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Robbers plunder Towanda State Bank in Kansas after blowing the safe with nitro. Sardina steamer disaster near Malta leaves almost 200 dead as flames trap passengers and crew. Meteorite strikes a barn near Muskogee killing two horses. Sheridan statue unveiled in Washington with Roosevelt and Porter as speakers. Fire drives 40 Chicago families to seek shelter in cold rain. Wireless hint from San Francisco hints at Japanese origin. Kansas Magazine to debut January 1 in Topeka or Wichita. Tornado hit Sparta Missouri. Reed Springs hotel destroyed and proprietor’s daughter killed. Riot in Perth Amboy leaves six strikers shot. two may die. Dorando Pietri wins marathon in New York by 60 yards. Arkansas tornado kills and wounds many. northwest region badly damaged. Boiler explosion on H. M. Carter at Palo Alto causes deaths and fires. Ad Dewey and Mount Desert collide. near catastrophe averted by prompt action. Sheldon files campaign contributions totaling 1655 dollars 18 cents. Taft’s brother tops with 110000. Missing government papers from Cleveland amid Standard Oil probe. Gas main explosion in Brooklyn kills many. street collapsed into a trench. Kansas state funds in Fort Scott bank secured by bonds. Holy Roller church incident results in fatal stab. Cannon vows tariff revision reflecting people’s will. speaker selection worries persist. Lynching of three Stine back brothers in Tiptonville. Inaugural preparations begin with Stellwagen chairing committee. Ohio dry vote lands in Fulton and Miami. Humes arrested in Birmingham on embezzlement charges. Chanute suit challenges new state tax law.
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Towanda State Bank
Towanda
Kan
Elderman Line
Sardina
Malta
Alexandria
Egypt
Muskogee
Phil Sheridan
Washington
Roosevelt
Gen
Porter
Chicago
San Francisco
Japan
Kansans
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas Magazine
Sparta
Christian County
Reed Springs
Perth Amboy
N. J
Dorando Pietri
Italy
John J. Hayes
New York
Madison Square Garden
Arkansas
H. M. Carter
Palo Alto
Ad Dewey
Mount Desert
New York Harbor
George R. Sheldon
Republican National Committee
Albany
N. Y
Charles P. Taft
Cincinatti
S Tandard Oil Company
Spider” McCune
Laney Thomas
Cannon
Stineback
Tiptonville
Tenn
Mr. Taft
Hitchcock
E. J. Stellwagen
Fulton
Miami
Ohio
John C. Humes
Kansas City
Birmingham
Chanute
Man
Kansas canvassing board reports national and state results
The Kansas canvassing board completed the work on the election totals. Nationally Taft led with a 35 957 plurality. The two constitutional amendments were decisively defeated. Other items include Rockefeller revealing oil profits, bank changes in Kansas City and Fort Scott, a deadly coal mine fire in Montana, a Paris station count, and various local and national political notes.
Notable deaths and political moves across the states
Luther Laffin Mills suffers paralysis. John H. Wright dies in Cambridge. David T. Beals becomes president of the National Bank of Commerce in Kansas City. Gov. Harris announces bid for Senator Foraker's seat. Gov. Cummins elected senator by Iowa legislature. E. D. McKeever to testify in Hutchinson ouster suits. Col. John C. Babcock dies in Mount Vernon. Gen. John Greene dies in Boise. Charles H. Grasty buys stake in St. Paul Dispatch. Nathan W. Hale dies in Joplin. Sydney B. Tremble shot while hunting near Mileworth. Leis Watt appointed comptroller for Fort Scott bank failure receiver.
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Luther Laffin Mills
Chicago
John H. Wright
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
David T. Beals
Union National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Kansas City
Ridgely
Harris
Uhio
Foraker
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Porter
E. D. McKeever
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Hutchinson
John C. Babcock
Army of the Potomac
Mount Vernon
N. Y
George Milton Pennoyer
J. W. Farwell Company
Wisconsin
John Greene
Boise
Ida
Charles H. Grasty
Baltimore News
St. Paul Dispatch
Nathan W. Hale
Hale Amily
Revolutionary Times
Joplin
Sydney B. Tremble
Sear Mleworth
Leis Watt
Newton
Kan
First National Bank
Fort Scott
Missouri Prison Tunnel Close to Escape Plan
State penitentiary officials uncovered a nearly finished tunnel linking the prison to the street. The conduit, feeding from a sentinel tower, was intended to enable a mass escape during dining hours. The tunnel once served as a hot water conduit before a new heating plant.
