World at a Glance Best of the News
National Capital items summarize top world notes including John H. Hasten named superintendent of railway mail service with Omaha HQ Lieut. Riley B. E. Scott innovating weaponry aims from height during flight. American soldiers allowed short Mexico border forays. claims against Mexico rise at state department. Congress blocks 240000 for Maine wreck removal. August finances forecast weaker than 1910. typhoid vaccination mandatory for US military under 45. German cruiser Bremen torpedo drills in Buzzard's Bay trigger etiquette dispute.
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National Capital
John H. Hasten
Railway Mail Service
Omaha
Riley BE. Scott
West Point
Texas
Mexico
State Department
Congress
Maine
United States Army
Bremen
Buzzard's Bay
Sedalia shopmen settle nine hour day shift
Labor changes affect 700 workers on the M K and T line in Sedalia who will move to a nine hour day instead of ten. Other regional items cover politics, finance and local incidents across Kansas and nearby states.
Rail safety urged by ICC chief after fatal crash
Judge Clements, head of the Interstate Commerce Commission, calls for imprisonment of railroad executives to curb passenger service carelessness after the latest deadly accident. Other items include Richmond Missouri voting for a good roads district, aviator Atwood’s record St Louis to New York flight, Akron dirigible project, a Los Angeles extortion attempt on General Otis, Boston hosts the American Bar Association, Nebraska frost, Seattle streetcar conspiracy arrests, Jola blackbird slaughter appeal, and Birmingham saloon election returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Richmond
Harry N. Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Akron
Atlantic Ocean
Los Angeles
H. C. Otis
American Bar ‘Association
Boston
Nebraska
Creighton
Seattle
Wash
Administration of Justice
United States
Jola
Birmingham
Alabama
Foreign Affairs Hundred-Year Anniversary Reports and Wartime Notes
The article notes the first anniversary of Korea’s annexation by Japan celebrated by Koreans and Japanese. It reports German officer Lieut Philip M Schultz jailed for trial. Northern France sees women marching against high provisions. Russian aviator Lieut Zolomehin dies in St Petersburg. China’s cruiser Hai Chi refuels 600 tons coal at Plymouth before a world cruise to New York. A Newcastle accident kills ten people including six women when a 33 passenger car crashes on a hill.
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Korea
Japan
Philip M. Schultz
England
France
Zolomehin
St. Petersburg
China
Hai Chi
Plymouth
Eng
New York
Newcastle
Missouri and Kansas News Briefs From Across the Plains
Personal resignations and appointments ripple state government. Missouri taxes on bonds threaten capitol debt sales. An aviation prize offer stirs plans for a transcontinental flight. A 96 year old widow marries again. A Kansas city girl is attacked while a town mayor faces ouster. Notable figures visit fairs and lectures as national events unfold.
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W.S. Dickey
L. M. Jones
Kansas City
Missouri State Waterways Commission
Stubbs
Crawford County
Frederick Heegle
Chicago
Freeport
Hadley
Missouri
Capitol
C. P. Rodgers
Nancy Edey
Troy
Mo. Ree Inlow
A. H. Myerdick
St. Louis
Corteze Enloe
Zella Logan
Junction City
Kan
Lewis G. Cheses
G Troop
Thirteenth Cavalry
Hunnewell
Wilson
E. W. Hoch
Kansas
Fulton Chautauqua
Zeke Collins
West Plains
Charles
Lee Collins
C. M. King
Inioe
Missouri Happenings Fund Details for Calaway County Schools
Missouri reports show public school funding sources for Calaway County totaling 15 280 26 with state and interest funds and a levy of 552 5 cents per 100 dollars. The permanent county and township funds along with Flint bequest and other items total over 78 thousand. Expenditures last year reached 96 985 67. Fire Damage at Eads Bridge Clarified. East St Louis warehouse blaze on the east approach to Eads bridge caused by a burning warehouse led to a total hay warehouse loss of 25 000 while tolls over 250 paid by spectators helped offset damages. Mayor Lambert of St Louis helped coordinate the response.
