Four-State Mine Workers Ratify New Arbitration System
Kansas City convention of mine workers from Arkansas Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma approves a new biennial wage and arbitration schedule. The old single arbitrator is replaced by three district joint boards of three miners and three operators each, aiming for a more democratic local dispute process. About 230 delegates attend as districts begin ratifying district scales.
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Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Kansas City
John Steele
Pitsburg
Kan
Chief of Police Indicted on Bribery Charges in Springfield
A special grand jury indicted Springfield Chief of Police Thomas C. Hunter on two counts of bribery. It alleges he accepted money via an attorney intermediary from two keepers of disorderly resorts in exchange for protection against raids. Hunter posted $5,000 bonds for the trial. He protests innocence and says he is framed.
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Arch A. Johnson
Springfield
Thomas C. Hunter
Chief Hunter
Hunter
Criminal Court
Crossing Tragedy At Kansas Point Claim Two Lives
Albert Hair 65 and his grandson Charles Gray 8 died at a grade crossing on the Kansas City Clay County St Joseph Electric railway near Kansas Point Missouri. Hair tried crossing from his Bywaters station home to his barn in a buggy when a line work train struck the vehicle.
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Albert Hair
St. Joseph
Kansas Point
Charles Gray
Kansas City
Clay County
Local option election suit challenges Jackson county dry vote
A suit in circuit court contests the August 23 local option election that made Jackson county dry outside Kansas City and Independence. Propr proprietors of Sugar Creek saloons seek to block the election, alleging petition flaws and improper voting sites. The case questions 10 percent petition validity and Independence votes cast by non residents. The injunction was denied, ruling the county court’s actions stand.
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Jackson County
Kansas City
Independence
Michael Bine
George N. Rodman
Bert Scott
Sign reads others must not expose women in car
Congressman Franklin Brookson recalls a Delaware incident where two girls read a sign on a railroad auto hack. One exclaims that "others must not" refers to women, sparking playful banter about the implied rule.
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Franklin Brookson
Delaware
Philadelphia Telegraph
Kiss Me Twice Lesson in a Tunnel Tale
In a Strand Magazine anecdote, Little Lottie on a train with Aunt Katie and her beau blushes as she blurts kiss me too. Aunt Kate, swiftly composed, scolds the phrase and teaches proper speech by correcting Lottie to kiss me twice.
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Lottie
Katie
Lotte
Kate
Strand Magazine
Fooling Betty Gossip Tale From Grandmother’s Kitchen
Betty, a bright five year old, loves gossip at her grandmother’s. She arrives with “news” but reports that William, sister Mabel’s fiancé, was over last night and he and Mabel spelled most everything, leaving little to tell.
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Betty
Grandmother
William
Mabel
Turtle romance ends with bashful kiss pull
A playful exchange unfolds with Mr Turtle-Darling pleading for a kiss and Miss Terrapin-How retreating shyly, a charming dialogue about affection and hesitation. The whimsical scene centers on two animal characters in a light hearted domestic moment.
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Mr. Turtle
Miss Terrapin
Publisher and poet clash over a priceless manuscript
A publisher protests a poet's demand for money for a poem described as priceless beyond dollars. The dialogue recalls Milton and Paradise Lost as a literary milestone, mocking commercialism in art. The fragment hints at tension between value and monetary gain in poetry.
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Milton
Gise
Flattering the Clergyman and a Private Request
An elderly lady sends a note to a clergyman asking to call after a Sunday sermon. She mentions a person named Doane who was taken from her and requests a spoken meeting with the pastor.
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Naan
Tnie Hak Doane
Paper Itself Is Evidence At Examination Pledge Gaffe
A college exam creed requires every paper to bear a pledge claiming no cheating. One student forgot the oath and told an examiner, who replied that the very paper already proved the student’s honesty since it had been fully completed.
Dialogue Fracture Delays Central Line Call
A man asks his party to wait while the central operator confirms a line in use. The central vendor and caller clash over access creating a tense communication moment.
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Central’s
Central
One Part Solved The Solar System Mystery
The article notes progress in understanding the solar system while highlighting the sun as a focal point for discovery. It contrasts the vast unknown with emerging insights about our star and its planetary entourage.
Sister's Coffee Trick Brings Health Through Postum
A coffee addict describes how his sister secretly switched his morning cup to Postum, a hot beverage made by Postum Co. The substitution boosted his strength, energy, complexion, and eye clarity, leading to his cure from nervous exhaustion. He later learns the drink is Postum.
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Moore
Postum Co
Battlshin Mich
Bed Spelling Lesson Sparks Honest Mistake at Claysville
In Claysville Mrs aving a trouble with a new spelling lesson. when asked what b e d spells the pupil finally answered You sleep in my drawers. The quip, reported by the Cynthiana Democrat, amused the class and local readers.
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Claysville
Invasion Talk at Club Ends With Quick Witty Remark
At a club a Seventh Regiment member faced a group discussing a rumored National Guard invasion of Mexico. Jokes about Mauser weapons and bullets followed, until the man quips he might be shot in the back while turning to encourage his men, defusing the moment with humor.
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EB. P. Walker
Seventh Regiment
Mexico
National Guard
New York
How She Escaped Glove Counter Courtship
A humorous exchange recounts Algy falling for a glove counter clerk. He buys gloves daily for a week to woo her. She avoids him by becoming a manicure, and he keeps up with daily nail manicures. She later works for a dentist, ending pursuit.
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Algy
Jockeys and Whips Draw Tough Reactions in Town
A fragmented note mentions jockeys and their whips and raises questions about treatment of riders. The passage pairs this with a proverb about treating a man like a dog and neighbors discovering a person’s flaws, suggesting a local debate on conduct and reputation.
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A long excerpt describes Francis Shelly White, Alabama's new senator, a lawyer with a large practice. On a late night trip White, accompanied by a deacon client, seeks lodging but is told no separate room. The landlady identifies whom White will share a bed with, noting his long church ties and routine attendance.
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Alabama
Francis Shelly White
White
Darky
Tate
First Baptist Church
Providence Journal
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Chariton River
Salisbury
Dan Yeakey
Joplin
George Press
E. Press
Sedalia
Palace
Parmer
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Texas
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