Population trend challenged by French statistician Meslier
A Philadelphia editor notes Meslier's claim that world population will decline. The article cites birth rate drops in England, Scotland, France, Denmark, and other regions from 1881 to 1903, while ancient populations remained smaller and the world’s growth surged in the 19th century.
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Philadelphia
Meslier
Europe
Messler
England
Scotland
Bavaria
Italy
Sweden
Russia
France
Denark
New Zealand
Saxony
Victoria
New South Wales
United States
Eslet
United
New Orleans
Columbus
Rome
Sparta
Survival of Man and Natural Selection Theory
Dr. Woodruff argues that birth and death rates balance in nature as a natural law. He compares animal and human survival, noting selection favors vigorous lineages with fewer offspring and that civilization shifts humanity toward smaller families guided by natural selection.
Evolution by intelligence, not strength, shapes future populations
A historic editorial argues that survival favors intelligent frailty over brute strength. It contrasts English and Russian populations, claiming intelligence determines who survives and multiplies, predicting a birth rate decline to about two per family within centuries and questioning the fate of robust but less brainy groups.
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Russia
Europe
Great Britain
United States
Captain Allen's Grave Buried in England on Plymouth Slab
The article recalls William Henry Allen, Rhode Islander and naval officer after whom Allen Street in New York is named. It notes his career from midshipman in 1800 to lieutenant on the Chesapeake, actions against the Macedonian, and command of the brig Argus. It mentions his 1813 voyage from New York with William Crawford and an Atlantic crossing of 25 days before cruising the English Channel.
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Allen Street
New York City
Atlantic
St. Andrew's Church Yard
Plymouth
England
William Henry Allen
Chesapeake
Leopard
Secretary of the Navy
James Barron
United States
Argus
New York
William Crawford
France
English Channel
The Argus and Pelican Duel Off Wales Ends in Surrender
In August the Argus chased by a British brig the Pelican engaged off St. David's. Captain Allen was wounded losing a leg and died days later. The American crew failed to match the British due to fatigue and poor marksmanship after months of prize taking. The Argus surrendered after a brief fight.
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St. George's Channel
St. David's
Wales
Allen
Argus
Pelican
Plymouth
Paul Jones
Paris
Dangerous pits lure anglers and yield large bass
Abandoned pits attract breeders and offer rich income though banks are steep and unstable. A tree lounge and a tall scaffolding lure fishers to cast from risky vantage points. Black bass prosper in the cold pure water, reaching enormous sizes with firm flesh.
The Twentieth Illinois and Grant’s Precedent
Capt. Oscar Ludwig recounts Gen Grant’s swift punishment of the Twentieth Illinois infantry to a Columbia post G A R audience. The tale is linked to Roosevelt’s congressional address about Brownsville where three Negro companies were dismissed for an assault.
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Columbia Post
Oscar Ludwig
Grant
Twentieth Ilinois Infantry
Roosevelt
Congress
Afsir
Brownsville
Tex
Oiee- 9 Record-Herald
Debate over Wirz monument uncovers new wartime tale
An unpublished story relays a Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy push to honor Capt. Henry Wirz by erecting a monument. A Americus resident, visiting Andersonville, recounts Wirz guiding a prisoner in disguise as a man, a baby born in a tent outside the stockade, and the mother and infant aided after the escape. The Ohio couple, with husband in Confederate service, were later moved away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Daughters of the Confederacy
Henry Wirz
Andersonville
New York World
Americus
Birz
Wirz
Ohloan
Act of Sublime Courage in Civil War Debate
Senators discuss bravery in battle citing Alger’s remark that courage shows in war and fear of ridicule. The Washington Post recalls a common soldier at Petersburg who crawled into a long tunnel to check a faulty fuse despite imminent danger.
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Washington Post
Senator Alger
Petersburg
Missouri County Records Highlight Long Penalty Gap
Missouri State Auditor W W Wilder notes St Genevieve county has had no citizen sentenced to the penitentiary in 40 years while criminal costs rose from 38.40 to 475 last year due to three tramps stealing hides from a slaughter house. The trio, one white man and two negroes, were sent to prison. James Todd, 66, Maryville editor and former postmaster, dies. He leaves a widow, five children, and a surviving mother. The Nedaway Democrat will be edited by Todd’s son. Fisher bones found near Carterville prompt Smithsonian inquiry. Centria considers a water and sewer plan costing 46000 with a vote planned for February 26. Peter Meade, 110 years old, born in Virginia, claims to be Missouri’s oldest. State Treasurer turns over securities to Missouri Wiley Trust for three defunct bond firms totaling 1076491.55. $103,576.55 cash, rest in bonds and real estate mortgages.
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W. W. Wilder
St. Genevieve
St Genevieve
Missouri
James Todd
Maryville
Democratic State Committee
Dockery
State Board of Arbitration
Hisa
Nedaway Democrat
James Todd, Jr
Byron Be, Condon
United States
St. Louis
Missouri Wiley Trust Company
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
National Bond, Company
W. J. Watkins
Building and Loan Association A, Ag
Nations Botti Com
Husband's Prank Leaves Wife Furious After Midnight Vigil
A Bethany woman waited up till 1 AM for her husband. He finally crawled into bed upstairs while she slept downstairs, and she grew so angry she did not speak to him for a week.
