World at a Glance Highlights From National and International News
National Capital briefs outline campaign publicity bills and prosecutions for illegal abroad trade. Taft considers Leishman for Germany ambassadorship while O'Brien would move to Rome. Maine wreck removal seeks $250000. Remson board inquiry examines benzoate soda ruling. Taylor to lead Philippine agriculture. Texas legis closes saloons 7 pm to 6 am. Kansas treasurer jailed, appeal filed. No dividend from American Tobacco. Missouri road plans stall. Choctaw Nation land grab exposed. Cleveland gas alleged mixing. Telepost offices closed. Tulsa shooting linked to pony theft. Leavenworth deputy warden appointed. Kansas AG sues Cherokee county official. KC wreck probe underway. Chicago water loss from currents. Missouri motor vehicle owners face penalties. Santa Fe rains washouts disrupt tracks. Fort Sill prisoners restricted by govt. Jewelers convention in Richmond. Texas special session for budgets. Cruce commutes death sentence to life.
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Coffee Trust
United States
Department of Justice
Taft
John G. A. Leishman
Italy
Germany
Victor, L.berger
House
Senate
Thomas J. O’brien
Japan
Rome
Leishman
Congress
Maine
Havana Harbor
Remson Board
Harvey W. Wiley
House Committee On Expenditures
Frederick W. Taylor
Colorado
The
Philippine Islands
George Neson
Texas
Dewain Coleman
Kansas
Supreme Court
American Tobacco Company
Missouri
Jefferson City
Cleveland
Ohio
Telepost Company
Tulsa
John Moran
John M. Purcell
Leavenworth
Kan
Frank H. Lemon
John Dawson
A. L. Majors
Cherokee County
Kansas City, Kan
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City
Senate committee adopts recess plan for Lorimer probe
The Senator Lorimer investigating committee approves a recess until October. The house began discussion of the cotton revision bill with a full explanation of its provisions. A 15 day reprieve was granted in the case of the contemned wife murderer William Fitzgerald at Nashville. Gov Stubbs calls a special election to replace A E Mitchell who died recently. A fire at the Mississippi hospital for the insane in Jackson damaged wards and allowed several to escape. Wisconsin derives about 71 percent of its total state taxes from corporations. A bill to bar government employment for anyone under 16 years was introduced by Wisconsin Socialist Rep Berger. Two pelagra cases were found at Oswego Kansas by Dr J Crumbine. The nation’s largest advertising organizations are represented in the Boston advertising convention.
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Lorimer
Murered
William Fitzgerald
Nashville
Tenn
Stubbs
A. E. Mitchell
Mississippi
Jackson
Wisconsin
Berger
Oswego
Kan
J. Crumbine
Kansas State Board of Health
United States
Great Britain
Boston
Meat Trade Threatened by 12000 London Dock Strike
Across foreign affairs notes a 12,000 dock laborer strike in London threatens England's meat trade amid wage disputes. The report mentions disruption to supplies as a key concern for the industry and economy.
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England
London Dock
Gen. Acevedo
Regla
Pinar del Rio
Notable Miscellany From 1900s American News
An assortment of brief items includes vaudeville actor Daniel Maak maimed by a crowd incident in San Francisco, Mayo Hospital in Rochester treating an Atchison medical case, Harriet Quimby earning a pioneering female pilot license, archer James W. Challiss returning to Atchison, Walter L. Fisher preparing an Alaska trip, Dr. S M Myers injured in a car crash near Sestout, labor leaders Gompers Morrison Mitchell given 20 days to answer contempt charges, Kansas City fire captain Carl Spillman killed by his son, Patrick Kelley elevated to peerage in Ireland, seven drowned when a ferry struck a shoal near Massena, and Oklahoma City county commissioners drafting a north–south state road plan.
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Daniel Maak
San Francisco
Alaggener
Atchison
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Waggener
Harriet Quimby
Hempstead
L. I
S. M. Myers
Kan
Sestout
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Justice Wright
Carl Spillman
Kansas City
Patrick Kelley
Ireland
King Gooren
St. Lawrence River
Massena
N. Y
Oklahoma City
Capitols Bond Plan Set for Missouri Public Work
Jefferson City officials expect the new Missouri state capitol project to be the state’s largest public work. Bonds of 500 or 1000 dollars will be issued by the fund commissioners at up to 3 percent interest, redeemable in 13 years with a right to redeem after eight years. Bonds sold only at par, with anticipated ready sale.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Board of Fund Commissioners
Socialist Mayor May Resign in Girard Kansas
Rumor says Mayor Houghton a Socialist cannot govern as the two remaining commissioners Democrat and Republican ignore him. Socialists hold his resignation in escrow, awaiting proper paperwork.
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Girard
Kansas
Houghton
Peace Treaty Marks End of War and Peace Drive
Paris reports the American initiative in unrestricted arbitration crowned by a signing treaty. The event is hailed in France as boosting world wide efforts to reduce armaments and abolish war, giving tremendous momentum to the global peace campaign.
