World News Highlights From the Week Congress Funds Earthquake Aid
The week’s items include Congress approving 800000 to aid Italian earthquake victims, a dinner for insurgent lawmakers hosted by Representative Gardner, and a House bill for eight submarines costing 4 million. Roosevelt declines to explain action against United States Steel, and a Lincoln centenary stamp is proposed. Senate ratifies treaties with Argentina and El Salvador.
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Congressional
Congress
Gardner
Massachusetts
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Bonaparte
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Abraham Lincoln
Argentine
Salvador
Missouri debate over asylum meals and state funding
Dr C B Simcoe, boss at the Marshall school for feeble minded, argues current asylum board pay of 2.50 weekly causes hunger. urges at least 3.50 and notes 12.50 monthly at Marshall is adequate with plain food. Gov Hadley aims to overhaul state institutions. legislature may investigate food issues as appropriations rise for 1909 1910 biennial totals reach 5 453 280 with university requesting 1 604 000 and various state facilities listed. Two boys, Arthur and Earl Farmer, accused of attempted train wrecking near Macon, jailed then paroled to reform school Boonville after they claimed no derailment intent.
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C. B. Simcoe
Marshall
Simcoe
Missouri
Hadley
General Assembly
State University
Missouri State Fair
Missouri State Sanitarium
Missouri Colony of Feeble Minded
Bureau of Geology and Mines
Industrial Home For
State Hospital
State Federal Home
State School For the Blind
State Fruit Experiment Station
State School For the Deaf
State Normal
Kirksville
Warrensburg
Cape Girardeau
Springfield
Marysville
State Fish Hatcheries
St. Louis
State
St. Joseph
School of Mines
Confederate Home
Missouri Training School
Arthur
Earl Farmer
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Macon
Reform School
Boonville
Gov Folk Announces Several Appointments In Missouri
Governor Folk appoints F A Howard of Slater to the state asylum board at Nevada to February 1, 1911, E W Dunnavant of Fulton to the deaf and dumb institution board to February 1, 1911, W C Le Jewett as city coal oil inspector in Shelbina for two years from December 17, 1908, and J H Mc Ghee of Grandin as Carter county coal oil inspector for two years from March 16, 1908. Mary Serowski of Poland forfeits a $10,000 estate after a voyage fear ends her claim, writing that seasickness aboard the Atlantic deters her from crossing again.
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Oscar Reid
Brownsville
Supreme Court
Thomas Burgess
Bakersfield
Kansas State
Lansing
Hoch
Roosevelt
White House
Erie
Park
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Missouri Insurance Department
Walla Walla Fire Insurance Company
Beach Hargis
Irvine
Court of Claims
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Griscom
Civita Vecchia
Suez
Cleveland
Christ
Marie Smith
Denver
Stromboli
Stromboli Island
Puget Sound Milling Company
Bellingham
Wash
Messina
Italy
Helene
Texas
Christiana
Savannah
Frisco
Tulsa
Miller
Federal Supreme Court
Folk
F. A. Howard
Slater
State Asylum
Nevada
J. M. Hale
E. W. Dunnavant
Fulton
State Institution For the Deaf and Dumb
John P. Gordon
W. C. le Jewett
Shelbina
J. H. McGhee
Grandin
Carter County
Atlantic
Mary Serowski
Poland
John F.mel
St. Joseph
Serowski
Boys enact William Tell tragedy on rabbit hunt
During a rabbit hunt, Dick Depew age 15 and his brother Don age 8 staged a William Tell dare. Don was shot in the eye as the gun finally fired. Doctors say there is no hope of recovery.
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Ben Depew
Don
Folk appoints Parker and Watkins to state roles
Gov Joseph W Folk announces two appointments. Joseph H Parker of Warrensburg joins the state institution for the deaf and dumb at Fulton as manager replacing Z W Dunnavant who resigned. James E Watkins named coal oil inspector for Livingston county for two years from December 28 1908.
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Folk
Joseph W. Folk
Joseph H. Parker
Warrensburg
State Institution For Deaf and Dumb
Fulton
Z. W. Dunnavant
James E. Watkins
Livingston County
Deux Paroles Granted By Governor Folkhag
Paroles granted to Cornelius Sullivan convicted in St. Louis in 1906 for fraudulent registration and sentenced to five years. Arch Morgan convicted in Greene county in 1904 of second degree murder and sentenced to twenty years.
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Gov. Folkhag
Cornelius Sullivan
St. Louis
Arch Morgan
Greene County
Bullet Severs Spinal Cord Near New Cambria
Cecil Wilson a 12 year old youth near Bynumville is killed after a target rifle backfire severs his spinal cord during a hunting party incident. The tragedy follows other state news including court reporters organization at Jefferson City and jail escape attempts in Jefferson City.
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Cecil Wilson
Bynumville
New Cambria
Fire Claims Two Burgess Children in Bakersfield Tragedy
Two Burgess daughters aged 2 and 4 perished in a recent Bakersfield house fire. Neighbor Emery Jump died later from injuries sustained while attempting a rescue. The blaze prompted local authorities to investigate and aid efforts.
