World at a Glance: Condensed News Highlights
A digest of global briefs notes KU's liquid air plant, opium smuggling trials in Missouri, a Clay Center temple project, a women’s police court plan for San Francisco, and transport mishaps from Missouri to Colorado. Reports include fires, murders, epidemics warnings, mine sales, strikes, and legal actions across multiple states and cities.
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University of Kansas
Niagara Falls
St. Joseph
Masonic Lodge
Clay Center
Kan
San Francisco
Spow
Miltonvale
Kah
Leavenworth
Cadell
Rock Island Railroad
Bovina
Col
Nebraska University
Lincoln
Au Lola
Koppel
Kansas Health Board
Kansas City
Wagon Mound
St. Albans
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Cherryvale
New York
Alligator Skin Purse Boasts Real Snap
The note claims the purse is made of genuine alligator skin and remarks on its striking snap, reflecting a boastful accessory description.
Castoria Safety Reminder Applies to Infants and Children
Parents urged to check CASTORIA bottles for the Chase Veitch signature as a trusted remedy for infants and children. The warning notes Castoria’s long-standing use for over 30 years and echoes the familiar child medicine appeal.
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Chase
Fletcher
The Keynote of Simplicity in Knicker Gowns
Mrs. Knicker insists on simple gowns as the keynote of her wardrobe while discussing the desired style with the speaker.
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Knicker
Mrs. Knicker
Positively Brilliant Piano Wit at Local School
A reader recalls Pounders playing a piano piece and remarks on his remarkable skill. The joke highlights his ability to hit many wrong keys quickly, described as his standout performance. The anecdote captures a lighthearted moment about a young pianist.
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Pounders
Family memory sparks secret about father’s past
In a small scene from Lippincott's Magazine, a mother and visitor discuss a father's drinking past while young Helen listens gravely. The child asks what he used to do, prompting a cautious response from mamma as the moment reveals hidden family history.
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Papa
Helen
Lippincott’s
New York Mayor Gaynor Defends Anti Suffrage Views
The mayor argues women have their place and men theirs and cites Lady Holland and Lord John Russell to illustrate cabinet work would suffer if a wife opened every letter. The remark signals resistant stance amid suffrage debates.
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Gaynor
New York
Lady Holland
Lord John Russell
Lord Holland
Lord John
Woman Doctor Links Coffee Poison to Neuralgic Headaches
A woman recounts a long history of neuralgic headaches and weight loss that improved after switching to Postum. She credits a woman doctor for recommending Postum, noting headache relief after two weeks and continued improvement over months, with weight gain resuming. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mrs Ruth McKinney Weds Bert C Riley In Clinton Iowa
Ruth McKinney longtime librarian and secretary to presidents at Westminister college Fulton married August 25 1911 to Bert C Riley a Clinton Iowa high school botany and agriculture teacher. Announcement delayed. The couple resides in Missouri.
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Ruth McKinney
Westminister College
Fulton
Presbyterian Institution
Bert C. Riley
Clinton
Clinton High School
Farm Wife Work Compared With City Housewife
The farm management department of the state school of agriculture is studying farm wives to measure how much more and harder their work is than city housewives. It is the first such study attempted by any school and gathers statistics from the farm women themselves.
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Farm Management Department
State School of Agriculture
Highway Boosters Meet In Brookfield
A meeting to push a 208 mile state highway from Hannibal to St Joseph through Marion Monroe Shelby Macon Linn Livington Caldwell DeKalb Davis Buchanan was held at Brookfield with about 150 delegates present.
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Missouri
Hannibal
St. Joseph
Marion
Monroe
Shelby
Macon
Linn
Livingston
Caldwell
DeKalb
Davis
Buchanan
Brookfield
Receiver appointed for Nevada Water company assets
Circuit Judge Kinsey names Hiram Phillips as receiver for the Nevada Water Light and Traction company. The office will hold pending trial of a suit by Jacob Erb of Chicago to restrain the Missouri Lincoln Trust company from selling bonds of the Nevada company.
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Nevada Company
Hiram Phillips
Kinsey
Nevada Water, Light and Traction Company
Jacob Erb
Chicago
Missouri Linccoln Trust Company
Ninth general convention of Religious Education association
The Religious Education association plans its ninth general convention in St. Louis from March 11 to 14. About 130 prominent church and college men will address the gathering, with representatives from schools and churches nationwide expected to attend.
