World at a Glance: Diverse News Snapshot
An array of international items includes postmasters’ annual session in Richmond, Roosevelt electors ballot fights, university enrollment gains, rail freight charges in Jefferson City, and a Kansas rail accident. Other notes cover arbritration efforts in Kanawha, strikes and court actions, and U.S. plans for Santo Domingo and the Panama exposition.
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National League of Third
Richmond
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
University of News
Sanita Fe
Lebo
Kansas
Cottonwood
E. D. Oldfield
Oklahoma County Superior Court
Jefferson City
Detroit
Jeffries
Indianapolis
Ind
Atchison
Kan
Centralia
C W. Lyons
Circuit Court of Appeals
W. H. Sanborn
Kanawha
West Virginia
Glasscock
Chicago
Guthrie, Ok
Guthrie
State Federation backs single tax amendment in Sedalia
The State Federation of Labor went on record at Sedalia in strong resolutions in favor of the single tax amendment to be voted upon in November.
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State Federation of Labor
Sedalia
Enniskillen Meeting Denies Irish Parliament Recognition
In Enniskillen Ireland about 15000 people refused to acknowledge an Irish parliament. Turmoil in Tripoli saw Italians lose 61 men and Turks and Arabs over 800 in a fierce engagement near Dorne. American ministers protected in Nicaragua with force if needed. Geoges Legagneux set a new altitude record at 18766 feet in Paris. Hungarian parliament opened with factional chaos. Mexican independence day passed quietly. American sailors fired on at Bluefields Nicaragua.
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Enniskillen
Ireland
Tripoli
Dorne
Belfast
Nicaragua
Georges Legagneux
Paris
Tacoma
Bluefields
Judge Gatson Stabbed In Vandalia Attack
Van dalia associate judge John S. Gatson, a noted attorney and politician, was stabbed and wounded by chiropractor H A Pennington on a Vandalia street near the Vandalia hotel where Gatson and a young woman were headed to a party. Gatson had a dozen cuts on his clothes. The report also notes the formation of the North American Zither Players association later The American Zither Verband with leaders Schepp and Mehl and plans for a 1913 Davenport Ta meeting.
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Gatson
John S. Gatson
Audrdin County Court
Vandalia
H. A. Pennington
Pennington
Congress
Washington
United States
Schwarzer Park
Hermann C. Grolle
Edw. G. Busch
Washington Commercial Club
A. W. Schepp
Kansas City
Davenport
Man Killed in Yard Accident at Jefferson City
A. H. Butner age 55 of Miller Tennessee died after being crushed in the Missouri Pacific yards at Jefferson City. He left a westbound train at the station to fetch lunch and on returning found the train in motion. While attempting to board another track, he was struck and thrown under wheels losing both legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernado de Soto Money
Mississippi
Biloxi
Miss
Ella Mansfield
Oakley
Kan
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Carl Rasmussen
Ernest Marshall
Marion
Ill
Clinton
Ransomville
G. A. Ross
Lovewell
Jeanette Russell
State Soldiers’ Orphans
Atchison
Howard Gill
Baltimore
George Mestach
France
Gordon W. Lillie
Pawnee
Lefty
Louie
Gyp the Blood
Herman Rosenthal
New York
Brooklyn
Wesley Edwards
Des Moines
Allen
Hillsville
A. H. Butner
Miller
Tenn
Missouri Pacific
Jefferson City
Death by own action: W B Gentry found near Callaway farm
W B Gentry a private patient from Bunceton at the state hospital in Nevada was found on the Callaway farm near there. He apparently hanged himself after escaping from the hospital September 5. Identification was made by marks on his clothing. Don Armstrong and Logan Callaway discovered the body.
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W. B. Gentry
Bunceton
State Hospital
Nevada
Don Armstrong
Logan Callaway
Callaway
Gentry
Free Bureau to Aid Dairymen Announced in Springfield
At the final session of the State Dairy Association convention in Springfield it was announced that the Frisco railroad would establish a free information bureau for dairymen in the Ozark regions. The bureau aims to foster closer ties between dairymen and larger cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Dairy Association
Springfield
Frisco Railroad
Ozark
Anti Single Tax League Organized in Macon County
Over 600 Macon county citizens gathered in the circuit court room to form the Anti Single Tax league. Officers are authorized to appoint an advisory committee with one representative from each school district to assist the campaign against the amendment.
