World News Roundup Reflects U S And Foreign Affairs
President Wilson orders Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson to Washington for talks after early conference with Bryan. Ohio Indiana Mississippi flood report pushes federal water power authority. Newlands Clayton bill enables wage arbitration for eastern railroads. Guards of rail workers vow. arbitration to avoid strike. Threats and drownings in various states. Parceled post stamps valid July 1. Judge Smith estate passes to granddaughter. Destitute Americans return from Mexican ports amid revolutions and economic strain.
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Wilson
Bryan
Henry Lane Wilson
Mexico
Washington
Michigan
Louisiana
Vera Cruz
House
Senate
Big
Eastern Railways
Judge Divelbiss Rules Juvenile Court Act Unconstitutional
Richmond judge Frank P. Divelbiss in the Seventh circuit rules the Juvenile Court Act void as unconstitutional for violating uniform probate court jurisdiction across the state. The decision targets county population based scope and does not affect separate juvenile courts in Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Frank P. Divelbiss
Seventh Judicial Circuit
Diverbiss
Kansas City
St. Louis
Curators Reject Price for University of Missouri Library Site
The University of Missouri curators refuse to pay 95500 for a Columbia residence site for a new library. Legislators had appropriated 200000 for the building and 75000 for land, with appraisal by a commissioned judge. The university will take the land appraisal to a jury, risking site abandonment and possible revert of funds to the state.
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University of Missouri
Columbia
University
Salary Bill Knocked Out by Carthage Court Ruling
Judge J D Perkins declared unconstitutional a new deputy hire compensation law for the circuit clerk office in this county. Miss Della Sharp of Jasper county filed the test suit challenging the measure as inconsistent in title with the body and as special legislation limited to this county.
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Carthage
J. D. Perkins
Della Sharp
Jasper County
Moonshiner Seeks Revenge Sparks New Arrests in Oregon Ring
Federal officers moved two more suspected moonshiners Ben Conner and Jack Kellam into custody in Springfield amid an Oregon and Ripley county illicit liquor operation. They bonded for October federal court. Nine men are now detained. Jim Dobbs allegedly named the pair after a jail-bail dispute.
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Oregon
Ripley
Springfield
Ben Conner
Jack Kellam
Eleven Points
Conner
Kellam
Jim Dobbs
Boy Fights for Miser's Gold in Missouri Court
Orris Northrup a 10 year old guardian appeals the circuit court ruling as he seeks possession of the late James Burge estate. Burge left a hut and after his death $40,000 was found hidden on the property. The dispute advances to the Missouri supreme court for settlement.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Orris Northrup
Circuit Court
James Burge
Burge
Trenton Considers Vote on Commission Form of Government
Residents of Trenton will vote on adopting a commission form of government. Supporters have campaigned since the alternate plan was enacted by the last general assembly and circulated a petition urging the mayor to schedule an election date.
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Trenton
General Assembly
Honey crop in Missouri to fall to one third
Entomology professor Leonard Haseman of the University of Missouri cites drought as the cause of a honey harvest about one third of normal. He based his estimate on two swarms kept at the state farm for experiments and notes white clover bloomed only two weeks this summer.
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Missouri
Leonard Haseman
Entomology Department
University of Missouri
Professor Haseman
Missouri Leads in Barytes Output and Value in 1912
The bulletin by Commissioner John T. Fitzpatrick shows Missouri tops the nation in barytes production for 1912 with 24 530 tons valued at 117 035 dollars, supplying two thirds of U S barytes. It also notes Missouri leads in lead zinc and tripoli while barytes commands higher value per ton than other states. Washington county harbors chief deposits with refining plants at Mineral Point and St Louis boosting value.
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Missouri
John T. Fitzpatrick
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tripoli
Bulletin of
Fitzpatrick
A. T. Edmonston
Barytes
United States
Tennessee
Kentucky
Washington County
St. Louis
Jefferson
St. Francois
Franklin
Cole, Morgan, Miller
Mineral Point
Three Holiness groups to hold nine day camp meeting at Clarence
Clarence Missouri hosts a nine day union Holiness camp starting August 7 uniting three branches and the North Missouri Holiness Association. The Clarence college grounds will house a large tabernacle dining area and numerous tents. Preaching will include strong contingents from many states and campers will travel by road with provisions. meals in the dining tent are offered on a donation basis.
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Holiness Church
Clarence
College Mound
North Missouri Holiness Association
Missouri
J. T. Kimbrough
Mississippi Valley
Town Fights Fire as Barns Burn in Three Blocks
A large crowd in Koshkonong Oregon county battled morning fires that consumed barns in three blocks. Bucket brigades formed and stopped the spread. Police arrested five suspected tramps believed ordered from town.
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Koshkonong
Oregon County
Clark Names New Superintendent at Boonville Boys School
The board of managers of the training school for boys at Boonville has decided to appoint R. C. Clark of Fayette as superintendent of the school.
Tornado Strikes Archie Downtown Causes Property Damage
A tornado touched Archie, five miles north of Adrian, blowing down telephone and telegraph lines. All buildings on the Kebbitt farm collapsed and part of the barn damaged Washburn residence. Mrs. Henry Benz and her daughter escaped injury after their buggy overturned as the storm moved northeast from Archie.
