Scott County Rejects 20 Cent Stock Bid Plan
A Scott County meeting unanimous ly opposed EB F Jordan of Omaha Nebraska bid at twenty cents on the dollar for stock issued to the county by the D M A Railway in exchange for bonds. The board will test stock value and pursue legal options to confirm its value and validity. Weather May records show May wind at 7 783 miles and 7 59 inches precipitation, lowest May temp 23 6 degrees. A lightning strike killed Lennie Hollister and his horse near Mastin, injuring others. Memorial Hall plans gain support with $5 000 gift and others pledging funds. An interurban line from Wichita to Newton via Burton Valley Center and Sedgwick planned with $100 700 subscription. possible Wichita Winfield link. Western Kansas league talk includes Ellis Plainville Wakeeney Gove City Oakley Colby Hoxie Hill City. Southwestern College receives $30 000 gift from James Richardson for new administration building. Frankfort Commercial Club forms with J A Witmer president. A Buff Wrandette cockrel seriously injures Leavenworth child. McPherson County population up about 300. Lindsborg leads gains. Wichita remains dry. liquor sales halted by enforcement.
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Scott County
Board of County Commissioners
Court House
EB. F. Jordan
Omaha
Neb
D. M. & A Railway Company
Missouri Pacific Railway
Jordan
Southwestern College
Winfield
Mossman
James Richardson
McPherson County
Wheat sale contracts and militia news at Fort Riley
The Hogan Milling Co of Junction City will pay Charles Wahle 41.44 per bushel for all the wheat from his 400 acre Kansas Falls farm this year, expect yield about 30 bushels per acre. J W Boller sold 180 acres to Tyler Milling at 1 per bushel. The Kansas National Guard will camp at Fort Riley late August with Governor’s Day set for August 21, to honor Gov. Stubbs and staff. A committee led by Capt Hamilton, Maj Hudson and Capt O Connor plans entertainment. Odd Fellows of Kansas elect officers for the coming year with Grand Warden Charles Lilley, Grand Treasurer H C Stevens, Grand Secretary Will J Russell, Grand Master C M Cole Philipsburg.
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Junction City
Hogan Milling Company
City
Charles Wahle
Kansas Falls
Wahie
J. W. Boller
Tyler Milling Company
Kansas
Riley
Kansas National Guard
Fort Riley
Stubbs
Clad Hamilton
Topeka
Andrew Hudson
Chanute
O'Connor
Winfield
O. F
Odd Fellows of
Charles # Lilley
Wichita
H. C. Stevens
Will J. Russell
Kansas City
C. M. Cole Philipsburs
Three Hurt in Explosion at Cudahy Refinery
Three men were badly injured in a natural gas explosion in a furnace at the Cudahy refinery in Caffeyville. One man suffered a broken arm and severe cuts while others sustained injuries believed to be internal. Also reported are market notes on a yearling steer sale at Wichita and other local items.
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Cudahy
Caffeyville
Wichita Manufactured Products Valuation Soars in 1909
Wichita shows a rise in manufactured goods value from March 1, 1908 to March 1, 1909, with total assessed worth of 7.59 million rising to 19.24 million, reflecting a substantial growth of about 11.65 million in the period.
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Wichita
Wanamaker proposes giant Indian statue in New York harbor
Rodman Wanamaker suggests a bronze colossal Indian statue with arm raised as a greeting to all nations to stand equal in size to the Statue of Liberty. Gen Miles Forter and Maj Gen Weed back the idea, deeming it a memorial to a fading race. Wanamaker emphasizes slow development and gauges public sentiment on the red man. Wanamaker, son of John Wanamaker, has earned French honors as a Chevalier in the Legion of Honor.
