Kindness Brings Riches An Old Man’s Will in Missouri
In Warrensburg area Albert Munkers guardian of papers found after John Rohan’s death reveal a fortune. Rohan willed all to Mrs. Munkers for kindness shown. documents include bank deposits, notes, bonds totaling about 40 000 dollars. City severance with Springfield Gas & Electric underscores civic changes. New Nevada Hospital board formed with A N Lindsay president and multiple appointees.
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Albert Munkers
Warrensburg
Craig
Fitch
John Rohan
Munker
Rohan
Munkers
Clear Creek
Col
Benton County
Mansfield
Ark
Springfield Gas & Electric Company
Springfield
Farmer Kilburns Die in Train Collision Near Trenton
William H Kilburn 64 a farmer seven miles northeast of Trenton was killed by a Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train near Tindall north of Trenton His son George 27 is probably fatally injured The duo s team frightened by the oncoming train dashed across the tracks and both men were believed intoxicated
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William H. Kilburn
Trenton
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Tindall
George Kilburn
Druggists Fined $5400 in Ralls Court
In Ralls County Circuit Court Judge Ragland fined J. R. Brown & Sons of Perry $5400 on guilty pleas to liquor law violations. $4600 of the fine was remitted if they abstain from liquor, remove all liquor on hand, and surrender the government license as a condition of future good behavior.
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Ralls County
Ragland
J. R. Brown & Sons
Perry
Sedalia Ad Men Organize With Local Leaders
A Sedalia Ad Men’s Club was organized with J. E. Harsh as president and J. T. Seymour as secretary. The group will affiliate with the national association of ad men. Mrs. Margaret J. Goodbrake, 75, died five miles west of Lexington after a long illness. She was born in Indiana in 1838 and moved to Missouri in 1863.
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Sedalia Ad Men
J. E. Harsh
City Light and Traction Company
J. T. Seymour
Archais Garden and Farm Journal
National Association of Ad Men
Lexington
Margaret J. Goodbrake
Indiana
Carthage Millionaire Dr J A Carter Dies at 80
Dr J A Carter Jasper County’s wealthiest man dies in Carthage at age 80. He owned 3000 acres in the county with rich lead lands bought after the Civil War for $2 to $3 an acre. The article notes his prominence and landholdings in Jasper County.
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Carthage
J. A. Carter
Jasper County
A Missouri Countess Dead
Mrs. Mary Virginia Kingsbury De Giverville aged 82 widow of Count Robert De Giverville of France died at her niece's home. A St Louis girl, she met the count during a visit where he died.
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Missouri
Mary Virginia Kingsbury de Giverville
Robert de Giverville
France
St. Louis
Vernon county opposes farm adviser salary request
The county court refused 1090 dollars to fund half the farm adviser salary amid farmer remonstrances that advice was unnecessary. No available fund existed to cover the cost, ending the movement to hire the expert after several booster meetings. Eugene Weiffenbach called the state penitentiary increasingly humane after comparing 1907-08 with 1910-11 and 1912.
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Vernon County
Eugene Weiffenbach
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Reunion after twenty years brings Gowin and Hunt together
Mrs I C Gowin of Minot North Dakota and William J Hunt recently met in Springfield after twenty years apart. As children they lived in Boone Indiana with different foster families when their father could not care for them. They lost trace of each other as families moved to North Dakota and Missouri.
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I. C. Gowin
Minot
N. D
William J. Hunt
Springfield
Boone, In
North Dakota
Missouri
Tolle Becomes Head of Trenton Daily Times
Fred Tolle assumes control of the Trenton Daily Times after previously editing the Excelsior Springs News. Miss Bessie Mitchell, linked with Tolle through the Galt Sun, buys an interest in the Times.
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Tolle
Trenton Times
Fred Tolle
Trenton Daily Times
Excelsior Springs News
Bessie Mitchell
Galt Sun
The
Times
Fire Destroys Linn Creek Buildings Losing $10 000
A fire struck Linn Creek, destroying the L. F. King building housing Baker's general store and the Linn Creek telephone exchange along with the Linn Creek Mercantile Warehouse. The mercantile store suffered $1,500 in damage, with total losses estimated at $10,000.
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Linn Creek
L. F. King
Baker’s General Store
Linn Creek Telephone Exchange
Linn Creek Mercantile
Mercantile Store
Farmers Join Merchants Club Forms In Montrose
The Montrose Commercial and Agricultural Club is launched following a special Katy Lines agricultural train visit to Montrose in collaboration with Missouri Agricultural College and the state board of agriculture.
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Montrose Commercial and Agricultural Club
Montrose
Katy Lines
Missouri Agricultural College
State Board of Agriculture
Mrs Sarah Truitt Dies at 70 in Millerburg
Mrs. Sarah Truitt of Millerburg has died at age 70 following residence in Callaway County. The obituary notes she was a Callaway County native and passed away at her home in Millerburg.
