World News Roundup From National Capitol and Beyond
A sweeping 1909 era digest reports August crop prospects higher than last year and above the ten year average. It cites government land designations in Montana, a European waterways study mission, and a Missouri Pacific charter grant. Taft endorses irrigation goals while Kansas addresses bank guaranty law and osteopathy gains state licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate Committee On Irrigation
Wilson
Montana
Missouri River
Fort Benton
Joint Congressional Commission On Waterways
Europe
Congress
Bureau of Statistics
Busking Bee at Kansas City fair attracts farmers
Missouri notes report on a Kansas City fair set for the week of October 3 under Priests of Pallas. Busking contests with daily prizes lead to a final race for a cash award over 100. An old-fashioned barn dance and square dances will entertain attendees.
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Husking Bess
Kansas
Kansas City
Pallas
Southwest
Macon Sets Precedent With Free Picnic And Park Day
Macon established a lasting precedent by hosting a free farmers picnic and entertainment for families. Visitors enjoyed free rides, meals, and activities for about 1,000 people with no costs charged. Separately, Capt. W A Collins of Company D, Second Missouri National Guard, must repay one day’s pay due to an payroll error from the Nevada encampment.
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Macon
Park Lake
W .A. Collins
Second Regiment
National Guard of
Missouri
Frank M. Rumbold
Camp Hadley
Nevada
Adjutant General's Office
Adjutant General’s Office
Boys In Blue
Rumbold
Real estate push urged for Ozark region by Cassville paper
The Cassville Republican urges more real estate promotion of Southwest Missouri as land investors flock to arid pasture near Texas and New Mexico. Vernon County records a major 960 acre Bruce Farm sale in Drywood township, traded by W. S. Hale & Co. of Nevada to W. F. Howard of East Lynne for Marshall goods and other property, fetching about 60 dollars per acre in a deal totaling around 57 600 dollars.
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Ozark
Cassville Republican
Missouri
Texas
New
Old Mexico
Vernon County
W. 8. Hale & Co
Nevada
Bruce
Drywood Township
W. F. Howard
East Lynne
Marshall, Mo
No Clabber There In Country Milk Claim Sparks Gentry County Debate
A Gentry county man countered Arthur Aull by insisting that the country holds rich cream and milk, not clabber as city folk suppose. He noted private ice houses are common among farmers and that heat, light, and water plants are not scarce.
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Gentry County
Arthur Aull
Des Moines Woman Wins National Womans Relief Corps Post
Mrs. Jennie L. Berry of Des Moines Iowa was elected national president of the Womans Relief Corps after three ballots defeating Belle Harris of Kansas. Other officers named include W M Sostaph Ogden Utah senior vice commander Alfred Beers Bristol Conn and surgeon general H Lemon Lawrence Kansas.
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Grand Army of the Republic
William A. Ketcham
Indiana
Jennie L. Berry
Des Moines
Iowa
Womans Relief Corps
Belle Harris
Kansas
Grand Army
van Sant
W. M. Sostaph
Ogden
Utah
Alfred Beers
Bristol
Conn
W. H. Lemon
Lawrence
Chinese note to powers defends Antung-Mukden line
Brussels reports China's August 11 circular to the powers defending its stance on the Antung Mukden railroad. China says Japan acts strategically not economically and has pursued aggressive rights in South Manchuria beyond existing treaties.
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Brussels
Chinese Board of Farm Affairs
China
Antung-Mukden
Japan
Manchuria
Thaw Found Sane by Mills and Returned to Matteawan
In White Plains New York Justice Isaac N Mills ruled that Harry K Thaw remains insane and should be sent back to Matteawan the criminal insane asylum Thaw offered no sustained objections during a three week hearing The decision also suggests restoring limited privileges Thaws mother should receive favorable consideration when visiting him
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White Plains
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Isaac N. Mills
Stanford White
Matteawan
Thaw
Postmistress as a Detective Nets Teen Robbery Suspect
After a seven week chase Mrs. P L Evans postmistress of Elsie Stone county caused the arrest of Archie Parks 17 at his Joplin home on a charge of robbing the post office she oversees It is alleged the boy secured 15 cents worth of stamps.
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P. L. Evans
Elsie
Stone County
Archie Parks
Joplin
Preparing for New Gun Law in St Louis
Chief Creecy issues general order to police captains and the detective bureau to strictly enforce the new state law making concealed weapons a felony. Dealers who sell deadly weapons to minors face penitentiary terms. those who display weapons in show windows incur a $50 fine and six months imprisonment.
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Creecy
St. Louis
Detective Bureau
Militia Hauling Test Targets Rail Line Agent
In Topeka Kansas a warrant was issued for M J Gardner city ticket agent of the Union Pacific road to enforce the state law requiring railroads to haul Kansas militiamen for one cent a mile. John Dawson attorney for the railroad board brought the action alleging violation of the law.
