Missouri and national politics mix in early policy moves
A jumble of notes covers Senator Humphrey backing a measure to separate grain and railway officers, a Missouri bill to tax personal property, Governor Davis’s pardons tally, and city plans for a 26 story building in Kansas City. Other items note Panama Canal leadership changes, urged anti lobby measures, Santa Fe adopting an employee pension, and troop retirements. Banking stats, Tulsa sheriff bid, Maine congressman on interstate shipments, Monon railroad advertising dispute, and a court decision awaited wrap the page.
Democratic ambition and regional issues in early politics
A fragment discusses gubernatorial ambitions in a Missouri district, noting figures like Major Ball and DeArmond, concerns about Bailey, and hints of political manipulation. It moves to topics including Crooked River fish planting, pheasant rearing prospects, and Lexington’s suburban rail expansion with a projected 250 lots at $100 each, promising substantial profit and urging local business backing.
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Lexington
Independence
Kansas City
Editorial on Robert E. Lee Voices Revisions Suggested
The Kansas City Star editorial praises a Lee piece as worthy for scrapbooks with edits to improve phrasing. It argues the author’s claim that the constitution created a government superior to states risks inexact word choices and suggests revisions to clarify supremacy and dual authority concepts.
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Kansas City Star
Robert B Lee
Farma
Fragmented analysis of constitution and state sovereignty
The text discusses the Constitution creating a system with both federal and state power, the authors and ratifiers intent, and the tension between national sovereignty and state sovereignty. It notes how property and slavery influenced political thought and hints at southern statesmen clinging to states’ rights traditions despite opposition to slavery.
Humble Potato Makes Pipes and Marble Balls in France
The potato is used in France to imitate meerschaum pipes and marble billiard balls. After perling the potatoes are kept 46 hours in an eight per cent sulfuric acid solution. They are dried and pressed for pipe making and, under strong pressure, become soft enough to be turned into billiard balls.
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France
Best Trolley Wheels Use No Lead, Says Brass World
Mo has been settled without question in Brass World. The best trolley wheels are those containing no lead. Arching of the wheel and wire burns out the lead and causes rapid wear. If a trolley wheel contains lead it will wear out quickly. Scrap motor metal without lead is hard to obtain, so trolley wheels must be made from new motor metal.
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Bailey
Balley
Hearst
Motala
Parabed Crocodile Token Hangs at Seville Cathedral
Near Seville cathedral entrance a parabed painted crocodile once served as a princely gift. Sent around 1200 by the Sultan of Egypt to a Spanish princess, it marked a failed approach to courtship. The object remains a curious relic tied to distant realms and royal whim.
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Seville
Egypt
Spain
Lowestoft servant sues mistress over wages
A Lowestoft servant who won a wage claim against her mistress said she was dismissed for rising early one Sunday and taking a 20 minute walk. The case arose in Llew of notice and reflected a dispute over payment and termination.
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Lowestoft
England
Productive Cocoanut Tree Yields One Hundred Nuts Yearly
A large cocoanut tree yields as many as 100 nuts annually. Natives use the nuts for dishes and food. Note on astronomy mentions Minar as the second star in the Big Dipper and observing a thin doublet requires good vision.
1907 World Almanac described as vast facts treasure
The 1907 World Almanac is praised as a dense repository of information on nearly every subject. It is presented as a comprehensive reference with about 600 pages and a tan illuminated cover, selling nationwide for 8 cents or mailing for 35 cents by the Press Publishing Company in New York City.
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United States
Presa Publishing Company
New York City
Trustee Sale Notice for Lafayette County Real Estate
Court documented sale of lot ten and the west half of lot nine in block twenty two in the Second Addition to Lexington declared by sheriff F Kinkead as trustee. The sale to satisfy a promissory note remains unpaid, with public auction scheduled at the court house door in Lexington on a Monday at nine o clock.
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Teast
Lafayette County
Mole
B.S
Micanurl
Picond
BL. Thomas
City of
Waverly
Pequre
Ierelin
Bowton
Ichins
Kinkead
Atin Sharif
Anid Latayesse
Lesington
Lahare
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