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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1910
Page
2
Taft to push changes to antitrust and interstate law
National Capitol reports President Taft plans a special message to Congress on Interstate Commerce and Sherman antitrust reforms. Other items include Champ Clark warning on ship subsidies and pensions pushes, plus various political and economic notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champ Clark
House
Taft
Congress
Wichita hosts annual Kansas State Music Teachers meeting
The Kansas State Music Teachers Association held its annual meeting in Wichita. The article notes various regional events including transit consolidations in Chicago, charitable dinners in Kansas City, a railway accident at St Paul, and a major Christmas tree display in Pasadena, along with industry conventions and war planning figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas State Music Teachers’ Association
Wichita
Chicago
Salvation Army
Kansas City
St. Paul
Western Retail Vehicle and Implement Dealers’ Association
Illinois Supreme Court
Pasadena
Cal
Floods in Spain Cause Massive Losses and Deaths
Reports note 500 to 600 killed and 1,400 wounded with property damage around 20 million dollars from Spain floods. Also mention uprisings in Nicaragua, Russia troop movements on Lake Baikal, and Belgium’s Albert I ascending the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Zelaya
Nicaragua
United States
Spain
Victoria
B. C
Russia
Lake Baikal
Manchuria
London
James Bryce
Washington
Maurice de Bunsen
San Jose
Costa Rica
Walter Wyman
International Sanitary Bureau
Madrid
Alfonso
Estrada
Rama
Castrillo
Gonzales
Europe
Albert I
Belgium
Congo
Notable ink spread of crimes and affairs across U S history
William A. Cook hints his brother may have been murdered. Durand notes census enumerator shortages in west and south. W C McCarty plans Tulsa afternoon paper. Col W A Harris funeral held in Lawrence. Douglass Eads shot dead in Warrensburg. Gen Carman dies in Washington at 75. Harriman estate skyrockets to 220 million for Mrs Harriman. Peary urges south pole flag, offers expedition. Missouri governor Hailey invited to governors meeting on public service regulation. W J Bryan improves and to resume lectures. Jean Clemens noted as the oldest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Cook
Cook
Durand
West
South
W. C. McCarty
Emporia
Kan
Tulsa
Col
W. A. Harris
United States
Kansas
Chicago
Lawrence
Douglass Eads
Warrensburg
Eads
Ezra Ayres Carman
Chickamagua
Chattanooga Park Commission
Washington
E. H. Harriman
Jean Clemens
Lights fight over street service and elopement at Soldiers Home
A court fixed the city bond at 2000 as talks over street light pricing and additions continue. Meanwhile at the Soldiers Home Captain Walton allowed marriages after initial bans, prompting elopement near Corder and rumors of further weddings among veterans seeking happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoffman
Soldiers
Capt. JR. Walton
Sonal
G. W. Simpson
Lochinvar
Kate Yates
Hadley
Board of Managers
Walton
Elopers
Daniel J. Cupid
Captain Walton
Explosion at Hahn Light Plant Near Versailles
The acetylene lighting plant at John Hahn's home four miles north of Versailles exploded injuring Hahn, his hired man, and two children. The gas had been escaping and a match lit the gas, causing a blast heard ten to twelve miles away. House and furniture were badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hahn
Versailles
Mr. Hahn
Sheeks Celebrate 69th Wedding Anniversary in Kirksville
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Sheeks marked their sixty nineth anniversary in Kirksville Adair county where they settled in 1850. He served as sheriff and tax collector 1854 to 1858 and recalls knowing everyone in the county as he collected taxes. Kirksville then was a small crossroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Sheeks
Kirksville
Adair County
Sheeks
Nitroglycerine Explosion at Hercules Plant
The blast at the Hercules powder plant near Ashburn tore up railroad tracks and shattered windows. Ollie Pugate, two mules, and a heavy farm wagon were killed, and six workmen were injured when 1 080 pounds of nitroglycerine exploded, with the shock felt across Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Pugate
Pugate
Hercules
Ashburn
Louisiana
Death of Judge John N. Dalby in Sedalia
Judge John N. Dalby a longtime president of the Third National Bank and former presiding judge of the Pettis county court died of kidney trouble. He directed Missouri’s largest Sunday school class for children at the First Christian church with about 1,200 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Mumford
Missouri College of Agriculture
Cnard
Umbria
Missouri
P. S. Griffith
DeArmond
Kansas State Board of Health
New York Stock Exchange Committee
Rock Island
Sykesville
Jefferson City
Charles S. Gleed
Bell Telephone Company of
Kansas City
People’s National Bank of Clay
Music Teachers’ National Association
Northwestern University
Evanston
Tabernacle
East Des Moines
Joplin
Ralph Everline
Garnett
Kan
Texas
Modoc Tribe of
Kansa
Rialto
Ninth Street
Grand Avenue
John N. Dalby
Third National Bank
Pettis County
Sedalia
Dalby
Clerk Firestone wounded by revolver accident at St Joseph store
