World at a Glance Finds Local Sparks in Broad Briefs
Diverse items from across the nation include a murder case against Caleb A Inlow in Utah, a Topeka court session for Fowler Packing against Kaw Valley drainage, and Kansas horse plague cures submitted for a $1,000 bounty. Robberies hit Oklahoma banks, a Missouri land settlement plan moves forward, and Kansas develops with new schools and library funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caleb A. Inlow
Bingham, Utah
U. S. District Court
Topeka
Fowler Packing Company
Kaw Valley Drainage Board
Kansas
Stubbs
Kansas Natural Gas Company
Kansas City
Kan
Supreme Court of Idaho
Secretary of State
Taft
Roosevelt
Thee State Bank
Keystone
Oklahoma
Farmers’ Bank
Bogard
United States
National Forest
Missouri Rural Life Conference
Kirksville
San Francisco
Cedar Edge
Col
Nicaragua
Kremlin
Douglas
Bert Edgar
New York
Missouri Capitol
Tracy & Swarthwout
New State House
Chicago
Robbins Memorial
Ellsworth
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Balkan Crisis and World War Tensions Highlight 1914 Dispatch
A snapshot of global upheaval reports Montenegro’s war declaration against Turkey and fighting near the Turkish border. Other items note the assassination plot penalties in Italy, dynastic intrigue, and European powers planning intervention as frost devastates German wine exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pascual Orozco
Blocker
del Rio
Tex
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Antonio Dalba
Montenegro
Mexican
Chamber of Deputies
Turkey
Porte
Third International Congress of Archaeology
Rome
Enrique Maza
Hugh
Gibson
Havana
Balkan
Constantinople
Germany
Colonia Morelos
Berana
Del
Equal suffrage rally aims to push Missouri vote in 1914
In Sedalia the State Equal Suffrage association adopted Equal suffrage for Missouri in 1914 and plans to send a delegation to Jefferson City to urge legislators to refer the question to voters. If denied, the initiative and referendum will be used. Moberly engineer George Runyan survived a Wabash train wreck after being summoned to St. Louis. passenger train No. 14 overturned at McFall and engineer George Richardson was killed. Richardson lived in Stanberry with his wife.
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Missouri
State Equal Suffrage Association
Sedalia
Jefferson City
Moberly
George Runyan
St. Louis
Runyan
McFall
George Richardson
Stanberry
Butcher banker Hoffmann’s losses prompt trust fail
J Phillip Hoffman of St. Louis known as the butcher banker testified he kept only mental books for four years after handling about $66,000 in trusted funds. He said locals entrusted their savings believing in his business skill, with all funds lost when he failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Phillip Hoffman
St. Louis
Hoffman
Colubian attorney attack case ends with plea and parole bid
Charles Wingo pleaded guilty to assault with intent to kill after slashing D W B Kurtz Jr with a knife when presented with a bill. Wingo was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and filed for parole. Kurtz urged clemency for Wingo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wingo
D. W. B. Kurtz, Jr
Kurtz
Wingo
Mile of Rock Road Demonstration Near Harrisonville
Col Woolridge reports the demonstration mile of rock road connecting Harrisonville to the Orient and cemetery has cost a little under $2000. Built by W Dobbins to show a mile of standard rock road can be produced cheaper than common estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisonville
Orient, Cemetery
Col. Woolridge
W. Dobbins
Prisoners freed by forged orders in county jail
Discovery of forged release orders for prisoners in the county jail is under investigation. The first case involved Emma Cain who was to serve 30 days. the stamp copy resembled Police Judge Foster's seal, who denies signing the order. Officials will review records to determine extent of the forgery and how many orders were honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Emma Cain
Foster
Row of 1910s crimes and incidents spans several states
A diverse roundup notes Joel Morrison’s arrest in Sulphur Springs Ark after a 12 year cow theft. Hezekiah Watts fatally shoots Edward Young in Wichita horse trade dispute. Harley Barrett assaults Mrs. Pearl Pomeroy near Gallatin Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Morrison
Sulphur Spring
Ark
Hezekiah Watts
Edward Young
Wichita
Watts
Young
Harley Barrett
Pearl Pomeroy
Gallatin
George B. Nye
Waverly
Ohio
Columbus
E. T. Fairchild
Topeka
New Hampshire College
Durham
Will Isaac
Farmers’ Institute
J. H.martley
New Bedford
Mass
Louise Gelinas
Boston
Salt Lake City
Lawrence
Kan
Lincoln Beachey
Ben Levy
Mortimer Levy
St. Louis
New York
Frank J. Gould
Paris
Prince Ludovic Pignatelli d’Aragon
America
Louis ‘Wolf
Atchison
Clark Jones
Macon
Legislator D A Sharp of Liberty Marries Miss Isabell Monroe
D A Sharp, a Clay county legislator, married Miss Isabell Monroe of Tipton at Tipton. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Ward H Edwards of Liberty. Sharp works with a large Liberty furniture firm and Isabell is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Walt Monroe of Tipton.