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Bethany
Prisoner Gauss Ends 16 Day Fasting While Awaiting Trial
Oscar Gauss, held in Nodaway county jail on a charge of attempted murder of Chief of Police John Wallace, stopped his 16 day fast. He had been a plump inmate at arrest but has become a walking skeleton in custody.
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Oscar Gauss
Nodaway County
John Wallace
Gauss
Pleas ant Hill approves gas and water franchises in special election
In a special election at Pleas ant Hill the city council actions granting a natural gas franchise to George C. Greenup and J. L. Woods Merrill and a water works franchise to H. Tucker Smith were ratified by a tremendous majority.
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Pleasant Hill
George C. Greenup
J. L. Woods Merrill
H. Tucker Smith
Egg Story From Marshall Express Agent
Express agent in Marshall reports four crates of brown leghorn chickens laid eggs over one day last summer. He collected 147 eggs from the crate bottom as payment for lodging. On the journey to Odessa the birds laid 67 Morc kes.
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Express
Marshall
Odessa
West Plains Local Option Wins. Saloons to Close
Local option carried in West Plains by 83 percent, with votes 232 to 249, ordering the three saloons to cease operation within 30 days. Howell county also reports a clear local option victory.
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West Plains
Howell County
Hindu prince J Dutt joins Missouri University engineering
J Dutt a Hindoo prince from Calcutta India has arrived in Columbia and entered the mechanical engineering department of the University of Missouri. He is a University of Calcutta graduate and the first native of India to enroll at the university.
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J. Dutt
Calcutta
India
Columbia
University of Missouri
Mr. Dutt
University of Calcutta
Egypt
Japan
Army and Navy Cadets Selected From Mexico Exam
Two exam boards in Mexico selected cadets for the Army and Navy. Earl Ragby of New Haven placed first for West Point, Bryan Wilson of Mexico as alternate for West Point, and Leon B Fry and John B Irvin of Louisiana named for Annapolis.
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Army and Navy
Mexico
Earl Ragby
New Haven
Bryan Wilson
West Point
Annapolis
Leon
Fry
John
Irvin
Louisiana
Change of Editors at the Republican Review
Vernon Smith of Chillicothe is rejected for the editor position at Jeeqoos Citys Republican Review to support Walter and TihMies as co editors.
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Vernon Smith
Chillicothe
Republican Review
Jeeqoos City
Walter
Three years sought for vault theft upcounty records
A McDonald county man was sentenced to three terms in the penitentiary after vault thefts targeted the county abstract books. The records were found in a water-damaged well. the owner of the abstract books faced trial for allegedly instigating the crime. University degrees conferred include arts and science in education, agriculture, and engineering with names of graduates listed. A revival pastor is noted for a public altercation with two roughs, and a separate suit in Barry county seeks damages for alienation of a husband’s love from Mrs. D B Kingery of Monett.
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University of Missouri
Frank P. Graves
Teachers's College of the University
Eliot
H. W. Anderson
Grace Garkeley
L. L. Bernard
Clark W. Comstock
Dimmitt H. Hoffman
FP. A. McKay
Charles Fe, Robinson
W. B. Buddath
Jennie Adeline Duvall
Elenor Madge Gordon
Tom Elwyn Woodward
Teachers’ College
Meta Theresa Fiteen
J. D. Elliff
Frazier Crosswell
D. B. Kingery
Monett
Barry
W. H. Shipley
Shipley
Judgment Against Independence City for Grace K Thompson
A jury in Judge Walter A Powell's court in Independence awarded Grace K Thompson of Atherton a judgment of 1325 against the city of Independence for injuries from driving into an excavation three years ago. The first trial granted 1350 and the supreme court remanded for a new trial.
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Walter A. Powell
Independence
Grace Keithly Thompson
Atherton
Supreme Court
Civil War Major Wilson Campbell of Holden Dies
Wilson A. Campbell aged 76 died in a Quenemo Kansas hospital. He served as quartermaster with Cockrell's Confederate brigade in the Civil War. Part of his estate will go to Missouri Valley College at Marshall. He left no children.
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Cockrell
Wilson A. Campbell
Holden
Quenemo
Kan
Missouri Valeley College
Marshall
Farmer Dead in His Barn Near Leonard
George Peoples aged 72 a farmer living southeast of Leonard was found dead in his barn by his family. The incident was reported by local authorities and investigators are reviewing the case.
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George Peoples
Leonard
What's in a Name Lucky Budge Mill Burns Near Prosperity
The Lucky Budge mill near Prosperity burned to the ground recently. Locals report the fire caused extensive damage and investigators are assessing the site for causes and possible losses.
Boy Hangs Self at Mason Farm Near Princeton
Frederick Brooks age 14 at James Mason farm near Princeton hanged himself with a dog chain in the barn after saying he would, while playmates watched. The chain slipped as his feet lost support and he died from strangulation. Gov Folk named Frank Trimble of Liberty to the Clay county circuit court vacancy in the judicial circuit.
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Frederick Brooks
James Mason
Princeton
Brooks
Folk
Frank 2 Trimble
Liberty
Clay County
Judicial Circuit
J. W
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Andersonville Prison
Carterville
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Washington
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Exeter
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