World News Digest Highlights From January 16 Farmers And Officials
Secretary Ballinger's California expenses trimmed by four million dollars. Kansas City hosts American Angora Goat Breeders meeting with N A Gwin elected president. Iowa State team wins American Royal Stock Show judging cup. Missouri second, Nebraska third, Kansas fourth. Typhoid outbreak linked to lobster salad sickens ten at a New York club. Alfred Le Blanc sets speed record and plans St Louis to Kansas City flight. Kansas leads wheat production. Texas tops horses. Standard Oil suits filed to collect 166200 dollars under Kansas anti trust law. Southwest Postal Association and Railway Mail Clerks hold joint Kansas City convention. Mount McKinley climber Parker reports progress after fallible summit attempt. Calvin Hood estate owes 5131.10 inheritance tax. largest estate yet under law. Safety standards for railway cars agreed after long effort. October grain production up 250 million bushels. Kansas Supreme Court to begin January 9 sitting late for inauguration. St Paul mortality rate leads 100000 cities. Atlanta Conservation Congress opens in the South.
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Supreme Court
Ballinger
Interior Department
International Convention of Christian Churches
Topeka
John Marshall
Gov. Stubbs
American Angora Goat Breeders’ Association
Live Stock Exchange
Kansas City
N. A. Gwin
Lawrence
Kan
Iowa State Agricultural College
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
New York
Alfred le Blanc
America
St. Louis
Minnesota
Oklahoma State Free Employment Bureau
Texas
United States
Fred S. Jackson
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Ansas
Southwest Postal Association
Railway Mail Clerks’ Association
Washington
Parker
Mount McKinley
Arctic Club
Calvin Hood
Emporia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri farm movement urged to back land aid
The piece argues for practical remedies to mobilize support for a rural reform effort under the motto Back to the Land. Census data show Bates county school age counts fell from 9,798 in 1900 to 7,422 in 1910, with larger losses among black children, suggesting race dynamics are fading in Missouri rural areas. A physician describes Judge Fox dying from a stroke after earlier headaches and minor illnesses, noting his composed state and final moments.
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Bates County
Missouri
Ten World Series Games Set After World Series
William Lorimer case adjourned subject to Senator Burrows call. Ten exhibition games will be played in Kansas City after the World Series, with 42 stars from the National and American leagues participating in the ten contests.
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el William Lorimer
Senator Burrows
Kansas City
Provisional Swiss Recognition of Portuguese Republic
The Swiss government column reports President Comtesse announcing recognition of the Portuguese republic. Lisbon stays under martial law as administration reorganizes and soldiers withdraw from streets.
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Comtesse
Switzerland
Lisbon
Northern France Railway
Railway Men’s Committee
Pekin
Chambers of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Park Production train to run Kansas route for agriculture event
The Rock Island railroad arranged with Kansas State Agricultural College at Manhattan to run a special Park Production train through Kansas. A. L. Welsh in a Wright biplane set an American endurance record of 3 hours 11 minutes 95 seconds in St Louis. President Taft may back Chief Justice as Supreme Court head if Root joins the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Reed
Salina
Kaw
Robert W. Steele
Colorado Supreme Court
Senator Root
Beverly
Taft
Supreme Court
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
W. R. Hearst
John Kennish
Kansas City
Missouri Supreme Court
James D. Fox
Republican State Committee
Eugene Ely
Chicago
New York
Col. Roosevelt
Hot Springs
Ark
Helen M. Gould
Lyndhurst
Callaway Leads With 2000 Mules In Central Missouri
Callaway county, Missouri, known for its mule trade, reports 2000 mules on feed for the upcoming fall market. The count surpasses prior seasons except 1906 and matches or exceeds last year’s peak. Estimated value at $175 per head places the combined value around $335,000 with dealers suggesting up to $350,000.
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Callaway
Missouri
Callaway County
Kingdom
Missouri Society president cites Missouri migration to Los Angeles
At a Los Angeles meeting of the Missouri State Society the president reported that in ten years about 15,000 Missourians have moved to Los Angeles. The organization, formed June 10, has several hundred members. William A. Anderson, once of Kansas City, is president. Luther James, formerly of Warsaw, is secretary. J. E. Berry of Callaway county serves as treasurer.
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Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Missouri State Society
Los Angeles
Cal
Anderson
William A. Anderson
Merchants’ Trust Building
Luther James
Warsaw
J. E. Berry
Callaway County
Business 40 Years Marcelles Shryack Warrensburg Merchant Dies
Marcelles Shryack a Warrensburg businessman and pioneer merchant died at his home at age 80. A native of Macomb Illinois he engaged in the mercantile trade in Warrensburg for more than 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcelles Shryack
Warrensburg
Mr. Shryack
Illinois
Macomb
First Rural Route Bank Opens in Missouri
The Paradise Banking Company at Gosneyville in Clay county becomes the first rural route bank in Missouri. Post office address is R F D No 2 Smithville with capital stock of 10000 dollars. Directors include George Neth Sr Trimble Robert H Dale John T Taul Berry Wade Smithville C W Ebertz Otto H Weber B M McDaniels R H Irminger Kearney and W R Sewell Trimble.
