Case Turned Down for Fifth District GOP Chair
Congressman Ca_merhead rejects J. B. Case as chairman of the Fifth District Republican congressional committee and selects Shire Senator J. R. Fulton of Marshall County instead. Case had held the post after Calderhead backed his election two years ago amid internal Dickinson County battles. A long feud involved Smith and Burton in Dickinson County, with Case briefly sidelined before the counter-moves restored influence.
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CaMerhead
J. B. Case
Republican Congressional Committee
J. RB. Fulton
Marshall County
Case
Caldertyad
Dickin Gon County
Indley & G. Smith
Congressional Committee
Cuse
Burton
Ickinson County
Smith
Dickinson County
Hoochee Coochee Show Abatable as Nuisance
Assistant Attorney General West says a hoochee coochee performance can be abated as a nuisance under 1901 statutes. Hill City residents seek suppression of an upturn event awaiting celebration. Judge West notes authority to prohibit by ordinance and abate the show as indecent. Washington dispatch adds General and Mrs Corbin prepare to leave for Cleveland and possible port inspections.
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West
Hill City
W. L. Bayers
District Court
Washington
H.C. Corbin
Cleveland
Tianna
Canton
General Corbin
General
Mire Corbin
Leavenworth
Riley
Kan
Tennis Scores from Y M C A Doubles Event
Lux and Mohler defeated Shumway and Frost 6 2 in the doubles. Hobson and Mickleson beat McPhilany and Jones 6 1 6 8. Tonight Crasky and Bronson face Ballard and Welch, and Lux with Mohier meet Mickleson and Hobson. Winners advance to the finals for the first prize.
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Lux
Mohler
Shumway
Frost
Hobson
Mickleson
McPhilany
Jones
Crasky
Bronson
Ballard
Welch
Mohier
Tennis scores and singles finals set for Saturday
Last evening the results showed Sheldon defeating Bienkarn 6-0 and 6-? The match between Crosky and Gresser ended with 6-0 and 6-1, Wood beat Serrigo 6-0 and 6-1, Bronson defeated Rowley 6-0 and 6-1, and Crosky beat Sheldon 6-0 and 6-1. The singles finals will be played Saturday after noon and evening. Preliminary singles matches continue this evening and tomorrow evening.
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Sheldon
Bienkarn
Crosky
Gresser
Wood
Serrigo
Bronson
Rowley
Supreme Court ruling hits foreign firms in Kansas
The Kansas quo warranto decision requires foreign corporations doing business there to file charters and pay charter fees. It targets large firms, including Swift Packing and others, potentially reshaping state revenue. Fees start at 275 per first million in capital stock and 100 per additional million. Some firms with state contracts may not be entitled to operate in Kansas as of now.
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Supreme Court
Tate
Secretary of State
Kansas City
Kan
State Treasury
Swift Packing Company
Kansas
Flour City Iron Company
Strikers Denied It in Cleburne Strike News
Developments in the Santa Fe strike at Cleburne Texas are slow with most workers firm after two boilermaker helpers returned to work. A deaf painter also went back. Locomotives are reportedly failing along the line with one engine sent from Alvin without side rods. Officials deny any wrecking plan and emphasize that the men have quit only temporarily.
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Santa Fe
Cleburne
Tex
Alabama
Alvin
Houston
Pipe men seek 10 percent raise and daily pay shift
Pipefitters and helpers in the Santa Fe water service, about 25 or more, plan to ask for a 10 percent wage increase and a change from piecework to daily pay. A committee will visit management after a shop meeting noted they were left out of a general wage rise last year and cite dangerous, above ground work conditions as justification.
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Sante Fe
tUiat
John Player
Santa Fe
Water Service
Spemenacy
Real estate transfers and racing results noted
Real estate transfers include Polly A Baner and George M Crawford of Lots 4 and 5 Hramer Street South Kies addition and George W Fisher to A Bergen at 133 and 155 Lafayette Street Locust Street Veale’s addition. Racing at St Louis highlights Felix Bard Warner and Kansas Lily as winners with event summaries drifting into card features and a one mile race.
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Polly A. Baner
George M. Crawford
Hramer Street
St. Louis
Felix Bard
Warner
Kansas Lily
Deimer
Topeka News Shorts From A Busy Day At The Circus
Topeka residents report a day of circus bustle with parades delays and a busy town. Mentions Wallace show 27 cars sharp schedule issues and delayed parades. Notes local figures including James Campbell and Miss Ning Watts at events. Also flags civic notices about road work rail inspections and court cases.
Summer Advice By One Who Knows
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a cool, predigested food choice for hot weather. It claims easy digestion, reduced internal heat, and steady nourishment for body and brain, with benefits of energy and clarity.