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D. A. Sharp
Liberty
Isabell Monroe
Tipton
Ward H. Edwards
Clay County
Walt Monroe
Shot Over Board Bill Ends in Lethal Duel Near Bevier
Salvador Broutin, 25, was killed on the public road near Bevier when Ameal Maillett, 17, fired. Lucien Maillett, the shooter’s father, was shot in the arm as he rushed to intervene. Broutin had lived with the Maillettes for a year and had a dispute over a board bill two months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvador, Broutin
Bevier
Ameal Maillett
Lucien Maillett
Broutin
Maillette
Woman Struck by Car in Moberly. Brother-in-law Not Seriously Hurt
A woman named Louis was struck by a motor car while driving in Moberly and sustained severe injuries. Her brother-in-law Henry Levy was also thrown from the buggy but avoided serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Levy
Mortimer Levy
St. Louis
Moberly
Henry Levy
Sweeper Misplaces Thousands in Street Coin
H Witska a St. Louis street sweeper picked up between 7000 and 8000 dollars in coin and currency in three bags while at work and threw them aside thinking the money contained rocks left by boys. He learned of the error when United Railways representatives returned to search for the loss.
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H. Witsk
St. Louis
United Railways
Apple Movement Begins in Ozark Trade
Movement of Ozark apples to eastern markets has started with 577 car loads moved from Frisco divisions in the southern state. The total surpasses the previous year by 200 cars for the same period.
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Ozark
Frisco
Shoots Man in Dare Accident at Fulton Home
Mrs Rosa Russell 20 shot Louis Backer 40 a boarder at her Fulton home. She says the shooting was accidental, claiming she warned him to stop from a bed when he entered and dared her to fire with a shotgun. He was severely wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Russell
Louis
Backer
Fulton
Russell
Boy Hangs Self Over Fears of School Punishment
Roy Youry, 11, hanged himself in a barn at St Joseph after fearing punishment at school for playing hockey and a fight with his brother. His mother found the body later.
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Roy
Youry
St. Joseph
Man Takes Poison on Anniversary in Columbia
John E. Ridgeway a retired farmer of Columbia drank carbolic acid on his 26th wedding anniversary and died before a doctor could be called. He left a widow and six children.
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John E. Ridgeway
Columbia
Sedalia Night Horse Show Sees Rider Hurt
Miss Loula Long prominent Kansas City whip was slightly injured at the Sedalia estate fair night horse show when her runabout collision threw her from the roadster and she was dragged several feet before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Loula’ Long
Kansas City
Miss Long
Man Dead En Route to Funeral Near Nevada
Walter Hudgens, traveling from Nevada to Fulton for his nephew Harold Hudgens funeral, was found dead by a railroad track near Nevada with a head wound. Authorities suspect he fell from a train en route to the service.
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Walter Hudgens
Nevada
Fulton
Harold Hudgens
Ray County Banker Joseph F. Rippy Dies at Lawson Home
Joseph F. Rippy vice-president of the Commercial Bank died at his Lawson residence after a brief illness. He was among Ray county’s oldest pioneers. Survived by his widow and three children Clay Rippy of Lawson Mrs. Etta Harrader of Los Angeles Cal and John D. Rippy of St. Louis.
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Ray County
Joseph F. Rippy
The
Commercial Bank
Lawson
Clay Rippy
Etta Harkrader
Los Angeles
Cal
John D. Rippy
St. Louis
Government uses 200 witnesses in fraud case against Springfield dealers
Nearly 200 witnesses from across the West testify as the government pursues five Springfield real estate dealers charged with selling fraudulent homestead rights of old soldiers and sailors.
