Summary of News from Kingman Indiana and National Highlights
National and local items include a U S district attorney inquiry into naturalization cases, Bonaparte ruling excluding some from white citizenship, Obie Shay death in Cincinnati with Ada Taylor charged over the body, Stanford estate diamonds sale funding Stanford University, Frick urging focus on enforcing new laws, Christian Endeavor growth totaling 67710 societies and 4 440 004 members across sixty denominations, Cincinnati fire at Eagle White Lead plant causing about 1 million in damage, obstructions from a century old pine stump discovered near Teast Maxtform Missouri requiring dynamite, mutilated currency found in paper form after explosion, and a closing note on current baseball league standings.
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United States
Devntly
Intorney
Bonaparte
Po OF
Shay
Cincinnati
Obie
Ada Taylor
Taylor
New York
Jane L. Stanford
Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford, Jr
Henry C. Frick
Christian Endeavor Society
Winona Lake
Ind
Hunt, Broadway
East Court Streets
Eagle White Lead Company
Broadway Street
B. OU. Krrenger Grocery
Edin Smelting Coumany
Morrison & Sued ‘. Waning Company
Reserts Laimber Company
Teast Maxtform
Washington
Various brief items in national and local news
Notices report B&O discharging all employees who drink on duty. Secretary Hoot trains with Muldoon to regain health. A Lancaster death warrant targets four Italians. North Dakota frost damage hits flax. A Philadelphia paymaster loses 6000 to highwaymen. Fort William Ontario telephony strike amid a US appointee. A Glover eddy suit ends abruptly. A wife vanishes after stealing from St John’s Lutheran church.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William Muldoon
Lancaster
Dpa
Pennsylvania
New York State
Rabbi Levy
Pittsburg
William H. Hicks
Schaum & Uhlinger Company
Philadelphia
Fort William
Ont
Ora Tudson
Decatur
Equity
George W. Glover
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Calvin
Frye
Christian Science Church
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Andrew Goetz
West New York
Taft outlines tariff revision and trust policy at Columbus
Secretary of War Taft spoke to the Buckeye Republican Club in Columbus outlining his positions ahead of a West tour before his Philippines and Japan trip. He urged railroad rate reform, defined trusts, endorsed state remedies for fortunes, and supported tariff revision with no early tinkering.
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William Howard Taft
Columbus
Buckeye Republican Club
Taft
West
Philippines
Japan
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Mr. Bryan
United States Urges International Food Safety Accord
Dr. Wiley of the Department of Agriculture travels to Europe and may push for an international congress to standardize rules against adulterated foods and drugs. The Pure Food Act strengthens U S leverage as European authorities show interest in Wiley’s study of foreign delicatessen and liquors entering the United States.
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Europe
Wiley
Department of Agriculture
United States
Agricultural Department
Dr. Wiley
Quips and Quirks From a Witty Era
A survey of oddities and satirical notes on divorce delays, long awaited lawsuits, dodging generals, wealthy retirees, and humorous legal and social exploits. Includes tales of a Nebraska kiss on a judge, a California peanuts claim, a patriotic Ohio boy’s prize, a Midcity asylum postcard sender, and a Washington rescue heroine.
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California
Ohio
Middetown
Washington
Moors Slain as Moroccan Turmoil Grows Near Casablanca
Reports say Sultan’s forces crushed Waass tribesmen leaving six hundred dead and villages burned. In Paris, Morocco’s internal ferment widens with Milai Hafiz named sultan by rebels, while a new Moorish army gathers before Casablanca. Colonial troops mobilize at Oran and Mediterranean ports ready to deploy as public sentiment hardens against delay, with France facing pressure to act within the Algeciras framework.
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Waass
Sir Warr € MacLean
Paris
Morocco
Milai Hafiz
Casablanca
Oran
Mediterranean
France
C&p
Algeciras
Iris
Moreece
Eddy Case Dropped In Competency Hearing
The next friends of Mrs. Eddy against Calvin S. Frye church moved to dismiss during a Concord New Hampshire hearing. Attorney William F. Chan cel cited the unprofitableness of an immediate ruling on the redefined issue and the burdens preceding and following any decision as the principal reason.
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Equity
George W. Glover
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Next Friends
Calvin S. Frye
Christian Science Church
Chandler
Nenlor Coul
Uncle Sam Getting Rich From Internal Revenue
Internal revenue receipts for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1917 show a large increase over the prior year. The report lists gains from spirits, fermented liquors, butter, margarine, and other products, with total revenue reaching 260, GH4022 and an overall rise of 20,501,284.
