World At Large Briefs From A Busy Era
A wide selection of domestic items reports veterinary deaths in Kansas and infection in Kentucky horses, a steel firm claiming immunity amid delayed action, Alaska earthquakes, a mule kick injury in Kansas, license renewals in Missouri, and crop hardships in South Dakota. Other items note labor organizing, mine floods, hospital funding, bond issues for schools, factory expansions, a bathhouse collapse, a Juarez mutiny, padded patrols in San Francisco, naval actions in the Red Sea, army enlistment attempts in Wyoming, and charitable appeals from Taft regarding China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Weir
Kas
Steel Corporation
Alaska
Damar
Missouri
South Dakota
Danville
Jll
Galbraith Rodgers
Atlantic
United States Arsenal
Rock Island
Ill
Georgetown
Colo
University of Missouri
Columbia
Pittsburg
Soda Ash Trust
Hutchinson
Excelsior Springs
Juarez
Mexico
San Francisco
Piemonte
Red Sea
Cheyenne
Wyo
Fredonia Cement Company
New Jersey
Kansas
Wicklife
Mississippi River
Taft
China
Santa Fe
Humboldt
Kan
Kansas State Board of Health
Rosedale
University of California
Sidar Jawala Dingh
California
International Congress of Art
Dresden
Germany
Muskogee
Chicago
Wichita
Newton
Franklin County
Senate Committee
Investigation prompts money trust probe and past due costs
The report notes a corporation pays 65 percent of employer costs. House Democrats plan February 7 caucus on money trust inquiry. Kansas club women push systematic effort to protect state historic property. Falls City schools closed due to spinal meningitis. A gas explosion in Ottawa injures Pearl Browning. Gold quartz found near Tecumseh. Burlington Kans votes again on three commission government plan. A St Joseph boy’s cartridge ignites in a bonfire leaving likely fatal injuries. Rock Island railroad to spend 4 million on Mississippi bridge at Memphis. Aetna Loan association in Topeka settles disputes with new officers. Modern Woodmen of America in Chicago convention raises rates up to 50 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel “Corporation
House
Money Trust
Kansas Club
Falls City
Neb
Ottawa
Kan
Pearl Browning
Tecumseh
Burlington
Kas
St. Joseph
Rock Island Trailroad
Mississippi River
Memphis
Aetna Loan Association of
Topeka
Modern
Woodmen of America
Chicago
Global unrest and labor strife highlighted in late 1910s reports
Reports detail Japanese interests taking over China’s merchant marine, street car strikes with dynamite threats in Lisbon, and a large arms shipment to the Chinese government. Brisbane calls a general strike in support, while Germany presses for end to peace. Russia bans Jewish admission, Shuster praised in London, and the Reichstag solidifies with 110 members.新闻
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Brisbane
Queensland
U. S
Russia
W. Morgan Shuster
London
Interior Secretary urges land law reforms and Alaska leasing
President urges revising homestead rules to require five years cultivation and three years occupation with a government loan option. He endorses leasing mineral lands to raise public revenue, support Alaska development, and proposes funds for an international inquiry into rising living costs. He also calls for reform of labor laws to address industrial disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Congress
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Australia
New Zealand
Nova Scotia
United States
Ireland
Quotations on queues and a Chinatown joke
A newspaper quote notes a Chinaman saying his countrymen advanced by cutting their queues. A second remark adds a visual of a man whose queue prevented a step forward, tied to a picket fence as a humorous image.
On the Market Now What is your idea of nothing buy
An auction brief notes a quirky prompt asking buyers to define nothing and links it to an imitation item. The fragment hints at a playful marketplace mood and a social question rather than a full sale item.
