World at a Glance Condensed News Items From Many Regions
A wide sweep of items includes the Kansas First District Editorial association meeting in Leavenworth on May 6, oil company legal actions in Missouri, Berkeley recall results, two Wichita girls arrested, Japan invited to international expo, a deadly Cleveland oil barge explosion, war department timber purchases, a Law and Order league of Arizona convicts, Newlands river regulation fund proposal, textbook contracts for Kansas children, Loose-Wiles Biscuit sale, nationwide food poisoning at Joplin, Oklahoma timber bid signals, Abilene motor car collision, a large levee break in Louisiana, Morningside College fire loss, Chicago saloon license reductions, Frisco Cannon Ball wreck, transatlantic wireless service plans, Missouri naval reserves stationing Isla De Luzon, Marvel coal mine fatalities, Arizona recall amendment, Osage City dinner turnout, Sedan tornado fatality, Pittsburg Academy of Music fire, Missouri Pacific railway landslide, New York man death after fasting, Chicago beef price peak, Kansas storm cave revival, Harvester trust dissolution suit, Missouri drainage district plan, eastern railways arbitration with engineers, Chicago car accident fatality, Yates Center fire, anthracite miners deadlock nearing end, Missouri military students cut note.
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Kansas First District
Leavenworth
Standard Oil Company
Missouri Supreme Court
Berkeley
Cal
Japan
Taft
Cleveland
Kansas City
War Department
Arizona
Law and Order League
Newlands
Nevada
Kansas
Loose- Wiles Biscuit Company
Joplin Union Station
Mullk
Oklahoma
Abilene
Torras
Mississippi
Morningside College
Sioux City
Chicago
Kosoma
Europe
America
Isla de Luzon
St. Louis
Missouri Naval
Marvel
Ala
Roden Coal Company
Osage City
Kan
Commercial Club
Sedan
Train Disaster, Riots, and Local Drownings Across States
A string of incidents unfolds from Missouri to Illinois and Kansas. An overturned Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific train near Chittenden Kentucky injures two passengers. Riots erupt in Zion City over smoking bans as Voliva supporters clash. Monett Missouri suffers a drowning fording a swollen stream. Three sailors drown in Duluth fog. Kansas rains boost farmer prospects worth over a million dollars. Governors threaten militia to curb a Springfield prize fight. Mrs. Boggs drowns in Monett while crossing a flooded stream. International Kindergarten union meets in Des Moines. editors report May events from May 6 to 10.
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John Samel
St. Louis
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific
Chittenden
Hadley
Springfield
Galena
Badger
Kan
A A. K. Boggs
Monett
Voliva
Zion City
Ill
Kansas
Coburn
Des Moines
International Kindergarten Union
Duluth
Turbulent Foreign Affairs Paragraph Reflects Multiple Crises
Summaries of international events include a German steel syndicate nearing collapse and expected price cuts, a fatal pistol duel in Rastatt, Germany, strikes in Bristol asylum for the blind, French May Day parade ban, air warfare in Mexico, Titanic victims recovered at Halifax, and Bennet motor bandits killed near Paris. Also noted: aviator Jules Vedrines injured, U S ambassador Herrick received in Paris, Pope’s audiences, a proposed Tangier to Juba Trans-African railway, and explosive actions against bandits in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springer
Bruening
Rastatt
Germany
Bristol
Eng
Asylum For the Blind
National League For the Blind
Mackay-Bennett
Halifax
N. S
France
Bennet
Choisy-le-Roi
Paris
Jules Vedrines
Dy Namite
Police chief held by grand jury in Roy Blunt killing
Omaha police chief faces grand jury over the killing of Roy Blunt during a clash with escaped convicts. The case is part of a string of violent incidents and political tensions described in a broad list of regional events.
