World at a Glance Best of the New Items from All Parts
A digest of items from around the world notes Victor Murdock scheduling a May 28 House Progressive meeting to fill 37 committee posts. Secretary Bryan’s Washington Peace Society talk faults war scares as fabrications of armor and battleship demand. E T Bushnell to study parcel post handling for the Post Office Department. The War Department study distributes 40 stallions across the country to improve cavalry and artillery stock. Miner John Thralls fatally shoots Edward Skelton, a local politician, over alleged attentions to Thralls’ divorced wife. a mob fails to seize the slayer as authorities move him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thralls
Edward Skelton
Joplin
California bans land sale to aliens of unspecified citizenship
The governor signed the Anti-Alien Land bill setting August 19 as its effective date. Across the nation reports note arrests, accidents, fires, and trials, with diverse figures from James A. Baker to Henry Flagler and Dr. David Starr Jordan in various cities, reflecting a turbulent period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
California
Asiatic Exclusion League of California
Johnso
Tokio
Mob Threat Fails as Police Guard Kansas City Suspect
Wesley Robinson, accused of choking his wife and dismembering her body, confessed to the crimes and to burying the girl near a Ridge pasture pond. A mob of about five hundred threatened lynching but patrolmen with revolvers intervened, detaining him near Lee's Summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Wesley Robinson
Robinson
Michigan Avenue
Lee
Jane Hill
Flora Avenue
Arkansas Wreck Wounds Seven Near Bokoshe Oklahoma
Seven people were injured and several gravely hurt when Midland Valley passenger train No. 2 traveling from Tulsa to Fort Smith derailed a mile west of Bokoshe Oklahoma. The engine turned a somersault and was demolished. Engineer Harper was trapped beneath wreckage for two hours and is believed fatally hurt. Fireman John Pogue escaped unharmed. Injured also were Joseph Ward of this city and Phil Knox, a traveling salesman. Three coaches derailed and partly overturned. A relief train with nurses and physicians was dispatched from Fort Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Midland Valley
Tulsa
Bokoshe
Here
Harper
John Pogue
Joseph Ward
Phil Knox
Breech of Cannon Blows Off at Fort Moultrie
United States Coast Artillery privates Baxter Dalton and Christian were killed when the breech block of a 4.7 inch gun blew out at Fort Moultrie Charleston. Nine soldiers were severely wounded and one died after surgery. Details are scarce due to the fort’s location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
Baxter
Dalton
Christian
United States Coast Artillery
Fort Moultrie
Hiawatha lynching averted in hurried transfer
William Ballew, accused of attacking Mrs. Anna Keller at Falls City Nebraska, was moved by deputy Bartlow to Horton Kansas where Sheriff Aldridge took custody for transport to the Lincoln state prison. Officials expected no trouble as the distance to Fairbury is about fifty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Kan
William Ballew
Anna Keller
Falls City
Neb
Horton
Bartlow
Aldridge
Nebraska
Lincoln
Fairbury
Japan unhappy with U.S. note on Alien Land Law dispute
Tokyo voices dissatisfaction with Washington s reply to Japan s protest over the California Alien Land bill. The note rejects a treaty violation and denies arbitration leeway. Japan s foreign office cables Ambassador Chinda to present its treaty interpretation to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
United States
California
Japan
Foreign Office
Chinda
State Department
Fall from eighteenth floor kills workman in Chicago
James Hamilton, a workman, lost footing while placing a stone on the eighteenth floor of a downtown Chicago office building. He pitched over the edge and died on the sidewalk moments later, witnessed by hundreds of pedestrians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Hamilton
Caminetti Nominated for Immigration Commissioner General
Washington reports Anthony A Caminetti of California has been nominated by President Wilson to serve as commissioner general of immigration. The move places Caminetti at the head of a key federal agency shaping policy on entry and naturalization.