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Sarah Truitt
Millerburg
Callaway County
Judge Valliant, Former Missouri Chief Justice, Dies
St Louis-Leroy B. Valliant, former chief justice of the Missouri supreme court, died at Greenville Mississippi at age 74 after a two week illness from bronchial trouble. He earlier served two terms as a circuit judge in St Louis and joined the supreme bench in 1898. A Democrat and Confederate veteran, he sought health in Greenville before death.
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Valliant
St. Louis
Leroy B. Valliant
Missouri Supreme Court
Greenville
Miss
Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Supreme Bench
Receivers Named for Ozark Road in Kansas City Ozark & Southern
Judge John T. Moore appointed A. P. Miller and J. A. G. Reynolds receivers after two suits filed at Ava alleged the 14 mile Ozark Road from Mansfield to Ava could not pay its debts. Built by local capitalists, the line faced financial trouble amid claims of unpaid obligations.
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Ozark
Kansas City, Ozark & Southern Railway Company
St. Louis & San Francisco Railway
Mansfield
Ava
Douglas County
John T. Moore
A. P. Miller
J. A. G. Reynolds
Clash on Culler Tax Plan in Springfield Race
Mayor George W. Culler and the Springfield Board of Education clash over a proposal to lower property valuation and raise the city tax levy to boost city revenues by about 35 thousand dollars while county and state taxes fall by 11 thousand. A public meeting is scheduled to discuss the plan.
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Culler
George W. Culler
Springfield Board of Education
Herns
Springfield
The Human Rocket Explosion in New York
Rodman Law the human fly planned an 8500 foot air ascent using a steel rocket. Eight hundred pounds of powder exploded behind the device as he fired, sending Law 25 feet from his seat but uninjured due to padding and a helmet. The fuse burned for thirty seconds before a burst of flame and smoke ended the stunt. Spectators watched the rocket leap forward then shatter into fragments.
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New York
N. Y
Rodman Law
Law
Civil Service Push for All Postmasters
Washington Postmaster Gene Burleson announced plans to place all fourth class postmasters on a civil service basis and extend classified status to second and third class postmasters, with a possible move to include first class. He noted President Taft did not go far enough and suggested competitive exams for positions formerly rewarded for political service, though no final decision was made.
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Washington
Gene Burleson
Taft
Rebels Win Big Victory at Nogales Border Clash
In Nogales Sonora constitutionalists seized the border town from a federal garrison after a twelve hour fight. Casualties are estimated at about one hundred dead and twice as many wounded on both sides. Private Allen A Umfleet Troop G Fifth Cavalry US Army was severely wounded near the line by a rebel bullet passing through his head. No other Americans were harmed.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Allen A. Umfleet
Fifth Cavalry
Missouri Suffrage Amendment Deferred in Senate
In Jefferson City Missouri the woman suffrage amendment faced a setback as opponents forced a return to the committee on constitutional amendments to delay final passage until adjournment the move was aimed at stalling the measure.
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Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Jefferson City
Senate
Senate confirms four Post Office officials
The Senate confirms President Wilson's appointments of Daniel C. Roper of South Carolina as first assistant postmaster general Alexander M Dockery of Missouri as third assistant postmaster general and James I Blakeslee of Pennsylvania as fourth assistant postmaster general.
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Senate
Dockery
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Daniel C. Roper
South Carolina
Alexander M. Dockery
Missouri
James I. Blakeslee
Pennsylvania
Garment Workers Win Speedy New York Strike Settlement
The Women's and Children's Garment Workers' Union ends a strike with a compromise 50 hour week and about 15 percent wage increases. A union shop preference, permanent arbitration board, sanitary workshops, and abolition of subcontractor and tenement house plans are included.
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New York
Women’s and Children’s Garment Workers’ Union
Board of Arbitration
Ottawa adopts commission government by narrow margin
Ottawa Kansas residents approved a commission form of government by a 52 vote margin after casting votes across seven precincts. Three precincts supported the change while four opposed it. War Aeroplanes in Collision in Rheims France two army aviation corps sergeants were fatally injured in a midair collision during maneuvers by a flotilla of five aeroplanes.
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Ottawa
Kan
Commission
Rheims
France
Army Aviation Corps
Man Kills Daughter Then Himself Near Atlanta
George E. Williams of near Atlanta, Kansas, shot and killed his 10 year old daughter Nora and then killed himself. He fired at other family members but missed. Authorities cited illness driving him to the act.
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Winfield
Kan
George E. Wiliams
Atlanta
County
Nora
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Nevada
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Clinton
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Houston
W. J. Sewell
Carthage Press
C. P. Bowden
Appleton City
Julian B. Huff
Nevada Post
W. P. Bradley
Windsor
C. B. Simcoe
J. W. Dawson
Eldorado Springs
W. B. Summers
Laclede County
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Lee B. Ewing
Miss Chambers
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P. M. Cross
Massachusetts
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Harry M. Rubey
Rubey, Trust Company
E. E. Wilson
Jefferson Hotel
Hot Springs
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William Henton
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Sherof
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Bowling Greene
J. ¥. Ball
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Bosevite Rubber CO
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Canada
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W. Sth Street
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Gsdree Saperigtenaeng
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Best Boys
Massa
Garment Workers
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Raisall Remedy Co
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