National Capial and Congress Developments
The piece highlights a pending naval appropriation bill, an embassy plan for Mexico City costing 100000, census corrections for 23 cities, an agriculture bill at 16980196, and anticipated votes on reciprocity with Canada. It notes a long House session over the omnibus claims bill and a foreign affairs report opposing annexation negotiations with Canada.
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House of Representatives
Isaac Woodyard
Vermillion County Grand Jury
Ridgefarm
United States
Mexico City
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Census Bureau
Senate
House
Congress
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Bennet
New York
Canada
World and National Briefs Across 1909 Highlights
The census reports Germany at 64,896,881 in December with 1905 figure at 60,641,278. An anti treating bill in Missouri aims to curb saloon bartenders penalties. New Mexico cold snaps report temperatures 8 to 20 degrees below zero and snow losses. The Los Angeles Chicago Tourist Flyer derailed in Garcia New Mexico due to a broken rail. Taft transmits a treaty with Japan omitting immigration restrictions. Kansas passes a traveling voters bill for those away from home on section day. Hog slaughter in 1909 tallies 36,443,000 with $31,60,000 in other animals. Missouri aims for a 1915 expo site in San Francisco. Oklahoma bank guaranty law challenge denied by the Supreme Court. The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe employs 100,000 per interstate commerce report.
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Germany
Town House of Representatives
New Mexico
Garcia
Taft
Senate
Japan
United States
Kansas House
Missouri
San Francisco
Oklahoma Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
Atchison, Topekes & Santa Fe
Interstate Commerce Commis
Middlesboro boy bank accounts started by local official
J H Bartlett of Middlesboro Kentucky began accounts in the postal savings system for every school child enrolled. In Oklahoma the state senate rejected a provision allowing the governor to remove or suspend county officers who fail or refuse to enforce the prohibition law.
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Middlesboro
J. H. Bartlett
Postal Savings Bank
Oklahoma State Senate
Insurrection centers on socialistic utopia in lower California
Reports note revolutionary leaders seeking a utopian socialistic state in Baja California while Mexican forces suffer winter hardships from snow and sleet. News covers Washington's Birthday observances in Paris, a veto bill in Parliament, aircraft displays in Manila, and Russo-Chinese diplomatic strains over Mongolia and Ili province.
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Mexico
California
Washington
Paris
House of Commons
Hazen
Ozarks
Harbin
Kiakhta
Siberia
Miamachin
Manila
J. C
Bud) Mars
Porfirio Diaz
Mongolia
Chinese Turkestan
Mexicali
St. Petersburg
London
State Department
China
Russia
Ili
Monastir
Turkey
Vilayet of
Gould Family Faces Distance From American Finance
A Wall Street report says a syndicate aims to seize most Gould holdings, signaling the removal of George J. Gould and his family from major American financial affairs. The piece notes a probable Missouri Pacific successor to George J. Gould.
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George J. Gould
Wall Street
Gould
Missouri Pacific
George J
Supreme court sets October 10 for Macon county rail road bond case
The Missouri supreme court schedules October 10 for arguments in Hadley et al v Huidekoper over Macon county rail road bonds issued in 1950. Huidekoper, bondholder, seeks $263000 from alleged undervalued county property used to fund the bonds after the railroad failed to materialize. Razorback hogs gain demand in Missouri markets as lean bacon and light hams rise in value amid corn crop effects.
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Macon
Supreme Court
Macon County
Missouri
Herbert S. Hadley
Arthur C. Huidekoper
Huidkoper
Huidekoper
Missouri & Mississippi
Ozarks
Arkansas
Oklahoma
State Bureau of Labor Statistics Eyes Free Offices in More Cities
A special bulletin by Commissioner J C A Hiller presents the fiscal year 1910 work of Missouri’s free employment offices. He urges adding branches in Springfield Joplin Sedalia Hannibal Moberly and Cape Girardeau to aid the unemployed. A bill to amend law to keep St Joseph and establish new offices has been introduced with Representative Charles W Fear of Jasper County to push expansion.
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State Free Employment Department
J. C. A. Hiller
Bureau of Labor Statistics
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Hiller
Springfield
Jopli
Sedalia
Hannibal
Moberly
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Charles W. Fear
Jasper County
State water commission seeks 50000 for conservation work
W. K. Kavanaugh of the Missouri water commission and secretary George B. Logan urged the house appropriations committee to provide 50 000 for the commission. They said the funds would gauge stream flow and determine Missouri water power potential while expanding conservation and navigation efforts. The plan also would transfer drainage duties from the state labor bureau to the commission.
