World News in Brief with Local and National Items
A roundup of diverse items: post office mail delivery halted nationwide. New Orleans voters to decide on commission form of government. Missouri hog cholera serum project and Kansas grass cattle season. coal shortages eyed in the East. 31st Sons of Veterans encampment opening in St. Louis. Incidents include streetcar crash in Des Moines, a dynamite conspiracy probe in Lawrence, Darrow bribery indictments denied, a Cranston fireworks blast, windstorm fatalities in Cleveland, a Grand River dam contract near Muskogee, Taft’s congressional session ends, Devil’s Canyon fire threat, deadly electric storm near St. Louis, Rock Island wreck near Pleasant Hill, Seattle labor council protest, Kansas accident injuries, Coffeyville fire loss, a Kansas City train robbery halted fatally, Laclede business fire, San Francisco civic bonds, Apache prisoners to be released, Gadsden pursuit killings, Topeka civic federation session, Dodson powder mill explosion fatalities, and a Arkansas shooting death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New Orleans
Veterinary Department
Missouri College of Agriculture
Kansas
New York Coal
Merchants’ Association
East
Sons of Veterans
Planters
St. Louis
Ingersoll Park
Des Moines
Boston
Lawrence
Clarence S. Darrow
Robert Bain
Cranston
R. I
Cleveland
Ohio
Grand River
Muskogee
Taft
Capitol
Rock Island
Pleasant Hill
Central Labor Council of
Seattle
C. W. Howard
Cornelius H. Hanford
Harry Joergensen
Garnett
Kan
Fair Grounds
National Refining Company
Coffeyville
U. P
Kansas City
Topeka
Laclede
United States
San Francisco
New Civic Center
Fort Sill
Gadsden
Ala
Negro National Civic Federation
Severe winds damage Junction City buildings and more
A severe wind and electrical storm damaged structures in Junction City Kansas. The storm caused extensive damage including to a clubhouse in Wichita where a new $2,000,000 hospital is planned by the Southwest Kansas Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Chicago Golf Club clubhouse burned for a loss of $75,000 with the cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kan
Southwest Kansas
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wichita
Chicago Golf Club
Warships to Samos to deter Crete filibusters
Britain and France plan warships to Samos Island to stop filibusters from Crete. The report notes global tensions with naval deployment and regional unrest across multiple nations including China and Nicaragua.
Multiple Unfolding Tragedies and Incidents Across States
Detective Michael Duncan of Nolan West Virginia remains jailed after a seven year old homicide tied to Everett Thompson. Alfred Elliott dies near Pope Station Kaw along Missouri Pacific tracks. Beatrice Nebraska sees heat fatality of Milt Gettemy. Patrolman Kilgore injured in St Louis auto incident. Elberta peaches sent to Woodrow Wilson. Roediger’s mutilated body found on Union Pacific tracks at Milford Kansas. Pitman of Andover Massachusetts commits suicide amid financial worries. Des Moines involved with Raymond Dysart altercation. Dunham drowns at Capital Beach Lincoln. Price sues Burlington over 15 cent fare. Mary Hilen Lease speaks in New York for Progressives. Timmerman murdered in Kansas City. body hidden in park. Andrew Nelson hauled from boxcar after typhoid delirium. Loveland denies witnessing convicts hanging. Taft supporter editor in South Carolina. Emil Oleson’s death by hanging attempts in Tacoma. James Bryce sails to America. Tessie Chaffee dies in Marshall Missouri car crash. Joseph Robin, ex bank president, earns over 1 million in Tombs. Governor West targets Portland cleanliness with militia. P B Pitt sentenced for forged bills in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Duncan
Nolan
W. Va
Everett Thompson
Duncan
Alfred Elliott
Leavenworth
Missouri Pacific
Pope Station
Kaw
Milt Gettemy
Beatrice
Neb
Birk L. Kilgore
St. Louis
Raymond Dysart
University of Minnesota
Des Moines
Low
B. Dunham
Lincoln
Capital
Wm. Price
Macon
Burlington Railroad
Mary Bhilen Lease
Kansas
Progressive Party
New York
Joseph Timmerman
Kansas City
Andrew Nelson
Minneapolis
Minn
Emil Oleson
Tacoma
Wash
United States
James Bryce
Sydney
America
Tessie Chaffee
L. Scott Chaffee
Marshall
Joseph G. Robin
Northern Bank
Tombs
West
Portland
P. B. Pitt
Baltimore
Revolution Inquiry Moves From El Paso To Coast
A senate committee prepares to investigate U S and English oil interests alleged to have stirred revolts in Mexico and Cuba. Senator Fall, fluent in Spanish, heads preliminary hearings in El Paso before a tour to refugee centers and the Pacific coast for testimony along the Mexican border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
