Missouri Towns and Early State Boundaries Story
A fragment recounts how settlers from Kentucky and Western states formed Clay County with Liberty as the county seat on the north side of the Missouri River, while Virginia and Southern settlers founded Jackson County with Independence as its capital on the south side, a division that persists today alongside references to Epilepsy and Kidney Pills ads and a domestic scene about courtship and magazines.
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Missouri
Clay
Jackson
Kentucky
Missouri River
Liberty
Virginia
Independence
War Fears Roil World as Angl-Russian Tensions Escalate
A week of war scare dominates headlines as England and Russia exchange threats over fishing incidents and naval posture. The era's tension centers on possible conflict and diplomatic clashes over Gibraltar and the Straits, with France urging restraint while North Sea fleets prepare and battleships risk encounters.
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Eng
Land
Russia
Lussu
Great Britain
Straits of Gibraltar
Mediterranean
France
Rosestvensky
Chicago Tribune
Stolidly
Prince Kereteli
Rojestvensk
Wildmoads
Ramssie Wil
Baltic Squadron
Storm Fort Trenches at Port Arthur
Japanese general assault on Port Arthur began October 24 and escalated Sunday. Heavy forces press Russian lines in a third attempt to gain a commanding position after weeks of trench digging and gun mounting. Two more assaults may be needed before the forts can be entered.
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Manchuria
Shakhbe
Kuroki
Shakhe River
Chicago
Tr.cord-Herald
Liaoyong
Secomd
Kurgpatkin
Munkilen
S.ak
Port Arthur
Riblung
Keekwan
Nog
Stoessel
Japanese forces seize heights near Bentsinputee and near Shukhe river
Japanese troops launch night attacks capturing key positions on Mukden road and near the Shukhe river. Artillery and aerial reports suggest another major battle looms as Port Arthur fire destroys a magazine and a mining incident near Chifu injures several aboard the Yamato.
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Mukden Road
Paris
Balfemre
Shukhe River
Peeper
Port Arthur
Chiyoda
Chifu
Moji
Yamato
Wey
Eral
Illinois Coal Mines Idle as 800 Engineers Strike
Two hundred forty mines employing about 40,000 workers shut down in Illinois after a strike by 800 hoisting engineers protesting wage cuts. Operators attempt to run pumping gear, while miners predict price increases for soft coal. The United Mine Workers disavows the strike as it paralyzes the industry, costing roughly $1,340,000 daily in wages and output.
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Illinois
Tinois
United Mine Workers of American
Indignant Musquakies Defend Dog Feasts at Iowa Reservation
The Interior Department reports the Musquakie people of central Iowa, about 400 men women and children, defend their dog eating traditions. They contrast with Igorrote practices at the world fair and claim dogs serve as a tribal delicacy for warriors. Women join feasts and pork, chicken, and skunk are less favored than dog meat.
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Interior Department
Washington
Wien
Iowa
Union
Great Grain Crops of 1904 Reveal record yields
Government figures show corn at 2,464,000,000 bushels for 1904, up from 2,244,000,000 in 1903, with 1902 the only year higher. Wheat reaches 551,000,000 bushels, while oats 887,000,000 bushels set a new high except 1902. Darley leads corn with 140,000,000 bushels, potatoes hit 305,000,000, buckwheat 15,000,000, and cotton at 12,000,000 bales also sets a record.
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Darley
Lye
Man in the caboose praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Pacific Railroad conductor from Council Grove Kansas named Jack Rumsey credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with calming his nervous strain and aiding sleep. He says the pills restore quiet nerves, allow childlike sleep, and recommends them for railroad work. The pills are sold by dealers or mailed from Schenectady NY at fifty cents per box or six for two dollars fifty cents.
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Postum Co
Wellvilie
Httle
Jack Rumsey
Council Grove
Kansaa
Acori
The
Missouri Pacific
Osawaatomie
Dr. Williams
Sol
Dr. Williams Medicse Company
Schenectady
Dressmaker Discounts Trigger Fraud Checks in Stores
Department stores enforce dressmaker discount rules with fee detectives to verify claims. Credentials grant real patrons rebates while others are labeled fraudulent. Discounts apply mainly to dressmaking merchandise with cashiers dedicated to dressmaker patrons and exclude out rate and special sales.
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Neccar Bury
Fee
Down’s Kidney Pills Prove Effective, Judge Reports
J HM of Con N G Justice of the Peace testifies Down’s Kidney Pills relieved his irregular kidney secretions and backache. He notes no back pain since the last dose and general health improvement. Buffalo YOSTER MILBURN sells them. price per box.
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J. HM
Con N. G
Justice of the Peace
Down
Yoster-Milburn
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