World News At A Glance Condenses Broad Item List
A Chicago dispatch summarizes global items: Kansas City hotel collapse kills two, four injured, four missing. San Francisco’s Western Sugar Refining dissolved. Sioux City rejects telephone line merger. cow in Caldwell Texas injures three after chewing dynamite. Missouri to Kansas freight rate shift halted. Concordia seals 40 carloads of eyes for cold storage with $200,000 insurance. Rockford reports two earthquakes. Mount Wrangell erupts again. Bank of Montreal thefts partly recovered in Chicago. Lippy-Davis coal claims canceled in Alaska. 2,000 Manila cigar makers strike. Mexican revolution finance questioned by U.S. senators. Durand Kansas train wreck with fatalities and injuries. Denver sees second snowfall in ten days. horse disease spreads to New Jersey. New York school riot protests transfer of principals. two aviation schools set to open. College Park aviation corps to split equipment. Kansas City ball park grandstand burned. Chicago suffrage club excludes married women. Zion City incident ends Voliva tabernacle. horse plague abating in Kansas. Briarton Oklahoma farmers shoot over cotton picker hires. Kansas seed buyers pool bluegrass seed. tug collision affects destroyer Porter.
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Kansas City
Western Sugar Refining Company
San Francisco
Spreckels Corporation
Graham
Sioux City
Caldwell
Tex
Missouri
Kansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Janary
Concordia
Kan
Rockford
Ill
Mount Wrangell
Alaska
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
B. C
Chicago
Fred Dennett
General Land Office
Bering River District
Manila
Gen. Orozco
Smith
Missouri Pacific
Durand
Denver
Central West
New Jersey
Dias Creek
New York
Army Aviation
California
Florida
Aviation Corps
College Park
Association Ball Park
Young Women's Garage Club
Cook Electric Company
Voliva
Zion City
Briartown
Tobacco firm forms to rival the trust in cigarettes
A new $50,000,000 tobacco company is being formed to manufacture all forms of tobacco and specialize in cigarettes in competition with the trust. Congress has abolished 17 pension agencies, and about 300 government clerks in Washington will gain new positions on January 31.
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Trust
Congress
Army of Government Clerks
Washington
War Costs and Conflicts Across Global Areas
The report notes Italy and Turkey in a costly war, Granada in Nicaraguan hands changing, Moros fighting in the Philippines, Marconi injured in Italy, Madero offering amnesty to Orozco followers, Ulster day troop movements, American sailors believed killed in Nicaragua, overcrowded Havana prisons, stolen silver recovered in Mexico, Cuba unrest, Turkish peace rejection and preparations, deadly Northern Dvina collision, Tourah counterfeits traced, Obregon federal forces wiped out, and King Alfonso's Paris visit seen as internationally significant.
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Granada
Manila
Guglielmo Marconi
Borghetto
Vara
Italy
Madero
Pascual Orozco
Belfast
Leon
Nicaragua
Havana
el Tigre Mining Company
Juan Gonzales
Cuba
Sagua
Santa Clara
War Ministry
Bulgaria
Dvina
Archangel
Russia
Tourah
Col. Obregon
San Joaquin Ranch
Alfonso
Paris
Multiple Incidents Across States Include Deaths and Protests
A flood of brief items reports a Missouri fatal car crash near Albany injuring J A Tipton and his wife, a Los Angeles jury bribe case against Clarence Darrow, cattle sales in Kansas City, Taft sending marines to Santo Domingo, self accusations for a murder pardon in Denver, a drag death near Altamont, opium smuggling arrests in San Francisco, a Missouri river islands survey proposal, lead ore extraction near Mokane, a large student fund-raising haul in Rockford, bootleg poison death in McAlester, a Memphis death penalty ruling, a Sedalia poisoning, a train express theft, a Wichita fatality, Kid McCoy legal action, rebels captured near Tucson, and a raw report on a Richmond area quarry owner.