Sharitt slams Houston city woes and crime concerns
George Sharitt, clerk of the United States bronk court, calls Houston pleasant yet marred by lax city management. He cites random killings and robberies, a troubling downtown billiard hall incident, and public demand for change. The report also notes London’s King Edward healing slowly from illness with a cautious recovery.
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Houston
Texas
George Sharitt
United States Bronk Court
Eley
Billard
Taka
Ira Miller Promoted Topeka Man Becomes Fort Worth Roundhouse Foreman
Ira Miller, a Topeka machinist who rose to foreman of a Santa Fe craftsman gang, has been appointed roundhouse foreman for Fort Worth and Denver at Childress Texas. His appointment follows a six week layoff and marks a return to a senior role after stints with the Northern Pacific and Santa Fe. He joins two other former Topeka men in high posts, Milton Player and W B Hoeck, as the company moves its mechanical division headquarters to Childress from Fort Worth.
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Kansas
Washington
Endisnapolis
Cy Engineering
Santa Fe
Ness City
Kan
Shawnee Building and Loan Association
West Sixth Street
Gentry Bros
Emporia
Topeka Business College
Slumer
McCampbell
Bieyes
Topeka
Cook
Brookens
Normals
Ning Watts
Powers
Kansas City
Miss Watts
Wallace
East
F. W. Emerson
Osborne County
Rooks County
Wallace Circus
Spidler
Andrews
District ‘Court
John A. Nadeau
Nadeau
DM. Fisk
Washburn College
P W. Crannell
First Baptist Church
Council of Ministers
J. W. Latimer
Emporia Baptist Church
Tiage C. Hogue
The
State Journal
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Washburn
Fort Scott
Ted
Kane
Springfield
Emerson Club
A. G. Carruth
Bolles Avenue
P.m
F. W. Laeb
DeLay
Childress
Texas
Tra Miller
Gang of
Craftsman
Fort Worth
Denver
Tex
Miller
Northern Pacific
North West
Milton Player
M Water
W. B. Hoeck
Apo
Rock Island Captures Shawnee & Red Fork Railway
Announcement from Denison Texas states the purchase by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Legal and operational details outline a charter franchise and 10 000 acres of oil gas coal lands in the Creek nation. Plans indicate a Shawnee Oklahoma to Denison Texas line linking to Kansas City and potential routes through Milburn and Ardmore extensions.
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Tex
Shawnee & Red Fork
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
F. C. Mason
Rock Island
Des Moines
Inn
J. A. Stewart
Kansas City
Southwestern
Shawnee
Red Fork
I.T
Indian Territory
Texas
Girls In His Corn Crime Near Hiawatha
Nineteen young women including two visitors from Lawrence joined a local party at Seaman's grove eight miles from Hiawatha. They planned a wading party in a creek but were later found in a cornfield taking corn for a supper roast. The field owner swore a warrant for theft and trespass, but friends and relatives persuaded him not to prosecute. Ten of the women are Kansas University students.
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Hiawatha
Kan
Airla
Lawrence
Seaman's Grove
Took
Kansas University
Emporia Hosts Methodist Conference Plans and Talks
The Gazette notes the annual Methodist Episcopal conference for the Emporia district set for September 9–10 at the Whitley Opera House with possible extension. Homer Stunts, a missionary just back from the Philippines, will speak. Rev. H. J. Coker presides. 25 members attend. Rev. Madison may remain as Emporia pastor.
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Kan
Methodist Episcopal Church
Emporia
Merdison
Whitley Opera House
Homer Stunts
Philippine Islands
H. J. Coker
Madison
Grasshoppers Invaded Oberlin Kansas July 24
Farmers report widespread grasshopper appearances in Rawlins County. Some plan to feed poultry to the pests to destroy them, hoping the birds will clear cornfields. A farmer notes a flock of around 40 turkeys and 800 chickens helping keep fields clean.
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Oberlin
Kan
Raw-lins County
Excursion to Chautauqua Lake by Erie Railroad
A special 20 day excursion to Chautauqua Lake will run from Chicago on July 2. The fare for the round trip is advertised at 14 dollars. Tickets available at United trains, information from Wm Moore, scavenging forwarding address 217 Clarke Street, Kansas City, Mo.
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Erie Railroad
Chicago
Ticktsail United Trains
Oes
Moore
Poatiage
Kansas City
Ucketofa
Clarke Street
Tickets on sale for Marshall's Band concert
Cheap Tickets East vis Genta Fe MN York Atlantic City Cape May announce tickets on sale July 3 and August 7 for a concert tomorrow at 3 p.m. at Gertie Park.
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Genta Fe
York
Atlantic City
Cape May
Topeka
Wand
Aue
Marshall
Gertie Park
Garfield Park
Spam
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Oklahoma
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Republican State Central Committee
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