World at a Glance Best of the News
A condensed domestic items roundup noting Michigan penitentiary discipline measures, rail and political developments in Missouri and Oklahoma, California primaries, a Chicago elevated accident with fatalities, labor changes on Missouri rail lines, militia actions in West Virginia mines, anxieties over labor strikes and dynamite plots, naval pension payments, and regional incidents from Kansas to California.
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Board of Control
Michigan Penitentiary
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Kansas
Progressives
Missouri
St. Louis
Veront
California
Lucy Goode White
Chicago
New Orleans
Chicago & Alten
Michigan State
Glasscock
Paint Creek
Cabin Creek
West Virginia
Garretson
John D. Rockefeller
Fort Riley
Baldwin
Douglas County
Ocean Road
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Lawrence
Mass
Boston
French
Lee Reynolds
St. Joseph
Congress
Topeka
Larned
Kan
Missouri River
Lake Contrary
P. H. Ross
Leavenworth County
Ohio
White Rock
Courtland
Bell
Garnett
Abundant Crops Mark Arkansas City Feast Amid Turmoil
The Arkansas City celebration drew over 2,000 farmers and families for a free feast as global events unfolded. Reports note mass socialist meetings in Berlin protesting high food prices while Franco-British talks consider a Nicaragua canal project.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Notable Miscue of 1910s Headlines Across States
A compilation of brief items reports marriages in Rocheport Missouri and Kansas related incidents. It lists editor Ovid Bell wedding, automobile and motorcycle travel, police actions, deaths from disease and accidents, a flood update in England, and various local calamities with names and places including Fulton Missouri Eldorado Kansas Chicago Illinois Leavenworth Kansas Kansas City Missouri.
Hold Packagers Responsible in Poisoned Pork Suit
New York judge overruled Armour & Company demurrer in a damage suit by Sophia Ketterer alleging trichinae poisoning from pork. The court held the meat packer responsible, saying producers foresee harm from negligent inspection and cannot shift duty to intermediaries. Armour argued manufacturers owe no direct duty to consumers who buy through middlemen.
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New York
N. Y
Armour & Company
Sophia Ketterer
Noyes
United States District Court
Armour & Comany
Lone Bandit Robs Missouri Pacific Train Westbound
A lone bandit robbed Missouri Pacific Train No 1 westbound at Osage City Kansas. He boarded the smoker after the train started and, at gunpoint, forced Conductor Bates and the auditor to surrender while a newsboy carried a sack. About twelve to thirteen dollars came from the auditor and other fares from passengers. Bates then pulled the bell rope, stopping the train, and the robber leaped off and vanished. Witnesses near the Missouri Pacific depot described a large man in shirt sleeves pacing and whistling awaiting the train. He wore no mask during the act.
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Osage City
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Bates
Union Station Planned at Salina Kansas by Four Rail Lines
A telegram from Omaha reports the Rock Island Santa Fe Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads have signed articles of agreement to build a union station in Salina with work to begin immediately. Land options in the railroad district are secured and plans completed after years of effort for a depot.
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Salina
Kansas
Omaha
Rock Island
Santa Fé
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Remarkable Narrow Escape of J Pope From Steam Roller
Ft. Smith Arkansas report of J Pope a 30 year old laborer who was crushed by a steam roller while shoveling sand but survived uninjured aside from bruises. He was fully covered by sand briefly before rescue by coworkers.
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Ft. Smith
Ark
J. Pope
Pope
Suffragettes Thrown Out at Welsh Eisteddfod
London report says a dozen suffragettes were ejected and one seriously injured for interrupting Chancellor Lloyd George during his Welsh Eisteddfod speech.
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London
Eng
Lloyd. George
Gen MacArthur Dies During Speech in Milwaukee
Gen Arthur MacArthur U S Army retired collapsed while addressing the twenty fourth Wisconsin volunteers reunion known as the chamber of commerce regiment Death was due to apoplexy Edwin B Parsons captain and regiment member suffered a paralytic stroke from the shock and was removed from the platform
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MacArthur
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur MacArthur
U. 5 S
Train Pilot a Hero in Stark Illinois Wreck
Engineer John H. Park stayed at his post as the Rock Island No. 311 derailed three miles north of Stark. The train raced at about 40 miles per hour before Park applied brakes and kept three coaches upright, saving passengers. A defective rail is blamed for the wreck.
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Stark
Illinois
John H. Park
Rock Island
Here
Pack Train Ordered to Mexican Border from Fort Riley
Orders directed a pack train from Fort Riley Kansas to report immediately for service at the Mexican border to Gen Steever. The move reflects rapid mobilization of supplies to the front.
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Fort Riley
Kansas
Steever
Runaway at Roosevelt Speech in St Paul Injures Several
A chaotic incident at a Theodore Roosevelt speech in St Paul Minnesota left several people injured as a runaway movement forced attendees into the roped area near the speaker and toppled others within feet of the platform.
