World Wide News Briefs Prompt Reader Interest
A compilation notes Kansas counties facing sinking fund lawsuits over bonded debt. United States Navy lists ships in construction. Wisconsin deer season fatalities rise with dozens injured. Michigan deer season sees numerous gun accidents. Cold weather forecast stretches from gulf to Great Lakes. Oklahoma census shows rapid growth since 1900. Duluth population soars. Tariff revision faces busily opposed lawmakers. River and harbor funding questioned for Missouri River. Jumbo mine explosion in Oklahoma claims 14 miners. Kansas Education Commission forms reforms for school laws. Missouri results show Republicans win four races. Milan to import California wine into Italy. Western railroads seek higher rates. Internal Revenue notes 262 490 corporations filing. Kansas City bans fireworks except licensed displays. United States Steel to unveil pension plan for workers. Sugar trust case leads federal crackdown. World leaders reach accord on trade and tariffs.
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Kansas
Secretary of the Navy
Wisconsia
Michigan
Rockies
Gulf
Great Lakes
New England
United States Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Duluth
Minn
Congress
Bixby
Missouri River
United States
Missouri
Jumbo
Choctaw Asphalt Company
Western Railroads
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Kansas City
United States Steel Corporation
Gov
American Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
Population rises in Marylent to 1 394 450
Population of Marylent reaches 1 394 450, up 106 406 or nine percent from 1 188 044 in 1900, with the earlier rise from 1890 to 1900 amounting to 145 654 or 14 percent. Twenty firemen were rescued unconscious from smoke in a Chicago blaze. A new insurance concept to protect bank assets and deposits is being organized in New York.
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Marylent
Chicago
New York
Global Turmoil and Political Upheavals Across Nations
General Diaz takes oath for the eighth time as President of Mexico while insurgents hold the Mexico and Northwestern Railway and main rebel force sits near Santa Isabel. Russia fears Turkey after Gatling moves toward the Caucasus, German leather makers seek protection, England dissolves parliament, Brazil’s mutinous ships surrender, Mexico’s La Barra reports revolution a monumental failure, and Manchuria faces a deadly bubonic plague spreading toward China.
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Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Mexico and Northwestern
Santa Isabel
Chihuana
Guegross
Caucasus
Russia
Turkey
Persia
Chicago
Germany
England
Congress
Senor de la Barra
Washington
Manchuria
China
Mukden
Harbin
Memory of Mark Twain Honored at Carnegie Hall
A wide range of prominent figures from literature finance law medicine and the arts gathered at Carnegie Hall to honor the memory of Mark Twain. Attendees praised his wit philosophy practicality and many talents, declaring him Americas greatest man of letters. The report also notes political and industrial items including Ohio governoral results and railroad rate discussions.
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Carnegie Hall
Mark Twain
America
Treasury cash balances rise improving assurances of funding
The Nations cash accounts show a favorable turn with December opening balances of 34 million on hand and 86.6 million in the general fund. Cash available for immediate operations increases by about 2 million, bolstering Secretary MacVeagh's belief the treasury can operate without new financing. If the Panama canal drain of 3 million is eliminated, November would show a surplus over expenditures of more than 4 million.
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Fin Sehity
Ward Dhap
MacVeagh
Treasury
Engineers Voting to Strike In Medford Oregon
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers on 61 Western roads may strike. Southern Pacific engineers on the Pacific coast have voted to strike, with final results due December 10 showing strong sentiment to go out.
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Medford
Oregon
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Western Roads
Southern Pacific Engineers
Pacific Coast
Brotherhood
Kansas City Joins Currency Association
Kansas City Missouri forms a national currency association with St Joseph to be ready under the Aldrich Vreeland act. It will not act unless a financial panic requires additional currency.
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Kansas City
St. Joseph
Missouri
Aldrich-Vreeland
National Currency Association of
Oklahoma Wheat Damaged By Dry Weather In Seasonal Bulletin
Guthrie reports fall sown wheat in Oklahoma at 38.6 as against 93.7 last year. Dry weather drives poor prospects. Sown area down 3 percent. Cotton crop estimated at 776 bales worth 55 million dollars.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
State Board of Agriculture
Taft to Recommend Western Reclamation Projects
President Taft will submit recommendations on reclamation projects in the West in a special message to Congress, rather than in the forthcoming annual message.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
West
Congress
Taft Invites Yale Class of 1878 to White House Reunion
President Taft has requested Yale University alumni from the class of 1878 to gather at the White House this winter for a class reunion. He was a member of that Yale cohort.
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White House
New Haven
Connecticut
Taft
Yale
Spending to Preserve Racing Revealed in New York
Metropolitans Turf association records secured by the legislative investigating committee show over 300000 spent by bookmakers to oppose anti race track bills in 1907 08. Combined with a 224000 fund, total expenditures likely exceed 500000 to fight Agnew Hart and related measures aimed at ending track gambling in New York state.
