Happenings Across the Nation This Week
A roundup of events from Kansas City court rejections of life insurers to a fatal Frisco train wreck near Brandsville Missouri. Floods in Augusta Georgia break Savannah bridge. Haileyville mine disaster with over 30 dead. large bank and postal robberies. widespread cholera in Russia. political moves in New York Ohio and Iowa. stock firm Brown & Co. failure. and the Panama Canal report praised by Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
McPherson
Kansas City Life
Philadelphia Life Insurance Companies
Great Western Life Insurance Company
The
Great Western
Southeastern
Frisco
Brandsville
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Mary Chesterfield
Rushville
Augusta
Savannah
Detroit
Mich
Haileyville
George W. Fitzgerald
United States
Chicago
Secret Service
Special Commission
Panama
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Col. Goethals
John Garashu
Buffalo
N. Y
Philadelphia
Conservation League of America
Rivers and Harbors Congress
William H. Taft
William J. Bryan
Massachusetts
Folga Fonden
Norway
Iowa
Russia
New York
Oyster Bay
Gov. Hughes
Topeka
Kansas Republican State Committee
J. N. Dolley
Wabaunsee County
W. T. Beck
Jackson County
George M. Hull
Saline County
Gov. Cummins
M. H. Reardon
Indiapolis
Allen
Maine recluse Jack Pyle found dead with bullet wound
Neighbors discover the body of Jack Pyle on his Craig area farm in Maine. Authorities say robbery motive suspected after the recluse with hides of gold on his property is found dead from a head wound. The report notes other distant events in the era, including political and criminal items.
Notable Dignitaries and Figures Across News
A roundup of prominent deaths and statuses: Baron Speck von Sternberg, German ambassador to Washington, dies in Heidelberg with wife Miss Langham of Louisville at his side. John W. Kern accepts Democratic vice presidential nomination via Theodore Bell. Maj K Tanaka at Fort Riley watches maneuvers. Dr. Antonio Lagonie contracts hydrophobia while leading Pasteur Institute in Chicago. Tony Pastor dies in Elmhurst. Isaac H. Sturgeon of St Louis passes away. a Taft letter condemns Springfield race riot. Admiral Farragut tablet unveiled at Portsmouth Navy Yard. Tony Pastor, the New York theatrical manager, is dead in Elmhurst. Mrs. Mattie D. Williams dies en route on a Chicago & Alton train in Missouri. John V. Farwell dies in Chicago. Major events noted across states.
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Mattie D. Williams
Lathrop Hall
Columbia
Chicago & Alton
Louisiana
Tony” Pastor
New York
Elmhurst
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Washington
Heidelberg
Germany
Roosevelt
Maj. K. Tanaka
Fort Riley
Antonio Lagonie
Pasteur Institute
Chicago
John W. Kern
Indianapolis
Theodore E. Bell
California
Mr. Bryan
Isaac H. Sturgeon
Old St. Louis
Winston Churchill
Admiral Farragut
Portsmouth Bavy Yard
St. Lois
William H. Taft
Springfield
John V. Farwell
Missouri Hog Sales At Kinloch Farm Kirksville
Hogs priced at 2009 dollars per head headline the Kinloch farm sale in Kirksville where 50 head sold and averaged 200 dollars each. Buyers came from across the nation to see Berkshire stock from Kinloch managers while Star Masterpiece legacy influences demand. Missouri School of Mines hires new instructors in chemistry and civil engineering. D P Hynes succeeds Seltzer. James V Howe joins from Cornell. A L Pollard named student physics assistant.
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Missouri
Kinloch
Kirksville
Union
Cornell University
A. L. Pollard
Tear Down a Gallon House In Bogard Missouri
In Bogard eight miles north of Carrollton a gallon house proposal sparked mass meetings and a citizens committee. When the proprietor remained firm, carpenters were brought in and a half finished structure was torn down by several hundred residents and burned. Officials fear further trouble as the man vows to reopen.
