World at a Glance highlights varied incidents nationwide
A digest of items from Kansas to Alaska notes a Katy passenger train held up near Coffeyville with failed safe blasts, a vote plan in Abilene for rail access, grasshoppers in Great Bend, suffragists distributing literature via laundries, forged signatures on a labor petition in Missouri, and the Kansas Natural Gas suit postponed. Also reported: deadly poison at Rosalie ranch, Monticello sale talk, a Dubuque store crush, Darrow case developments, and several accidents across states.
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Katy
Coffeyville
Kan
Abilene
Great Bend
Kansas
Bourbon County
Missouri
Rosalie Ranch
San Antonio
Tex
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
U. S. Senate
Dubuque
Iowa
Pe Dagow
Los Angeles
Joplin
Gray County
Tolono
Ill
New Progressive Party
Chicago
W. A. Laduque
Dallas
Texas
Marion, Bluffton & Eastern Traction
Marion
Ind
Arson Ended Mutual Insurance in Pittsburg Kansas
National Mutual Insurance association officials seek a receiver after accusing members of burning their homes to collect policies. They claim two months of fires equal the yearly average loss and criticize Kansas courts and laws, blaming the valued policy law for premiums to incendiaries while assets would offset liabilities.
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Pittsburg
Kan
National Mutual Insurance Association
Kansas
R. M. Scott
Laws
Courts of
To Serve 243 Years for Lying in Kansas Penitentiary
J M Baker must return to the Kansas penitentiary to serve the remainder of 243 years after deceiving his sweetheart and breaking Gov. Stubbs’s confidence. Paroled a year ago from 37 forgery sentences, he had been working as a telegraph operator at Horton and lied about being killed in a railroad accident to conceal his disgrace. The governor ordered his return once informed he was alive.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stubbs
J. M. Baker
Kansas ‘Penitentiary
Horton
Baker
Orozco Rejects Amnesty and Plans West Coast Strike
General Pasquale Orozco Jr argues Madero should not grant amnesty to rebels and vows the war continues. He accuses the United States of hindering ammunition supply and says his forces will move toward the west coast of Mexico to seize a seaport for supplies from Japan.
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el Paso
Texas
Pasquale Orozco, Jr
Sonora
Juarez
Madero
United States
Mexico
Japan
Cuban Rebellion Ended in Oriente Province
Gen Monteagudo, commander of the Cuban government troops, formally turns over control of Oriente to civil authorities and declares the rebellion ended. He will sail to Havana on July 18 with troops reduced to garrison towns and pursue bandits.
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Santiago
Cuba
Monteagudo
Province of
Oriente
Havana
Injured in Motor Car Crash Hits Fort Smith
Monte Sharp aged 2% years, son of a Wheel ing attorney, was injured probably fatally when a motor car crashed into a street car in Fort Smith Arkansas. Four others including Herman Hunt president of the Great Western Drain company Mrs Hunt Charles Kent and Miss Rachael Davis sustained minor injuries.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Monte Sharp
Wheeling
W. Va
Herman Hunt
Great Western Drain Company
Hunt
Charles Kent
Rachael Davis
Mine Explosion Kills Eight Miners in Panama Mine
Eight miners are believed dead after a gas explosion at the Panama mine of the Ben Franklin Coal Co in Moundsville West Virginia. Rescue teams found two severely burned men, William Hupp and Joe Minalin, with little chance of survival.
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Moundsville
West Virginia
Panama
Ben Franklin Coal Company
William Hupp
Joe Minalin
Parade of 15 000 Elks in Portland Spectacular
Five-figure procession of 15 000 Elks stretched through Portland as the largest Elk parade in the order's history. Spectators cheered the step by step display marking a milestone for the fraternal group in Oregon.
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Portland
Oregon
Kansas Feudist Killed on Cimarron Farm
A. E. Click was shot and killed on his farm south of Cimarron following a long standing quarrel. Henry Meyers and George Deupsers are named in connection with the fatal shooting.
