Domestic items from around the globe headline week
Recap of global and national items including the Missouri river study by engineers, fundraising for Irish home rule, Roosevelt and Lorimer politics, attempts to copyright Wilkes-Barre, rail and naval tests, and cabinet action on civil service and banking reforms. Notable incidents include mining fires, a drowning at Occidental mine, and a Missouri Pacific trial verdict.
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National Irrigation Congress
Board of Engineers
Congress
Missouri River
Kansas City
St. Louis
Ireland
United Irish League
Buffalo
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Wilkes-Barre
United States
Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Windsor
Southwest Postal Association
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Iowa
Nebraska
Arkansas
Sherman
Gifford Pinchot
American Mining Congress
California
Southern Pacific Railroad
International Harvester Company
Brace
Missouri Supreme Court
Rockland
Tex
Occidental
Palmer
Seattle
J. Edsall
Missouri Pacific
Moody
Kan
Central credit bureau planned to curb loans
A report outlines establishing a central credit bureau in Washington to curb abuse by individuals and to assess credit extent. A separate cabinet note says Interior Secretary Ballinger did not resign and President Taft would not accept a resignation.
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Ballinger
Taft
Kansas
Jefferson
Skagway
Seattle
Wash
Tanana Placers
Coroner Jury Finds Dr Crippen Guilty in London Murder
The coroner's jury convicts Dr Crippen of murdering his wife in London. The aviation committee overseeing the Alpine flight awards $10,000, with half to Peruvian aviator George Chaves for the most dangerous portion of the journey.
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Dr. Crippen
London
Aviation Committee
Alps
George Chaves
Governor nominees and political twists across states
The item lists diverse political notes including H. L. Stimson named for New York governor by the Republican convention, London mayor Sir Thomas Vesey Strong as a temperance leader, Mayor Gaynor not seeking New York governor, Rutledge leaving Missouri Senate race over the negro plank, and Judge actions on divorce, crime, and political figures. It also cites a Kansas City circuit court batch, a St. Louis railroad damages case, and other national political snippets.
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H. L. Stimson
New York
Thomas Vesey Strong
London
Martha Davis
John Brown
Bendon
Mich
Stubbs
Jessie Morrison
Kansas Penitentiary
Castle
Gaynor
Robert Shelby Rutledge
New Madrid
United States
Oklahoma
Thomas Fitzmartin
St. Louis
San Francisco
University sets mixed office hours for patients and students
The university will operate separate morning and afternoon office hours for women and men respectively. All students must have prescriptions filled by a registered pharmacist as required by state law.
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Pital
McClure Chosen Moderator By Kansas City Presbytery
EB L McClure of Maxwell McClure Fitts Dry Goods was elected moderator at the Kansas City Presbytery meeting in Rich Hill. He is an elder of Third Presbyterian church and is noted for long church work and city service with the Commercial Club Helping Hand Institute Y M C A and Swope Settlement programs.
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McClure
Kansas City
Commercial Club
Helping Hand Institute
Swope Settlement
Publicity Tactics Compare Missouri Illinois State Fairs
The Louisiana Times explains the difference in fair publicity. Missouri uses weekly free notices with brief copy while Illinois distributes full page, free plate matter to every paper in the state, boosting their fair widely. It suggests readers take a hunch.
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Louisiana Times
Missouri
Illinois
This Cow A Milk Champion
Chief Josephine the prize Holstein cow owned by the University of Missouri has moved past two thirds of the way toward the world milk record. She leads all cows by 2,100 pounds with 21,696 pounds produced in eight months at an average of 89 pounds daily. Her best daily yield is 110.2 pounds.
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Josephine
University of Missouri
Hogs Uncover Seven Foot Coal Vein Near Rich Hill
O Spencer, farmer and stock raiser owner of the pacing horse Gratt, believes his hogs are undervalued by market price. He released a herd into pasture near Rich Hill and they vigorously root up sod uncovering shale and revealing a seven foot coal vein.
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O. Spencer
Gratt
Rich Hill
Spencer
Heaviest Vernon County Divorce Docket Reveals Abuses
The Vernon County circuit court October term docket lists 6 divorce suits the largest for a term, with main grounds cited as personal abuse and desertion. The record marks a notable rise in filings and signals strained domestic relations at the time.
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Vernon County
Insurance Agent Found Dead in St Louis Hotel
L. H. Fritzell a Springfield Illinois general agent for an insurance company was found dead in a St. Louis hotel. A bottle of carbolic acid lay on the floor near the draught that ended his life.
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L. H. Fritzell
Springfield
St. Louis
Good Roads Train Starts Marshfield Road Work
The good roads train under Curtis Hill state highway engineer toured the southwest and arrived at Marshfield Webster county for a four day stay. They immediately began work on two miles of road west of Marshfield known as the Springfield and Marshfield road.
