Unemployed Men Offered Ten Acres Each by Jackson
A 75 year old Jackson proposes to redistribute public lands into 10 acre plots for 4000 acres without conditions. He seeks gifts of more land from wealthy individuals for the unemployed group known as hobos. The St Louis brotherhood association would oversee the distribution after a meeting attended by about 200 men. Jackson claims nine heirs but plans to leave no property to them.
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Jackson
St. Louis Brotherhood Association
Oust Move Targeting Kansas City Produce Exchange
The office of the prosecuting attorney of Kansas City plans a circuit court suit to oust the Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange as an unlawful corporation alleged to fix buying and selling prices. An injunction will bar members from price fixing. Indictments involving officers and members will not be affected.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange
Missouri
Farm dispute ends in fatal shooting near Cameron
Joseph Montz, 31, a tenant farmer, shot and killed his father Alex Montz, 67, on the younger man's farm four miles southwest of Cameron. A quarrel over Montz's wife sparked ten weeks of tension. after the father ordered eviction, the son armed a shotgun and killed him.
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Joseph Montz
Alex Montz
Cameron
State Land Congress to Showcase Missouri Products
Exhibits for a land congress at Springfield arrive daily from Missouri counties. The event aims to show the immigration bureau’s benefits to the state with displays from over 80 of 114 counties. State officers and university agricultural representatives will attend and speak.
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Land Congress
Springfield
Missouri
Immigration Bureau
Agricultural Department of the State University
Governor Hadley Backs Home Rule For Missouri Cities
Gov. Hadley told St. Louis freeholders that twelve months as state chief executive prove the police and excise systems are wrong. He warned governors can use city police for politics and urged home rule for St. Louis Kansas City and St. Joseph. He plans an initiative bill to submit the issue to voters at November election.
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Hadley
Board of Freeholders
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Re
Farmer Hangs Self at Caro Area Barn
Asa Smith a farmer of Caro three miles north of Moberly hanged himself at his home in a barn. His body was found by one of his sisters.
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Asa Smith
Caro
Tiree
Moberly
Labels on the Paper Obscuring News We Want
Farmers complain that labels placed across the top of newspapers hide the lead story and key news, wasting readers' time. They urge moving labels to the paper head to keep the main article accessible.
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Heeis
Sedalia Júnior Girard Blair Wins University Song Prize
Girard Blair of Sedalia Missouri a junior at the university receives a $50 prize for a new university song titled Old Missouri notes Blair has previously written several popular songs for Columbia students and the prize has been awarded for six years despite many submissions each year.
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Girard Blair
Sedalia
Missouri University
Missouri
Blair
Columbia
Longtime St. Joseph nun Mother Nierderkorn Dies
Mother Nierderkorn aged 81 and long connected with the Sacred Heart convent in St. Joseph is dead. She came to St. Joseph in 1870 and served as mother superior for years. Born in Luxembourg in 1829, she immigrated to the United States with her parents and entered a convent at 17.
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St. Joseph
Mother Nierderkorn
Springfield Defeats City Limit Extension Plan
A special election defeated the proposed extension of Springfield’s city limits by a 430 vote majority amid a light turnout of 2,500 ballots. Expansion would have increased area from five and a half to ten and a quarter miles. another election is likely.
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Springfield
Higginsville rail service attack targets Missouri Pacific
Lee Shippey in the Higginsville Jeffersonian launched a campaign denouncing poor train service. He appeals to railroad commissioners to intervene in the matter.
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Lee Shippey
Higginsville
Jeffersonian
Missouri Pacific
State ownership and licensing of hunting debated
The Knobnoster Gem questions whether the state owns the game and can license hunters to shoot it, framing the discussion around broader issues like the single tax and Karma, highlighting deeper legal and philosophical concerns.
Eddie Foy to Return to Shubert Week of January 23
Eddie Foy brings Mr Hamlet of Broadway back to the Shubert for the week of January 23 with a large cast and a chorus of 756. At Willis Wood, starting January 23, Rose Stahl stars in The Chorus Lady a clever backstage comedy about life behind the scenes.
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Eddie Foy
Mr. Hamlet
Broadway
The
Shubert
Willis Wood
Rose Stahl
Change in Joplin Daily Globe leadership
Gilbert Barbee sold his controlling interest in the Joplin Daily Globe to Dan F. Dugan who becomes president. Charles Schifferdeck er, A. H. Rogers and George Ball of Webb City named to the board. Policies of the paper to remain the same.
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Joplin Daily Globe
Gilbert Barbee
Dan F. Dugan
Charles Schifferdecker
A. H. Rogers
George Ball
Webb City
Ozark Poultrymen Elect Officers at Springfield Show
The Southwest Missouri Poultry association annual show in Springfield elected officers: Dr. J. M. Winn Bolivar president, C. T. Patterson Springfield vice president, KE. J. Greene Mountain Grove secretary and treasurer, A. Davis Mountain Grove superintendent.