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Bogard
Carrollton
Bailey Found Guilty of Common Assault in Linn Creek Case
The Linn Creek jury convictes David E Bailey of common assault in a case brought by Miss Kida Hammer. He receives a $100 fine and three months imprisonment. Before court a dynamite blast damaged Phelix A Hammer’s home near Wetglasse and another explosion hit Hammer’s blacksmith shop while Bailey was rearrested.
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Linn Creek
David E. Bailey
Kida Hammer
Phelix A. Hammer
Wetglasse
Bailey
Hammer
Cattle Destroyed Over Tuberculosis In St. Joseph Dairies
Health and sanitary officers conducted a thorough inspection of dairies in and near St. Joseph. Several cows were condemned and killed due to tuberculosis. Hydrophobia appeared in one herd east of the city with five cows dying in two days. Milk from affected herds will not be sold.
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St. Joseph
Springfield Refugee James Cooper to be sent to asylum
James Cooper a Springfield refugee, driven insane by property loss and riot wounds, attacked his wife and three year old son in Centralia. He and his family arrived in destitute condition and did not receive expected help. He will be taken to the asylum.
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Springfield
James Cooper
Centralia
Cooper
Horses Kick Fatalities Strike Two In Livingston County
Two Livingston county men died after being kicked by horses. Richard Pendergast of north of Chillicothe succumbed to injuries from a horse kick while Joseph Cox, a young farmer south of Chillicothe, was found unconscious in his barn with a skull wound from a horse kick.
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Livingston County
Richard Pendergast
Chillicothe
Joseph Cox
Two Missouri Banks Issued Incorporation Certificates
The People's Bank of Rocheport in Boone county receives incorporation with 15000 capital, and the Osgood Banking Company of Osgood in Sullivan county is issued with 20000 capital, by the secretary of state.
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Missouri
People’s Bank of
Rocheport
Boone County
Osgood Banking Company
Osgood
Sullivan County
Mexico Fair Buildings Burn Before Opening
Four days before the Mexico fair opened, the amphitheater judges' stand and clerks' offices burned to the ground. The entire grounds lie outside the city fire limits and the fire department could not contain the blaze. Authorities suspect incendiarism.
Convict Bourbon Heir Revealed in Springfield Letter
A Paris priest Father Gretcham reports Alphonse Gregor ious, sent from Greene County Criminal Court to the state penitentiary in March 1907 for burglary and larceny, is a Bourbon of France. Heir status highlighted in the correspondence.
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Springfield
Gretcham
Paris
Alphonse Gregorious
State Penitentiary
Greene County Criminal Court
France
Missouri Pioneers Spears and Rogers Die Within Hours
William F. Spears aged 77 and Anthony Rogers aged 84, longtime Livingston county pioneers and the sole surviving members of the area’s Old Reconstruction county court, died within 20 hours of each other recently.
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Missouri
William F. Spears
Anthony Rogers
Livingston County
Reconstruction
That
Rural Carrier Dragged to Death
John Winburn of Amoret, a substitute mail carrier for £. F. Rush, was found dead recently after his horse ran away. His feet were caught in the cart shaft and step, causing a broken neck and crushed skull in a fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Winburn
Amoret
F. Rush
Woman Killed by Westbound Freight Train
Mrs. T.3. Whitley, age unknown, died after being struck by a westbound freight train on the river route at Lerington. She had health problems for some time and may have died by her own hand.
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Whitley
Lerington
Party vacancy rules outlined by Ferris and Swanger
Assistant attorney general F G Ferris told Secretary of State John E Swanger that party committees may fill vacancies on tickets only where a death or resignation created a vacancy after a state primary. He notes committees cannot fill vacancies where there was no candidate at the primary. The law allows filling only post primary vacancies by the appropriate district, county, or state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. G. Ferris
John E. Swanger
Gov Folk names new local officials in Missouri appointments
Appointments made by Governor Folk include Robert B. Kirkpatrick of Richmond as probate judge of Ray county replacing the resigned Frank P. Devilbiss, Walter C. House of Allendale named Worth county school commissioner to fill R. E. Greene’s seat, Walter L. Summers named coal oil inspector for West Plains for two years from November 26 1906, and F. M. Horton as special census enumerator for Flat River per city ordinance.
