Missouri securities mis valued by state official claims
In Missouri a state treasurer candidate questions securities held by state funds and asserts they are not worth their face value. The report notes bonds, mortgages on farms, and urban real estate with mixed values, while some securities may be overvalued or difficult to recoup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yalses
Gmelich
Pond
St Louis
Amelich
Ogether
United States
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Missouri State Press Association Summer Meeting at Hannibal
The Missouri State Press Association holds its summer meeting in Hannibal on June 28 and 29 with a steamboat excursion to St Paul and back on June 30. Gov Folk Gen Hadley and Hon W H Wallace invited to present nonpartisan addresses as Hannibal schemes royal entertainment for guests.
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Missouri State Press Association
Hannibal
St. Paul
Folk
Gen. Hadley
W. H. Wallace
Brakeman Killed by Lightning Near Osage City
A Missouri Pacific brakeman, W. H. Edwards, was struck and killed by lightning on a siding near Osage City while standing on the track. He lived in Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Edwards
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Osage City
Edwards
Sedalia
New Knights Templar Officers Elected in Missouri
The grand commandery of the Knights Templar of Missouri elected officers at Joplin led by Grand Commander Campbell Wells of Platte City and Deputy Grand Commander Gib W. Carson of St. Louis. Moberly invited the next meeting, which was accepted, with officers named from multiple cities.
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Knight Templar
Knights Templar of
Missouri
Joplin
Campbell Wells
Platte City
Gib W. Carson
William Harver
Kansas City
Arthur M. Hough
Jefferson City
William F. Kuhn
Farmington
John T. Nixon
St. Louis
John HF. Miller
Nevada
Flavits J. Tygard
Butler
Robert F. Stevenson
St.Louis
Bert S Lee
Springfield
John H. Babcock
Moberly
Grand Commandery
Missouri advocates push for extra legislative session on road amendment
L. H. Lawson of Livingstone county travels to Kansas City to urge commercial groups to petition Gov Folk for an extra session. Campaigns aim to win support in Kansas City St. Joseph and St. Louis, the only counties with substantial road funds, while other counties may back the move to relieve local needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
L. H. Lawson
Livingstone County
Kansa City
University of Missouri President disputes student riot claims
Dr J C Jones acting president says at Columbia incident involved at most 100 students and claims students were censured unfairly. He asserts no student violence occurred until they were attacked by showmen at the railway tracks loading circus equipment after the evening show. Capt Joseph Frazier corroborates the disturbance.
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J. C. Jones
University of Missouri
Cole Bros. Circus
Columbia
Joseph Frazier
Missouri Man's Body Found Near Bridge Suspected Murder
A body of a man about 35 was found near a Missouri Pacific bridge west of Pleasant Hill. Dr Prentiss, local surgeon for the Missouri Pacific, testified before the coroner's jury that the wounds indicate murder rather than an accident with a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Pleasant Hill
Prentiss
Governor Folk Grants Parole to Joseph Kunz
Gov Folk acting on the board of prison inspectors and the prison physician pardons Joseph Kunz who was convicted in St Joseph in June 1905 of embezzlement as a bailee and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Kunz has Brights disease and it is believed he cannot recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Walton
Gov. Folk
Board of
Joseph Kunz
St Joseph
Yars
Kunz
Bright
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Maas
Lydia EK
Cousins Fight Duel Over Grudge Near Whiteside
David Calbert and Sam Ferguson cousins dueled near Whiteside after years old grudge and recon fist fight. Calbert fired twice with a shotgun. one shot struck Ferguson but did not injure him, and Ferguson’s watch was stopped.
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David Calbert
Sam Ferguson
Whiteside
Calbert
Ferguson
Divorce granted to Mrs Ellen Tootle in St Joseph case
Mrs Ellen Tootle wife of J J Tootle a milleniare banker of St Joseph has been granted a divorce from her husband in a formal court proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teotle
Ellen Tootle
J. J Tootle
St Joseph
Mob Victims in Springfield Named Innocent by Report
A Springfield mob massacre report declares the two Black victims entirely innocent of the alleged crime. It also severely censures six sheriffs and police authorities for their roles in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfeld
Maryville Baptist Women Raise $160 From Car Sale
The ladies of Maryville Baptist Church report a $160 gain from a car sale event. They organized the sale to support church activities and community outreach, drawing participation from members and neighbors.
