Wealthy Carthage heir Sutton dies by own action in London
Algernon Trevor Sutton of Carthage, one of the town’s wealthiest residents, killed himself in London while abroad with family. An inquest verdict found death by self action while of unsound mind. He left Carthage with wife and children for a European tour and had extensive English estate income.
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Algernon Trevor Sutton
Carthage
London
Cor R’s
Sutton
England
Europe
Martha
Alice
Reginald
Italy
William
Mourned as dead returns home after thirteen months
David Webster former superintendent of City Light and Traction at Sedalia had been mourned as dead for thirteen months after disappearing in July 1913 near Warsaw Illinois. He wrote from Cheyenne August 5 stating periodic memory lapses and that he wandered while away. He worked at odd jobs and farms during his absence.
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David Webster
City Light and Traction Company Lines
Sedalia
Webster
Warsaw
Ill
Cheyenne
Wyo
Mr. Webster
Drought Threatens Central Missouri Corn Crops
The drought grips Central Missouri with drying streams and ponds. Farmers haul water, cut immature corn for silos, and watch for prairie fires as rain seems unlikely to help much. Obituaries note Charles M. Harvey, 66, and Rev. Allen Sisk’s death.
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Missouri
Missouri Declares Glanders Fight A Local Victory
Missouri reports low glanders cases with only one new case in Kansas City since January and a total of five in the state. The piece notes high horse populations, compares New York and Missouri funding for animal disease work, and credits Kansas City’s switch to sanitary watering methods for rapid improvement.
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St. City
Tans Ea Sar
Glanders
Kansas City
Missouri
New York State
New York
D.F. Lackey
D. F. Luckey
H M. Beers
Board of Public Works
Pope Pius X A Shepherd of Rome and His Reforms
A compact portrait recalls Giuseppe Sarto born 1835 in Treviso area who became Pope Pius X in 1903. It notes his modest upbringing, rapid rise in church offices, election on the sixth ballot, and marked reforms to church governance music and catechism. He opposed advanced social changes and led a simple, direct leadership style.
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Pope
Pius X
Riese
Treviso
Niccola Boccasini
Benedict XI
Sarto
Giuseppe
Joseph
Beppo
Giuseppe Sarto
Castel-France
Padua
Mons
Zinelli
Mantua
Leo XIII
Doliers
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Venice
Leo
Vatican
St. Peter’s
Roma
St. Peter
Europe
Italy
King Alfred's Force: On Astwerk awake Kaiser's Cavalry
Paris dispatches report heavy fighting in Belgium with Belgian retreat toward Antwerp after delaying German passage of the Meuse. Belgian troops praised for delaying actions and defending entrenched positions. Mulhausen retaken by French near Alsace with gains including cannons and ammunition wagons.
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King Alfred
Astwerk
Kaiser
Paris
Brussels
War Office
Antwerp
Meuse
Namur
Dinant
Neufchateau
Liege
Dyle
Belgium
Aerschot
Malines
Mulhausen
Mul
Colmar
Lorraine
Saar
Storm in St. Louis Claims Four Lives
A severe wind and electrical storm swept St. Louis causing four fatalities amid heavy rain and damage. Emergency crews responded as outages disrupted services and residents searched for safety.
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St. Louis
Rome Sister of Pope Dies From Shock After Pontiff's Death
The pope's sister Apes died from shock after the pontiff's death. She had been with her brother during his final illness and was present at his passing.
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Henry Newland
Newland
Pettis County
Rome
Apes
Head of Jeguus Dies
Rome reports the death of the head of Jeguus, causing widespread Catholic mourning. The obituary notes a lifetime of service and leadership within the church, with tributes from clergy and parishioners alike.
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Jeguus
Rome
Tornado Hits Nebraska
Tornado struck Nebraska near Lincoln causing damage as residents assess the results. A heaving storm centered sixty miles west of Lae left property and crops affected and emergency crews deployed in the affected area.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Hamvard
Lae
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A. T. Suttee
Fulton
Edward W. Grant
Callaway Bank
Grant
William Grant
Callaway County
Kentucky
Harrison Grant
James Daniel Ramey
Carterville
James
Austin
McLeod
Charles Lane
Walter Holmes
Jesse Teckemeyer
Salisbury
Charles M. Harvey
St . Louis Globe-Democrat
Harvey
John Schooey
Caplingers Mill
Sam Gilbert
Schooey
Gilbert
Stockton
Allen Sisk
New Garden Primitive Baptist Church
Excelsior Springs
Tennessee
Ray County
Old Church
Sacred Heart’ Catholic Church of Columbia
Peter Hurst Sangree
Hig
Henry Lamm
Law Library of
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John D. Bohling
Ste
É Panne Foster Lamm
Joshua M. Gibbs
General Sherman
Kenesaw Mountain
Martin Featherstone
Moberly
Uate
Saul Anes Avi
German National Alliance
Springfield
R M
U. Man
Castel-Franco
Orsini
Napoleon III
Tombolo
Father Sarto
Muthausen
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