Hudson Firestone a clerk in a furniture store at St Joseph was dangerously wounded when a revolver owned by James Salmons a Chicago Great Western detective discharged accidentally Salmons was looking at goods and leaning over his holster caused the weapon to fall and the ball passed through Firestone's body
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Firestone
St. Joseph
James Salmons
Salmons
Firestone
Blacksmith slain in village quarrel over meat sale
John Shelhorn was stabbed to death by William Philpot with a butcher knife at Dawn near Chillicothe after a dispute over meat purchase. Philpot surrendered to authorities claiming Shelhorn attacked him first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shelhorn
William Philpot
Chillicothe
Shelhorn
Philpot
Former Michigan Congressman De Witt C Leach Dies
De Witt Clinton Leach former congressman from Michigan a Republican leader died at his Springfield home at 87 after a brief illness He was among Michigan s first Republicans to hold office served three terms in the fourth district helped organize the party voted for every Republican president from Fremont to Taft and held posts in newspapers and as Indian commissioner under Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Clinton Leach
Springfield
Leach
Michigan
Fremont
Taft
Patriot- Advertiser
Harrison
Springfield merchant dumps diamonds in sewer
Gus Marx, a Springfield clothing dealer, discarded over $1,000 in diamonds into the sewer. Mrs. Marx hid the jewels in a seldom used water pitcher, fearing burglars. Mr. Marx rinsed the pitcher and emptied the water and gems into the sewer bagin, and plumbers searched fruitlessly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Marx
Springfield
Missouri growers urged to spray for San Jose scale
Prof. E P Taylor of Mountain Grove urges Missouri and Kansas fruit growers to spray peach and apple trees to combat the San Jose scale. He states the pest harms orchards across at least 25 counties, and recommends a lime sulfur spray mixture boiled in water for ready use on all trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
E. P. Taylor
Mountain Grove
Missouri Experimental Station
Kansas
Taylor
Missouri corn man warns prices threaten farmer’s future
In Columbia Missouri the speaker Mr Jordan called the farmer’s high costs and fluctuating grain and livestock prices dangerous, arguing a salary class cannot sustain rising food costs and that a stable market price is essential for farmer prosperity. He warned excessive meat prices reduce demand and hurt farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Missouri
Missouri
Mr. Jordan
Freezing in the South Another Cold Spell Hits Treated News
The Sunny South from the Ohio River to Northern Georgia and Alabama faced the coldest winter weather. Louisville led with 6 above zero, Nashville 8, Chattanooga 16, Memphis 18, and Atlanta 22. Snow covered large areas while Ohio River conditions deteriorated and river traffic halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Ohio River
Georgia
Alabama
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Atlanta
Ohio
Pittsburg
Cairo
Kansas City Theaters Show New Year Attractions
Clyde Fitch's The Bachelor starring Charles Cherry and the original New York company opens at the Shubert the first week of January beginning Sunday Jan 2. Willis Wood hosts Robert Mantell the famed Shakespearean actor in a week of classics from Jan 3 with Macbeth Louis XI Omeo and Juliet Hamlet Othello King Lear Merchant of Venice Richard III culminating in a matinee and evening show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Charles Cherry
New York
Shubert
the Bachelor
Willis Wood
Robert Mantell
Macbeth
Louis XI
Omeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Othelo
King Lear
Merchant of Venice
Richard, III
Growth in Missouri High School Attendance Report
State Superintendent Howard A. Gass reports figures ending November 10, 1909 showing 414 high schools in operation with total enrollment 34 741. Five thousand seven hundred thirteen students are non residents paying tuition. largest schools are in St. Louis and Kansas City with McKinley 1407 and Louis Soldan 1210 in St. Louis, and Kansas City 4399. Other sizable enrollments include St Joseph 1000 Springfield 950 Joplin 528 Sedalia 452 Carthage 56 Columbia 308.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard A. Gass
St. Louis
Kansas City
Christmas Dinner for 3000 in Kansas City by Salvation Army
Salvation Army distributed Christmas Day dinners to about 3000 people in Kansas City. Baskets contained a chicken a roast beef bread sugar coffee and two cans of pears or peaches for each recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Joplin Masons to Build Cathedral After Major Gift
Charles Schifferdecker recently elevated to the thirty third degree gave a double city lot valued at ten thousand dollars to the Joplin Scottish Rite Masons. The project aims for a cathedral costing not less than seventy five thousand dollars to be erected on the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Charles Schifferdecker
Scottish Rite Masons
Christmas Trade Sets New Kansas City Record
Christmas buying in Kansas City and surrounding trade area ran higher in volume than in any previous year, signaling strong festive commerce and economic momentum across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Barker Dies of Heart Disease Aboard Train