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Folk
Robert B. Kirkpatrick
Richmond
Ray County
Frank P. Devilbiss
Walter C. House of
Allendale
Worth County
R. E. Greene
Walter L. Summers
West Plains
F. M. Horton
Flat River
New Members Named to State Board of Agriculture
Gov Folk appoints W C Hutchinson Jamesport Davies county Allen M Thompson Nashau Clay county Emmet B Swink Farmington St Francois county R A Young Alton Oregon county A T Nelson Lebanon Laclede county to three year terms on the state board of agriculture starting July 20 1908.
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Agricultural Board
Folk
State Board of Agriculture
W. C. Hutchinson
Jamesport
Davies County
Allen M. Thompson
Nashau
Clay County
Emmet B. Swink
Farming_ton
St. Francois County
R. A. Young
Alton
Oregon County
A. T. Nelson
Lebanon
Laclede County
Not Marry New Banks This Year
Fourteen more banks were incorporated and authorized to do business in Missouri during the last seven months of 1907 than for a like period in the present year, when only 22 were organized. The aggregate capital stock differs little, $497000 for 36 banks in late 1907 versus $480000 for 22 banks in 1908.
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Missouri
County orders hobo and vag prisoner labor on roads
At a special meeting in St. Joseph county and city officials decided that rising numbers of hoboes and vags should be put to work on country roads. The measure directs that such prisoners hereafter undertake road labor rather than remain at large.
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St. Joseph
Man Near Mansur Killed Entering Wheat Stack Fire
Enos Boshoran a 55 year old farmer from near Mansur in Jasper county died while attempting to save a burning wheat stack. Smoke enveloped him as flames consumed the stack in the incident reported from the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Boshoran
Mansur
Jasper County
Harris Mineral Springs Sold to Kansas City Firm for 10000
The Harris mineral springs health and pleasure resort, 15 miles north of Centralia, has been sold to the Harris Realty Company of Kansas City for $10,000. Possession is set for November 1, with plans to add a new 130 room hotel with modern facilities.
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Harris
Fatal Mine Accident At Joplin Involving Kinsey Crow
Kinsey Crow 25 a mine operator was killed at his father's mine in Joplin when a self-dumping tub sprang and threw him from the shaft. The accident occurred with Kinsey and his father and two brothers watching. he fell 13 feet and died almost instantly.
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Kinsey Crow
Joplin
Crow
Gasoline Fire Claims Elderly Woman Near Green Ridge
Mrs. Nancy McGrady aged 80 died from fatal burns while filling a gasoline can at her home five miles north of Green Ridge in Pettis county. Her daughter in law Mrs John McGrady and two children suffered minor burns.
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Nancy McGrady
Green Ridge
Pettis County
John McGrady
Governor Pardons Mercer E. Miller in Forgery Case
Governor Folk grants mercy to Mercer E. Miller from Jackson County, nearly finishing a five year forgery sentence. The pardon allows him to stay in the state capital and work at good wages in the City.
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Folk
Mercer E. Miller
Miller
Jackson County
Aged Hermit Found Dead in Chillicothe Home
An elderly man was found lying on a bed at his residence in Chillicothe. Death attributed to heart disease.
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Race
Chillicothe
French Army Ambulance Worker Faces Roosevelt Blackmail Case
Camille Marquet, a military ambulance corps member, faced a court martial in Bordeaux charged with attempting to blackmail President Roosevelt. He allegedly wrote on January 9 seeking 2000 dollars for services during the election and a March 9 threat promising a scandal unless paid. The judge gave six days with first offender leniency after noting his good character.