Edict Bans Religious Garb by Indian School Teachers
Commissioner Valentine orders all teachers in government Indian schools to quit wearing religious insignia or garb while teaching. The private directive cites a separation of church and state and warns teachers to seek other employment if they cannot comply. Catholic representatives protest and consider appealing to President Taft over the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indian Affairs
Robert G. Valentine
Taft
Valentine
Office of Indian Affairs
Valentine’s Order
Telephone firm defies rate order in St Joseph
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company ignores a public utilities commission order to reduce rates and continues collecting under the old schedule. A prepared schedule cutting rates about 30 percent was to take effect with February bills. The company sought a federal restraining order, which has not been acted on, and authorities say arrests of officials will follow as a test case is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Delia Torrey
White House
Frederick Gateka
McPherson
Kan
C. L. Hutchinson
St. Joseph
Frank Rogers
Frank
W. E. Kitzelman
Denver
Cora Stokes
Edna McCormick
Leavenworth
Hadley
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Colorado
F. H. Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Federal Grand
Indianapolis
Thomas Creson
Springfield
St. Louis
Missouri
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission
Utilities Board
Five Years for Army Killing in Card Game Fight
Private Joseph Kane of Battery B Sixth Field Artillery was court-martialed for killing Private Cornelius Laparte in a card game dispute on October 12. Kane is dishonorably discharged and sentenced to hard labor for five years, to be served at Alcatraz prison in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kansas
Joseph Kane
Sixth Field Artillery
Kane
Cornelius Laparte
Battery F
Sixth Field: Artillery
Alcatraz
Cal
Negro contestant challenges Legara seat in Congress
A. P. Prioleau, a South Carolina negro, appeared before a house election committee to contest the seat held by Democrat George S. Legara. He says affidavits show he was elected, though previous Prioleau challenges have been disallowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
A. P. Prioleau
South Carolina
House
George S. Legara
Prioleau
Two Die of Burns in Parsons Kansas Gasoline Blast
W. E. Smith and his seven year old son Willie were burned to death while another son, fourteen, was probably fatally burned in a gasoline explosion about two miles west of Parsons Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Kansas
W. E. Smith
Willie
Parsons Sun Sold in Kansas Move
George Barcus who has managed the Parsons Daily Sun for eight years sells his interest to L. M. Schaube who becomes manager. T. A. Cordry remains editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons Sun
Parsons
Kansas
George Barcus
Parsons Daily Sun
L. M. Schaube
T. A. Cordry
Italian Aviator Wounded in Tobruk Bombing
Captain Monte, an Italian military aviator, was severely wounded while dropping bombs from an aeroplane onto an Arab encampment near Tobruk in Cyranasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripoli
Tobruk
Cyranasia
Monte
Gas price furor in Leavenworth ends with rate cut
About two hundred gas customers gathered at the Leavenworth Light, Heat, and Power office with January bills showing 27 cents per unit. After hours of pressure, company officials posted that the 25 cent rate would be charged, restoring the 2 cent December overcharge refund promised after Utilities Commission actions and talks with Kansas Natural Gas president Eugene Mackey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kansas
Leavenworth Light, Heat, and Power Company
State Utilities Commission
Eugene Mackey
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Holton Adopts Commission Government In City Vote
Holton Kansas residents approve a commission form of government with 295 votes for and 173 against. Total registration stood at 927 voters, with 468 casting ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holton
Kansas
Indiana Express Rates Cut by 15 Percent
The Indiana state commission announced a new rate schedule reducing earnings of express companies in Indiana by 15 percent. The reduction is to take effect under the revised schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
State Commission
Ended the Spelling Lesson with a Fat Guess
Miss Thompson teaches a spelling game to her nephew Bobby. She makes long m and long e sounds while tapping her chest, asking what letters they spell. Bobby replies he cannot name the letters but guesses the word is Fat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Thompson
Bobby
Old Wish In New Words
Chicago art connoisseur D P Seerley attends a concert and droops with exhaustion. A companion notes the pianist misses some notes and Seerley quips he wishes the pianist had missed them all, in a light magazine anecdote from The Twice a Month Popular Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Seerley
Chicago
Seerley
Dubious Compliment About Waverley Novels
An old servant Tom Purdie in Sir Walter Scott's household called the Waverley Novels “our books” and said reading them was great comfort. He told James Skene that if he cannot sleep he reads a novel and falls asleep within two pages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Purdie
Sir Walter Scott
Waverley
James Skene
Castoria Endorsed as Safe Remedy for Children
Mothers urged to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature “In Use For Over 30 Years” as a trusted remedy for infants and kids. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, reflecting its popular use in households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Cutlery quips and political jabs with a midwestern wink
A humorous exchange about a knife up a sleeve is linked to Senator Sorghum who says the rival is harmless at a luncheon as he focuses on dining. The ad copy promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules. Phillips Brooks quote about serving others closes the snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Dr. Pierce
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A Lange
Foreign Affairs
German Socialist Party
Reichstag
Kansas Equal Suffrage Movement
Quito
Ecuador
Elroy
Flavio
Medardo Alfaro
Ulpiano Paez
Manuel Serrano
Manila
Philippines
Pedro Montero
Guayaquil
Hill Creek
Royal Bank of Canada
Italy
Turkey
Madero
Gen. Reyes
Maj
T. J. Anderson
I. B. Dawes
F. B. Dawes
Miltonvale
J. E. Moore
Sedana
Fie
Sise
BAR
Bell Phone Company
Aunt
Phillips Brooks
Jackson Wray
Great Northern Railway
East
Northwest
Western Governors
Minnesota
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Monana
Minnesot
Sian
M. Bldg
St. Paul, Minx
Carter
Dairy Association CO
MFRS
Lyndonville, Vt
U.S. A
Twelfth and
Cherry Streets
Kansas City
Water Sai
John L. Thompson Bons & CO
Troy, N
von Keeptt
Spohn Medical C CO
Sadericlcgiece
Sloan
A. W. Lay
Lafayette
Ala
Thomas L. Rice
Easton
Baldwins
L.L
Jie Poultry
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