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T. R. Speech
St. Paul
Minn
Theodore Roosevelt
The Grand in Kansas City Presents The Round-Up and A Romance of the Underworld
The Grand theater features Edmund Day drama The Round-Up by Klaw and Erlanger with Maclyn Arbuckle, portraying life in Southwestern Arizona and a famed battle with Apaches on the Mexican border. The Shubert hosts Paul Armstrongs A Romance of the Underworld with Holbrook Blinn, touted as Chicago’s dramatic hit, featuring the original company. Rose Leaves on the River honors fallen soldiers as roses drift on the Mississippi opposite Jefferson Barracks amid a salute from Isle de Luzon and the Gray Eagle.
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Kansas City
the Grand
Maclyn Arbuckle
Klaw and Erlanger
Edmund Day
Arizona
Mexican
Shubert Theater
Paul Armstrong
Holbrook Blinn
Chicago
Shubert
Mississippi River
National Cemetery
Jefferson
Baracks
Sons of Veterans
Women’s Auxiliary
Gray Eagle
Isle de Luzon
Missouri Naval Reserves
Isle to Y M C A Turtle Island 120 Acres Presented
The island in the Mississippi River north of Hannibal totaling 120 acres has been donated to the Hannibal Y M C A by Mrs Lillie White Cotton and family and other local owners. The land will be used by YMCA members for camping and is currently densely forested.
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Turtle Island
Mississippi River
Hannibal
Hannibal Y. M.C. A
Lillie Whitecotton
Jennie
John Indorff
John Saltzman
Fred Waelder
Henry Demon
Missouri Old Trails plans road work publicity drive
The Missouri Old Trails association will advertise the cross state highway and keep the public informed on transforming the route into an accelerated thoroughfare. Howard Ellis of New Florence, secretary, has appointed a publicity committee.
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Missouri Old Trails Association
Howard Ellis
New Florence
Forest City Hero Saves Freight Train, Dies Turning Switch
Ivan S. White risked his life to avert a collision by turning a sidetrack switch as a passenger train neared. Observer James Limbird saw White act, but he was struck by the engine and killed. his skull was crushed in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan S. White
Forest City
James Limbird
White
Fatal quarrel over wages ends in shooting at Thayer
A quarrel over wages between Burnet and his employer F. M. Douglas at Thayer ended with a shooting. Douglas says the fatal act was in self defense during the wage dispute. Burnet had been working the farm on a share plan.
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Burnett
F. M. Douglas
Thayer
Douglas
Burnet
Man Dies After Fall From Ladder in Heat
Macks Groshend, 36, fell 15 feet with a coworker on a ladder at St. Joseph and died shortly after. Officials suspect heat exhaustion caused the collapse during the incident.
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Macks Groshend
St. Joseph
Groshend
Not Guilty in Murder Charge at Gal latin Circuit Court
A Gal latin circuit court jury returned a not guilty verdict for Turner Wilson in the first degree murder case. Wilson had shot and killed Alonzo Dugger at Coffey on August 17, 1910 after striking him with a brick.
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Gallatin
Turner Wilson
Wilson
Alonzo Dugger
Coffey
Night Plowing Ends as Mokane Farmer Finishes Task
John F. Taylor of Mokane completed a pioneering farming effort in Callaway county by plowing at night with artificial light. Using a 40 horsepower oil engine with four 14 inch plows, he ran two 12 hour shifts and averaged nine acres per night for about 40 acres total. The engine consumed roughly 50 gallons of oil per 12 hours.
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John F. Taylor
Mokane
Callaway County
Taylor
Public meeting on extending interurban to Mexico
The Mexico Commercial club calls a public meeting to discuss extending the Santa Fe and Perry interurban from Molino to Mexico. The company operates eight miles between Mexico and Molino and seeks 60,000 dollars from public subscription. without aid the line may be sold to satisfy a judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mexico Commercial Club
Santa Fe & Perry
Molino
Traction Board
Replevin Threat Hangs Over Howard County Gold Find
C E Yancey owner of the Howard county ranch learns of a threatened replevin suit from Lawrence Kansas parties who claim the $10 000 in gold found by a ranch hand in the old manor house was loot from Bills Anderson raid on Lawrence prior to his Howard county visit.
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Anderson
C. E. Yancey
Howard County
Lawrence, Kan
Bill Anderson
Lawrence
Webb City Man Sued for Divorce in Carthage
Mrs. Susan Ann Aylor filed suit at Carthage for divorce from Ben C. Aylor, whom she married in 1895. They reside in Webb City where Aylor owns extensive zinc and lead mining property worth about $500,000. She accuses him of miserly behavior and withholding support and states he frequently beat and kicked her.
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Webb City
Susan Ann Aylor
Carthage
Ben C. Aylor
Aylor
Coal Dealers Convene Annual Convention in Springfield
More than 200 coal dealers, mine operators and coal company representatives attended the Interstate Retail Coal Dealers' association convention in Springfield. Early arrivals included O. E. Belveal of St. Louis acting secretary and T. P. Bryan of Kansas City president.
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Interstate Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Springfield
O. E. Belveal
St. Louis
T. P. Bryan
Kansas City
More to Work Way at Missouri College
More students will earn at least part of their way through the University of Missouri this year than ever. The Y M C A employment bureau at Columbia already has 300 applications for work and is expected to reach 500 as the school opens next month.