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W. K. Kavanaugh
Missouri Water Commission
George B. Logan
House Committee On ‘Appropriations
Kavanaugh
Missouri
State Labor Bureau
Ozark Fruit Growers Predict Bumper Crop After Cold Snap
Ozark fruit outlook says sap has retreated to trees after recent cold and snow, easing premature budding fears. Growers expect a strong season with crop yields likely higher than last year given fair conditions ahead.
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Ozark
Editors Elect Northwest Missouri Editors Convention Officers
The Northwest Missouri Editors convention in St Joseph elected officers for the term led by President O E Smith Gazette Ravenwood first vice president James Todd Maryville Democrat Forum second vice president A J Summers Democrat Herald Smithville Perry H Hampton Mercury Kingston corresponding secretary born tie treasurer J P cker Gazette Parkville.
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Northwest Missouri
St. Joseph
O. E. Smith
the Gazette
Ravenwood
James Todd
Maryville
The
Democrat-Forum
A. J. Summers
Democrat-Herald
Smithville
Perry H. Hampton
the Mercury
Kingston
J. P. Cker
Gazette
Parkville
Cross State Road Contract for Electric Line
The St. Louis Kansas City Electric Railway Co of Kansas City has won the contract to build 140 miles of electric rail between Kansas City and St. Louis at an estimated cost of about 10 million dollars. The project aims to complete the line in two years.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Louie-Kansas City Electric Railway Company
Three Duck Hunters Drown in Missouri River Incident
Dell McQueen Dudley Thorpe and Charles Egger drowned when their towing boat tipped after snag on the Missouri river. John Ballard was rescued after several hours of strenuous effort.
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Dell McQueen
Dudley Thorpe
Charles Egger
John Ballard
Missouri River
Accident Ends Life of Jefferson City Watchmaker
J. A. Van Sickle a 55 year old watch maker and loan broker of Jefferson City accidentally shot and killed himself in his place of business. He was described as a well to do resident. The incident is reported as an accidental self inflicted death at the shop.
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J. A. van Sickle
Jefferson City
Fraternal Order to Pay Insurance Claim
Judge J M Johnson of the Kansas City court of appeals ordered Modern Woodman of the World to pay $2000 to Mrs Maggie Britt. The case held the lodge must honor its policy promises despite premium payment delays due to the husband’s hospitalization and the policy suspension.
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J. M. Johnson
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Maggie Britt
Johnson
Montgomery Fair Dates Set by Agricultural Society
The Montgomery County Agricultural and Mechanical Society elected officers led by President W. W. Worley and set the annual fair for September 12 to 15. Officers named include H. W. Johnson as vice president S. S. Newlin as secretary L. D. Mudd as treasurer and W. C. Hughes as clerk.
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Montgomery Fair
The
Montgomery County Agricultural and Mechanical Society
W. W. Worley
H. W.johnson
S. S. Newlin
W. C. Hughes
Wall collapse endangers crew after Moberly warehouse fire
A three story brick wall left standing after the O'Keefe wholesale house fire in Moberly collapsed and crushed the warehouse roof behind the main building. Had it fallen a half hour earlier, 50 men working beneath would have been killed.
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O’keefe
Moberly
Census director notes Warrensburg loss of population
The director of the census records Warrensburg declined by 35 residents over the past decade. The current population is 4,689, down from 4,724 in 1900.
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Warrensburg
Trial Home for University of Missouri Women
Mrs. Della Frazier plans a 17 room home near the University of Missouri campus in Columbia for home economics students. The house will provide lodging and in house laundry facilities with spaces for ironing washing sewing and some cooking. It will house 22 girls and aims to reduce living expenses, with a plan to seek president approval.
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University of Missouri
Columbia
Della Frazier
Frazier
Pettis County Mule Prices Rise Twice with Sales
The Pettis county high price record on mules has been twice raised recently. Gustin Smith sold a span for 625 dollars and Lee Warren sold to A. W. Cooper Shawnee Oklahoma a span of matched mules for 700 dollars.