Michael Davitt Dies After Illness in Dublin
Michael Davitt died in Dublin after a prolonged illness. He passed peacefully at 13 o clock in the company of his eldest son Michael and his two daughters, with many close friends present. Death resulted from blood poisoning following two jawbone operations, conditions worsened by recent exertions at the general elections.
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Dublin
Ireland
Michael Davitt
Michael
John Dillon
Hatton
Mr. Davitt
Rail rate bill fights over sleeping cars and express section
Conferees in Washington report the Pullman Palace Car company will resist senate proposals to make sleeping cars common carriers under the interstate commerce commission. The express trust and Platt may join voices to defeat the senate amendment while the fight over coal ownership and commission personnel continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Pullman Palace Car Company
Senate
Inter- State Commerce Commission
Sleeping Car Company
Platt
Express Trust
House
Commission
Confessed Kansas Murder After Self Inflicted Wounds
Thos Condon a 28 year old restaurant worker in Los Angeles shot himself twice in the head Monday evening and, in a memorandum, confessed to killing Finlay in Osage Kansas in a dispute over the man's wife. He was taken to a hospital with serious wounds and begged for his pistol to finish the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Thos. Condon
Finlay
Osage
Kan
Condon
Penalty for Leaks Bill Advances in Senate
Washington DC Senator Culberson won committee approval to report a bill making it a felony for a government officer or employee to reveal information before its legal release that could affect soil product values. Offenders face up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The same penalties apply for using such information for speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Culberson
Committee On the Judiciary
United States
Capital Printing and Daily Capital Merge in South McAlester
The Capital Printing company, formed by twenty influential citizens, purchased the Daily Capital and Miller Printing, merging the two papers. The publication will expand with broader Associated Press reports, a new building, and added bindery facilities.
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South McAlester
I. T
Daily Capital
Miller Printing Company
Associated Press
Deep Snow Strands Calif. Miners in 15 Foot Winter Storm
Reports from adjacent mountains describe one of the worst snow storms in years in Oroville California with depths up to 15 feet. Frozen streams halt mining operations and deny water for mining work.
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California
Oroville
Calif
Lake level swing floods Chicago river station
Chicago lake level fluctuated four feet from two feet below to two feet above. The life saving station boat room near the Chicago River mouth flooded six inches during a seiche blamed on sudden wind shift and rapid pressure drop. No shipping damage reported.
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Chicago
Lake Mohonk Conference Opens Arbitration Meet
The twelfth annual Lake Mohonk conference on international arbitration opened in Lake Mohonk New York with 900 attendees including diplomats jurists congressmen clergymen educators and editors.
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Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Pistol Deer at Enid Oklahoma
A reference to a pistol incident appears in Enid Oklahoma with related items from Guthrie Oklahoma mentioned in connection. Details are unclear from the fragment but indicate a firearm event in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enid
Guthrie
Okla
Imaginary Disease Cured by Humoring a Hysteric Patient
Detroit surgeon recalls a hysterical patient who believed a dangerous disease existed. He staged a sham operation, severing a pretend string in her head and showing a violin string as the cure. The dramatic ruse supposedly relieved her hallucination and she recovered fully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
News- Tribune
Knife cure for snoring and the snorer’s tale
A long time reader seeks a cure for snoring. The piece discusses snoring causes and jokes about removing the soft palate and uvula. It cites John A. Morris’s mock snoring room on his yacht and suggests sleeping positions and blocked nasal mucus as factors in nightly noise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
John A. Morris
Cora
Morrises
Throg
New York
Fish-Fating Butterflies and the Pteropoda
A fragment describes a blue transparent butterfly called ptero poda that supposedly eats fish and Och. Its tongue bears rows of pointed books acting as teeth while fragile wings reveal its beating heart through blue glass, a vivid, if fantastical, image.
