Sugar dealers in Detroit plead guilty to rebates
Goodloe Edgar and Edwin Bart of Detroit plead guilty to accepting rebates in sugar shipments and are fined 6000 dollars each. Other items note a Great Bend Kansas bank robbery attempt suspect giving Chicago as home, a 116 year old Missouri man’s death, and various political and legal developments.
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Goodloe Edgar
Edwin Bart
Ugar Dealers
Detroit
Mich
Great Bend
Kan
J. S. Kearnes
Chicago
Levi Boster
Missouri
Houston
Texas
Eugene J. Leahy
Monitor
Merrimac
New London
Conn
John W. Riddle
Roumania
Russia
Mr. Meyer
EB. Howell
Omaha Coal Exchange
F. E. Grimes
Kansas
Daniel ‘F. Raum
Peoria
Green B. Raum
C. C. McCabe
M. E. Church
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Roosevelt
White House
John J. Pride
Gen. Grant
Huntington
Ind
France
Rome
Andrew Carnegie
Washburn College
Topeka
Mexico Rail Merger Gives Government Control of Major Lines
The Mexican government will gain absolute control of the Mexican Central National International Inter-Oceanic Hidalgo and Northeastern railways forming a 10000 mile system. Texas Mexican at Laredo will be government owned while Tehuantepec National and Vera Cruz and Pacific stay independent. A new Mexico City headquartered company will issue securities for the old lines and hold all assets.
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City of
Mexico
Mexican Central
National
International
Inster-Oceanic
Hidalgo
Northeastern
Ment
Laredo
Texas
The
Tehuantepec National
Vera Cruz and Pacific
Mexico City
Roosevelt to Send Six Special Messages to Congress
Washington D C six special messages will be sent to Congress next week by President Roosevelt. They cover the naval personnel bill promoting faster retirement and advancement of naval officers and Metcalf's report on alleged Japanese discrimination in San Francisco. Also included are messages on Panama the public land question Taft's Cuba report and a reply to a Senate resolution seeking information on the discharge without honor of the Twenty fifth Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Missouri Pacific
Pittsburg
Kane
Larabee Flour Mills Company
Stafford
Kan
Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Pullman Company
United States
Arthur Brown
Utah
Anna Bradley
Salt Lake City
Washington
Ray Kohl
W.P. Dilworth
Oklahoma City
Great Bend
George A. Lewis
Kansas City
Honolulu
Monsignor Montagnini
Paris
Senate
William B. Ridgely
Illinois
Hadley
Missouri
Andrew Carnegie
National Civic Federation
New York
Minnesota
Great Northern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
Chicago
Edouard Muller
Federal Council
Swiss Confederation
M. L. Frerre
Jease Clyde Rumzey
Glasgow
William E. Lewis
Henry N. Cary
New York Morning Telegraph
Bat” Materson
Gillette
Mutual Reserve Sife Insurance Company of
Washington, D
Congress
Roosevelt
Metcalf
San Franciseco
Panama
Taft
Cuba
Twenty-fifth Regiment of Colored Infantry
Pension increases for Civil War survivors proposed
Senator Mo Cumber motions early senate action on the general service pension bill as amended. The plan pays Civil War survivors who served 90 days, were honorably discharged, and are 62 or older, a monthly pension rising to 15 at 70 and 20 at 75.
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Washington, D.C
MoCumber
Committee On Pensions
Senate
Governor Hech Denounces Exaggerated Weather Reports
Gov. E W Hech of Topeka dismisses eastern dispatches about extreme zero weather in southwestern Kansas as outrageous exaggeration. He cites widespread fuel shortages and notes claims of people huddling in churches and public buildings to avoid exposure are overstated.
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Topeka
Kan
E. W. Hech
Kansas
Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Railroad Rate Law
Representative Garrett of Tennessee introduced a bill to allow publishers to receive transportation from railroads for advertising. The measure would require issuance of transportation at regular public rates.
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Washington, D. C
Garrett
Tenn
Court Martial Ordered for Penrose and Macklin
On the recommendation of the general staff the secretary of war orders Major Charles W. Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Macklin of Company C Twenty-fifth Infantry to stand trial by court martial under the 62nd Article of War for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in connection with failing to prevent and suppress a riot in Brownsville Texas last August.
