Taft Withdraws 8 4 Million Acres From Entry
National Capital summary notes Representative John A. Martin of Colorado charges the war department with illegal sales of Philippine friar lands to the sugar trust. Taft orders withdrawal of 8 495 731 acres of public land including water power sites phosphate and petroleum deposits and coal lands in Alaska, citing lack of congressional authority. The House committee seeks Senator Gore for testimony at Muskogee around August 2 regarding McMurray contracts.
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National Capital
John A. Martin
Colorado
War Department
Sugar Trust
United States Treasury
Taft
Congress
Alaska
Roosevelt
House Committee
McMurray
Gore
Muskogee
Wage scale sought by Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
West of Chicago, nearly 30000 members plan a wage rise of 20 to 40 percent starting August 1. The piece also notes major boxing bouts, Independence Day events, an escape killing in Kansas, Fourth of July injuries in St Louis, a steamer disaster, Bible edition updates, and various legal and political moves including postal savings, Bell monopoly actions, Red Men centennial, and Iowa convention results.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Chicago
Reno
Nevada
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Kansas City
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri National Guard
Battery B
Bud Plant
Parsons
Kan
Hill City
St Louis
Acme Packet Company
J. S
Victoria
Genoa
LaCrosse
Mississippi River
Princeton
N. J
Washington
Cincinnati
Postal Savings Bank
Jackson
Kansa
District Court
Shawnee County
Bell Telephone Company
Order of Red Men
Roanoke
Ind
Iowa
United States Court of Appeals
San Francisco
National Treasury
Roosevelt plans and political notes from Sagamore Hill
A jumble of political and social items: Taft strict rest cure at Beverly reportedly until July 15. railroads settle with trainmen granting 10 to 40 percent wage increases. Roosevelt to escort at the John Brown memorial in August. insurgent Republicans Bristow Murdock and Madison summoned to Sagamore Hill. Indian chiefs attend a willow dance at Clinton Ok. Wyandotte farmer Emmet Wilcoxen dies after a fatal beating. unconfirmed reports Roosevelt asked a delegation of insurgent Republicans to Sagamore Hill for talks.
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Taft
Beverly
Daily Mail
Fifteenth Cavalry
Thirteenth Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Osawatomie
Kan
Col
Roosevelt
John Brown
Bristow
Murdock
Madison
Kansas
Congress
Sagamore Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
Big Jake’s Crossing
Clinton
Emmet Wilcoxen
Wyandotte County
Wilcoxen
New York
Col. Roosevelt
World News Briefs From Early 20th Century Era
Brazil orders a 32000 ton super dreadnought from an English company while a German crafts a wood air ship for 30 passengers aiming Atlantic crossing in 48 hours at 3000 feet. A bullfight in San Antonio Tezoyo Hacienda kills one woman and two men. 300 British warships gather off the coast for summer maneuvers totaling over 1 million tons. Aviator Wachter dies at Rheims opening meet. three French aviators fly 100 miles from Bouy to attend. Under King Edward Britain pays 5.2608 million annually to the royal family and expects a $0.5 million rise under the new king.
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Brazil
Atlaajyic
Pueblo
San. ‘Anténio
Tezoyo
Wacheter
Rheims
France
Bouy
Edward Great
Britain
Ohio GOP declines corporate contributions and other notes
The finance committee of the Ohio Republican committee voted against accepting corporate donations. State's Attorney Wayman in Chicago secured an indictment for attempting to corrupt a jury in the Lee O Neil Browne bribery case. A 97 day coal miners strike ends without resolution. Miss Anna Cockrell wed the Greek minister in Washington. Dr. Hyde jailed for life over Col J H Swope poisoning appeal pending. 19 killed in Middleton wreck as Twenty Century Limited blocks freight. Chief Justice Fuller dies at Sorrento. long U S Supreme Court service noted. Theodore Roosevelt invited to speak at Editor's Week.
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Ohio Republican Committee
Wayman
Chicago
Lee O’neil Browne
Coal
Anna Cockrell
F. M. Cockrell
Frézi
Missouri
Washington
Hyde
Col
J. H. Swope
Supreme Court
Kansas City
Middleton
Ohio
Twentieth Century Limited
Justice Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Bar Harbor
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Tolerton raises pheasants and Russian partridge for Missouri forests
The plan ships young pheasants to responsible state residents to give them homes in the woods and stock the state for game birds. Tolerton also aims to breed Russian partridge, a hardier quail like bird. The project costs are covered by hunters license revenues, with no state funds used.
