National Exports and Military Moves Reported
February saw exports reach 175 million while imports topped 121 million marking record February totals except for 1907 and 1970. Taft says dispatches confirm mobilization of troops at San Antonio and San Diego is complete as Washington weighs a constitutional amendment and a second Texas division. The Supreme Court delays ruling on oil and tobacco cases until after a recess through April 3. The War Department plans to assemble a second division in Texas and to assess militia efficiency as national guard units number 100000 to join regulars in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
Taft
Leonard Wood
San Antonio
San Diego
Standard Oil
Tobacco Trust
Supreme Court
United States
Congress
War Department
Texas
National Guard
Missouri capitol bill advances to governor for signature
The Missouri house approved the conference report on a 3 million dollar capitol project, sending the bill to Governor Hadley for his signature after senate adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri State Capitol
House
Senate
Hadley
Ex-Senator Cockrell Named U S Boundary Commissioner
Ex Senator Cockrell of Missouri was named by President Taft as commissioner to determine the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico. Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Co prepares to ship freight with the Pioneer and the A M Scott after ice clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cockrell
Missouri
Taft
United States
Texas
New Mexico
Pioneer
A. M. Scott
Kansas City
Danville
Stubbs
Hudson ‘Iaxim
Boston
Martial turmoil and policy shifts sweep the era
Reports paint a volatile scene with Russian troop movements toward Kuldja in Eastern Turkestan. Winnipeg plans municipal control of utilities. Mexico endures siege and famine as Agua Prieta prisoners are executed. Japan-US treaty dinner in Tokio. Germany denies seeking US intervention in Mexico. French-British forces rout Cheradi tribesmen near Mount Selva amid heavy shelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuldja
Turkestan
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Electric Company
Agua Prieta
Mexico
el Paso
Chihuahua
Japan
United States
Katsura
Tokio
México
Mount Selva
Various State and National Items From Kansas and Beyond
Audit reports find Van B Prather owe 6050 dollars and J Will Thomas 8195 to Wyandotte County treasurer and auditor L A Crawford. Federal jury convicts Ray Templeton and Edward Earl of four post office robbery counts in Hope and Burdick Kansas. Supreme Court upholds corporate tax, adding 25 million yearly revenue. Chancellor Strong denies KU resignation rumor tied to board bill. Red Cross sends 3000 to Shanghai, totaling 25000 to China. Seattle spends 8000 on food. Willard N Jones of Portland faces four months jail and 12000 fine for Northwest land frauds. State militia respond to war department frontier plan. 1209 national guard officers have accepted. Roosevelt lauds Panama canal and world fleet voyage as two great events. Kansas adopts Oregon plan. house passes senate bill. Southwestern Kansas Methodist conference at Great Bend draws large attendance. Gov orders list of militia officers for Texas duty. Black Hawk War survivor Henry R Boggs dies at 99 in Kirkwood Illinois.
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van B. Prather
Wyandotte County
J. Will Thomas
District Court
L. A. Crawford
Ray Templeton
Edward Earl
Callahan
Hope and
Burdick
Kaw
Supreme Court of the United States
Frank Strong
University of Kansas
Board of Administration
Red Cross
Shanghai
China
Seattle
Willard N. Jones
Portland
Ore
Northwest
War Department
National Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
New Orleans
Panama Canal
United States
Kansas
Oregon
House
Senate
Great Bend
Kan
Texas
Henry R. Boggs
Black Hawk
Kirkwood
Charge Against Steel Trust to Be Investigated by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission will probe the rail connections of the steel trust and its directors. The complaint accuses the trust of monopoly in Portland cement across ten states via railroad control. Representative Stanley plans a bill to bar steel trust directors from serving on common carriers.
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Washington, D.C
Steel Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stanley
Kentucky
Congress
Mr. Stanley
Chancellor urges women lawmakers after suffrage address
Lawrence Kansas Chancellor Frank Strong criticized the Kansas legislature for cutting funding to state institutions after Sylvia Pankhurst spoke. He said if more women served, higher education sacrifices might end and he would back the suffrage amendment. Over 2,000 University students attended.
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Lawrence
Kan
Frank Strong
Kansas
Sylvia Pankhurst
Indicted in Chicago for Alaska coal land frauds
Nine men including Albert C. Frost were indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for conspiring to defraud the United States government of 10 000 acres of Alaska coal mining land valued at 10 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Albert C. Frost
Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Alaska Central Railroad
United States
Alaska
Democrats Plan Investigations in Extra Session
Democratic leaders mapped a long series of investigations into government departments as part of a campaign for economy and retrenchment. The program also includes Canadian reciprocity and a tariff revision.
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Washington, D. C
Alleged Night Rider Chief Dr Amos Freed
Hopkinsville Ky The jury acquitted Dr Amos the alleged night rider chieftain in a high profile case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinsville
Amos
No Tipping in Arkansas Senate Passes Bill
In Little Rock Arkansas a senate approved bill bans tipping in hotels and restaurants and on dining cars with fines for each violation.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Senate
Edith Melber Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Albany jury convicts Mrs Edith Melber of murdering her four year old son George by giving carbolic acid when he asked for a drink. The verdict comes after a trial here with deliberations confirming the charge of second degree murder.