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Cimarron
Kansas
A. E. Click
Henry Meyers
George Deupsers
Boy Killed at Bonner Cement Plant in Fly Wheel Incident
Robert O'Donnell a 20 year old oiler aboard at the Bonner cement plant was killed when he fell into a large fly wheel machine. The accident occurred in Bonner Springs Kansas. Further details were not available in the report.
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Bonner Springs
Kansas
Robert O'Donnell
Bonner
Missouri Courthouse Cornerstone Laid by Masonry Group
The cornerstone of Cooper wide 8 125000 courthouse was laid before 7000 visitors as the Missouri Masonic Grand Lodge held a ceremony in the city. Prominent officials from Jefferson City Sedalia Marshall Slater Fayette Columbia and county lodges attended along with Knights Templar escorts. Judge John F. Philips of Kansas City delivered a bench speech recalling 1858 legal battles with Benton Adams Scott West and others. A chinch bug bulletin urged farmers to act now with barriers dust mulches and oil tactics to protect corn.
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Cooper
Ville
Masonic Grand
Missouri
Campbell Wells
Plattsburg
Joseph Lampert
St. Louis
J. R. McLaughlin
Kahoka
John R. Parsons
W. A. Clark
Jefferson City
Wash Adams
Scott
George G. West
Department of Entomology
University of Missouri
West Central
Central Missouri
Adair jail holds man claiming Scottish fortune in kinship row
Albert James Brown alias Capt A J Brown Gordon R C A says he is heir to Sir Frederick Gordon who died in Dundee April 22. He is jailed for wife abandonment in Kirksville after arriving May 1 to work as a railroad section hand. His wife says only 18 dollars stand between them and his voyage to Scotland to claim the fortune.
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Albert James Brown
A. J.’ Brown-Gordon
R. C
Frederick Gordon
Dundee
Scotland
Adair County
Kirkville
Brown-Gordon
Sir Thomas Lipton
Kirksville
Man With Shotgun Steals Horse From Warrensburg Vendor
Charles Doak, a farm neighbor six miles north of Warrensburg, armed with a shotgun, forced Walter Cargyle at Woolsey and Cargyle to unharness a wagon horse. Doak rode away, was pursued 15 miles by Deputy Sheriffs Norman and Brent, captured, jailed. The horse had been Doak’s but was sold to satisfy a note.
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Charles Doak
Warrensburg
Woolsey & Cargyle
Walter Cargyle
Carlyle
Doak
Norman
Brent
Man Claims Saltpeter Boosts Crops In Hut ton Area
Farmer David Fipps reports experiments with saltpeter around roots and soft soap spray yielding top harvests. Apples reached 2 pounds 6 ounces each while two corn rows produced 296 pounds from 100 ears. Other veggies listed include a 86 pound melon and a 15 pound cabbage head.
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David Fipps
Hutton
United States
Fire injures many at Morris & Co packing plant
A blaze at the Morris & Co packing plant in Kansas City wounded twenty five firemen, with one said to be fatally harmed and others severely hurt. The fire caused about 250000 dollars in damage in the north section of the east main building and temporary emergency care was provided by five doctors after entire company units succumbed to smoke.
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Morris & Co
Kansas City
Boys Earn Fifty Dollars From Side of Road
Two brothers James and Carl Clark aged 11 and 13 from Ford City collected bluegrass seed along roadsides. In two weeks they earned 50 dollars using a hand header and averaged seven dollars in seed per day.
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Ford City
James
Carl Clark
Bevier Newspaper Sold To Brookfield Publisher
The Bevier Appeal weekly newspaper is sold by Francie D. Jones to L. E. Stephens of Brookfield. The Appeal began twenty three years ago with Mr. Jones as founder.
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Bevier
Bevier Appeal
Francie D. Jones
Brookfield
Appeal
Mr. Jones
Farmer Shot In Ambush Near Galena
The body of Guy F. Reed a wealthy farmer five miles south of Galena in Stone County was found with a fatal bullet wound to the abdomen. Authorities say he was murdered and appear to believe the death resulted from an ambush.
