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Small item roundup from across the world notes Cyrus Super of Moreland Kansas winning $800 against Modell township over a washed out bridge. Also reported are a Windsor Missouri circus bear injuring two, a Dumas Arkansas jail lynching, Kansas sororities drama, a Peabody road project named White Pole road, and a volatile New York stock exchange session amid steel trust talk.
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Cyrus Super
Moreland
Kan
Modell Township
Windsor
Dumas
Ark
Chas
Peabody
White Pole
New York Stock Exchange
Steel Trust
Chicago
Notre Dame University
Ind
Wichita
Fort Riley
Robert E. L. Michie
Thirteenth Cavalry
W. H. Watson
Mabel Mosier
St. Joseph
Lawrence
Robinson Gymnasium
U. A
Pesident Mason
Baker University
Baldwin
University
State Board of Health
Kansas City
Wichita Recall Elevates Minick as Mayor in Tight Election
In Wichita the recall vote ousted Mayor Graham by nearly two to one and elected Dr. W. W. Minick mayor. Also recalled were Commissioners E. M. Leach and R. B. Campbell in a sweeping local political shift.
First Canadian cotton seed oil refinery opens in Toronto
A living man is reportedly imprisoned in the French battleship Liberte after it was sunk by magazine explosions. Five blasts in its magazines killed about 500 sailors and may allow rescue of the survivor. Immediate war risk looms as Italy and Turkey edge toward conflict. A Chihuahua flood left many dead or missing after a cloudburst. Morocco entanglement ends with France’s reply to Germany. A violent Vesuvian storm caused deaths and heavy property damage.
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Canada
Toronto
Italy
Turkey
Chihuahua
Mex
France
Germany
Vesuvian
Multiple Offbeat Headlines From Midwest and National Notes
A collection notes several incidents and actions: a lineman Charles Smith killed by a live wire on a Sedalia pole. Charles Orth buys the K L G railroad in a public auction for 70 dollars toward a 5 million capitalization. hunting accident leaves Ray Poe of Wichita as Kansas’s first season victim. large Babe Waggener picnic near Atchison draws about 30 000 attendees, including many children. Bryan speaks at Kansas City Conservation Congress. Mrs. Edward Woodcock dies in Canton Illinois from headache pills. Hunter Johnson named U S district attorney for Wewoka district Oklahoma. Judge John R Clark injured fatally near a train in Tulsa. Theodore Diehl travels to Solingen to study undervalued cutlery exports. A Los Angeles Times damages suit seeks 50 000 against gas explosions. Ex-treasurer D N Morgan jailed in New York Tombs for fraud. Daniel N Morgan arrested in stock fraud case with associates. Gary appoints David W Hill to state commission in replacement. A court order in Washington sends officials to move a marine corps hauled down. A Brookhaven Mississippi case sees Frank H Lawson Davis convicted and sentenced to life for assault.
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Charles Smith
Sedalia
Charles Orth
Walter, Ok
Ray Poe
Wichita
Kansas
Poe
William Collier
Babe Waggener
Forest Park
Atchison
Kan
Wm. J. Bryan
Conservation Congress
Kansas City
Edward Woodcock
Canton
Hunter Johnson
United States
Wewoka
John R. Clark
Tulsa
Theodore Diehl
Treasury Department
Solingen
Prussia
Los Angeles Times
A. C H. Elder
D. N. Morgan
Tombs
New York
Daniel N. Morgan
Gary
David W. Hill
Poplar Bluff
State Commission
L. M. Jones
Marine Corps
Washington
Frank H
Toledo
President Taft Talks Conservation At Third Annual Congress
Kansas City audience of about 20 000 hears Taft urge soil conservation as key to feeding a growing nation. He cites land use, irrigation, drainage, and proposed county level agricultural demonstrations to boost productivity and self sufficiency while improving farming education and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Taft
Congress
Alaska
United States
Agricultural Department
Acre
Europe
Farmers’ High School
Agricultural College
And He Will There Are Men Who Seek A Fair Chance
A editorial reflection contrasts men aiming to do good work with those who pursue a steady tenure, noting the boss’s duty to choose the right type for steady progress. The piece weighs character and reliability in leadership decisions.
Onion in the field: a boastful man’s hollow pride
A quip likens a man who boasts of fine ancestry to an onion in the field, suggesting his pride is hollow and out of place.
Cinematograph Imports and cinema prices in Britain
Great Britain imports most of its cinema films from the United States. The cost to see a moving picture show ranges from 10 to 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinematograph
Great Britain
United States
Advice to Husbands and the Hidden Path to Harmony
A compact column offers practical tips for married life, urging husbands to listen, share responsibility, and cultivate patience. It notes that simple daily acts and respectful communication can improve harmony without dramatic changes.