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Omaha
Grand Jury
Roy Blunt
Missouri
Walter Williams
School of Journalism
The
State University
John P. White
United Mine Workers of America
Oskaloosa
Mary Reynolds
Illinois Central
Chicago
Missouri Mules Fetch Record Prices in Transit Sale
A Missouri mule pair rose from 700 to 800 dollars in Newby holdings near Plattsburg after sale to San Francisco for 1500 dollars. The shipment marked one of the top farm mule prices nationwide. Labor organizer Pete Turner, arrived from St Louis to organize Hamilton Brown shoe workers, was arrested on concealed weapons charge and released. 507 workers in the plant earn about 4000 dollars weekly and a sympathy strike looms amid St Louis shoes dispute. Carl Sisk, ex rural carrier from Ash Grove, surrendered to federal authorities in Springfield on embezzlement charges involving a money order. He left Colorado after learning of the warrant.
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Missouri
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Charles B. Newby
Plattsburg
San Francisco
Pete Turner
Columbia
St. Louis
Hamilton-Brown
Carl Sisk
Ash Grove
United States
Pepperdine
Springfield
Sisk
Colorado
Railroad Switchman Killed Riding Freight Train
Henry Hughes a Chicago and Alton railroad switchman from Mexico was killed near Hannibal while riding a Burlington freight train to visit his sweetheart Miss Gertrude Bowen. He and a companion boarded the freight at Louisiana to save time and were instantly killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Colligan
Geo. O. Morgan
Wichita
Kan
Morgan
Pfeiffer
St. Joseph
Bartlesville
Henry Hughes
Mexico
Hannibal
Gertrude Bowen
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Burlington
Hughes
Louisiana
Osage River Flood Destroys Farmland And Rail Route
Floods on the Osage near Osceola push river levels higher than seen since 1899. The Frisco track is submerged forcing trains to detour via the Clinton line. The Happy Hollow wagon bridge is washed over as the river rises eight inches in eight hours, flooding lowlands and ruining thousands of acres of wheat oats and meadows.
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Osage
Osceola
Happy Hollow
Cass County Plans a Trail For Kansas City and Joplin Road
Rock road advocates in Cass County map routes for the Kansas City and Joplin road. C R Dobbins reviews proposed lines and cost estimates. Harrisonville Commercial Club calls a mass meeting at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
Rock Roads
Kansas City and
Joplin
C. R. Dobbins
Harrisonville
Essay on Farm Life Prize at Missouri Named
University of Missouri offers 250 dollar prize for the best essay on Why Life on the Farm is Ideal. President A Ross Hill announced the award, given by J K Gwynn of New York, a former Missourian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
A. Ross Hill
University
New York
J. K Gwynn
Fire at Joplin department store causes large damage
A midnight blaze at a department store at Eighth and Main in Joplin spread to the annex of the Clarketon hotel, damaging the building by an estimated 100000 dollars before firefighters contained it at 1 am. Hotel guests escaped with belongings.
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Joplin
Eighth and
Main Streets
Clarketon Hotel
Children to Honor Twain in Hannibal Ceremony
Thousands of Hannibal area pupils will participate in a formal presentation honoring Mark Twain. The boyhood name of the author will be symbolically presented to the city on May 7. The Mahan home will be donated to Hannibal by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Mahan for this purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twain
Hannibal
Mark Twain
George H. Mahan
Rush Work on the Savitar
The 1912 Savitar annual at the State University will be issued May 20, earlier than in many years. The book spans nearly 400 pages with more than 1,200 dollars in engraving and a total cost of about 4,000 dollars for 1,500 copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
State University
Big Fire Destroys Part of Williamson Lumber Yard
Early morning blaze consumes section of S. C. Williamson yard in Rich Hill. Police say multiple recent fires are incendiary in origin. Williamson loss estimated at no less than $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich Hill
S. C. Williamson
Williamson
Pat, Irishman, Dies Suddenly and Is Remembered in Funeral
A well loved Irishman dies suddenly leaving many mourners in Bloomville. The A OH of Bloomville sends a representative to his funeral. A preacher uses a simile about a diamond studded watch to illustrate immortality. The delegate returns home and notes he was not Waterbury.