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Penrose
Washington
Secretary of War
Charles W. Penrose
Edgar A. Macklin
Company C
First Batalion
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Montana Supreme Court Validates Eight-Hour Law
Helena Montana The state supreme court ruled the eight hour law constitutional despite wording being clearer. The court said the law’s purpose is evident and it is constitutional.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Supreme Court
Cabinet Changes Involving Geene V Washington
Attorney General Moody, now confirmed as an associate justice of the supreme court, will be sworn December 17 and cabinet changes are set for that date.
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Geene v. Washington
Moody
Supreme Court
The President’s Stamp of Simpler Spelling Adopts Policy
In Washington DC the administration endorses a simplified spelling plan for non printing office communications. The move aims to streamline official writing and reduce formalities across government correspondences.
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Washington, D. C
City Suffers as Glasses Resume Remains Uncertain
The city experiences ongoing hardship with no confirmed date for the resumption of Glasses at the university. Officials have not announced when operations will restart, leaving residents awaiting updates.
Missouri Hints at broad reform agenda for next session
Governor Folk plans a comprehensive program addressing public charges and state governance. Proposals include anti lobby measures, public utility rate oversight, consumer protection, child labor bans, road and election law updates, and a new Capitol commission, with notes on estate and historical records of early Missouri.
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Folk
United States
Supreme Court
Webb City Saloons Shut by Judge in Circuit Court
Judge Howard Gray of Jasper county circuit court sealed seven Webb City saloons for Sunday liquor sales. Defendants Lee Dibert John Brewer William Groom Charles Hackett Charles Goatley Edward Johnson and William Fahrman pleaded guilty and accepted the extreme penalty with a stay while saloons comply with the law.
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Howard Gray
Jasper County
Webb City
Lee Dibert
John Brewer
William Groom
Charles Hackett
Charles Goatley
Edward Johnson
William Fahrman
Think Son Insane Plea Appeals Governor for Clemency
J. B. H. Hamilton, father of John Hamilton, who murdered the Pareons family in Texas county on October 12, makes a strong plea to save his son from the gallows. He plans to appeal directly to Gov. Folk for clemency, arguing the boy was insane at the time of the crime.
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J. B. H. Hamilton
John Hamilton
Pareons
Texas County
Negro Boy Invents Gasoline Motor Skate
Henry Beau ford, a 17 year old Black youth from Kansas City, patents a skate powered by a gas line motor. The device is strapped to the foot like a standard skate and demonstrates an unusual youth invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Beauford
Kansas City
Old Men's Dinner Highlights Kensice City
James A. Crow of Carryville hosted an Old Men's Dinner at Kensice City. The event drew attendees eager to discuss community improvement and honor local traditions during the evening gathering.
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James A. Crow
Carryville
State Board Power to Compel Express to Take Liquor Shipments
Attorney General Hadley issues opinion stating that Missouri railroad commissioners may force express companies to receive and transmit liquor shipments destined for local option counties. He cautions that forcing interstate shipments to prohibition states could implicate inter state commerce.
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Herbret
Hadley
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Missouri
Prohibition
Missouri Teachers Elect Southwest Missouri Officers
The Southwest Missouri Teachers association elected officers led by President Arthur Lee of Clinton and first vice president H E B Blaine of Monett. Bessie Dugty of Pierce City, F C Thompson of Webb City, W H Bishop of Neosho, Lizzie White of Nevada, and W A Daggett of Springfield also named. The group will meet in Springfield next year starting Thanksgiving day. this year's gathering was among the largest in the association's history.
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Missouri
Southwest Missouri Teachers’ Association
Arthur Lee
Clinton
H. E B. Blaine
Monett
Bessie Dugty
Pierce City
F. C. Thompson
Webb City
W. H. Bishop
Neosho
Lizzie White
Nevada
W. A. Daggett
Springfield
Association
Democrat Sentinel Consolidates Two Sedalia Papers
A. D. Stanley and the owners of the Sedalia Evening Sentinel acquire the Sedalia Evening Democrat from W. N. Graham and P. R. Stratton and unite the papers as the Democrat Sentinel. Stanley serves as general manager with George H. Scruton as editor and E. B. Burrowes as news editor.
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A. D. Stanley
Sedalia Evening Sentinel
Sedalia Evening Democrat
W. N. Graham
P. R. Stratton
Democrat-Sentinel
George H. Scruton
the Sentinel
E. B. Burrowes
The
Democrat
State Horticulturist Officers Elected at Boonville
At the recent session of the State Horticultural association in Boonville the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President A. C. Dutcher of Warrensburg, first vice president L. H. Todd of New Franklin, second vice president W. D. Maxwell of St. Joseph, secretary G. T. Tippin of Nichols, treasurer A. T. Nelson of Lebanon.