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Missouri
Back to the Farm Welfare Vision for Jobless City Dwellers
The 1910 Red Book of the Bureau of Labor Statistics urges unemployed urban residents to move to farms. It contrasts farm life with cramped tenements, noting farm work pays about 40 dollars a month with housing and food included, versus city living at 50 dollars a month with poorer food and higher risk from cold.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Carsare
Dumb a Year Now He Speaks
Stm Morgar, 18, was struck on the jaw in a July 13 1909 fight with Verne Starke of Lamar leaving him deaf and dumb. Nearly a year later he regained speech and hearing by turning his head and twisting his neck suddenly.
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Morgar
Verne Starke
Lamar
Foreigner Dies by Own Action in Lamar County
A man believed to be Austrian attempted suicide in Golden City by slashing his throat with a hinge edge. He was later found dead in Lamar County after hanging himself with a towel and belt. Police recovered the body and are investigating the sequence of events.
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Lamar
Golden City
Lost Ozark silver cave linked to Indian relics
The article notes legends of a silver deposit in the Ozarks near South Missouri with silver mixed with lead ore from St Francis, Madison, Washington, Jefferson and nearby counties. Some metallurgists believe traces suggest a mother lode nearby, hinting at a hidden cave that could enrich a finder.
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Missouri
Ozarks
St. Francis
Madison
Washington
Jefferson
Yearling Bull Fetches 5000 At Kinloch Jersey Sale
At Kinloch Stock Farm in Kirksville a yearling bull named Financial Countess Lad sold for 5000 and will be sent to Arkansas. Another yearling brought 2100 and the top cow brought 930 in the sale.
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Jersey
Kinloch
Kirksville
Lad
Arkansas
Missouri silver production report for 1908 1909
Labor Statistics released advance figures on Missouri silver showing 49 500 ounces produced in 1908 1909 valued at 50 cents an ounce. Labor Commissioner J C A Hiller announced the figures and the sector's output and value.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Missouri
J. C. A. Hiller
Packers Admit Facts But Claim No State Antitrust Violation
The document shows a demurrer arguing lack of jurisdiction and that the alleged facts do not violate state antitrust laws. If the supreme court overrules the demurrer, the Packers will file an answer to the petitions.
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Ae. x. Pai
Supreme Court
Cubans Bu特y Flour and Meat Trade Rise
Cuban vice consul William H. Booram notes flour shipments from Kansas City to Cuba have grown to 100000 dollars monthly after three years of near zero. meat shipments from Kansas City to Cuba total 2 million dollars monthly, with annual sales of four million dollars by Kansas City firms.
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Kansas City
Cuba
William H. Booram
Carrier reports odd bird with bell near Braymer
W O Lyon on rural route No 1 Braymer recalls a buzzard perched on a fence post east of Will Goll's home. An oval object hung from its neck and a bell rang as the bird stretched and flew, suggesting someone may have tagged it as a young bird.
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W. O. Lyon
Braymer
Will Goll
Mr. Lyon
Petition Drive Aims Three Cent Tax for University Support
Secretary Roach learned from Columbia state university friends that petitions to secure a constitutional amendment will be filed late this week. A total of about 24 000 signatures from 11 of the 16 congressional districts are required to place the measure on the ballot.
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Roach
Friends of the State University At
Columbia
State University
Double standard in Pacific power balance debated
The text argues that Japan and Russia, with Britain’s backing, aim to neutralize U S naval strength in the Pacific. It contends that if they accelerate battleship construction and unite, the prevailing double standard would fail and most U S first class battleships would shift to the Pacific.
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Japan
Pacific
Russia
Great Britain
United States
Kansans Must Be Residents Six Months Before Primary
In an official opinion Topeka attorney general Fred S. Jackson rules that a person must have Kansas residency for six months prior to the primary to vote. The law allows those who turn 21 before November to vote at the primary while still a minor, a provision not granted to new residents.
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Topeka
Kan
Fred S. Jackson
Kansas
To Fight Infant Paralysis In Kansas
Dr. S J Crumbine secretary of the state board of health traveled to Newton to study July infantile paralysis cases. He notes a second epidemic typically follows and hopes to prevent a recurrence in the next two months. More than 100 cases occurred across Kansas last year.
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Topeka
Kan
S. J. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Newton
Crumbine
Kansas
Berries Sold in Southwest Missouri Reach $350000
Sixteen strawberry grower associations in the Ozark Fruit Growers linked area sold 193 car loads of berries from southwest Missouri fields last season. They shipped 96 190 crates worth $222,219.59, with total berries sales by associations and others totaling $350,000.
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Strawberry Growers
Ozark Fruit Growers Association
Missouri
Oklahoma anti trust case settled with Waters Pierce oil firm
The state suit against Waters Pierce Oil Company in Enid Oklahoma for anti trust violations ended with the firm paying 75000 dollars and agreeing to cease unlawful practices.