West Virginian details kidney cure with Dean's Kidney Pills
W L Jackson of Parkersburg WV recounted decades of kidney pain and nightly urination. After doctors failed, he used Dean's Kidney Pills and says urine flow returned and pain faded, claiming eight years of cure while still over 70. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Difference of Degree in Burlington Court
Veteran Burlington lawyer A V Spalding faced a cross with a stylish young witness who parted his hair in the middle. Spalding defended the man’s hairstyle and joked the opposing counsel’s bald head parted less widely, noting equal rights to hair parts.
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Burlington
A. V. Spalding
F. H. Kelsey
Lowell
Boston Globe
Chittenden
Spalding
Noted Oddities in Global Life and Trade
A set of curious claims spans railwomen in England to Indian Alligator cuisine. It notes veal-like taste, 40 year seasoned wood for aircraft, life expectancy nearing 73 for healthy 30 year olds, Paris hair markets worth 600000 dollars, artists with crime skills, scarce artist credit, and Swiss burial subsidies.
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India
Toledos F J Cheney Catarrh Cure Ad and German Princess Fashion
A Toledo advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back offer to customers and a testimonial by F J Cheney & Co. It notes the cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and lists a departs for constipation. The piece also mentions the young German crown princess leading Berlin fashion with long walking sticks and crystal topped sticks bearing her initials.
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Notany Prat
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Germany
Berlin
Palm species in hotel dining rooms observed in Chicago
Reader asks which palm is most prominent in city hotel dining rooms. The exchange notes a waiter and mentions Miss Country Maid I. The item reflects a light quip from Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Maid
Dineout
Chicago Daily News
Important to Mothers Examines CASTORIA Safety
A cautious note urges mothers to inspect CASTORIA bottles for safety and legal status. The text cites a court ruling about a child custody arrangement with six months per year for the father, reflecting era family concerns.
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Ethel
Papa
Try One Package Defiance Starch for Better Value
A sales note urges consumers to try Defiance Starch with the promise of one third more product for the same price. It claims the starch provides satisfaction and will not stick to iron, advising returning it to the dealer if it does not persuade.
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Jockton
Mase
Wen
Catal W. L. Douglas
Stoekton
Maks
Immense care at local soda fountain and starch promotion
A Louisville Courier Journal quote extols immaculate soda fountain upkeep with hourly shaved ice. An ad touts Defiance Starch offering more product for the same price, and a Ball Blue laundry item claims to keep clothes white, appealing to frugal grocers at five cents a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Homely Philosophy Reflections on Luck and Life
A collection of wry observations on luck ambition and aging. The voice contrasts optimism pessimism and everyday temptations noting how people miss present moments while chasing future worries. A playful critique of social habits and attitudes.
Defiance Cold Water Starch and Other Household Ads
Up-to-date housekeepers favor Defiance Cold Water Starch for its value with 4 oz more per purchase. The piece notes old chauffeurs as robbers and includes various product mentions from Lewis' Factory in Peoria to Red Cross Ball Blue and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It closes with a satirical jab on graft and locksmiths.
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Freed
Post Office Department
National Bond Company
Louis
Kansas
Boonville
Lon V. Stephens
R. H. Kern
B. O'Meara
William O’douch
W. Clark
Russel Harriman
Arthur N. _ A. Davis
W. V. Powell
J. W. Idenihal
B. Carter
Carter
Holden
Ls Houck
Cape Girardeau
Ize Houck
Webb City
Corm Om Scheel
Eora
Kans
Land League
Pullman Car and Express Companies
Thomas Condon
Paris
Switzerland
City of Toledo
Lucas Coury
Fawn J. Chaney
F. J. Cusmey & Co
Catarra
Halh
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleabon, Beal
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peorss, i
Peoria
Red Cross
Cash
Puck
Yei
Bataebiahed
Defiance
Thompson
W. WN. U
Carters
TVER
W. L. Douglas
Oklahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas R'y
Oklahoma City
Cleveland
Bartlesville
Coffeyville
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Oahoma City
Dallas
Ft. Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
W. 5
St, George
I. A. McNutt
Blossom Mouse
San Diego
Laname
CansLand Uemer Olis
Low Womlland Improvement Company
Sen
Calfernia
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St Co Renone
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