Bank raid victims and court fights dominate city and state news
Reports from Kansas City Kansas City and Illinois reveal crimes and legal rulings. Arrests in a fatal shoe shop robbery confession by Thad Dyer and Edward Cassidy. Illinois wage assignment measures ruled invalid to loan shark benefit. Damages suit for defamation filed in Kansas City. Sheep herders suffer after a storm near Medicine Hat. An explosion in a Pittsburg coal mine injures none and costs up to a million. St Louis mob clash injures twenty five. Y M C A building in South Bend dedicated by Studebaker. Nebraska bank robbed of 3400. Gas outage in St Joseph causes suffering. Kansas City meat dealer shot in daylight. Rock Island tax value refused. Cleveland three cent fare referendum defeated by 605 votes. Akron man released on bond. Tokyo dinner honors Admiral Sperry with Perry frame. Mexicans convicted in El Paso. Cleveland officials claim 20000 illegal votes. M K T and 65 railroads challenge ICC rate cut. Atchison Clifton rail line upgrades announced. Rome reports pope three cardinals for United States. Fremont ballot boxes replaced with sugar barrels.
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Thad Dyer
Edward Cassidy
Kansas City
Nathan Bassin
Dyer
Supreme Court of Illinois
Agnes Ross Thomas
Frank Fitzwilliam
Leavenworth
Alice Thomas
Medicine Hat
Saskatchewan
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Studebaker Brothers’ Manufacturing Company
South Bend
Ind
State Bank of
Samuel H. Moog
Kansas Tax Commission
Rock Island Railroad Company
Cleveland
Broughton Brandenburg
Akron
New York
New Ery Times
Baron Kaneko
Tokyo
Sperry
Commodore Perry
Japan
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Western
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central
Atchison
Clifton
Kan
Rome
United States
Fremont, C
Notable N Y Leaders and Victims in Brief News Snatches
Dr M Woolsey Stryker of Hamilton College Utica NY injured in carriage crash suffering broken leg and skull fracture. Herman Ridder and sons donate 37000 to Bryan campaign fund. Metcalf ill at home in Washington. Mrs Lillian M N Stevens reelected president of National WCTU at Denver. Thomas T Kelly wins payout dispute collects 1327.99 with interest. Silas C McFarland Iowa consul general fatally shot aboard train in Germany. Rev E Jay Cooke dies in Schenectady. Indianapolis unveils Harrison statue with Fairbanks speaker and Riley poem. M E Chambers Kansas City lobby accident fatal. William Henry Rogers NY Nassau Bank president dead in Brooklyn. Cyrus Townsend Brady accepts Kansas City pastorate. Budapest reports Countess Szechenyi birth of daughter.
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M. Woolsey Stryker
Hamilton College
Utica
N. Y
Herman Ridder
Democratic National Committee
Bryan
Metcalf
Washington
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Denver
Thomas T. Kelly
Kansas
Miami County
Kelly
Silas C. McFarland
Iowa
Germany
E. Jay Cooke
St. Stephens’ Episcopal Church
Schuylersville
Schenectady
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
James Whitcomb Riley
M. E. Chambers
Hoxie
Kan
Kupper
Kansas City
William Henry Rogers
Nassau Bank of New York
Brooklyn
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Toledo
St. George's Episcopal Church
Budapest
Hungary
Countess Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Elks seek news on Dr Mussallem held in Turkey
Macon Missouri Elks investigate if Dr A K Mussallem founder of their lodge is being detained in Turkey after leaving June 1. A naturalized citizen born in Syria, he has not been heard from since. He runs a large local medical practice and belongs to 23 orders. The Balkan crisis is blamed for passport issues hindering his return.
