Kansas City Judge James H Slover Dies at 1838 Birth and Service
Judge James H Slover of Jackson County Circuit Court died at his Independence home after years on the bench starting 1885 with brief terms as criminal court judge. Born December 31 1838 in Towanda Pennsylvania he moved to Independence in 187- and served under Governor Folk appointment in 1907 and 1908. Burial followed at Independence City Cemetery after services at First Presbyterian Church.
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James H. Slaver
Dackron County
Folk
Wolford
Judge Slover
Towanda
Janes H. Slover
Commion Schools
Pennsylvania
Union College At Law
Chicago
Taté
Independence
Osteopaths Celebrate 85th Birthday of Dr Still in Kirksville
Two thousand osteopathic practitioners gathered in Kirksville for the American Osteopathic Association's annual convention. The event marked the 85th birth anniversary of Dr Anthony L. Still founder of osteopathy, with Kirksville residents funding the gathering and hosting a large barbecue on the Normal School campus as part of Adair County Day.
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Kirksville
Four Hundred Teachers Examined for County Certificates
Four hundred teachers from Missouri counties took the examination for county teachers certificates before TR Tl. Boston and his assistant at Warrensburg bed school. They come from the Warrensburg Normal Summer School roll and the grades will be certified to county superintendents.
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Missouri
TR. Tl
Boston
Warrensburg
Hots
Juvenile Court Suspended by Circuit Judge Harris Decision
The Toone county court follows Judge David F. Harris ruling that the juvenile court law is unconstitutional. The juvenile court headed by John Merry, probate judge, ceases operations until further orders as the supreme court reviews the law.
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David F. Harris
Circuit Court
Toone County Court
Supreme Court
Juvenile Court
John Murry
Boy Cured of Broken Neck in Nebraska
Glen Lenher, 17, of Humboldt Neb, was discharged from a St Joseph hospital cured of a broken neck. His injury occurred July a when a swing tipped mid air and toppled him, leaving him with neck and shoulder immobilized by a plaster cast for three weeks.
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Glen Lenher
Humboldt
Neb
St. Joseph Hospital
Lenhers
Pioneer Johnson County farmer dies at Knoob Noster
George T Gallaher aged 73 died at Knoob Noster after living 73 years on the same farm in Johnson County. A cousin of ex state physiologist John A Gallagher, he owned 1100 acres. Heart disease caused his death. he was born and died on the family land.
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George T. Gallaher
Johnson County
Knoob Noster
John A. Gallagher
Clarence Picnic Draws Over a Thousand Attendees
A broad community picnic in Clarence drew more than a thousand people from all denominations. The town’s business district was nearly depopulated as the crowd enjoyed a large feast for dinner and supper together.
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Clarence
Union Studiy
Eliy Wen
Falls 100 Feet But Lives After Aerial Fall
Janes Gradwell a balloonist was knocked off a trapeze during a feat on St Joseph and fell about 100 feet. He remained conscious and doctors said his injuries are not dangerous.
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Janes Gradwell
St. Joseph
Mary Elhnore Dies at Home in Pettis County
Mary Elhnore mother of Newton Nimroe Pettis County clerk died at her Hughesville home at a very old age. Born in Kentucky she was one of Central Missouri's oldest citizens and lived a long life in the area.
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Mary. Oliver Elhnore
Newton Nimore
Pettis County
Hughes Yind
Kentucky
Missouri
Missouri Wheat Varieties Tested At University of Missouri
At the University of Missouri agronomy office C B Hutchinson runs threshing of 7 000 wheat samples to breed a new variety with stiffer straw larger yield and better grain The miniature thresher uses a wooden spindle shingled teeth and an electric motor Grain is caught in a desk drawer Chaff is blown aside by a fan Draft is produced by the same electric fan Samples will be planted in experimental fields for two years then milled tests and bread making trials will assess flour quality and baking performance.