United States
Mexico
Cuba
Fall of New
Standard Oil Company
el Paso
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Fall
English floods worsen across England with widespread homelessness
Ongoing storms flood Norfolk river valleys isolating Norwich with seven thousand displaced. Total homeless figure exceeds twenty thousand across affected towns as heavy rains hit London suburbs. Royal party including Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria are stormbound off Southwold aboard the Victoria and Albert. Winston Churchill and the Enchantress are also stormbound at Grimsby for a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
England
Norwich
Wensum
Ware
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Prince Christopher
Greece
Southwold
Victoria and Albert
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Enchantress
Grimsby
Color Line Settled Itself in Milwaukee Meeting
The American Bar Association accepted without a dissenting vote the resignation of William R. Morris a Black Minneapolis attorney. Resignations of William Lewis assistant attorney general and Butler R Wilson of Massachusetts both Black were expected. The move averted a major confrontation and spared Attorney General Wickersham political fallout from defending Black members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
William R. Morris
Minneapolis
American Bar Association
William Lewis
United States
Butler R. Wilson
Massachusetts
Wickersham
Picnic for Chicago Hoboes A Labor Day Ride
Five hundred homeless men from Chicago lodging houses will receive a free car ride and picnic on Labor Day through the Bible Rescue Mission. The event aims to provide relief and fellowship for the needy in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
The
Bible Rescue Mission
Britain protests Taft canal bill admission of coastwise ships
Britain formally protests the Panama canal bill provisions signed by President Taft, objecting to tolls exemption for American coastwise ships. A more extended protest will follow after study by the British Foreign Office, with potential submission of the Pauncefote treaty to the Hague tribunal if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Alfred Mitchell Innes
State Department
Great Britain
Taft
Foreign Office
Hague
Missouri Editors End 46 Year Presiding Tradition
The Missouri Press association at Hannibal voted to end the unwritten rule that the first vice president becomes president and to require nominations in an open session next year. The change comes after years of informal succession, with no prior nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannibal
Missouri Press Association
Not Bill Anderson's Money Funds Found Near Huntsville
Uncle Charley Baker of Montgomery, once Anderson's valet, says the $10,000 fund near the old house by Huntsville did not belong to Bill Anderson. Baker, captured after accompanying Anderson in the Danville courthouse blaze, asserts Anderson carried only what was in his belt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Anderson
Huntsville
Bill Anderson
Charley Baker
Montgomery
Baker
Danville
Kinloch Berkshire Sale Sets Averages In Kirksville
At Kinloch Farm's Berkshire sale in Kirksville buyers Stanton and Sayer of Wheaton Ill purchased Rival's Lord Premier for 4050 dollars. One hundred seventeen Berkshire hogs sold for a total of 13735 dollars averaging 117 dollars each. Fanciers from several states attended.
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Berkshire
Kinloch
Kirksville
Stanton & Sayer
Wheaton
Ill
Engineer Scalded to Death at Pleasant Hill Derailment
Engineer William Campbell of Eldon was killed after his locomotive derailed at Pleasant Hill while disregarding interlocking signals at the Missouri Pacific and Rock Island crossing. The engine overturned, pinning Campbell in the cab as he slowly succumbed to scalding injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Us
Isaac Gooch
Gooch
Rock Island
Pleasant Hill
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island Crossing
William Campbell
Eldon
Campbell
Sedalia district awards 14 road contracts for 41 miles
Sedalia 12 mile road district commissioners award fourteen separate contracts to build forty one miles of rock roads radiating from Sedalia at an average cost of 3600 dollars per mile, totaling 147600 dollars. Bids ranged from ninety cents to 173 cents per square yard, reflecting proximity to gravel beds and other material used in road construction.
