World at a Glance Best of the News
Condensed foreign and domestic items note tax rebates for horses, a lynching in Wyoming, streetcar strikes in Boston, mining strikes in Nevada, a tiny 20 ounce baby in New York, recall of a Massachusetts school official, martial law in Georgia, a goose alert aiding a capture in Missouri, train wrecks in Alabama, rising Kansas bank deposits, Tulsa gas plans, Choctaw coal appraisal graft, knife clashes in Lawrence mass, fatalities in Georgia guards actions, Montreal bank theft recoveries, absinthe import ban, Craig coal mine explosion, Fort Smith fire damage, Lexington sandbar work, US settlers bringing cash to Canada, Wellington murder reward, Harvard hires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubbs
Kansas
Rawlins
Wyo
Frank Wigfall
New York
Massachusetts
Lawrence
John J. Breen
Forsythe County
Ferguson
Elkmont
Ala
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Mass
Augusta
Street Railway Company
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
B. C
Chicago
France
Bolen-Darnell Coal Company
Craig
Antonio Piazza
Frank Spanovalla
Fort Smith
Ark
Lexington
United States
Canada
Sumner County
Kan
Theodore McEnelly
Wellington
Harvard University
Bankruptcy filing and tax sale threat loom in Tulsa site case
The Thomas Motor Car Company of Chicago filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S district court with liabilities over 185000. If unpaid, the federal government’s tax on the site for the new federal building at Tulsa Oklahoma remains delinquent since 1910 and the property may be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itwill
Bttor
Giovanitti
Caruso
Salem
Mass
Thomas Motor Car Company of Chicago
United States District ‘Court
Tulsa
Six Powers Press China indemnity payment and loan failure
Reports note six powers press for payment of Boxer indemnities while the proposed China loan collapses with only about forty percent subscribed. Other items: Turkish cabinet refuses to surrender Servian war munitions, a Vienna dispatch claims a peace con vention with Italy, Dr Petacci dies in Rome, Montenegrin mobilization ordered, Servia motor car seizure, German aviator dies, Turkey threat of war, and Italian workers’ strike at the American minister’s Berne residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Turkey
Vienna
Constantinople
Italy
Guiseppi Petacci
Pius
Rome
Petacci
Nicholas
Servia
Willy Hefer
Saxony
England
United States
Berne
Switzerland
Nationwide Crime and Disaster Roundup
A collage of incidents from across the United States includes immigration inspector James Hogan's crusade to free 1,200 Greek boys in shoe parlor servitude, quarantine of Mrs. E. B. Ryan in Cairo over cholera, and various crimes and accidents from Missouri to New York. Highlights feature a Fort Smith horse theft case, a Farnam biplane death in Hempstead, and desertion trials with prison escapes at Leavenworth. Also noted are a $11,000 gold theft in Newark, a governor nominee Hedges, and a large portrait donation to William Woods College from Kansas City backers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Hogan
E. B. Ryan
Muskogee
Cairo
Egypt
Port Said
B. F. Wilson
W. B. McIntyre
Caldwell
Kaw
Mat Wade
Bokoshe
Fort Smith
Ark
John L. Longstaff
Farnam
Hempstead
N. Y
Grand Rapids
Mich
Eugene W. Chafin
Sanford BH. Perry
Vincent T. Adams
Leavenworth
Newark
N. J
National Banking Company
Job E. Hedges
New York
Charles Gorton
Britton
S. D
Woodrow Wilson
Denver
John Armstrong
Pittsburg
Kan
Eureka Springs
Mob Attacks Suspect in Higginsville Burglary Case
Dan Lloyd, a Black man jailed in Higginsville on burglary charges, was seized by about a dozen men who whipped him and dangled him from a tree while demanding a confession. He was released and forbidden to return to Higginsville as Missouri promotes free traveling libraries offered by the state library commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Lloyd
Higginsville
Missouri
Missouri Library Commission
Jefferson City
Elizabeth B. Wales
Commission
Motors Discontinued on St. Joseph and Grand Island Line
Announcement from the general office states gasoline motor car service on the St. Joseph and Grand Island Railway will be discontinued after next Saturday due to insufficient traffic. Motor service, started about three years ago, ran from Hanover Kansas to St. Joseph and from Hanover to Grand Island Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph & Grand Island Railway
