Boy Dies From Snake Bite Near Filley
A 12 year old stepson of Jens Coryell died after being bitten by a rattlesnake while weeding kaffir corn three miles south of Filley. He walked a few steps then collapsed from poison. Dr Marr could not respond immediately. home remedies failed and the physician declared him beyond recovery. The snake had twelve rattles and a button. Publican correspondence from Cedar County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens Coryell
Marr
Gov. Taylor
Cedar County
Farmers Fight With Scythe and Shotgun in Kentucky
In Crofton Hopkins County, James Dunning and Ephraim Alsbrook, longtime neighbors, dueled over a division fence post. Dunning survived claiming Alsbrook struck first with a scythe, then he used a shotgun to fatally wound Alsbrook in the head and face. Dunning surrendered and is held on a $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Crofton
Hopkins County
James Dunning
Ephrim Alsbrook
Dunning
Alabrook
Had Premonition of Death in New Jersey Farm Wife
Had premonition weeks earlier that she would not live past August Mrs A Nicholas wife of a Germania area farmer near Egg Harbor City died at age 60 Tuesday after working in the field until late She reportedly said she would take her last bath before she died Physicians attributed the death to natural causes and found no foul play Mrs Nicholas had been in good health prior to the fatal day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egg Harbor City
N. J
A. Nicholas
Germania
Maud Maller and the Summer Meadow Incident
A fragmentary verse records Maud Maller raking a sunlit meadow where hay scents fill the air. The scene shifts to a moment of discomfort as prickly heat interrupts the day and she vents in striking language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Maller
Maud
Air Ship For Missouri State Fair
The Board of Directors has engaged the best airship in the United States to ascend daily during the fair under a skilled aeronaut. It will operate when wind speeds are under 12 miles per hour and can circle and travel in any direction. The feature promises to deliver witness to a near perfect air navigation machine and will be joined by high class entertainments before the Grand Stand and in the Live Stock Pavilion when weather allows. Interested visitors can apply to the County Clerk for the Premium List or write Secretary J. R. Rippey in Sedalia for full information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
United States
Aeronaute
Iiettora
J. R. Rippey
Sedalia
Rich farmer entices farm hands with buggy rides
Elwood Indiana August 5 Wright a wealthy farmer offered nine dollars weekly plus board room home and Sunday buggy rides with his daughters to attract workers. Newspapers publicized the offer drawing letters from Pennsylvania New York Massachusetts Illinois Iowa and Indiana with dozens of applicants each day as crops suffered from lack of help.
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Elwood
Ind
Hezkiah Wright
Wright
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Bryan Gets 199 Folk 5 Votes in District Poll
A Cincinnati postcard poll of 400 independent editors shows William Jennings Bryan leading with 199 votes while Governor Folk of Missouri trails with five. The item also notes Iola high school students misread a Latin motto, believing it to praise earnest effort, only to learn it meant we got through by the skin of our teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
United States
Folk
Missouri
Bryan
Iola High School
The
Commonwealth
Hume Happenings From The Telephone
The festival for the Hume Band raised 62.78 in proceeds. Nellie Humphrey of Hume was chosen National Grand Deputy Marshal at the Seattle meeting of the National Grand Lodge of Good Templars. Next temperance session will be held in July in Washington, D. C. Wilson lost over 1000 dollars of Poland China hogs to disease but expects recovery. Le Smith underwent appendicitis surgery Saturday near Hume and is hoped to recover. Oleen Wright, 2 years and 6 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Wright, died Friday after a brief illness. Funeral was held Saturday. interment followed. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hume
Misa Nellie Humphrey
Missouri
National Grand Lodge of Good Templars
Seattle
Wash
Temperance Workers
Washington
D. C
Wilson
le Smith
Smith
Oleen Wright
Oleen
T. A Wright
Hme
Eder J. W. Ayers
Thas
Earth
Kingdom of Heaven
Missouri Tax Raise Expected As Valuations Climb
Jefferson City Aug 5 The state board of equalization has nearly finished adjusting assessments for railroad bridge telegraph and telephone properties. Official figures await Attorney General Herbert B Hadley’s return from Colorado. Broadly, total assessed value is rising about 12 million dollars, led by railroads with roughly 8 million and 4 million on bridges telegraph and telephone properties. 1906 statewide railroad and utility increases totaled about 10.09 million over 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Board of Equalization
Herbert
Hadley
Colorado
Hilton Hewitt wedding in Amsterdam to Corbin Ranch
Miss Effie Hewitt of Amsterdam wed Corbin Ranch manager Thos J Hilton on Thursday in Butler. Hilton praised as progressive farmer. couple to honeymoon in El Dorado Springs and reside at Corbin Ranch. Merwin Clipper notes congratulate the newlyweds. River of opinion closes with a political proverb urging self-reliance before guiding state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hilton
Corbin Ranch
Effie Hewitt
Amsterdam
Butler
Hilton
Merwin Clipper
School Law Highlights Openings and Textbook Rules
Most schools will reopen in September with repairs planned. New textbooks and outline of study must be used this year. Copies should be posted in each school. Township trustees must read detailed financial statements to district clerks quarterly, and settle accounts with County Court in August and February terms. County Collectors must pay township funds to township treasurers as required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Text Book Commission
Quotations on Friendship and Integrity
A pair of classical maxims stressing steady character and unwavering honor. Plutarch urges a constant, intimate character in friendship, while Marcus Aurelius warns against valuing anything that breaks one’s word or self-respect.
