News of the Week Condensed World Highlights
National topics cover Taft denial of pardons for Morse and Walsh. Arizona and New Mexico statehood gains advance in the House. Lorimer dispute and Maine disposal noted. Sherman law probes target Woolen and International Harvester. Fire losses surge with 20,000+ lives and $2.9 billion harmed. Oklahoma City rules grandfather clause unconstitutional. Kansas courts curb bank robbery. 1911 Kansas session laws issued, effective.
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National Capital
Taft
Charlies W. Morse
New York
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Representative Smith
Illinois
House
Arizona
la Follette
Senate
Lorimer
Congress
Maine
Havana Harbor
American Woolen Company
House Rules Committee
International Harvester Company
The
Harvester Trust
Friends of Attorney
Wickersham
United States
W. H. Morrill
National Fire Protection Association
Oklahoma City
Kansas
Domestic headlines span costs wars and rails in 1900 era
The report notes pulp prices in the US and Canada, memorial day proclamations, a Trans-Mississippi congress funding issue, a Kansas rail purchase, a Garden City to Scott City line, Reno divorces, a bank robbery in Albany Oklahoma, G A R elections, canal work progress, Kansas City as a Republican convention prospect, a large dam break near the Colorado river, Cornell Yale and Princeton boat race, French Fez advance, Juarez peace, Manly bill on cups, Kansas grain fees, and LA county records arson arrests.
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United States
Canada
Stubbs
Kansas
Kansas City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Kansas Railroad
Garden City, Gulf & Northern
Garden City
Scott City
Reno
Nev
New York
State Bank of Albany
Washington
Mexico
Colorado River
Bee River
Cornell
Yale
Princeton
Carnegie Lake
Moiner
Wellef
Fez
Juarez
Fedeari
Global upheavals and royal receptions dominate dispatches
Reports from Calcuta describe an uprising of over 1 000 Mohammedans in Khulna district with villages burned and inhabitants killed. Madrid advices note Portugal’s political unease. U S informs Germany on arbitration terms. Pegnitz wins James Gordon Bennett race qualifier in Kansas City. Emperor William and family depart London after a royal visit. King George hosts a state ball at Buckingham Palace. In Mexico, armistice allows Madero’s arrival as three revolutions threaten the government and Madero personally.
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Khulna
Calcuta
Madrid
Lisbon
Portugal
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Kansas City
Emperor William
Auguste
Victoria Louise
London
Sherness
George
Buckingham Palace
Notable National Notes From Kansas City to St. Louis
Four thousand heard Franklin MacVeneagh address on Banking and Currency Reform in Kansas City. Frye leaves Congress for Maine due to health after 41 years. Kansas Gov Stubbs health stops US Senate bid. Missouri fights illegal boxing and dangers to law. Hadley vows to call national guard if needed. Schmitz in Mexico amid fortune loss from graft. Justice Mason criticizes courts to students. Rockefeller lists property at 1000 in 1910 tax returns, up from 5100. Four lynched pear hunters found in Kentucky. Wichita to jail joint owners over Prohibition violations. Carnegie ready to testify to the steel trust probe without subpoenas. Mississippi at St Louis about six feet, below normal.
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Franklin MacVeneagh
the Treasury
President Taft
Kansas City
William P. Frye
Congress
Washington
Maine
Stubbs
Kansas
United States
Missouri
Hadley
National Guard
Eugene Schmitz
San Francisco
Mexico
Henry F. Mason
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas State Agricutural College
John D. Rockefeller
Forest Hill
Cleveland
Kentucky
Wichita
Kan
Andrew Carnegie
House “Steel Trust
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Justice Harlan Dissent In Standard Oil Case Sparks Scrutiny
Justice John Marshall Harlan rewrote his bench dissent in the Standard Oil decision and faults Chief Justice White for a supposed modest modification allowing subsidiary companies to reunite after dissolution. He warns the ruling will cause widespread confusion and long lasting litigation across the business world.
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Washington, D. C
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
White
Justice Harlan
Harlan
Standard Oil Company
Kaiser Would Know of Peace
The Kaiser shows equal interest in peace and war preparations. Rev. Friedrich Siegsmund Schultze, Potsdam Friedene Kirche pastor attending Lake Mohonk peace conference, reports on how the church can serve world peace and whether German clergy should visit the United States to confer with American church leaders.
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New York
N. Y
Kaiser
Friedrich Siegsmund-Schultze
Friedene Kirche
Potsdam
Lake Mohonk
Diaz Resigns Mexican Presidency Amid Revolt Cheers
The Mexican president Diaz submitted his resignation read by the chamber of deputies. Deputies accepted it while crowds gathered in the streets. Bells rang and cannons fired signaling revolutionary triumph with 187 deputies voicing approval and two silent.
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Mexico
Diaz
Chamber of Deputies
Republic of Mexico
Zocalo
Lynching of Mrs Mary Nelson and son in Oklahoma
News reports in Muskogee detail an armed mob at Okemah taking Mary Nelson and her 18 year old son from the county jail. They were bound gagged and hanged from a bridge over the Canadian River six miles away.
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Negress and Son
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Mary Nelson
Okemah
Lawrence Payne
Canadian River
Aeroplane Sets New France Flight Record With Passenger
Lieut Menard and a passenger completed a 600 kilometer 373 mile flight from Mourmelon to Poitiers in nine hours and 15 minutes. The record beats all previous distance and duration marks for passenger flights in France.