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State Horticultural Association
Boonville
A. C. Dutcher
Warrensburg
L. H. Todd
New Franklin
W. D. Maxwell
St. Joseph
G. T. Tippin
Nichols
A. T. Nelson
Lebanon
Appointments Made by Gov Folk Notify County Posts
Gov Folk announces new appointments including A. F. Milstead as Ray county circuit clerk succeeding J. K. Joiner who resigned. J. B. Hatler named county Newton oil inspector for two years and J. B. Jewell named city coal oil inspector for Springfield for two years.
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Folk
A. F. Milstead
Ray County
J. K. Joiner
J. B. Hatler
Newton
J. B. Jewell
Springfield
Paroled Convict James Troutman in Highway Robbery Case
Gov Folk grants parole mutation for James Troutman serving five years in the penitentiary from Buchanan county. He has served one year of his sentence.
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Folk
James Troutman
Buchanan County
First Baptist Jefferson City to Host January Meeting
The First Baptist Church of Jefferson City, with Gov. Joseph W. Folk as an official member, will hold a January gathering. Maryville pastor and Macon post office site are noted in the report.
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Maryville
Adventures in Contentment Autobiography Reflections on City Slavery
An autobiographical excerpt contrasts urban life with freedom, recounting eight years as farm renter turned owner and a 17 year old start under relentless pressure. The author recalls relentless work, constant striving, and the lashlike lash of ambition, describing city life as spiritual slavery far worse than bodily bondage.
Admiral recounts Port Arthur escape tale from British navy
Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Chichester once recalled anchoring at Port Arthur to a wary Russian port admiral. He refused to move, sought provisions, and watched Chinese and Russian pinnaces dart about while Salisbury faded from command before Russians seized Port Arthur.
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Port Arthur
Edward Chichester
Far East
Russia
Salisbury
Chefu
Gamecock Language in Popular Speech and Folklore
The passage traces how the gamecock and cock-fighting shaped phrases like dies game and living like a fighting cock. It notes the white feather symbolizing cowardice and describes Grose’s claim that blacklegs came from gamecocks, a claim later disputed by the fact that legs are not always black.
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Grose
Naval arms race noted as ships grow in tonnage
The piece outlines competing shipbuilding trends in Japan and Britain, predicting a 23 000 ton battleship for Britain and a 29 000 to 32 600 ton range in Japan and the United States as a race for naval supremacy proceeds, urging taxpayer funding.
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Admiralty
Japan
Great Britain
Fragmented remarks on family and a mystery daughter
A garbled dialogue hints at a fashion and a late daughter as speakers discuss lineage and a potential secret. The exchange after a party leaves questions about who Longgsi Son may be and what story remains untold.
Canadian West Welcomes American Farmers to Homesteads
The Buffalo Express notes high immigrant interest from the United States to Canada West in July with 4174 arrivals and 1212 from the United States settling there. It attributes strong farming skill, capital, and practical knowledge to American migrants who find Canadian conditions favorable and see vast settlement potential.
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Buffalo Express
Canada West
Canada
Great Britain
America
Thorougy
Prairie Provinces
I Dian
Dakota
Gon
Minnesota
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Ontario
New Market Opens for Yarmouth Herring Trade
A new market for Yarmouth herrings has opened in the Cay with experimental shipments by Scotch merchants. Osh are being handled by Prince Napoleon Murat, signaling a broadened trade route.
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Yarmouth Rings
the Cay
Osh
Prince Napoleon Murat
Defiance Starch Promises Easy Ironing Day
The greatest cause of worry ironing day can be removed by Defiance Starch which will not stick to the iron. Sold everywhere at 1 for 10 cents.
Bird Travels With Giraffe And Its Dangers
The red billed weaver bird rides the giraffe and perches on its back when the host moves and returns quickly. Giraffes defend themselves with powerful blows and use quick movement to escape hunters. Fights occur among old males during breeding, and females guard young from carnivores. Giraffes are swift runners though dangerous to pursue on horses. Tail and leg posture while running is noted, and the giraffe relies on keen hearing and smell despite being mute.
Appointment of Chief Engineer for Australia and London Office
Australia appoints T Roberts as chief mechanical engineer for the South Australian element with ratification duties for various Australian governments. He will serve as consulting engineer for the whole of Australia and maintain an office in London.
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Australia
T. Roberts
London
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