World at a Glance Best of the News
A snapshot of diverse items from across the U S and world. Highlights include nitroglycerin charges in a Red Fork Bank robbery attempt, McDonald shot by robbers in Butte, Mo, road contracts in Lexington Mo, and platinum found near Mountain Park Ok.
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Red Fork
Grant County
Kaw
Garden City
Peter McDonald
Butte
Mont
Lexington, Mo
Wichita Mountains
Mountain Park
Jopline
Chilhowee
Hannnibal
Osage City
Kan
Elmer Reimer
Boston
United States
Moffat
Denver
Chicago
Pasadena
Calders
Boy Scout Movement
National Drainage Congress
New Orleans
Missouri
Coffeyville
California
Armour Packing Company
Fargo
N. C
Langtry
Tex
First Methodist Church of
Wichita
Fifteen Thousand Suffragists to Parade in New York
A sequence of brief items notes a May 4 suffrage parade in New York by fifteen thousand demonstrators, a moving picture incident in Atchison Kansas for unsafe conditions, and various local events including fires, oil drilling, and wage strikes across several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atchison
Kan
Timothy Hay
A Chamber of Commerce
Arizona
P.H. Chields
St. Joseph
Belleville
Pettis County
Kansas
Modern
Woodmen of America
Roxbury Carpet Company
Boston
Samuel Simms
Thomas J. Griffin
Savannah
Thomas
Vast World News Tumbles From A Busy Year
A sweeping foreign affairs roundup notes a volcanic eruption in Chiriqui Park near Bocas Del Toro killing thousands and destroying villages in Honduras. It reports a Mexican court-martial and execution, railway work resuming, and widespread political and social upheavals across Americas and Europe.
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Chiriqui Park
Bocas del Toro
Honduras
Thomas Fountain
Las Cruces
N. M
Parral
Mex
Canadian’ Northern Railway
1. W. Wz
Marquis of Stafford
London
Eileen Butler
Earl of Lanesborough
Kaiser
England
Lord Lonsdale
Titanic
Southampton
New York
Nile River
Egypt
Philander C. Knox
Kingston
Jamaica
Washington
Salazar
Berlin
Austria- Hungary
Philippe Marius Crozier
Paris
Sebastian Mier
France
Springfield Votes Bonds For City Improvements
Missouri notice reports Frisco main line disruption from floods with limited service Kansas City to Springfield local trains only. Memphis line halted. Terrell Arkansas accessible for passengers. Springfield bond issues totaling 170000 approved for sewer, fire department and streets. city hall bond 100000 and park bond 20000 failed to reach two thirds.
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Frisco
Kansas City
Memphis
Springfield
Terrell
Ark
Fraud in Soldier Claims Conspiracy Arrests Noted in Springfield
A federal grand jury indicts William Chinn Thomas A Wakefield and Lon Wakefield W E Blanton and Charles Dando Springfield realty dealers on conspiracy charges in the sale of old soldiers claims They posted bonds to await the next term of court and will stand trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Chinn
Thomas A. Wakefield
Lon Wakefield
W. E. Blanton
Charles Dando
Springfield Realty
United States District Court
Saline County Cattle Feeders organize stock subscriptions
The Saline County Cattle Feeders Association met at Marshall to appoint a committee to solicit subscriptions for stock in a livestock commission firm to be organized at the national stock yards in East St. Louis under Missouri feeder state control. Over $2,500 of stock was subscribed.
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Saline County Catte Feeders’ Association
Marshall
Livestock Commission
National’ Stock Yards
East St.Louis
Missouri
Montgomery Cattle Men Organize in Montgomery County
Prominent stockmen met at the courthouse in Montgomery to form the Montgomery County Live Stock association and affiliate with the State Live Stock association with headquarters at Columbia They also subscribed for stock in the Missouri Live Stock Commission company recently organized at Mexico
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Montgomery
Court House
Montgomery County Live Stock Association
State Live Stock Association
Columbia
Missouri Live Stock Commission Company
Mexico
Pioneer Missouri Judge Dead At Springfield Hotel
W. D. Hubbard 72 a Civil War veteran and early frontier circuit judge was found dead in his Springfield hotel apartments. He presided over many border land disputes and several Bald Knobber trials.
