News of the Week. Interesting items from around the world.
Federal cases uphold anti pass law in Chicago. Railroads barred from exchanging transport for newspaper ads. A Kansas City executive dies by acid in his office. Pacific railroad bonds suit for 36 million filed in San Francisco. A New York bomb damages a fashionable apartment building with 40 families. Political conventions urged for minor parties in Missouri. Taft and Bryan campaign timing noted. Thaw jury trial postponed to September. he remains in jail. Nome steamer Ohio reaches Alaska after ice floe voyage. Postal arrest in Cassville. counterfeiting case. Olympic games opened in London. Americans win first events. Oklahoma sues Prairie Oil & Gas over eastern lands. Panama election peaceful. Obaldía chosen. Boston museum notes 108 degree heat. Roosevelt renames Cleveland National Forest. Wilson charged with murder. lynching risk. Philadelphia trolley-car injuries from lightning. Counterfeiting bust in New Albany. Cleveland will probate. children receive 10 000 each. Republican HQ set in New York. U.S. Forest Service to open western field HQs. Saskatchewan fatal collision. Ottawa murder conviction in Missouri.
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Chicago
Koblsaat
Herbert Cutler
Cutler Paint & Glass Co
Kansas City
San Francisco
Pacific Railroad
E. H. Harriman
New York
Socialists
Prohibitionists
People's Parties
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
City Council of
St. Joseph
Public Utilities Commission
Clayton
Washington Street
John Rudolph
Bryan
Taft
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
Ohio
Nome
Alaska
Seattle
Behring Sea
F. M. Allen
Cassville
London
West
Oklahoma
Prairie Oil & Gas Company
Panama
Senor Obaldia
United States
Amador
Art Museum
Boston
San Jacinto National Forest
California
Roosevelt
Cleveland National Forest
Will Wilson
Carnival
Carl Junction
Carthage
Philadelphia
Multiyear News Snapshot of 1900s Page Event Highlights
A compiled digest reports a New York to Chicago Y M C A relay starting at City Hall with two thousand boys carrying messages between Mayors McClellan and Busse. It covers mine explosions in Pennsylvania, a Denver murder execution in Canon City, a Woodmen of America suit in Des Moines, and political planning by Chairman Hitchcock across Republican regions.
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New York
Chicago
City Hall
McClellan
Busse
Notable political and public figures travel and incidents
Gov Haskell and Mrs Haskell welcomed home by Guthrie citizens after the Denver convention. Rush L Holland elected exalted ruler of the Elks in Colorado Springs. John M Kern welcomed home in Indianapolis by nonpartisan citizens. Vice President Fairbanks escorted the nominee to the welcome. Bryan to be notified of presidential nomination in Lincoln on August 12. Gov Fort of New Jersey injured after horse incident. Thomas D Jordan, ex comptroller, dies in New York subway. Bryan vows not to seek another term if elected. Roosevelt hunting trip estimated at 25000 dollars. George Bush and John Eagan injured in Kansas City car crash. Thomas J Bryce dies at a Columbus baseball game. Sen Thomas C Platt marks 75th birthday.
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Haskell
Denver
Guthrie
Rush L. Holland
Colorado Springs
Col
the Elks
Los Angeles
Cal
John M. Kern
Indianapolis
Fairbanke
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Gov. Fort
New Jersey
Thomas D. Jordan
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Armstrong Insurance
New York
Roosevelt
East Africa
George Bush
John Eagan
Tammany
Kansas City
Thomas J. Bryce
Columbus American Association Baseball Club
Columbus
Thomas C. Platt
Mr. Kern
Indiana
Kern
Colorado
Gov. Thomas
Charles A. Towne
Necticut
Archibald Men
Georgia
Clark Howell
George Gray
Sware
John Mitchell
Towne Inson
Kerr
Withdrals
Howell
McN
Connecticut
Thendrawal
Albany
John Worth Kern
United States
J. W. Kern
Ho County
Ind
University of Michigan
Fire and Railyard Plans Highlight Missouri Happenings
A fire started by kerosene at the home of N. J. Stephens near Nevada killed Lucy Bowers 17 and Roy Stephens 5 and badly injured Mrs. Stephens. The blaze began when the girl tried to hasten a kitchen fire with kerosene, the can exploding and engulfing the house. In other news Albert Parker, former Topeka mayor, leads a company to build the Kansas City Ozark and Southern railroad from Mansfield to Ava in Douglas county, with 15 miles graded and completion expected in four months.