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Waters-Pierce
Oklahoma
Enid
Pierce O
No New Trial for Dr Hyde in Missouri Case
Dr. B Clark Hyde’s motion for a new trial was denied by Judge Latshaw in Kaisa City. He faces life imprisonment for the killing of F H Swope and will appeal at once to Missouri’s Supreme Court.
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Dr. Hyde
B. Clark Hyde
Supreme Court of Missouri
Latshaw
Kaisa
F. H. Swope
Ripey Sentenced to Thirty Years for Assault
Clarence Ripey of Kansas City was sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary for an alleged assault committed on August 30, 1908. The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Judge Fox, affirmed the lower court’s judgment.
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Clarence” Ripey
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Fox
Greene County Court House Cornerstone Planned for July
Arrangements are under way to lay the cornerstone of the new Greene county court house, cost 350000 dollars, on Saturday July 16. The project ends a 30 year dispute over the site, sparked by a long standing factional split.
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Ende Court House
Greene County, Court House
Capital Commissioner Chosen
Muskogee reports Gov. Haskell will appoint Dr. Leo E. Bennett of Muskogee as the Republican commissioner to lay out the state capital site at Oklahoma City with W. S. Hawkins of Muskogee as chief engineer.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Haskell
Leo E. Bennett
Oklahoma City
W. S. Hawkins
Ballinger Starts Westward Inspection Tour
Secretary Ballinger departed Washington for a westward inspection trip that could last several months. He travels with assistant E. C. Finney and a stenographer.
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Ballinger
Washington
D. C
E. C. Finney
New Trial Ordered for Martin in Deed Forgery Case
Kansas City resident Thomas L. Martin receives a new trial after the supreme court reverses a ten year verdict. Judge Fox notes trial court errors and remands for retrial on the deed forgery matter in Kansas City.
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Martin
Thomas L. Martin
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Fox
Guthrie Opinion Finds State Campaign Donations Not Limited
Oklahoma Attorney General West holds that a candidate’s contribution to a general state campaign fund is not counted in personal expenditures for which a spending limit is fixed by law. The opinion was issued to the secretary of the Democratic county committee at Talihina.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
West
Democratic County Committee
Talihina
Storm Boosts Hide Trade in Adair County
A severe thunderstorm in Adair County led to a spike in hide sales as a local dealer disclosed buying nearly two dozen cattle skins reported as killed by lightning during the event.
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Adair County
Amphrodite Battleship Arrives for Naval Reserves
After talks with Commander W. F. Roberts and Ensign Andre Roosevelt, Adj. Gen. Rumbold announced arrangements to bring the Amphrodite from New Orleans to St. Louis. The second class battleship is loaned by the War department for naval reserves.
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W. F. Roberts
Andre Roosevelt
Adj
Rumbold
Amphrodite
War Department
Naval
New Orleans
St. Louis
Des Moines Carpenters Locked Out
Four hundred union carpenters in Des Moines were locked out by the Master Builders association after refusing to work with non union structural iron workers. All major city building contracts are now tied up.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Master Builders’ Association of
Record Iron Ore Shipment Reaches New All Time High
Washington reports 1909 iron ore shipments from Lake Superior totaled 42 504 110 long tons according to the United States Geological Survey. The record surpasses every prior year for a single 12 month period.
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Washington,d. C
Lake Superior
United States Geological Survey
Coal Lands Withdrawn from Public Entry
Beverly Massachusetts president ordered withdrawal of coal lands from public entry totaling 35 073 164 acres announced at the executive offices the action marks a large scale government land control move.
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Beverly
Massachusetts
Passenger Trains In Collision in Illinois Head-On
A head on collision on the Elgin branch of the Aurora line injured about a dozen passengers. Emergency crews rushed to the wreck scene as trains from Aurora and Elgin were involved. Investigators began assessing damage and cause of the crash.
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Ilinois
Elgin
Aurora
Not Prepared in Geography Class Leads to Humorous Recall
A Youth's Companion anecdote recalls a popular normal student who, after a party, fails in geography. The teacher prompts with general knowledge and after a few guesses, asks for China products. The student offers tea and, with a wistful smile, adds laundry work to the list.
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China
When Father Helped
A father and son duel over a malaprop ridden manuscript. The boy recites lines aloud while the father battles the text and misreads as he searches for the next word, prompting the son to seize back the page and depart.
Old Bachelor Quip About Women and Tongues
A dated remark attributes to a bachelor the view that women should keep silent occasionally so their thoughts can catch up. The line reflects historical gender norms and humor of the period.
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Naval Reserves
United Shoe Machinery CO
Boston
Battie Cresk
Mich
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