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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
5
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Sedalia Missouri June 19 A legal fight for possession of a World’s Fair incubator baby will open in Moline Illinois The child is Edith Barclay born February 15 1904 in St Louis Her mother Mrs Blakely is divorcing and seeks the babe claiming fraudulently taken custody The Barclays long cared for the child and legally adopted her after the fair One grandfather hails from Leavenworth Kansas.
G Lowes Dickinson author of Religion: A Criticism and a Forecast now admits writing Letters from a Chinese Official once attributed to Wu Ting Fang. The volume critiqued Western civilization by presenting an Oriental view and sparked much discussion last season.
Anadarko Oklahoma June 17 coroner s jury found Charles Hickman who died by his own hand yesterday was one of the murderers of Manefield Canada found shot in his store. Hickman s father says his son helped to do the killing. G Venters Ella Venters and Rama Guyman arrested and jailed on charge of being accomplices.
Portland Oregon travel notice lists dates from June to September 1905 with multiple sale days and round trip price of 45 dollars. Final return limit from date of sale is ninety days with stopover privileges both ways. Booklet available upon inquiry for scenic route details.
Edwin Wilbur Rice chronicles Jay Cooke born 1821 in Sandusky Ohio who rose to lead Jay Cooke & Co. and helped finance the Civil War bonds, then faced a bank panic after the war while supporting westward expansion. Cooke died February 16 1905 at his son-in-law’s home aged 83.
In Palmetto Louisiana three men, Tom Carroll Oscar Fredericks and John Magee, were killed after a feud escalated into gunfire. Constable F A Solleau was mortally wounded and expected to die soon, with the long standing grudge between Carroll and Solleau cited as the cause of the deadly confrontation.
A warning about counterfeit imitations of Dr King s New Discovery and Bucklen s remedies sold to defraud the public. The notice urges buyers to look for the company name on wrappers as proof of authenticity, highlighting 85 years of trusted cures.
Thomas Cunningham, a 55 year old farmer banker and cattleman from Morrisville Missouri, announced at the Morrisville college commencement that he will deed all lands notes and money totaling about 40000 to the school. His gift includes a 300 acre stock farm and town property plus 15000 in gilt edged notes. He cites past bank failures and personal attacks as motive and plans to fund a new science hall and church.
A promotional notice claims Dr. Kinge New Life Pills cure sickness from undigested poisons. It guarantees money back if not effective and lists Frank T. Claeys drug store as the outlet.
The Rucelan auxiliary Kuban anchored off Cape St James and a French warship was sent to enforce neutrality. Twenty eight coal ships have left Saigon and thirty more are preparing to sail, aiding the Russian fleet with coal.
A feud erupts in Tate Springs as John and Will Holland are killed and Will Bundren dies from a duel while Clint Winkler lies dying. Twenty five shots fire, all participants young, with Bundren linked to prior killings and Bundren’s political connections highlighted amid town shock.
Missouri Governor Folk enjoys broad public confidence in St. Louis reporting that he combines honesty courage and practical governance. The piece notes Folk’s popularity with people and press and hints he seeks the 1908 Democratic presidential nomination or would accept it if offered.
A traveler recounts a comic mishap aboard a train from New York to San Francisco. In a tunnel, a passenger’s face was washed by the wrong man, leading to a humorous exchange about whose face is being washed and a finger in the eye as the scene escalates.
Chicago June 19 Jacob Hart, harmed in a railroad accident, believed his wife no longer cared for him and killed her. He then shot himself and is expected to die.
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