Missouri University tax levy and faculty appointments noted
The Missouri University seeks an eight cent tax levy per one hundred dollars assessed to stay a going concern. Missouri curators announce new professors from Johns Hopkins Cornell and Stanford with promotions in agricultural chemistry dairy husbandry entomology and economics. A women’s equality motion advances in the Methodist church and Captain Robert Berry marks 90th year in Missouri citing temperance and a Lincoln connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
D. H. Dolley
Johns Hopkins University
B. J. Durand
Cornell
T. B. Weblin
Leland Stanford University
Leonard Haseman
Cornell University
G. C. White
R. Moulton
LG. Rinkle
Woman's Foreign Missionary Convention
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Missouri Conference
General Conference
North Carolina
Methodism
Jennie Willing
Big Fox Hunt Planned In Sedalia Area
The Central Missouri Fox and Wolf Hunters association met at Sedalia and voted to hold its annual drive at Elk Lick Springs in Saline county starting the week of May 23. The plan sets the drive for the week beginning Monday May 23 at Elk Lick Springs, 19 miles northeast of Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Missouri Fox and Wolf ‘Hunters’ Association
Sedalia
Elk Lick Springs
Saline County
Central Union Fire Insurance Company Chartered in Kansas City
Kansas City's first local fire insurance company receives charter from the secretary of state in Jefferson City. It will operate as Central Union Fire Insurance Company at Kansas City with leading business men at the helm. Stock is selling rapidly and the firm plans to begin writing policies once the capital stock is paid in in the early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jefferson City
Central Union Fire Insurance Company
Central Union
More Aid for Aggies Bill Seeks Missouri Grant Increase
The Agricultural Extension Bill would provide $102,500 annually to the University of Missouri College of Agriculture and its Columbia Experiment Station plus existing congressions cash and land grants. The federal government already supplies $92,500 annually to the college. Dean F B Mumford reports pledges of support from Senator Warner Senator Stone and Representative Champ Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Government Experiment Station
Columbia
F. B. Mumford
Warner
Stone
Champ Clark
Kansas City Taxable Valuation Rises by 19 Million
Revised figures place Kansas City's total taxable valuation at 155 million 790 thousand 57 dollars, marking an increase of more than 19 million from last year. The change highlights a growing tax base for the city and implications for local revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
A Freak Egg Contest in Independence
Mrs. Ida Cook of Independence reports a peculiar hen event after reading about a tail egg. Her hen laid two eggs together with a ligament connecting them, one egg showing a white tail. the shells were soft and the ligament measured about two inches before detaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Cook
Independence
George Davidson
Youthful Slayer Sentenced to 50 Years
Arthur Wooden aged 18 was sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary for murdering George W. Smith an elderly man to rob a $615 check so he could marry his sweetheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wooden
George W. Smith
To Elect House Committees Proposed by New Jersey Insurgents
Washington report notes Representative Fowler of New Jersey pressed a rule change to elect House committees. Georgia's Mr. Hardwick urged a quorum as the subject drew attention. The plan was referred to the rules committee and would be privileged May 2, but Speaker Cannon said it must follow its regular course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Fowler
New Jersey
Hardwick
Georgia
Cannon
Two Firms Must Pay 1908 Taxes in Guthrie Case
Western Union Telegraph Company and Pullman Company lost suits in the Western District of Oklahoma. Judge John H. Cotteral dissolved injunctions and ordered tax collection over $50,000 pending possible appeals, clearing the way for state collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union Telegraph and Pullman Car Companies
Guthrie, OK
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pullman Company
John H. Cotteral
Western District of
Oklahoma
Interior Names Tree Pinchot in Muir Woods Grove
The Department of the Interior authorized naming a tree after Pinchot in the Muir Woods monument grove California at the request of the Sierra Club of San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinchot
Washington, D. C
Department of the Interior
Muirwoods Monument Grove
California
Sierra Club of
San Francisco
Death of Preston Brown, Civil War Captor, in Indiana
Preston Brown, one of the four men who captured Jefferson Davis, died in Leesburg Indiana. His action linked to the Civil War capture remains noted in local histories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Warsaw
