Taft Opens Southern Exposition and State News Update
President Taft will touch a button in the White House to open the Southern Electrical exposition in Louisville. The Pennsylvania legislature elects G. T. Oliver to the U. S. Senate. Cambria Steel cuts wages for 18,000 workers by 10 percent. The new tariff bill, backed by Payne, aims to raise roughly 40 to 50 million annually.
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White House
Louisville
Pennsylvania
G. T. Oliver
United States
P. C. Knox
Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Ways and Means Committee
Payne
Windsor
Montreal
Comptroller of
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Washington
Utah Senate
Wycliffe Brothers
Tahlequah
Gilstrap
Kansas City
Treasury
Los Angeles
Congress
Venezuela
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M.J. Brun
Guinan
Hide & Leather Association of
New York
Senate of Finland
Bland
Philadelphia
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Jacob H. Schiff
Missouri Senate Amends Bill On Christian Science Healing
Missouri senators and representatives debated a bill to restrict divine healing. The senate judiciary committee approved an amendment to SB 333 clarifying church healing fits within religious practice unless a medical claim is made, while quarantine rules remain intact. Prominent scientists and supporters urged kill or amendment, led by Benjamin F. Thomas with John Wheeler and R. S. Bogie.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Christian Scientists of
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Allee
Benjamin F.thomas
Carthage
John 8. Wheeler
R. S. Bogie
Kansas City
Rough on the Hog Thieves in Missouri Legislature
Rep Lyles of Shannon county urges stiff penalties for hog theft noting hogs are stolen as railroads expand county growth. He argues hogs roam freely on acorns and range and thieves incur county costs. proposes hog theft be grand larceny and punishable by penitentiary.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Lyles
Shannon County
Senate approves interInsurance bill in Jefferson City
The senate passed Senator Casey's measure to authorize inter insurance by firms and corporations in Jefferson City. Concerns arise as existing firms already handle such business, with fire insurers opposing the bill, fearing a shift of profitable risk to new entrants and larger undertakings.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Casey
Senate passes double liability constitutional amendment
Stockholders in Jefferson City Missouri react as the senate approves Senator Hudsons plan to submit to voters a measure creating double liability for holders of stock in banks trust companies and other money handlers. The proposed rule would make stockholders liable for an amount equal to the par value of their shares if the institution fails.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Hudson
Penitentiary Sanitary Conditions Under Senate Review
A House resolution by Representative Study requested an investigation into the sanitary conditions at the Missouri penitentiary in Jefferson City. A Senate committee recently examined the penitentiary and reported very bad sanitary conditions.
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Jefferson City
House Committee On Penitentiary and Reform Schools
Senate
Walls Sworn In as House Member in Missouri
Jefferson City report states George L. Walls of Kansas City, elected last Saturday to succeed the late A. W. Allen as Jackson county Republican representative, was sworn in Tuesday morning. A ruling to suspend the rules and allow him to take the oath was adopted following Lloyd’s resolution.
Tax Bill Gets New Lease On Life In Missouri
Jefferson City Missouri lawmakers advanced a corporation tax bill after Representative Muir moved it to the engrossment calendar. The action Tuesday morning gives the measure renewed progress in the legislature.
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Jefferson City
Muir
Senator Greena Proposes Sheriff Attorney in Jackson County
Jefferson City Mo Senator Greena of Jackson county introduces a bill to authorize the sheriff of Jackson county to employ an attorney at 2400 dollars a year to be paid by the county.
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Jefferson City
Greena
Jackson County
Wycliffes Acquitted in Oklahoma Deputy Killing Case
In Tahlequah Oklahoma the state cannot clearly identify Thomas and John Wycliffe and they are acquitted of the charge of killing deputy Isaac Clistrap.
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Wycliffes
Tahlequah
Oklahoma
Thomas
John Wycliffe
Isaac Clistrap
United
Governors Revenue Message Pushes Early Action on Tax Measures
Jefferson City Mo Gov Hadley urged the legislature to fast track revenue measures. He defended the corporate tax by explaining two franchises in law: the franchise of corporate existence and the franchise of user. He noted current law taxes the user franchise but not the corporate existence franchise.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
New Oil Fee System Proposed in Missouri Legislature
A bill by Adams of Caldwell aims to replace coal oil inspectors with a state system. It would hire a chief inspector at 3500 dollars and six deputies at 1200 dollars yearly. A quarter cent per gallon would be charged for all oil and gasoline inspected with stamped records sent to the state treasurer. If inspection cannot be done, the consignee may inspect and stamps would be affixed.
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Jefferson City
Adams
Cladwell
Hadley
Depty
Raise Judges Salaries in Missouri Legislature
Jefferson City Missouri The judiciary committee will report favorably a bill creating a commission of Kansas City Court of Appeals judges to prepare syllabi of opinions The proposal lowers the salary from 1500 to 1000 dollars a year but effectively raises pay for current judges benefiting those in office
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Jefferson City
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Representative Gossett
Judiciary Committee
Pension plan for police passes senate
Senator Greene's constitutional amendment allowing pensioning of policemen has passed the senate. If approved by the house, the measure will be referred to voters at the next general election. It authorizes the legislature to create a police pension system.