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Missouri
C. B. Sutchingson
University of Missouri
Hutchinson
Department of Household Economics
Moving the Ozark Peaches from Missouri and Arkansas
Ozark Fruit Growers association begins moving the Elberta peach crop from Koshkonong and Francisville by twelve cars. The cooperative plan aims to market about 60 percent of the crop over two weeks, with an estimated yield of 2 000 ears worth around 1 500 000 dollars. Most fruit will go west of the Mississippi due to Georgian crop failure. M S A Graduates Well Scattered reports 69 University of Missouri graduates abroad across 15 countries led by the Philippines with 15, then China with 9. Other nations include Mexico eight, viawall eight, Canada eight, Panama six, Brazil five, Porto Rico three, Bulgaria two, Japan two, and Friese, India, Alaska and Australia each one.
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Ozark
Missouri
Arkansas
Koshkonong
Francisville
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
Mississippi River
University of Missouri
Philippines
China
Viawall
Mexico
Panama
Brazil
Porto Tuco
Bulsaria
Japan
Friese
India
Alaska
Australia
Missouri Corn and Wheat Harvest Report Summary
A report by JT C Wilson, secretary of the state board of agriculture, notes Missouri corn fell 15 points in July reaching new TS levels versus last year. Oats yielded only 2 bushels with about 60 percent cut for grain. Wheat exceeded expectations as total crop reached 37 million bushels, up 15 million from the prior year.
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Missouri
JT. C. Wilson
State Board of Agriculture
County Seat Roads Mapped Out
The state road commission has located five county seat roads from Warrensboro. Routes go to Lexington via Robbins and Mayview, Sedalia via Mount Serrat, Knob Knester and Lamonte, Independence via Pittsville, Elm, Lone Jack, Warrisonville via Centerview, Holden, two miles south of Kingsville, via Hradsells to Clinton via Cornelia.
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State Road Commission
Warrensboro
Lexington
Robbins
Mayview
Sedalia
Mount Serrat
Knob Knester
Lamonte
Independence
Pittsville
Elm
Lone Jack
Warrisonville
Centerview
Holden
Kingsville
Hradsells
Clinton
Cornelia
Ozarks Break Worst Drought With Heavy Springfield Rain
An hour and a half of rain fell in Springfield breaking the Ozarks worst drought in twelve years. A hard wind accompanied the rain causing damage especially east of the city. Webster and Laclede counties report substantial damages from the storm.
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Ozarks
Springfield
Webster
Laclede
Runaway Horse Fatality Near Odessa
A runaway horse on the road between Odessa and Mayview overtook a farm wagon injuring Mrs. Lewis Barker and killing Luke Wilson. The horse, driven by Jesse Smith, jumped into the wagon and struck Wilson in the chest.
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Odessa
Luke Wilson
Lewis Barker
Mayview
Jesse Smith
Wilson
St Joseph Property Assessments Lacking Uniformity
A commission appointed by the Buchanan county court found about a thousand dwellings never reappraised and other inequities in St Joseph city property assessments. Comptroller Thomas Shaffer estimates real property value at least seventy million dollars, while current assessments total just over nine million.
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St. Joseph
Buchanan County Court
Thomas Shaffer
100 Fruit Pickers Hired for Local Peach Crop
Five hundred professional fruit pickers from Florida Georgia and California have been hired by growers in the Koshkonong Hrands ville fruit district to teach local orchardists how to market the peach harvest. The advance guard of seventy five men has arrived at Francisville. About 4 000 local pickers will be employed to gather the crop through the auction season.
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Florida
Georgia
California
Koshkonong-Hrandsville
Francisville
Webb City Politician Patrick McKintee Dies at 67
Patrick McKintee, former Webb City mayor and Southwest Missouri Democratic figure, died from complications of diseases. He was 67 and had lived in Webb City for thirty four years.
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Webb City
Patrick McKintee
Missouri
Boy Dies After Horse Accident Near Trenton
Vern McAtee eleven year old son of Mr and Mrs Jasper McAtee of near Trenton died following an injury when a horse he was riding fell on him trapping his chest and causing fatal trauma.
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Trenton Bay
Vern McAtee
Trenton
Jasper McAtee
Cave 20 Miles Long Strange Sights in Great Cavern
Seattle reporters John Giltgore and Robert Reid describe a vast twofold cave in the Olympic mountains. They entered the entrance on a small south mountain, wandered 14 hours through limestone rooms, domed halls, and a phosphorescent chamber, noting bones, weapons, reptiles, and a distant daylight exit twenty miles from camp. They plan further exploration with university students.