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Calaway County
Permanent Township
Flint
Eads Bridge
East St. Louis
Lambert
Basi
Suit to Annul Springfield Traction Franchise
City Attorney Perry T. Allen filed in circuit court a suit to enjoin the Springfield Traction Company from further operation. The petition asserts violation of a majority of the agreements and conditions under which the electric street railway was authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Traction Company
Perry T. Allen
City Atorney
Road Bonds Proposed for Columbia Road District
A special election set for September 8 will decide a $100000 bond issue to fund gravel road improvements in the Columbia road district. The plan, called by commissioners J A Hudson S F Conly and John Dodd, includes $15000 for a road in the state highway system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
J. A. Hudson
S. F. Conly
John Dodd
Evansville Arrest Reports Church Treasurer Shortage
H. E. Buermeyer, 38, of Evanston Illinois, arrested in East St. Louis and held for alleged church funds shortage. As treasurer of St Matthews Episcopal Evanston he admitted gambling away money but claimed the shortage was 180 dollars while authorities allege 1700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Buermeyer
Evanston
Ill
East St. Louis
St. Matthews’ Episcopal Church
Buermeyer
City Votes for Municipal Water Works Ownership
Maryville voters approved municipal ownership by 674 to 195 and authorized the city to issue 100000 dollars in bonds to buy the water plant or to finance a new system if an agreement cannot be reached with the current owners.
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Maryville
Young Groom Marries 96-Year-Old Widow in Troy
Troy resident Ree Inlow, 24, became the fifth husband of a 96 year old Troy widow only six weeks after her previous spouse died at the county farm. Inlow cited love as his reason for the marriage.
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Man
Nancy Edey
Troy
Ree Inlow
Inlow
Cheaper Turkeys Sought by Springfield Dealers
Springfield dealers expect holiday turkey prices to drop due to a record turkey crop in the Ozark region. Prices likely will be at least four cents lower than last year as buyers anticipate cheaper birds.
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Ozark
Springfield
Protest Over Placement of State School for Negro Girls
Citizens at Ava protested the location of a state industrial school for Negro girls in Douglas county. A copy of the protest will be forwarded to the governor and to members of the board of locators.
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Douglas County
Ava
Board of Locators
Kirksville Postoffice Robbed of Registered Mail
Robbers pried open a rear window of the Kirksville post office and stole four pouches containing registered mail for transfer to the Wabash railroad. The incident details the heist and loss of mail before reporting officials.
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Kirksville
Assault on Lloyd Maupin Near Madison
Lloyd Maupin of near Madison was assaulted and left unconscious in his buggy after he ignored two threatening letters warning him to stop paying attention to a local young woman. The incident occurred in the same neighborhood.
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Lloyd Maupin
Madison
Cumberland Presbyterian Synod aims two church homes in Missouri
In session at Pertle Springs the Cumberland Presbyterian Synod plans to establish church homes in Missouri. The two homes are to serve an orphans' home and a home for aged ministers.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Synod
Pertle Springs
Missouri
Cape Girardeau Pastor Called by Fulton Presbyterian
The Fulton Presbyterian church votes to extend a call to Rev. Eugene Francis Abbott of Cape Girardeau to become its pastor. The pastorate had been vacant for nine months.
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Cape Girardeau
Fulton Presbyterian Church
Eugene Francis Abbott
Fright Kills Father as Son Threatened by Man With Revolver
In Howell county West Plains Zeke Collins died of fright after seeing his son Charles threatened by Lee Collins who fired a revolver Lee Collins was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Zeke Collins
Howell County
West Plains
Charles
Lee Collins
Missouri college welcomes freshmen and hires faculty
The institution begins a new term with 600 freshmen joining campus life and 68 new faculty members expanding courses and programs across the university.
Yeggs’ Rig Recovered After Post Office Robbery
Yeggmen who robbed the Sturgeon post office fled with 120 dollars in cash and stamps valued at 253 dollars. The buggy and horse were recovered in the south part of Centralia.
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Yeggs
Yeggmen
Sturgeon
Centralia
Macon Home and Barn Destroyed in Fire
Incendiaries believed responsible for fire that destroyed I. S. Miller's new house in Macon along with a large adjoining barn. The barn, built by the late Colonel Blees, stored a new pipe organ for the Methodist church and other property. The Miller residence also lost a garage and a $2000 motor car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
I. S. Miller
Colonel Blees
Methodist Church
City seeks annulment of railway franchise in circuit court
Perry T. Allen city attorney files petition to declare null the rights and privileges granted to the company. City alleges violation of a majority of the franchise agreements and conditions in the case filed in the circuit court.
