Missouri Happenings on Roads and a Farragut Shell
Jackson County clerk Samuel A. Boyer reports annual road work for the year ending October 1, detailing 40 miles of Kansas City boulevards 225 miles of county rock roads 2500 miles of dirt roads and 1500 bridges with notable stone and concrete structures. Dr. A T Still of Kirksville preserves a 62 pound shell from Farragut's fleet found near the New Orleans Lighthouse while J M Kennedy of Missouri Kansas Telephone Company, who moved it here six years ago, notes the shell originally contained two pounds of powder removed later.
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Jackson County
Rock Roads
Samuel A. Boyer
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kansas City
United States
Farragut
A. T. Still
Kirksville
New Orleans
Admiral Farragut
J. M. Kennedy
Missouri and Kansas Telephone Company
St Louis Kansas City Electric Railway Chartered
Charles A Loomis filed charter papers for the St Louis Kansas City Electric Railway Company. The capital stock is 50000 shares of 100 each, totaling 5000000. The 295 mile line will run through St Louis St Charles Lincoln Warren Montgomery Calloway Boone Howard Saline Lafayette and Jackson to Kansas City with a Glasgow Chariton and Brookfield branch in Linn county.
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St. Louis
St. Charles
Lincoln
Warren
Montgomery
Calloway
Boone, Howard
Saline
Lafayette
Jackson
Kansas City
Glasgow
Chariton
Brookfield
Linn County
Big Baryta Mines Sold in Washington County
The Mercantile Trust Co closed the sale of about 23 000 acres known as the American lead and baryta property near Potosi. Nina Realty Co, affiliated with Missouri Lincoln Trust, bought it for 385000 dollars. Edwin M White of South Yarmouth Mass is the purchaser. The tract holds the world’s most valuable baryta deposit and its output largely governs crude baryta prices.
Leave to Quit His Wife Prompted by Home Steader Appeal
A Springfield land office clerk tallies a plea from a homesteader asking for a one year leave of absence to escape a wife described as a tartar and an Amazon. The filing reflects the office’s repository of woe and sympathy for applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Land Office
Springfield
Cornelius van Hosen
Missouri Baptists Elect Officers at Sedalia Convention
The seventy-fifth annual Missouri Baptists convention in Sedalia honored over 400 delegates. E. W. Stephens of Columbia was chosen moderator for the twelfth time, with Judge Louis Hoffman of Sedalia as assistant moderator. A. W. Payne of St. Louis was named secretary and E. V. Kite of St. Louis as assistant secretary, while J. L. Applegate of Kansas City was elected auditor.
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The
Missouri Baptists’ Association
Sedalia
E. W. Stephens
Columbia
Louis Hoffman
A. W. Payne
St. Louis
E. V. Kite
J. L. Applegate
Kansas City
State Senator Sued for Divorce in St Louis
State Senator Charles F. Krone was sued for divorce by wife Edna V. Krone in St Louis. The couple married April 6 1907 and separated September 27 this year. They have no children.
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Charles F. Krone
Edna V. Krone
St. Louis
Krones
Ettenson VIII Will Contest Initiated by Widow and Children
The widow and children plan to contest the late Henry Ettenson's will in Liberty arguing he was not in his right mind. Ettenson divorced from his wife on January 18 this year. Samuel Ettenson received all real estate in Leavenworth. Lillian Lepson Harriet Pflum Moe Charles and Seth Ettenson each receive $1.
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Henry Ettenson
Ettenson
Samuel Ettenson
Leavenworth
Lillian Lepson
Harriet Pflum
Moe
Charles
Seth
Christian College Receives 50000 Gift Pledge
Mrs Wuella Wilcox St Clair president of Christian college in Columbia announces gifts totaling 50000 for a new A J S Dorsey Memorial hall and for endowment purposes. Donors include R H Stockton of St Louis president of Majestic Range company giving 25000 and Andrew Carnegie contributing 25000.
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A. J. S. Dorsey
Wuella Wilcox St. Clair
Christian College
Columbia
The
Christian Church of Missouri
R. H. Stockton
St. Louis
Majestic Range Company
Andrew Carnegle
Hadley Buys Ozark Stocks in New Greene County Firm
Gov Hadley Buys 17 shares in the Greene County Stone and Lime company just organized with articles filed at Springfield J W Lyman Albert B Bates and Edgar W Clark of Kansas City named as shareholders.
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Gov. Hadley
Ozark
Greene County Stone and Lime Company
Springfield
J. W. Lyman
Albert B. Bates
Edgar W. Clark
Kansas City
Blanton Third Kirksville Normal School President Dies
Joseph P. Blanton who led the State Normal school at Kirksville dies at Jefferson City. He was the institution's third president and the second ex-president to die within three months.
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Kirksville
Joseph P. Blanton
Jefferson City
State Normal School
Rev W H Lewis D D Dies After Long Ministry
The Rev W H Lewis D D retired Methodist Episcopal Church South minister died at a relative’s home in Callaway county at nearly 95. He served numerous Missouri churches including St Louis Jefferson City Keytesville Boonville Carrollton Independence Mexico Columbia Louisiana and Montgomery. A state capitol revival saw 350 converts including 21 Missouri legislators. His body was taken to Glasgow for interment.
