Robbing the People in Topeka Justice Courts
Taxpayers’ League calls out rising court costs as deputy constables flood Topeka Justice Chesney and Mic Chateck courts. Report cites per mile pay, warrants, and alleged pressure to generate cases. Names multiple deputies and outlines alleged profit for deputies and judges from arrests and filings.
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Topeka
J. T. Wintride
Chesney
Lucas
MicChateck
Asree
Constane Stonestreet
Guy's Sevedty
Wee Husbandt
Constavic
J. T. Wintroder Deputiee
Civeles Meantlan
Green Craiger
John Glemena Rofus Knott
Daw Jones
D. Wetton
J. BE
Willian
T. Zel- Geo
W. Jackson
Constable
Predowstreet
Josiah Ross
W., Stewart
Kansans See Eastern View of State Prosperity Demand
J. B. Cullins reports three weeks in the east pitching Kansas securities amid cautious optimism. He says easterners now view Kansas as healthier than expected, though they doubt rapid prosperity. A Gettysburg bank president warns of overvalued Kansan investments and reluctant buyers.
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Cullins
Kansas Securities
Banaun
Collins
Hansen
Gettysburg
Gettysburg National Bank
J. Elmers Bain
Wee Weil
Palmer House
Chicago
Cameras on kites to snap two midair photos
New York June 1 William A Eady of Bayonne will attempt simultaneous midair photographs at the New Jersey Athletic Elite Games on July 5. Two cameras with lenses pointing in different directions will fire at the same instant from a cloud table via a line to the earth, mapping winners and crowds as the Westing Horse kite flies seven feet in diameter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy
New York
Wiliam A. Eady
Bayonne
New Jersey
Millionaire in Prison for Spitting on Streetcar
W B Bradbury of San Francisco, fined four hours imprisonment by Judge Wallace on conviction for spitting in streetcars for a second time. The note also advertises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a Rock Island Route round trip special from Beatrice to towns on June 20.
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W. B. Bradbury
San Francisco
W. B. Bradabury
Palls
Wallace
Superior Court
Beatrice Chautsugan
Rock Island
Tune
WINE FREE AS WATER. Tuckerton Stocked With Gholes Liquor
Atlantic City June 12 nearly all male residents of Tuckerton joined a wrecking crew after the American clipper Francis burned ashore in May. They seized barrels of wine, stored in cellars despite temperance rules, and hosted a drunken revel in the village square as bystanders watched the unscripted spree unfold.
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Tuckerton Village
Atlantic City
Tuckerton
Villare
Chip Francis
Cain
Wbo
Everybiy
Coney Twland
Holland Elections Do Not Indicate Catholic Majority Yet
Amsterdam reports partial results from the Netherlands second chamber election. So far 20 Catholics, 2 Liberals, and 13 Protestants elected amid multiple programs. Outcome remains uncertain as ballots continue and reform act rules govern voter eligibility.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Lynchings in Ohio and mob violence denounced
June 13 Columbus reports show colored residents in major cities hold mass meetings to condemn mob violence. They note the need for due process and applaud lawful punishment, while Springfield activists form the National Anti Mob Law Association to discourage repeats of urban crime.
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Columbus
Glo
Strome
Click” Mitchell
Synechtus
Anid
Springfield
Cleansing Chinatown Drive Out Disreputable Women
Chief Lees orders Chinatown squad to expel white women from dens and warns penalties for return. Dens largely empty last night though some may resist and be arrested. Also reports: Mr Isaac Morner of Burton West Virginia cured by Chamberlain's Pain Balm after rheumatic pain and swelling. testimonial included.
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Lees
Isaac Morner
Burton House
Burton
W. Va
Evans
Wheeling
Chamberlain
Remarkable Opportunity to Heatrice Chautauqua Train
A round trip special from Tuskee to Beatrice Nebraska for the Chautauqua on Sunday June 20. The Union Facite special leaves Tuskee at 4 38 a m arriving Beatrice at 3 45 am. The return train departs Beatrice at 7 p m. Free mending and button sewing offered by Periess Steam Laundry.
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Rey
Witt Talmage
Heatrice
Neb
Chautauqua
Tuskee
Beatrice
T. de Witt Talmage
Ontyr
Chautauque
Union Pacific
Topeka
Peatrice
Beatrie
Boston Seamen Strike Over Wages Decline
Boston June 1 A strike of the Atlantic Coast Seamen’s Union was ordered as sailors report wage cuts from 25 30 to as low as 18 per month. Owners say dull trade and lower rates justify reductions. Union seeks 22 per month for deep water and 25 for coastwise workers. schedule was refused at a special meeting.