Apple Growers Name Officers After Congress
The American Apple Growers congress closed a three day meeting after electing officers for next year. President J. W. Stanton of Richview Illinois. vice president Louis Erb Cedar Gap Missouri. treasurer Wesley Greene Des Moines Iowa. statistician L. A. Goodman Kansas City. secretary T. C. Wilson Columbia Missouri.
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American Apple Growers
Congress
J. W. Stanton
Richview
Ill
Louis Erb
Cedar Gap
Wesley Greene
Des Moines
L. A. Goodman
Kansas City
Statistican
T. C. Wilson
Columbia
Geologist to Assess Kansas Gas Field Supply
Prof. Erasmus Haworth state geologist of Kansas will spend about two months in the gas fields of Kansas and Oklahoma to determine gas reserves. The Utilities Commission seeks to learn if a supply sufficient for Kansas City can be provided with needed equipment.
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Kansas City
Erasmus Haworth
Kansas
Oklahoma
Utilities Commission
Rain Breaks Drought in Appleton City Amid Heat
Appleton City rejoices as a 1% inch rainfall ends a three week drought and heat. Crops including corn and forage now show promise though water shortages had threatened. between April 5 and August 19 less than 3 inches fell, yet substantial corn and forage crops are expected.
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Appleton
Appleton City
Mines Restart as Ore Prices Hold Strong Demand
The price of blende ranged from $44 to $45 a ton with 60 percent zinc and top lots at $48. The market is the strongest of the year as ore in car lots rarely sells below $44. Mines are being drained and production is resuming across camps.
Fish Killed by Dynamite In Bonne Femme Creek
Deputy Game Warden C B Eaton found thousands of dead fish floating on Bonne Femme Creek south of Fayette after dynamite use. A similar incident occurred a year earlier at David Crews pond where many fine game fish were killed.
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C. B. Eaton
Bonne Femme Creek
Fayette
David Crews
Man Shot After Burglar Mistake in Kirksville
Clarence Carlin aged 28, described as partially crazed by epilepsy, was mistaken for a burglar while prowling John Kent’s yard in Kirksville and shot in both legs. He was found in the rear yard, severely bleeding but likely to recover.
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Clarence Carlin
Kirksville
John Kent
Kent
Rolla Plans Bid Date For New School Library
At a Missouri School of Mines executive committee meeting in Rolla it was decided to let the contracts for the new $65 000 library on September 11. Architect George Hellmuth of St Louis drew the plans and bids will be received up to September 11.
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Rolla
Missouri School of Mines
George Hellmuth
St. Louis
Reception for Champ Clark Set at Montgomery Homecoming
Speaker Champ Clark will receive a hearty reception in Montgomery upon returning from Congress. He says he will take a few lecture dates to earn some money and believes this is the best way to do it.
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Champ Clark
Champ Clerk
Montgomery
Congress
Conductor's Assailant Sought in Burlington Shooting
Hannibal police continue to seek 8 Graham on a charge of shooting Burlington conductor John Mills. Officials say Graham remains at large as physicians report Mills will recover.
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Hannibal
Graham
John Mills
Burlington
Dies After Race for Train at Polo Depot
William L. Barbee aged 82 collapsed on the Polo depot platform and died from overexertion while attempting to catch a train. A long-time Ray county resident of fifty years he left a widow and one son.
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William L. Barbee
Polo
Ray County
Protection money alleged in Kansas liquor raids
State prosecutors Burr and Lindsay seek to identify who pockets a protection fund allegedly levied by liquor dealers. Raids have yielded documents showing a dollar per keg and fifty cents per case added since January to liquor prices. They aim to pursue further ouster actions against officials as they pursue this information.
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Columbus
Kansas
T. T. Burr
Frank Lindsay
Burr
Unemployed Hold Convention In Washington D C
About 3000 to 4000 hoboes convene in Washington led by James Eads How to press for Bread for our children and work for ourselves with a fair chance in life. They seek aid from the labor committee of the House for legislation to relieve unemployment.