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Macon County
Macon
Mothers Day at the Twelfth State Fair
Tuesday October 1 is designated mothers day at the twelfth annual state fair. Mrs J G Nugent of St Louis president of the Missouri branch of the National Congress of Mothers and Mrs Henry Kock of St Louis corresponding secretary will deliver addresses.
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J. G. Nugent
St. Louis
Missouri
National Congress of Mothers
Henry Kock
Marshall in Missouri Campaign Stop at St Joseph
Gov Thomas R Marshall of Indiana delivered his first Missouri campaign speech at St Joseph after a reception. He spoke at Convention hall to an audience that nearly filled the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Missouri
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
St. Joseph
Interurban Cars Ordered for Kansas City Route
A Cincinnati company will supply six interurban electric rail cars for the Kansas City Clay County and St. Joseph line. Delivery is expected within about two months to bolster the regional system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Company
Kansas City, Clay County
St. Joseph
Interurban Electric Railroad
River Improvement to Begin on Missouri River Project
Work will start soon on a $130,000 Missouri River improvement near Rutland. The United States government plans the project between St. Louis and Kansas City as part of broader river improvements.
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Missouri
Rutland
United States
St. Louis
Kansas City
Rain Breaks Weeks of Heat in Joplin Storm
Rain in Joplin ends a seven week heat spell in southwest Missouri and Southeast Kansas. Temperature highs near 100 degrees dropped to around 60 amid the storm breaking the prolonged heat wave.
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Missouri
Kansas
Joplin
Chillicothe Man Disappears Again After Reappearance
Sebastian Englart, once a Chillicothe resident who vanished fifteen years ago and later resurfaced at a sister's home in Norborne about a month ago, has disappeared again. Relatives have contacted many towns across the region seeking information.
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Chillicothe
Sebastian Englart
Chilicothe
Norborne
Saline Valley Line Reaches Farmington. Plans Extension North
The Saline Valley extension of the Cape Girardeau Chester and Western railway is completed to Farmington with the first train in service. Louis Houck, owner of the railway, envisions extending the line north toward St Louis to connect more regions.
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Saline Valley
Cape Girafdeau, Chester and Western Railway
Farmington
Louis Houck
St. Louis
First Train Ride for 89 Year Old Amanda Stotts
Mrs. Amanda Stotts, 89, of Stotts City, rode a train for the first time. She hoped to avoid seasickness, but after reaching Joplin she exclaimed that the first part was over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda
Book Dealers Arrested Over Cited Price Law in Joplin
T W Osterloh and J W King are arrested on charges they charged above legal limits for school books. Hearings set for September 1 to determine alleged violations of price statutes.
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Joplin
T. W. Osterloh
J. W. King
Mines Open New Year At Rolla University
The School of Mines and Metallurgy at the University of Missouri in Rolla begins its 41st year. Freshman enrollment rises over one third from last year and early indications point to the largest freshman class in the school's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Mines
School of Mines and Metallurgy
University of Missouri At Rolla
Boy Slayers Paroled After Killing Four Year Old
John Farley aged 11 and John Heimburger aged 12 who killed Joey Timmerman aged 4 in Kansas City three weeks ago were paroled. They are placed under a probation officer and will attend a private school.
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John Farley
John Heimburger
Joey Timmerman
Kansas City
Missouri reports horse disease outbreak in Nodaway County
Horse meningitis feared to be widespread after 6000 horses killed in Kansas. Reports say three deaths occurred in Nodaway County and several other horses are believed affected. Authorities warn of possible further cases across Missouri.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nodaway County
Fly Plague Ravages Johnson County Farms
A severe fly plague sweeps Johnson County causing heavy losses to cattle and livestock. Farmers report herds stressed and diminished as flies torment cows and other animals, harming milk and productivity.