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West
Springfield
Woman Aids Recapture of Lebanon Jail Breakers
Mrs J F Hufft widow of Laclede county sheriff helped Springfield police pursue two escapees who broke jail at Lebanon. She led a posse from Springfield in the absence of her husband and aided in recapture.
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Springfield
J. F. Hufft
Hufft
Laclede County
Lebanon
Ball Player Powell Attacked Before St Joseph Banquet
Outfielder Ray Powell of the Detroit American team was assaulted in front of a St Joseph hotel as he headed to a banquet for the St Joseph team. He was knocked unconscious by a group described as Black. No motive or cause is known.
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Ray Powell
St. Joseph
Vandalia Newspaper Sold to Kansas Publisher
B F Wilson sold the Vandalia Mail to W B McIntyre of Caldwell Kansas. It is reported the newspaper will be independent in politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
B. F. Wilson
Vandalia Mail
W. B. McIntyre
Caldwell
Kan
Mail
Bond for Young Patricide In Sedalia Case
Boyd Willett, a 14 year old, arrested on first degree murder charges for killing his father last January, waived a hearing at arraignment and was released on a $2000 bond furnished by his mother.
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Boyd Willett
Sedalia
Telephone Saved Missourian in Minn.
Michael T. Grier of Kansas City narrowly escaped death in his room at the Ryan hotel in St. Paul Minnesota after an accidental overdose of chloroform containing medicine. Dr. G E Routh discovered his condition after responding to a telephone call from Grier.
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Michael T. Grier
Kansas City
Ryan Hotel
St. Paul
Minn
G. E. Routh
Grier
Play Duel Fatal Near Trenton Claims Twoteen Victim
Norman Kirk fourteen? Actually 16? The report states Norman Kirk age 16 shot Kenneth Wright age 14 two miles northwest of Trenton during a crowd hunting event. A sham duel was planned and Kirk shot Wright in the left side of the neck severing a major vein.
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Norman Kirk
Kenneth Wright
Trenton
Young Kirk
Wright
Hannibal Auto Association Seeks Better Regional Roads
A movement across western Illinois and northeast Missouri gathers hundreds of car owners to join the Hannibal Auto Association. The group aims to improve road conditions in this part of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Illinois
Missouri
Hannibal Auto Association
Sunday School Conference Planned in Springfield 1912
The Ministerial Alliance announces a conference of Sunday school workers from Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma Texas Colorado and New Mexico to be held in Springfield in November 1912.
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Ministerial Alliance
Springfield
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Warrensburg Bonds Sold to Fidelity Trust for City Projects
The Fidelity Trust Company of Kansas City bought Warrensburg street improvement and sewer bonds totaling 32,000 dollars. The issue breaks down as 30,000 for streets and 12,000 for sewers and sanitation, all maturing in twenty years at a five percent rate.
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Warrensburg
Fidelity Trust Company of
Kansas City
Fire destroys German military airship at Reinickendorf
A semi rigid German dirigible at Reinickendorf Berlin exploded during hydrogen filling. The friction of the gas caused a fire and a violent blast destroyed the balloon and its hall, but all crew members escaped injury.
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Berlin
Germany
Reinickendorf
Maj
Cross
Flying Corps
Trains Armored For Daltons and Youngers Raids
Fort Smith Arkansas trains and crews were heavily armed as a precaution after a week of sensational robberies by bands in eastern Oklahoma Indian Territory. Engineers firemen and express car crews carried revolvers and repeating rifles before departures.
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Fort Smith
Arkansas
Daltons
Youngers
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Fire Rages Aboard Dunholme At Bayonne Docks
At 8 p m a blaze aboard the oil tank steamship Dunholme at Standard Oil docks Bayonne New Jersey left one man dead another critically injured and one missing. The fire caused about 500000 dollars in damage with two steamers and a schooner burned nearly to the water and two more steamers and two piers badly damaged.
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Bayonne
New Jersey
Dunholme
Standard Oil Company
Boy Nearly Drowned After Being Washed Into Sewer
Newsboy George Cummings narrowly escaped death after being swept into a sewer opening in Leavenworth Kansas. He and two companions were crossing a street after a picture show when water carried him into the opening. Bystanders pulled him out after a struggle. He entered the hole head first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kansas
George Cummings
McElheny Murder Suspect Arrested in Kansas
Harve Mc Coy of this city is arrested by Sheriff Chanler of Paola and Chief Conklin of Osawatomie police for the murder of George McElheny Louisburg postmaster. McElheny was gunned down last Friday night in his home with a shotgun.