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New York
N. Y
Metropolitan Turf Association
Racing Association
Agnew, Hart
New York State
Pullman Rates Cut In Chicago Berths
General reduction announced for Pullman upper berths with a 20 percent cut when the lower berth rate is above $1.50. Lower berth rates also affected in certain cases, reflecting a broader fare adjustment in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Illinois
Express Strike Finally Settled
New York final settlement ends weeks of disruption as express company workers return to work. Major trans continental firms resume normal service in the city.
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New York
N. Y
Express Company
West Virginia Population Grows by 28.7 Percent
Washington DC reports West Virginia's population at 1,221,119, up 262,319 or 74 percent since 1900. The 1890 to 1900 increase was 196,006 or 25.7 percent, reflecting continued growth trends.
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West Virginia
Washington, D.C
Missouri Ozark counties brush off drought with bountiful crops
In 1909 Missouri fruit and vegetable crops were valued at about 11.35 million and 10 million, with Ozark counties like Howell and Christian producing large Elberta peaches and fine apples and berries after severe spring frosts. Early 1916 projections suggest a total near 25 million as totals finalize.
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Ozarks
Commonwealth
Central States
Ozark
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Howell
Oregon
Christian
Greene
Barton
Jasper
Barry
McDonald
Bollinger
Webster
Wright
Ripley
Lawrence
A. T. Edmondston
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Murray to Be Major General
Brig. Gen. Arthur Murray, chief of the coast Artillery, from Pike county Missouri, chosen by Secretary of War J M Dickinson for promotion to major general to fill the vacancy created by Maj. Gen. William P Duvall's retirement on January 13. The selection will be laid before President Taft on his return from Panama and is expected to be approved promptly.
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Arthur Murray
Coast Artillery
Pike County
Missouri
J. M. Dickinson
William P. Duvall
Maryland
Taft
Panama
Dentists to Meet at Mexico in State Association
The North Central Missouri Dental association formed and selected Mexico as the meeting site. Elected officers include Elmer H. Smith of Columbia president, R. E. Kierman of Huntsville vice president, R. M. Burgess of Paris secretary, and J. C. Pasqueth of Moberly treasurer.
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North Central Missouri Dental Association
Mexico
Elmer H. Smith
Columbia
R. E. Kierman
Huntsville
R. M. Burgess
Paris
J. C. Pasqueth
Moberly
Man Between at Grand Theater Opens December Fourth
Kansas City theaters announce the Grand will screen The Man Between starting Sunday December 4 with Vaughan Glaser in the lead. Fay Courtenay leads a carefully selected company in support.
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Man Between
Vaughan Glaser
Glaser
Fay Courtenay
Missouri Wins Team Trophy In Agricultural Contest
The University of Missouri led the 12-judge student competition at Chicago's International Live Stock show winning the team trophy. Missouri also claimed the first four places on the honor list from forty-five students representing nine colleges.
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Missouri
University of Missouri
Chicago
Benjamin Randolph Major Dies at 93 in Sedalia Pettis County Pioneer
In Pettis County seventy years a resident, Benjamin Randolph Major died in Sedalia at age 93. Survived by daughters Mrs. Lelia A. Kidd and Mrs. A. F. Short of Sedalia and son W. R. Major of Longwood, he was a longtime Central Missouri pioneer.
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Pettis County
Benjamin Randolph Major
Missouri
Sedalia
Major
Lelia A. Kidd
A. F. Short
W. R. Major
Longwood
Missouri Miner Ends Life in Seattle Hotel Room
Eugene Corcoran aged 48 formerly of Atlanta Missouri and a miner, came to Seattle in September and died by his own action in a hotel room after taking poison. The death was ruled a suicide with Corcoran’s origins and occupation noted.
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Eugene Corcoran
Seattle
Atlanta
Cororan
Moses C Wetmore Dies From Wagon Accident
Col. Moses C. Wetmore died in St Louis from injuries after being struck by a wagon. His death followed a concussion and fractured shoulder and he was a longtime Democratic figure and ally of William Jennings Bryan.
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Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
Missouri
William’ J. Bryan
Livestock Registry Bulletin Planned for Missouri
Columbia reports an order to prepare a bulletin on Missouri livestock with counts of registered and pure bred breeding animals by county. Owners of stallions and stock urged to report to Mr. Wilson who will issue data and addresses for breeders. Thousands of copies expected as advertising and industry emphasis.
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Columbia
University faculty changes at Hotel Baltimore meeting
The University of Missouri conferred two degrees at a Hotel Baltimore meeting including a Master of Arts to Capt Herschel Tupes and a Bachelor of Science of Agriculture to John Woodward. The board named Dr W W Charters director for 1911 summer session. Liberal resignations and appointments followed with Franklin P Johnson from Harvard replacing Miss Caroline McGill. James P Kerr became poultry farming instructor and J N Carothers joined chemistry. A gift of 335 medical books from Miss Caroline Davison of Jefferson City was accepted.