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Johnson
Johnson County
Accidental rifle mishap claims mother near Jackson
Mrs. August Sander, living near Jackson, died from a gunshot wound caused by an accidental discharge. Her grown son was attempting to fix a rifle when the weapon fired striking her in the side.
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August Sander
Jackson
Hannibal Fireman Found Dead on Railway Tracks
William Warren a 26 year old railroad fireman was found dead on the St. Louis and Hannibal railway tracks at Hannibal in a tragedy that shocks the local community. The cause and circumstances were not disclosed pending investigation.
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Hannibal
William Warren
St. Louis & Hannibal
Dickens Granted Change of Venue in Hollister Stabbing Case
E T Dickens Branson blacksmith charged with stabbing August Dorste in Hollister faces a change of venue to Branson alleging local prejudice. The incident occurred two weeks ago in Dorste's Hollister blacksmith shop.
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Hollister
E. T. Dickens
Branson
August Dorste
Bootleggers Kill Officer in Oklahoma Shooting
In Bartlesville Oklahoma a state enforcement officer from Tulsa Lee Bowman was killed and two others James McCall and Mayfield wounded while officers destroyed liquor near Caney Kansas. Suspects Fred Behning and Frank Baughman fled as deputies sworn in to face possible further trouble.
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Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lee Bowman
Tulsa
James McCall
Mayfield
Fred Behning
Frank Baughman
Bowman
McCall
Caney
Kan
Behning
Baughman
Missouri Drainage and Levee Conference Called
Jefferson City hosts a Missouri drainage and levee conference on October 18 issued by John H. Nolan special agent of the state land reclamation. Signed by Otto Kochtitzky Cape Girardeau Jewell Mayes secretary of the Missouri Valley Drainage Association and others. Claims over 4,000,000 acres of swamp and overflow lands in the state can be reclaimed.
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Jefferson City
John H. Nolan
Otto Kochtitzky
Cape Girardeau
Jewell Mayes
Missouri Valley Drainage Association
Woman lobbyist Helen Gray arrested in federal case
Mrs. Helen Gray, an investigator for the Graham committee, was arrested in Washington on a warrant from the Indian bureau charging concealment of Crow Indian public records. She was arraigned and released on a $1,000 bond for trial next week.
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Washington, D. C
Helen Gray
Graham Committee
House
Indian Bureau
Swindler Takes $187,500 From Bank in Amsterdam Case
Amsterdam financial agent Hiddink allegedly obtained an advance of $87,500 from the Ontvang En Betaalkantoor bank on so called securities he claimed to have sold in New York. The drafts were dishonored and a further $90,000 in drafts is involved. The case is with judicial authorities.
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Swindler
Amsterdam
Holland
Hiddink
Ontvang En Betaalkantoor Bank
New York
Bank Robbers Still Free In Chicago Quest
Reward of 27000 offered for capture of two bank robbers who carried 150000 in loot and escaped. Police lieut Burns allegedly wanted to arrest them alone. Officials believe the pair have left Chicago.
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Chicago
Burns
Delay in Harvester Anti-Trust Trial in Chicago
Due to illness of Edgar A. Bancroft the defense counsel the government's anti trust suit against the International Harvester company will delay testimony for several days in Chicago Illinois
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Delay Harvester Trust
Chicago
Ilinois
Edgar A. Bancroft
International Harvester Company
Sororities Barred at Augustana College
The faculty of Augustana College served notice to sorority members that they must disband immediately or be barred from registering for the spring term.
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Rock Island
Augustana College
Train Crew Blamed in Crossings Death Verdict
A coroner's jury returns a verdict blaming a Burlington train crew for failing to blow the engine whistle at Hannibal crossing, causing the deaths of Earnest Webb age 20 and Olletta Griffith age 18.
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Burlington
Earnest Webb
Olletta Griffith
Hannibal
Slain in a Melton Patch Near Palmyra
Andrew Ambs, a brakeman for the Hannibal and St. Joseph road, was shot and killed by farmer William Groteguth who found him in a watermelon patch near Palmyra. Groteguth, on bond, was arrested immediately.