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Guy F. Reed
Galena
Stone County
Pioneer Woman Elizabeth Stuart Dies at 80 Near Readeville
Elizabeth Stuart an early Callaway county settler died at her home near Readeville aged 80. She was born in Kentucky in 1800s and moved to the county in 1838.
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Elizabeth Stuart
Callaway County
Readeville
Kentucky
Sedalia Hosts Large Independence Day Celebration
Central Missourians held their first sane Independence day celebration at the Sedalia state fair grounds featuring a farmers institute and basket picnic. Attendance ranged from 12 000 to 15 000 despite ongoing wheat harvest. A parade over a mile long preceded noon with six bands and Pettis county township delegations in motor cars and on horseback. Numerous floats came from rural districts.
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Sedalia
Robbers Drag Safe From Zack Brothers Saloon
On a hot night thieves carried a four foot high safe from Zack Brothers saloon near St Louis. They rolled it half a mile along Union and Kansas streets then blew it open finding only two old shoes and a towel. Propritors had taken the cash home.
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Zack Brothers
St. Louis
Union Street
Kansas Street
Chautauqua Bans Bryan Address in Mexico Visit
Mexico Chautauqua management warns Chicago bureau to block William J. Bryan from speaking this year. A. H. Whitney cites possible financial loss and risk, amid strong anti Bryan sentiment in Champ Clark’s home ninth district.
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Bryan
Chautauqua
Mexico
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Mexico Chautauqua
A. H. Whitney
Ninth
Champ Clark
Supreme Court Rules Against Evans In Salary Mandamus
The supreme court denies William P. Evans a mandamus to obtain his official salary from the state auditor. Judge Ferriss writes that the 1873 law bars state officials with contested titles from receiving any salary until their office dispute is resolved.
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Evans
Supreme Court
William P.evans
Ferriss
Drowned While Fishing Near Aux Vasse Creek
Macon Bradley aged 20 a real estate dealer drowned while seining and attempting a trotline crossing Aux vasse creek eight miles east of Fulton. He had eaten a hearty meal before the incident and, though an expert swimmer, died reportedly from a heart attack.
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Macon Bradley
Auxvasse Creek
Fulton
Bail Refused for Mrs Keown in Macon Slaying Case
Mrs Minnie Keown charged with killing James McCracken in Macon was denied bail by Justice William Greer after a preliminary examination. Testimony indicated another man was present at the scene. Keown's attorney plans habeas corpus action to pursue release on bail.
Farmers ice hogs to market amid hot weather plan
Gentry county farmers adopt a method to keep hogs fresh during transport. They bring fat hogs to market on ice and drop cakes of ice into wagons, helping hogs arrive in good condition. The plan proves profitable for long distance hauls.
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Gentry County
Tailor J. O. Wasser Found Dead in Lexington Room
J O Wasser a 45 year old tailor was found dead in his Lexington room from heart disease He is survived by a widow and two children living in Columbia.
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J. O. Wasser
Lexington
Wasser
Columbia
Titanic survivor sells life buoy at pawnbroker
H. M. Olsen of Cedar Lake Iowa, a Titanic survivor, sold the life preserver he says saved him to a St. Louis pawnbroker for one dollar.
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H. M. Olsen
Cedar Lake
Iowa
St. Louis
Woman Killed in Runaway Near Metz
Mrs. W. M. Reed of four miles northeast of Metz was thrown from a buggy and killed while riding toward Metz to do some shopping.
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W. M. Reed
Metz
John’s Friends Loyally Stand By Groom After Trip
A three month bridegroom left by car for a town 25 miles away promising to return by seven. He did not appear at dinner and midnight passed. Telegrams to six friends revealed he spent the night with them. A farm wagon and motor power later brought the husband home as dawn broke.
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John
Baby’s Severe Cheek Eruption Healed by Cuticura
Mrs. W. J. Cleland reports her thirteen month old daughter developed a painful sore on the cheek that spread to the eye and nostrils. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sores ceased and healed with no scarring, with the child calm and soothed by the treatment. Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold worldwide with a free 32 page Skin Book sample on request.
