The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-03-26

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the woman a full bottle of the drug.
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Highwaymen operating at Highland
Falls, N. Y, along the West Shore
railroad held up one man, robbed him
and slashed his throat and later en-.
tered the railroad station there, shot
and killed the night telegraph operator
and escaped with small sum.
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Alleged demands of land owners for
children to work on Southwestern
tenant farms was testified to at the
federal commission on industrial re-
lations land hearing by Patrick Maggie,
an attorney OF Kingfisher, Ok, editor
of the Tenant Farmer.
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The United States court OF appeals
at San Francisco has upheld the de.
cision of the lower court in sentenc-
ing Maury Digs and F. Drew Cant.
netti to Imprisonment on McNeil's Is
land. following their conviction on
white slavery charges.
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A campaign to obtain 100000 in
Chicago for the relief OF Jews in the
European war zone has been started.
Three million OF the six million Jews
in Poland and Galicia are homeless
and starving, according to statement
by the relief committee.
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The home of Mayor Daniel Herr
mann of Gutenberg, N. j., a suburb,
was wrecked recently by the explos-
ion of bomb. A hole was torn in
the wall Of the house, windows we're
broken and the entire community was
awakened. No one was injured.
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Suits for 81 500 damages have been
filed against E. w. Knowlton of Pasa-
dena, Cal, owner of an educated
chimpanzee. Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Lind
ley allege that the animal escaped
March II, 1914, from the Knowlton
home, Travelled two miles, entered their
home and threw their son Milton, 10
years old, against a bed, disabling him
for life.
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Five Chicago nurses left for New
York recently to sail for Kief, Russia,
for services in military hospitals.
They will be under the leadership of
DR.. Edward H Egbert and DR.. Philip
Newton of Washington, who have been
made generals in the Russian army.
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The bitter fight which has centered
about Judge Ben Lindsey of the juve.
nile court for years is to have a COM
plete airing. That is the assurance
from District Attorney John A. Rush.
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William Hume, 40 years old, book
keeper in the Traders State Bank at
Arkansas City, is missing and the
bank officials report shortage
amounting to $4,000 and possibly $780,
900. Ross Hayden, cashier, tried to
get into the safe and found the COM
changed and the time lock
tempered with, one morning recently.
Hume did not show up for work.
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Billy Sunday is not wanted at Cor
nell university according to a recent
editorial in the Cornell Sun, student
newspaper 1t said: He gains his
effects by arousing the hysterical emo.
lions of his hearers, His propaganda
has no place in an institution dedicat. !
ed to reason and clear thinking"
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A kings ransom in jewels emblaz.
oning ancient ecclesiastical robes,
have been brought to New York from
The City of Mexico by priest who |
valued them to customhouse authori.
ties at 100000. The jewels have lain
in the vaults OF the Cathedral of Mex
co more than three centuries.
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Crooked politicians at Terre Haute, |
md, voted the names of hundreds of
men long dead and borrowed registra-
ion lists from other towns, according
10 testimony being brought out at the
ederal court trial at Indianapolis.
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All Russian reservists in Washing
on, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Mon.
ana and Alaska have been ordered
home to join the colors, in an order
ssued by Nicholas Bogicavlensky, |
Russian consul general at Seattle.
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The Liberty Bells suffering from an |
ncurable organic disease. The crack
which originally was confined to its |
side has run along its shoulder so that |
half the bell hangs only by a slim
support. The crack has grown an
inch and quarter within the last
eight years.
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Foreign Affairs.