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Bordeaux
France
Camille Marquet
Roosevelt
Marquet
Marquez
Portugal
Missouri Troops Impress in Fort Riley Maneuver
At Fort Riley a large training exercise drew about 8,000 troops. A blue force led by Brig. Gen. H. C. Clark of the Missouri National Guard defended a convoy of nearly 200 wagons against a brown force commanded by Col. Frederick K. Ward. The clash proved highly successful for the Missouri unit, adding to its earlier achievements.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
Marion
Marysville
H. C. Clark
Missouri National Guard
Frederick K. Ward
Missouri
Atlantic City Liquor Law Crisis Sparks City Reaction
Gov Fort threatened to send troops into Atlantic City to enforce state liquor laws provoking a sensational response from residents and visitors. In May’s Landing the grand jury refused to obey court instructions to indict excise violators, another startling development in Atlantic County.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Fort
May’s Landing
Atlantic County
American Land Not Wearing Out
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announced at the Iowa state fair that after 40 years of study the department finds American land not wearing out. He says productivity is higher today than a decade ago, and the extensive investigation is considered conclusive.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Bryan Addresses Bank Deposits and Fraternity Themes
William J. Bryan spoke in Topeka to a full Auditorium audience on guaranty of bank deposits. He had earlier addressed crowds from hotel veranda and at Garfield Park, where he attended a Knights of Pythias picnic with a focus on “Fraternity.”
Japan postpones 1912 international exposition to 1917
Tokyo announces government decision to delay the international exposition planned for 1912 for five years until 1917. The move reflects official confidence in the postponement.
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Japan
Tokio
Canal Zone Population Reveals Census Totals
The census lists 50,003 people in the canal zone with 25,000 employed by the Isthmian Canal Commission and the Panama railroad. Americans number 6,863 among the population.
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Canal Zone
Colon
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad
William F Vilas Dead In Madison
William F Vilas died at 10 45 Thursday morning at his Madison home He served as postmaster general and later secretary of the interior under President Cleveland Col Vilas suffered a cerebral hemorrhage July 20 and never recovered
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William F. Vilas
Madison
Wis
Secreary of the Interior
Meveland
Col. Vilas
Michigan Bank Falls
Athens State and Savings bank in Athens Calhoun county closed its doors Thursday afternoon casting a shadow over Lansing banking news and prompting state inquiries into the event.
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Michigan Bank Falls
Lansing
Mich
Athens State and Savings Bank
Athens
Calhoun County
Loving Cape for the Tafts at Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Virginia the Homestead hotel hosted about 350 guests for a formal farewell to Judge Taft Mrs Taft and Master Charles Taft presenting each with a loving cup as a token of esteem on Thursday night.
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Tafts
Hot Springs
Homestead
Taft
Mrs. Taft
Charles Taft
Organized labor's rise and federation outlook in America
The piece traces early unions from the 1800s through 1880s, noting key formations like the New York Society of Shipwrights, early craft unions, and the 1881 American Federation of Labor under Samuel Gompers. It highlights economic downturns, wartime shifts, and the move toward national unions and centralization of power against capital.
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United S
de Sam
Walden Fawcett
Rsi
American Federation of
O.cs. P
America
New York Society of Shipwrights
van Buren
Vance
National Cigars Union
Hrnck
Masons’ International Union
Jaean Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of I
Dabor
Ioaiteset
Labor not curse but path to happiness, Bruner says
Reverend Frank C. Bruner of Oakwoods Union Church Chicago preached on The Doom of Culture, arguing labor is not sin but a route to unity with humanity. He condemned calls to ridicule toil and warned against extolling unearned bread while praising the laboring class.
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Frank C. Bruner
Oakwoods Union Church
Chi
Nomas
Nazareth
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Ore
Prohibition National Committee
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Constantinople
Mexico
Louisville
Bow
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Wash
Jordan Shoe Company
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Trl
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Richard L. Hand
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Standard of! Company
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