Hanover
Kas
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Neb
City Takes Legal Action to Halt Slot Machines
Springfield city attorney Leonard Walker traveled to Jefferson City to file a petition in the supreme court aiming to stop operation of certain vending machines. The suit targets Circuit Judge Guy Kirby and operator W H Rosenow, who recently saw Rosenow arrested as the machines are alleged gambling devices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Walker
Springfield
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Guy Kirby
Circuit Court
W. H. Rosenow
Rosenow
Schuyler County Bonds Burned at Old Settlers Reunion
At the Lancaster Old Settlers reunion the county burned $180,000 in Missouri Iowa and Nebraska railroad bonds to clear debt. George W. Melvin aged 91 ignited the certificates as Judge N M Shelton of Macon delivered the address to the crowd marking forty years of indebtedness in Schuyler County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler County
Old Settlers
Lancaster
George W. Melvin
N. M. Shelton
Macon
Rhodes Scholarship tests draw many applicants in Missouri
The number of Columbia students taking the Rhodes Scholarship examinations this year is expected to exceed all prior years. Applications to take the test have come from nearly every small college in the state. No Missouri University student has applied yet. Examinations are set for October 15 and 16 at the state university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Missouri University
The
State University
Masons Plan a $125,000 Home in St Louis
The grand lodge of Free Masons of the state in session at St Louis plans a new $125,000 home for children and the aged on the old infirmary site to accompany the newly dedicated infirmary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Grand Lodge of Free Masons of
St Louis
Cochran to speak at Sedalia fair Friday morning
Rourke Cochran Progressive candidate for Congress in a New York district will address attendees at the state fair in Sedalia on Friday morning. He is expected to outline his platform and engage with voters during the event.
Blacksmith Hugh Easterly Injured in Parsons Accident
Deaf and dumb from a blow, Hugh Easterly of the Missouri Kansas and Texas shop in Parsons Kansas lies in a Sedalia hospital after a peculiar accident. A metal piece struck his head with force throwing it to his shoulder then back with no visible wound. He has since lost both hearing and speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Easterly
Parsons
Kan
Sedalia
Easterly
Road Boosters at Fulton Celebrate Missouri 614 Trails Route Anniversary
The first anniversary of the Missouri 614 Trails Road association at Fulton drew a large turnout of boosters. Every county along the highway route was represented, signaling broad support for the roads project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
First Football Death Spurs Oregon High School Gridiron Debate
The death of Hugo Gell of Oregon after a football game between St. Joseph and Oregon high schools at Oregon triggers protests against the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Gell
Oregon
St. Joseph
Merchants Convene in Sedalia Delegates Welcomed
Mayor Luddermann greeted about 300 delegates at Sedalia for the twelfth annual convention of the State Retail Merchants' association as President I. spoke of the event's significance and goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Luddermann
State
Retail Merchants’ Association
May Spoil Wife Trade Court Inquiry At Gower
Judge B Burnes of the circuit court ordered a court inquiry into the trade of wives carried out by O Montgomery and John Heath at Gower. The action involves two women who recently sought divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Montgomery
John Heath
Gower
B Burnes
Circuit Court
Fugitive Earl Easter Held on Attempted Murder Charge
Earl Easter alias Harry Dinslow, a Kansas City fugitive from the state reform school, was arrested in Sedalia on charges of entering a home and attempting to kill Mrs. Helen Buhlig. He dug a tunnel to escape jail but was overheard by a passerby as bricks fell and alerted police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Easter
Alies
Harry Dinslow
Kansas City
State Reform School
Sedalia
Helen Buhlig
Easter
Liberty
Asleep Walks Nine Miles To Uncle’s Porch Tale
