Diverse global notes and curiosities from Missouri to Asia
Reads like a miscellany: rising Dutch weight in Britons, Chinese students in Europe, a Chinese detective force, Belle McTyre’s eagle, marriage trends after San Francisco disasters, Japan’s mortuary list, Alps climbers, colored rain in Angers, medieval insurance, Werehojansk cold record, ancient pharmacy origins, Werehojansk cold record, Baltic straits lamp plans, eel migrations, and North India assaults on British troops.
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Belle McTyre
Chesterfield
San Francisco
Funeral conference drifts toward new statement of faith
Report from a Birmingham Methodist Episcopal Church South conference notes protests at Monnar and a decision to appoint committees to draft a new statement of faith amid warnings to Nicholas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Tesday
Monnar
Standard Oil Favored Big Battleship Policy Debate
Washington reports the naval appropriation bill near one hundred million dollars passed in the House after a lively day. The key fight centered on funding a rival battleship to the English Dreadnought, with advocates for a strong navy and opponents urging peace and disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
American Republic
Burton
Ohio
Vesuvies
Royal Observatory
Mount Vesuvius
Contempt Charge In Kansas City Mayor Case
Judge Johnston of the Kansas Supreme Court ordered W. W. Rose to appear June 4 to purge himself of contempt for usurping the mayoral office of Kansas City Wyandotte County. The order cites Rose’s failure to comply with April 6 judgment and notes his alleged defiance of court authority.
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Topeka
Kan
W. A. Johnston
Supreme Court
W. W. Rose
Kansas City
Rose
Johnston
C. C. Coleman
Wyandotte County
State of
Kansas
Roosevelt submits Garfield Standard Oil report to Congress
President Roosevelt sends the complete Garfield report on Standard Oil to Congress after releasing a synopsis May 4. The 800 page document details alleged secret railroad rate arrangements, the concealment of rates, and through rate schemes benefiting Standard Oil, with directors, waybills, and correspondence cited as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Corporation
Congress
Standard ‘Dil Company
House
Senate
Garfield
Standard
Texas
Water-Pieree OM Company
Corsicana
Beaumont
Security 611
Davidson
Bureau of Corporations
Waters-Pierce Company
Ofr
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas Fields
Roosevelt
Standard Oil
Garfeld
Severa
Standard OL Company
Standard OM Company
Tandard OM Company
Chicago At Alton Railroad
General Tariff
Oth
Freigh
The
Alton
Standard Oil Company
Standard ‘Oil Company
Inter-State ‘Commerce Commission
Ate
Death of Carl Schurz Statesman of Lincoln Era
Carl Schurz ex senator and cabinet member died at 4 35 am in New York after stomach trouble. He was 76, residence 24 East Ninety first Street Washington. President Roosevelt sent telegram expressing deep sympathy and noting his peerless service in peace and during the republics great crisis.
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New York
Carl Schurs
United States
Missouri
Schurz
Edward L Pretorious
Mr. Schurz
Dr. Jacobi
Strauss
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Carl L. Schurz
Lincoln
Republc
Carl Sehars
Carl Schurz
East Ninety-first Street
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow
William
Rockefeller’s Oil Dividends Draw Across Trust
News records show John D. Rockefeller earned about 113.5 million dollars in dividends from Standard Oil since January 4 1898 representing roughly 3313 percent of the trust. The Standard Oil company has paid stockholders 341.043 million in dividends since January 1 1898, nearly twice the company’s 100 million capital.
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New York
Wall Street
John D. Rockefeller
Standard 6Il Company
Ince
Rockefeller
Rockefeler
Standard of
Ite
Missouri Banks Report and Local News Highlights
The Missouri banking department released the March 20 1906 financial tabulation for 885 banks and 28 trust companies showing total resources of 340 742 885 05 across banks and trusts with 207 201 945 99 in Missouri banks 132 550 929 08 in trust firms and 138 484 945 42 outside Kansas City St Louis and St Joseph. Also noted are local items: a Joplin incident with damaged pipes, a rise in Kansas City bank resources, Grace Hughes a 19 year old dies after tuberculosis treatment in open air, and Frederick M Smith named to live in Independence as successor in the Latter Day Saints church. Gov Folk commuted Clay Secoy’s penitentiary sentence in Pemiscot county. A large wool deal in Audrain county and gas discovery near Marceline are reported, along with various local notices and political appointments.
