arnold Drug Co
North
Kansas
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