National Capital News and Legal Moves of the Week
National and international items summarize financial reform support, freight rate arguments, Standard Oil case status, inland waterways planning, a key Supreme Court decision, and presidential messages to Congress including Panama Congress proceedings and the Panama railroad annual report.
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National Capital
Aldrich
National Board of Trade
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
John H. Atwood
Kansas City
Shippers’ Committee
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Frank H. Horn
E. 8
Ayres
Panama
Largest opium seizure in San Francisco port reported
Customs officials seized a record forty thousand dollars in opium in port of San Francisco. Reports mention artificial tea labeling rules and price movements in dairy products across New York City as markets react to regulatory changes.
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San Francisco
United States
Edison says new gold extraction device near completion
A report from West Orange claims Thomas A. Edison is close to finishing a device to extract gold from clay in his laboratory. Other items note a deadly furnace blast in Rushville Missouri, political shifts in Nebraska, and a push to back San Francisco as Panama Canal exposition host in 1915.
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Thomas A. Edison
West Orange
P. W. Hitchcock
United States
Gilbert M
Rushville
St. Joseph
Elijah Merritt
Guy
Secretaries of Foreign Mission Boards
New York
Paris
France
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Oakland
Judion C. Clements
Georgia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Plague Fatalities Rise in Manchuria Amid War Time Instability
Dispatches report 1752 plague deaths in Manchuria last week with daily totals in the hundreds. Harbin logs 150 daily bubonic cases in the Chinese quarter as infection spreads downstream. In Japan, 24 conspirators against the throne receive death sentences after a secret trial. The German submarine U 3 sinks in Kiel harbor with 25 aboard and is raised after three hours of oxygen.
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Manchuria
Japanese Empire
Supreme Court
Kiel
Harbin
Senator selections and legal actions across states report
Connecticut and Indiana legislatures choose new senators to succeed familiar names. California, Nebraska and Missouri updates include a plea for partisan realignment, income tax talk, and rail case proceedings. Missouri Supreme Court to hear rail conspiracy suits. government auctions 212000 acres. Lodge nominated for fourth term by Massachusetts Republicans.
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Eugene Ely
San Francisco
Pennsylvania
United States
Michigan State Senate
Senate
Oregon
Assembly
Chicago
International Harvester Mmpany
Persorah
George P. McLean
Morgan
B. Bulkeley
Connecticut
John W. Kern
W. J. Bryan
Albert J. Beveridge
Idiana
John D. Work
California
United ‘States
Norris Brown
Nebraska
Supreme Court of Missouri
Henry Cabot Lodge
Missouri Land Drainage and Era of Levees Argument
Missouri residents consider draining swamp lands to boost corn yields. Analysts estimate 3,000,000 acres could produce 105,000,000 bushels annually, yielding high profits with levee construction. Also noted is Henri Dorman’s 112th birthday celebration near Liberal with Civil War service and pension details.
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Missouri
Missouri Wool Growth Rises Amid Market Sales
1910 Missouri farmers sold 6 020 000 pounds of washed and unwashed wool, fetching 1 435 770 dollars. The fleece filled 301 freight cars, equaling 20 000 pounds per car and representing 860 000 sheep. Tax rolls show 1 031 359 total sheep, with 171 359 unsheared or marketed. Advance figures come from the 1914 Red Book by J C A Hiller and A T Edmonston.
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Missouri
Bureau of Labor Statistics
J. C. A. Hiller
A. T. Edmonston
Baby with Six Grandmothers Noted in Armstrong Family
The baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Spotts of Armstrong is believed to have more grandmothers than any other child in the country. On the father's side, six grandmothers are named, including Mrs. Fray and Mrs. Susan Spotts. On the mother's side, six grandmothers are listed through Mrs. Nathaniel Morris and Mrs. J. W. Robb, totaling six living grandmothers.
