World at a Glance Items From Across the Globe
A compact digest notes Mrs. L S Sheldon Kansas attorney challenging dining car prices, Pettis County hog cholera wiping out herds, Shawnee County Good Roads Day plans with 4000 workers, a dancing hall incident in uniform at Leavenworth, and St Louis efforts toward the Republican national convention. Other items cover court actions, strikes, a balloon accident, a writ to the U S Supreme Court, a Panama banker party surviving a hurricane, a building collapse in Indianapolis, a Padonia elevator venture, and congressional letters urging Russia treaty abrogation. Local fires, university fee scrutiny, moving pictures at Emporia, road meetings in Osage City, a Decatur blaze, McNamara confessions, a birthday in bed, a Colorado roads conference, a lynching in Idabel, a river ferry sinking, LA Times explosion probes, and Kansas City wholesale loss.
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L. S. Sheldon
Lawrence
Kan
The
Utilities Commission
Kansas
Pettis County
Shawnee County
Leavenworth
St. Louis
Washington
A.L. Majors
Cherokee County
Supreme Court
T. Louis
Atchison Inventors
International Harvester Com Company
United States Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court
Panama
Indianapolis
Padonia
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Congress
Russia
Tri-Angle Waist Company
New York
Mountain Grove
Texas
Huntsville
Nebraska State University
Guv. Aldrich
State Normal School
Emporia
Osage City
Decatur
Neb
James B. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
John J
Llewellyn Iron Works
Montgomery
Shafroth
Colorado
Kansas City
Ciero County
Manhattan
Hadley
Cherokee
Independent paper project grows among Olathe businessmen
About 25 Olathe men including merchants and farmers subscribed stock to launch a new independent newspaper. A separate item notes the Kansas public utilities commission held a final hearing in the Olathe Strang Line case amid passed lies and threats. Other items report Los Angeles election results, a 14 000 bushel wheat loss from a New Cambria fire, Jersey City stable fire destroying 300 horses, Union National Bank of Columbus in trouble, Gov Hadley meeting bankers over capital bonds, bootlegger fines in Muskogee, marriage law amendments in Kansas, costly Hunnewell ouster suits, gas outages in Neodesha and Cherryvale, a Myrtle Missouri anti liquor action, and a baby killed after a fall from a sleeping car in St Joseph.
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Olathe
United States Express Company
Jersey City
N. J
Union National Bank of Columbus, O
Kansas
Hunnewell
Neodesha
Cherryvale
Myrtle
St. Joseph
Historic rivalries and upheavals cross world events
Reports from Filey to Persia and Asia recount aviator Hubert Oxley killed with a passenger in England, China’s Han Yang collapse blamed on desertions, and Italy occupying Ain Zara after heavy fighting. Also noted are Ireland home rule push, Duchess of Manchester canceling India trip, and a Manila clash leaving a soldier and 30 natives dead.
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Hubert Oxley
Filey
England
Prince Chun
China
Asquith
Ireland
Ain-Zara
Han-Yang
Hu-Nan
Duchess of Manchester
India
Concuelo Montague
Persia
Carl Kalesga
Berlin
Manila
Mocha
Arabia
Kansans Face Suits, Murders, and Riots in Fast-Fading Times
Personal suits and legal actions unfold across states with Grace E Smith suing heirs in Kansas while John Dawson pursues ouster of James Meek as Wyandotte county attorney. A pauper in Oklahoma hides $10,000 in a wooden leg and a dog rescue turns fatal for a Lawrence boy. A Missouri teen dies in a home rifle accident and a Oklahoma farmer ends his life after failed illness. A detective’s wife is shot in Indiana as a jailhouse lynching, race riots loom, and rail travel begins for a Cedar County man. Kansas Senator Charles Curtis becomes president pro tempore as Attorney General Wickersham falls ill. A Kansas flour mill merger advances with Wichita as headquarters. Medical notes report Dr Booth’s appendectomy without anesthesia, while Pratt’s Dr Buck is freed on bond pending appeal. Arkansas City heirship reveals a $5,000 petition amid political impeachment chatter in New York.