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Turkey
The
Elks’ Lodge
Macon
A. K. Mussallem
Mussallem
Ellis
Syria
Balkan States
Cornerstone Laid for Missouri Agricultural Building
Ex Governor Alexander M. Dockery acting as grand master of Missouri Masons laid the cornerstone of the university's new 100000 dollar agricultural building. Speeches were given by Norman J. Coleman Dr. Richard H. Jesse B T Galloway and Dr H J Waters. Beverly H. Bonfoy represented the university board of curators as cadets faculty and students marched in the procession.
Harvester Suit Delayed To January Call
The ouster suit against International Harvester filed by Attorney General Hadley is continued to the January call of the state supreme court. Testimony has not been completed and the AG seeks sworn statements from several company officials who have recently returned from Europe.
Kind to an Editor Showed Wilcox Strong Support
The Ashland fire revealed J. L. Wilcox editor of the Ashland Bugle had many warm friends. Subscriptions paid up and many prepaid for years while a plan forms for editors to become paid subscribers and assist him. The paper remains published in Columbus and will not miss an issue.
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Ashland Fire
J. L. Wilcox
Ashland Bugle
Wilcox
Columbus
University proposes engineering station for forest resources
Dean Howard Burton Shaw of the University of Missouri Engineering Department argues that engineering experiment stations can solve conservation problems. He urges establishing a station at the university to address forest resources and waste utilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Howard Burton Shaw
Department of Engineering
University of Missouri
University
University Missourian
Missouri Baptists Elect New Missions Secretary
The Missouri Baptist association held a three day session in Moberly with Sedalia chosen as next meeting place. Dr J C Armstrong editor of the Central Baptist of Missouri was elected secretary of the board of home and foreign missions to succeed Dr M J Breaker who died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Baptists
Missouri Baptist Association
Moberly
Sedalia
J. C. Armstrong
Central Baptist of Missouri
Board of Home and Foreign Missions
M. J. Breaker
Springfield farmer’s wife dies from blood poisoning
Mrs. Jacob Hazel of a Springfield area farm died Sunday from blood poisoning that began with a bruise from a rocking chair rung and developed lockjaw, causing her to suffer greatly.
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Jacob Hazel
Springfield
Judge Grants Restraining Order Against Prosecutor
In federal court at Kansas City Judge Smith McPherson blocks Ewing Cockrell Johnson county prosecutor from pursuing cases against Missouri Pacific Railroad to enforce the maximum freight rate law. Frank Hagerman filed the application and arguments are set for November 9.
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Smith McPherson
Kansas City
Ewing Cockrell
Johnson County
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Frank Hagerman
D A R Holds Ninth Annual State Conference in Columbia
Eighty DAR members attended the ninth annual state conference at Columbia. Mrs George B Mac Farlane regent of the Columbia chapter gave the welcome address. Mrs Samuel McKnight Green Jr of St Louis state regent delivered the response. The 28 chapters were represented.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Columbia
George B. MacFarlane
Samuel McKnight Green, Jr
St. Louis
A Fine for An Election Crook
W J Donnelly a salesman pleaded guilty at St Joseph to registering illegally and was fined 500 dollars. Seven arrests for fraudulent registration have been made.
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W. J. Donnelly
St. Joseph
Ex Mayor W Henry Totterdale Dies in Kansas City
W Henry Totterdale former mayor of Maryville died in Kansas City at the German hospital where he was brought weeks ago. A native of England he was 60 years old and formerly worked in the Maryville lumber business before his illness.
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Maryville
W. Henry Totterdale
Kansas City
England
Totterdale
Inventor Dr Still Develops Smoke Consumer
Dr Still, of the Kirksville school of osteopathy, has invented a smoke consumer that has shown success in all tests conducted so far.
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Still
Kirksville School of Osteopathy
Hair growth after death cited in Kirksville case
A Kirksville Express report notes John Schulze’s body, buried 13 years earlier at Mulberry graveyard, was exhumed and reburied in Llewelyn cemetery. The preserved corpse showed a four inch beard and hair grown to a woman’s length, supporting claims that hair can appear to grow after death.
