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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1902
Page
10
Chicago markets report mixed cattle receipts and varying steer prices with diverse regional results. Omaha and Kansas City price ranges cover beef, hogs, and sheep while wheat and corn futures in several zones signal active trading and futures activity.
Gee City July 1 report lists Egge-Fresh 14c on Butter-Creamery extra fancy separator jc firsts 11%c dairy fancy 180 packing stock 1 %c cheese southern full Missouri and.
Republican congressional campaign staff say the forthcoming handbook will be released soon, with less material than in past campaigns. They note items unrelated to pending issues will be dropped, focusing on current topics.
Chicago reports a sharp market drop at the open as corn futures slide and bears push prices down. July corn opens weak at 79 to 79 1/2 cents after a rainy spell and heavy receipts. Wheat also falls on large receipts and warm weather, with September opening weak and moving lower. Oats soften as farmers note limited gains from prior months.
Miss Marie Karens of Omaha was blown from a train traveling 40 miles an hour near Wilbur into a Nebraska cornfield. The fall from about 20 feet left her uninjured, thanks to soft ground from recent rains and skirts acting as a parachute.
Flat River Missouri July 15 Dooley Harris feud turns deadly as Frank Harris shoots William Dooley near Loughboro after previous Dooley brother shot Harris on a train at Doe Run. With both families sworn to kill one another women join the vendetta amid mounting fatalities.
Adjt. Gen. L C Dyer reports hopeful word about the Spanish War Veterans encampment in Detroit set for September 22 to 25 President Roosevelt will attend and speak after the parade. The organization now lists about 145000 members in the United States.
In Carthage on July 15 the Fifteenth Missouri district GOP convention nominated Theodore Lacaff of Nevada for congress by acclamation. H L Bright chaired the meeting with F B Evans as secretary. A separate report from Kansas City notes an autopsy on Edith Fraser found death due to natural causes, with alcoholism cited as a complicating factor.
July 15 in Marshalltown Iowa reports immense property damage to the Iowa Central railroad from the Skunk River flood. Hundreds of feet of track washed away and approaches to the Skunk River bridge undermined, making the span unsafe for use.
Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton closed his active military career yesterday upon reaching the statutory retirement age of 64. He is now at home in the United States after recently arriving.
A jumble of local happenings across Adrian and surrounding areas reports haying, farm trades, and visits. Notables include P and Z selling hay and shifting to groceries, Charley Hackley hosting family gatherings, and Rev. Ben Scott missing pulpit duties with Alonzo Lockard filling in. Community turnout urged for Tom lecture at the church and Crescent Hotel Eureka Springs announces year round operation with renovations by Frisco.
A heated campaign meeting of six United States Senate candidates in Charleston, South Carolina, erupted into a war of words between Rep. A. O. Latimer and ex-Gov. John Gary Evans. Latimer accused Evans of past betrayals and revived a $15,000 bond rumor. Evans called the claim a lie. Sheriff Owens intervened, keeping the dispute out of the courtroom, with Latimer suggesting there would be time and space for a future duel elsewhere.
Mrs Loii Cragg of Dorchester Mass credits Dr King's New Discovery for curing her severe lung ailment and obstinate cough after years of suffering and failed remedies. The ad urges coughs throat and lung sufferers to try the remedy with a guarantee from H L Tucker and trial bottles free. Also lists a milk cow for sale at the office.
London July 15 King Edward VII left Victoria station for Portsmouth by ambulance drawn by two horses with Queen Alexandra aboard. The transfer to the royal yacht Victoria and Albert was private, behind a red plush screen, as warships fired a royal salute. The yacht sailed off shortly after.
Chicago July 14 eight hundred policemen were kept in reserve at downtown stations and rail warehouses amid stalled talks guiding a freight handlers strike and sympathy walkout by teamsters. Merchants face over one million dollars in daily losses as conferences fail with no peace in sight. Union leaders report demands of seventeen and a half cents per hour for forklift drivers, while railroads reportedly offer seventeen and a quarter cents, with no higher commitment. The outcome hinges on late negotiations after midnight.
Washington letters describe Gen Chitfee criticizing the handling of the Magehitteten PS Willer court martial. Waller was acquitted of murder but the verdict drew calls that the case was mishandled and a lesser offense might have been appropriate. Memorial services were held for Lord Pauncefote in London with officials attending.
Washington July 15 Major Mel Townsend issued his annual report on Mississippi River improvements from the Missouri mouth to St Paul. Total expenditures and appropriations from 1847 to date amount to 10 007 622 with estimated use year 1904 at 1 050 0000.
Ardmore Oklahoma July 15 Frisco railroad officials deny they abandoned the survey through the Chickasaw nation toward Lawton with aims to connect Fort Worth and Denver outlets.
United States Circuit Judge Sanborn denied the injunction sought by Mrs. Laura Tesson to bar the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company from condemning her property for exposition purposes in St. Louis on July 15.
Topeka Kansas July 15 The Kaw river receded and riverfront business returned to normal. All trains are operating with light delay. The Santa Fe now uses Union Pacific tracks to the east.
Washington reports on proposals regarding Catholic Church teaching in public schools and the withdrawal of friars in the Philippines. Officials state church teaching will not be part of negotiations while Vatican notes press the issue. Secretary Root and Gov Taft discuss diplomacy with Roosevelt about resolving these religious matters under U.S. law.
In Johannesburg on July 15, chamber of commerce members met British trade commissioners about a New York to Natal freight offer at ten shillings per ten. They note other similar offers, call it highly remunerative yet driven by competition, and wonder how Americans can supply such low routes. Meanwhile a motion to impose a wrist duty on dynamite per case to shield a local factory faces strong opposition for risking monopoly and precedent under Keager regime.
Judge Mihoger denies stay on Dawes Commission townsite land sales delaying public auction of 2200 unimproved lots across Mounds Megeos Olagatal gee Winehell Menrietta Alibiria Wetomks and Poster. Owners argued misinterpretation of law and claim to appraisal prices.
The third annual convention of the Missouri Retail Merchants and Grocers Association opened in Mesh Hall Tuesday with nearly 100 delegates. George A. Mond, president of the local chain, presided as Rev. Stephen A. Northrop offered a prayer and Mayor Reed gave an address of welcome.
In Nevada Missouri on July 15 a prominent farmer W. E. BG fired twice at schoolteacher Prof. Ira Benson of Walker. Both shots missed. TN was arrested as the feud between the men escalated.
Parade in Denver begins the biennial national convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians with a public procession and pontifical high mass on Tuesday July 1.
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