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Albany
J. A. Tipton
Tipton
W. M. Conley
Gov. Wallace
California
Clarence S. Darrow
Los Angeles
R. L. Farrell
Liberty
Kansas City
Taft
Santo Domingo
Jacob H. Kresno
Denver
Ida Henry
Altamont
Robert Donaldson
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Henry Gallagher
United States Customs
San Francisco
W. F. Davis
Kansas
Arkansas
Kaw
End to Free Freight Delivery in Missouri City Limits
In Jefferson City the railroads will cease free freight delivery within city limits. After past competition between Missouri Pacific and Missouri Kansas Texas and Chicago and Alton, orders have been issued ending the free delivery service that helped keep freight competitive in the era. Warrensburg notes a continuity of a rural Dawson fair, begun in 1875 after grasshopper plagues, drawing farmers to a yearly display and thanksgiving.
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Jefferson City
Missouri, Kansas Texas Railroad
Missouri Pacific
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Chicago & Alton
Warrensburg
Dawson
Defeated Candidate Sues Paper Over Libel Claim
P Burris of Joplin files libel suit in Lawrence County Circuit Court against The Menace of Aurora an anti Catholic newspaper. Burris defeated Democratic sheriff candidate alleges slanderous articles caused his loss seeks 50000 damages from publisher W F Phelps.
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Lawrence County
the Menace
Aurora
P. Burris
Joplin
Jasper County
W.*f. Phelps
Road Boosters to Meet in Fulton This Week
Zac D. Dunlap national organizer for the Old Trails Road association in the twelve states between St. Louis and San Francisco was in Fulton confirming local organization. Walter Williams president of the Missouri Old Trails Association attended as plans for the first annual Missouri meeting in Fulton were finalized. Several hundred road boosters from across Missouri are expected.
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Zac D. Dunlap
Des, Moines
Old Trails Road Association
St. Louis
San Francisco
Fulton
Walter Williams
Missouri Old Trails Association
Missouri
Mrs Ida Henry Killed in North Altamont Runaway
Mrs Ida Henry died when dragged by a runaway cart north of Altamont after her two daughters aged 12 and 14 were thrown clear and injured. Farmers found Mrs Henry entangled in the wheels and deceased, while her daughters suffered severe bruises. Mrs Henry was a widow and daughter of Riley Fields a leading landowner in Daviess county.
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Ida Henry
Altamont
Henry
Riley Fields
Daviess County
Missouri farmer reports large ore find on Mokane land
Reuben Smith of Russellville found ore while driving over his Mokane farm. The ore weighed about 300 pounds and he has removed roughly 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of the mineral to date.
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Missouri
Henry Schmidt
Mokane
Reuben Smith
Russellville
Mr. Smith
Farmer DD B. Ross Found Dead In Braymer
Wealthy Braymer farmer DD B. Ross who faced a $5,000 damage suit over an alleged assault on a tenant’s wife was found dead in his home with throat cut and knife wounds. He lived alone and was a bachelor. The suit had been compromised.
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Farmer
DD B. Ross
White Ribboners to Meet State W C T U Convention
The thirtieth annual convention of the State W C T U opened in St Louis with state president Mrs Kate F Newton of Carthage presiding. The event closed with a dimmer and a reception for state and district officers at the Mercantile Club.
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St. Louis
Kate F. Newton
Carthage
Mercantile Club
Third Sister Dies by Own Action in Sedalia
Minnie Dunton a 16 year old girl died at Sedalia after drinking a cupful of concentrated lye. Disappointed in love is believed to have been the motive. Minnie is the third of the Dunton girls to commit death by own action.
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Minnie Dunion
Sedalia
Minnie
Dunton
Ville & Nashville
George B. Stockert
Rock Island
Kid” McCoy
Tucson
Ariz
Wiliam H. Rice
Minnie Dunton
Man Who Killed Eugene Martin Seeks Start of Term
Wood Arnold of St. Joseph who killed Eugene Martin in 1909 and was sentenced to three months in jail announced he wants to begin serving his term. Arnold was tried twice for the killing, and at the second trial was found guilty of fourth degree manslaughter. He appealed and the case has not yet reached the supreme court.