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John Shulze
Mulberry Graveyard
Kirksville
Kirksville Express
Llewelyn Cemetery
Prosecutor Candidate Terrell Indicted Over Pension Fee
The federal grand jury in Jefferson City indicted Democratic candidate R W Terrell for fee grabbing from a Maries county pensioner. Prosecutor charged $500 for legal services to recover back pension for her deceased husband, though state law caps fees at $25.
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R. W. Terrell
Maries County
Jefferson City
Terrell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen honors Leach with $1000
Mrs J A Leach known as Mother Leach wife of the order's founder returns from Columbus Ohio where she attends the convention. The Brotherhood presents a $1000 check in appreciation of her services to the order and also gives Mr and Mrs Leach $700 for repairing their Leach home in this city.
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Engineers
J. A. Leach
Woman Takes Laudanum After Arraignment in Court
Ollie Barnes, whose penitentiary sentence was annulled by Judge Martin, took laudanum moments after arraignment in Jefferson City court. She revived and was sent to prison. Barnes had been convicted three months earlier of operating a disorderly place near a city public school.
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Ollie Barnes
Jefferson City
Martin
Circuit Court
English Crook Identified by Finger Prints
H A Dudley superintendent of the Bertillon system at Missouri Penitentiary received a letter from Scotland Yard London identifying Charles Arnold a St Louis pickpocket sent for four years as Charles Pearce a well known English criminal whose prints match.
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H. A. Dudley
Missouri Penitentiary
Scotland Yard
London
Eng
Charles Arnold
St. Louis
Charles Pearce
Must Buy An Electric Line Between Lebanon And Bolivar
The Niangua and Western Electric railroad plans a 60 mile electric line from Lebanon to Bolivar after Dallas County votes to compromise pending bond suits. A. B. Lovan, spokesman for bondholders with over 1 million dollars at stake, proposes building within 30 months if the compromise passes. Principal bondholder John B Henderson of Washington helped revive a US court judgment. Election set for November.
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Niangua & Western Electric Railroad
Lebanon
Bolivar
Jefferson City
Dallas County
A. B. Lovan
John B. Henderson
Washington
United States
Look Out for Him in Southwest Missouri Scam Tale
A man using a three legged stool rigged as a camera pretends to take photographs and collects part of the money in advance, still managing to stay ahead of trouble in southwest Missouri according to reports.
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Missouri
Old Postmaster Col Richard Taylor Dies in Smithton
Col Richard Taylor born in Kentucky seventy years ago died at his Smithton home. He lived in Pettis County since 1858 and spent years in stock raising and general merchandise. He served as postmaster from 1873 to 1877.
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Col
Richard Taylor
Kentucky
Pettis’ County
Smithton
Col. Taylor
Public Land Entries in Springfeld Office
During the quarter ended September 3, 255 entries were made at the United States land office in Springfeld, aggregating 22,054.33 acres.
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United States Land Office
Springfeld
Kaiser’s Fourth Son to Wed in Berlin
Prince August Wilhelm, fourth son of the German Kaiser, will marry his cousin Princess Adelaide Schleswig-Holstein Seenderberg Glucksburg. Adelaide was born October 19, 1889, and August Wilhelm turned 21 on January 26.
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Berlin
August Wilhelm
Harvard University
Adelaide Schleswig-Holstein- Seenderberg-Glucksburg
Empress’s 50th Birthday Fete Promises Imperial Splendor
Preparations for the empress’s coming birthday ceremony are under way in Berlin. The event will mirror traditional Hohenzollern pomp as she enters imperial society, with Prince August Wilhelm’s forthcoming bride chosen as a German princess of the dynasty.
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Ding
Frederick Wilhelm
Cecilia of
Mecklenburg
Eitel Frederick
Sophie of
Oldenburg
Berlin
Strange London Wanted Ad Demystifies the Rack
A Thunderer item notes a London notice seeking a man for demonstration of an old English rack used in star chamber tortures. The ad invites a short man to be stretched on a bed like device to illustrate how the rack worked, amid local bemusement and legend.