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Missouri
W. D. Hubbard
Springfield
Hubbard
Derailment Hits Train No 2 Near Barretts Station
Six cars on Missouri Pacific train No 2 eastbound from Kansas City derailed at a curve near Barretts station in St. Louis county. Three of the cars were passenger coaches carrying more than 150 people. The train traveled about 50 miles per hour. Five passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Barrett's Station
St.Louis County
Miner Kills Woman Then Shoots Self in Webb City
Ray Turpin a Webb City miner killed Mrs May McCoy in a jealous attack firing three bullets into her body and then slit her throat with a razor. He then turned the gun on himself firing a final shot into his own head.
Wife Slashes Throat in Desperate Act
Mrs. Charles Monsees of Smithton, wife of a noted farmer and stockman, attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor while brooding over ill health, and died from the injuries.
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David Beach
New York
Chicago
K. W. Pohlman
Seattle
Wash
Lee Hammond
Miss Moisant
Cal. Rodgers
Col Roosevelt
Virginia
Walter L. Dean
Xenia
Wickersham
Newell Sanders
Chattanooga
Robert L. Taylor
Frank Law
Thomas Sutton
U. S
Came
Paducah
Charles
Monsees
Smithton
Paul Bickford
South Bend
Ind
J. Fairchild
Charles Monsees
Pioneer Killed by Fall During Roof Repair
Reece Sewell a 60 year old Brown County resident of 40 years fell from his Fairview home while repairing the roof and suffered a broken neck. He died three hours after the accident.
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Reece Sewell
Brown County
Fairview
J. H. Bothwell Rallies After Sedalia Hospital Surgery
John Homer Bothwell, a candidate for governor, has rallied well after an operation at a Sedalia hospital and his early recovery is expected.
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J. H. Bothwell
John Homer Bothwell
Sedalia
Joplin Women Fall Short in City Election Rally
The first time women voted in Joplin, they supported two school board candidates but were defeated. Despite the loss, they remain committed to suffrage and plan to push for statewide action.
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Joplin
Seven Saved From Night Fire At St. Joseph Store
Firemen carried P. H. Shields, a local grocer, and six family members from flames in their grocery store below their home. Overcome by smoke, the family slept through the blaze until rescue involved ladders and night clothes.
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P. H. Shields
St. Joseph
Columbia Clubs Go Dry Following Court Ruling
Bars linked to Columbia clubs closed voluntarily after the Kansas court of appeals ruled that sales by clubs in dry territory violate the local option law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Colu
Kansas Cay Court of Appeals
Pleasant Hill Votes for New Water System
Pleasant Hill approved funds for a new water system to be installed this summer amid celebration and cheers as the tally was announced. The decision marks a milestone for local infrastructure with everyone expressing joy.
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Pleasant Hill
uy_ ees
350000 Passengers Feted by Kansas City Street Railway Easter
The Metropolitan Street Railway Company of Kansas City collected fares from 350000 passengers Easter Sunday as bright weather drew most of the city to use street cars.
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Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
Kansas City
No Katy Shut Down for Sedalia Shops
W A Mitchell master car builder for the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway reports the management has made additional appropriations for Sedalia shops for April May and June. There will be no suspension of work during these months as in prior years.
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Katy
W. A. Mitchell
Missouri, Kansas &Texas Railway
Sedalia
College President Resigns at Fulton Synodical
Miss Mary Lee Allison, three years president of Synodical College at Fulton, resigned at a board meeting and the resignation was accepted. No successor will be appointed, but a woman principal will be secured to lead the schools educational work.
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Mary Lee Allison
Synodical College At
Fulton
Missouri apple crop to surge while other fruits lag
Professor W L Howard of the University of Missouri horticultural department says Missouri will see a unusually large apple crop this year while yields of other fruits will be scarce.