China to grant demands in Russia ultimatum dispute
Pekin reports the Chinese government will agree to both points at issue with Russia and is drafting a reply to the ultimatum just received. The move signals readiness to resolve the dispute through negotiation and formal communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Pekin
Russia
Missouri Train Wreck Plot Revealed by Young Townsend
Roscoe Townsend, about 18, was captured one mile east of Holt while attempting to derail Rock Island passenger train No. 12 using heavy crowbars. Walter Carpenter, about the same age, aided by pointing out the derailment site near a trestle. Townsend planned looting crash victims and fled before crowds gathered.
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Roscoe Townsend
Rock Island
Holt
Walter Carpenter
Carpenter
Burlington
Townsend
Newspaper Shop Talk at Missouri Press Association Meet
The Missouri Press association gathers April 17 to 21 at the University of Missouri Columbia School of Journalism. Members will hear speakers from The Kansas City Post The St Louis Republic The St Louis Post-Dispatch and other leading papers. Speakers include Mrs C A Bonfils D J McAulige E G Lewis Casper Yost Hal Gaylord George B Leagan Jr Henry Wallace C H Grasty G M Hitchcock Lafayette Young W F Parrott B B Herbert and Oswald Garrison Villard.
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Missouri Press Association
School of Journalism
Columbia
Country Weekly
Metropolitan Daily
C. A. Bonfils
Winifred Black
Kansas City Post
D. J. McAulige
St. Louis Republic
B. E. Bradley
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
E. G. Lewis
St. Louis Star
Casper Yost
Globe-Democrat
Hal Gaylord
Kansas City Journal
George B. Leagan, Jr
Kansas City Star
Henry Wallace
Wallace’s Farmer
C. H. Grasty
Baltimore Sun
G. M. Hitchcock
Omaha, World-Herald
Lafayette Young
Des Moines
Waterloo
B. B. Herbert
National
Oswald Garrison Villard
New York Evening Post
Death After Playground Collision Near Forest Grove School
Iva Harrington nine daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Harrington of Lamar died from a skull fracture after colliding with her cousin Nellie while both ran around a schoolhouse corner on the Forest Grove playground. Iva never regained consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva
Frank Harrington
Lamar
Nellie
Forest Grove
Oldest Man in Missouri Ill at 110 in Sedalia
Bernie Bartlett known as Uncle Dan, age 110, believed oldest white Missourian, ill at home in Sedalia. Born in Boonville in 1801, he has lived under Spanish French and American rule. He moved to Sedalia 29 years ago and worked as a teamster eight years, recalling Aaron Burr's trial in 1807.
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Dan” Bartlett
Sedalia
Missouri
Boonville
Dan
Aaron Burr
Pettis farmers seek bonds for ten Sedalia rock roads
A Pettis county gathering of farmers and business men voted to petition the county court to call a special election on issuing 400000 dollars in bonds to fund ten rock roads radiating from Sedalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ten Rock
Pettis County
Sedalia
Edna Aug Stars The Chorus Lady At Grand Theater
During the week beginning Sunday March 19 the Grand will feature Edna Aug in The Chorus Lady. This marks the first opportunity for theatergoers to see the play at popular prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Edna Aug
Chorus
Joplin Club Urges Commission Form Endorsement
About 600 Bryan Club members in Joplin met after speeches denouncing the state assembly for denying a vote on commission government. They passed resolutions urging the next Democratic state platform to endorse the commission form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Bryan Club
General Assembly
Springfield
Elks Initiate 80 Year Old George Cain at Kirksville Lodge
The Kirksville lodge of Elks initiated George Cain into full membership at age 80. Cain, said to be the first white child born in Adair county, was honored as a large delegation from Macon attended with a band for the initiation and subsequent banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
Farmer Ends His Life Near Excelsior Springs
Elmer Roe a 25 year old wealthy farmer living four miles east of Excelsior Springs killed himself with a target rifle. He locked himself in the barn and is survived by his widow and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Roe
Excelsior Springs
Sixty Seven Take Special Pharmacy Examinations
The state board of pharmacy held special exams at Springfield for 67 men seeking registered pharmacist status and 10 applicants for assistant roles. One woman, Miss Leona Gunn of Lawrenceburg, also took the examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stave Board of Pharmacy
Springfield
Leona Gunn
Lawrenceburg
Frank James Returns Home After Sale of Effects
Frank James returns to the James homestead in Clay County after disposing of his farm effects at a public sale near Fletcher Oklahoma.
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Frank James
James
Clay County
Fletcher, Ok
Bucket Shop Law Upheld in Missouri Supreme Court
The Missouri Supreme Court's criminal division rules the bucket shop statute constitutional in the Frank J. Minor case from St. Louis. Minor received five years in prison but is remanded since he was convicted as a principal though he was an employee. The law covers all sales with delivery not intended.