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State Penitentiary
Two Mining Accidents Claim Two Lives
In Galena area mines, Henry Sparks, brother of ex Mayor Al Sparks, died after a mill belt gave way and a pulley tore off his head while repairing a belt. James Daniels, 35, died at Mercantile No 2 when a falling roof Boulder crushed his skull, leaving a wife and four children.
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Henry Sparks
American Beauty
James Daniels
Mercantile No
Coasting Downhill Ends Badly For Local Boys
Three Mayville youths attempted a dangerous downhill ride using a stripped buggy. They removed the shafts and tied ropes to the axle ends to guide the run. The stunt proved too risky. the boys will recover but the buggy is wrecked.
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Maysville
Herald
Sedalia Plans 50th Anniversary Celebration
A Sedalia celebration movement started by the Business Men's association aims to mark the town's 50th anniversary of incorporation. The first lot sale occurred in March 1859 and Gen George Smith began Sedalia's first home the following year. the building still stands. Details of the event are not yet decided.
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Sedalia
George 3. Smith
Georgetown
Missouri Home 68 Years For Civil War Veteran
George C. Cock, 80, long time Missouri resident, died at his Kansas City home. He moved to Missouri from Tennessee in 1840 and served as a Confederate soldier under General Price, wounded at Lone Jack. He moved to Kansas City three years ago. he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding on June 9.
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Missouri
George C. Cock
Kansas City
Mr. Cock
Clinton
Tennessee
Gen. Price
Lone Jack
Mrs. Cook
Babe in Woods Suppressed for 36 Hours Found Safe
Tommie Crosby three years old son of Grosvenor Crosby a farmer five miles east of Springfield wandered away while his mother attended a funeral. After nearly 36 hours of search the child was found alive but fatigued and hungry four miles into a forest sleeping on a bed of dead leaves on a bluff overlooking a creek.
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Tommie Crosby
Grosvenor Crosby
Springfield
Progressive School Exhibit Wins Prizes at State Fair
In Mount Sinai school district near Boonville, students in a Progressive School showcase won prizes for glass and wicker work drawings and paintings. A notable piece is a grass hat frame braided into a late day shape, all created by the children.
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Mount Sinai
Boonville
Miner George Work Killed Singing Hymn at Neck City Mine
George Workman, 24, a married miner, died instantly at the Big Fly mines near Neck City when a boulder struck his head as he sang Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown. He had been unemployed for months and died with the hymn on his lips as a tub being hauled up jarred loose.
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George Workman
Big Fly
Neck City
Laughing Fatality at Bijou Theater
Robert Levy a well known St. Louis traveling man died of heart disease while attending a Bijou theater performance in St. Joseph. He was laughing with friends when a fit of laughter caused a spasm and he fell from his seat.
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Robert Levy
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Levy
Fire From Pipe Kills Mrs Hickman Near Milo
Mrs James Hickman of near Milo died in a wagon fire caused by sparks from her husband’s pipe. Hay in the wagon bed ignited and her dress caught fire, burning away her clothes before aid arrived.
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James Hickman
Milo
Former Captain Carter Aids Mexican Clay Firm
Oberlin M. Carter, once a United States engineer, now supervises the Mexico Fire Clay Company in Mexico. He declines to discuss his case, currently before the federal court of appeals in Chicago.
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O.M. Carter
Missouri
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Engineering Corps
Mexico
Mexico Fire Clay Company
Federal Court of Appeals
Chicago
Jackson County Pioneer Johnson Dies at Home
Eastern Jackson county pioneer Greenville T. Johnson died at his granddaughter Mrs. James T. Engle home in Independence after several months illness. He was known as a longtime resident and public figure in the county.
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Jackson County
Greenville T. Johnson
James T. Engle
Independence
Aged Woman Dies in West Plains Fire
Mrs. T. Y. Gossita, 70, was burned to death at her West Plains home when her clothing ignited as she sat before the fireplace.
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T. Y. Gossita
West Plains
Burglars Blow Open Safe at Versailles Depot
Burglars forced the Rock Island depot safe in Versailles using blasting powder. They rifled the money drawer and carried off less than seven dollars. No injuries reported as investigators exam the scene.
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Rock Island
Versailles
Civil War Veteran Nathan W Hale Dies in Joplin
Nathan W Hale aged 75 died in Joplin from a chronic disease contracted in the Civil War. He served as a sergeant in Company K Ninth Ohio Infantry and was a direct descendant of the Hale family associated with Nathan Hale.
