World News Roundup of Political Moves and Discoveries
Awide compilation notes a Missouri sheriff confirming 100 motor cars seized for debt in four years and one horse. Korea annexed by Japan, Levinson and Taft related items. Oklahoma capital site near Putnam City. Reno copper ledge discovery. 15000 steel workers strike ends. wage talks in Southwest coal fields advance. Flint Michigan population surge due to motor industry. various court and political outcomes including Nebraska primary, Taft’s campaign writings, and a 1911 Esperanza Association plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Washington
Tellahassee
Korea
Japan
Tokio
Earth
B. C
Haskell
Oklahoma
Putnam City
Oklahoma City
Catcher Sullivan
Chicago
Lake Street
Reno
Nev
United States Steel Corporation
McArdle
Amalgamated Board
Flint
Michigan
Portland Cement Company
Carlyle
Kan
Pius X Urges Bishops to Publish Pastoral on Fashions
Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius X asking all bishops to issue pastoral letters disapproving prevailing feminine fashions. Estrada regime in Nicaragua fights to quell soldiers and protect Americans after executions. Madriz flees as Estrada becomes provisional president. Buenos Aires suffers a major fire. Russia records cholera surge with 112 985 cases and 50 287 deaths. International Free Thought congress opens in Brussels led by Kate Trimble Woolsey.
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Rome
Pius X
Estradan
Managua
Estrada
Knox
Washington
Nicaragua
Madriz
Buenos Aires
London
Corea
Japan
England
Scotland
Russia
Lechtsheimerberg
Germany
International Free Thought Congress
Brussels
Kate Trimble-Woolsey
Covington, Ky
United States
Record of 1909 era political and social headlines
John Ennis completes NY to San Francisco tramp surpassing Weston by 25 days. Former Florida Senator Call dies of paralysis in Washington home. Delegates to Republican state convention instructed to back Roosevelt for chair. Sherman allies fail to block action. Coal shortage threatens Chicago and west as miners stay out five months. Kansas Magazine reorganized with $50,000 capital. Dr Crippen and Miss Le Neve await trial for murder in Mequon. Amrine withdraws from Morris county GOP race to lead Hutchinson reform school. Taft tariff board revision pledge in campaign book. Senator Warner of Missouri vows not to seek reelection. Ex-congressman Sibley arrested for conspiracy to debauch voters and withdraws. Edna Cowin Cudahy divorces Jack Cudahy. Saratoga GOP circle expects Gaynor as New York governor candidate. McMurray testifies fee from Indians split with others.
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John Ennis
New York
San Francisco
Edward Payson Weston
Call
Florida
Washington
Orleans County
Theodore Roosevelt
Friends of
Sherman
Chicago
West
Kansas Magazine
State Charter Board
Dr. Crippen
Miss le Neve
Saider
London
Hutchinson Reformatory
Taft
Tariff Board
Congress
Warner
Missouri
Joseph C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Johnson
Edna Cowin Cudahy
Jack Cudahy
Chicago Packer
Kansas City
Tammany
State Committee
Saratoga
Gaynor
J. F. McMurray
Congressional Committee
Sulphur
Missouri Dairy Cows Sought For 3000 Head Purchase Plan
Missouri authorities and the Frisco Railroad push a dairy cow buying drive to boost Ozark milk output. L. E. Gailey leading purchases from Wisconsin Minnesota Wyoming and the Dakotas, aided by T. H. Thornton and William Kircoff of major dairy firms. Three thousand cows expected, to be shipped to Missouri farms in coming weeks. Also note the transstate aeroplane flight from St Louis to Kansas City has been cancelled due to lack of aviators and organizer input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker-Brown
Mount McKinley
Seward
Alaska
C. E. Rusk
Cook
Post Office Department
France
Lee O'Neill Browne
William Lorimer
United States Senate
St. Louis
Kansas City
Taft
White House
Northwest
Esperanto Association of North America
Portland
Ore
Kansas
Fred
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Missouri
L. E. Gailey
Missouri State Board of Immigration
Frisco Railroad
Board of Immigration
T. H. Thornton
Union Dairy Company
William Kircoff
Pevery Dairy Company
Ozarks
Marshfield
Transstate
John H. Curran
St. Charles
Montgomery City
Mexico
Sturgeon
Huntsville
Carrollton
Lexington
Curran
Immigration Board
Aero Clubs
Jurisdiction Ruling Rethinks Missouri Probate Courts
Judge N M Shelton of the Circuit Court at Kirksville ruled probate courts lack power in habeas corpus cases. The decision challenges a fifty year Missouri custom and may unsettle legal circles. The judge cited the 1875 constitution omitting habeas corpus from probate jurisdiction, contrasting with 1865 rules. The Kirksville case involved a minor city matter.