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M. U
University of Missouri
Employment Bureau of the
Columbia
Storm Touches Clarence With Darkness and Fire
A severe storm in Clarence caused trees to fall and the electric light plant to shut down leaving the town in darkness. Lightning struck C. Culver’s barn setting it ablaze and destroying its contents. B. Oster reported the loss of 100 tons of straw and A. Long two cattle. Telephone lines were down.
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Clarence
C. Culver
B. Osterfelt
A. Long
Veteran dies on furlough visit in Sedalia
Elisha Be. Craig a 66 year old Civil War veteran from the Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth Kansas died in Sedalia while on furlough. He was visiting his sister there.
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J. R. Ballinger
Stromberg Motor Company
Addison
Chicago
Elgin
W. M. Wood
American Wool Trust
Lawrence
Mass
Rosie Barbaro
Kingsland
N. J
England
Guy ‘Seeds
Leavenworth
University of Kansas
Elisha BE. Craig
Kan
Sedalia
Opposition meeting on Missouri single tax amendments
The Land Owners' Protective Association plans a Jefferson City meeting to oppose the proposed single tax amendments. The group, mainly rural landowners, rejects the state adopting the land tax plan.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Land Owners’ Protective Association
Hadley Proclaims Labor Day Observance
Gov Hadley issued a Labor Day proclamation urging proper observance and noting the day should include discussion of important labor questions affecting the interests of employers and employees and the public.
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Hadley
Honors to Gray Hairs in St Louis River Swim
Mrs Catherine Gross aged 45 with gray hair easily wins the two mile women’s river swim in St Louis. Her time of 27 minutes 30 seconds is praised as excellent performance.
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Catherine Gross
St. Louis
Amateur rider killed on Speed Track accident
Cleve Oliver, an amateur motorcycle rider, was killed at speed on the Speed Track when a tire on his motorhome burst at 75 miles per hour, throwing him against the fencing.
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Cleve Oliver
New St. Louis
Springfield kills social evil raids target rooming houses
The death of 18 year old Hanna Hall by her own action has sparked anger at rooming house keepers in Springfield. Police were ordered to eradicate the vice and five raids at once led to 12 arrests. The crusade continues until the police are satisfied the evil is abated.
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Hanna Hall
Springfield
Sedalia Elocutionist Marian Lowell Pickens Dies
Mrs. Marian Lowell Pickens, a Sedalia expression and dramatic art teacher, died in a local hospital. For 30 years she taught elocution in major U S cities and mentored many gifted American elocutionists.
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Sedalia
Marian Lowell Pickens
Tragedy on Grand River Boat Fatal Shot Incident
Russell H. Anderson, 16, of St. Louis was killed when a shotgun discharged aboard a Grand river boat. Anderson and George Schuster were present. the fatal accident occurred as Anderson attempted to take the gun, the hammer snapping.
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Russell H. Anderson
St. Louis
Anderson
George Schuster
Grand River
McPheeters Leaves Blackburn for Warrensburg Post
Rev Colin A McPheeters recently named chair of psychology at Blackburn College Carlinville Illinois has been released from his contract and accepted a position at the State Normal Warrensburg Missouri.
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McPheeters
Warrensburg
Colin A. McPheeters
Blackburn College
Carlinville, Til
State Normal
Roosevelt to Address Joplin Voters Monday Evening
Col Roosevelt will speak to voters of Joplin on Monday evening September 23, per a letter from K. Davis secretary of the national committee of the Progressive Party.
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Joplin
Col. Roosevelt
K. Davis
National Committee of the Progressive
Sympathy and Defiance in a Maryland Courtroom
Andrew Lipscomb, a Maryland attorney, challenged Judge Merrick during his first trial. The judge warned him for contempt, Lipscomb sat down, then insulted the jurist. A young colleague warned Lipscomb, revealing the judge is his father. The exchange ends with a terse, rueful remark.
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Andrew Lipscomb
Maryland
Merrick
Lipscomb
Popular Magazine
Eczema Cured by Cuticura Ointment and Soap
A Detroit resident describes a summer outbreak of eczema starting on the scalp and spreading to the face hands feet and legs. After failing with other treatments the patient used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following directions and was cured in about three weeks. The ad urges samples and references the 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Department L Boston.
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Kanter ‘Ave
Detroit
Mich
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Why did papa have appendicitis and pay the doctor
A short dialogue from Life asks a child why the father needed surgery and paid a large medical bill. The reply frames the event as God’s will, prompting questions about divine anger or approval of the physician.
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Papa
Father’s Birthday Lemon Joke Remains Old Family Tradition
A lighthearted note recalls a birthday ritual where a lemon is the sole gift from family patriarchs, capturing a quirky custom that survives years of humor and memory.
Nervous Despondent Women Report Pinkham Remedy
A Platea Pennsylvania reader describes relief from nervousness and insomnia after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Walcott North Dakota woman reports inflammation pain in side and back easing with the remedy. The ad invites women to write for special advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Platea
Mary Halsteap
Ualcott
N. Dakota
Ammena
Walcott
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Suial
Lynn
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