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Nathan W. Hale
Joplin
Hale
Nathan Hale
Ninth
Ohio Infantry
Marceline Bonds for Water Works Approved in Special Election
Marceline voters approved a $50,000 water works bond at a special election by 690 to 42. The measure authorizes construction of a municipal water system funded by the bond issue.
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Marceline
State Y M C A Elects Officers
The state convention of the Y M C A was held at St. Joseph recently and the same officers were chosen for the ensuing year. T B Mc Pheeters of St. Louis was named chairman of the state committee with Henry M Beardsley of Kansas City as vice chairman, George T Coxhead of St. Louis as secretary and treasurer, and James H Banks as state secretary.
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St. Joseph
T. 8
McPheeters
St. Louis
Henry M. Beardsley
Kansas City
George T. Coxhead
James H. Banks
Packer Killed in Elevator Crush at Nel Morris Plant
A packing plant superintendent A. K Reese was crushed between elevator floors at the Nel Morris plant after an elevator started while he boarded it. The accident occurred when an employee on a different floor activated the mechanism without signaling.
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St. Joseph Packer
Nel
Morris Packing Plant
K Reese
Old River Captain F C Wilson Dies at 84
Capt F C Wilson aged 84 died recently in Houma Louisiana after a long career of forty years as a Missouri river steamboat captain. He was widely known in Cooper and Howard counties for his navigational skill and leadership on the river.
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F. C. Wilson
Cooper
Howard Counties
Houma
Infant Burned to Death in Montgomery County Fire
The eight month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nunnelly of Montgomery County died in a fire as the family ate supper in an adjoining room. The father was seriously burned while trying to rescue the infant. The cause of the blaze is not known.
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Lewis Nunnelly
Montgomery County
Championship to Kansas in record crowd game
Kansas defeated Missouri 10 to 4 before about 13 000 fans at Association Park in Kansas City. Receipts around 20000 dollars, split 82 percent between Kansas and Missouri, with park take the rest. Kansas claimed the Missouri Valley championship and finished its season undefeated in 1905 context.
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Kansas City
Kepeas City
University of Kansas
Missouri University
Association Park
St. Joseph
Kansas
Crimson and Blue
Missouri
Freighter Collision Sinks Panama Steamer Finance off Sandy Hook
In fog off Sandy Hook the White Star freighter Georgic rammed the Panama Line steamer Finance. The Finance sank in ten minutes with 85 aboard, killing three passengers and one crew member. Irene Campbell clung to the rail as others boarded lifeboats. William H. Todd disappeared after leaping overboard. Missing include Charles Schweinler and Henry Muller.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Georgie
White Star Line
Finance
Georgic
Panama
Henry Muller
Reduction in Iron and Steel Duties Likely At Tariff Hearing
Testimony before the Ways Means committee at the tariff hearing indicates a possible 10 to 20 percent duty cut on iron steel and metal products as the new tariff bill is drafted.
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Washington, D. C
ways _ means committee
Lamphere Guilty of Arson in Gunness Case
Lamphere found guilty of arson in the Gunness house fire that killed Mrs. Belle Gunness and her three children. Judge Rich sentenced him to an indeterminate term of 2 to 21 years in Michigan City state prison, to begin immediately.
Deputy Missourian Captures Moonshine Stills in Stone County
United States Deputy Revenue Collector Jem Case seized two illicit moonshine stills with a combined capacity over 100 gallons in a moonshine country south of Springfield, in a secluded part of Stone County during a record patrol run.
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United States
Jem
Springfeld
Stone County
Robbery at J R Wilson & Co Store in Lawson
Robbers broke into J R Wilson & Co store in Lawson stealing knives tasers shoes and gloves and cash. The incident marks the sixth robbery in Lawson within a year.
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Lawson
J R. Wilson & Co
Hill and Harriman Reconcile Through Morgan
Chicago Examiner reports James J. Hill and J. J. Harriman reconciled and now work in harmony. The agreement was brokered by J. P. Morgan.
Flour Mill Fire at Montrose Causes Big Loss
A flour mill at Montrose burned the other night causing an estimated loss of 33500 dollars. Local authorities investigated the cause and no injuries were reported.
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Montrese
Montrose
Woman Burned to Death in Nevada Kitchen Fire
Mrs. Martaidt, a 3 year old, was burned to death while cooking dinner in the yard in Nevada. Neighbors say wind whipped flames, and her husband found the charred body when he returned for dinner.
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Martaidt
Nevada
Local livestock dealer dies after switch engine collision
Kansas City Missouri Frank Cooper a renowned livestock dealer died from injuries after being struck by a switch engine Tuesday night while escorting stockmen to their train.
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Kansas City
Frank Cooper
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