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N. M. Shelton
Circuit Court
Kirksville
Missouri
Shelton
Senator Warner withdraws from re election race
Senator William Warner will not seek another term announcing health concerns as his sole reason. Washington circles were surprised as officials had anticipated his candidacy but he disclosed his decision at the last moment.
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William Warner
Washington
Kansas City
Missouri Immigrant Board seeks German representative
Through Henry Gillet the Missouri Board of Immigration will place a representative in Germany. John H Curran Chief Commissioner of Immigration will have E Behrens of Berlin work to induce immigrants to settle in Missouri at Ellis Island New York.
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Henry Gillert
Missouri Board of Immigration
Ellis Island
New York
John H. Curran
Germany
E. Behrens
Berlin
Missouri
Drainage Ditch to Boost Crops and Land Values
C P Dorsey in Braymer Bee stresses a new drainage ditch will raise profits and crop yields across thousands of acres of currently worth less land. Completion promises annual money circulation and business growth in Braymer and nearby towns as drainage proves a success on Mud and Shoal Creeks.
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C. P. Dorsey
Braymer
Liberty convict reoffends stealing horse then flees to Mexico
Kelly Kile of Columbia finished a term in the state penitentiary for horse stealing less than a month ago. He allegedly stole a horse from John M. Hudson at Grand View Church, rode to Mexico and sold the animal for 85 dollars to Ben Middleton. He was arrested less than twelve hours later and jailed.
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State Penitentiary
Kelly Kile
Columbia
John M. Hudson
Grandview Church
Mexico
Ben Middleton
Kile
Train kills farmer near Oasis along railroad tracks
The body of Edgar Whiteside, a farmer from near Apex in Montgomery County, was found beside the Chicago Burlington and Quincy tracks near Oasis after he alighted from a passenger train at Oasis.
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Edgar Whiteside
Apex
Montgomery
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Mr. Whitside
Oasis
Judge Jacob Klein Dies After Long Judicial Career
Former Circuit Judge Jacob Klein, renowned for decades on the bench, died after a lengthy career noted for sharp rulings and public service. The obituary notes his influence in the legal community and his role in shaping local jurisprudence.
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Jacob Klein
The
Show-You congress to feature Missouri cottage display
The Show-You congress at Moberly September 7 8 and 9 will include a woman's department housed as an old-fashioned Missouri cottage with a well and gourds of Missouri water. Northern Missouri women lead the tent with homespun attire while visitors receive souvenirs and a quartet sings 50s era songs. Spinning wheels and looms enhance the rustic scene and a lawn with settees offers rest.
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Moberly
Missouri
Wright Family Association Elects Officers at Columbia Reunion
The Wright Family Association of America elected J. Kelly Wright as president W. D. Wright as secretary Harriett L. Wright as assistant secretary and Paul M. Wright as treasurer at the Columbia reunion. Officers will serve until the next gathering in two years. The Wrights trace back to Adam Wright of New England and Jane Hugart.
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Wrights
Wright Family Association of America
Columbia
J. Kelly Wright
W. D. Wright
St. Louis
Harriett L. Wright
Paul M. Wright
Adam Wright
New England
Jane Hugart
Botetourt County
Virginia
United States
Williams Family Ties Highlight Missouri University Enrollment
Harry R. Williams, longtime Jackson resident and United States consul at Costa Rica, plans to enter Missouri University agricultural college this fall as a special student. His daughter Irene Williams will join the College of Arts and Science as a freshman.
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Harry R. Williams
Jackson
United States
Costa Rica
Cleveland
University of Missouri
Agricultural College of Missouri University
Irene Williams
College of Arts and Science
Missouri educators tour Ozarks to study rural schools
Dean W. W. Charters of the University of Missouri School of Education and Prof. R. H. Emberson will spend two weeks in Stone, Taney, Ozark and Douglass counties to inspect rural schools. They plan to travel mainly on foot, by horseback or in farm wagons.
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The
Ozarks
W. W. Charters
School of Education
University of Missouri
R. H. Emberson
Stone
Taney
Ozark
Douglass
Railroad firm pays first on coal lands lease near Harrisburg
J. L. McElree for the St. Louis and Kansas City Electric Railway Company makes the initial payment on a thirty year lease on 1000 acres of coal lands near Harrisburg Boone county. A spur track from Columbia to Harrisburg will tap the fields with a blanket vein four feet thick known to exist.
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J. L. McElree
St. Louis and Kansas City Electric Railway Company
Harrisburg
Boone County
Columbia
Missouri A M S A Teacher Moves to Minnesota
Dr E T Bell assistant professor of anatomy at the University of Missouri School of Medicine has been notified of his election to a similar post at the University of Minnesota.
