Springfield preacher Cornelius Van Hosen dies in pulpit
Cornelius N. Van Hosen register of the U S land office at Springfield and longtime Republican leader collapsed and died during an Elks memorial sermon at First Cumberland Presbyterian church. The audience included his daughter. Services were stopped and the body taken to his home. A second notice reports a $38,400 endowment to William Woods College from Mrs. Mary C. Edwards and Dr. W. S. Woods, boosting the college endowment near $100,000.
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Springfield
Cornelius N. van Hosen
United States Land Office
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Florence Lodge of Elks
van Hosen
William Woods
Mary C. Edwards
Fulton
W. S. Woods
Kansas City
William Woods College
E. L
Enroll Corn Growers Campaign In Pettis County
Teachers from Pettis County rural schools met in Sedalia to organize enrollment of 500 young men and women in acre yield corn growing contests next season under the Pettis County Bureau of Agriculture. County prizes total $80 with district prizes of $100, plus utility prizes for senior classes, and the program will conclude with a husking bee.
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Pettis County
Sedalia
Dogs Bite Grocer in St Joseph Disturbance
W. K. Craftog, a St. Joseph grocer, was attacked by five savage dogs while delivering an order. He was bitten in forty places, fighting the animals through a yard and into a house. One dog tore his upper lip before help arrived. Bites were cauterized and he is expected to recover.
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W. K. Craftog
St. Joseph
Missouri Highway Measures Debated by Legislative Committee
A legislative committee appointed by the Missouri Highway Association met in Jefferson City to discuss two major proposals. One is a constitutional amendment proposing a 10 cent tax on the 100 dollar valuation for permanent roads, the other creates a state highway department to supervise road construction.
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Missouri Highway Association
Jefferson City
Pioneer Doctor Dead in Kansas City at 92
Dr. David Alexander Kittle, a Kansas City physician since 1865, died at his home aged 92 after six weeks of illness. Though partly blind for twelve years, he remained mentally sharp and interested in medical discoveries until near the end.
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David Alexander Kittle
Kansas City
Missouri seeks two new university buildings
The University of Missouri plans to request two new structures from the next legislature a biological laboratory and a library building. The Missouri State Historical Society library valued at over half a million dollars will be housed in the university library building which will also house the main university libraries.
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University of Missouri
The
Missouri State Historical Society
Missouri Team Takes Third in LIVex Student Judging
The University of Missouri team earned third place at the International Live Stock Exhibition in Chicago with a score of 3590. They trailed Iowa 3885 and Kansas 0682 in the 5000 point contest.
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Missouri
University of Missouri
Chicago
Iowa
Kansas
Boy Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge While Hunting
Orville Hancock aged 13 died from an accidental shotgun discharge while hunting near South Liberty. He was camping with three other boys of the same age when the mishap occurred.
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Orville Hancock
South Liberty
Paroles and Census Figures Highlight Missouri Notes
Governor Hadley previously prosecuted George McHenry to fifty years in prison for a fatal fight. McHenry was recently paroled to William Rice of Independence Plattsburg shows 1955 residents per the census ordinance. Charles H. Thompson served as census taker and filed a return noting 1955 inhabitants, up from 1900 and 1910 counts.
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Jackson County
Hadley
George McHenry
McHenry
William Rice
Independence
Plattsburg
Charles H. Thompson
Lived With Broken Neck Ends Life of Harold Million
Harold Million aged 16 died at St Joseph after five months with a broken neck from injuries at Guide Rock Nebraska on June 30 when he dived into shallow water in the Republican river.
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Harold Million
Bright
St. Joseph
Guide Rock
Neb
Republican River
Girder Falls Through Roofless Railway Exchange Build
A 4000 pound steel girder, twenty one stories up at the Railway Exchange building in St Louis, fell during construction and buried itself five feet into the granite sidewalk. No injuries were reported though several bystanders could have been killed if it had bounded.