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Jim Spotts
Armstrong
Fray
Susan Spotts
Spotts
N. D. Wickes
Nathaniel Morris
J. W. Robb
Sedalia Woman Mrs Gentry Dies at Nearly 80
Mrs. Gentry of Sedalia, mother of N. H. Gentry a member of the state board of agriculture, died at her home in Sedalia aged nearly 80. Born in Kentucky she married Joel Gentry at 17 and they built the first house in Pettis county. N. H. Gentry still lives in the same house.
Ex-Congressman Wade Dies in Springfield
Col. W. H. Wade died in Springfield of pneumonia at age 75. He served as congressman from this district from 1885 to 1891. He leaves a widow and two sons, William Wade of Salt Lake City and Frank Wade of Syouse New York.
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W. H. Wade
Springfield
Colonel Wade
William Wade
Salt Lake City
Frank Wade
Syouse
N. Y
Missouri corn yields rise to 32.6 bushels per acre
F. H. Crowell of Butler reported Missouri corn yield growth from 28.4 to 32.6 bushels per acre at the farmers’ annual gathering. He credited the Corn Grows association for the increase and noted that at 50 cents per bushel the state’s farmers gain about 10.2 million dollars, urging legislative support for funding.
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Missouri
F. H. Crowell
Butler
Rn Corn Grows Association
James C Hooton 67 Longtime Missouri Pacific Conductor
James C Hooton of Lexington died at his home from paralysis at age 67. He served 44 years with Missouri Pacific, 40 as a passenger conductor, reputed as the oldest conductor in the road’s employ and trusted to handle special trains when high officials traveled.
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James C. Hooton
Lexington
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri City Plunged Into Darkness After Ice Storm
An ice storm caused widespread outages as wires broke and poles snapped. The mayor ordered the electric plant shut down and local news publication suspended. TelephonesDisconnected power lines failed and many businesses paused operations.
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Missouri City
Trerton
New,s
Maby
Missouri Forestry School urged as part of state plan
The state board of agriculture recommends a forestry department linked to the University of Missouri. It praises the Missouri College of Agriculture and reports 410 addresses by faculty and students reaching about 500000 people statewide. An 11 day lecture tour by professors reached 38000 attendees. W G Hutchison of Jamesport is elected board president with officers P H Lewis Crescent vice president T C Wilson Columbia secretary W L Nelson Columbia assistant secretary W L Bright Columbia treasurer.
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Department of Forestry
University of Missouri
State Board of “Dgriculture
Missouri College of Agricuture
W. G. Hutchison
Jamesport
P. H. Lewis
Crescent
T.C. Wilson
Columbia
Etary
W. L. Nelson
Aspletane
W. L. Bright
He Built the Central Branch
John Broder, first chief of the St. Joseph metropolitan police, was found dead in bed at his residence in St. Joseph. He was 81 and a Vermont native who helped build railroads in the West, including laying track on the Kansas Pacific and the Central Branch from Atchison to Waterville. His retirement followed resigning as chief in 1905. his widow survives.
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John Broder
St. Joseph
Atchison
Waterville
Broder
Death by poison ends life of Columbia area woman
Miss Lizzie Sexton, 55, an unmarried resident a few miles north of Columbia, told friends for years she did not value life. She kept Rough-on-Rats in her room and finally swallowed poison, dying within minutes.
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Lizzie Sexton
Columbia
End of Major Bittinger Heraldic Public Life in Missouri
Maj John Lawrence Bittinger of Missouri editor of the St Louis Herald died at age 77. A Republican, he served several terms in the state legislature and was U S consul general to Montreal from 1897 to 1903.
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Major Bittinger
John Lawrence
Bittinger
Missouri
St.’ N
Montgomery Papers Merge Shaping Local Press Landscape
Howard Ellis of the Montgomery County Leader buys the Montgomery City Tribune from C. W. Guerney. The papers will consolidate at New Florence, leaving one Montgomery newspaper and no regular Republican paper in the county.