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Wood Arnold
St. Joseph
Eugene Martin
Arnold
Martin
Supreme Court
Miner Kills Wife and Daughter Then Himself
In Webb City, William Ladenberg a miner, shot and killed his wife and their six year old daughter in the home of his former wife Mrs Ollie Triplett. He then shot himself after the tragedy. Ladenberg had lived apart from Triplett for three years.
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William Ladenberg
Webb City
Ladenberg
Ollie Triplett
Labor Selects Springfield for 1913 Ad Convention
After a four day session the State Federation of Labor annual convention at Sedalia adjourned following officers' election and the selection of Springfield as the site for the ad convention to be held the Monday in September 1913.
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Labor
Springfield
State Federation of Labor
Sedalia
Ad Ge
Heid on Federal Charge Barrs Paragould Family
W. C. Phelps was brought to Cape Girardeau and jailed by Deputy U. S. Marshal E. B. Whitworth on a federal charge for taking Mrs. Sarah Summers and five children from Paragould Arkansas to St. Louis where he abandoned them.
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Heid
W. C. Phelps
Cape Girardeau
U. S
E. B. Whitworth
Sarah Summers
Paragould
Ark
St. Louis
College Editor Robert Vogelsang Dies at 20
Robert Vogelsang editor of Westminster College Monthly at Fulton died at his home from typhoid fever. He was 20 and served on the college athletic board.
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College
Robert
Vogelsang
Westminster College Monthly
Fulton
College Athletic Board
Explosion Protects Family in Lightning Fire
Lightning struck the Joplin residence as J. J. Gettinger loaded shotgun shells. The explosion woke Gettinger, revealing his home in flames but likely saved his family from the ensuing blaze.
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J. J. Gettinger
Joplin
Gettinger
Southwest Missouri Methodist Conference Convenes in Springfield
The 42nd annual session of the southwest Missouri conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opened in Springfield with Bishop Collins Denny of Richmond presiding in place of Bishop Hoss of Muskogee.
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M. EE
Church Conference
Southwest Missouri
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Springfield
Collins ,Denny
Richmond
Hoss
Muskogee
Sedalia Builds Roads with 14 More Rock Miles Awarded
Sedalia road district commissioners awarded contracts for 14 additional miles of rock roads, bringing total awards to 55 miles in six weeks and promising completion before winter.
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Sedalia
Man Killed Sleeping on Rail Near Neosho
Frederick Dorar of Camden county aged 60 was struck and killed by a fast Kansas City Southern freight train a few miles north of Neosho. He was seated on the track and is believed to have stopped to rest and fallen asleep.
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Frederick Dorar
Camden County
Kansas City Southern
Neosho
Joplin Car Strike Ends Hotels Resume Service
After a four day idle period caused by a strike of carmen and barn men service on all lines of the Joplin and Pittsburg Railroad was resumed. A settlement between the employer and road management was reached.
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Joplin
Carmen
Joplin & Pittsburg Railroad Company
Train Kills Two On Burlington Road Collision
George Monroe a section hand and his wife were killed instantly when a train struck a handcar carrying six persons on the Burlington road between Old Monroe and Perugue. The tragedy occurred as the group rode the handcar.
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George Monroe
Burlington Road
Old Monroe
Perugue
Monroe
Woman Sentenced for Stone Throwing at Husband’s Job
Mrs Sadie Mullett was sentenced to ten days in the workhouse by Judge Allee at St Joseph for going to a factory where her husband worked and throwing stones to force him to quit his job.
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Sadie Mullett
Allee
St. Joseph
Aviator Fatally Injured in Exhibition Flight
George Underwood of California capsized during an exhibition flight at the Callao fair and plunged to the ground. Crushed under the wreck his fatal injuries were reported.