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Seattle
Wash
John M. Giltgore
Robert Reid
Olympic Mountains
Gilgore and
Reid
Gilfore
Eldes
Curbos
Abysa Sexs
Pt Reid
The
State University
Stage Beauty on Vacation Louise Dresser at Sun Crest
New York photo captures Louise Dresser at her Mount Vernon summer home Sun Crest picking berries amid the off season as theaters close for the season. The scene contrasts seasonality in entertainment with the lure of the Gay White Way and its headliners.
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Louise Dresser
Sun Crest
Mount Vernon
New York
Sees After Fifteen Years New York Woman Sees Car
Mrs John McCafferty eighty five of this city has been blind for fifteen years and has now seen an automobile for the first time She also viewed hobble skirts with instant disapproval after doctors deemed her eye condition hopeless an operation to remove cataracts was successful.
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New York
John McCafferty
Aged couple remarry after divorce in Philadelphia
Jacob K. Dimmick who won a divorce five years ago on incompatibility of temper and Anna Ross Dimmick, both about seventy, have remarried. Hoth declared that single life was too lonely.
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Philadelphia
Jacob K. Dimmick
Anna Ross Dimmick
Hoth
Roaring Fire at Kearny Tar Plant Ends With Rescue
Fire at Kearny Hat company on Sheridan avenue injures six firemen and burns a worker who was trapped in hot tar. A crowd of 100 fled as engines from Arlington and Newark fought the blaze causing $25,000 damage. A white rooster perched atop the building amid heat and smoke before escaping unharmed.
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Kearny, N. J
Kearny Hat Company
Sheridan Avenue
John Durkin
Hose Company No. 2
Durkin
Arlington
Newark
Harry T. Hoglin
Asbury Park
Nephew Will Wed His Aunt in Odd Family Web
Los Angeles records show Emil Oriva, 23, to Pau ling Oriva, 23, of Portland, Ore. Clerk Sparks notes the bizarre familial ties that emerge in the marriage. Sparks imagines a chain where the bride’s relatives become in laws, creating a tangled web of in laws and step relations.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Emil Oriva
Pauling O
Oriva
Portland
Ore
R. 8. Sparks
Miss Oriva
Mr. Oriva
Sparks
Deer scarecrows fail to frighten Long Island deer
Jenury Davis of Long Island built two menlike scarecrows to protect his garden. Under two lanterns the ghastly figures scared deer away at first but the animals smelled the hay padding, returned, ate the scarecrows, and then knocked over the lanterns before fleeing.
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New York
Jenury Davis
Long Island
Sinking of St. Louis Cathedral Stirs New Orleans
The ancient St. Louis Cathedral foundations sink again in New Orleans prompting debate over restoration versus rebuilding. Commissioned engineers assess whether the 1794 structure can be saved. a new cathedral could cost over a million dollars, affecting all citizens regardless of creed.
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New Orleans
St. Louis
Don Andres Almonaster Y Roxas
Louisiana
Old Nipsic afloat as floating icebox for salmon
The old United States cruiser Nipsic off San Juan islands near Bellingham, Washington, converted into a floating icebox for salmon by a canning company. The ship, built in 1873, survived the Samoa hurricane of 1888 and later served as a receiving and prison ship before being sold last spring.
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Washington
United States
San Juan Islands
Bellingham
Wash
Nipsic
Samoa
Calliopa
Bremerton
Navy
Hailstorm knocks down horse during fierce Marietta storm
Hailstones large enough to topple a horse were driven up a hill near Marietta Ohio during a storm. The hail smashed windows and slate roofs, damaged crops and killed fowls. Rural fields of corn were ruined and total damage runs into thousands of dollars.
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Marietta
Petrified Man Auctioned in Paris
In Paris a petrified man, believed to be thousands of years old from Patagonia, was sold at auction. The statue stands about six feet five inches tall and bears two deep wounds. Experts suppose he was killed and his body gradually petrified by water with ice salts.
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Paris
Patagonia
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ST. Louis Cathedral Sinks
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