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Thomas Burgess
Bakersfield
Burgess
Emery Jump
State Insurance Department Fees Reported for 1908
The state insurance department incurred total fees of $57,256.41 for 1908. Fire insurers paid $34,790.10, life companies $10,345.40, miscellaneous $7,173.20, fraternal societies $1,184.40, and brokers’ fees $3,263.31.
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State Insurance Department
Bland and Harrison open law office in Rolla
Judge Charles C. Bland, whose St. Louis court of appeals term expired January 1 1909, starts Bland and Harrison with James B. Harrison Jr in Rolla. A Fish's Fin Caused Blood Poisoning notes Willis Hinde of Mount Washington cemetery Kansas City fell ill after a catfish fin cut in the cemetery lake.
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Charles C. Bland
St. Louis
Willis Hinde
Mount Washington Cemetery
Kansas City
State Insurance Dept Bans Walla Walla Fire Insurance Agents
The state insurance department has notified agents of that company not to write any more business in this state for the Walla Walla Fire Insurance company.
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State Insurance Department
Walla Walla
Accidental Shooting kills 3 year old daughter near Princeton
A farmer named Robert Severn was loading a shotgun when it discharged, killing his sleeping three year old daughter north of Princeton. The incident occurred as the weapon fired unintentionally. In a separate appointment, Charles T. Lewis was named coal oil inspector for Cape Girardeau with a term ending December 18, 1909.
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Robert Severn
Princeton
Mr. Severn
Charles T. Lewis
Cape Girardeau
Missouri Assembly Organizes in Early Session
Jefferson City reports the Missouri Senate and House complete their permanent organization. Senate sworn in all holdovers and new members. adjourned to Thursday. House elected Alfred Speer as speaker and listed Republican and Democratic officers for the new term.
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Jefferson City
Senate
McKinley
B. B. Widger
McDavid
Gavon D. Burgess
Supreme Court
Peck
Gardner
House
John E. Swanger
Hiram Lloyd
St. Louis
W. B. Cochran
Dade County
Matt Conran
New Madrid County
Jarea
Allen
Jason County
Johnson
Pulaski
Ward
Holt
Lloyd
Alfred A. Speer
Osage
Crossley
Barker
Macon
Speer
John T. Baker
Howell
F. M. McDavid
George W. Humphrey
Shelby County
Humphrey
R. $. McClintie
Monroe County
W. L. Hodge
Stoddard County
J. F. Cook
Lewis County
C. E. Dewey
Cole County
Lucile Dowell
D. C. Burke
Sullivan County
Reading
W. J. Hailey
R. F. Gunton
Iron County
Gas shortage leaves St Joseph suburbs without fuel
A Wednesday gas outage affects about ten thousand residents in St Joseph Missouri suburbs due to inadequate supply from Kansas natural gas fields. Local officials urge conservation as crews work to restore service.
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St. Joseph's
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
Missouri Woman In Critical Condition After Poison Incident
Mrs Kate Hayden of Kahoka Missouri swallowed an ounce of carbolic acid in her Vendome hotel room and is in a critical condition. She claims she mistook the poison for medicine. A Chicago club house burned destroying a historic landmark with losses around 325000 at the Illinois club and gallery.
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Missouri
Leadville
Colorado
Kate Hayden
Kahoka
Chicago
Ill
Illinois Club
Dialogue Fragments From Harper's Weekly And Mock Duel
The fragmentary lines feature a woman urged to marry a man of little ambition and energy, a heated exchange about love and inferiority, followed by a quip from Dr Kwack and a taunt from an undertaker, with a Catholic Standard note.
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Maude
George
Harper’s Weekly
Dr Kwack
Max Rogers to headline In Panama at Willis Wood week
Kansas City theatres announce Max Rogers the little fellow of the Rogers Brothers will star in the musical In Panama at Willis Wood for a full week starting Sunday January 10 with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. The New York Company brings a high salaried cast and a large well drilled chorus to support the show praised for its story, costuming, and staging that may endure like aged wine.
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Max Rogers
Rogers Brothers
New York
Panama
Willis Wood
Joe Kane
Marion Stanley
Josephine Barrows
Eileen Sheridan
Avita Sanchez
Flo May
Sibyl Brennan
George Lydecker
Robinson Newbold
Chas Gallagher
William Edmund
Phillip Leigh
Henry Lehman
Alexander Kleinman
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Columbus
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Osage County
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Caldwell
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Red Cross Society
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William E. Annis
Flushing
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Lincoln
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Donald J. Cowling
Baker University
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Minn
Harry C. Watson
Dun's Review
Englewood
X. J
Alfred Harding
Episcopal
Dennis O'Connell
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Oklahoma City
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Michigan
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John Walden
Jasper
Joplin
Glen K. Shurtleff
Cleveland, O
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Rome
Missouri Court Reporters’ Association
R. E. Woodside
Salem
C. Bybee
Bert Dummit
Pierce City
Green County
Sims
Criminal Court
State Reform School
Russell Jones
John Devogelhorn
John W. Long
John Dockerty
John Scott
Normal
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Thomas H. Benton
the Assembly
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Willie
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