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W. H. Lewis
D. D
Methodist Eipiscopal Church
South
Callaway County
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Keytesville
Boonville
Carrollton
Independence
Mexico
Columbia
Louisiana
Montgomery
State Capitol
Missouri
Glasgow
Patterson Dies After Running To Catch Train
J C Patterson president of Democrat News Printing company in Marshall Missouri died at the Missouri Pacific station in Boonville of heart failure brought on by the exertion of running to catch a train home. He leaves a wife and two daughters. The body will be taken to Marshall for interment.
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J. C. Patterson
Democrat-News Printing Company
Marshall
Missouri Pacific
Boonville
Patterson
Two Gasconade Islands to be Offered Under Pre Emption Laws
Two picturesque islands in the Gasconade river Pulaski county will be offered for entry under U S pre emption laws once the survey record returns to the government land office around November 20. One island covers 30 acres the other 13 acres both noted for fertility and beauty.
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Gasconade River
Pulaski County
United States
Government Land Office
W C T U Bans Chautauqua Salute At National Meet
The W C T U voted at its national convention to end the Chautauqua salute of waving a pocket handkerchief saying it could spread germs in closed halls and pose sanitary risks during the session.
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Omaha
Neb
Jersey herd sale at Kirksville tops $15 840
Ninety Jersey cows sold at Kirksville's Stock Farm for 15 840 dollars, averaging 170 dollars per head. The top price went to G G Council of Vandalia Illinois for 760 dollars. Three cows exceeded 600 dollars, five over 500, and 33 above 100 dollars.
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Jersey
Kirksville
Nintoch
G. G. Council of
Vandalia
Ill
Pastor Discovers Fifty Dollars in Gloves
Rev. E. F. Bone of Montgomery found ten five dollar bills tucked in a pair of gloves given him last summer for marrying a couple. He had discarded the gloves into a trunk, and these marriage fees were not initially appreciated as his custom is to give the money to his wife.
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E. F. Bone
Montgomery
Burglars Trigger Town Fire At Morrison Store
Burglars blew open the safe at the G. W. Beckman & Co. general store in Morrison causing a blaze that swept half the business district before firefighting crews gained control. Property losses exceed $50,000. The burglars escaped.
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G. W. Beckman & Co
Morrison
Burbank Urged to Develop Pumpkin Dessert
The Paris Appeal horse editor suggests Burbank should create a pumpkin with its interior filled with sweetened milk eggs and spices, proposing a novel regional dessert. The idea envisions a pumpkin hollowed and baked with a spiced custard filling.
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Burbank
The
Paris Appeal
Great Southwest magazine moves to Kansas City
The monthly publication formerly based in Denver relocates to Kansas City and will issue its next number from 604-5 Gumbel building. Robert E. Lea remains manager and Nathaniel W. Hayden serves as editor.
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Kansas City
Denver
Gumbel Building
Robert E. Lea
Publcation
Nathaniel W. Hayden
Unclear Invitation Declined and Gentle Promise Mentioned
A woman explains she cannot accept an invitation sent by her son in law. She notes a prior exchange about a promised half dollar if attendance was not possible and signs off with polite respect.
Girl with shotgun repels Night Riders at Mason County home
In Lexington Kentucky a slender girl guards her father George Kreitz's Mason County home firing both barrels of a double barreled shotgun when a mob of 40 Night Riders broke in seeking to whip Kreitz. Kreitz identifies several riders and is in custody with officers in Maysville pending arrests.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Mason County
George Kreitz
Kreitz
Maysville
Bolivar Birthday Observed as a Venezuelan Holiday
Simón Bolivar's birth anniversary was celebrated as a general holiday across Venezuela with festive observances honoring the Liberator's legacy.
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Bolivar
Caracas
Simon Bolivar
Great Liberator
Venezuela
Six elope in a single ceremony at Clayton court
At Clayton, the St. Louis county seat, six people four friends and two others formed three couples and eloped in one ceremony. Judge Werremeyer lined up the six and performed the marriage after tagging them to prevent accidents.
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Clayton
St. Louis County
Werremeyer
Assassin named for Ito murder in Harbin
Inchan Angan, former Seoul newspaper editor, identified as Ito assassination suspect in Harbin Manchuria. He used cyanide poisoned dum dum bullets and claimed to belong to a Korean group of twenty sworn to kill the Japanese statesman.
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Ito
Harbin
Manchuria
Prince Ito
Inchan Angan
Seoul
Carthage Boy Disappears Amid State University Stay
John Halliburton Jr., son of Judge W Halliburton of Carthage, disappeared after leaving Carthage for Columbia to enter the state university. He enrolled there but due to ill health returned home. his trunk arrived but the boy did not.
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John Halliburton, Jr
W. Halliburton
Carthage
Young Halliburton
Columbia
State University
Traveling Man Killed In St Joseph Mystery
RG Reynolds of Clarinda Iowa, a traveling salesman for a St Joseph dry goods firm, was found dead in an alley in St Joseph. He had head bruises and signs of murder and robbery. police investigate. Reynolds leaves a widow.
