Lions Terrify St Charles as Lions Run Wild in Town
Two grown lions escaped a traveling menagerie in St. Charles Missouri sending crowds fleeing and shutting shops by the river. Showmen chased the pair through yards and shops until Caesar was subdued and Denver captured in a portable cage after one bite on a pony. Investigators cite an improperly fastened door as the likely cause.
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Ss. Charles
St. Charles
Pony
Show Tenta
Denver
Wita
Charleo
Caesar
George Cardo
Successful Dedication of Adrian Church Edifice
A sequence of meetings in Adrian Missouri began in May 1909 led by district missionary W C Self. Joyful preaching by visiting ministers preceded a Sunday dedication of a new church costing about 7200 dollars with 3200 dollars remaining debt, quickly subscribed. Nine baptisms followed and a large community dinner. Fraternally, W C Sener notes strong attendance and urges preparation for the Butler Association Archie gathering on August 31.
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Adrian, Mo
Adrian
W. C. Self
Bro Self
W. A. Simmons
Harrisonville
Bro. Simmon
Southern Baptist Convention
Louieville
R M. Ialow
Joplin
Ialow
Benj, Osto
First Baptist Church
Kanana City
F.C. McConnell
Calvary Bapties Church
Kansas City
McConnell
Bia
Butler Association
M. Brown
Brown
W. F. Weir
W.S Weir
A. B. Elsey
Butler
F. C. Hess
Austin
T. H. Wiles
Southfork
A. J. Smith
Dayton
F. W. Starling
Rich Hill
E. T. Shelton
H. I Ogle
Foster
Bro. Compton
W. J. College
Hess
Archle
W.C. Sener
Missouri Corn State Driven by Soil and Climate
Missouri soils and climate favor large corn yields. Rich river valleys, black prairie loam, and alluvial plains provide excellent acreage. Long growing season from March to July with 110 to 130 days to maturity. Frosts begin mid October, allowing late June plantings to mature. Annual precipitation supports a three to eight inch edge over neighboring states.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Great Corn State
Lad 15 Slays 16 Year Old After Street Meeting
In Nashville on June 7 Edgar Serbar 16 was lured from his West Nashville home and shot in the street by Jesse McPherson 15. A repeating shotgun was used and Serbar’s head was blown off. McPherson son of Elder Joseph McPherson pastor Church of Christ, was arrested and confessed he went to kill after a prior fight in which Serbar allegedly struck him with a buggy whip. Serbar spoke with his father before dying.
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Nashville
Tenn
Edgar Serbar
Jesse McPherson
McPherson
Joseph McPherson
Church of Christ
Serbar
Vernon County Nevada Mo census shows pupil counts
The Vernon County census reports 8,852 white and 30 colored school age children with near equal male and female splits. No negro pupils outside Vernon City. Enu meration up 150 from last year. wealthiest district has nine pupils. largest rural district lists 136. only one of 183 districts carries bonded indebtedness.
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Nevada
Jane
Vernon County
Joseph Jefferson's Prodigious Dog Trick Story
The Bohemian recounts Joseph Jefferson and a New Iberia dog trainer. Jefferson claims a wiser dog, tests him with fetching a left slipper and a Dickens volume. The prodigy performs as planned while boys laugh at the prepared mischief. The tale ends with the clever dog simply trotting in and out.
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Jefferson
New Iberia
Mr. Jefferson
Nevil G. Henshaw
Imitation Egg Alarm Highlights Substitutes
Topeka reports the State Board of Health exposed a new egg substitute among whiskey substitutes. A traveling man sent the substitute to a Kansas jobber, who forwarded it to the pure food department for analysis. The chemist concluded the article bears no resemblance to eggs in chemistry or nutritive value and would be inadmissible for sale.
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Topeka
Kan
State Board of Health
Kansas
Pure Food Department
Thaw Must Stay in Asylum, New York, June
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn upheld a lower court ruling and refused Harry K. Thaw’s habeas corpus plea to release him from Matteawan State Hospital. Thaw contended Justice Downing’s commitment after a not guilty verdict for Stanford White’s murder was illegal.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Thaw
Downing
Stanford White
Tolerton Named State Game and Fish Warden
Jefferson City June governor Hadley announced Jesse A Tolerton has accepted the post of state game and fish warden. The governor also appointed Richard Porter of Paris to succeed himself on the State fish commission. Porter, a Democrat, was re appointed for his enthusiastic reporteman and active interest in commission work.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Jesse A. Tolerton
Richard Porter
Paris
State Fish Commission
Porter
Fish Commission
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Chicago
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Lad
Vernon Co
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N. B. Jeter
West Side
Joseph Jefferson
Tolerton
Missouri State Bank
Butler, MO
T. C. Boulware
R. B. Campbell
John Deerwester
Co. H. Dutcher
Wm. E. Walton, Pres
J.B. Walton, Cashier
W. M. Hardinger
A. B. Owen
Wm. E. Tyler
Frank M. Voris
J. B. Walton
Wm. E. Walton
Jesse E. Smith
Ass‘t
Walton Trust Company
Bates
Vernon
Barton
Cedar
Dade
Polk
Oklahoma
Bates County
Frank Allen
C. A. Allen
Peoples Bank
United States
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