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Grace E. Smith
Hugh Cameron
Lawrence
Kan
John §. Dawson
Kansas Supreme Court
James M. Meek
Wyandotte
A. P. Hamilton
Canadian County
Albert Johnson
Lawrence, Kan
Charles Mendenhall
Thayer
G. Champion
Oklahoma
Bright
Sidney Hopwood
Indianapolis
Mannford
Joel Smith
Cedar County
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Senate
Sherman
Wickersham
Seven Kansas Flour Mills
Wichita
Happenings in Missouri and Passing Events
In Missouri Prof. W. H. Pommer chairs the state song music contest committee. He will study hundreds of manuscripts and play piano pieces as he narrows the selections for the prize. In Moberly two New York illustrators Miss Molly Dugan and Miss Daisy Meyers, 19 and 20, travel by khaki clad, carrying revolvers and sketching towns to fund a 58 day journey from New York to San Francisco.
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Columbia
W. H. Pommer
New York
San Francisco
Moberly
Molly Dugan
Daisy Meyers
Funeral held for W. A. Morrow in Warrensburg
W A Morrow, who died suddenly in Jefferson City, was mourned at a funeral from his brother Prof W E Morrow's home in Warrensburg. Attending were out of town friends and Missouri officials including Attorney General Major Secretary of State Roach Auditor Gordon deputy state treasurer Harry Edwards and John G Park among others from state departments.
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al” Morrow
W. A. Morrow
Jefferson City
W. E. Morrow
Warrensburg
Missouri
Major
Roach
Gordon
Harry Edwards
John G. Park
Secretary of State
Mr. Morrow
Voted Twice for Good Roads In Ray County
Ray county again backs Missouri road progress by 87 vote for an 8 mile road district centered on Richmond. A prior district formed months earlier was voided due to technicalities in the election.
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Ray County
Missouri
Richmond
Good Roads Platform Aims at Congress Nomination
U. S. Hall of Glasgow campaigns on good roads as his platform pledging national aid for road improvements especially on rural free delivery routes. A veteran booster for two decades, Hall is regarded as the father of rural free delivery in Missouri.
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U. S. Hall
Glasgow
Congress
Hall
Missouri
Fire destroys People's Transfer building at St. Joseph
Six persons barely escaped from the People's Transfer company building at St. Joseph after a blaze destroyed the structure. Eight horses and a large quantity of grain were consumed. the trapped men and women on an upper floor fled in night clothes losing all personal effects.
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People’s Transfer Company
St. Joseph
Missouri corn prizes set for January show
Four hundred premiums totaling 3500 will reward Missouri farmers who exhibit the best corn at the state corn show in Columbia during the second week of January. The event accompanies farmers' week at the University of Missouri college of agriculture.
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Missouri
Columbia
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
Two Men Arrested in Pryor Post Office Robbery Suspects Named
Post office inspectors report the Pryor Oklahoma robbery suspects were captured in Joplin. Agents William Hayes and Joseph Johnston led investigators. Stamps valued at 1760 dollars found in their possession.
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Pryor
Joplin
J. P. Johnston
Kansas City
William Hayes
Joseph Johnston
Missouri Stock Judging Team Loses to Canada in Chicago
The University of Missouri stock judging team topped all U S college competitors but fell to Canada in the annual judging contest at the Chicago International Live Stock show.
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University of Missouri
United States
Canada
Chicago
Fire destroys Bigelow Bank and hardware store blaze
Fire of unknown origin gutted the Bigelow hardware store and devastated the business district, causing an estimated loss of 22500 dollars. The Bank of Bigelow was destroyed, though the vault withstood the flames and its contents remained intact.
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Bigelow Bank
Bigelow
Bank of Bigelow
Frisco Special Train Carries Executive Grave to Marion
A special Frisco train carried 16 division superintendents to Marion Ohio from Springfield with the body of Andrew O’Hara, eastern division superintendent, in the private car of General Manager W T Tyler for burial.
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Frisco
Andrew O'Hara
Marion, O
Springfield
W. T. Tyler
Farmer Nathan Williams Shot While Hunting Near Springfield
Nathan Williams, 40, a Green county farmer, was shot and fatally injured when a companion accidentally discharged a shotgun during a hunting trip near Springfield. Williams leaves a wife and five children.