Mary Ruth Smith an 11 year old daughter of Dr and Mrs L L Smith of Urich walked nine miles in her sleep. She retired at her usual hour. The next morning her uncle Walter Waugh north of Maurine found her on his front porch in a night gown and her father’s old coat. She recalled dreaming some as asked how she arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruth Smith
L. L. Smith
Urich
Walter Waugh
Maurine
No Gas No Pay ruling for St Joseph gas service
City counselor W B Norris tells the public utilities commission that gas customers in St Joseph cannot be made to pay bills when service is unsatisfactory. Under the franchise agreement the gas company must furnish an adequate supply at all times or forfeit the right to charge for gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Norris
Public Utilities Commission
St. Joseph
Missouri Bar session sees all circuit courts adjourn
During a three day Missouri Bar association meeting in St. Louis fifty circuit judges attended. Reforms in judicial procedure and recommendations for legislative revisement of the codes were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Bar Association
St. Louis
Confederate veteran reunion opens in Warrensburg
Springfield merchants wife of Kansas City widow of Gen Jo Shelby one of Missouri s famed Confederate generals featured on day one of the sixteenth annual Confederate veterans reunion at Warrensburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Kansas City
Jo Shelby
Missouri
Warrensburg
Motor Car Course at M U
The state university will offer a motor car course to teach students how to build operate repair and care for motor cars. Dean H B Shaw of the school of engineering arranged the new curriculum covering these points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. U. the State University
H. B. Shaw
School of Engineering
Thompson Brothers plan electric railway to Lebanon
Nevada residents at a public meeting accept a Kansas City firm proposal to build an electric line about 100 miles long. Vernon county to provide right of way and $40 000 bonus paid on completion. Route through Vernon Cedar Polk Dallas and Laclede counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Thompson Brothers
Kansas City
Lebanon
Vernon County
Vernon
Cedar
Polk
Dallas
Laclede
Orphan Seeks Albert Frank in Poplar Bluff Case
Rev. R. T. Milnes of the Home Finding Society of St. Louis searches Poplar Bluff for Albert Frank elder brother of Lloyd Frank an orphan adopted about a year ago by Miss Sidney Emeline Boyle a St. Louis heiress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Milnes
The
Home Finding Society of
Columbia student killed by electric shock during storm
Preston W. Grace a 24 year old senior at the state university in Columbia and son of Judge Grace of Pine Bluff Ark was killed by a short circuited electric wire while taking a bath at his boarding house during an electric storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston W. Grace
The
State University
Columbia
Judge Grace
Pine Bluff
Ark
Oldest Missouri Woman Dies at Garrolston
The state’s oldest woman, Mrs Lucy May, died at Garrolston. Born May 4, 1808, she lived to an advanced age. Her oldest daughter is now nearly 80 years old.
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Missouri
Garrolston
Lucy
Fall From Church Injures Fulton Foreman
Frank Merz of Fulton, foreman of the bricklayers on the Catholic church at Glasgow, fell from the highest point of the structure to the ground. He broke one leg and one arm and sustained internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Merz
Fulton
Glasgow
Dynamite Juror Had Opinion
Indianapolis affidavits reveal Charles C. Foreman of Muncie was excused from the dynamite case jury after admitting a preformed opinion of the defendant’s guilt. He cited a vacant house near his home tied to McNamaras and Ortie McManigal storing dynamite and nitro glycerin, recalling children breaking in.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Charles C. Foreman
Muncie
Ind
McNamaras
Ortie McManigal
Foreman
McManigal
Wreck of Springfield Express Kills Seven at Westport
Westport Conn seven persons including five women were killed when the Springfield Express on the New York New Haven & Hartford line derailed west of the station. The engine blamed for excessive speed failed to switch tracks and the following cars including four Pullmans were demolished and set ablaze.