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Railway Exchange
St. Louis
This Turkey Was Not Burned
Mrs. W. C. Rollman of St. Louis was kneeling at the oven when two intruders forced her to stay on her knees for half an hour before the hot oven. A revolver was used and one robber searched the house, taking $15.
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W. C. Rollman
St. Louis
Princeton Prize Awarded to H W Shapley for Astronomy Work
H W Shapley, a State University graduate living in Columbia, won a Princeton University fellowship worth $1 000. The prize is among Princeton's most valuable awards and recognizes his astronomy research.
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Princeton
H. W. Shapley
The
State University
Princeton University
Shapley
Columbia
Motor Robbers Break Into Huntsville Post Office
Robbers forced a rear window, tore out iron bars, blew the safe and stole about $6 in stamps and $390 in cash. The job was done by experienced burglars who fled in a motor car.
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Huntsville
Moose Lodge Steward Fined for Toxicants
David Myers, steward of the Mob erly lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose, was found guilty of selling toxicants and fined 5840. Myers' lawyer and Murrell, the prosecuting attorney, are noted as Moose lodge members.
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Moose Lodge
David Myers
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Myers
Murrell
Bettis Contest Challenges Buchanan Sheriff Victory
Republican candidate William Bettis files an election contest over the Buchanan county sheriff race alleging C. H. Jones won by 126 votes according to the returns. The challenge seeks to overturn the results and seat Bettis.
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William Bettis
Buchanan County
C. H. Jones
Bettis
Fall From Viaduct Fatal Claims Johnson Killed
Alfred G. Johnson a brakeman on an electric line work train died after falling from a 20 foot viaduct in the eastern city limits of Liberty He lived in Moberly with a wife and one child. Also notes Missouri charter grants for firms including Freedman and Sons Manufacturing in Wisconsin Kansas City offices and several Kansas City corporations with varying capital stock.
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Alfred G. Johnson
Liberty
Moberly
Freedman & Sons
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas City
Joplin Negro In Danger After Inquest
Evidence at the coroner's inquest into Pearl Nugent’s death reveals a white girl died by her own hand in the office of J. N. Brownlee a Joplin preacher and real estate dealer. Authorities feared mob violence and removed him from the city amid racial tension.
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Joplin
Pearl Nugent
J. N. Brownlee
Rich Hill Buys Nuts for Local Pecan Market
Rich Hill buyers paid just over $30,000 for pecans in two months. Nuts were delivered to local dealers then shipped to city markets, with dealer return checks showing the totals. The top price paid reached 13 1 3 cents per pound.
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Rich Hill
Old Letter Opens Homestead Entry for 160 Acres
A 52 year old letter found in the United States land office at Springfield reveals that 160 acres in St Francis County are subject to homestead entry. The tract had been closed to entry for many years.
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United States Land Office
Springfield
St. Francis County
State charity conference selects St. Joseph for 1913 meet
The state conference of charities and corrections in Hannibal closed with talks on social conditions and chose St. Joseph as the site for the 1913 gathering.
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St. Joseph
State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Hannibal
Farmer Killed by Runaway at Cooper Farm
James Moore age 35 was killed in a runaway accident while gathering corn on the Cooper farm near Hughesville. He was unmarried. The only known relative is his brother who lives in Lebanon.
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James Moore
Cooper Farm
Hughesville
Lebanon
Oh Pumpkin Pie Poem Recalls Summer Fancies
A lyrical verse extols pumpkin pie as a trigger for vivid summer imagery. The speaker envisions sunlit fields, meadow cows, wheat, maple breezes, crickets, lark songs, and the comforting warmth of autumn memories centered on the pie. The refrain thanks the pie for joyful recollections invited into the heart.
Anthracite Aphorisms and Social Commentary
A collection of satirical observations on power, wealth, and defiance. It laments oppression and hints at ambivalence toward rich men while urging prudence in reputation and image. The piece closes with a provocative contrast between anarchist arson and lawful hardship in winter.
Patient and Doctor Clash Over Medicine Failing Hope
A physician confronts a patient about compliance and angrily declares his patience worn thin. The patient, with a meek smile, suggests the doctor could lose another patient from continuing the treatment. The physician deems the case hopeless and leaves, noting that even an operation would not help.