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Archie
Adrian
Kebbitt
Charles Washburn
Henry Benz
Federation of Women's Clubs protest steep car steps
The Federation of Women's Clubs at St. Joseph complains the women face difficulty boarding and alighting from streetcars due to narrow skirts and high steps. They demand that the car steps be lowered to improve safety and access.
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Federation of Women's Clubs At
St. Joseph
Can Council
Sted Rs
Old Steamboat Captain Dead at Hannibal
Captain T. Lippincott aged 79 longtime Mississippi river steamboat pilot died recently in Hannibal where he had lived for forty years.
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T. Lippincott
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Mulhall Quizzed Over 1908 Letters in Senate Probe
Washington D C lawmakers press cross examination of Mulhall a former lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers amid statements about 1908 letters from S W McClave related to a Sixth New Jersey district congressional race against William Hughes McClave is now Republican candidate in the district with a special election set next Tuesday Mulhall described his support and fundraising from NAM sources including 3900 and a 2000 contribution from a man named Barber detailing campaign travel meals and campaign tactics Mulhall mocked McClave calling him tight fisted and noting close personal ties during the campaign
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Washington, D. C
Martin M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate
Reed
Mulhall
S. W. McClave
McClave
Congress
New Jersey
William Hughes
C. Hart
Wilson
Hughes
Barber
McClare
How Coca Cola Refreshes
A historical note explains Coca Cola’s success through quality and refreshment. It cites advertising and branding, plus the drink’s non depleting effect on mood. The analysis references caffeine beverages easing fatigue without a depressive aftereffect, contrasting with other stimulants.
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Coca-Cola
Hollingworth
Columbia University
H. C. Wood, Jr
Philadelphia
Adyv
Bank by mail now available for postal savings
Washington reports a new feature for the postal savings system allowing deposits by mail and withdrawals through the same channel. The change lifts a previous restriction that barred non patrons of a local post office from using the service, a rule Burleson deemed unfair and abandoned nationwide.
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Washington
Burleson
Muskogee Man Kills Grocer Then Threatens Silence
In Muskogee Oklahoma attorney A R Dean shot and killed C D Smith in Smiths grocery store. Smith made a dying statement alleging a secret alliance between Dean and a hospital nurse and claimed Dean had threatened murder if he spoke out. Smith and Dean were once close friends with families.
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Muskogee
A. R. Dean
C. D. Smith
Smith
Dean
Amelia L. Tebeau Divorced from George Tebeau in Denver
Mrs Amelia L Tebeau obtained a divorce from George Tebeau former Denver baseball magnate now owner of the Kansas City club of the American Association Tebeau did not appear in court in Denver Colorado
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George Tebeau
Denver
Colo
Amelia L. Tebeau
Kansas City Club
American Association
Tebeau
Brooklyn Helper Froze to Death in Ice Plant Compartment
Hugo Meisner, a young assistant at a Brooklyn ice plant, was found frozen to death in a machine compartment he entered to adjust gear. The street temperature was about 80 degrees during the incident.
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New York
Hugo Meisner
Brooklyn
Americans and foreigners seek train to Eagle Pass
In Torreon Coahuila both Americans and many foreigners plan to depart for Eagle Pass Texas on a special National Railway train to flee the area.
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Torreon
U. S
el Paso
Tex
Coahuila
Eagle Pass
National Railway
Eggplant Blindness Among Diners Sparks Chat
A New York bachelor quips that many women who eat out cannot name many vegetables like eggplant before cooking. A woman concedes the claim, noting men likely share the same blind spot, but the bachelor insists the issue is different for men.
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New York
Tired of Bossing and the Irish Family Tale
Mary returns to Ireland and finds a spoiled baby brother after four years in America. She recalls how her mother warned that life will tire of bossing as she ages, contrasting strict upbringing with the child’s stubborn independence in a rural farm setting.
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Mary
Ireland
America
Suitable Retreat
A brief literary exchange ponders where a dove of peace flees when frightened, joking that it retreats to a pigeon hole. The quip invites reflection on refuge and restraint in the face of threat.
Weather Talk Meant To Spare The Small Talk
A light column jokes about the habit of discussing weather as a safe topic for idle moments. The note lightly riffs on climate chatter as a social default and a harmless pastime for readers.
Man of Many Parts Faces Pieces in Life Story
A profile sketches a versatile figure known for varied roles who often collapses under pressure, revealing a complex life of achievement and struggle across multiple domains.
Postum a Coffee Alternative Claims Health Benefits
A diarized testimonial cites grave coffee-related illness and kidney trouble in a husband, improved after switching to Postum. The writer, later healthier and heavier, endorses Postum produced by the Battle Creek company and invites readers to request a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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H. W. Jacobs
Santa Fe Railway
Dora Wilkin
Albert F. Wilkin
Baker
Cache Creek
Lawton
George W. Hayes
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John O'Neil
United
Chicago
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Nsas City Court of Appeals
Frances Smith
Tulsa
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Eveleth
Minn
James McGovern
Galesburg
Knox County
Sapulpa
Wister
Edward Carswell
Marine Corps
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W. W. Speaker
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American Head of the Lakes
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George Sturgeon
Hennessey, Ok
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Paris
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A. H. Johnson
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Saska
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Senate Finance Committee
Garrison
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Presia
Harvard University
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Berlin
Carl Huffman
Carrutheraville
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Postum Co
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