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The
Religious Education Association
St. Louis
Rivalry Turns Fatal as McKenzie Is Shot Near Polktown
In a quarrel over a young woman John McKenzie was shot and killed by Herschel Fenny near Polktown. McKenzie’s last word was a plea for Fenny’s life. Fenny was tracked six miles in the snow to Conway, where he was arrested.
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John* McKenzie
Herschel Fenny
Polktown
Fenny
Conway
Suit over wedding ceremony in Montgomery court
Benjamin Windsor, a farmer, sues Samuel Palmer, a Baptist preacher, for 2000 damages in the circuit court at Montgomery. The suit claims Palmer married Windsor’s daughter Frances, 15, to William Boone, 19, in a wedding ceremony.
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Montgomery
Benjamin Windsor
Samuel Palmer
Frances Windsor
William Boone
Katy Shops Increase Operating Hours
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Sedalia shops raised daily hours from eight to ten and ordered immediate staffing increases in every department to run the shops at maximum capacity.
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Katy
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Sedalia
Dixon cigar dealer robbed of $100 in St Louis taxi
Luman Stevens for Dixon tobacco dealer was lured into a St Louis taxi by two men he met in a club. They choked him and stole $100 before releasing him at a hotel. Police pursue suspects.
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Luman Stevens
Dixon
St. Louis
Woman Detective Trails Dynamiter to St. Joseph
Police say Thomas Maxwell confessed to wrecking the Bedford Iowa theater with dynamite on December 31. Maxwell claims he was paid $25 for the job by an enemy of the opera house owner and was arrested after a detective followed his trail to St. Joseph.
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St. Joseph
Thomas Maxwell
Bedford
Maxwell
Hartigan Built Wealth From Humble Start In City Market
James W. Hartigan died at 78 leaving an estate valued around 500000. Born at St Joseph he began with a one horse wagon selling meat, later quitting the cart for a city market stall and investing his savings in real estate to become wealthy.
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St. Joseph
James W. Hartigan
Montgomery Grist Fair Plans County Event and Race Meeting
The Montgomery Grist Fair and Agricultural Association met at Montgomery to set a four day county fair and race meeting beginning August 13. Purses were raised by $800 from last year’s amount.
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Montgome
Montgomery Grist Fair and Agricultural Association
Montgomery
Socialists Eye Randolph County Ticket This Fall
H. H. Yates of Pattonsburg spoke at Moberly to Socialist party members about organizing a ticket for Randolph County this fall.
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Randolph County
H. H. Yates
Pattonsburg
Socialist
Moberly
Woman Struck by Wabash Train at Shannondale Dies
Mrs. A. J. Peyton was hit by a Wabash train while crossing the track at Shannondale. She was brought to Wabash hospital in Moberly for treatment but died from her injuries.
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A. J. Peyton
Shannondale
Wabash Hospital
Moberly
Ozias Buys 26,000 Acres for Polish Jewish Colony
Dr Charles O Ozias of Warrensburg buys 26000 acres in Ripley county for a Polish Jewish colony. The contract is closed and the deed is held in escrow while titles are checked. The total transaction price is 325000 dollars.
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Charles O. Ozias
Warrensburg
Ripley County
Springfield to vote on $290,000 bond for city projects
Mayor Lee signed a bill authorizing a bond issue of 290000 to be voted on at the April 2 city election. The measure funds a new city building additional fire stations parks street and sewer improvements. A similar proposition was rejected a year ago.
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Lee
Springfield
Moberly Man Mysteriously Absent After Injury Claim
The Allenbaugh family of Moberly fears for L. N. Allenbaugh who disappeared after leaving home last week. He had complained of freezing his feet at work in the Wabash shops and said he planned to travel to St. Louis to seek a settlement with the company over the injury.
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Moberly
L. N. Allenbaugh
Attempt to wreck the Churlington Express at Monroe City
An attempt to derail the westbound St. Louis Denver Express near Monroe City led to track ties striking the engine, causing it to overturn. The engineer and fireman escaped unharmed, and no crew members remained with the wreckers.
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Anh
Churlington
Monroe City
Best Speller Wins in Phelps County Elimination
Tony Kitchen of West Point school Spring Creek township won first honors in the elimination spelling contest run by John A Mooney superintendent of Phelps County. He correctly spelled 116 of 200 words in the rural school competition.
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John A. Mooney
Phelps County
Tony Kitchen
West Point
Spring Creek
Health Wrecked by Piano? Lawsuit Over Electric Piano Noise
E. P. Dehler a St Joseph merchant sues neighbor Cyrus Rhodes artist claiming Mrs Dehler suffered health damage from constant electric piano playing in the Rhodes home.