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Nathan Williams
Green County
Springfield
Williams
Plaza hotel chef dies of heart rheumatism at Excelsior Springs
Edward Norval aged 35 a veteran of the Spanish American War and six month bridegroom died suddenly from rheumatism of the heart at the Plaza hotel in Excelsior Springs. His bride Edna Roark formerly of Eldon was prostrated by the news.
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Edward Norval
Excelsior Springs
Edna Roark
Eldon
Ferryboat Bell of Glasgow Sinks on Missouri River
The gasoline ferry Bell of Glasgow struck a snag one mile below Miami and sank in five feet of water. The crew escaped with minor injuries.
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Bell
Glasgow
Missouri River
Miami
May Lose Stephens College Over Fundraising Shortfall
Missouri Baptists raise funds city by city to save Stephens College as the institution faces 80,000 dollars in debt and a 20,000 dollar shortfall needed to keep it operating.
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Stephens College
Columbia
Missouri
Moberly Lights Up Main Street With Electric Illumination
Moberly now shines on the Great White Way as the board of public works installs four street lights per block and two in the middle of each block on the main street. Union Station and Tennehill Park glow from hundreds of bulbs at each end of Reed Street.
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Moberly
Board of Public Works
Union Station
Reed Street
Tennehill Park
Hyde Trial Reported in Keytesville Shooting Case
Richard Hyde, cousin of Dr. B Clark Hyde of Kansas City, stands trial in Keytesville for shooting at his father. Court records allege Hyde held a kitten by a leg before striking it with stove wood then fired two near misses at his father after a warning. His father alerted authorities leading to arrests.
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Hyde
Richard Hyde
B. Clark Hyde
Kansas City
Keytesville
Kilmer
Hiet
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton Y
Public wedding called off after police clash in St Joseph
The planned public wedding of David Cunningham of Topeka and Martha Fowler of Joplin, staged as a show in St Joseph, was canceled when it was learned the couple had fought violently and were both confined in police headquarters cells.
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David Cunningham
Topeka
Martha Fowler
Joplin
St. Joseph
Ready to Die Sermon Ended Burlington Cleric
Didt. Mark E. Lowther, a Burlington Junction newspaper man, collapsed and died in the pulpit at St. Joseph city mission while delivering a sermon. His last words were I have lived a good life and am ready to meet my maker spoken to the mission crowd.
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Mark E. Lowther
Burlington Junction
City Mission
St. Joseph
Missouri Pacific Train Derailed Near Warsaw
Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 636 on the Sedalia Warsaw Southern derailed two miles north of Warsaw after a broken rail. The engine overturned completely and baggage and express cars were thrown down an embankment. Passengers escaped serious injury.
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Missouri Pacific
Sedalia
Warsaw & Southern
Warsaw
Apple Spraying Boosts Orchard Profits, Expert Says
Dr. T. J. Headlee of Kansas State Agricultural College told the national horticultural congress in St. Joseph that scientific spraying will raise net receipts of an apple orchard by at least 50 dollars an acre.
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National Horticultural Congress
St. Joseph
T. J. Headlee
Kansas State Agricultural College
Joplin Officials Probe White Way Lighting Cost
Six officials from Joplin including five councilmen and the city engineer visited Springfield to study the cost of the White Way lighting project as a model for their business streets. The Joplin scheme is expected to cost several thousand dollars.
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Joplin
Springfield
Railroad Clerk Found Dead by Own Action in St Joseph
Edward Henry a 45 year old railroad clerk was found dead in his boarding house in St Joseph after swallowing carbolic acid. He had recently lost funds and was despondent. He told the inquest his wife lived at Brainerd Minnesota.
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Edward Henry
St. Joseph
Henry
Brainerd
Minn
Greene County Bar Protests Courthouse Lease Plan
The Greene County Bar Association opposes the city council move to rent the third floor of the new county courthouse for a council chamber. The group calls for Springfield to provide its own quarters as the courthouse nears completion.
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Springfield
Greene County Bar Association
Council Chamber
Rich stock raiser Hoyt found dead in barn
Edward Hoyt a wealthy stock raiser near Chillicothe failed to appear after selling a carload of cattle. His wife searched the home and found his body in the barn with a bloody club nearby and his money missing.
