Local notices and appointments from 1905 and 1906
Readable fragments report a 1905 notice about a subscription drive and delivery, an arrest of L Melvin in Iowa, and upcoming speeches by Folk Hock and Ferguson in Arkansas City. Also mentions Nodaway county seat Maryville chosen for Northwestern Missouri normal school and appointments to the National Civic League. Colé County Democrat endorses Andrew Maroney for St Louis police board chair.
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Maryville
Nodaway County
Northwestern
Missouri Normal School
Folk
Alexander New
Kansas City
F. N. Judson
St. Louis
National Civic League
Colé County Democrat
Speed Mosby
Andrew Maroney
Secretary Shaw Urges Resignation to Trim Sales
Secretary Shaw urges resignation from the cabinet to have time to trim his sales before the Republican National Convention. The Japanese floated the Variag, sunk at the Chemulpo battle eighteen months ago. Japan builds a large navy at low cost. E. W. Stephens of Columbia elected vice president of the International Press Association at its Liege biennial meeting.
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Shaw
Chemulpo
Japan
E. W. Stephens
Columbia
International Press Association
Liege
Belgium
Lafayette County Fair Sets New County Record
The general verdict is that the Lafayette county fair this year surpassed all previous fairs in this county. The management is deserving of the heartiest congratulation.
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Lafayette County
Rear Admiral Charles J. Clark Retired After 1800 Entry
Rear Admiral Charles J. Clark, commander of the Oregon at Santiago, was retired Thursday after reaching the statutory retirement age. He entered the service in 1800.
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Charles J. Clark
Oregon
Santiago
Teddy Roosevelt Jr Wins Cake Walk Prize in Madison CT
Teddy O Roosevelt Jr took first prize at a cake walk in Madison Connecticut this week. The note adds that if Teddy remains too public he risks angering his father.
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Teddy O" Roosevelt, Jr
Madison
Connecticut
Teddy
Sir Patrick Manson’s take on curses of humanity
Sir Patrick Manson states the mosquito and alcoholic drinks are the two greatest curses of the human race. He suggests that a truly earnest, industrious man can do more to escape alcohol than the mosquito, implying personal effort surpasses biological threat.
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Patrick Manson
Pat
Yaqui Peace Overture Framed As Land Gamble
A report notes Yaqui Indians seeking peace with overtures while warning that Mexican government action to colonize the group could open expansive unappropriated agricultural lands, implying a strategic stake in the region’s future.
Oregon Battleship Ordered Home for Remodel
The battleship Oregon returns from Asiatic waters to be upgraded at a cost of about half a million dollars to restore it to a second class status after years of being regarded as the finest ship in the American navy.
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Oregon
Asistic
Cole Younger Builds Electric Railway Between Lone Jack and KC
Kansas City Star reports Cole Younger has secured right of way and financed an electric railway linking Lone Jack with Kansas City. It notes a past knack for attracting funds and adds complaints from small meat packers over federal inspection laws favoring large packers while boards of health require stamped products.
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Kansas City
Cole Younger
Lone Jack
Department of Agriculture
Boards of Health
Federal role in wartime yellow fever control praised
The federal government’s management of the war on yellow fever in New Orleans is seen as the chief advantage. Quarantine rigor would ease once the situation is controlled, reducing the impact on city business, with federal reports likely to gain more trust than local authorities’ notices.
Farris Case Highlights Jury Power And Public Doubt
The piece argues that despite a verdict of not guilty for Senator Frank Farris many doubt his guilt, reflecting on jury integrity and legal procedures. It draws contrasts with a neighboring state murder case where a jury acquitted despite perjury and questions the influence of testimony. It also notes European retaliations impacting U S trade negotiations and calls for stronger reciprocal trade relations.
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Farris
Cole County
Commonwealth
Frank Farris
Missouri
Congress
True
Davis
John A. Lee
Lee
Frank Farria
border warfare between Missouri and Kansas end
Vic Murdock of Kansas urged Governor Folk to halt Quantrell reunions in Missouri while Judge Brady of Missouri declared the sunflower unnecessary to law and fit for destruction with jimson and burdock Governor Folk’s peace efforts will fail as traditional hostilities continue to flare across the border
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Missouri
Kansas
Vic Murdock
Folk
Brady
Jimson
Burdock
Unclear aging boss Rus sell Sage deserts office on vacation
The piece notes Russell Sage turning eighty and, for the first time since boyhood, leaving his office to spend a week idling in Long Island. It hints his recent counterblast against vacations may reflect temptation toward grace’s decline. The tone is lightly satirical about aging and routine corporate life.
