World News In Brief From Capitol And Abroad
National items report the House voting 317 to 14 to ratify an income tax amendment. White House talks cut the new corporation tax to 1 percent. Calls grow for tariff commission while delegates plan Seattle exposition representation. Fourth of July deaths total 114. drought grips New York area and Denver rainfall hits record June. Fossil fuel, rail and legal cases, weather, and notable personal and international items follow in a dense weekly digest.
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National Capitol
House
Congress
White House
Washington
Senate
Fort Russell
Chicago Board of Trade
Missoula
Mont
Flathead Reservation
Stubbs
Kansas
Topeka
Oklahoma
Lawton
District Federation of Commercial Clubs
United States Revenue
Perry
Pribylof Islands
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Bering Sea
Treasury Department
Marlin
Baker University
Berlin
New York City
William E. Corey
Steel Trust
Wyandotte County
John W. Radford
Kansas Grain Inspection Department
America
Leon Ling
Ortonville
Minn
Missouri Wool Output 1908 Surpasses Expectations
Missouri's 1908 wool production figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show a yield of 12,071 pounds from 52,548 sheep, worth about 1.31 million dollars. If all wool had become uniforms, it could clothe an army of about 297 thousand men fully, or 595 thousand with half cotton mix. The data highlight Missouri as a modest sheep and wool producer and note the large-scale logistics of moving wool to market.
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Missouri
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Uncle Sam
J. C. A. Hiller
Non-puncture Tire Invention Sold For 50000
Morgan Lotter of Moberly developed a truly non-puncturable tire for autos and bicycles and sold patent rights to the International Rubber Company of Troy New York for 50000. The invention aims to end repeated flats and puzzled manufacturers for years. The story also notes insurance company litigation, a Stillings stores proprietor Cornelius McCaffrey dying during flood alarms, Danielville electrocution at a saloon, and Walter Ridgway winning a Fulton write up prize.
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Morgan Lotter Oroverly
International Rubber Company of
Troy
N. Y
Moberly
Adams Express face license demand from Missouri official
Secretary of State Cornelius Roach warns the Adams Express Company to obtain a Missouri business license or face action by the attorney general. The firm, a New York headquartered joint stock company, has reportedly avoided establishing a local office in Missouri. Governor Hadley also names Mrs. Max Blake as Missouri’s representative for a Bath England pageant. Springfield opens Frisco car shops worth 2 million dollars, with plans to employ 2,400 at full capacity.
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Adams Express Company
Cornelius Roach
Missouri
Mr. Roach
New York
Major
Kansas City
Herbert S. Hadley
Max Blake
Dumfermline
Scotland
Bath
England
Laclede County
Springfield
Frisco
Mississippi
First Load of Alfalfa Reaches Monroe City From Farm
The first Missouri grown alfalfa load was hauled to Monroe City by J A Piersol and sold at 12 dollars a ton. Piersol said he cut three tons from three quarters of an acre in three cuttings last year and a ton and a half from the first cutting this year. A Springfield rifle misfire by a militiaman in Forest Park injured a man at Ninth and Market streets. An old Forrest farm tree near Forest Green, over 100 years old, is praised by the Chariton Courier.
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William Beatty of
Toledo
The
Dramatic Order
Knights of
Khorasan
Rock Island
Ramona
Kan
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Kansas Christian Endeavor Union
Wichita
J. A. Sammis
Elks
Missouri
Kaw
Kansas City
Epworth League
United States
Canada
Osage City
Jefferson City
Detroit
Chicago
Minneapolis
Denver
Afton
N. M
National Educational Association
John Madson
San Francisco
Louisiana Lepers Home
Columbus
Senator Casey
Casey
Joe Damico
Little Italy
Damico
Milano
Monroe City
J. A. Piersol
Forest Park
St. Louis
Ninth and
Market Streets
Park
Forrest
Forest Green
Charles Schorge
Chariton Courier
Independent spirit in Washington hits tariff bill scene
Fort of New Jersey Republican speaker at a state dinner criticizes progress on the tariff bill. He notes ten Middle West senators abandoning their party as a unique sign of independence, foretelling the end of caucus control and urging editors to uphold independent action.
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Lee-Grit
New Jersey
Franks
Thaw Threat Speech Aimed at Wife Revealed In Court
Eve Lyn Nesbit Thaw testified Harry K Thaw threatened to kill her if released. The deputy attorney general pressed for exact words and Thaw admitted discussing his mental state and claiming he was not crazy the night he shot White.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry Thaw
White Plains
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Matteawan
Clarke
Mr. Clarke
White
British Submarine C-11 Sunk Near Risborough Lightship
The British submarine C-11 was sunk by the cargo steamer Eddystone four and a half miles northwest of Risborough Lightship. Thirteen crew members perished, three survived including Lieutenant Brodie and Lieutenant Watkins. A third survivor was likely a sailor. The Bonadventure cruiser, with eight submarines, was nearby when the collision occurred causing the submarine to stove in and sink.
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Cromer
England
Risborough
Brodie
Watkins
Bonadventure
Earthquake Devastates Elis Province in Greece
Athens reports a violent Southern Greece quake with heavy damage and loss of life. Twenty dead and a hundred injured in one village. three other villages hit. Casualty lists expected to rise as details emerge. Nearby, Honolulu tests coast defense guns at Fort Ruger and Los Angeles hosts a massive Elks parade with 15 thousand participants.
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Athens
Greece
Elis
Pyrgos
Se Eral
London
England
Honolulu
William P. Platt
Ordinance Department
Fort Ruger
Diamond Head Point
Honolulu Harbor
Wheat Prices Jump Then Fall on Chicago Board
Wheat futures for July delivery surged to two cents above the season high on the Chicago Board of Trade before conceding nearly seven cents. The volatility reflected unsettled demand and supply expectations as traders reassessed near term prospects.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Kansas City Kans. Adopts Commission Government
In Kansas City Kansas voters chose the commission form of government with a majority around 1,489 in a 7,000 vote total.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Kan
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Iowa Man Say He Was Cured
Alonzo Adams of Osceola Iowa suffered tiredness headaches dizziness and urinary problems. He credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with permanent relief after doctors medicines failed. Remember the name Doan’s. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Alonzo Adams
Osceola
Iowa
Doan
Optimism and pessimism in a June wedding tale
In a smoking room aboard the Finland Andrew Carnegie mused on international marriages. He noted a bride with 18 millions and joked that many marriages resemble a Boston cynic's mockery where the bride and mother are happy but the groom’s creditors rejoice in bliss.
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Finland
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Boston
Lord Lacland
Beloved Blanche Doubts Flies Lay Eggs After Visitor Visit
In Blanche's home a discussion about blowflies egg laying turns into a child’s joke as four year old Blanche questions the idea since she never heard a fly cackle. Her mother is surprised by the child’s certainty.
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Blanche
The Peach Basket Hat and the Canoe Incident
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a biased wire report about a woman’s peach basket hat causing a canoe to list and overturn. The correspondent’s sexism is challenged as readers are told the boat’s occupants survive by grabbing the hat and riding a garden truck as part of the scene.
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Zephyr
Philadelphia Ledger
Origin Of a Famous Food The Grape-Nuts Story
A brain and nerve builder food from C W Post, Grape-Nuts, is described as renewing mental and physical strength through easy digestion. The ad notes daily use, non stimulant effects, and signs on packages with a nod to The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s reasos.
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C. W. Post
Wellville
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