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Minnesota
E. T. Bell
School of Medicine
University of Missouri
University of Minnesota
Barber Schools Fight Injunction Appeal in Kansas City
Kansas City barber colleges and the state barber examiners clash over prosecutions and injunctions. After circuit court injunction denial, managers appeal to the Kansas City court of appeals seeking to restrain examiner interference with their business.
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Kansas City
State Board of Barber Examiners
Circuit Court
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Young Vanderbilt at helm of New York Central on track to presidency
New York reports William Kise Vanderbilt Jr. at age 32 serving as acting head of the New York Central and Hudson River railroad since August 1 while W C Brown vacations in Europe. Wall Street notes his recent property review signals possible future presidency. The Vanderbilt lineage traces from Commodore through Wm H Vanderbilt to Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr. and Wm K Vanderbilt Sr. as prior leaders.
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New York, N. Y
William Kiseham Vanderbilt, Jr
New York Central and
Hudson River
W. C. Brown
Europe
Wall Street
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Wm. K. Vanderbilt, Sr
Cholera Worsens in St Petersburg and Kiev
Cholera outbreaks return to St Petersburg and Kiev with renewed severity. Authorities report high death rates and note the epidemic is particularly bad in Jewish quarters where spread is blamed on returning residents. The death toll remains alarmingly high.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Kief
Kansas City's 23 Story Skyscraper Planned at Main and Tenth
Kansas City announces a 23 story skyscraper to rise on the northeast corner of Tenth and Main, with a 135 foot frontage and 112 foot depth. Financing is provided by A. Mossler of Mossler Brothers, Chicago clothiers, and construction will begin March 1.
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Kansas City
Tenth and
Main Streets
4. A. Mossler
Mossler Brothers
Wholesale Clothiers of
Chicago
Main Street
Tenth Street
Eight Killed in Sleeper Collision Near Durand
In a rear end crash of passenger trains Nos. 4 and 14 on the Grand Trunk line two miles east of Durand Flint Michigan eight people were killed three fatally injured five seriously injured four passengers missing.
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Grand Trunk
Flint
Michigan
Grand Trunk Railway
Durand
Examinations for Cadets in Topeka
Senator Bristow announced competitive examinations for appointments to West Point and Annapolis in Topeka on October 4 and 5. He will appoint from those who achieve the best grades in the exams.
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Topeka
Kansas
Bristow
West Point
Annapolis
Osage Wealth Debate Before Congress
Testimony before a congressional committee on Osage wealth asserts 2,800 Osages are worth about 20 000 each making them the richest people per capita. Attorneys claim clients seek to place them on the rolls to gain property. White interests reportedly urge quick government payout to settle estates, risking long term public costs.
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Pawhuska
Oklahoma
Congressional Committee
Viem
Dog saves lives in Kansas house fire
In Iola Kansas a dog barked to rouse Mrs. F H Hirsch and her young son as a morning fire destroyed the home caused by an overturned lamp. Loss estimated at $2,000.
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Iola
Kansas
F. H. Hirsch
John Brown Statue Proposed in Washington Hall of Fame
At Ossawatomie next Tuesday a movement will begin during the John Brown celebration in Topeka Kansas to erect a John Brown statue in the Washington hall of fame.
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John Brown
Topeka
Kansas
Ossawatomie
Hall of Fame
Washington
Just a Natural Mistake at the Fancy Dress Ball
Gussie, knock-kneed and angular with a bristling squint, plans a grand entrance at the town hall fancy dress ball. He strides from his car, faces the hall porter, who recoils in shock, then proclaims his costume as Charles the First, prompting London Answers’ amused correction.
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Gussie
Christopher Columbus
Charles the First
London
Bjornson Warns Against the Easy Going Man
A continental agent recalls meeting Bjornson at his Paris hotel near the Tuileries gardens. The Norse writer warned that an easy going man makes life harder for others, advising caution against delegating provincial agency to such a person.
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Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Tuileries Gardens
Paris
Faults In American Character Found In Ganong Address
Prof. W F Ganong criticizes the American character for disregard of particulars and a preference for generalities. He argues for laboratory and experimental work in all science education and says independent observation provides sound knowledge, while books merely ease the wits.
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America
W. F. Ganong
Frying Fish for the Men: Mrs Brown’s Summer Task
A humorous exchange features Mrs Brown asked about summer plans and her reply that she will fry fish for the men as usual, reflecting a domestic wartime or community service flavor. The dialogue hints at gender roles and routine labor in a social setting.
Deduction in a Street Car
Quotation style excerpt features a street car scene with banter and a punning exchange between characters. The lively dialogue hints at social humor and a punch line about a roof seemingly falling on an injury.
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Coogan—iIf
Puck
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Battle Creek
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