Missouri July motor crashes total 523 with 802 injuries
Missouri July motor vehicle reports show 523 accidents, 802 casualties, and a June to July rise due to increased travel. St Louis had 88 accidents, Kansas City 25, other towns 53, state highways 219, county roads 88. 28 killed or died, 745 injured but not fatally.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
E. J. McGrew
State Highway Commission
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fulton
Helen Pritts
J. B. Britts
Callaway County
Sedalia
Miss Britts
St. Eunice
Edward Lewis
Arkansas
Tucker
Lewis
Liberty
Poplar Bluff
Ida Britton
Britton
Gailty
Carl Benson
Harry T. McConnell
Fred Harvey
Benson
McConnell
Millard Abel
Butler
Robert Bumpus Morris
Harrisonville
Cass County
Morris
Monroeville
Ala
United States
St. Joseph
William Yoho
Farl Jague
Carl Luellen
Caldwell County
Jaiil
Kingston
Gregory
Pettis County
Ferrelview
Smithville
Roy L. Boyle
Boyle
Fenmore
J. P. Saylor
Chillicothe
Tribune
Man Walks Away From Car Collision Apologizing
Frank Bruce, knocked down and bruised by a car in Kansas City, calmly rose, smiling, and told the driver, It was all my fault. He apologized before walkng away.
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Kansas City
Frank Bruce
Bruce
Jealousy of Sons Motive for Murder
Syracuse resident Agostino Izzo confessed that jealousy of his grown sons drove him to kill his wife with a hammer in their cellar. He hid the body in a four foot box, hauled it to a lakeshore grave, and later suffered from guilt and insomnia after the crime.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Agostino Izzo
Lake Onondaga
Izzo
Detroit
Angelo Cannata
Plot to Steal Toll Funds Foiled at Leavenworth Prison
Warden W. I. Biddle disclosed a conspiracy in the federal penitentiary to defraud the government of about $150000. Prisoner Jesse L. Greer forged invoices and altered bills to charge long distance calls to the warden and a Denver firm. George F. Ames, paroled this month, cashed a $790.91 check at a Denver bank.
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Avenworth
Kan
Congress
Federal
W. I. Biddle
Jesse L. Greer
Colorado
St. Louis
Greer
Denver
George F. Ames
Robs Police Station of Drugs on Display
A theft at New York police headquarters stole morphine and cocaine valued at $1,000 from a display case in Captain Henry Scherb’s narcotics office. The thief left no clues and did not disturb jewel encrusted pipes, lamps, or other real pieces in the adjacent cases.
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New York
Henry Scherb
Scherb
McLaughlin
Boy With Play Pistol Captures Two Burglars
A Kansas City boy and a companion stopped two burglars who entered a South Side home. John Smith, a high school student, confronted the pair and captured them after shouting Stop or I will blow your heads off. He used a blank revolver as a deterrent.
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Kansas City
John Smith
John
Dairy Barn and Implement House That Saves Labor and Expense
William A. Radford outlines a combined farm building plan featuring a gambrel dairy horse barn 36 by 42 feet and a 36 by 24 foot implement shed. The design emphasizes labor saving through separated horse and cow areas, central feed and litter alleys, overhead carriers, and a front hay chute for efficient daily operations.
Plan for certified appraisals to curb speculative building
A World’s Work article proposes using appraisals from real estate boards as a financing base to curb speculation in building. The plan would protect investors in real estate mortgages by providing definite guidance on investment safety and conservatism, stabilizing the market.
Entrance Light Gives Character to a Well-Wired Home
The entrance with side electric lights greets visitors and expresses the owner's personality. Adequate wiring enables lamps to cast rays that extend the home's perceived reach and charm.
Fungi Blown About by Wind Cause Wood Decay
The article explains how oxygen aided fungi rot timber by feeding on starch and cells. It notes fungi release billions of spores carried by insects and wind, making wood decay common wherever timber is exposed.
Large Room Decorating Requires Careful Pattern Choice
The article advises using large pattern materials only for spacious rooms and sparingly to avoid visual fatigue. It notes large designs are not bad but demand skill in selection, while small patterns are deemed safer.
Mahomet and the rise of Islam in the seventh century
An overview of Muhammad’s early life in Mecca, his epileptic fits, and the birth of Islam. The article traces his flight to Medina, the spread of his doctrines, the first holy war, and the expansion of the caliphate across the Eastern Mediterranean to Spain, framing Islam as a formidable, enduring force.
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Mahomet
Arabia
Greece
Persia
Alah
Allah
Mecca
Gabriel
Medina
Egypt
Syria
Palestine
Asia Minor
Eastern Empire
Constantinople
Spain
Adriatic
Europe
Lord Kitchener
Wife’s recovery tales boost Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Mrs J F Gage in Brownwood Texas credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after illness. Her husband cared for the family while she recovered and she reports using twelve bottles left her feeling like a new woman. She urges other women to try the remedy.
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J. F. Gage
Lydia E. Pinkham
Car race tragedy sparks motive questions
A racing incident yesterday involved Saunders and Jones. Saunders claims a locomotive motive behind the wreck, leaving Sanderson to question the reasons connecting the event.
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Sanderson
Saunders—A
Advertisement Notes on Fabrics and Laundry Chews
The item advertises doubling fabric prices due to war and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry to extend wear. It includes generic quotes from Pilpay and Winthrop about patriotism. It lists grocers and displays moral aphorisms.
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Missouri News Nuggets
Loren Thomas
Hannan
Frisco
Sherman Dunlap
Christian Brothers
Ellington
Ernest W. Price
Highway No. 21
Abow
Here
Leavenworth
William A. Radford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Fresh Inter
DoxoTaut
Dodd, Mead & Company
Winslow
Saunders—Jones
Pilpay
Winthrop
DrScholl
Haarlem
Saas
Vy Parker
Hiscox
Mitchell
Hall & Ruckel
New York City
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