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Sts. Joseph
Cyrus Rhodes
Prohibition Amendment Not Up For Next Election
The Constitutional Amendment association at Sedalia decided there will be no prohibition amendment on the upcoming ballot. They resolved to submit the proposed ballot measure for future consideration.
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Prohibition
Constitutional Amendment Association
Sedalia
Robbery at Carlow Post Office in Snowstorm
During a heavy snowstorm the Carlow post office was robbed and about $100 in stamps and cash stolen. Blurred footprints due to the storm thwarted bloodhounds tracking the culprits.
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Carlow
More Men at Work in Sedalia Missouri Pacific Shops
One hundred additional skilled mechanics have been put to work in the Missouri Pacific shops at Sedalia and also a number of laborers. The appropriation for March has been increased $16,000 over February.
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Missouri Pacific
Sedalia
Delays County Seat Contest Questioned Bond Plan
Montgomery county court recalls the proposal to vote 25000 dollars in bonds for a Danville courthouse. The measure, slated for April 16, was invalidated as petition wording not drawn to law. The delay extends a county seat contest that has lasted fifty years.
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Montgomery
Danville
City Wins Three Years Rent For One Cent Verdict
The city of St. Joseph secured a verdict for one cent rent for more than three years. An ordinance bans steps or store windows on sidewalk space. Two firms were arrested and fined for law violations. The city then sued each for 100 dollars monthly rent.
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City of St. Joseph
Road Bond Vote Prompts Resubmission in Millersburg District
The proposition to issue 14 500 in bonds for the Millersburg special road district will be put to a vote again on March 14 after failing to attain the two thirds required in January. A fatal gasoline stove explosion in Rockport caused by coal oil remains under suspicion as a third deadly incident linked to gasoline.
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First Man’s Equal Suffrage League
Kansas
Lawrence
Wilmington
Del
Sutter
Poteau
Okla
BE. F. Swinney
Kansas City
Oakland
Calif
Standard Oil Company
Minneapolis
Minn
West
Oklahoma
Lamonte
J. M. Holt
Quitman
Codding
Penitentiary
I Zar-Adusht Hanish
Chicago
Salina
Millersburg
Edward Greeleé
Rockport
Avene
Courthouse Contract Awarded by Cooper County Court
J Cochran of Boonville awarded Cooper county court contract for new courthouse to be completed by May 1913. Contract value listed at 94984 dollars.
Nurse's Resinol remedy praised by Chicago district nurse
Chicago district nurse Miss M Schofield testifies to Resinol Ointment healing many childhood sores and relieving itching. The ad touts Resinol Ointment for infant skin, other inflammations, and related products with a free sample offer from Resinol Chemical Co.
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M. Schofield
Chicago
Ill
Department 82
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore, Md
Dickens Slams War in Tripoli Over Tax Burden
In a Chicago interview, the late A. Tennyson Dickens condemns the Tripoli war. He argues slavery is abolished but asserts colonization continues through coercive taxation that makes locals work harder to pay for governance.
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A. Tennyson Dickens
Chicago
Tripoli
Marine Eye Remedy advertised as soothing care
An ad promotes Marine Eye Remedy and Marine Eye Salve sold by Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago. It claims quick relief for red weak or watery eyes and granulated lids, noting oculists compound it and that it is not patent medicine. Prices are 26 cents to 50 cents per bottle and 25 to 30 cents for salve, with a clipped quote about Corelli and Garfield Tea included.
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Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
When a Man Does Things He Hasn’t Time to Talk About
A concise reflection notes that action speaks louder than words, suggesting people who act quickly and decisively accomplish more with less discussion. It emphasizes restraint and efficiency in personal conduct and communication.
Human dynamo sparks talk of mass energy
The dialogue praises a person nicknamed Tackbitters as a human dynamo. They describe him waking early despite cold mornings and leaping out of bed with boundless energy, illustrating how the term fits him vividly.
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Tackbitters
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Hieely
Peruna
Porter
Braintree
Milton
B. W. Ove
Congress
Charles M. Levy
Moses Levy
Corelli
Hostetter
Carter
Canrees
Lew Agord
le Clerc
MED. CO
Haverstock RD
Rampstead
London
Saline County
Heart of Corn Belt
Marshall
G. W. Bush
Marshall, Mo
Wood Waste Magazine
Wood Waste Distilleries Co., Inc
Weeling
W. Va
Brown
Joux J. Bown & Son
Boston
Mass
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Ford Manufacturing CO
St.paul
Omaha
St.louis
Dingle Hinder
Lems
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