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Missouri
W. L. Howard
Horticultural Department
University of Missouri
Oil Firms Suspend Missouri Work After Supreme Court Ruling
Following the Missouri Supreme Court ousting of Standard Oil and Republic Oil, the Chicago office of Standard Oil ordered suspension of all improvement and extension work in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri Supreme Court
Standard Oil and
Republic Oil Company
Missouri
Chicago
Standard Oil
Methodists to Meet in Fulton Next Year
The Mexico district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church at Montgomery adjourned to meet next year at Fulton. Licenses to preach were renewed for W. L. Dudley Walter Harrison Ralph Mollner William Jeffries R. A. Kemp B. Koblitz and W. T. May.
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Fulton
Mexico District
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Montgomery
W. L. Dudley
Walter Harrison
Ralph Mollner
William Jeffries
R. A. Kemp
B. Koblitz
W. T. May
Silver Wire in His Arm From Taney County Duel
Constable Henry Lewallen of Branson bears a left arm bound with silver wire after a recent revolver duel in Taney County. The incident began when he attempted to eject a man from a dance hall. Both men exchanged two shots.
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Henry Lewallen
Branson
Taney County
Lewallen
Bible College Dean Resigns for Chicago Theology Post
Dr. Charles M. Sharpe, dean of the Bible college at Columbia, resigns as head to accept a professorship in systematic theology at the Disciples Divinity House, University of Chicago.
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Bible College
Charles M. Sharpe
The
Bible College At
Columbia
Disciples Divinity House
University of Chicago
Shriners Plan Train Pilgrimage to Imperial Council
Springfield Shriners charter a special train to Los Angeles in May for the Imperial council pilgrimage. Abou Ben Adhem temple patrol will compete for prizes.
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Shriners
Springfield
Seid Guilty of Murder in Hillsboro Verdict
Joseph Seid was found guilty of murdering Martin Hunning by a Hillsboro jury. The verdict fixes the penalty at life imprisonment.
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Seid
Joseph Seid
Martin Hunning
Hillsboro
Methodist conference opens in Wellsville with Denny sermon
The annual South Methodist conference met at Wellsville with Bishop Collins Denny delivering the opening sermon and Dr. Rollins of Nashville on the program. Delegates for this year’s meeting were selected, with four counties represented. The conference will convene next in Shelbina.
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Wellsville
Mexico District
The
Methodist Church South
Collins Denny
Rollins
Nashville, Tenn
Shelbina
Miners May Settle Dispute with Operators, Inspector Says
Robert Richards state coal mine inspector believes Southwest miners will settle with operators without trouble. He says business leaders in competitive fields will align and miners will follow their lead based on the information he has received.
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Robert Richards
Southwest
First State Song Trial Held by Columbia Glee Club
The University of Missouri Glee Club will sing four tunes chosen by the state song committee. Columbia will vote on the new state song after the performance Thursday night in April. The audience will select the favored tune from the four options.
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Columbia
University of Missouri Glee Club
State
Editor Wallace Crossley Enters Seventh District Senate Race
Wallace Crossley editor of the War Trewsburg Daily and Weekly Star announces candidacy for state senator from the seventh district covering Johnson Cass and Lafayette counties aiming to represent the region.
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Wallace Crossley
War- Trewsburg Daily
Weekly Star
Johnson, Cass
Lafayette
Change in Missouri Faculty Sees Professor Hinton Appointed
Edward W. Hinton, a Columbia School of Law professor, is chosen by the curators to succeed Johan M Paween as Alan as the schor. Judge Lawson resigns effective with the next school year.
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Missouri
Edward W. Hinton
School of Law
Columbia
Johan M Paween
Alan
Lawson
Wherein Daddy Was Wrong
A man plans an outdoor sleeping porch project and buys an expensive saw. After trying to cut wood, he complains the tool is worthless. His son Tommy insists the saw would cut a brick, recalling a mistaken boast from earlier. The tale appears as a humorous Harper's Magazine excerpt.
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Tommy
Ted
Harper’s Magazine
Baby’s Rash Healed by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Mrs. Margaret Gunn of Roxbury Massachusetts recounts a severe widespread rash on her baby during travel in Ireland and England in 1909. Doctors failed to cure the rash, but after nine months of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the sores vanished and no scarring remained. A free sample offer is included.