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Bloomville
Pat
Waterbury
Strawberry crop projected over 800 carloads in Frisco districts
A Spring field representative completed a 10 day inspection of every strawberry station on the Frisco in Missouri and Arkansas. He estimated the 1912 crop from these sections would exceed 800 carloads.
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Frisco
Missouri
Arkansas
Springfield
Aged Buchanan County Men Die of Blood Poisoning
John F. Metcalf 82 and Charles A. Cornelius pioneer residents of Buchanan county die in St Joseph from blood poisoning. Metcalf’s death followed a scratch by a twig. Cornelius died after stepping on a rusty nail.
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John F. Metcalf
Charles A. Cornelius
Buchanan County
St. Joseph
Metcalf
Cornelius
Train service halted by landslide near Hermann
No trains could reach Jefferson City for thirty six hours as a landslide blocked the line a few miles west of Hermann and forty miles east of the capital.
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Capital
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Hermann
Warrensburg Votes Bonds For City Improvements
Taxpayers of Warrensburg approve a $40,000 bond issue for permanent street improvements and sewerage upgrades plus repayment of $8,000 in outstanding bonds in a special election.
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Warrensburg
City of
Farmers Defeat Road Bonds in Special Election
Farmers vote against the 45,000 dollar bond proposal for the Willisville special road district. The measure was defeated at a special election with near unanimous farmer opposition.
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Willsville
Pulitzer Man to Speak in Journalism Week
Dr. Talcott Williams director of the Pulitzer school of journalism at Columbia University New York will be among speakers during journalism week at the state university in Columbia.
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Talcott Williams
Pulitzer School of Journalism
Columbia University
New York
the State University In
Columbia
Old Gent Bets on Tip Romance in Restaurant Exchange
A humorous Victorian exchange unfolds as a waiter teases an old gentleman about tipping. The gent insists he has not given payment, while the waiter insists a wager of half a crown would prove otherwise. The scene highlights witty social banter over gratuities.
Doctors settle cause of Smith illness
The judge notes there was no autopsy after a consultation. doctors have finally decided what caused Smith's illness. The exchange hints at a lingering dispute over the medical determination without additional testing.
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Smith
Duck Hunt Tragedy Claims 16 Year Old Jacob Miller
In a hunting accident near St. Joseph Jacob Miller aged 16 from Atlantis was shot and killed by Edward N. Bell age 20. The incident occurred during a duck hunt and Bell was the shooter.
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Jacob Miller
Atlanticus
Edward N. Bell
St. Joseph
Storm Swept Springfield Harms Buildings
A terrible wind storm hit Springfield destroying plate glass in business buildings and damaging several houses. The storm injured several people from flying glass across the city.
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Springfield
Coffee and sleep in the old plea about loaded drinks
A testimonial from a Postum sponsor recounts chronic stomach trouble, headaches, and weight loss linked to coffee and caffeine. After switching to Postum, symptoms lessen and the speaker recovers, though attempts to drink coffee again trigger old issues. The ad promotes Postum by Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum
Sapien
Penton Tam
Postum Co
Battle Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Missouri Immigration Society Tour Leaves West Plains
A special train carrying officers and members of the Missouri Immigration Society starts a tour to promote immigration work. The itinerary includes St Louis Hannibal Chillicothe St Joseph Kansas City Joplin and Springfield.
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Missouri Immigration Society
West Plains
Missouri
St. Louis
Hannibal
Chillicothe
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Joplin
Springfield
Former County Official John W. Phillips Dies at 68
John W. Phillips aged 68 longtime Callaway county official died in Columbia at his daughter Mrs A W Pastry home He served as twice assessor and once county collector in Callaway county.
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John W. Phillips
Callaway County
Columbia
A. W. Pastry
Civil War Veteran John Johnson Marries Louisa Fisher
At Springfield Justice M. B. Hart office, 68 year old Civil War veteran John H. Johnson and 64 year old Louisa Fisher announced loneliness and desire for companionship and were wed in their remaining days.