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Callao Fair
George Underwood
California
Clark's Son to Campaign in Missouri for Democrats
Bennett C. Clark son of Speaker Clark returns to the University of Missouri in Columbia after a year in Washington. This fall his weekends will be spent campaigning the state for the Democratic party.
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Clark
Washington
Bennett C. Clark
Speaker Clark
State University
Columbia
Democratic Party
Circus Train Wreck Kills Two Near Chaonia
A Lamonte Dog and Pony show train wreck killed two people and injured fourteen when two coaches derailed after crossing a bridge near Chaonia about 40 miles west of Cape Girardeau.
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Lamonte Dog and Pony Show
Chaonia
Cape Girardeau
Groom-to-Be Had a Wife Charged with Wife Abandonment
Ernest Marshall of Marion Illinois was taken from a train at Clinton by Sheriff King and jailed on a wife abandonment charge. He reportedly left his wife and two children at Marion while working at Deepwater and planned to marry a young woman near Harvey. He will be taken back to Williamson County for trial.
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Ernest Marshall
Marion
Ill
Clinton
Franklin Wagg Injured After Farm Silo Fall
Frank Wagg a wealthy Liberty area landowner fell 30 feet from a scaffold while helping erect a silo on his farm. He was unconscious for about two hours. doctors expect eventual recovery. He suffered broken arms and a broken collar bone.
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Hurt
Liberty
Frank Wagg
First University Missourian Daily Appears in Columbia
The University Missourian first daily issue is printed in Columbia. Harry D. Guy of Kansas City serves as editor as students from the School of Journalism publish for the University of Missouri community.
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University
University Missourian
Schools of Journalism
University of Missouri
Columbia
Harry D. Guy
Kan City
Independence School Board Plans Bond Sale to District Residents
The Independence school board proposes selling its 75000 bond issue to local residents within the Independence school district if feasible. Bonds come in $500 blocks, called 5 208, with 5 percent interest.
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School Board of Independence
Independence
Enrollment Record Breaks at University of Missouri
Enrollment at the end of the second day at the University of Missouri in Columbia topped 1,600, surpassing the total of the first two days in any prior year.
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University of Missouri At Columbia
Court barred an oil attorney in Waters-Pierce hearing
New York lawyer Robert W. Stewart, counsel for Standard Oil, was barred from the Standard-Waters-Pierce hearing after offensive remarks. With no other attorney available the hearing was paused until October 3. Samuel Untermeyer pressed for re-examination of Richard C. Weit while Stewart objected. Commissioner Jacobs called Stewart's conduct bullying and ordered more gentlemanly behavior. Stewart claimed Jacobs would not rule against Untermeyer. S. W. Fordyce of Waters-Pierce will travel to Chicago to testify before the suit resumes in St. Louis.
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New York
N. Y
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Oil
Standard-Waters- Pierce
Jacobs
Samuel Untermeyer
Richard C. Weit
Stewart
Untermeyer
S. W. Fordyce
Waters-Pierce Company
Chicago
Nicaragua Rebel Leader Mena Surrenders to U S Officer
General Luis Mena, Nicaraguan rebel chief, surrenders not to the government commander but to the American forces. He is to be sent to Panama under guard with 700 followers. Rear Admiral Southerland accepted the surrender, signaling possible exile. Other Central American nations fear similar unrest and seek intervention to avert wider disorder.
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Panama
Luis Mena
Mena
Weitzel
State Department
Southerland
Runaway Victim Robbed After Denver Woman Injured
Mrs A W Miller of Denver was severely injured when her horse bolted in Pittsburg Kansas causing her to fall from a carriage. The frightened horse dragged the vehicle several blocks and her hair was caught in a wheel. After the stop and before aid arrived she was robbed of seven dollars and a gold watch.
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Pittsburg
Kan
A. W. Miller
Denver
Suffrage Rally Fires Up Salina Union Delegates
The state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in Salina elected officers for the coming year. An address by Mrs. Nellie Parker of Delphos on Why I Want to Vote inspired delegates, with all declaring in favor of woman suffrage.