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Frank J. Minor
St. Louis
Criminal Division
Supreme Court
Minor
Sharp Must Serve His Term For Street Fight
James Sharp known as Adam God led a religious sect in a December 8 1908 street battle with police in Kansas City in which several were killed or injured. He must serve 25 years in the penitentiary as punishment. The state supreme court denied clemency, affirming the Jackson county criminal court verdict in an opinion by Judge Kennish with Judges Ferris and Brown concurring.
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Sharp
James Sharp
Adam God
Kansas City
State Supreme Court
Kennish
Ferris
Brown
Jackson County Criminal Court
Dog Leads Husband to Wife's Body After Heart Attack
Mrs. Bert Moon was found dead beside a road near Chillicothe after she left a neighbor's home. Her husband, guided by the family dog, located her in a small ravine. investigators say she died of heart failure and had been dead for hours.
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Bert Moon
Chillicothe
Civil Service Bill Forces Telephones in Railroad Stations
Gov Hadley signed a civil service bill requiring railroads to install telephones at stations and for agents to answer inquiries about train arrivals and departures. The measure grew from complaints about rude station agents and the many bills proposed on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil” Service
Hadley
Missouri Society of Washington Holds Inaugural Banquet
Two hundred four Missourians gathered for the first annual banquet of the Missouri Society of Washington. Speaker-to-be Champ Clark delivered the principal address praising Missouri and its people. Secretary Nagel could not attend and was not present to deliver his planned speech.
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Washington
Missouri Society of Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
William Jewell Debaters Defeat Drury College in Debate
William Jewell defeated Drury College of Springfield at Liberty in a debate on the direct primaries question. Judges ruled unanimously for William Jewell.
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William Jewell
Drury
Drury College of
Springfield
Liberty
Missouri to mark Twain birthplace and Hannibal monument
An amendment to the monument bill allocates 1000 dollars to place a marker at Samuel L. Clemens birthplace in Florida Monroe county near the Salt river upper fork while a monument will be erected in Hannibal Missouri honoring the author known as Mark Twain.
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Twain
Missouri
Hannibal
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Florida
Monroe County
Salt River
Cross Timbers Seeks Electric Railroad Link
At the suggestion of B Orlando Taylor of Bosworth Cross Timbers citizens formed railroad boosters club Judge W C Hickman elected chairman S P Gregory secretary Taylor proposed building an electric road from Warsaw via Cross Timbers to Springfield aiming to boost regional development and transport options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Timbers, Mo
B. Orlando Taylor
Bosworth
Cross Timbers
W. C. Hickman
S. P. Gregory
Taylor
Warsaw
Springfield
No New Agricultural Schools Bill Killed in Senate
Senate bill proposing two agricultural colleges and experiment stations, one north and one south of the Missouri river, was killed. The measure would have located new schools and stations in separate regions.
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Missouri River
Relief for the Shop Girl Hours Law
Senator Kinney's female labor law with amendments limits female clerks to nine hours daily. It would end Saturday evening shopping and night hours in the holiday season.
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Senator Kinney
House
Arthur House Rebuilt Plan in Liberty Missouri
Liberty commercial club outlines forming a stock company to replace the burned Arthur house with a new modern hotel building. Plans call for a Liberty Missouri structure to replace the prior hotel lost to fire years ago.
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Liberty
Commercial Club of Liberty
Plenty of Time to Fatten Up and a Thinnest Policeman
Conversation from London Opinion humor piece features a caller about a thin officer and a new hand, with light banter and a joke about getting to know the cooks. The excerpt highlights playful dialogue and social satire from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
London
Seven Pensioners In One Family In Foulsham
Seven brothers and seven sisters in Foulsham and nearby parishes receive old age pensions. The oldest is eighty and the youngest seventy one. their combined ages total 530 years. Their father Philip Lambert was a carrier between Foulsham and Norwich and had a family of 16, eleven of whom are alive.
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Foulsham
England
Philip Lambert
Norwich
To Incline Toward Mercy
A short fable from Youth's Companion about Jim seeking leniency at home. He negotiates with his mother asking if she will tell his father before or after dinner. He requests blueberry pudding as a final appeal for mercy. The piece ends with dinner plans and a hopeful plea.
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Jim
Browne Endorses Postum Over Coffee for Digestive Health
Editor J. Stanley Browne of the Rockford Morning Star recounts seven years of coffee-related indigestion improved by switching to Postum. He urges brain workers to quit coffee, boiling Postum 15 minutes to release flavors and nutrients, claiming health benefits and urging readers to obtain The Road to Wellville.
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Editor Browne
The
Rockford Morning Star
J. Stanley Browne
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William Lorimer
Helm
Illinois State Senate
Toltec Club
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Jose Yves Limantour
Plaza Hotel
New York
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Limantour
Germany
Uncle Sam
Walter L. Fisher
Foreign Affairs
Commerce Commission
Strong
Kansas Legislature
Missouri River Commission
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Prof
53D
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Watson E. Coleman
Thompson
Adam
Isadore E. Cameron
Augusta
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