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Ozark
Southwest Missouri Poultry Association
Springfield
J. M. Winn Bolivar
C. T. Patterson
KE. J. Greene
Mountain Grove
A. “A Davis
Earthquake Shocks Recorded at St Louis University
Faint tremors continued from Monday 10 o'clock to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, detected by the university smograph. The disturbance appeared to originate from a distant source.
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St. Louis “University
Curtiss Beats Farman Rival In Endurance Air Race
Curtiss wins a ten lap endurance race surfing faster than Paulhan and sets a track record at 24.02 15 for 16.10 miles while France’s Farman holds the only unbroken world aviation mark of 144 miles in 4 hours 17 minutes 35 seconds.
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Oes
H. Curtiss
America
Pank Raw
Curtiss
Paulhan
Hig
Paul Ban
Henry Farman
Chalons
France
Oklahoma legislature meets in Guthrie special session
Gov Haskell asks appropriations totaling 1 000 000 for state institutions and departments. About 30 bills are expected, including a potential replacement for the Taylor election law subject to referendum. He opposes changing the Bank Guaranty Law, citing opposition by those bent on killing the law by amendment.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Haskell
Gov. Haskell
Roosevelt for speaker of the house rumor spreads
Washington reports a rumor that Theodore Roosevelt may run for Congress in New York's First District with the aim of becoming speaker. Representatives suggest Cocks would resign to clear the path for Roosevelt's bid.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Congress
New York
Oyster Bay
William C. Cocks
Fertilizer From the Air Capital Plans in Norway
Consular reports note that $6 million has been spent on nitrate fertilizer works in the air based production and $15 million more in Norwegian plants will be invested. Water power drives the facilities, the leading plant generating about 240000 horsepower.
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Washington, D. C
Norway
Rubber bearing trees promise endless wealth in Para region
The article discusses vast rubber forests in Para and Acre with 10,000,000 Heven trees near water. It notes Para's size exceeds Texas and points to potential wealth from tapping and long-term yields amid developing Amagon valley prospects.
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Amagon
Para
Amazonas
Acre
Texas
Unclear Circulars Sale Noted at Toledo Office
The item references dollars for circulars and an address at F. J. Sees OO Toledo, Obie, indicating a local notice about a small business or mailing circulars transaction without broader context.
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F. J
OO Toledo
A Diagnosis. How's yer husband's condition after the accident
A dialogue from the Kansas City Journal describes Mrs Ginnerty answering questions about her husband after an accident. She notes his condition fluctuates between better and worse, and comments on his hopeful demeanor when improving.
Pa's Sleepy Day at the Church Sermon
In a humorous exchange a child asks why Pa attends church. Pa admits the purpose is to listen to the sermon but jokes he cannot hear it because he breathes heavily, prompting lighthearted family moment.
Rheumatism Cured In a Day by Detchons Relief
Advertisement claims Dr Detchons Relief for Rheumatism cures in 1 to 3 days. It says the medicine removes the cause and the disease quickly disappears with the first dose giving noticeable benefit. Sold to druggists.
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Detchon
Belle of the season and stomach lore mix
A playful exchange praises a dinner bell as belle of the season while jokes on stomach pains appear, noting Hamlins Wizard Oil as a remedy and quoting proverbs about luck and cats in a light, old-fashioned tone.
Pettit's Eye Salve A Century Old Remedy Promoted
Pettit's Eye Salve long used for congested inflamed eyes and removing film. Sold by Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo New York. A stray note mentions a cook who stayed in one place for over months and a hospital stay due to paralysis.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Red Cross Ball Blue Soap Ad Ends
A fragmented ad copy urges consumers to use Red Cross Ball Blue to keep clothes white. It promotes buying a package at grocers and humorously notes that agreeing with every simpleton gains a reputation for amiability.
Don’t Neglect That Cough and Other 19th Century Ads
A compact collection of patent medicine and product pitches including Allen's Lung Balsam promising quick relief, Lewis' Single Binder cigar recommendation, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and colic, and general warnings about imitation products.
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Allen
Conference of Governors Emerges as Public Power
Washington reports a new Conference of Governors has adjourned after its first independent session. The group, self-styled as a diplomatic third house, outgrew initial hopes and aims to become a lasting force in public policy across states.
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Washington, D. C
Houses
Congress
House of Governors
Conference of Governors
The English Sparrow Condemned as Air Pirate
Washington report says the Department of Agriculture condemns the English sparrow calling it a pirate of the air and urges extermination as part of tenets aimed at pest control.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Pittsburgh Case Sentences Murderers to Life in Prison
Carlo Collett and Joe Charafissi were found guilty of the Lena Berant murder in Chicopee summer. They face life imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Kafieas
Pittaburg
Kansas
Carlo Collett
Joe Charafissi
Lena Berant
Chicopees
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