Merchants oppose parole for Myrick and Barney
Junction City business leaders and the jury that convicted William Myrick and N Barney petitioned Warden Codding to keep the men jailed. They attack Schwenson on April 26 1903, rob him and leave him for dead. After an escape plot in jail they were recaptured and sent to the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
Louis Schwenson
Codding
State Penitentiary
William Myrick
N. Barney
Myrick
Barney
Schwens
Schwenson
Ptomaine poisoning hits Atchison picnic crowd
In Atchison Kansas a picnic at Forest park left six ill after eating spoiled pressed chicken. F S Welch a farmer his young daughter E S Still man and his wife and two children all fell ill and were found in dangerous condition beside the road by neighbor Harry Reisner an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Kansas
F.,.s. Welch
E. S. Stillman
Forest Park
Atchison
Harry Reisner
Farmer Sues Over Alienation of Affection Case
D. B. Warnock of near Huron files a $25,000 damages suit against J. K. Moore alleging Moore abducted his wife and three children by taking them in a car while Warnock was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchinson
Kansas
D. B. Warnock
Huron
J. K. Moore
Postmaster Accused of Misappropriating Funds
Sam R. Johnston, Elmo postmaster, was brought to St. Joseph by Deputy Marshal J. E. Morrison and Postoffice Inspector Brownlow. He was arraigned before Commissioner Colt on charges of misappropriating $400 of government funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Missouri
Sam R. Johnston
Elmo
St.Joseph
J. E. Morrison
United States
Kansas City
Postoffice
Brownlow
Colt
Two Big Silos Built for Cottonwood Falls Area
Two large silos finished by J. H. McCreedy of Strong City and E. B. Greene at Bazaar with a capacity of 250 tons each. This marks one of the first such structures built in the country and signals a boost for local storage capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood Falls
Kansas
J. H. McCreedy
Strong City
E. B. Greene
Bazaar
Woman dies after rattlesnake bite near Nalls
Mrs Eliz abe th Schmelebeck of St Joseph Missouri wife of a farmer was bitten on the ankle by a rattlesnake near Nalls and died in a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Missouri
Elizabeth Schmelebeck
Nalls
Skirts for Bad Boys in Darlington Oklahoma
Two boys who fled the Masonic Orphans home in Darlington Oklahoma were sentenced to wear the clothing of girls until they reach 21 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlington
Oklahoma
Masonic Orphans
Merchants Barbecue Marks Wellington Sale Day
The Retail Merchants association hosted a barbecue as part of the monthly sale day in Wellington Kansas drawing an estimated crowd between four and five thousand people.
Salina residents oppose outside aid in Mary Chamberlain case
Reports from Lincoln Center say funds sent nationwide to prosecute assailants of Mary Chamberlain, a Shady Bend schoolteacher tarred August 8, may be returned. Willard E. Lyon notes Lincoln Center meeting planned to explain county stance and local residents prefer handling the affair locally.
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Shady Bend
Salina
Kansas
Lincoln Center
Mary Chamberlain
Willard E. Lyon
Lyon
Wichita Police Chief Resigns Effective Immediately
Wichita Kansas Police Chief Meanor submitted resignation to the mayor and city commissioners. the move takes effect immediately. The action follows formal notice to city leadership and ends Meanor's term as head of the Wichita Police Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Meanor
Strike Ordered on Harriman Lines Including Illinois Central
A strike on all Harriman routes including the Illinois Central is to be called once the presidents of the Shopmen's International unions determine the day and hour. The decision awaits coordination among union leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Harriman
Illinois Central
County Attorney Resigns in Cherokee County
A. L. Majore resigns as Cherokee County attorney in Topeka Kansas. He had long expressed willingness to practice elsewhere. The notice ends with unclear fragments about future plans and status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
A. L. Majore
Cherokee County
Majors
The Deceiver in Rank Talk Sparks Guard Room Move
The Tattler reports a sergeant orders a corporal to expose Murphy for alleged deception in ranks. The corporal confirms the chatter, noting Murphy did not speak as claimed, and the sergeant orders him to the guard room as punishment.
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Murphy
Great Grace of Living Peaceably with Perverse People
A Kempis notes that associating with the good is easy but living calmly with hard and disorderly persons is a true grace. He calls such restraint commendable and manly, praising patient harmony over conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A Kempis
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S. J. Crumbine
Kansas State Board of Health
Hays City
Atlanta
Nassau Boulevard
Farmers’ Congress of Nebraska
York
Ed Ludden
Binger
Vince Feaster
Willard McDruff
R. E. Ward
Williamsville
Pittsburg
Independence
Lenath
Hunnewell
Preby C. W. Trickett
Misouri State Federation of Labor
Hill City
Minnesota
Peter Hanson
Graham
W. W. Minick
E. M. Leach
R. B. Campbell
Canonsburg
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ramona
Neenah
Wis
Grabham
Gov
Stubbs
Dawson
Foreign Affairs
Lawson Davis
Brookhaven
Miss
President Taft
Pfomaines
Hostetter
Forco Area
Carter
Fort Bend County
Tex
Lee Hughs
Thompsons
Fort Bend Co
Remingtons
Americas Writleg Machine Co., Inc
Wyandotte Gi
Edwards Lige
J.p.alles Edicine CO
Dept. A
St. Paul, Minn
Parker
N. Peite
Manufacturing CO
Menominee, Mich
Garey Agt
Ieee
Defiance
Seversrss
Thompson's Eye Water
Ww. N. Y
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