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Sedalia
Judge Rules Escape Not Offense in Springfield Case
Judge Alfred Page orders acquittal for a prisoner who broke from a chain gang. Fred Klein had objected to a 70 day county road fine and, after recapture and release, faced charges for escaping from guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Page
Criminal Court
Springfield
Fred Klein
Springfield Civic Festival Opens at Doling Park
More than 5000 residents gathered for the first Springfield Day festival at Doling Park. The Retail Merchants' Association and the Young Men's Business Club organized races games and a large barbecue while business paused for the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Doling Park
Retail Merchants’ Association
Young Men’s Business Club
Dr. Boggess Gives Up Hope In Missing Wife Case
Dr. John S. Boggess, husband of Mrs. Ethel Keating Boggess who vanished from her Haddon Hall apartment in Kansas City on August 2, has given up hope of finding her. Detectives continue only a perfunctory search in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boggess
John S. Boggess
Ethel Keating Boggess
Haddon Hall
Kansas City
Farmer John F. Taylor Buys Motor Car Light for Night Plowing
John F. Taylor of Mokane in South Callaway owns hundreds of Missouri river bottom acres and has acquired a motor car light to illuminate fields at night. He plans to plow after dark to speed work and catch up with his schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Taylor
Mokane
Missouri River
South Callaway
Taylor
Brother Shots Brother in Hunting Tragedy near Murry
Earl Reams aged 18 was shot and killed by his younger brother Lee while they hunted squirrels in the woods near Murry. The Boone county family was disturbed by the accidental shooting as police investigated the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Reams
Boone County
Lee Reams
Murry
Earl
Two Churches Hire One Pastor for Williams burg
The Rev. J. E. Flow of Kennett has accepted pastorates at the Nine Mile and Augusta Presbyterian churches near Williams burg. The two congregations will jointly build him a parsonage at Williams burg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Flow
Kennett
Nine Mile
Augusta Presbyterian
Williamsburg
Fire destroys store row at South Cedar City
Fire of unknown origin consumes a general store meat market and blacksmith shop in South Cedar City threatening the town. Loss estimated at 7000 dollars. A bucket brigade saved nearby property including an elevator with stored wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Cedar City
Contented Man Returns Home After Long Absence
Silas Nelson, a Cleveland retired farmer, traveled to his old Indiana home. It marked his first absence from the county since settling here with his bride at the end of the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Nelson
Cleveland
Indiana
Nelson
Fifty Years in One County: Funeral for Mrs Stewart
Mrs. Mary H. Stewart aged 77 died at her Sedalia home after more than fifty years in Pettis county. Survived by four children including Mrs. J. M. Scott of Kansas City Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Stewart
Pettis County
Sedalia
J. M. Scott
Kansas City
Bumper Corn Crop in Sight in Johnson County
Johnson County foresees a record corn crop with many stalks bearing two ears. Local farmers anticipate a harvest strong enough to end reliance on Nebraska imports soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Nebraska
Progressives Elect Delegates in Johnson County
R S Fisher provisional chairman issued a call for Johnson county Progressives to meet in Warrensburg to elect nine delegates and alternates to the state convention in St. Louis. A county chairman will be elected and a county committee with one member from each district will be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Warransburg
St. Louis
R. S. Fisher
Fire Nearly Destroys Joplin Carriage Factory
An early morning blaze gutted a large carriage factory in Joplin with losses estimated at 25000 dollars. The fire’s origin remains unknown. Policeman Henry Burns and two other men were badly burned while rescuing a tank holding 200 gallons of gasoline from the burning building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Henry Burns
Lightning Fatality Near Sedalia Claims Otto Francke
Otto Francke a 45 year old single man was killed by lightning near Sedalia while walking to his job at an overall factory where he worked as a cutter. The tragedy sidelined his ordinary morning commute and prompted local officials to report the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Francke
Sedalia
Fire Totals East Avenue Baptist Church in Springfield
Lightning struck the church cupola at East Avenue Baptist in Springfield early morning, sparking a fire that destroyed the building. Loss estimated at 7500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Avenue Baptist Church
Springfield
Repudiates Prison Story Inflammatory Lecture
Dr. Frank L. Loveland of Topeka and Missouri convicts hanging by wrists with blood streaming down their backs is repudiated. The Topeka expert, in a Sedalia lecture, rejected the interview detailing atrocities where men were hauled up with only toes touching the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Loveland
Topeka
Missouri
W. T. Andrews
Sumpter
S. C
Mr. Taft
Sedalia
Cuba Pays Old Bil in Final Water Works Settlement
Havana reports Hugh Reilly, an American contractor, has received final settlement from the Cuban government for 557000 dollars under the Cienfuegos water works contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Hugh Reilly
Cienfuegos
Mrs Trumbo Disappears After Stop at Coroner See
Eleanor Trumbo widow of Savannah banker who had funeral halted for viscera examination arrived in St Joseph and vanished after a long consultation with an attorney.