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Pettis County
Gustin Smith
Lee Warren
A. W. Cooper
Shawnee, OK
Pioneer Pastor Haydon Dies at 76 in Springfield
The Rev. William J. Haydon a pioneer Presbyterian minister and Confederate veteran died in Springfield at age 76. In 1868 he led missionary work in southwestern Missouri and northern Arkansas and organized over 1,590 Sunday schools while visiting Presbyterian schools and churches from Iowa to Texas. Several hundred churches were organized under his leadership.
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Wiliam J. Haydon
Springfield
Missouri
Arkansas
Iowa
Texas
Winnipeg Leads Continent in Wheat Receipts and Yields
Winnipeg tops continent in wheat receipts at 8,269,330 bushels against Minneapolis 81,111,410. Reports from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta show strong yields across farms, with many areas averaging 25 to 40 bushels per acre and notable big-hield crops in Macklin Craven and Strome districts.
Wheat and flax yields across North American farms
Reported yields include James Bullick at 29 bushels of wheat per acre on 300 acres and A. Allen at 30 bushels. Jos By ions 40, Alex Ferguson 38, W. Thompson 35 on large tracts. J Cleveland’s flax yielded remarkable returns with $60 per acre over two years. Russell Manitoba farmers thrash 30 bushels of wheat and 60 to 80 bushels of oats. A D Stenhouse near Melford Saskatchewan reports 63% bushels of Preston wheat per acre on 13% acres. Hector W Swanston near Welwyn Saskatchewan reports one quarter section producing large wheat yields. John McLean owns two sections and threshed 11 bushels of wheat per acre.
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James Bullick
A. Allen
Jos
Ions
Alex Ferguson
W. Thompson
J. Cleveland
Russell
Man
A. D. Stenhouse
Melford
Sask
Preston
Hector W. Swanston
Welwyn
John McLean
Dealer’s Claim of Washington’s Battle Horse Lookalike
A dealer showcased a horse to Senator Daniel Virginia claiming it reproduced the horse Washington rode at Trenton. He asserted the animal’s pedigree and likeness matched the famous horse, persuading the senator to believe it may be the same steed.
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Daniel Virginia
Washington
Trenton
Senator Daniel
Resinol Ointment Endorsed for Poison Ivy Eruptions
Jno H Kohl of Benton Kansas testifies to the effectiveness of Resinol Salve for severe poison ivy eruptions. He notes persistent itching and urges others with wood poison susceptibility to keep a jar on hand and consult a doctor before use.
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Jno
H. Kohl
Benton, Kan
Woman Bank Cashier Earns Statewide Trust Benchmark
Miss Ethel Boynton serves as cashier at the National Bank of Bayside Long Island the only woman in the state holding such a post She says trust comes from kindness first and cannot exist without a heart true to the duty entrusted by patrons
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Ethel Boynton
The
National Bank of Bayside, L. I
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Claim
A vintage ad asserts Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder loosens tight shoes and makes new shoes comfortable. It encourages refusing substitutes and mentions Le Roy New York as a location for the product.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
N. Y
Domestic Amenities in Quick Home Scene
A light domestic moment shows a father noting the baby resembles him while the mother adds a dry remark about the child shut ting its eyes, hinting at typical family banter. The exchange frames everyday life with a touch of humor.
Fragmentary note on chest illness and lung disease terms
The text recalls chest pain and lung illness terms with mentions of consumption and pneumonia. It reads as a fragmented medical note referencing hamlins and oib before disease progression. The OCR yields unclear names and sequence of terms.
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Pasreem
Quotations and patent medicine blurbs in a memory snippet
The fragment offers philosophical lines about greatness and kindness alongside vintage advertisement copy for Dr. Pierce's Pills and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It juxtaposes moral maxims with product pitches for stomach liver bowel regulation and teething relief.
Red Cross Ball Blue Use For Whiter Clothes
A fragment suggests using Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes, claiming it will make yellow clothes look white as snow. It also mentions a time reference of 2 am and a vague statement about magnifying personal rights creating social wrongs.
Fragmented Note on Refunds and Prices
A distorted text fragment discusses refund money and bidding prices. It also contains a dismissive quote about women, noting changeability and a second unnamed woman in a casual non-specific context.
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits Across Organs
A short ad claims Garfield Tea corrects disorders of the liver kidneys stomach and bowels. The piece contrasts forward looking progress with those who dwell on the past, urging readers to move ahead.
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