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Kansas
Topeka
John Dawson
Railroad Board
M. J. Gardner
Union Pacific Road
Bargain Sale Chaos Wounds Five Women at 10 Cent Store
Five women were badly crushed and fainted during a bargain sale at a 10 cent store in St. Joseph. Police hurried them out and they were driven home by carriages. A large plate glass window was shattered by the crowd.
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St. Joseph
Seek Oil Prospect in Centralia as 3x thousand Raised
Public meeting in Centralia raised three thousand dollars to sink a gas and oil well. Eleven directors were elected as formation proceeds and work will begin soon. St. Joseph to vote on charter September 7 with initiative and referendum among changes.
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Centralia
St. Joseph
Resignation of Mines School Official in Rolla
J A De La Vergne Jr secretary and registrar at the School of Mines and Metallurgy in Rolla resigns effective September 1 1909. Edward Kahlbaum of St Louis is expected to be elected secretary and registrar. De La Vergne succeeded Charles L Woolls in September 1908 and has returned to Denver Colorado.
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School of Mines
J. A. de la Vergne, Jr
School of Mines and Metallurgy
Rolla
Edward Kahlbaum
St. Louis
Mr. de la Bergne
Charles L. Woolls
Denver
Col
Land Company Accused of Mail Fraud and Lottery Tactics
A fraud order has been issued against the San Luis Valley Land and Irrigation Company of Kansas City alleging a scheme to obtain money through the mails by false pretenses and that the operation resembles running a lottery. In Washington, extra tariff session costs are estimated around 500000, with House mileage at 154000 and Senate at 47000.
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Jackson
Kansas
Bankers’ Deposit Surety Company
Interior
Ballinger
National Irrigation Congress
Spokane
Pardee
California
Roosevelt
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Charter Board of Kansas
University of Kansas
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake City
Site Historical Society
Wisconsin
Jean Nicolet
Armour-Swift-Burlington
Missouri River
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Atchison, Kan
First National Bank
Fort Scott
Kan
Veterans of the Foreign Service
Army of the Philippines
Pittsburg
Federation of American Motor Cyclists
Indianapolis
Ind
Cleveland
Georgia
House
Senate
Manmus
J. N. Dalley
Mark Talley
Eighth District
Federation of Women's Clubs of Kansas
Wichita
National Jeweler’s Association
Omaha
Neb
Metas. Me Robinson
Salina
Saline County
Dawson River Motor Company
Dawson
Washington, D. C
San Luis Valley Land and Irrigation Company
Commerce Building
Hitchcock
United States
Congress
Minister Wu Recalled From Washington Mission Again
Chinese Minister to the United States Wu Ting-fang is recalled from his Washington post for a second time in his diplomatic career reflecting ongoing shifts in China’s international representation to the United States and the broader diplomatic timeline surrounding his tenure.
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Washington, D. C
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Washington
To Inspect Water Supply In Southwestern Kansas
Dr Crumbine of the state board of health tours Southwestern Kansas inspecting town water supplies. He will offer suggestions for improvement.
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Topeka
Kansas
Crumbine
State Board of Health
Lower Duties For Guam Cut by Presidential Order
Washington D C generally lower duties on articles imported into Guam will prevail hereafter. The president has signed an order reducing the present tariff on the island.
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Guam
Washington, D. C
Heartfelt Sympathy Reflection on Silver Wedding Day
A wife laments that if her first husband were alive they would celebrate their silver wedding today while her current husband responds with a sorrowful pity. The brief exchange captures a poignant moment of remembrance and continued resilience after loss.
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jRusband
Lahat
Child Cured of Severe Skin Troubles by Cuticura
A Detroit mother recounts a persistent spring skin condition starting in infancy with about sixty boils on her child’s head. She details successful treatment using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, plus Resolvent, noting improvement over time and no further troubles in two years. Address and date provided. source Fuller Drug & Chem. Corp, Boston.
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Vivian
M. A. Schwerin
Spring Wells Ave
Detroit
Mich
Fuller Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Bostom
Bearded Bruce Bust Sparks City Debate in Scotland
A public building under construction in a western Scottish town features a bust of The Bruce. A bailie heckles the sculptor about the beard, but the artist responds that the wind is blowing up the street.
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Scotland
the Bruce
Bailie
Praise for American Woman and Defiance Starch
Alfred East extols American women as charming and capable, attributes it to the education system. He notes the summer surge in fine white goods increases starch choice. Defiance Starch is touted as chemical-free and safe for delicate fabrics with strong stiffness requiring less product for a perfect finish.
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Alfred East
Comet Publicity Sparks Quip on Speed Laws
A reader comic exchange shows a husband reading about a comet approaching Earth at a million miles per minute and a wife joking about enforcing speed laws, reflecting lighthearted public curiosity.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad and Tobacco Claim
A vintage ad promoting Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes with a 2 oz package priced at five cents. Also includes a tobacco claim for Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a proverb about motives versus money, urging readers to tell the dealer what they want.
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Lewis
Costa
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