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Jefferson City
Greene
Senate
House
Gossett proposes Jackson County auditor office in Missouri
Representative Gossett introduces a bill to create a county auditor position for Jackson County Missouri with a salary between two thousand and three thousand dollars annually. The county would appoint the auditor.
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Jefferson City
Gossett
Jackson County
Missouri Vote On Education Qualification For Voters
The senate approved a bill by Major to require an education test for voters in Jefferson City Missouri. The 20 to 10 vote saw Democrat Senator Bradley and most Republicans oppose the measure, which supporters say aims to curb ineligible voting while critics warn it disenfranchises Black residents.
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Missouri
Jefferson
City
Senate
Bradley
Mos
Prohibition Petitions Move in Missouri Senate
Petitions for statewide prohibition were filed in the Missouri Senate from Carroll Audrain Linn Chariton Moniteau and Atchison counties as wards local option failed. The defeat boosted demands for statewide prohibition across the state.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Carroll, Audrain Linn
Chariton, Monireau
Atchison Counties
Ward
Walls Committee Assignments
Walls of Kansas City was assigned Thursday morning to the criminal jurisprudence and the ways and means committee, two of the most important house committees.
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Walls
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Abolish A Snap Urges Tax on Liquors and Inspection Fees
A special message favors ending the old coal oil inspection rule and turning inspection fees into state funds. Oklahoma City reports a locally bred horse bought for the U.S. Army is in training at Fort Reno for presentation to Taft.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Oklahoma City
United States Army
Fort Reno
Taft
Hadley Signals Aggressive Missouri Rail Rate Fight
Gov. Hadley warned Missouri would deploy all state powers to counter any return to a three cent passenger fare. He pledged litigation and legislation against railroads if neighboring states receive two cent rates, saying war drums would beat and no quarter would be given. The plan followed a conference with Attorney General Major and special rate counsel.
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Oscar Adkins
Ottawa
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Chicago
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Robert L. Dean
Dean Rapid Telegraph Company
Kansas City
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Ex Gov Morrill Buried After Simple Funeral in Hiawatha
Edmund Needham Morrill ex governor of Kansas was laid to rest at Armory hall Hiawatha with Rev H C Judd presiding and Rev C P Connolly delivering the eulogy The Knights Templar provided an escort and G A R members plus students from Hiawatha academy attended Stores closed and schools dismissed in respect to the former governor.
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Kansas
Edmund Needham Morrill
Armory Hall
H. C. Judd
Congregational Church
C. P. Connolly
Leavenworth
Connolly
Gov. Morrill
Knights Templar
Hiawatha Academy
Land for Kansas farm school lands chosen by commissioners
Gov. Stubbs names Robert Eadie J Starr Scott City and Frank M Lockard Goodland to a Kansas land commission. They will select 7 682 acres of school lands for the state agricultural college after Union Pacific reclaimed part of the granted lands. John C Nicholson secured congressional allowance last month for the claim.
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Kansas
Stubbs
Robert Eadie
Syracuse
J. Starr
Scott City
Frank M. Lockard
Goodland
State of
State Agricultural College
The
Agricultural College
Union Pacific
John C. Nicholson
Congress
Rate War Sparks Tulsa Merchants Telegram Boycott
Tulsa merchants telegrammed Kansas City and eastern jobbers to route all business via the Missouri Kansas and Texas line and refuse freight from other railways, following Kansas City shippers and escalating the rate dispute over Oklahoma shipments.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Road
Queston
Ouster Suit Aims to Bar Rail Line in Kansas
Kansas attorney general prepares final documents in a December ouster suit against the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad. The action seeks to compel cessation of Kansas operations or payment of 100000 in charter fees. The Missouri company had no Kansas charter.
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Frisco Ouster
Topeka
Kansas
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Missouri
England May Purchase Ships
London reports revived naval scare as rumors claim the British government may buy three Dreadnaught type ships under construction in England for Brazil. Sacramento moves to curb land grabs as the assembly passes the anti land grabber bill targeting state land acquisitions by attorneys and syndicates.
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England
London
Brazil
Sacramento
Cal
Assembly
Kidney pills promise relief for hereditary trouble
In Moscow Idaho Mia Frank Roseboom cites kidney trouble as hereditary and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing various symptoms from nervousness to back pain. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box. Poster-silburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a brief anecdote about Elder W H Underwood, state senate chaplain, joking with friends about caution in company.
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Mia
Frank Roseboom
Washington St
Moscow
Idaho
Dean
Silburn Co
Buffalo, N
W. H. Underwood
State Senate
Clay Center
Underwood
Kansas City Journal
Quick Clever Quip Ad Broadsides Health Claim
A compact early 20th century style clippings montage promotes Warfield Tea as a laxative and purifier plus Brown's Bronchial Traches for bronchitis and throat diseases at 2 cents a box with free samples from John I. Brown & Son. The text includes evasive dialogue and quotes about education and productivity.
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John I. Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
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