Foraker Praises Taft Yet Criticizes Roosevelt Policies
Ciocionati July 4 note reports United States Senator Foraker praising William H. Taft as a man of character while criticizing his preference for Roosevelt policies. The speech at the chamber of commerce in Thia City during Sunshine Day observances drew cheers when Foraker called Taft “a man of character.” He added a caveat about a fatal weakness in Taft supporting continued Roosevelt policies, an issue he says has caused discontent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciocionati
Prafee
William H. Taft
Roosevelt
United States
Senator Foraker
Chamber of Commerce
Hays Boyt Eden Freed For Killing a Peeper
Raleigh coroner jury clears Seaboard Airline engineer B. M. Stults killer 19 year old Smith who shot in defense after peeping through a sister’s window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
B. M. Stults
Seaboard Airline
Smith
Stultz
John Brown’s Daughter Turns Missionary School
In San Jose a small bungalow near the Saratoga foothills shelters Sarah Brown, daughter of abolitionist John Brown. She runs a school for Japanese boys, teaching them English and the Bible, while playing a wheezy reed organ at times. Neighborhood interest centers on her conversion to schooling the Nipponese youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Cal
Saratoga Foothills
Sarah Brown
John Brown
Kansas
Harper's Ferry
Nippon
Parrot Testifies In Replevin Case In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on July 5 Justice Mays allowed a parrot to testify about ownership. Rival claimants Miss Bertha Saunders and Miss Emma Harris argued over Polly. Saunders presented phrases taught to the bird, which recited them in court. The judge ruled Saunders' ownership claim valid based on the parrot's recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Justice Mays
Bertha Saunders
Emma Harris
Miss Harris
Miss Saunders
State Fair Premium List Available For County Exhibitors
C G Weeks county clerk announces supply of the Missouri State Fair Premium Catalogue for distribution. Dates Oct 1 to Oct 6 with increased premiums and an Educational Department. The state has invested over half a million dollars in Sedalia improvements, inviting county display of live stock, agriculture, and education. Copies available at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Sedalia
C. G. Weeks
Boy arrests over thief outfit found with loot
Alfred Morris, a Kehoka Mo boy, was found wandering in railroad yards with a Bowie knife revolver dark lantern leggings and a mouth harp. He claimed the money bought the gear and offered only a dazed grin when questioned. Police aided his return home with contributions from several men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kntve
Alfred Morris
Kehoka
40 Acres at Bargain near Butler Missouri
Four miles east of Butler this tract offers fine soil and a good neighborhood with fencing. Terms to salt. Address Buifcaquet & Kirr, Kansas City, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bargain
Butler
Buiacueet & Kirr
Kanena City
Wreck on Mo Pac at Knob Noster tolls seven dead
Two Missouri Pacific trains collided head on one and a half miles east of Knob Noster on a Thursday morning. Seven killed and thirty five injured with several likely to die. Dead taken to Knob Noster, injured to Sedalia Katy Hospital. Unidentified remains listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Knob Noster
Bates County
Carl Shead
Hume
Katy
Sedalia
Gallagher Who Seized Czolgosz Dies In Chicago
Albert Gallagher a longtime secret service agent and personal body guard to President McKinley at his assassination died in Chicago on July 6. He seized Czolgosz’s wrist and wrested the weapon from the attacker but was wrongly beaten by the crowd. An ensuing liver ailment from the injuries contributed to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Albert Gallagher
Secret Service
United States
McKinley
Gallagher
Czolgosz
Corrected Time Table South Bound No 4 Jopie Southwest Mail
Railroad schedule listing train numbers and routes for southbound service with times, including No 4 Jopie Southwest Mail, No 907 KC and Joplin Mail and Express, No 205 and Nevads Mail and Express, and local freight services. Mentions departure and arrival times, plus connections to Kanasa City, St Louis, and other destinations. Provides excursion fare terms for travel to many states and territories on first and third Tuesdays each month, with one and one half fare plus $2.00 round trip, valid twenty one days from sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bound
Southwest Mail & Ex
K.C
Joplin Mail & Express
A. & Nevads Mail
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mexico
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
E. C. VanpeRvoorrt
Summer Tourist Rates for 1908 Travel Season
On sale June set to Sept. 30 with final return by Oct. 31, 1908 to Pueblo Colorado Springs or Denver priced at 1850. Direct lines to San Francisco Los Angeles or San Diego cost 6000. Ogden or Salt Lake Utah 3150. Mexico City 54.75. Portland Oregon direct line 62 30. Trinidad Colorado 25 55. California Oregon and Washington rates expenses 15th. E C Vanpertoor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Denver
Colo
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Ogden
Salt Lake
Utah
Mexico City
Mexico
Portland
Ore
Trinidad
California
Oregon
Washington
E.C. Vanpertoor
Also Mentioned on This Page
dJuly
E. S. Saunders, W. R. McCormick
E. S. Saunders
Kansas City
Butler, Mo
Garden City
Butler, Missouri
W. R. McCormick
Saunders Music Co
Olathe, Kansas
Paola, Kan
Ottawa
Kan
Pleasanton, Kan
Foraker
MR. Taft
Hays Boyt
Eden
Daughter’s Aim
Polly
Cabstoria
E. C. Star
Noster
History of the
W. A. Harding
St. Louis
Fred Story
Western Union
N.G. Burk
Ineman
St. Louie
Negro Porter
Mjtorrntr
Czolgosz's
Putnam
Butler Station
Krenene City and
Kanase City
Kangas City Limited
Local Fresene
Kansan
Interstate Division
Iam
Wrst Hound
KE. C. Vans Denvoontt
Harriet Crysler
North Main Street
John F. Herrel & Son
Court House
Butler,mo
Over Butler Cash Department Store
Offee
A. House Telephones
E. N. Chastain
Bernen
Omer
Hennett-Wheeler
H. M. Cannon
Adrian
B. F. Jeter
J. T. Holl
Hagedorn
North Side Square
T. C. Boulware
Miliss
G. G. Gowntt & O8
Geasa
C. W. Hess
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!