The Double Guilt of a Jailhouse Tale
A judge recounts a landmark case of circumstantial evidence in which Jonathan Miller’s conviction for a hotel murder stands challenged. A confession by Buck Everett alters the verdict, revealing Miller’s innocence on death row.
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Calt Bkin
Judge Dennett
Aum
Pipes of Good Fellowship
Tanner
Eireutt
Jonathan Miller
Robert Conway
Fie
Miller
Conway
Ead
Biso
Turkleh
Homer
Pope
Buck Everett
Kiley
Miller's Hotel
Judge
Buck
Charles Poindexter
Episcopalian Church
Kansas Stallion Registration and County Fair Exhibits Plan
Kansas discusses a stallion registration system with a $2 fee to fund travel and veterinary exams for health checks and paper verifications, overseen by Dr Schoenleber. Also planned are county fair exhibits, extending agricultural displays and demonstrations without state funding, costs capped at 50 to 100 dollars per exhibit. Two boys drown in Bull Creek near Paola. the Christian Endeavor convention reports and officers chosen. Edward Stimpson appointed weights and measures inspector for federal standards work.
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Try
Prolim Sor
Veterinary Science
Schoenleber
Kansas Agricultural College
Lnw
The
Agricultural College
Agricultural Extension
Manhattan
Edward F. Stimpson
University of Kansas
Bureau of Standards
Congress
Stimpson
Smothered Baby Sister and Accidental Deaths Reported
A six month old girl, Helen Pearson of Forest Hill eight miles east of Emporia, died after an accidental smothering by a sleeping child while parents attended a neighborhood dance. In Coffeyville a dentist chair death occurred when Mrs George Ribles died under chloroform during tooth extraction after heart checks. Axtell gears up for Old Settlers Reunion August 25 26 and 27 with strong speakers, county event drawing crowds, two ball games, balloon ascent and two daily high dives.
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Helen
Seth Pearson
Forest Hil
Emporia
George Ribles
Paoil
Coffeyville
Bibles
Axtell
Old Settlers
Baby Killed by Locomotive at Wichita Crossing
The 15 month old son of A V Rollinson was struck and killed by a westbound Frisco passenger train at Wichita. The child wandered from the house while the mother was in the garden and ran to the crossing on a curve just in time to be left by the train.
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A. V. Rollinson
Wichita
Ume
Baby Falls 20 Feet From Window In Wichita
Jack Moore aged 194 months, son of Mrs. John H. Moore of Wichita, fell 20 feet from a second story window into a tub of water. His mother, nearby, pulled him away from drowning and saved his life. The child suffered serious injuries. Dr J D Walters head of architecture at the college has completed a history of Kansas State Agricultural College from founding to now, a 376 page volume to be published soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moore
John H. Moore
Whichita
Agricultural College
J. D. Walters
Windfield Waterworks Deed Filed With City for 65000
The deed transferring the old waterworks property to Winfield was filed with the register of deeds. The consideration is 65000, the largest recorded there, and released with the deed is a 150000 mortgage securing the water company's bonds.
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Windfield
Old Waterworks Company
Winfield
New Stock Yards At Emporia Begin Work
Work started at Emporia on the New Santa Fe stock yards projected to cost 60000 dollars. The facility will be among the largest and most modern systems of its kind when completed.
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Emporia
Santa Fe
Brown County Land Reaches 200 Per Acre Near Hiawatha
Brown County land hits the 200 an acre mark with Ben Jones purchasing 40 acres for 8000. Cherokee Schools cost 53091.27 for 1905 08 with 221 teachers and an average 1.87 per pupil. Pupil count ages 5 to 21 totals 12500. Prof Arthur Boynton named special census agent for 1910 by Washington bureau. will join board after summer school.
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Brown County
Brown Country
Hiawatha
Ben Jones
Cherokee County
Holt
Kansan
Arthur Boynton
Economics
University of Kansas
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Boynton
Fatal Fire Injures Lina Plancker in East Mineral
Lina Plancker a 12 year old girl and only child of Mr and Mrs Plancker of East Mineral was fatally burned while attempting to start a coal oil fire in a took stove with a two gallon can of coal oil. The oil flashed and exploded causing deadly injuries. Postal Delivery for Fredonia Begins with three carriers and 12 collection boxes after a year of receipts. Oakland businessmen form Commercial Club to boost community and activities.
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Lina
Fredonia
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Yeats
Paola
W. C Potts
F. L. Miller
Christian Endeavor Society of
Kannas
C. N. Roth
South
Lawrence
Chris Usanee
Mer
BS Shewcraft
Querbrook
Nicholas G. Bird
Mise Berths
Mooty
Topeka
Mise Beasle Slade
Kannan Guy
Minnie Ose
Prof
Hi. Iranahan
H. T. Peters
Leavenworth
C. H. Kate
Ante Lasley
Lyons
Electric Lght Company of
J. J. Myler
Larned
Myler
Riley County
Gstreret
Oakland
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