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Howard Ellis
Montgomery County Leader
Montgomery City Tribune
C. W. ‘Guerney
New Florence
Montgomery
Prison term for fake land agent in Joplin scheme
Walter E. Newell was sentenced by federal judge Smith McPherson to 2 1/2 years in Leavenworth Kansas for operating a fake government land scheme at Joplin. He sold entries to Oregon government lands at 35.60 dollars per entry.
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Walter E. Newell
Joplin
Smith McPherson
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Oregon
Train Strikes Man Returning Home With Medicine
A man named M. R Balliet of Pleasant Hin was struck by a Missouri Pacific train as he returned home at 4 30 in the morning with medicine for his wife. The accident occurred while the train was pulling into the station.
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M. R Balliet
Pleasant Hin
Missouri Pacific
State Fair Officers Elected by Board of Agriculture
Officers of the state fair were elected by the state board of agriculture in a formal meeting. Details on names and positions were announced but are partially obscured in the report.
Dental Society Meeting Held by Central Missouri in Sedalia
The Central Missouri Dental Society held a regular meeting in Sedalia with delegates and discussion on state dental matters. Officials from the Sedalia area attended as part of the society's regional gathering.
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Dental Society
Sedalia
Central Missouri
Ieces
Missouri legislature debates road funding and reforms
Missouri lawmakers discuss a 25 cent per dollar road tax plan with state aid tied to counties that levy full rates. The session also tackles insurance regulation, boxing legality, labor, incorporation acts, and measures on roads, schools, and public commissions.
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Jefferson City
Carter
Clark County
Senate
Hadley
Missouri
Freight increase postponed to March 15 by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the effectiveness of freight rate increases recently announced by Western railroads operating between Chicago and the Missouri River until March 15.
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Interstate Com. Commission
Western Railroads
Chicago
Missouri River
Kansas Police Chief Under Fire in Coffeyville Petition
A petition presented to Coffeyville city commissioners calls for an investigation of the police chief. It is signed by several ministers and taxpayers.
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Kansas
Coffeyville
Kas
Bride Declines Best Man Then Proposes
Dialogue fragment shows a bride refusing the best man and proposing to him instead. The exchange hints at a comic or dramatic wedding moment with humor about marrying the best man. No clear place or dates are provided in the readable text.
Tramp Seeks Nut Cracker After Free Biscuit Kindness
A poor hobo, after being given two homemade biscuits by a sympathetic housewife for his sick wife and hungry children, asks if she can lend him a nut cracker. He explains his need after admiring the biscuits and adds a touch of humor to the exchange.
What a Trained Nurse Says About Resinol
A nurse from Somerville Massachusetts reports absolute satisfaction with Resinol. She cites a patient with 15 year ulcers improved by Resinol and plans continued use until cured. She also notes remarkable cures achieved with the product.
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Agnes T. O’neill
Somerville
Mass
Remarkable dental case in Parkes involves 17 teeth
A Parkes New South Wales report describes a young woman who had 17 teeth extracted to relieve trouble. Before artificial teeth could be fitted the gums healed and all 17 teeth renewed themselves in place, an unusual dental phenomenon.
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Parkes
N. 8
Notable Quote On Public Service By Montaigne
An essayist quotes Montaigne asserting the noblest calling is public service and being useful to many, highlighting civic duty as a guiding principle for those in public life.
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Montaigne
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Advertised as Health Candy
An old advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate and invigorate the stomach liver and bowels. It describes the sugar coated tiny granules as easy to take like candy.
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Dr. Pierce
Dangerous man blurs lines between shrewdness and sin
A compact reflection on a man defined by clever restraint and moral risk. The text hints at a figure who blends keen judgment with ethical drift, suggesting tension between craft and conscience.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow
Advertisement style copy promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes, urging a 2 oz package at 5 cents. The message blends sales pitches for cigars and a jab at market honesty, contrasting Lewis' Single Binder cigars at 5 or 10 cents with a remark on heavy words not masking short weight.
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