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Kingsley
Mich
W. J. Cleland
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Whatsoever a man sews always rips
A comic mishearing from a father teaching his son the Golden Text. Johnny parroted the phrase and mispronounced what he learned, producing a humorous twist that ends with a moral about sowing and reaping in a Sunday school moment.
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Johnny
Harper’s Bazar
Noted Author Revealed as Popped Grits Inventor
Tompy speaks of a man with a black mustache as the author of a famed series, but the visitor learns the man is not a literary figure but the inventor of popped grits, described as the best.
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Tompy
It Up to the Cookbook in a Humorous Dialogue
A young husband condemns the pudding as rank while his wife Dolly defends the dish as tasting like ambrosia, insisting the cook book guides the flavor. The exchange blends humor and domestic satire with playful vanity.
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Dolly
Charley
Gentlemen chat on unification of interests
A dialogue snippet shows Alice noting odd proposals from men and Kate replying that she would be favorable toward unification of interests. The exchange reflects social commentary on developing alliances and gendered perceptions.
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Alice
Kate
South Africa's Postage Stamp Demand Noted by Britain
In a brief report the British South African Empire notes that the South African possessions of England require 100000000 postage stamps per annum for official use and communications.
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England
Man Falls From Airship Compared To Political Fall
A quip compares an airship fall to being dumped from a political wagon. The remark ties danger and public peril to shifting political fortunes.
Candidate for Office Explains How It Happened
The candidate for office who also shouts a chant explains to friends the sequence of events leading to the incident. He outlines factors influencing supporters and addresses questions raised by confidants. No further details are provided in this fragment.
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Rah
Harvest’s Joys Tied to Spring Sowing
The saying notes that corn must be sown in spring to reap harvest joy. Carlyle’s adage links season planting to later abundance.
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Carlyle
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Ad
Teething aid advertised in old copy promises teething relief and wind colic cure with claims of soothing pain and reducing inflammation. Noted as suitable for children with benefits cited per bottle price. The fragment also contains unrelated wry remark about cooks in heaven.
Well Defended in Shadows and Lights of Nature
A meditation on study as armor against turmoil. The author notes that those who seek truth in nature find a protective strength, an unseen coat of mail amid upheaval.
Stern Call of Duty
A clipped quotation notes reform is grievous and requires stern suffering and effort for individuals and nations, invoking Carlyle to frame reform as harsh but necessary.
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Carlyle
Quote on hope and memory by George Eliot
A reflective passage by George Eliot about daily life, joy and sorrow as a ground for renewal, where love is nourished by memories and hopes across each new day and night.
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George Eliot
Do you believe in miracles asks Dobkins and Snobkins
In a humorous exchange from Harper's Weekly, Dobkins asks about miracles and Snobkins affirms with a tale about his wife buying cigars that he could smoke, mentioning Dobby.
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Dobkins
Snobkins
George
Dobby
Harper’s Weekly
Child diplomat seeks a wide open yes from mother
A four year old asks his mother if he has been good with an earnest look at a peppermint jar. He presses for an unequivocal affirmation and shows hopeful, wary charm in a lighthearted Harper's Bazaar moment.
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Bob
Mother
Harper’s Bazar
Oh Georgie Fights Draws Wise Comeback
A mother scolds her battered son after a scuffle. He asks what to do when a fellow hits him and replies that the attacker will keep out of his way after this.
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Georgie
Springs on Their Brains Joke
Two French visitors admire an American painting in a gallery. The artist says the work was an offspring of his brain. One Frenchman translates it as a spring off his brain and teases that Americans act queerly when they have springs on their brains.
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Monsieur
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Orozco
West Coast
American Line
Tailor
Libby, Mr Neill
Libby
Kage
Bbc
Charles E. Hires CO
N. Broad St
Philadelphia
W. J. Musgrove
Tempe
Ania
Postum Co
Battle Creek
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