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Boston
England
Ireland
Baby
Margaret Gunn
Burrell St
Roxbury
Mass
Cutlicura
Dept. L
Take a Different Route in a Pulpit Sermon Exchange
The excerpt shows Uncle Abraham urging a split path between destruction and damnation as he moves from plow to pulpit. Sister Eliza replies she may head to the woods, highlighting a local religious exchange about direction and choice.
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Abraham
Brer Abraham
Eliza
Lippincott’s
Orator Demands Order as Hall Buzzes With Interjections
A speaker at a crowded meeting asks for a point of order citing desultory chatter that drowns his words. A voice from the back heckles him, joking that little is being missed by the audience.
So You're the Chap That Makes Mud Heads
A brusque young man at a studio supper meets a famed sculptor. He jokes about making mud heads and the sculptor calmly replies that he does not make them all. The exchange highlights wit and tact in a brief social vignette.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertising Claim Seeks Scrutiny
A fragmented 19th century ad line touts Allen's Foot Ease as distributing millions of free samples annually and claims constant rising sales from its antiseptic powder for swollen feet. The garbled text references origins and address hints but lacks clear dates or places.
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Allen
Allen Imsted
Goin' Fishin' Next Summer Tale Prompted by Growcher
A man known for tall stories asks about fishing next summer. Mr. Growcher responds that if the storyteller truly caught all fish claimed last summer, there would be no reason to go fishing again. The exchange underscores humor and boastful storytelling.
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Mr. Growcher
Paxtine Antiseptic for Eyes Sold by Paxton Co
A splendid and highly recommended remedy for tired weak inflamed eyes and granulated eyelids is Paxtine Antiseptic at druggists 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Masa.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
Where Is Van Dieman's Land In The Flat Country
In this playful line a riddle about Van Dieman's Land surfaces as a joke about geography. The speaker notes the land appears on the flat of seven inches and reflects a humorous local pun.
Cold Weather Grips City in Record One Day Freeze
A sharp cold snap brings freezing temperatures and icy streets across the region in a single day. Local officials warn residents to stay indoors and take precautions as schools and businesses adjust schedules.
Stuttering Man Promotes Unclear Remedy Claim
A fragmented passage describes a man with a stutter attempting to advocate for himself and a questionable eye remedy named Pick Eye. The wording implies satire on deception and originality in boasting about success.
Why People Go to Canada
Americans travel to Canada in growing numbers via state sponsored excursions to free homesteads and affordable farm lands. The account of William Johnston in Alberta shows nine years of crop success, affordable coal, good markets for butter and eggs, milder winters, and nearby amenities, illustrating why settlers leave Minnesota for Canadian farms.
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Canada
Champ Clark
U. S. Senate
Congress
United States
William Johnston
Alexandria
Minn
Albery
Battle River
Minnesota
Poor Fellow Leg-Work and Mockery Highlighted in Debate
A dialogue snippet portrays a man with impaired movement and a biting joke about frequent leg-pulling. The remark contrasts pity for the afflicted with sharp humor about his condition, reflecting attitudes toward disability.
Garfield Tea Advocated as Natural Cure
A note promotes using Nature's herb remedy Garfield Tea as a gentler alternative to drug cathartics, reflecting a growing preference for natural wellness approaches.
Woman Silent Sufferer Faces Public Hoise
A woman who endures in silence often stirs considerable hoopla around her plight, drawing attention from neighbors and local observers to her discreet struggle.
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Brookfield
Portland
Ore
Carmen
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas Conservation Commission
New Jersey
Eastern Star Masonic
Boone
Industrial Workers of the World
San Diego
Cal
Stewart
Rowan
Coronado
New Mexico
United States Supreme Court
Paso
Juarez
St. Louis
Hapton
W. B. Hendrickson
Arnold Shanklin
Henry McCraskin
Rock Island
Ill
Ward Speerman
Topeka
Kansas Penitentiary
Jobngerree
Pittsburg
Kani
Indiana
Nebraska
Fise
BE. M. Batnter
Porto Rico
Excelsior
Nemeyen
Law
Alta
Hostetter
Educer
Wigan Birdley-Somers CO
Fifth Avenue
Richards-Conquer Hardware'co
Oklahoma City
riMmaarse
Lewis Binder
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