Indiana
Preston Brown
Jefferson Davis
Leesburg
Ind
Sand Found In Stock Food Reported In Missouri
Kansas City Missouri Dr W P Cutler state dairy and food inspector said at Union depot he received information that a stock food brand was coming into Missouri by interstate shipments and that a sample analysis showed 12 percent sand He planned to prosecute in federal courts once the manufacturer is located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
W. P. Cutler
State Dairy and Food Inspector
Union Depot
Tariff and the Meat Trust Debate Sparks New Jersey Action
New York reporting notes Hudson county prosecutor Pierre P. Garven demanding tariff removal on cattle to strike at the alleged meat monopoly. He campaigns in New Jersey for punishment of monopoly members amid the tariff dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Pierre P. Garven
Hudson County
New Jersey
Knox to accompany president on western trip
Secretary Knox has accepted the president's invitation to travel with him from Washington. He will speak with the president at Buffalo on April 30 and at Pittsburg on May 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Washington, D. C
Washington
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Rogers Fortune Only 38 Million in New York Art Exhibition
In New York H. H. Rogers guides an exhibition tied to his fortune and a claim that more than 47 of the original paintings were built by him. The event centers on Rogers and the unfolding art display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glara
Ossip Midhilovitech
Plaviat
Albert Gigellon Paine
Waa
Edward Quintard
Robert Halsey
Katle
Angiila Pechorig
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Henry H. Rogers
Mr. Twain
Rogers
Bingham
New York
N. Y
H. H. Rogers
California Fig Syrup Co Product Claim Reiterated
A brief note emphasizing to purchase only genuine California Fig Syrup Co products to obtain their claimed beneficial effects, repeating the endorsement of authenticity and quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Keep Habits of the Sea in a Barroom Scene
In a New York bar near the Hudson Fulton celebration, a petty officer notes sailors smoking pipes with the bowl guarded by arched fingers to shield the light from a breeze. He calls it a force of habit as the sailor lights and continues to smoke through the open doorway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Doan's Kidney Pills Helped Woman With Painful Kidney Disease
A first person account from 808 Locust 81. S describes years of kidney pain and frequent urination. Doan's Kidney Pills gradually eased symptoms, leading to a later endorsement and claim of lasting cure. Available at all dealers, 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Charles
Bailey Yankton
Dak
Uncle Hobart’s Illness Tests Family Patience
In a family scene a physician warns the sick Uncle Hobart may recover or not while relatives contend with long strain and a drunk husband. Elsewhere a tuberculosis observance on April 24 urges clergy to promote anti spitting law enforcement to curb spreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Resinol Ointment Claims Cure for Long-Standing Scalp Trouble
Rev H C Jones of Extension La reports relief after using Resinol Salve for a scalp eruption that troubled him for 15 years. He credits the treatment and says the condition is practically cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
H. C. Jones
Extension
As a Matter of Fact Dialogue Exchange
A brief comic exchange centers on the phrase as a matter of fact. One friend chides another for overusing it, and the second replies he will avoid the expression in their talk. The light social vignette highlights polite back-and-forth banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Kerruish
Cleveland Leader
Unhappy Mrs. Doyle Questions Husband Mourning Depth
In a dialogue, Mrs. Doyle expresses doubt that her husband would wear as deep mourning for her death as he did for his first wife, while Mrs. Hoyle notes the apparent unhappiness. The exchange hints at marital strain and personal loyalties within a domestic context.
Care of a Horse's Feet and Shoeing
The text advises trimming and shoeing defective feet, with soft hooves shod and reshod every six to eight weeks in winter or when roads are rocky. Proper shedding of a horse with poor feet ensures good service, and breeding for good feet is recommended.
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Richard Roe
Chicago
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Harry Laughlin
State Normal School
Adair County
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Normal School
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Montgomery
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Nancy Hanks
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Kansas City Directory
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