Fenian Rescuer S. Anthony Dies in New Bedford
S Anthony aged 70 in New Bedford, Mass. He helped free six Fenian prisoners from a British Australian penal colony in 1876, earning a place in Irish nationalist lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bedford
Mass
S. Anthony
Taipa
Australia
Postmaster Nominations Extend to Fort Scott and Ardmore
President Wilson nominated Martin Miller for postmaster at Fort Scott Kansas and Cassius L Byrne of Ardmore Oklahoma for postmaster at Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Washington
Wilson
Martin Miller
Kan
Cassius L. Byrne
Ardmore
Okla
Monument marks start of Santa Fe Trail at New Franklin
Thousands attended the dedication of a monument marking the Santa Fe Trail start and Boone’s Lick Road end at New Franklin. Governor Major spoke on “Missouri Mother of Empires” as Miss Lillian Davis and Harriet Jenner Fort unveiled the stone. The event included songs by schoolchildren and a noon basket dinner for locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Franklin
George B. McFarland
T. A. Allison
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Daughters of the American Revolution
John van Brunt
Elizabeth Butler Gentry
Kansas City
Santa Fe Trails Committee
Major
Lillian Davis
Harriet Jenner Fort
George B. McFarlane
D.A. R
Gentry
Donald McLean
New York
Howard County
Boonville
Missouri Grand Army of the Republic elects new commander
Arthur Dryfus of St. Louis was elected commander of the Missouri Division at the state encampment in St. Joseph. Theopile Dubroillet Linn was senior vice commander Chesley Mosman St Joseph junior vice commander J W Hawley St Louis medical director and Rev T W Haggerty St Louis chaplain. Nearly a thousand veterans marched in the parade. Sedalia chosen as next year’s meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dryfus
Allen Avenue
St. Louis
Missouri
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Joseph
Theopile Dubroillet
Linn
Chesley A. Mosman
J. W. Hawley
T. W. Haggerty
Sons of Veterans
Women's Relief Corps
Sedalia
Baby Killed by a Motor Car in St. Joseph
Two year old Mildred Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell H Thomas of St Joseph was run over and killed by a motor car as her parents were out for a stroll and witnessed the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Thomas
Russell H. Thomas
St. Joseph
Cousins Discover Kinship After Meeting in Columbia
Dr. Joseph Mundy, a rescue worker visiting Columbia, met J. B. Mundy editor of the Statesman. The men, who noted similar features, learned they are cousins as their fathers shared boyhood roots in North. Frank M. Robinson of Kansas City has been ejected from the role of secretary and general manager of the St. Louis Coll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
General Assembly
The
Southern Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Joseph “Mundy
Columbia
J.B. Mundy
Statesman
Bentbai Ayeeniy
North
Frank Robinson
St. Louis
Frank M. Robinson
Missouri Clubwomen Elect in Columbia Leaders
The Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs held a three day session in Columbia and elected officers including President Mrs W R Chivvis of St. Louis Vice president Miss Marie Goodman Kansas City Recording secretary Mrs S P Sneed Sedalia Corresponding secretary Miss Emma Taussig St. Louis Treasurer Mrs George Still Kirksville Auditor Mrs Rose Ingels Columbia General federation secretary Mrs J F Haw ley Chillicothe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Missouri Federation of Women’s Clubs
Columbia
W. R. Chivvis
St. Louis
Marie Goodman
Kansas City
S. P. Sneed
Sedalia
Emma Taussig
George Still
Kirksville
Rose Ingels
J. F. Hawley
Chillicothe
Sunday School Attendance Record Set in Sedalia
Rev. R. L. Davidson of First Baptist Church promoted six hundred attendees through local newspaper ads. Rain dampened turnout but 701 people showed up, setting a city record for Sedalia Sunday School attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Davidson
First Baptist Church of
Sedalia
Squirrel Attacks Residents on Springfield Street