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Philadelphia
Liberty
New York Harbor
Rodman Wanamaker
Miles
Harlace Forter
Leonard Weed
New World
Mr. Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Nc Ve
France
French Republic
New Battlefield Statue Unveiled at Petersburg Fort Mahone
The Pennsylvania battlefield commission unveiled a monument at Fort Mahone Petersburg to honor Third division Ninth Army Corps dead in the Petersburg siege and Gen Hartranft. President Taft and distinguished guests observed the event as a mounted escort conveyed him to the city. Lunch followed at the Bolling mansion where Lincoln once met Grant.
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Petersburg
Battlefield Commission of Pennsylvania
Ninth Army
Army of the Potomac
Fort Mahone
Taft
Pennsylvania
Hartranft
Army of
Potomac
Dinwiddle
Prince George
Bolling
Center Hill
Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Surprised Bishop Receives Unclear Letter Superscription
A London Chronicle note recounts a letter handling confusion over a sender’s signature Kenneth A and L. Esq. The bishop of Argyll and the Isles was surprised by the pairing and the uncertain addressee in the reply.
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Shround
Kenneth A & L
Kenneth A. & L. Esq
Argyll and the Iles
London Chronicle
Burdens Lifted From Bent Backs
A testimonial states a bad back and severe pains were relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. The speaker notes rapid improvement and full recovery after use. Pills cost 50 cents a box, sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Pity for the Toiler and Oddities of Everyday Life
A collage of quotes and ads depicts wage struggle and social commentary. It highlights inflation fears, bluff at social status, foot powder marketing, starch improvements, public health funding for trachoma, a Chicago baseball scene involving umpire Hurst, and assorted consumer notices from Red Cross cleaning products to apparel and household ads.
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Chicago
Comiskey
White Sox
Hurst
Everybody's Magazine
Mercy Hospital adds ten beds and calls for seven nurses
Mercy Hospital in Kansas City announces the opening of its new ten bed addition on May 1. It seeks seven more nurses to train for private or institutional patients, offering a pleasant home at the hospital and convenient access to seven nearby churches. Cor. Sec., 21 Clinton Place, Kansas City, Mo.
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Bmercy Hospital
Clinton Place
Kansas City
Not Hard to Please and Other Odds and Ends
A fragment mix of humorous dialogue about romance and social stereotypes. It includes a boarding house exchange, a satire on women and hats, a stray note on Japanese mercantile navy figures, an ad for Castoria and Marine Eye Remedy, a moral quip about cautious men, and a line about red cross candy and card party fare.
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Mastin
Johnson County
Lennie
Mr. Hollister
Memorial Hall
State University
N. Simpson
Kan
Simpson
University
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Hutchinson
Newton
Burton
Valley Center
Sedgwick
Arkansas City
Western
F. W. Irwin
Oakley
Ed Parble
Plainville
Ellis
Wakeeney
Gove City
Colby
Hoxle
Hill City
Frankfort
Wels
Opera House
J. A. Witmer
F. M. Hartman
Frankfort Daily Index
J. R. Barrett
Barrett & Wasmer
Flord
J. A. Bush
Leavenworth
McPherson Co
Lindsborg
Yearling Steel
L. E Dodson
Belmont Sok
Abilene
Edwin Wilcox
Millspaugh
Henry Ellison
Atchison
State Senate
H. A. Billings
Marion
Billings
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August Jonker
Norwich
Kansas Colony
Washington
Josephine Grobery
Grobery
L. G. Grobery
E. H. Madison
Galena
Gothamarbor
New Battlefield
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Allen
Sirius Barker
Congress
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
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Howard Bros. Budalo
Ss. Y
Red Cross
Japanese Mercantile Marine
Mercantile Marine
Japan
Muse
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Sr Taree
Pacnage
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Guar
Dr.d.jayne
Thompson
Ailee
Asc
Allen S. Olmsted
LE Roy
N, Y
Lew Ewis
THE
Paxtok Toilet CO. Boste
Velie
Lmby
Libby
Canada
Comessondence National Sitiortalt Association of Anges
Crawfaed
Haxees City
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