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Russell Sage
Long Island
Russell
New Supreme Court Building Contract Awarded
Contract let for the selection of the new supreme court building to be constructed of St Genevieve stone. The contract price is $176,000.
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Supreme Court
St.Genevieve
British View of Prosperity in America
The London Studat notes Americas prospering outlook with harvests rising across crops. Government figures predict wheat around 705 million bushels and maize near 2.65 billion, oats about 950 million, hay strong, while cotton may cluster around 10.5 million bales though last year’s crop was ample. Overall, crop advice suggests a large, continuing American yield.
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London Studat
America
Cincinnati
Real Estate Transfers late July to August 1905
Transfers record numerous parcels with names such as Fannie W Barton Johns Hollingeworth Emma Tieg fried Edward Hammelton L Wilson Chas K Smith Herman Mayer Willie Farrel Samuel G Emison Horace P Russell John R Smith Sallie W Corder Obas H Corder Kesselas Raburat Jr Berry Garner Alex Hollis Georgia Thorber Robert E Adams Frances Barley Chae J Barley J B Marshall T C Marshall August Bueneman Jos Clay to Jose George with varied numbers and prices, dates July 27 through August 7 1905.
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John Holtcamp
Mary Weinberg
Edward Hammelton
L. Wilson
Corder
Chas K Smith
Herman Mayer
Willie C Farrel
Samuel G Emison
Horace P
Clare Russell
John R Smith
R P Ashurst, Jr
Sallie W Corder
Obas' H Corder
Kesselas P Raburat, Jr
Berry Garner
Alex Hollis
Consideration
Georgia Thorber
Robert E Adams
Frances Barley
Chae
J. B. Marshall
T.C. Marshall
Alma
Bueneman Et al
Wellington
Jos Clay
Jose George
Fire and Tornado Insurance Adverts
Fire and Tornado Insurance claims are promoted by Joan Taaveman and Son of Lexington Missouri highlighting fifteen years of experience with full loss adjustment. Another recruitment line from Guonds P. Jones & Company of St Louis seeks a traveling salesman for mining electric light and coal mine routes.
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Joan Taaveman & Son
Hackle Bldg
Lexington
Milla
Guonds P. Jones & Company
St. Louis
Missouri
Posterity’s Cold Light in the Future Lamp Concept
Dr. J A Fleming outlines an exhausted glass tube lamp where a small body phosphoresces via electron bombardment to emit light with minimal heat. The Electrical Review calls it an ideal lamp idea, while noting practical hurdles and the shift from heat-based light to potential cold light.
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J. A. Fleming
Electrical Magazine
Electrical Review
Fleming
St Eutropius Garters Bless Awaited Husbands Rite
In Haute Vienne an annual ceremony gathers all local girls who process to St Junien les Gombea near the church. Each girl hangs her left garter on a cross and prays to obtain a good husband. The garters form a colorful display like blossoms on the cross.
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Haute- Vienne
Eutropius
St. Junien-les-Gombea
Cultivated and Quirky Detroit Banter Sparks Chatter
A Detroit Free Press quip highlights Mrs. Blank admiring Mr. Blox-What and Mrs. Knox noting her basement kitchen forces stretching to glimpse passersby, revealing domestic humor about home layouts and social habits.
Donkey remark sparks back-and-forth in Cincinnati Enquirer
An exchange from the Cincinnati Enquirer features a jab about calling someone a donkey. Pyker retorts with a claim of ignorance, Hyker counters saying the accusation lacks strength. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted quarrel over a past ownership of a donkey.
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Pyker
Hyker
Cincinnati Enquirer
Penalty of Thoughtlessness in Life and Law
A reflection on how thinkinglessness can drive people to prison, as unseen consequences loom at critical moments and shape judicial outcomes. The piece argues that consequences are often invisible until after missteps.
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The
Intelligence
Gatereo
Lerington Powtotice
Sarvanpar
Avever
N.hopkins
Baltor L
Neale
L. Melvin
Iowa
Governors Folk, Hock, and Ferguson
Arkansas City
England
Germany
Austria
Fannie W. Barton
Husband Et al
Wm Lambert
Reid & Taylor
John Hollingeworth
Emma Tiegfried
Posterity
United
W. G. I McCausland
NASAS
Ylar
Black Sox
Colorado
Union Pacific
H. G. Kaill
Walnut Street
Cholra Morbus
R.w.ashworth
Dover, Missouri
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