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N. J. Stephens
Nevada
Lucy Bowers
Roy Stephens
Stephens
Ozarks
Albert Parker
Topeka
Missouri
Kansas City, Ozark & Southern Railroad
Mansfield
Ava
Douglas County
Cuts His Oats by Moonlight
John Coons, a prosperous farmer ten miles from Centralia, cut his oats by moonlight last Saturday night to save his crop. He urged farm hands to labor until almost midnight but stopped at 11 45 p.m. to observe Sunday rest as he is a church deacon. The full moon lit the unusually clear night.
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John Coons
Centralia
Coon
Severe Storm Hits Kirksville Causing Fatalities and Damage
A severe electrical and wind storm struck Kirksville injuring an infant in one house and killing eight horses within city limits. Four eastern homes were struck by lightning and Adair county reports extensive damage. Mahlon Jackson, a farmer near Glenwood, was killed on the road to Lancaster.
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Kirksville
John Sparks
Adair
Mahlon Jackson
Glenwood
Lancaster
Mrs Minor Morris Escapes From State Hospital
Mrs Minor Morris, who had risen to prominence after alleging she was forcibly ejected from the White House by secret service men, escaped from the state hospital for the insane by lowering herself from a second story window with towels as county authorities conducted a search across Francois county.
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Francois
Minor Morris
White House
Secret Services
Operator Under Arrest in Fatal Missouri Pacific Collision
Charles Taylor, the Lamonte Missouri Pacific telegraph operator, charged with manslaughter for the Knobnoster train crash that killed eight. Arrested in Dresden Pettis county by Officer J M Shaw of Johnson county and taken to Warrensburg.
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Charles Taylor
Missouri Pacific
Lamonte
Knobnoster
Dresden
Pettis County
J. M. Shaw
Johnson County
Taylor
Warrensburg
Boy of 16 Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison
Roy Stewart of Audrain county was sentenced by the circuit court to twenty five years in the penitentiary for an attack on a girl. He sought reduction to four years in the Boonville reform school claiming he was under seventeen, but the supreme court denied the application.
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Roy. Stewart
Audrain County
Supreme Court
Reform School
Boonville
Hopeful Missourians on River Banks
The Slater Rustler says Missourians living along the Missouri river are hopeful. Many expect to raise crops this season and some claim their land has doubled in value due to a rich deposit left by the river, fueling a strong spirit in the state.
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Missouri River
Slater Rustler
He Died in His Buggy Near Springfield
Hiram Watts a young farmer living near Springfield was found dead in his buggy after taking a young woman to a band concert. Authorities believe an epileptic fit caused his death as he traveled from Ash Grove toward home. His father discovered the body after seeing the horse roaming a wheat field.
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Hiram Watts
Springfield
Ash Grove
Watts
Farmer Ester Kicked to Death by Runaway Horses
Robert Ester, 37, a farmer five miles northwest of Carthage Missouri, was kicked to death while driving a team on his farm. He slid from a hay load and fell onto the double trees as the horses bolted, suffering a fatal head injury. He was married.
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Robert
Ester
Carthage
Bryan’s Name His Last Word Ends Life of Noted St. Joseph Settler
Johnston D. Carson aged 85 one of the county’s oldest settlers and a staunch Bryan supporter in St. Joseph died recently. Carson migrated to the city in 1851 from Kentucky with his family and 300 slaves.
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Bryan
Johnston D. Carson
St. Joseph
Mr. Carson
Kentucky
Farmer Maplen Jackson Killed by Lightning
A Missouri farmer Maplen Jackson of three miles east of Lancaster was at work in a field when a severe storm struck. He started for home and when his wife checked, she found both him and the horse he rode killed by lightning in the field.