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Plutarch
Marcus Aurelius
Dark motto on survival from a minstrel era
A terse reflective line urges avoidance of danger by staying unseen as danger looms. It evokes a frontier wisdom about security and cunning, urging readers to retreat to safety when threat appears, to endure until the moment to strike back is clear.
A Newspaper Man Murdered in Helena
Helena Arkansas August 5 J M Scott city editor of the Helena World was shot and killed as he left the office his body found half an hour later no arrest has been made believed to stem from a political fight prompting resignations Scott 38 came here six months ago from Columbia Kentucky survived by a widow and one child
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Ark
J. M. Scott
Helena World
Scott
Columbia
Snyder Charges Dropped After Year-Old Case
St Louis aug 5 The accusation of there was nole pressed against BR. M. Sayder yesterday nearly a year after Snyder s death. Hoe was killed in a motor car accident in Kansas City ak Sosae
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St. Louis
Nole
BR. M. Sayder
Snyder
Hoe
Kansas City
Sosae
Man loses both legs under Missouri Pacific train
Fred Brennan of Harrisonville was dragged under a southbound Missouri Pacific passenger train at Pleasant Hill while attempting to board a freight. He lay in the weeds near the track all night and was found by a section crew west of the fair grounds. He was en route to Butler to join an extra crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Brennan
Harrisonville
Mo. Pacific
Pleasant Hill
Fair Grounds
Butler
Gold Discovery Sparks Rush Near Meta Osage County
excitement rises as gold is found along the Rock Island between here and St Louis near Meta Osage County. rock bearing the metal is annayed and said to contain significant value with locals claiming prospects may become rich amid reports from Hill Local and Cresk Pleasant areas.
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Meta
Osage County
Rock Island
Here
St. Louis
Oklahoma Feind Murders: Three Bodies Mutilated Across Weeks
Guthrie reports officials suspect a secret society akin to the Black Hand is at work in Oklahoma. A third mutilated body near Oklahoma City joins two prior discoveries, with ears, nose, and cheek flesh removed. Identifications include J H Crawford of Tuttle and Walter Gunreth, a barber near Oklahoma City. Investigations proceed. five suspects held in Crawford case.
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Guthrie
Black Hand
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Cromwell
Joseph Clinela
Hobart
Chukasha
J. H. Crawford
Tuttle
Walter Gunreth
Crawford
Charles Guoreth
Charles C. Guoreth
Third Street
Chicago
Maddean
Seminole
Construction Gang
King Edward Prefers Plain Mr Jones Over Royal Life
London reports the king would be happiest attending race meetings without public tabloids noting his gambling losses. The monarch favors ease and freedom of Epsom and Newmarket over pomp, yet upholds royal Ascot traditions as sovereign duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edward
Mr. Jones
Prince of Wales
Epsom
Newmarket
Ascot
Royal Ascot
Witness Killed in Train Tragedy Ties Powers Case
Georgetown Ky Aug 5 Tallow Dicks Combs a top Commonwealth witness in the Caleb Powers murder case was run down by a train and killed instantly. A bottle of whisky was found on him. Combs had testified against Powers after turning state's evidence. Fate appears to have struck key Commonwealth witnesses, as W Coulton also died in the past six months.
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Georgetown
Combs
Commonwealth
Caleb Powers
Here
William Goebel
Powers
W. Coulton
Rushing Supplies to Manila
Large quantities of army supplies and ammunition are being sent to the Philippines from San Francisco. Four transports the Logan Warren Crook and Buford will sail in August loaded with military stores and 3,000 infantry from the Twenty-fifth and Twenty-ninth regiments, along with officers.
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San Francisco
Philippines
Logan
Warren
Crook
Buford
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-ninth
Sanderson Profits Revealed in Philadelphia Contractor Case
The Pennsylvania capitol commission released papers showing John B. Sanderson of Philadelphia, the contractor for most work, earning profits of 2100 percent. The disclosure originates from Beach Haven, New Jersey, on August 5 and outlines details of the commission's findings into his contracts and earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Haven
N. J
Pennsylvania Capitol Commission
John B. Sanderson
Philadelphia
Fraud Charges Hover Over $50 Million Capital Contracts
A commission probes alleged fraud linked to a new building project where subcontractors were paid twelve cents per square foot for painting and the state paid $252 per square foot. The builder earned over $700,000 with profits around two thousand percent amid the $50 million capital contracts.
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Boston
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Boy
Ocastonri
Hilton-Hewitt
Ship of State
Br'er Williams
King
Manila
Butler Station
Jeetin Aa
EC Ae Sole Mall
Ibem
Kansas City and
Kangae City Mall
Kansas City Limited
Wat Bound
J. M. Ghristy
Over Butler Cash Department Store
Butler, Mo
Jmce
Honee
E. N. Chastain
Bukier
Bennett-Wheeler Mor, Co
Residence High Street
Residence
H. M. Cannon
Butler, Missouri
Adrian
B. F. Jeter
J. T. Hull
Hagedorn’s Stndio
North Side Square
T. C. Boulware
Dawitt & CO
Omicago
Clay
Javex
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