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Paris
France
Miner Rescued to Lecture in Joplin on Buried Alive
Joseph Clary will deliver five lectures at Electric Park in Joplin Missouri on how it felt to be buried alive for 72 hours He will be paid $100 with part donated to the fund for the workers who dug him out of the White Oak mine
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Joplin
Missouri
Joseph Clary
Electric Park
Clary
White Oak
Central Route Chosen for Missouri State Highway
Missouri adopts a central route for a new state highway from St. Louis to New Florence after the state board of agriculture votes in favor. The plan covers a portion of the state and marks the first step in establishing the highway network.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
State Board of Agriculture
St. Louis
New Florence
Haiti in a Power Vacuum After Presidential Escape
Port au Prince reports Haiti without a president or organized government as the capital endures occupation by two rival revolutionary factions.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Reapportionment Bill Approved by Senate in Washington
The congressional reapportionment bill, increasing House seats to 433 with a 42 member rise and safeguards against gerrymandering, was accepted by the Senate without revision. It retains the same nominating methods for at large candidates as for governors and takes effect in under two years.
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House
Senate
Washington,d. C
House of Representative
The Snakes' Last Dance in Wetumka Oklahoma
The Snake Indians hold a two day and night feast and dance on Hickory ground in Wetumka Oklahoma. Officials expect this to be the tribe's final ceremonial gathering as they continue long celebrations with all night dancing.
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Wetumka
Oklahoma
Abbey's Body Cremated at Kingsbury Old Church
The body of American painter Edin A. Abbey was cremated in London. His ashes were buried at Kingsbury Old Church near Willesden, with Ambassador Reid sending a wreath on behalf of Abbey's native land.
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Abbey
London
Eng
Edin A. Abbey
Kingsbury Old Church
Willesden
Reid
War Department Launches Cadet Recruitment Push
Washington DC The war department begins a determined drive to recruit the maximum cadets allowed by law for the class entering the United States Military Academy near June.
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West Point
Washington, D. C
War Department
United States Military Academy
Missouri Automobile Law Sets Registration and Chauffeur Rules
Missouri adopts a new motor vehicle law effective Aug 1 requiring owners to register vehicles with the secretary of state, assign numbers and display plates, and provide annual renewals. It details fees by horsepower, duplicate certificates, and transfer notices, plus licensing for chauffeurs with a $1.50 fee and an aluminum badge.
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Secretary of State
Missouri
Secretary of State’s Office
Impact of Illimitable Ideals on Growth
A reflection on ideals as a driving force behind greatness. Belief love and pursuit of limitless ideals shape character. Their very impossibility fuels virtue and marks the path toward perpetual growth as models for future generations.
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Stopford Brooke
Changes of the Hair in Early Life and Adulthood
The text states that hair darkens about 55 percent during the first five years and a further 33 percent by age forty five. It notes the darkening is more pronounced in males than in females.
Understanding Smoking Before Meals Deemed Detrimental
The Lancet notes that smoking prior to meals desensitizes the buccal mucosa to food stimulation and dulls the olfactory and gustatory reflexes, depriving people of "appetite juice" Pawlow described.
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Pawlow
Bridge Underestimates Strain on Forth Spans
Report notes a horizontal pull of 10 000 tons on the chief spans and 100 000 tons on the bases of the Forth bridge. It claims half a dozen ironclads could be hung from the spans without undue strain.
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Forth
They Cheated at Cards in Neighborhood Poker
A young couple at a neighbor’s home accused the Halls of cheating at cards after a family poker night. They claimed the chips used matched low-cost stock items, suggesting inflated prices. The dispute centers on trust and fairness in a casual game.
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Tim
Jim
Jones’ Store
Hard Luck Tramps Debate Brains and Work
In this brief dialogue two tramps discuss the state of one man’s mind and willingness to work. One attributes brain damage to the weary tramp and questions why the other avoids labor offers by making excuses.
Generous Boyhood Trait Highlighted by Judge
A judge recalls a boy who always shared his punishment with classmates, illustrating generosity in youth. The remark underscores character as a formative trait observed in early education.
Egotist Claims Lincoln Class Status Promoting Hype
A witty Harper’s Bazaar remark mocks a person who compares himself to Abraham Lincoln and self confidently expects a promotion. The line satirizes self importance and misplaced ambition in a social setting.
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Abraham Lincoln
Harper's Bazar
You can't bet on sincerity of a man's enthusiasm
This statement argues that true enthusiasm requires financial stake, implying belief is unreliable without personal financial interest. It emphasizes that monetary involvement conditions genuine commitment and reliability of expressed zeal.
Woman's notion of a good figure shifts with body type
A reflective quote notes that a woman's view of an ideal figure varies with whether she sees herself as thick or thin, highlighting subjectivity in body image perceptions.
Lucky Mistake Postum Story From Brookline Readers
A Brookline Mass woman explains a Postum wrong delivery and how it replaced coffee in her family. She notes her three children and husband improved health and tastes, and that her coffee-taper sister also recovered after trying Postum. The letter cites Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville.
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Brookline
Mass
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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National Railway of
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Herault
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