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Melton
Andrew Ambs
William Groteguth
Palmyra
Groteguth
Hannibal & St. Joseph
Mysterious hog disease hits Larned farmers
In Larned Kansas farmers face a mysterious hog disease causing many deaths. Initially labeled cholera, officials find no match to known hog diseases. The state agricultural college has been asked to send aid amid fears it could be linked to the horse plague.
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Kansas
Larned
State Agricultural College
Train Derailment Detains Westerners and Burlesque Show
A Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed two miles west of Strasburg delaying en carloads of Western men and a burlesque show for seven hours.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Merchants Bank
First National Bank of St. Joseph
First National Bank
Missouri Pacific
Strasburg
One Dead in Troy Train Wreck Report
J. E. Johnson of St. Joseph a brakeman was killed and G. L. Williamson also a brakeman fatally hurt in a rear end collision at Troy Kansas seventeen miles west of St. Joseph. Five other trainmen were seriously injured on the eastbound stock train colliding with a local freight.
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J. E. Johnson
St. Joseph
G. L. Williamson
Grand Island
Troy
Kan
Johnson Flynn Fight Shown Stopped by Mayor in Atchison
In Atchison Kansas Mayor D Walker halted a theater showing of Johnson versus Flynn moving pictures deeming them unfit for public view. Theater company complied with the order.
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Atchison
Kansas
D. Walker
Banks in a Merger in Buchanan County
The National Bank of Buchanan county consummated a merger and the name of the combined institution will be announced. The deal reflects consolidation in local banking with the resulting bank to operate under a new banner.
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Merchants Bank
First National Bank of
Buchanan
County
Fat cattle bring record prices at St Louis sale
Forty four fat steers averaging over 1600 pounds sold in St. Louis at 10.70 per hundred, the highest price there. Thirty one head were bought for shipment to New York.
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St. Louis
New York
English Boys on Strike at Bank of England
One hundred thirty boys in the Bank of England printing department struck for higher pay. Their disruption caused a public disturbance requiring police to disperse the crowd outside the bank.
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London
Eng
Bank of England
Wireless Message Link Between Pacific Stations
Wireless messages from Shimonoseki, Japan, reached the cruiser Maryland 2,000 miles away while Table Bluff, California, and Vallejo, California, formed a coastal relay. The Japanese station lies 6,500 miles from Table Bluff.
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Wireless Aeross Pacific
Vallejo
Cal
Table Bluff
Shimonoseki
Japan
Maryland
Quarantine Established on Kansas Nebraska Horses in Helena
Helena Montana imposes quarantine on horses from Kansas and Nebraska with Minnesota imports restricted by order of Ger Sorris. The measure targets disease concerns and affects movement of horses and related goods within the region.
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Montana
Kansas
Helena, Mont
Nebraska
Minnesota
Ger Sorris
Woman claims hen lays egg at birth moment
Mrs. Sarah Erickson of Falconer New York, after 37 years of chicken keeping, says she has solved the puzzle of when a hen lays. Using leg bands trap nests and alarm clocks she asserts a hen lays at the exact hour minute and second she was hatched.
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Sarah Erickson
Falconer
N Y
Public Kiss Prohibition Sparks Odessa Arrests
Four youths and four youths were arrested in Odessa for kissing in public after dining together. They received short prison terms, later upheld on appeal. Russian fines for public kissing vary from 15 shillings in towns to up to 25 shillings in a tramcar.
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Russia
Odessa
New Water Powered Vacuum Cleaner Debuts
A novel vacuum cleaner operates by water power in a sink or tub. It features two suction pumps driven by a water wheel and a dust chamber washed out by waste water.
Strapless street car prospect still hangs on
The remark notes the continued viability of a strapless street car plan and the persistence of its passengers.
Marriage May Be a Tie Yet Sutures of Speech Ease
A lighthearted item notes marriage can feel like a tie but communication issues fade with effort. The anecdote highlights couples fostering open dialogue and patience to strengthen bonds.
Doctor backs Postum over coffee for heart health
A physician testifies Postum improved his long standing nervous heart trouble after quitting coffee. He notes tea also contains caffeine and credits Postum with steadier vitality, recommending it for patients with heart nerves or stomach issues.
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Postum Co
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Blue Sulphur Springs
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