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Edward Hoyt
Chillicothe
Hoyt
Fayette Newspaper Sees Sale To Walter Ridgeway
The Fayette Weekly Advertiser, owned and edited for six years by Henry B. Burckhardt, was sold to Walter Ridgeway, a Kansas City Mo. newspaper reporter.
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Fayette
Fayette Weekly
Henry B. Burckhardt
Walter Ridgeway
Kansas City
W L Douglas Plan for Liberalized Corporate Licensing
W L Douglas argues large corporations should be allowed to operate freely under a national licensing system. He proposes licenses for interstate manufacturers, full capital payment, public semi annual financial statements certified by a public accountant, and state boards to inspect corporate records, with federal oversight similar to national banks.
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Germany
W. L. Douglas
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Washington
Naive Optimists Sense Volcanic World Stage
The London Observer questions recurring optimism about global stability as new upheavals unfold. It cites Tripoli, the Balkans, and a Chinese insurrection that could reshape the Far East and amplify momentum from Japan’s triumph, arguing that peace rests on a volcanic crust.
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Tripoli
Balkans
China
Far East
Japan
The
London Observer
No Insomnia Here In Rich Mrs Eastside Joke
Dialog from New York Weekly features Mrs Eastside boasting about wealth to deter burglars and Mrs McSwimm claiming 15 alarm clocks will wake a thief. Mrs Hastside asks if it keeps her awake while Mrs McSwimm says it does not. The anecdote references John once a kitchen teddy and a former Philadelphia policeman.
Solitary traveler Mr Boone in town names himself Daniel Boone
A San Antonio itinerant scribe named Harry Boone arrives in town and, after being introduced as Mr. Boone, admits he goes by Daniel Boone. He recalls a tale about giving someone the Daniel part to aid memory and recounts a humorous mispronunciation of another name.
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San Antonio
Tex
Harry Boone
Harry
Mr. Boone
Daniel Boone
Daniel
Mr. Crockett
San Francisco Chronicle
No Soap There Shoemaker's Child Goes Barefoot
A ten year old boy arrives at the settlement playground layered in city soil. The teacher rebukes him and he quips that his mother, a washwoman, takes all the soap away.
Women Know Europe From Books Not Travel Says Miss Cayenne
A frank lady asks why women seem to know more about Europe, and Miss Cayenne replies that women stay home to read guide books rather than spend time traveling.
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Europe
Miss Cayenne
Hamlins Wizard Promises Quick Neck Relief
A brief note claims Hamlins Wizard will drive out neck stiffness in one night, presenting a decisive remedy for a common ailment. The language emphasizes speed and effectiveness, suggesting quick relief.
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Hamlins
Owl Comedy of Love Echoes in Moonlit Garden
A playful exchange unfolds between a swain and a swain in a moonlit grove. They debate who loves more, each asserting their claim while an owl above them shifts and finally retreats in protest.
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Gwendoline
Eustace
Miss Brown
Mr. Jones
Feather bed lining for railroads proposed by association
A critic ridicules the idea of lining railroad rights of way with flowers and hedges, suggesting feather beds as a safer alternative and asking what good would a pansy do when trains collide.
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Detroit Free Press
Courtroom Q&A Sparks Witty Ring Imagery
A courtroom exchange uses finger symbolism to tease wedding and divorce, with Stella asking about the ring finger and Bella answering that the finger of scorn signals divorce. The judge presides over the playful moment.
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Stella
Bella
Patent Medicines Ad Lists Teething Syrup and Cigars
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething pain at 25 cents a bottle and Lewis' Single Binder cigars described as rich and mellow. A quip states no man is ever quite as helpless as a woman without a pin.
Memory of a Wrong Refused a Great Heart
Quote attributed to Emerson about a person whose generous heart could not store bitterness or a grievance though it encompassed the world. The line reflects on mercy and restraint shaping character.
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Emerson
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L. 8. Booth
New Haven
Conn
G. H. Buck
Pratt
Samuel Gamble
Arkansas City
Martin W. Littleton
Clark
Galbraith
D. D. Galbraith
W. L. Douglas’ Trust Plan
Boones
Lewis
Hostetter
John Kennedy
Hdmonton
Alberta
Katchewan
Manitoba
Iowa
Can
Carter
Carters Tuttle Pills
Wen
Spohn
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