The Hollow Night of Doom and a Fateful Confrontation
The narrator recalls a murder amid storm and ruins after a quarrel with Oliver. A stick throw ignites a fatal blow and the watcher on Spencer's Folly appears as a witness. The narrator fears discovery, contemplates justice, and seeks truth from his father about the condemned man.
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Oliver
Devil
John Scoville
Hell
Spencer's Folly
Busanes
Oscar
Scoville
Ostrander Lane
Grosver
Ostrahder
Angele
Algernon Etheridge
Etheridge
Date boll scar marks faces across Bagdad region
A National Geographic correspondent reports a pernicious pest nicknamed date boll scars faces of children and many people in the Middle East. The faint red spot grows into a large mark over a course that can last eighteen months, with regional varieties such as Bouton d Alep and Nile Bore.
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Bagdad
National Geographic Magazine
middle_east
Bouton
Delhi
The Likeliess One
The text presents a garbled reminiscence about Admiral Mahan at a wartime luncheon debating a lady on the British navy. The fragmentary dialogue includes misread phrases and unclear wording, obscuring specific claims or quotes from the historic scene.
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Admiral Mahan
Peter
Fragmentary Note Reads Like Puzzle Fragment
The readable text suggests a cryptic jumble about a rally and a door with questions of removal and movement. It mentions counting steps and gladdening sensations, but the fragmentary source leaves the main event and actors unclear.
Ages of Various Trees
Fragmentary OCR notes mention trees and ages, with unclear phrases about life spans and measurements. The readable bits reference elma and numbers, but the record lacks coherent names, places, or events to anchor a concrete news item.
Survey to map soils in Ripley and Buchanan counties
Government survey teams will map soils in Ripley County and nearby Buchanan and Newton areas. The effort will take several months, produce a color coded soil map with roads schools churches railroads and watercourses, plus a full report on soil types crop suitability and fertilizer recommendations.
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Ripley County
Buchanan
Newton
Price of zinc soars with record ore bids in Joplin district
Zinc ore in the Joplin district brings $88 for extra choice blende run with 63 percent metallic zinc. Basis range $75 to $85 for 60 percent metalerial zinc, a $10 jump from last week and $20 above the 1912 top of $65. Smelters paid 25 cents a pound. a ton yields over 1,000 pounds of metal valued around $250 after $13 smelting cost, leaving about $237 profit. The large margin spurs new smelter construction by the Joplin Separating Company.
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Joplin
Ozarks Flower Growers Claim Splendid Varieties
Flower growers in Branson report about seventy five distinct varieties of wild flowers thriving in the Ozarks. The spring bloom compares favorably with California and Florida as the region develops into a notable flower garden.
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Ozarks
Branson
California
Florida
Trial Boat Trip Fatal
John Gills and W B Gray drowned during a trial trip when a home made motor boat capsized. V Root and Clarence Mullock narrowly escaped death in the incident.
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John Gills
W. B. Gray
V. Root
Clarence Mullock
Resident Julius Sombart Dies in Boonville
Old Boonville report states Julius Sombart died in Boonville. The obituary fragment notes he came to Soonville from Prostate-1837 and served in the Union army, with surviving relatives including Mrs. Nota Goodman and George H. Sombart of Kansas City and Robert Soimbart of St. Louis.
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Boonville
Julius Sombart
Fatality Report From East Fork Scare
A first reported worksite death occurred near East Fork with an investigation underway. Authorities confirmed the fatality after an on site incident involving equipment, with details pending release.
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East Fork
University of Missouri fraternities outpace non frats in grades
Fraternities at the University of Missouri show stronger academic standing than non fraternity members. Of fourteen social fraternities, ten rank higher in studies, indicating notable improvement in scholarly performance among Greek life students.
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University of Missouri
New Suffrage Campaign Seeks Largest State Effort
A Missouri organization launches a vigorous suffrage drive aiming for a record statewide campaign. Leaders pledge broad outreach, rally support among voters, and intensify public education on voting rights.
Devastating Ozarks Tornado Destroys Buildings Doors
A severe Ozarks tornado ripped through towns causing widespread destruction. Trees uprooted, roofs torn off the Bank of Commerce, and numerous homes damaged or destroyed. A 22 month old child died when a house collapsed. other Jones family members survived.
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Ies Weather Bureau
Dmerce
Ning
Jones
Christian County
Harris Hill
Carl Cox
Ozark
Train shooting near Wen ville injures trio and victim
Report says two men Chauncey and Roy Barrett living in Illinois were shot at Wen ville. Samuel Taylor, involved in the incident, claims they attacked him and the others fled. Taylor was injured and taken to a hospital at Moberly after being clubbed while trying to disperse the trio from the train.
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Chauncey
Roy Barrett
Illinois
Wenville
Samuel Taylor
A. Wabass
Retts
Taylor
Moberly
Shim
Chester Longwell Wins Progressive Oration at Missouri
Chester R. Longwell of Columbia and former Palmyra area student won the Progressive Oration on The Future Progressivism at the University of Missouri oratorical contest. Longwell is a Quincy High School graduate.
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Columbia
Palmyens
University of Missouri
Longwell
Quincy, IL
Missouri Horse Show Highlights at Rollins Field
The seventy third annual commencement featured divided honors and the only quiz tied to the university. A horse show connected with the University of Missouri was held at Rollins Athletic Field amid the ceremonies and campus events.
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M. U
Univesity
Missouri
Rollins Athletic Field
Commencement at Rolla for Missouri School of Mines
The forty third annual commencement exercises at Rolla featured a keynote address by BH J. McCaustland dean of engineering at Universal Colombia. Dr A Hill of the State University conferred degrees during the ceremony.
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Rolla
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Plese Parker
BH. J. McCaustland
Universal Colombia
A. Hill
Uni
Tee
Missouri Supreme Court Upholds Trust Law Affidavits
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds a law related to trust and corporate affiliations in the case involving the Matlinekrod Chemical Company of St Louis. An affidavit filed states that they are not members of a pool or combination.
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Missouri
Matlinekrod Chemical Company
St Louis
Supreme Court
Cates P
Atx
Dry Fight in Sedalia Prohibition Effort Reported
A Sedalia item notes Dr J Cannady a member of the national prohibition committee promotes cure assistance and anti saloon measures amid a local dry campaign.
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Sedalia
Cannady
Th National
Prohibition Committee
Teac Es Cure
Anti-Sa Baers Tora Oe
Anc
Suffrage Endorsements Reported by Missouri Federation
Fragmented OCR notes indicate suffrage endorsement by a Missouri federation and mention of New Head for William Woods with unclear context. Names and details are partially readable, suggesting political endorsements and possible leadership changes in a local or regional group.
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Anna Letfiarine Green
C.D Rhodes
Teoason
Thaeught
Department of Agriculture
Missouri Kawa Sotrage
Id Stee
Cuba
Antes
Waft
William Woods
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