Editor of Wellington Mail Adds His Testimony to Many Others
The Wellington Mail reprints Ewing Herbert of the Hiawatha World story alleging a state officer made indecent proposals to a young legislative employee. An ex lieutenant governor recounted events to Governor Morrill and urged resignation, a course not taken. The piece urges full exposure, calls for fairness, and backs Republican honesty over hush or cover ups. It notes repeated scandals across administrations and advocates decisive action and investigation.
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Ewing Herbert
Hiawatha World
Kansas
Herbert
Morrill
Topeka
EN. Morrill
the Mail
Republican Tribe
Republican Party
State House
McPherson Daily Republican
Slave Journal
Humphrey
Lewelling
Rogers
Elsc
Senator Sterne Released From Three Week Quarantine
Senator W E Sterne leaves quarantine after three weeks of isolation at his home in Copeland. His Ue girl was sick with scarlet fever and the house was quarantined. He chose to stay inside and has not been seen on the streets during the period.
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W. E. Sterne
Copeland
Senator Sterne
Householder
Morrill
Supreme Court
George W. Clark
Burge
Concordia
Appellate Court
Rogers
Topeka
A. W. Butcher
Scottsville
C H. Sawyer Bank
State University
Edwards
State House
Runaway Cousins Aimed at Detectives Held in City Prison
David and Lorenzo Brown two 11 year old cousins near Salina held in city jail after being found with small 22 caliber revolvers and a stash of dime novel papers. They planned to be outlaws detectives or pirates and faced $5 fines for concealed weapons. Officers Owens and Hale arrested them in Union Pacific yards. Also noted a second mother in law case as Charles Woody 21 was discharged after witnesses failed to appear.
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David
Lorenzo Brown
Salina
Union Pacific
Owens
Hale
Charles Woody
Woody
Potwin City Council Approves Mayor's Clerk, Debates Officer Roles
Seventeen candidates vie for city offices as Potwin mayor and council discuss appointments in a secret session last night. Hill faces rejection as street commissioner and marshal, while Miller gets city clerk post at two dollars per council meeting. Willard becomes city treasurer amid committee selections and minor public works bills.
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Potwin
Ebenezer Wilton
H. Hill
J. A. Hickey
A. Bunker
Warker
Hill
Ti. L. Miller
Charles 3 Gleed
Hamilton
Gleed
EF. G. Willard
C. M. Atwood
Jermore
Portes
A. P. Jetmore
F. 1. Griffith
S. H. Griffith
San Vapor Street Light Co
Frank McGee
J. H. Hunt
Brick Co
State Journal
J B Wilson
D. R. Thompson
E. P. Ewart
Royal
One Must Go The Deputy City Attorney Faces Cuts
The council cut the city attorney's allowance to 50 and will drop staff. Deputy J Jamison and L M Greenwood, each paid 25 monthly, said one will be dismissed though the decision was not yet made. The office would lose personnel to meet the new budget.
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Council
W. J Jamison
L. M. Greenwood
Livermore Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding in Mannose
Daniel P. Livermore and Mary A. Livermore marked their golden wedding anniversary in Mannose Massachusetts on May 7. Mrs. Livermore told an AP reporter that fifty years of marriage have been as bright as God's sunlight. Town schoolchildren visited, presenting flowers and gifts.
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Mary A. Livermore
Mannose
Mass
Daniel P. Livermore
World’s largest telescope lens cast at Butter Pa
At Butter, Pa. and Burtzz, Pa on May a 60 inch diameter lens for an American university in Washington was cast at Standard plate glass works. The achievement marks the largest lens ever made and follows prior records in Paris. The piece is praised as a major milestone in glassmaking.
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Pests
Washington
Paris
Is A Coldness Now In Topeka Over Supreme Court Change
An Atchison man claims Judge Horton and Judge Solon Thacher clashed with Governor Morrill after Horton's retirement talk. Morrill had favored Thacher for chief justice, while Horton and Thacher reportedly fell out and Horton’s stance angered the governor. The piece links political maneuvering to the recent turnover in the state supreme court and notes accompanying political tensions.
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Thacher
Supreme Court
Topeka
Atchison
Horton
Judge Horton
Solon O. Thacher
Lawrence
David Martin
Jadge Horton
Martin
Judge
A Slick Thief Steals Pocket Book At Palmer Establishment
A worker named Meade Gill for George B Palmer reports his pocket book with $12 taken from under his pillow during the night in the back room of the undertaking establishment. Entry occurred without waking Gill. Also noted are notices for Professor Black's lecture series at Institute Hall and various local advertisements. Dr King’s New Discovery praised in a testimonial from Rev J Gunderman of DimondaleMich with a product trial offer and drugstore details.
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Meade Gill
George B. Palmer
Undertaking Establishment
Gill
J. Gunderman
Dimondale
Mich
Dr. King
Baptist
Rives Junction
Pecumonis
la Grippe
J. E. Jones
Prof Canfield's Clothes How He Hired A Driver West
Chancellor Canfield recalls arriving in Calmarows twenty seven years ago and seeking a team to drive. He describes how the local man questioned his silk hat and clothes before hiring him, noting their unlikely friendship afterward.
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Qut
Canfield
Topeka
John MacDonald
Calmar Lows
Étalia
Drug Store Raided Near Chesterfield Hotel
Dr Stakebrake's drug store on Kansas avenues near the Chesterfield hotel was raided by police last evening. Dr Stakebrake and bonds posted by Dr Bailey and Frank Thomss were reported. no search warrant found and premises not searched. Dr Stukebrake's partner Dr Talles is also wanted on liquor selling charges. Police had visited weeks earlier seeking Talles, who was out of town. larger liquor stock alleged with no permit. Major Robert Atkinson Jr of Ottawa named engineer in chief on the staff of Maj Gen J W Hughes. he is a Wentworth cadet graduate. cholera in Odessa districts spreading through Russia toward Europe. Torexka Laundry offers free repairs.
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Talles
Goa
Hughes
Robert Atkinson, Jr
Ottawa
J. W. F. Hughes
Wentworth Military Academy
May Sale Opens In Kansas City Store
Catalog page lists numerous discounted items across apparel and home goods with prices, urging readers to visit during the big May Sale in Kansas City or order by mail. Items include shoes, hats, fabrics, linens, ribbons, wallpapers, clocks, and furniture, with varied discounts and prices.
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Kansas City
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