Entertaining season at Elite clubs amid post Lent events
The Hewling eth club ends its winter fortnightly meetings and will issue invitations after Easter for a large post Lent affair honoring the Evening club. The Kansas Social Science Federation board adjourns after a two day session at Copeland, considering art galleries and federation scholarships across twelve colleges. Society notes cover Potwin club plans, Guild events, hostess lists, and numerous local visits, travels, and family news from Topeka and surrounding towns.
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Acadim
Tor & Dante
Eugene Sallee
Cunningham
Sue Gay
Kansas City
Helen Frost
Towanda
Miex
The
Kansas Social Science Federation
Copeland
Avenne
Yatrchese
Bourd
Federation
Lubisees Acaderdes
Cube
Santa Fe
Kansas
St. Louia
Epworth
Charles J. Wood
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Combiner fears. Truesdale warns against labor capital unions
W H Truesdale president of the Delaware Lackawanna & Western rails in a City College NY address warns that great combinations of labor and capital threaten American individuality. He praises progress in industry yet doubts future mileage growth will match past, and warns labor unions may harm when they crush ambition. Lincoln Neb convention renominates Burkett for congress and declares support for Roosevelt and Webbster. requests appointment of H C Lindsay as state committee chair.
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W. H. Truesdale
New York
College of the City of New York
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
United States
Truesdale
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Neb
KJ. Burkett
Congress
Rosevelt
John J. Websrer
Omaha
Ee Jong
H.C. Lindsay
State Committee
Easter Lilies Arrive in New York from Bermuda
New York reports the first steamship load of Easter lilies arriving from Bermuda. The crates were moved by express vans to railroad stations for westbound delivery. The shipment seems abundant after last year’s scarcity and high prices, with expectations for larger arrivals this season.
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New York
Bermuda
Far West
China makes overtures to British Columbia on immigration
Victoria March 22 The Chinese government has proposed to Britain to allow Chinese immigration into British Columbia under looser terms after agreeing to curb emigration to the Transvaal and to discuss removing the five hundred dollar head tax. Provincial officials call the idea preposterous and insist imperial policy governs.
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Victoria
D. C
London
Eng
British Columbia
Speyer Heads Special Train Into Mexico On Merger Talks
James Speyer of Speyer & Co New York crossed the Rio Grande at Laredo to Mexico City with friends on a special train. The trip aims to finalize pending merger matters for Speyer roads in Mexico including general officer appointments. R. Thomas Buys Turf Paper In New York Morning Telegraph control passes from Whitney estate to E R Thomas of Thomas & Shiede. Redfern to join Thomas stable as jockey.
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James Speyer
Mexico
Laredo
Tex
New York
Speyer & Co
Rio Grande
Mexico City
Speyer
Speyer Roads
R. Thomas
Morning ‘Telegraph
William C. Whitney
E. R.thomas
Thomas & Shiede
Whitney
Thoms
Arthur Redfern
Burrow Seen as Likely Issue in Sixth District Race
Otis I. Atherton of Russell expects Joel H. Burrow to emerge as a key figure in the Sixth district contest. Atherton notes Burrow seeks the Republican nomination for Congress and predicts a major battle within party factions over Burrow and chairmanship influence.
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Otis I. Atherton
Russell
Joel H. Burrow
Burrow
Congress
Reeder
Atherton
State Central Committee
Contest Thorne's Will Sparks Legal Challenge in New York
Notice of contest filed over the will of George Winthrop Thorne who died in Paris on February 1. He left most of his estate to Helen Leigh of London and Marie Vaindier of Paris. Helen H. Thorne of New York, a second cousin, alleges undue influence by Marie Valadier and Helen Leigh or their agent.
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New York
Deorge Winthrop ‘Thorne
Gil Manale
Paris
Helen Leigh
London
Marie Vaindier
Thorne
Dudley Leigh
Edward
Lord Leigh
Helen H. Thorne
Marie Valadier
Senators Farris and Smith to be heard in September bribery trials
Jefferson City March 22 Circuit Judge Graves set the dates for bribery trials of Benatore Frank Farris and Charies Smith for September 7. Senator B W Mathews of St Louis had his bribery case dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence to go to the jury. In Topeka the Symphony Orchestra plans a May concert at the Auditorium with Maud Powell, one of the country’s leading women violinists, as soloist. The orchestra, now 26 instruments, is rehearsing new pieces. Tickets available at Guild’s music store.
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Farris
Charies Smith
Jefferson City
Tudge Graves
Ume
Benatore
Frank Farris
B.W. Mathews
St Louis
Topeka Symphony Orchestra
Maud Pows
Topeka
E. B. Guild
Metcalf Hearing Sparks Pension Office Inquiries
General Wilder Metcalf heads the U S pension office in the federal building and faces a surge of questions about a recent ruling by United States Pension Commissioner Saha limiting pension applications. Public interest spans the nation as details remain unclear to many readers and officials.
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Wilder Metcalf
United States Pension Office
United States Pension
Saha
Ware
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A.W. Lacey
W_ i Allen
Chicago
Potwin
Exoma Bolmar
Mr. Day Close
Bolmar
Fleetlandh ‘Rohrer
Tova Sthan
Geborne Larimer
Arthur Gray
Phil Nowers
Jamie Hughes
Gilbert
OL Lakto
Arthur Millis
Guildbell
Mrs
Warren M. Crosby
Gils Edge Wie
Keun
Chursday
Fanny Davis
Sixth Avenue West
George Thacher
Waterville
Rebeccs
Thacher
Lucy Knowles
Herbert Eaest ‘. Armstrong
HU. Mudge
Charles Mudge
Galen Nichols
A. A. Godard
Holton
New York City
Margaret Johnston
Western College
Oxford
Lagan
W. A. Johnston
Etthood
Meg
Clough
J. M. Gruber
St Paul
Minn
Mrr. Gruber
Pesies
Junction City
Alf Killgenberg
Cr. N. Russell
Himtra
P. D. Usec
Mro
Bell Witmot
May Riess
Lawrence
Mies Albert
Ailes Bowerwock
G. Witherspoon
Shawnee
Ohio
J. W. Boucher
F. E. van Sant
Oklahoma City
West
Sixth Streets
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First
M. E. Church
Mia Davies
Harrison Street
Redfern
Teddy
Greenland
National Springs
Ict
W. 8. Summers
Senster Dietrich
China
Leas
Mrs. Holcraft
Kansas Ave
NORE
Metcalf
Pirates
Pittsburg
Dreyfus
Clark
Hot Springs
St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Lufkin
Beaumont
Fienniken
Bark
U. S
Frank Fienniker
Wichita
Kempers
Schumann - Heink
Studebaker Theatre
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