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Banking Department
Swanger
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Sight
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China
Japan
Great Britain
Europe
Alps
Angers
France
Cartioad
Constantine Afer
Carthage
Werehojansk
Siberia
Italy
Florence
Jess
Talus
Marrow Straits
Little Belt
Baltic Sea
India
Salon
Fee
Nicholas
Parliam
Louis XVI
Lower House
Witl
Vinita
Thrust
Spavinaw
Marshach
Posse
Chicago
Ilinois
Zion City
Voliva
St. Petersburg
Russia
Kusnin-Karaviet
Mirabeau
Associated Press
Fereedy
Goremykin
Durban
Natal
Saunders
N. Kandhala
Morgan
Moran
Isthmus
Panama
Ulebra
Senate Committee On Interoceanic Canals
Alabama
State Department
Berlin
Washington
Committee On Military Affairs
the Ground
Interior
Pickett
Pavers
Laval
Carmack
Tennessee
Santa Montes
Fort Los Angeles
Newcastle
Rumer
Ozerki
Father Gapos
Prancis
Vienna
Austria
Charles 8. Frama
Troy
Bellamy Storer
Austria Hungary
Mee Frama
Miracle Steel Works
Boone Cereal Company
Fred Fear &Co
New York City
Dan Weetom
Tims
Havana
Cubs
House of Representatives
Gos
Reesmea Coroma
Bitlor Inova
London
Magind
the Tribune
Beveridge
Lodge
Taliaferro
Amtagont
Committee On Industrial Education
National Association of Manufacturers
Winl
Cuba
Isle of Pines
A. Pearcey
Mr. Pearcey
Des Moines
Iowa
River Brethren
Hadley
Jefferson City
R. V. Davidson
J. P. Lightfoot
Lake
Richmond
Ind
General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church
Reid Memorial Church
Taft
Taft Urece
Panams Cable
Guantanamo
Qube
Porto Rico
Joplin
Harry Morris
Missouri Mathematics and S
Withers
Princ College
St.Louis
Moth M. Bainter
Hich City
Tfal Bled School
Kans
Ames
University of Interest
B. G. Shackelford
Rollas
H. R. Walmsley
J. H. Rhodes
Mullenix
Linn
Charles
Bert Sil
Unionyi Iing
Chariton
Muillenix
Bert Mille
Mullemix
Grace Hughes
B. C. Hughes
Miss Hughes
Hughes
Frederick M. Smith
Latter Day Saints’ Church
Independence
South Crysler Avenue
Lamont, In
Mr. Smith
Joseph Smith
Saints’ Herald
Lamont
Folk
Clay Secoy
Pemlacot County
Secoy
Pemiscot County
University of Missouri
Cole Brothers’ Circus
Maynard M. Mc Dole
Craig, Mo
Parker Hospital
Columbia
Johnson Bros
Mexico, Mo
J. B. Hopkins
Adair County
Audraine County
Marceline
Landreth-Carmichael
Furtheer
Mayer
Humansville
Dessier
Roseville
Jonni Hankers
Iola
Melvin
Capt. Allen
J. W. Allen
St John
E. Swanger
Tain Allen
Ufder
Mary of State
Dudley Caffee
Milan
Allen
May ‘Ormerly
Ty Harry Murphy
Barty
McCormick
Ferson City
Penitentiary
Murphy
Wasi
Metropolitan Railway
Pratt
Leavenworth
Corrigan
Pany
Wi Grimith
Pierce City
Grimith
Pierce Ci
Om Benalt
Lehman Misa Lehman
Juliue Lehman
Ming
A. C. Maroney
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