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Trumbo
Eleanor Trumbo
Savannah
St. Joseph
Two Robbers Caught in Elmira Robbery Case
Meil Miller and Earl Stanberry of Elmira were arrested in Lamar for robbing an Italian peddler of 45 dollars. Stanberry admitted the charge. bonds were set at 100 dollars for Stanberry and 1000 dollars for Miller. Trial slated for October term of Ray circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meil Miller
Earl Stanberry
Elmira
Lamar
Stanberry
Miller
Ray
Darrow Bribery Trial Heads to Second Hearing
Acting Gov. Wallace names the judge for the second Darrow bribery trial in Los Angeles. The twelve superior judges are available to hear the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrow
Los Angeles
Cal
Wallace
Bank of Holstein Opens with $10,000 Capital
A new bank named the Bank of Holstein opens in Holstein with a capital stock of $10,000. Officers include President Bernard Macke Vice President Dr A M Underwood and cashier H M Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bank
Holstein
Bank of Holstein
Buse
Bernard Macke
A. M. Underwood
H. M. Smith
Sued Over 15 Cent Fare On Burlington Rail
William Price of Macon sues over a fare dispute of 15 cents with a Burlington railroad employee. The case centers on alleged undercharge and the Seminote issue referenced in the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Price
Macon
Burlington
Reverend Elliston Dies at Baptist Convention Trip
The Rev. George W. Elliston of Linneus, a delegate to the Baptist convention, died in Excelsior Springs after acting strangely on the street and becoming unable to locate his hotel room. He was moved to a sanitarium where he passed away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Elliston
Linneus
Excelsior Springs
Elliston
Powder Mill Blast Kills Two Pressmen Near Dodson
A dust explosion at the Excelsior Powder Manufacturing plant two miles southeast of Dodson injured Elmer Moore and Jacob Moore as sixteen hundred pounds of powder dust exploded while being pressed into cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodeon
R. C. McLow
Aatiie Hock
Ark
Excelsior Powder Manufacturing Company
Dodson
Elmer
Jacob Moore
Archie Banker Dead Dies of Typhoid Fever
G. O. Decker founder and president of the Decker bank at Archie died from typhoid fever. He had retired from the bank’s management prior to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie
G. 0
Decker
Decker Bank
Patriotism and the Turkish bath refusal
A humorous note explains an Italian barber refused to shave a customer during wartime patriotism calling back to a Turkish bath remark. The line suggests tension between personal grooming and national sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke
Odd remark on worker at the factory
A conversation notes a man cleaning machinery telling his helper to save the waste, hinting at possible thrift or misdeed within a factory setting. The exchange reflects casual, perplexed commentary on worker conduct and attitudes toward waste.
Aggressive Vacuum Cleaner Pitch From Agro Manufacturing
A Chicago based ad by Agro Manufacturing Co promotes a “for you profitable” business opportunity. The offer claims thousands of agents endorse a quick money making plan with immediate particulars and territory representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wey
Agro Manufacturing CO
Chicago
Renunciation Dialogue in Nagg Household
A witty exchange between Mr. Nagg and Mrs. Nagg mocks wives for urging men to join do not worry clubs. Mrs. Nagg retorts that men still enjoy worrying their wives, underscoring comic domestic tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Nagg
Mrs. Nagg
Polar explorers chase extremes from north to south pole
For four centuries adventurers pursued the Arctic summit until Peary reached the top of the world. The South Pole drew attention later with Amundsen achieving the goal after about 140 years of exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Polar
Peary
South Pole
Amundsen
Opening Up Lhasa The Forbidden City Opens After 1904 British Expedition
Lhasa the Tibetan capital was long a closed city for political and religious reasons. A British force opened the city in 1904, ending centuries of European travel restrictions. The population is about 35,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhasa
Tibet
Forbidden City
Old City
A Colored Man’s Bold Reply Before a Police Judge
A colored man accused of stealing chickens pleads guilty and, when asked how he did it near the owner’s house with a dog in the yard, he tells the judge to “stick to de bench” if he wants to speak on rascality. The anecdote appears in Zion's Advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion
The Way Out Change of Food Brought Success and Happiness
An ambitious girl overcome by nervousness and hysteria found health and peace after adopting Grape-Nuts. She describes lifelong weakness, social distress, and relief from headaches after starting the cereal, leading to resumed studies and a happy home four years later.
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Foreign Affairs
Samos
France
Crete
Cardinal Merry del Val
Cardinal O’connell
Lake Piediluco
Italy
ng-Chow
Pekin
British Board of Trade
Cairo
Central
Leon
Bernard
Reis
Colombia
Lourdes
Bank of Hamilton
Ont
Canton
China
Bar Association
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