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Westport
Conn
Springfield
Hartford
New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Strikers Spiked Rails Cause Train Derailment in Duluth
Sympathizers of the striking car men spiked rails with railroad spikes at sharp curves in Duluth. Four cars derailed but none of the passengers were harmed. service was disrupted, and one car halted near a high bank with 24 people aboard potentially facing a fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Minnesota
Hunter
Unannounced fall into bank skylight injures director meeting
A 265 pound woman from Hammond Indiana dropped through the skylight of Indiana Harbor State Bank during the annual directors meeting. Mrs Mary Bopa, who uses the building roof to dry laundry, tripped over a basket and fell about 30 feet, escaping with a few bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Indiana
Indiana Harbor State Bank
Mary Bopa
Campaign contributors list released by Progressive committee
New York New York Oscar S Straus contributes 8500 dollars and Mrs Oscar S Straus 2500 dollars to the Progressive state committee as part of a public disclosure of campaign contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Byetos
New York
N. Y
Progressive State Committee
Oscar S. Straus
Mra
Oscar
Straus
Police Chief Admits Arson in Havelock
Charles Marks, police chief of Havelock, Nebraska, was arrested early in the week on arson charges and confessed to county attorney that he started the fire that burned his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
Charles Marks
Havelock
Mayor Subdues Attacker in Frankfort Portrait
In Frankfort Kentucky Mayor James H Pole grove charged by Patrick Haley who drew a revolver and fired. The mayor tackled him twice and subdued the assailant. Haley was arrested after one bullet hit the mayor in the leg and another passed through his hat. Haley had represented Haley's wife in a divorce suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Kentucky
Patrick Haley
James H. Polegrove
Haley
Rah Rah Boys to Harvest Fargo Grain Fields
Nearly 1,000 Fargo college and high school students receive two weeks off to help harvest grain unsaved by recent wet weather. This volunteer effort aims to salvage thousands of bushels, with participants traveling to local harvest sites to assist farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
North Dakota
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Killing Two Near Imlay
A boiler explosion aboard a westbound freight train 15 miles east of Imlay, Nevada, killed engineer N. L. Robinson of Sparks and fireman C. C. Cool of Sparks. Sixteen cars were piled in the wreck.
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Reno
Nevada
N. L. Robinson
C. C. Cool
Sparks
Nev
Imlay
Man Freed After Tax War With Wife Suffragist
London reports Mark Wilkes released unconditionally from jail for failing to pay his wife’s income tax. His wife, a suffragist, refused to pay it herself. No reason given for the release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Mark Wilkes
Cabinet officers review in Honolulu before Seattle cruise
Secretary of State Knox and Secretary of the Interior Fisher reviewed United States troops in Honolulu ahead of their departure for Seattle aboard the cruiser Maryland. The officers planned to proceed to Seattle after the review.
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Honolulu
United States
Knox
Secretary of the Interior
Fisher
Seattle
Maryland
Eggshell remedy claims boost against time and illness
Two German professors Emmerich and Loewe argue that eating eggshells strengthens resistance to aging, boosts body weight and brain activity, fights bacteria and inflammation, and increases heart power. The piece connects their claim to humorous past hair removal ads and a tale about sailors using shells to warn off witches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmerich and
Loewe
Philip Hale
Boston Herald
London
Eustace Miles
Quay Praises Noted Politician Worth Eleven Million
At the Congress hotel in Chicago Dick Quay spoke of a notorious politician, calling him worth eleven millions as the remark closed his talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick” Quay
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Mr. Quay
Moritz Wonders Why Affects Him So Much
Quote from Fliegende Blaetter contrasts Moritz asking why and imagining the plight of poor insurance companies. The fragment highlights satire on economic concern and blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moritz
Fliegende Blaetter
Melancholy Fact Quips From the Toledo Blade
A short, wry note from the Toledo Blade comments on human frailty and risk taking with a humorous line about trusting in a cantaloupe despite long odds.
Jaggs Cited for Loose Conduct Sparks Debate
An exchange notes Jaggs as a man of loose conduct, while a confidant counters that whenever seen, he is tight, reflecting a clashing view of his behavior. The remarks highlight social judgments and rumors surrounding Jaggs in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaggs
It Is Easier to Go Broken in a Hurry Than Rich Quick
The saying contrasts sudden wealth schemes with swift failures, warning that rapid gains are risky while steady effort avoids ruin. It emphasizes prudence over flashy schemes and suggests patience yields steadier outcomes.
Coffee and Caffeine Its Claimed Harms and Postum Remedy
An article argues caffeine in tea and coffee weakens the heart irritates the nervous system and provokes indigestion. It cites reader testimony that quitting coffee and using Postum improved health and energy despite public skepticism about the facts.
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SS Wes
Salina
Fred Brodbeck
John Escoe
John Johnson
Iron Mountain
Greenwood Junction
Cherokee County
Justice Courts
Bramlette
Peter Jobes
Salt Lake City
Utah
Finley Martin
Keilman Milling Company
Dyer, Ind
Woods
William Woods College
W. 8. Woods
Commerce Trust Company of
Urie
Bright
Dean
James E. Poyner
Thompson Ave
Rossville
Lil
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Toledo Blade
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