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St. Joseph
RG. Reynolds
Clarinda
Reynolds
Farmer Claims Gold Deposit Found Near Washington Missouri
A. M. Rich, a farmer near Washington, about 25 miles south of Monett, reports finding a gold deposit several weeks ago and has since been prospecting.
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Missouri
A. M. Rich
Washington
Monett
Cooperative Packing Plant Breaks Ground in Enid Oklahoma
Twenty thousand people including labor unions and farmer group reps witnessed the groundbreaking for the People's Packing company plant. It aims to form the nucleus of a cooperative industrial colony across Oklahoma.
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Enid
Oklahoma
People’s Packing Company
Woman shoots husband in police station cell
Esther Levy went to the Harrison street police station in Chicago and shot her husband Abraham Levy, a tailor, two hours after causing his arrest for abandonment. The fatal wound ended a tense incident witnessed by about twenty policemen in the building.
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Chicago
Illinois
Abraham Levy
Esther Levy
Harrison Street
Iowa Equal Suffrage group backs militant methods shift
Des Moines report says the Iowa Equal Suffrage association adopted resolutions favoring militant methods used by suffragettes in England. The term militant was replaced with obstructive in the record of the meeting.
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Iowa Women
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
England
Diaz Sends Gen Reyes to Europe on Mission
After interviews with President Diaz at Chapultepec, General Reyes is slated for a military mission to Europe and Mexico City under Diaz’s direction.
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Diaz
Gen. Reyes
Europe
Mexico City
Mexico
Chapultepec
Try This in November with Quaker Scotch Oats
The ad urges families to eat Quaker Scotch Oats daily for thirty days in November to improve health and vigor and to replace meat and greasy foods. It stresses children should get a full share and notes regular and family package sizes.
Government Sanatoria Operated by Three Agencies
The United States runs three tuberculosis sanatoria for military and maritime personnel. Fort Bayard in New Mexico houses soldiers and officers of the regular army. A second facility serves seamen in the merchant marine and coast service outside the navy at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. The third, in Las Animas, California, serves navy officers and enlisted men.
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United States
Fort Bayard
N. M
Navy
Fort Stanton
Las Animas
Cal
Department of War
United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Navy Department
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold by Cheney Company
An advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It asserts internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and offers $100 if the cure fails, with circulars and testimonials. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Do Your Cows Give Much Milk in Summer Fireside Talk
A playful exchange between a city boarder and an old farmer centers on milk production. The boarder asks if cows produce much, and the farmer replies with a humorous boast that their milk is so plentiful it depletes the well water sold to campers.
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Chicago Daily News
Government Buys Exterminator for Panama Canal Zone
The U S Government purchases 25 Gross of Rough on Rats to send to the Panama Canal Zone to handle pest control. Describes the product as old reliable and unbeatable. The price is 15 cents per box. Included quotes extol Nature and effort from Elbert Hubbard.
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U.S
Panama Canal Zone
Manassas Helper Refuses Boundaries in Blackmail Case
A local man offers help to a neighbor but crosses lines attempting coercion. Police investigated the incident, and prosecutors prepared formal charges as the situation escalated.
Deliciou s Apple Praised by Luther Burbank
Hon Luther Burbank hails Delicious as the finest apple he has tested. Stark Bros invites readers to contact their Sales Manager in Louisiana Missouri for the full line of fruit trees and ornamentals.
Capable Man Wanted to Sell Stash Trees Countywide
Advertisement seeking a bright capable man in each county to sell Stash Trees on commission. No experience needed. Pleasant, clean work with high profit and permanent positions for the right men. Some salesmen earn $500 to $80 per month plus expenses. no investment required. We provide complete order-getting outfit and liberal contract.
Mrs Growells Smith Household AdPlayed Defense
Mrs Growells asserts his wife is a poor housekeeper while Growells claims perfect comfort at home daily. The Boston Herald promotes Defiance Starch as a home laundry aid with a smooth iron and stiff finish, reducing wear and tear and avoiding sticking.
Two Sides Seen by Disinterested Observer
A third party argues that impartial perspective reveals both sides of a debate. The statement emphasizes neutrality and balanced assessment over biased interpretation.
Man Wears Stove-Pipe Hat Defying Heat Myths
A man wears a tall stove-pipe hat and is described as not inherently hot-headed by Brooklyn Chronicle readers. The item notes style trivia and temper in a light, humorous tone.
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Baptists
Ettenson VIII
Santa Fe’s
Kansas
State
Topeka
Kasisas
Atchison, Towns 3 & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Railroad Commissioners
Holday
Dethe Lows State College
Avery
Ro Arenes
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek, Mich
Elbert Hubbard
Resinol Chemical Company
Bai
Ltimore
W. C. Starbuck
Jamaica Plains
Mass
the Wizard of Horticulture
Luther Burbank
Mr. Burbank
Stark Bros., N. & O. Co
Louisiana, Mo
Growells
Boston Herald
Allen
Mary T. Goldman
Goldman Bldg
Bt. Paul
Minn
Parker
N. Y
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