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Curtis Hill
Marshfield
Webster County
Springfield and
Heaviest Voter Registration Reported in St. Louis
St. Louis experiences the heaviest registration in years as a statewide prohibition amendment stirs turnout. Officials expect total registration to approach 136000, a rise from earlier counts and signaling strong civic engagement.
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St. Louis
Beauty Prize and a Motor Ride Winner Named
Miss Netta Rose won Harry Rubey's beauty contest at Cal lao beating 18 rivals. Rubey must give Rose and the Jacksonville fair beauty a 100 mile motor car ride and supply all the candy they can eat on the trip.
Ketchel Buys Missouri Ranch Near Springfield
Middleweight champion Stanley Ketchel closed a deal for a 3200 acre Webster County tract near Springfield. He said he expected to make his home there.
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Missouri
Ketchel
Stanley Ketchel
Webster County
Springfield
Rival Prohibition Journals Spark Kansas City Debate
The Missouri controversy over prohibition has intensified in Kansas City with the appearance of two rival journals, one supporting and one opposing the ban.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Judge Urges 60 Day Publicity For Marriages In Missouri
Judge Thomas called for a law requiring sixty days of newspaper announcements before marriage licenses. He argued many marriages fail soon after due to hasty unions and proposed evidentiary publication as a remedy. He plans to raise the issue at the circuit judges meeting and push for legislative action.
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Iengetet
Kansas City
Thomas
Circuit Judges
Missouri
Old Ste Genevieve and Valle lead mines heritage of Missouri
Seventy miles from St. Louis Ste Genevieve is the oldest Missouri town with the first brick building west of the Mississippi. Valle family lead mines at Mine La Motte and Bonne Terre remain active while Iron Mountain iron mines are exhausted and gave their name to the railroad.
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St. Louis
Ste. Genevieve
Missouri
Mississippi River
Louisiana Territory
Valle
Iron Mountain
Jean Baptiste Valle
Roziers
la Motte
Bonne Terre
Iron Mountain Railroad
Officers Elected at Ninth Missouri Cavalry Reunion
The eleventh annual reunion in Wellsville ends with J. W. Stigall of Cairo as president B. W. Holliday of Moberly as vice president N. A. Gibson of Minneola as secretary and treasurer The next reunion will be in Moberly on the first Thursday and Friday of September 1911.
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Ninth Missouri Cavalry
Wellsville
J. W. Stigall
Cairo
B. W. Holliday
Moberly
N. A. Gibson
Minneola
James Humphrey Dies by Own Action in Jail
James Humphreys, a young farmer found guilty at Trenton of second degree murder in the James Hatcher case, hanged himself in his county jail cell using a bed clothing item. He had been sentenced to 20 years in the penitentiary.
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James Humphrey
James Humphreys
Trenton
James Hatcher
Humphreys
Missouri University Sees First Day Enrollment Rise
The University of Missouri opened with 875 students, up 25 from last year. Officials project total enrollment near 3,000 for the term as classes begin.
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M. U
University of Missouri
Elephant Escapes Robin Son’s Circus at Lamar
An elephant escaped from Robin son’s circus at Lamar before daylight. He uprooted three apple trees for E L Kazee the prosecuting attorney and ate a tubful of apples and tomatoes. At a store he helped himself to mixed food. The proprietor heard the commotion and informed his keepers who soon captured him.
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Robinson’s Circus
Lamar
E. L. Kazee
Roosevelt to Speak Twice in St Louis Visit
Col Theodore Roosevelt will give two speeches during his St Louis visit on October 11. One speech will be non partisan at the Business Men's league banquet. The other will be political and delivered at the Coliseum at night.
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Roosevelt
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
St. Louis
Business Men’s League
Coliseum
Tried For Life, Kennon Dies by Suicide
Thomas M. Kennon a prosperous farmer ten miles west of Doniphan shot himself in the head and died instantly while on trial in circuit court for the murder of neighbor M F Hughes a well known farmer and Democratic politician in May last.
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Self
Thomas M. Kennon
Doniphan
Kennon
M. F. Hughes
Webb City Conference Closes With Minister Appointments
The fortieth session of the Southwest Missouri Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South ended at Webb City with ministerial appointments for the ensuing year. Visiting preachers occupied pulpits in the mining district.
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Webb City
Southwest Missouri
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Farmer David Crowley Killed by Falling Log
David Crowley age 50, a farmer, was killed at his farm five miles north of town while loading saw logs on a wagon. A log slipped from the wagon and fell on him.