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Boston
Atlantic Coast
Pnion
Seamen's Union
Panic in Eden Musee Fire Sparks Chaos
A fire panic at the Eden Musee in New York on June 19 during a crowded show caused a spark from the cineatograph motor to ignite a canoes screen. Patrons scrambled for exits, several were cut or bruised, stage hands and officials kept order as firemen extinguished the blaze that destroyed $250 in property.
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New York
Eden Musee
Bany
Daly
Roundeman Roheary
St Louis Clearing House Sets City Record
On June 19 1940 St Louis total bank clearings reached 6 056 176 the largest in the history of the St Louis Clearing House association. Secretary Stoddart offered no specific cause noting banks had the usual business and from all sources. Strong purchases in street railroad property and grain elevators are believed to influence the surge.
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Clearing House
St. Louis
St. Louis Clearing House Association
Stoddart
Banka
Angry mob threatens lynching after assault in Athens Ohio
Charles Stups, a white Standard Oil employee from Glouster, was arrested in Hartleyville on charges of criminally assaulting Mrs Harrison West, a colored woman. A mob of about 200 Black residents gathered in Glouster, but Stups was moved to Athens for safety, preventing a possible repetition of the earlier incident. Stups, 30, faces local charges.
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Ohio
Athens
Charles Stups
Standard
Il Com- Wins
Hartleyville
Harrison West
Glouster
Meserest
Syneh i
Stups
Polygamy row as Cheyenne and Arapaho face new law
June 18 Perry Oklahoma report details a looming polygamy crackdown. Forty polygamous Cheyenne and Arapahoe men must choose one wife, leaving the rest with relatives. Wives seek to stay with husbands amid a tense, newly enlightened mood among the lineages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Arapahoe
Evesy Squaw
Paine's celery compound praised by clergy and doctors
The article extols Paine's celery compound as a universal tonic to build the system and restore energy. It cites endorsements from clergymen such as Rev Hugh Johnson and others in Chicago Baltimore New York and Kentucky, claiming it cures neuralgia rheumatism dyspepsia and nervous exhaustion and purifies the blood.
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McKinny
Metropolitan Methodist Church
Washington
Hugh Johnson
D. 1
Johnson
Paine
Jotinedh Gays
Henry A. Perry, LL. D
Chicago
William T. Belley
Baltimore
Charles I. Thompson
D. D
New York
Zephaniah Meek
Kenicky
Erastus Rowley
Kentucky
Father A. Quellett
New Brunswick
A. K. Sanford
H. L Cranlenard
RD. Winn
Allmenic
Talise
Walt
Colery
Payne
Expectorating Law Passed in Columbus Streets
At a council meeting Captain Slemmons moved to curb spitting, extending an ordinance to bar expectoration in churches theaters public halls public conveyances and street cars. The measure was amended and adopted without dissent with a posted copy required for convictions and fines up to one day’s imprisonment.
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Columbus
Barches
Slemmons
Sentinel Box Gone From White House Grounds
Washington June 19 an old landmark was removed from the White House grounds a small frame sentinel box at the northeast corner facing Pennsylvania avenue used for guarding the treasury building fronts. It stood for over thirty years since the war era and was replaced as newer protection measures were adopted by the Treasury Department and Colonel Bingham in charge of public buildings and grounds. The piece notes the removal and current nonuse of the structure.
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Washington
Whit House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury Building
Dulu
Sam
Bingham
Treasury Department
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Tepeka Cash Dry Goods Co
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Scott Bros
Topuke
Walt Teath
Fourth and Taylor Streets
Clemei
Building and Coan Association
Cahunhian Ride
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Ture
Sarsbing Guifts
Aveainic
Kansas
EAGLE
Taxpayers’ League
Iisa Handa
Collinge
Willein
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J. K. Jones
Fifth
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Chinatown
Periess Steam Laundry
Phoebe Thomas
Junction City
Dr. King
Thos Eggers
Florida Street
J. K. Sones’ Drug Store
Fifth Street
Kansas Avenue
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Geo
W. Stansfield
Peerless
McKinley
Sentinel
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Jos Cuadtanqua Assembly
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