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Cupid
Justice M. B. Hart
Springfield
John H. Johnson
Louisa Fisher
Office of the Justice
Shootout Over Hay Division Wounds Harrington Near Lathrop
A dispute over hay division led Frank Guyton to shoot J. C. Harrington three miles west of Lathrop. Harrington reportedly lunged with a knife before Guyton fatally wounded him. Harrington was brought to his Lathrop home and is expected to recover.
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J. C. Harrington
Lathrop
Frank Guyton
Harrington
Guyton
Orders Cadets Hair Cut at Columbia University
Lieutenant Farmer, commandant at Columbia, orders all musical hair for students in military training to be cut before the annual inspection. The mandate applies to cadets undergoing the program at the state university.
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The
State University
Farmer
Columbia
Berry Pickers in Demand for Missouri Strawberry Harvest
Southwest Missouri expects a bumper strawberry crop with 1400 acres in the Anderson district. The Anderson Berry Pickers' Association has advertised for 8000 pickers to harvest the crop.
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Missouri
Anderson
Anderson Berry Pickers’ Association
Evangelists Raised 2000 at St Joseph Meetings
Two thousand dollars was raised for the evangelists at the last two meetings in St Joseph. Local supporters gathered funds during the events to support the preaching mission.
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St. Joseph, Joseph
Balloon christening set for St Louis May fifth
St Louis plans its first balloon christening May 5 at Forest Park Highlands the city’s sole balloon inflation site. A procession of maids of honor and a bevy of pretty girls will wave American flags as the balloon rises.
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St. Louis
Forest Park Highlands
Mrs Boggs Drowned in Kelly Creek Near Monett
Mrs A K Boggs wife of a railroad conductor was drowned in Kelly creek within the limits of Monett after driving to the depot. The incident is reported with limited details from the local area.
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A. K. Boggs
Kelly Creek
Monett
College Heads Center at Drury College Conference
Representatives from 14 Middle West colleges attended the annual conference of the interior colleges. The sessions, held at Drury College in Springfield, drew good attendance and participation.
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College Heads
Middle West
Springfield
Conference of Colleges of the Interior
Drury College
Kingston Exchange Bank to Open May First
Kingston will open its second bank, the Kingston Exchange Bank, on May first with a paid up capital of 10000 dollars. Grown serves as president and T Jones as cashier in Caldwell County's county seat.
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Kingston
Kingston Exchange Bank
Caldwell County
Grown
T. Jones
Blind accordionist urged to update aging placard date
A blind woman busking with an accordion was advised by a reader to refresh her placard. He noted the sign claimed six children dependent on her music six years ago and urged changing the date to 1912 to reflect current circumstances.
Three Eggs in Breakfast Order Sparks Honest Service Tale
A southern railway restaurant keeper doubles a traveler’s order from two eggs to three. The servant explains he added a third because one might fail, reflecting practical hospitality. The anecdote appears in Harper’s Weekly.
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Darkey
Harper’s
Leap year vow tests a young man’s fate
A young man declares he could listen to a girl’s voice for the rest of his days, taking a bold leap to win her heart. The residence and setting remain implied as a romantic moment.
Leap year girl tricks man by taking him at his word
The text notes a sharp line about a leap year girl playing a trick on a man who refuses her proposal. It then praises Garfield Tea for its mild yet effective action, suggesting the system favors nature's laxative.
Don’t tax your friends overmuch when you try to make a touch
A terse sports aphorism warns against overreliance on friends in attempting a difficult shot. The note emphasizes precision, timing, and teamwork to avoid overburdening allies.
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Pittsburg
Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Paul
Minn
Harvester Trust
Ray
Carroll Counties
Eastern Roads and Locomotive Engineers
Ely
Yates Center
Miliary Studente
Col. Roosevelt
Worcester
Mass
Doege
Joe
the Centaur Company
Bears
Castoria
New York City
Duck Hunter
Aira
Itoba Daskatchewan
Alberta
Saa
W. H. Rogers
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