Public concerns drive Missouri reforms and debates
The piece surveys planned courthouse projects in Boone and Cooper counties, public ownership of the telephone, a building commissioner in Audrain, and the automobile question in Missouri towns. It cites Judge A M Woodson candidacy, yellow fever outbreaks, Russian diplomacy, and a Chicago reciprocity platform, noting limited hopes for tariff progress and continued British trade openness.
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City of
Mexico
Missouri
National
Chicago
First trolley line and state issues noted in August 1905
The issue reports Richmond's 1887 trolley line as a landmark, cites Missouri church moves and Mormon temple plans, and notes political wranglings over congress sessions, Indian Territory statehood, and Muskogee convention. It also mentions Miss Alice Roosevelt’s reception in Jolo and a marriage proposal from Sulu Suttas.
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Sulu
Alice Roosevelt
Jolo
Alice
Endowed dormitories and college life under strain
Dean Wight of Yale remarks on a creeping social shift in higher education driven by endowments. Declining interest yields lower returns spelling higher dormitory growth for the rich, risking democratic ideals. The piece notes accompanying archival discussion about 1870s local politics and a Missouri soldiers may move.
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Dean Wight
Yale
America
Witte Sees Roosevelt Peace Move as Sham and Political Tactics
Monsieur Witte criticizes the Roosevelt peace suggestion as mere rhetoric and a device to push indemnity under another name. He cites tariff policy as a recurring example of political sophistry used to shape public opinion and justify policy changes.
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Monsieur Witte
Roosevelt
Kansas City Star
Russia
Senate
Europe
Dorer
Pilule
University of Missouri enrolls 1882 students in last year
The University of Missouri reported last year an enrollment of 1882 students and a faculty of 168 instructors with current expenses totaling 400000 dollars as part of its financial and academic summary.
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University of Missouri
Secretarial shifts and court house debt questioned
Republican papers hail Secretary Root for cutting ties with corporations but question his suitability as a presidential candidate before the national convention. They note he neglected to sever corporate links when he became secretary of war years ago. The Bunceton Eagle doubts Boonville’s new courthouse is wise as Cooper county carries about $40,000 in debt.
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Wellington
Iwrelnicn Ncer
Lexington Historical Society
The
Historical Society
Register
Pat Donan
Thoraday
Pat Conan
Republican
Root
Bunceton Eagle
Boonville
Cooper County i8
August pansy sowing tips from Kathleen Mages
August is the time to sow pansy seed for early bloom. Choose a shady bed, rich loose soil with compost and cow manure. Transplant young plants, protect in winter, and buy imported seed from Germany to ensure purity of strain. Kathleen Mages, Oklahoma.
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Germany
Katherine Mages
Oklahoma
Wood supply study targets vehicle and implement woods
The Forest Service launches a careful inquiry into vehicle and implement woods to assess supply, explore new species, and test substitutes. It covers manufacturers, mills, and logging camps and may include tests on Yokou woods after establishing study sites. Also notes births and death: Born August 13 in Waves to Henry Hackett, a boy. John B Morgan died August 22 at Corder, aged 47.
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Forest Service
Waves
Henry Hackett
Corder
John B. Morgan
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