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Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal
IGI
American Bash to Canada Tour Seeks Northward Probe
Jeremish Trof of the United States reform committee tours the Canadian Northwest to study resistance to American influence and the movement of Asiatics to British Columbia. He aims to craft a plan to redirect immigration and will report findings to the president.
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Trof
Jeremish Wonks
Cor
United States
Re Tiew Coan Mn
Ada
Tre
Colmmaia
The Census and Its Big Horse Book Publication
Uncle Sam publishes the horse book annually with over a million copies printed and growing demand. A new edition of Special Diseases of the Horse was ordered, risking depletion and Congressional costs for constituents. The census notes shifts in prison populations since 1830, with women and colored persons represented among prisoners in varying years.
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Uncle Sam
Daggge
Washington Monument
Isso
Ish
Massive Massachusetts forest fires devastate acres across counties
Unusually dry conditions and lack of rain have driven widespread fires in southeastern Worcester County Cape Cod Bristol and Plymouth counties Massachusetts. About 7 000 acres burned with 2 54) men fighting. Douglas woods fire spreads into Connecticut one fifth the Massachusetts damage. The Douglas blaze extends through Sutton East Douglas Webster Mill Oxford and Bridgewater areas.
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Massachusetts
Worcester County
Cape Cod
Bristol
Plymouth
Douglas Woods
Connecticut
Douglas
Sutton
East Douglas
Webster, Mill
Oxford
Bridge
Odds and Ends and an Odd Beer by Tablets
A fragmentary note lists various items from a bygone era: a parish engineer claims a process to brew beer from tablets, steel vessels built for the Great Lakes, Sweden praised for telephone use, Spain's literacy rate, German steamer lines threatening mail service, a Philadelphia parade and heat, and a quoted survivor’s anniversary.
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Parish
Great Lakes
Sweden
Europe
Spain
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Atlantic coast defenses keep major cities secure
Coast defense plans show Atlantic harbors protected by heavy guns and mined channels. A weak point at Chesapeake Bay entrance may be patched by an artificial island and disappearing guns. Congress funds coastal fortifications, with project costs running into millions and ongoing submarine mines and fire control work.
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North Atlantic
Dacitic
Atlantic
Caribbean
Tostun
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Charleston
Isos
Chesapeake Bay
Fortress Monroe
National Coast Defense Board
Capes Charles
Itenry
Congress
Berlin Police Target Local Cinematographs
Berlin police crack down on many peeping theater shows deemed harmful to eyesight. Authorities warn youths are especially at risk as raids shut down venues and curb public viewing.
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Berlin
Germany
Pietere
Government Best Ship Builder
The battleship Connecticut, first government built of its class, proved superior to its sister Louisiana. Connecticut achieved an average 18.78 knots over five runs along the Maine coast with a best mile of 19.01, uncorrected for tides, while Louisiana averaged 18.59 over five runs.
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Maine
Louisiana
Newport News Company
Connecticut
Chicago Trade Steady Despite Telegraphers Strike
Dun's Review reports Chicago commerce remaining robust in banking reserves and freight, with increased bank clearings and rising rail and lake traffic. Crop progress in corn and spring wheat boosts farm outlays while currency shipments to interior areas rise. Overall, demand holds at high levels with cautious expansion in large undertakings. Grain movement totals 6,617,103 bushels versus prior periods.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade. O A
Business mood shows mixed signals across industries
Bradstreet's report notes progress toward harvest for crops and expansion in fall trade at major jobbing centers. Cotton fabrics demand remains strong while yarns soften. woolen goods sell well for high grades but slower for others. leather and hides move better with high quality shoes. Iron and steel see weaker buying and easier deliveries. Weekly failures total 146 in the United States, 30 in Canada.
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Canada
Bradstreet
Chicago markets list beef and grain prices across cities
A dense roundup shows Chicago cattle and sheep values, grain and produce quotes for Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo. It lists ranges for cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and specialty items like butter eggs and timothy hay with multiple city bids and no clear single headline.
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Phildelphia
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Louis
Cleveland
Washington
American Association
Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis Va
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Poole
Minneapolis
Omaha
Denver
Pueblo
Des Moines
Lincoln
Sioux City
Lay
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Northern
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Percy Hoppergarss
Lad
Cincinnati Post
Sultan
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New England
Odds and Enda
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Atlantic Seaboard
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