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Maplen Jackson
Lancaster
Wabash Railroad Fined $700 in Eight-Hour Law Case
In the state ex rel John D. Crear against the Wabash railroad in Mexican circuit court, Judge Barnett assessed a $700 fine for violating the eight-hour work law.
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John D. Crear
Wabash
Mexico
Barnett
Strange four-footed flood fish found in Kansas City yard
Jacob Rabenowitz found a peculiar four inch long creature after a flood in Kansas City. The fish has four feet for swimming three horns on each side near the gills and a catfish like head. It is described as a salamander species by locals.
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Kansas City
Jacob Rabenowitz
Old Sedalia Hotel Man Adam Fischer Dies at 61
Adam Fischer, longtime Sedalia hotel operator who later moved to the insurance business, died recently at age 61. Born in Germany, he had lived in Sedalia since 1868.
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Sedalia
Adam Fischer
Germany
Missourian Witzel Transfers to Panama from Costa Rica
George T. Witzel of Missouri, secretary of legation at Costa Rica, is transferred to Panama to succeed Henry Coleman May of the District of Columbia.
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Panama
George T. Witzel
Missouri
Costa Rica
Henry Coleman May
District of Columbia
Ring Tears Off Finger In Accident At Boone Farm
Miss Emma Collins, 18, daughter of B L Collins a Boone county farmer near Centralia, fell while climbing cellar steps. Her engagement ring caught on a nail tearing her finger and it was later amputated.
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Emma Collins
B. L. Collins
Boone County
Centralia
Farmer Killed Attempting to Board Freight Train
Walter Rhodes a Palmyra farmer died when he was thrown under moving freight cars while trying to board the train. The incident occurred as Rhodes attempted to climb aboard near Palmyra. Authorities investigated the accident and the railway company cooperated with the inquiry.
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Palmyra
Walter Rhodes
Tariff Club Forms to Protect Ore Industry in Joplin District
Ore mine operators in the Joplin district organize the Zine Ore Tariff club to safeguard American industry against Mexican ore. A committee will travel to Washington to address the ways and means committee amid tariff complaints.
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Joplin
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Missouri Politician A P Guerley Dies After Illness
A. P. Guerley died in Purdy after a lingering diabetes illness. He was a member of the Guerley Brothers firm and well known in southwest Missouri Republican circles. Funeral services were conducted by the Knights Templar.
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Missouri
A. P. Guerley
Purdy
Guerley
Postmaster Allen Held for Opening Neighbor’s Mail
Thomas P. Allen Cassville postmaster and Barry County bank president was arrested by Post Office Inspectors McGee and Hodge on charges of opening mail addressed to 8S Reynolds of Cassville. A prominent Cassville politician, Allen faces federal investigation amid the case.
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Thomas P. Allen
Cassville
Barry County Bank
McGee
St. Louis
Hodge
Carthage
R. Reynolds
Allen
Missouri Pacific Restores Dispatcher Post At Sedalia
Bert H. Knapp has been appointed chief dispatcher and division operator for the Sedalia district and the Versailles Warsaw and Lexington branches. The office, abolished months ago, has been re established.
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Missouri Pacific
Bert H. Knapp
Sedalia
Versailles
Warsaw
Lexington
Lightning Kills Sparrow Roost in Rich Hill Tree
A lightning strike on a Rich Hill tree killed about 150 English sparrows that were roosting there. The event underscores that lightning can cause both loss and unexpected good in nature.
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Rich Hill
Free Gold Found Near Missouri Farm
D. J. Webb, a miner from Johannesburg California, reports a strike on the A. W. Selby farm fourteen miles southeast of here. Quartz bed two inches thick yields free gold, vein located about a foot below the surface.
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Missouri
Here
A. W. Selby
D. J. Webb
Johannesburg
Cal
Bank Increases Capital at Farmers Bank of Unionville
The Farmers' Bank of Unionville files with the secretary of state to raise capital stock from fifteen thousand dollars to thirty seven thousand dollars.