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David Crowley
Here
Brookins Flies 168 Miles in Wright Biplane Record Flight
Walter R Brookins set an American distance record by flying 168 miles in a Wright bi plane with one stop under the same conditions as Glenn Curtiss. He landed in Springfield at 4 27 PM amid a 100000 strong crowd, the arrival earlier than expected and without incident.
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Springfield
Illnois
Walter R.brookins
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
New York
Brookins
Haskell Case Dismissed in Oklahoma Trial Ends
McAlester Oklahoma reports the government could not prove conscious participation by Governor Haskell or co defendants under circuit court limits. Judge Marshall ruled the prosecution must show involvement in the three years before 1909, with many acts alleged in 1902.
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McAlester
Oklahoma
Haskell
Muskogee
Marshall
Circuit Court of Appeals
Warning to Packers in Kansas Asks Compliance
Dr S J Crumbine secretary of the Kansas board of health warns packing companies in Topeka that the board has evidence of weights and measures law violations. Prosecutions will begin after October 15. Some firms allegedly ship lard and lard compounds in boxes and cans and invoice at gross weight, charging retailers the weight of the container along with the product.
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Topeka
Kansas
S. J. Crumbine
Kansas Board of Health
Navy Estimates Set at 132 Million Dollars
Navy spending for the coming year is estimated at about 132 million dollars. President Taft approved the cabinet's recommendation and the figures will be submitted to Congress on the opening day of the session.
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Navy
Washington, D. C
Congress
Taft
Pearl Market Threat Claimed By Professor Bashford
Prof Bashford dean of Columbia University spoke at the American Fisheries Society meeting in Battery Park Aquarium about a method to grow pearls. He claimed pearls valued at 200 dollars could be produced for 2 dollars, warning the secret is guarded to avoid crashing market prices.
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Prof
Bashford
American Fisheries Society
New York
N. Y
Columbia University
Aquarium
Battery Park
Oldest Horse Ancestor Found in Wyoming Skeleton
A tiny four toed horse skeleton roughly fox terrier sized was unearthed in Wyoming by a team from the American Museum of Natural History. The find is the oldest ancestor of today’s horse discovered on the American continent.
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New York
N. Y
Wyoming
American Museum of Natiural History
Yale Begins 210th Year in New Haven
Yale University marks its 210th year in New Haven Connecticut with expected uptick in undergraduate registrations across departments. The university anticipates higher enrollment than last year as students rejoin campus.
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Yale
New Haven Conneticut
Yale University
Treasury weighs fig import ban over cholera risk
The treasury department considers barring imports of Smyrna and other figs due to cholera spreading in Asia and Europe, weighing public health against trade.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Smyrna
Asia
Europe
Cure for Severe Skin Disease Reported by Chicago Father
A Chicago father tells how his five year old son suffered a relentless itchy skin eruption with widespread sores. After ineffective doctors and a failed medical college treatment, Cuticura ointment on bandages brought rapid improvement and eventual cure over years, with repeated skin shedding during healing.
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Robert Wattam
Forty-eighth St
Chicago
Ill
Shinshu Student Dies by Jump Into Asama Crater
A Shinshu student selected self harm by leaping into the Asama crater. The body was found three days later after officials recovered papers left near the scene.
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Shinshu
Japan
Asamayama
Spohns Distemper Cure Advertises In Goshen Ind
Spohns Distemper Cure claims to cure distemper pink eye and similar horse diseases and prevents spread in stables. Also treats chicken cholera and dog distemper. Sold by druggists or directly from Spahn Medical Co Goshen Ind with agents wanted and a free book. 50 cents and 1.00 per bottle.
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SPOHN
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Increase in New York Port Commerce
The port of New York reports a 62 percent rise in its commerce over the past decade, marking substantial growth in trade and maritime activity. The data reflects expanding shipments, vessel calls, and economic activity linked to the port’s operations.
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Port of
New York
Red Cross Ball Blue Promotes White Clothes
Advertises Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain remover for white fabrics in a large 2 oz package priced at five cents.
Woman's sphere now seems to be the whole earth
A concise reflection notes that women have entered worldwide influence, portraying a shift in traditional roles as public life and global affairs increasingly include female participation and leadership. The line suggests expanding opportunities across nations and sectors.
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Woman
Lewis' Single Binder 6c cigar note on quality
A brief notice in old advertising compares Lewis' Single Binder 6c cigar to higher priced 10c cigars, asserting better quality for a lower price and encouraging readers to try the item.
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Lewis
Silent Vote Strategy Reflected in Political Claims
The article notes that politicians emphasize a silent vote, hoping to leverage ambiguity to influence outcomes. It discusses how messaging appeals to nonvoters and how perceived silence can shape campaign dynamics.
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