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Missouri
Paradise Banking Company
Gosneyville
Clay County
Smithville
George Neth, Sr
Trimble
Robert H. Dale
John T. Taul
Berry Wade
C. W. Ebertz
Otto H. Weber
B. M. McDaniels
University bulletin rules ads on designated boards
H. F. Major new grounds director issues a bulletin restricting all advertising to bulletin boards on campus. Placards on elm trees fence posts vines walls and floors must end. After November first only officially designated spots may be used or fines will be assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Major
The
Missouri University
Rolla Department Store Enters Voluntary Assignment
Rolla department store assigns all merchandise to Edwin Long as assignee for creditors. Estimated assets range from 30 000 to 40 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla. Department Store
Rolla Department Store
Tts
Edwin’ Long
University students parade to state fair for amendment boost
Nearly 1 000 University of Missouri students including the cadet battalion and band rode a special train to the state fair. Prof A Ross Hill and 75 faculty members accompanied them. About 150 young women students joined. They wore yellow buttons urging Yes on Amendment 11 to provide a university mill tax. A parade led by the band and cadets followed the train’s arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Missouri
A. Ross Hill
Presbyterians Go to Court Over College Property
The Cumberland Presbyterians sue the Presbyterian Church of the United States for Missouri Valley College in Marshall with trial set for November 29. A second suit over local church property also set for November 29. The disputes trace to the 1906 attempted union of both churches. The property involved exceeds $300,000.
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Presbyterians
Cumberland Presbyterians
Presbyterian Church of the United States
Missouri Valley College of Marshall
United States
Southwestern Missouri Millers Elect Leaders in Springfield
The Southwestern Missouri Millers' association reorganized at Springfield with J. W. Vance of Pierce City as president, William Roark of Aurora as vice president, and Robert B. Anthony of Springfield as secretary. Cities enrolled include Springfield, Joplin, Webb City, Pierce City, Monett, Aurora, Carthage, Republic, Ash Grove, West Plains and Everton.
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Southwest Millers
Southwestern Missouri Millers’ Association
Springfield
J. W. Vance
Pierce City
William Roark
Aurora
Robert 8. Anthony
Joplin
Webb City
Monett
Carthage
Republic
Ash Grove
West Plains
Everton
Tragic horse accident at St. Lorent Creek near Perryville
Will McKee and Miss Genevieve Franklin and Miss Violet Franklin drowned when their horse and buggy plunged off a bridge into St. Lorent Creek while returning from a dance near Perryville. The horse reportedly mis stepped on the bridge and toppled into the water.
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Will McKee
Genevieve Franklin
Violet Franklin
St. Lorent Creek
Perryville
McKee
McMurray Exonerated After Inquiry Request
The Rev Dr W F McMurray secretary of the general mission board of the Methodist Episcopal Church South with headquarters at Louisville was exonerated by a committee of the St Louis conference. The committee reported no trial necessary.
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W. F. McMurray
General Mission Board
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Louisville
St. Louis
Sues for Release From Fulton Asylum
Harry Knost a former Adams Express employee in St. Louis files habeas corpus seeking release from the Fulton State Hospital. He alleges relatives sent him there in 1907 to get him out of the way.
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Fulton Asylum
State Hospital For the
Fulton
Harry Knost
Adams Express Company
St. Louis
Diphtheria Epidemic Closes Cassville Schools
An epidemic of black diphtheria in Cassville has caused seven deaths. Four district schools have closed and officials fear Cassville schools may also shut this week. Public health measures loom as authorities monitor spread.
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Cassville
Miner Killed. Boy and Uncle Hurt in Coal Mine Incident
In a Bevier area coal mine, 16 year old Earl Sterling accompanied his uncle into a small country shaft. A fall of slate and rock injured Earl and killed his uncle Thomas P. Summers.
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Earl Sterling
Thomas P. Summers
Bevieri
Earl
Sighteeseng
Fragmented Ode Passage Ends With Rhetorical Question
The readable portion shows a religious or sermonic section praising nature and creation with an interrogative climax asking who performs these wonders. The text halts with a question directed from a front pew, suggesting a crowd response.
Queer Questions and a Biblical Bet
A caller asks who killed Abel. The newspaper man answers Cain, but the caller reveals he bet on Goliath and now must face losing his overcoat this winter. The anecdote comes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Abel
Cain
Goliath
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Simple Expedient. A student and a professor in Germany
An American student recalls a German university class where a professor praised a classmate’s paper on a celebrated living German novelist. The student explains the method: he wrote to the author with his questions, and the author replied with the answers.
He Came by It Honestly
A boy named Johnny accuses a teacher of graft after handing back a pencil. The scene unfolds as the teacher forgets the pencil and Johnny points with his forefinger, delivering the single word that frames the moment. Johnny's father writes for a current magazine.
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Johnny
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. remedy must reach the blood. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It is endorsed by physicians and sold by druggists for 75 cents. testimonials offered free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Propa
Toledo
Druggista
Questioning the vow of obedience in marriage ceremonies
A critical reflection asserts that requiring a woman to promise obedience undermines respect for truth and equality within wedlock. It examines legal and social expectations placed on wives and the implications for truthful conduct in the institution of marriage.
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Instant Relief for Irritated Eyes
Advertisement notes Pettit's Eye Salve priced at 35 cents for relief from eye irritation caused by dust heat sun or wind. Product distributed by Howard Bros. located in Buffalo New York and available at all druggists.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N. Y
Silence Follows as Second Power, If Speech Leads
A reflective aphorism notes that if speech can be the first power in the world then silence represents the second. The quote attributes this contrast to Lacordaire.
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Lacordaire
Close Friend Search Advises Quiet Speakership
A brief note suggests choosing a close friend with a guarded, discreet manner when seeking companionship. The guidance emphasizes reliability and trustworthiness in intimate circles.
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Patient For Sale
A patient recounts severe illness with swollen feet and kidney pain healed by Dean's Kidney Pills. The testimonial claims the pills saved the writer's life and notes the product is sold for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Longest Bible Chapter Question Sparks Schoolyard Answer
An elderly visitor at the Sunday school asks how many can name the longest Bible chapter. A boy named Tommy Tucker shouts Psalm one hundred nineteen, drawing attention as the crowd guesses.
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Tommy Tucker
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