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Bank
Farmers’ Bank of
Unionville
Secretary of State
Officer Joseph Officer Charged After Post Office Robbery
Joplin police capture Joseph Officer tied to a post office robbery in Carl Junction. Carl Junction officials praise the arrest as they review the case and potential misconduct by the officer.
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Joseph
Carl Junction
Joplin
Boone County Citizen debuts as Republican weekly
The Boone County Citizen, a Republican weekly, first appeared at Columbia. Editors are Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Parsons. The county has 11 Democratic papers, but this is the only Republican one.
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Boone County
Columbia
A. M. Parsons
Baptists Set Meeting at Pertle Springs July 1926
Baptists plan their convention at Pertle Springs in July 1926. The notice notes plentiful water across Missouri and dates the gathering for the religious event.
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Pertle Springs
Miasouri
Prohibitionists Nominate Chafin for President at Convention
Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago and Aaron S. Watkins of Ada Ohio were nominated by acclamation after three ballots with Palmore of St Louis as the rejected vice presidential candidate. Chafin, a Wisconsin native and Chicago attorney, seeks governor on the Prohibition ticket in Illinois. The convention adopted a brief platform of under 350 words.
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Eugene W. Chafin
Chicago
Aaron
Watkins
Ada
Ohio
Columbus
Mr. Chafin
Chafin
William B. Palmore
St. Louis
Palmore
Aaron S. Watkins
Prohibition
Waukesha
County
Wisconsin
Illinois
Atlantic Fleet Arrives in Honolulu on World Cruise
The American battleship fleet led by Connecticut reached Honolulu at noon on Thursday completing a long voyage. Wisconsin Minnesota and Vermont followed as crowds cheered and fireworks lit the harbor. Rear Admiral Sperry and officers received Hawaiian hospitality and met Governor Frear after an official visit. Weather en route was calm and favorable.
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Honolulu
Connecticut
Naval Station
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Vermont
Sperry
Gov. Frear
Peking Seeks Japan Consent on Morphine Import Cuts
Peking asks Tokyo to consent to restricting morphine imports and the injection instruments into China. All other powers have already agreed to the restriction, signaling a broader international effort to curb drug trade and usage.
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Japan
Peking
China
Santa Barbara Oil Fire Quelled After Three Days
The Santa Maria oil field blaze that began Tuesday night was controlled on Thursday. It claimed two lives and caused about 150000 dollars in damages.
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California
Santa Barbara
Cal
Santa Maria
Terrible South American earthquake rattles Tacna Arica
A powerful earthquake struck the Tacna and Arica provinces in Chile with extensive property damage but no reported loss of life. The tremor affected the southern region including nearby Peru and Bolivia areas.
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Tacna
Chile
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
Nine Die in Powder Magazine Explosion Near Cle Elum
An explosion in the powder magazine of the North western Improvement near Cle Elum Washington at 5 oclock Thursday afternoon killed at least nine persons and seriously injured several others.
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Wash
Northwestern Improvement
Here
Ohio Campaign Opens September 5
Youngstown selects Saturday September 5 as the opening date for the Republican national and state campaigns to be held in the city.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Fire Wipes Baltic Village in New Philadelphia Ohio
Baltic a village of 506 residents was nearly wiped out by a Wednesday night fire that started in a flour mill and destroyed more than 40 homes and business buildings in New Philadelphia Ohio.
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New Philadelphia
Baltic
Ohio Brothers Drown in Sandusky River
Fremont Ohio brothers Jay Smith 20 and Myron Smith 14 drowned while bathing in the Sandusky River Thursday morning. The incident occurred near Fremont as rescuers recovered the youths from the water. Local authorities investigated and cautioned about river hazards.
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Ohio
Fremont
O.—Jay
Myron Smith
Bething
Sandusky River
Bryan Kern Nominated for Vice President at Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention nominated John Worth Kern by acclamation for vice president after states rallied in support and withdrew rival candidates. Kern, from Indiana, thanked delegates and planned to join the campaign in Lincoln while Bryan led the ticket.
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John W. Kern
Democratic Nation
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