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McElheny
Osawatomie
Kansas
Harve McCoy
Chanler
Paola
Conklin
George McElheny
Louisburg
No Bail for Ettor and Co Defendants in Murder Trial
Salem Mass Judge Quinn refused bail for Joseph J Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Joseph Casro in connection with the murder of Anna Lepizzo at a Lawrence mill. The trio await trial in his court on charges of being responsible for the killing.
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Ettor
Salem
Mass
Quinn
Superior
Joseph J. Ettor
Arturo Giovannitti
Joseph Caruso
Anna Lepizzo
Lawrence
Veteran Telegrapher Powell Dies in Renick Home
George Oliver Powell, longtime Randolph County resident since 1842, died at his home in Renick. He was the first telegraph operator there and served during the early days. He leaves two children.
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George Oliver Powell
Randolph County
Eens
Renick
Orec
Interest in Missouri River navigation at Lexington
Businessmen in Lexington push to remove the sand bar at the levy to provide a suitable landing for boats amid growing interest in Missouri river navigation.
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Missouri River
Lexington
Traveling Man Slugged in Springfield Robbery Case
J. F. League, a traveling salesman, lies in a Springfield hospital in precarious condition after being slugged on a main residence street and robbed of $225. Police seek suspects in the nighttime assault.
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J. F. League
Springfield
Aymen
Good Roads Association Formed in Kansas and Oklahoma
An organization named the Kansas Oklahoma Good Roads association was formed in Arkansas City with representatives from Winfield and Mulvane Kansas and Newkirk and Ponca City Oklahoma attending.
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Road Boosters Organize
Arkansas City
Kansas
Good Roads Boosters
Kansas-Oklahoma Good Roads Association
Winfield
Mulvane
Kan
Newkirk
Ponca City
Motor Bandits Steal 3000 In St Louis Robbery
Bandits used a motor car to steal a grip containing 3000 dollars from Thomas J. Meara a St Louis saloon keeper. They fired revolvers to deter a pursuing crowd and escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Missouri
Thomas J. "Meara
Engine Through a Bridge in Kansas Injures Three
A threshing machine engine crashed through the Dutton bridge three miles north of Lawrence Kansas and fell about 35 feet injuring three men. The incident interrupted traffic and prompted rescue efforts as bystanders and locals reported the scene. Authorities investigated the cause while workers cleared debris and assessed damage to the span and nearby roadway.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Dutton Bridge
Here
Why the Fifth Man Left
Aboard a westbound liner two days from England five men play poker in a smoking room. After a remark about baldness the group considers why Mr Blank fled, as the apparently bald man avoids the room for the rest of the voyage.
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Blank
Mr. Blank
Joke on His Clerical Brother
Two brothers named Chalmers lived together in a western town. One day a visitor asked for Mr. Chalmers. The physician at the door replied I am he. The visitor noted the change and was told you want my brother who preaches and I practice.
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Chalmers
Mr. Chalmers
Wrong Guess Jasper in the rough spotted as refined
Dialogue labels a new suitor as a rough diamond by one speaker and a polished Jasper by another, implying differing judgments on status and class. The exchange centers on social perception and potential betrothal or approval dynamics. No explicit events or locations are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Jasper
Proposal by Canoe Sinks as Capsize Sparks Question
A dramatic scene unfolds when he proposed during a canoe ride and the craft capsized. Onlookers report only that she likely accepted the advance, though the moment ends with uncertainty as the canoe sinks and people scramble to safety.
Of Course Her Husband Is a Self Made Man
A clipped observation notes a husband described as a self made man and comments on his spouse likely to demand alterations. The lines reflect a social judgment embedded in a domestic context.
At the age of forty a man begins to live and unlearn
This line reflects a philosophical view on aging, suggesting that reaching forty marks a turn in life where growth continues through shedding prior habits. It presents a maxim about personal development and renewal.
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Browning
Edward Chaff
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Foreign Affairs
Parker
Prugetete
Tewiss
E.boynton
Adams St
Carter
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