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London
Woman of To-Day Debutante and Grandmother Dance
A Now York journalist recalls a metropolitan cotillion where a debutante and her grandmother both danced. The debutante showed auburn hair and halting speech while the grandmother spoke fluently. The piece notes later that many American women continue active sports into older ages with caution advised by physicians.
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Appleton
Grender
Open court confession ties Ruef bribery plot to jury
In San Francisco a contractor Blake testified that A S Newby and Frank J Murphy schemed to bribe jurors with ten thousand dollars to secure Ruef's acquittal on bribery charges. He said payments were arranged through a third party after sentencing, with further social and familial bribes discussed. Blake's allegations implicate Ruef and associates in the ongoing graft prosecutions.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schmitz’ Board of Supervis
Abraham Ruef
Blake
A. S. Newby
Frank J. Murphy
Ruef
Jo Kelly
Blakr
Murphy
Mar
Newburgh
Inderse
John M. K Venkeman
Frank H
Blair
Newbury Murphy
Kansas Murderer Sentenced for Sawyer Killing
Henry was convicted of murdering Sawyer after inflamed by the belief Sawyer had ruined his daughter. A similar sentence was imposed on William Lipse, who accompanied the shooting at Sawyer’s when it occurred. Both were sent to prison in Independence Kansas.
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Kansas
Independence
Kan
Henry
Sawyer
William Lipse
Behner
Blast Kills 16 Year Old Dorothy in Missouri Quarry Accident
A blast from a quarry near a station threw debris about 200 yards, fatally striking Dorothy, 16, who was in a tent south of the city workhouse. The incident occurred Thursday in St. Louis Missouri and caused her death.
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St. Louis
Dorothy
Senatorial Primary Law Upheld In North Dakota
Supreme court rules the pledge to vote for a successful candidate in the senatorial primary unconstitutional as it relates to the popular election of United States senators but upholds the law for the vote. Party members are not compelled to pledge.
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Bismark
N. D
Supreme Court
Deei
United Statators
Hoffman House Manager Dies After Illness
New York records reveal John P. Cae, lessee and manager of the Hoffman House since 1894, died here last night following months of illness.
Old Singer John W. Hute Dead in Lynn Mass
John W. Hute, last of the Hut family famed for temperance and song, died in Lynn Massachusetts on Thursday at age 85. He gained national renown for his Civil War era performances and anti alcohol stance.
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Lynn
Mass
John W. Hute
Rear Admiral Cowden Bell on Retired List in Washington
Rear Admiral Alfred M. Reynolds Cowde is placed on the retired list on his sixty second birthday in Washington D C. The official action marks the end of a long service career in the naval forces.
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Cowden Bell
Washington, D. C
Alfred M. Reynolds Cowde
Land fraud defendants convicted in Portland trial
In Portland a jury convicted three defendants in a Los Angeles land fraud case. Dr. J. H. William H. Smith and Ric Hynes were among those convicted. Lee R. Myer and Jo Huntley were acquitted.
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Portland
Ore
J. H . William H. Smith
Ric Hynes
Los Angeles
States District Court
Thursding
Lee R. Myer
Jo Huntley
New York Budgets Tentative 1909 City Funds
New York City tentatively fixes the 1909 budget at about 157 million dollars with preliminary balance estimates outlined for review.
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New York
New York City
Yarmouth Founders with All 23 Aboard in North Sea
Wreckage found in the North Sea confirms the loss of the steamer Yarmouth while crossing from Holland to Harwich. Four crew members out of twenty three aboard perished with the others presumed lost at sea.
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London
North Sea
Yarmouth
Holland
Harwich
W T U to Meet in Omaha for 1909 Conven tion
The National Woman's Christian Temperance Union executive committee decided to hold its 1909 convention in Omaha. The meeting occurred Thursday in Om Denver Cbl.
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Denver
Cbl
National Woman's Tran Temperance Union
Omaha
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