A mad squirrel terrorized a main Springfield street biting J. H. Rathbone a local hardware dealer and Mrs. Carrie Baxendale. After biting the woman on the hand the animal struck Rathbone as he tried to fend it off. Police finally shot the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
J. H. Rathbone
Carrie Baxendale
Mr. Rathbone
Squirrel
Bowen Begins Duties as Missouri Land Office Register
John H. Bowen of Glasgow has assumed duties as register of the Missouri land office at Springfield, succeeding the late S. N. VanHosen. The office, vacant five months, had stalled many homesteaders and claimants as government land papers waited in abeyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bowen
Glasgow
Missouri Land Office
Springfield
S. N. VanHosen
Kansas City Couple Injured in Runaway North of Sedalia
Mr and Mrs R H Caperton of Kansas City sustained injuries when their team ran away while en route to Newland north of Sedalia. They were thrown from the buggy in the incident reported by local papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
R. H. Caperton
Sedalia
Newland
Constable Shot By Own Revolver in Lexington
Constable James N. Price was likely fatally wounded by his own revolver, which discharged from his pocket and struck him above the hips in Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Price
Lexington
Southwest Missouri Medical Association Concludes Springfield Session
The Southwest Missouri Medical Association closed its spring session in Springfield after two days. The new president is A. H. Madry of Aurora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Southwest Missouri Medical Association
A. H. Madry
Aurora
Golden Wedding Anniversary Of Police Judge Stinson
Police Judge W. J. Stinson and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Tipton with a sumptuous dinner for a large number of guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J.stinson
Tipton
Contrasts on the Best Mates and Wives in London Opinion
A London reader asks whether men prefer coy demure wives or bright vivacious partners. Rev. C. H. Grundy argues men prefer opposite traits and that the best wife is a contrast to her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
C. H. Grundy
St. Peter’s, Brockley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victor Murdock
House
Washington Peace Society
Bryan
Post Office Department
E. T. Bushnell
War Department
Bureau of Animas Industry
James A. Baker
Baker
Cincinnati Traction Company
Herbert Yount
Osawatomie
Missouri Pacific
Greeley
Imperial
Belle Valley
Ohio
Leavittsburg
Wagner
Geological Survey
Julian Tobin
Milldam
Shawnee, Ok
Austin
Tex
Ernest Larkey
Dodge City
Norman Hapgood
Harper's Weekly
the McClures
Tenner
Pennsylvania
Valparaiso
Ned
Fort Worth
Texas
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association
Armand T. Nichols
Dane Fortesque
New Jersey
Kansas City Stock Yards Company
Duchess County
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Charles E. King
Osage County
E. A. Wilson
E. P. Sams
C. M. Cope
Chisso Childers
Tulsa, Ok
Thomas Hopper
New York, Yacht Club
Sir Thomas Lipton
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Seely Davenport
Jacob Dunn Mountain
Wharton N. J
United Shoe Machinery Company
United States District Court
Boston
Havre
Cayuga Lake
Cornell
Omer Davis
Springdale
Foreign Affairs
Servia
Greece
Switzerland
Lieut
Schroeder Stranz
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Shen Chow Ting
Nicaragua
Carranza
Huerta
Mexico
Senegal
Smyrna
Henry M. Flagler
West Palm Beach
Florida
Standard Oil Company
David Starr Jordan
Stanford University
Board of Trustees
Sulzer
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Elmer Morgan
Arkansas
Midland’ Valley
Coast Artillery
Averten
Govnor Major
Jefferson City
Missouri River
Capt
Ben Adams
Callaway County
William Smith
Canadian, Tex
Mason City
Pedscdeaat Caute
Missouri Teachers’ Association
Emberson
State Teachers’ Association
San Francisco
Ozark
William Steele, Jr
William Steele
Wilson Creek
Reuben Hale
Steele
Dean
Minnesota
Anna Bossard
Sycamore St
St. Cont
Deen
Doan
N'S
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Paxton Toilet Co
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