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University of Missouri
Baltimore
Herschel Tupes
John Woodward
W. W. Charters
Caroline McGill
Franklin P. Johnson
Harvard University
James P. Kerr
The
Agricultural College
J. N. Carothers
Clemson College
Caroline Davison
Jefferson City
Governors urged to draft uniform sewage law for Missouri river
Gov. Stubbs of Kansas calls on bordering state governors to appoint commissioners to draft a uniform law regulating sewage dumping into the Missouri river. He notes shared water sources and typhoid outbreaks traced to bad water and compares with a similar Ohio river conference proposing uniform laws.
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Stubbs
Kansas
Missouri River
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Ohio River
Missouri Veterinary Building Under Construction
Excavation has begun for the new veterinary science building at the University of Missouri. The stone structure with slate roof will face Bouchelle avenue and measure 120 by 60 feet with 60 foot wings. It will house offices and classrooms for the veterinary department except hog cholera work, moved to a separate $2,500 concrete and frame building. The total cost of the new veterinary science building is $25,000.
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Veterinary Science
University of Missouri
Bouchelle Avenue
Minnesota seeks Missouri president for top post
Dr. A Ross Hill of Missouri University is reportedly the subject of semi official overtures from Minnesota officials. He says he just returned from Washington and has no comment on the reopening of negotiations between the Minnesota board of regents and his candidacy.
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Dr. Hill
Minnesota
Board of Regents of Minnesota, University
A. Ross Hill
Missouri University
Hill
Washington
Boy shooter in rabbit hunt kills brother near Carthage
Paul Roper, 14, fired two shotgun blasts while hunting rabbits near Carthage. The shot struck his brother, Paul Roper, 16, and killed him. Investigators describe it as an accidental shooting during a casual outing.
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Carthage
Paul Roper
Paul
Big Log Drive Down Current River Sets Record
A massive timber drive moved 106 000 logs down Missouri’s Current River marking a historic haul for the South Missouri lumber region as it surpasses northern regions.
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South
Missouri
Odessa Clothing Store Robbed. About $300 Stolen
Burglars entered Ramsey and Renick clothing store in Odessa at an early hour and made off with roughly $300, including just over $40 in cash from the till.
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Odessa
Ramsey & Renick
Civil War Veteran Captain Howell Dies at 74
Captain James T. Howell a Holt county resident and Civil War veteran died in St. Joseph at age 74 from paralysis and general breakdown.
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James T. Howell
Holt County
St. Joseph
A Sure Cure
A quirky item reports on remedies or methods to avert danger at a crossing. The piece mentions Seema and Rogers in a brief, human interest frame with casual tone and minimal detail.
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Randall
Cuticura Remedies Restore Girl’s Scalp Health
A Mt. Vernon Kentucky couple recounts a three month old daughter suffering severe eczema on the scalp. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for five weeks the scales vanished new hair grew and the child recovered fully.
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J. Fish
Ella M. Wish
Mt. Vernon
Appetite Riddle Between Patient And Doctor
A patient cites remarkable appetite after taking a tonic while the doctor questions the claim. The exchange plays on dry humor about diet and medicine.
Papes Diapepsin Promises Fast Relief For Indigestion
An old remedy ad claims Pape’s Diapepsin cures fermentation and sour stomach within five minutes. It sells a 50 cent case at local drug stores and promises relief from indigestion gas sourness and stomach disorders in minutes.
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Pape
Desperate Situation at Home as Cook Probed
Mrs DeFlatt laments the worst cook yet with no decent food on the table. Her husband agrees but notes she excels at washing. He jokes they cannot eat the washing despite the famine in the kitchen.
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Mrs. DeFlatt
DeFlatt
Aladdin Boasts About Lamp Feature In Folk Tale
In the tale Virtue of the Lamp Aladdin rubs the magic lamp and claims it will not raise gas bills while he is away in summer, provoking marvel among onlookers.
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Aladdin
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises White Laundry
Advertisement notes that Red Cross Ball Blue keeps clothes white as snow and is sold by grocers at a price of one package per dc.
Little Woman Strives for Dignity Against Skeptics
A speaker notes the difficulty for a young woman to command respect through dignity amid social press and peer skepticism. The comment underscores gender expectations and public perception in a social setting.
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Topeka
Milan
California
Italy
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Harmon
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Rudy Lanaker
Sterling
Ill
Cook
North Pole
Claude Grahame-White
London
Albert B. Cummins
Salina
Hedville
Tariff Board
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of the Treasury
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Clements
Murray
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