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Salina
Kansas
Woman's’ Christian Temperance Union
Nellie Parker
Delphos
Man Falls Nine Floors In Elevator Shaft. Survives
Samuel Spatts, a laborer, plummeted from the ninth floor into an elevator shaft in Chicago. After four floors, his body struck a descending elevator, which then slammed to the bottom due to the impact. He escaped injury.
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Chicago
Tripoii
Samuel Spatts
Anborer
Spatts
Georgia Wreck Kills Two Near Plainville
A Southern railway wreck near Plainville Georgia left two dead one a man named Mitchell from Chattanooga and a negro boy and ten injured authorities reported. The crash occurred late yesterday drawing investigations by local and railroad officials.
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Plainville
Georgia
Southern Railway
Here
Mitchell
Chattanooga
Seek Women Horsethieves in Wagoner Case
Laura Reeves is jailed in Wagoner Oklahoma charged as a member of a gang of women horse thieves. Della Wiley is believed head of the organization. In the last year 26 horses have been stolen with none recovered. Two Indian girls are being sought as members of the band.
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Women Horsethieves
Muskogee
Laura Reeves
Wagoner
Della Wiley
Wounded Husband Captured After Iowa Murder Case
Peter Wilson, sought by the sheriff in the murder of his young wife at their Oskaloosa home, was captured at Beacon. He bore a breast wound, likely self-inflicted, and authorities believe the injury could prove fatal.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Peter Wilson
Sheriff's Deputies
Beacon
Adams Express Company Indicted Over Liquor Sale Nuisance
The Adams Express Company was indicted for maintaining a nuisance related to the sale of intoxicating liquors at its local office in Mason City Iowa.
Mutineers Shot by Loyal Chinese Troops
More than 200 mutinous soldiers were executed by loyal troops without court-martial following a recent uprising. General Li Yuan Heng commended the decisive action.
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Wu Chang
Ching
Li Yuan Heng
Honor Major Butt Memorial Unveiled at Sewanee
A bronze tablet commemorating the life of Major Archibald Willingham Butt, United States Army, was unveiled in All Saints at Sewanee Tennessee honoring his noble life and heroic death.
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Sutt
Nashville
Tennessee
Archibald Willingham Butt
United States
All Saints
Sewanee
Lawyer Fined for Contempt in Tennessee Court
A noted Tennessee lawyer, deaf and quick tempered, argued in a court led by a younger judge. The judge fined him $10 for contempt after a clash, and the lawyer asked what he owed for, then paid the debt with a poisonous look toward the bench.
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Tennessee
Saturday Evening Post
Woman Returns From 70 Day European Tour
A woman connected to Mrs Partington spoke of an astonishing European trip lasting seventy days. She impressed friends by noting the French pheasants singing the mayonnaise as the highlight among many wonders.
Change When a Man Lets His Beard Grow
Dialogue notes the transformative effect of beard growth on a man's countenance. One character urges another to quit shaving, highlighting the facial hair change as a notable transformation and topic of consideration.
Red Hair Heredity Fails To Explain Brain Traits
The saying links hereditary traits to hair color but notes brain characteristics often diverge. It reflects a caution against assuming genetics predict cognitive outcomes.
Enough for One Night at the Musical Recital
An Enthusiast praises a young man after a recital while a Sufferer hopes for no encore tonight. The exchange hints at emerging talent and audience reactions in a local performance.
Hidden Motive Behind Romance Cited in Witty Adage
A remarked proverb notes many men prize wealth in love yet keep the motive unspoken. The saying underscores themes of money in affection and social perception.
Careful Doctor Prescribes Food Over Drugs Insightful Case
A patient describes severe gastritis improved by a doctor recommending Grape Nuts, starting with small portions and gradually increasing. The account praises scientific physicians who treat conditions by appropriate means rather than default medications, noting restored appetite, color, memory, and vitality as outcomes.
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Jesse Swett
McAlester
Leo Temple
Memphis
Standard
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Resinal Chemical Company
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