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Washington, D. C
Brotherhood Welfare Association
James Eads How
Knights of the Road
How
Labor Committee
House of Representatives
Congress
Cavalry officers to study cavalry equitation in France
The War Department plans a year of instruction in the French school at Saumur for Capt. Conrad Babcock Capt. Henry Richmond and Lieut. Adna Chaffee all cavalrymen. The aim is to make American cavalry soldiers fearless dashing riders like their Indian campaigns forebears.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Conrad
Babcock
Henry H. Richmond
Adna R. Chaffee
Saumar
Fatal Derby County crash near Johnson Nebraska kills two
In a motor car accident near Johnson in Nemaha county two people died and a third was injured. Victims were William Bourlier, 27, of near Julian and Mrs. William Riodan, 30, daughter of A. McManus.
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Tecumseh
Nebraska
Johnson
Nemaha
William Bourlier
Julian
William Riodan
A. McManus
Women Drive Out Mormons in Kamvar Iowa
Two Mormon elders were making proselyting speeches in Kamvar when a crowd of women beat kitchen tinware, creating a loud disturbance that drowned out the speakers and forced them to leave on foot.
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Kamvar
Iowa
Mormon Church
Seed Sale Nets Hutchinson Farmer 1005 Dollar Check
Jesse Lang ford, a farmer north of Hutchinson, sold alfalfa seed to Charles Wooddell of Nickerson and received a 1005 dollar check for the transaction.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Jesse Langford
Charles Wooddell
Nickerson
Naked man wanders desert near Reno after heat spell
James Mahoney, relative of W Bourke Cochran, left Reno for a surveying job and, driven by extreme heat, stripped and ran across the Nevada desert near Eagle Salt Works fifty miles east of Reno. Authorities seek him as a possible death or missing person case.
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Reno
Nevada
James Mahoney
W. Bourke Cochran
Nevada Desert
Eagle Salt Works
Mahoney
Negroes Seek Equal Rights In National League Meeting
In Boston the National Independent Political Rights league annual convention ended with a pledge for equal rights equal laws and equal opportunities and a call for African Americans to use the ballot in defense of their race.
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Boston
Mass
National Independent Political Rights League
Slayer Drowned in Missouri River Identified
The body found in the Missouri river near Modale Iowa is identified by officers as Charles Parlow one of the slayers of Marshal George Butcher of Missouri Valley Indicator authorities report the discovery and identification.
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Logan
Iowa
Missouri River
Modale
Charles Parlow
George Butcher
Missouri Valley
Miner Dies Near Safety at Giroux Mine
In Ely Nevada the Giroux mine shaft sealed to extinguish a fire released a body found on the ladder platform within 15 feet of the surface. The victim is Daniel Drea. An investigation into the accident is expected.
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Ely
Nevada
Giroux
Daniel Drea
Munyon's Free Medical Advice Draws Philadelphia Crowds
A Philadelphia report notes the Munyon health system at 53d and Jefferson Streets draws many visitors and mail inquiries. Munyon and his doctors offer free consultations and health guidance, selling remedies only when prescribed. He credits his formulas and research for cures, while skeptics view his claims as extraordinary.
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James
Munyon
Health Authority
Philadelphia
James M. Munyon
Jefferson Sts
To Cheer Her Up
An old Scotswoman travels a long way to visit a sick friend only to learn the alarming symptoms have subsided. The sick friend replies that she is well, and the visitor expresses astonishment at the effort spent to see her.
The Brute
A witty exchange shows a supercilious girl scornful of men while a crowd causes a rude mishap with a hatpin and no one apologizes. The vignette captures social snub and humor.
Strained Relations Mentioned in Rustic Exchange
A short, humorous note describes a boy asking about strained relations with the reply that a father is an awful strain on the pocketbooks of his relations. It mentions Lewis' Single Binder straight fifty cigar and contrasts low price cigars with better quality.
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Lewis
Man Must Have Strong Pull Equal To Dull Razor
A terse line notes that to compete or persuade, one must possess a strong pull similar to the dull razor’s grip. It frames strength as essential to balance or counteract weakness in a metaphorical sense.
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Sedalia
National Guardsmen
Camp Perry
Ohio
Wichita
Fred S. Jackson
Moctezuma
Sonora
Excelsior Springs
First National Bank
Cashion
Cherokee County
E. W. Sample
Kingman
Earl
Harold Blackshere
Elmdale
Chas. McQuerry
Bethany
Arkansas City
Louleana
Missouri Pacific
Harry Atwood
Studen
Washington
Gity
Hostetter
Oo Tome
Parker
Thompson
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