Whitewashing Politicians and the Lime Analogy
An old remark compares political concealment to bones needing lime. It suggests humans require lime for proper bone development, using the idea to mock officials whose secrets must be kept in their closets.
Plutocrat Criticizes Drawback of Setmobile
A wealthy observer steps from a setmobile at the mooring station and harshly complains that the vehicle rises too high to frighten pedestrians or avoid them, expressing clear disgust at its performance.
Camera that records wrecks on the railroad
A boy asks what such a camera is called and a father begins to explain the term, hinting at a specialized device used for photographing railway wrecks.
Man recounts assault after dispute over gallant
Mose, badly battered and bandaged, describes a vicious beating after an argument about a woman. He says Sam Jackson attacked him without warning, punching him in the mouth and ears, stomping while he was down, then chasing him as he ran. The injuries left him exhausted and shaken.
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Saling
Mose
Sam Jackson
Clergyman Testimony on Dodds Kidney Pills Healing Dropsy
Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered a year with dropsy causing swollen limbs dizziness and exhaustion. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling disappeared and he regained strength. He endorses the remedy and invites correspondence for free household hints music and recipes.
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Edmund Heslop
Wigton
Exerton
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
King George Shuns Thirteen at Woolley Hunt
The King, while shooting at Hon. John Ward's Woolley preserves, avoided the number thirteen. Eight guns joined by five women at luncheon. the monarch, noting the superstition, delayed seating until Donald Harding, the estate's acting agent, was asked to make the total fourteen.
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George
John Ward
Woolley
Chilton
Donald Harding
New York Herald
Fortune Awaits If One Steps In A Footstep Trap
A proverb hints that a single misstep can lead to a lucky gain. The saying portrays chance transforming error into wealth with a light humorous tone.
Women urged to use gentle laxatives for constipation
An advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild, effective laxative for women. It claims gentler action than drastic purgatives and suggests a nightly spoonful for relief by morning, with a free trial bottle offered by mail from Dr W B Caldwell, Monticello, Illinois.
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W. B.well
W. B. Caldwell
West St
Monticello
Ill
The Real Problem in a Humorous Exchange
A newlywed couple debates bank deposits and withdrawals. The husband jokes he will fill the slip, while the wife worries how banks will know which funds are hers if she ever needs to withdraw. The stylized dialogue reflects early humorous domestic banter.
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Harper’s Bazar
Ideal Husband According to Mrs Muchwed
A witty exchange defines an ideal husband as one who starts paying alimony without court prompting, contrasting with delays before a judge sets the amount. The quip reflects views on marriage finances and legal aid.
Peace and Shadow In Equal Measure
A reflective line about the appeal of peace when favorable conditions prevail and the idea that self illumination creates a personal shadow. The statement contrasts harmony with the inevitability of dark consequences that accompany success.
Bell honored by Blaine now a storeroom on hill
The Batheneeeohioee notes a bell once awarded by James Blaine, later hung in a belfry, now converted to a storeroom and moved to another site. Many former students and graduates reflect on the old building’s foundation that stood for years.
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James Blaine
Kennebec
Not Frequent Do You Like Rare Beef and Other Days
A collection of aphorisms notes the saying about a self made man content with his work. It contrasts inquiry about preferences with remarks on satisfaction and personal achievement.
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Society of Jesus
St. Louis University
Charles Welch
Io St Joseph
Roach
Lovejoy
Planing Mill Company
Reiger Graham Transportation Company
Ceed Realty & Investment Company
Wilbur D.nesbit
E. Heslop
Fletcher
Mamma
Foley'’S
Hostetter
B. Babel & Soss
I Ville
Richards-Conover Hardware CO
Oklahoma City
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Providence
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Defiance
Saskatchewan
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Canadas
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M. D
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Common Sense Medical Adviser
Invalid’s Hotel and Surgical Institute
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Putnam Faceless
ELS Assasse
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