J H Barker of Wakenda Missouri died of heart disease on a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train shortly after leaving Kansas City for Mixon. He and his brother were traveling to attend a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Barker
Wakenda
Kansas City
Mixon
Question of Distinction on Titles for Ministers and Doctors
A Springfield literary society debated whether the title Reverend sets a minister apart from Doctor or Professor. The verdict: it does not distinguish the professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Literary Society
New York Sues Virginia over West Virginia Debt Apportionment
A suit before Special Master Charles E. Littlefield seeks $50 million for Virginia against West Virginia to settle the apportionment of Virginia’s internal debt when West Virginia was part of the state. Trial includes testimony covering Virginia history from 1823 to 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles E. Littlefield
United States Supreme Court
Old Dominion
Patrick McMahon Found Insane in Wyandotte Probate Court
Patrick McMahon of Kansas City Kansas, brother of James McMahon serving life in Lansing for a triple murder on the McMahon farm five miles west of here, was declared insane before a commission of examining physicians in Wyandotte county probate court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick McMahon
Kansas City
Kansas
James McMahon
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Margaret
Rose McMahon
McMahon Farm
Here
Reidy Road
Wyandotte County
Propate
Taft to Seek New Land Laws Amid Debate
President Taft plans to push a land law program alongside proposed amendments to the interstate commerce and antitrust laws. He aims to have conservation legislation enacted before Congress adjourns, presenting it as a strong response to critics over natural resources management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Taft
Friends of the Administration
Farmers Feeding the Quail in Atchison County
In Atchison Kansas farmers scatter wheat across fields to feed quail during storms. Hunters act as protectors by ensuring birds have food to survive the harsh weather and potential starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Kansas
Atchison County
Bursting Boiler Kills Five at Reading Plant
Five men were killed when a boiler exploded at the Metropolitan Electric Company new West Reading plant in Reading Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pennsylvania
Metropolitan Electric Company
West Reading
Cure for skin humor claimed by Boston man
S P Keyes of 147 Congress St Boston writes after twenty five years of head and shoulder itching that Cuticura Remedies cured him. He spent large sums on doctors and hospital care with no relief before trying Cuticura in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
S. P. Keyes
Congress St
Boston
Mass
In Philadelphia Woman Praises Cuticura Cure for Pimples
A Philadelphia resident, Wm J Sadlier of 1614 Susquehanna Ave, reports clearing pimples in ten days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent after months of doctor visits. The note dated May 1 1909 credits quick recovery to the Cuticura line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Wm. J. Sadlier
Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Eve's New Costume Ruffles Adam and Eve
The Chicago Record Herald sketches Eve unhappy after securing fig leaves and Eve laments wearing clothes. Adam urges cheer, noting they have each other, while Eve frets about talking to another woman about attire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Adam
Chicago Record-Herald
Resinol delivers quick relief for stubborn eczema
A. E. Hatch of Cleveland Ohio reports dramatic improvement after two applications of Ungt Resinol, claiming more relief than other remedies and offering a strong recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Hatch
D. D.S
Cleveland
Ohio
Doctors clash sparks sarcasm revealing blunt truths
In medical disputes doctors often exchange sharp remarks that hint at underlying truths. The exchange underscores the tension between professional opinions and candid insights in patient care.
Perry Davis Painkiller Promoted by Local Drugstores
Perry Davis Painkiller has a long standing reputation for lumbago sciatica pleurisy stitches and related pains. The ad notes a 25 cent price and mentions Atal druggists as suppliers local to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Dle
Atal
The bravest dentist faces danger in daring rescue
A fearless dentist volunteers for a perilous mission and confronts death to save others. His steadiness under risk highlights the calling of medical professionals in crisis.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes. It claims the 2 ounce package makes fabrics white as snow and lists the price at five cents.
Dr Pierce’s Pellets Promise Constipation Cure
Advertising line touts Dr Pierce’s pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation claiming the condition causes many diseases. It emphasizes ease of taking and suggests curing the cause cures the disease while warning against escalating gossip.
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Dodds
Carter
Deere Implements
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John Deere Plow CO
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