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Poitiers
France
Lieut Menard
Mourmelon
Avalanche hits Oros chor village in Pamir region
Reports from St Petersburg indicate the village of Oros chor on the Pamir plateau in west central Asia was buried by an avalanche. Officials confirm 128 people were killed as a result of the disaster.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Oroschor
Pamir Plateau
Central Asia
Steamer Taboga sinks after striking rock off Punta Mala
The Panama based Nation's Line steamer Taboga struck a rock off Punta Mala on Tuesday and sank shortly after. Of about 100 passengers aboard only 40 were known to be saved, with rescue efforts ongoing.
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Panama
Punta Mala
Danes See American Fleet in Copenhagen View
Copenhagen crowds along the coast watched the American fleet arrayed offshore. About 100000 people lined the shore to obtain a clear view of the ships as they passed by in the harbor town.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Eleven Years of Health Dean's Kidney Pills Testimony
Mrs Everett Griffith of Evansville Indiana reports severe kidney disease with thick secretions and swollen limbs. After taking Dean's Kidney Pills for six weeks in 1899 she recovered and has stayed healthy since, endorsing the remedy for sale by dealers at 50 cents a box.
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Everett Griffith
Indiana Ave
Evansville
Ind
Dean
Mud Puddle Quip Sparks Quick Retort from Old Man
In a terse exchange a resident brandishes a sharp rebuke to a youth over stepping into a muddy puddle. The boy retorts with a quip about seeking his own puddle as tension flares in the street.
Suggest Coca Cola As A Thirst Quencher
A reader urges choosing Coca Cola for group drinking to satisfy thirst. It praises its refreshing qualities and calls for a copy of The Truth About Coca Cola booklet from The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Pray the Rich Movement Aims at Global Evangelization
Two St Louis women Belle Bennett and Mrs R W McDonnell lead a plan to mobilize 800000 women to pray daily for the rich and persuade them to fund world evangelization. The effort comes from the Methodist Episcopal church south leaders and seeks organized, sustained prayer to influence wealth toward missions. Defiance Starch advertises stronger thin applications to improve laundry results.
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St. Louis
South
Belle H. Bennett
Woman’s Missionary Council
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
R. W. McDonnell
Shouldn't He A Lighthearted Broker in Theater Incident
A jovial broker, larger than his wife, joked at another’s expense in a theater. A man seated behind asked him to ask his wife to remove her hat. The broker replied you should do it yourself, warning he was afraid. The man protested, rose, and left the theater.
Castoria Advertises Trusted Infant Remedy
Brasine Proa of CASTORIA promotes a safe remedy for infants and children and urges readers to look for the signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
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Castoria
Fletcher
Sheriff Is Called For Officer In Coach
In a New Castle bound coach a drummer asks the snoozing sheriff for an officer. The sheriff replies firmly that he is the officer, and the drummer requests a corkscrew in quiet terms.
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New Castle
Traveling Salesman Barges In With Pushy Plea
A persistent traveling salesman pesters a recipient with a plea for an order, until the reply is curt and final. The exchange highlights pushy sales tactics and a clear refusal.
Garfield Laxative Prompts Leo Lestocke Tees
An herb laxative brand named Garfield prompts Leo Lestocke to tease a new product line. The teaser hints at health benefits and natural ingredients, aiming to attract readers with a bold claim and eye catching packaging.
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Leo Lestocke
The Right Decision Today Fuels The Gunpowder Image
A compact line suggests a decisive moment fueling readiness as an action metaphor. The phrase implies preparation and impact tied to choice. No clear event or named entities are present to anchor details.
Hypocrisy in the Pulpit to Be Deplored
A preacher analyzes forms of hypocrisy in ministry including boasting of sins, apologies in the pulpit, and self praise. He cites a tale of an ex gambler turned exhorter and recalls a Lake Shore meeting critique by Doctor Leavitt. He argues against apologizing for sermons and urges sincere study and reliance on grace.
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Lake Shore Association
Cleveland
Samson
Faithful Leadership Demands Honest Public Act Standards
A sermon-style admonition urges church leaders to adhere to high moral standards in public affairs. It condemns lawless conduct and shady financial measures, stating Christians must provide things honest in the sight of all men and refrain from wobbling on ethics.
Immoral Life Condemned. Church Must Stand in Modern Life
Revy Clayton J. Potter of Simsbury Conn argues immorality is condemned, but a shallow life is contemptible. He states the church must stand in modern life to win both the morally weak and the morally strong.
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Clayton J. Potter
Simsbury
Conn
The Kiss Scandal in Cornelia and Adelaide Scene
Adelaide scolds Cornelia over a kiss from George and the two fret over hair and rumor. Cornelia insists the kiss stays a secret, fearing gossip would spark disbelief among the other girls.
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Adelaide
Cornelia
George
Little Things vs Big Things in Shoes
A shoe clerk counters a claim that small matters upset people, arguing the true issues are the large, influential owners who seek to fit them into tiny shoes. The exchange highlights power dynamics in everyday commerce and practical constraints.
Youll get even with you promises echo in life
A reflective line about people who vow revenge and wait for a chance to settle scores. It captures the common impulse to retaliate and the lingering tension of unresolved conflicts.
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