Bank of Odessa President Cobb to retire in 1909
John C. Cobb announces retirement as president of the Bank of Odessa on January 1, 1909 after 28 years in office. Chris Wagoner unanimously chosen as assistant cashier, with Wagoner set to assume duties until new officers are elected. The move is welcomed by many as Cobb’s tenure helped make the bank a leading rural Missouri institution.
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John C. Cobb
Bank of Odessa
Cobb
Chris Wagoner
John ©. Cobb
Missouri
Wagoner
Odessa
Odessa Democrat
Newspaper Trust Report Shocks Republican and Democratic Press
Editors across Republican papers align with Democratic outlets in reacting to a trust report. The document claims the paper trust earned seventeen million, one hundred fifty seven thousand dollars in profits for the period, highlighting vast earnings amid tariff debates and congressional inaction before the Chicago convention.
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Paper Trust
Chicago
Republican Congress
Trust
Hunting for Work in a Hardscrabble Night
In August McClure's the writer recounts Alexander Irvine's Sunday night experiment to prove poverty stems from lack of work. They fail to find jobs, face “full up” shops, and resort to stealing signs to earn money. A drug clerk helps Irvine buy oxalic acid to prompt earnings, while a companion notes the necessity of brains to pull off the scheme. The dialogue reveals strain, desperation, and questions about blame and ingenuity.
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Alexander Irvine
McClure
Irvine
Mr. Irvine
Real Estate Transfers and Incorporation Notice
Farmers Bank of Higginsville records Articles of Incorporation. Transactions include John Biesemeyer to Chas Liese for land at 2500 dollars. Samuel J Huston and wife to Sallie F Hixlot for 550 dollars. WMF Ham and wife to John L Biesemeyer for 1400 dollars. DM Cobb and wife to Samuel Tracey for a lot at 1 dollar. Julius E Lewis to B F Carey coal under 140 acres for 500 dollars. City of Odessa to Nancy A Shape lot in Odessa cemetery for 10 dollars. Thomas L McChesney to Leo F Benning for a lot at 244.50 dollars. Ellen Welsh to Geo B Curry has unrelated ownership note with unclear phrasing.
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Farmers Bank of
Higginsville
John Biesemeyer
Chas Liese
Samuel J Huston
Sallie F Hixlot
Wmf Ham
John L Biesemeyer
Cobb & Wife
Samuel Tracey
Julius E Lewis
B F Carey
City of
Odessa
Nancy
Thomas L. McChesney
Leo F Benning
Ellen Welsh
Geo B Curry Tiene
Joan Phre Qeainge
Stop Flirting Firemen On Chicago And Alton
The management orders suspension for first violation and dismissal for a second. Firemen must not ogle passengers while the locomotive stops at stations. They are to attend to the engine, heed signals, and protect both their and the company’s interests.
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Chicago & Alton
Bigginsville
Jeffersonian
Cowherd vows strict enforcement of all laws if elected governor
From a St. Louis sourced report comes criticism of Mr. Cowherd’s campaign stance on Sunday saloons. At a meeting he was asked about Sunday saloons, and he replied that if elected governor, all statutes would be strictly enforced. The article notes political allies supporting his candidacy and frames the reaction as skeptical.
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William J. Stone
Denver
Mr. Bryan
Mall
Bryan
Folk
United States
William Joel Stone
Glasgow Missourian
St. Louis
Harry Hawes
James Seibert
Mr. Cowherd
K. C. Independent
No Bums On The Docks
An 1910s social profile notes thirty thousand dock workers with nine tenths sturdy and sober while about a tenth, the down-men or shinangos, fall to drink and accidents. It links occasional jobs to fund liquor, warns of police court cases for wife beating and poverty, and highlights tenement hardship.
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America
New York
Jersey City
Hoboken
Brooklyn
August Farm Journal humor and proverbs
A collection of quips and rural wisdom from August Farm Journal as printed in Everybody’s. It covers weather jokes about June and July rain, family values, loyalty, patience, and common sayings. It features a farmer and boy exchange about digestion and a joke on white pants and milk purity. The tone reflects lighthearted rural life and moral snippets.
Local Furniture Store Boasts Record Stock For Buyers
A local furniture retailer announces the largest stock ever on hand across all rooms. Shoppers are invited to visit and view the extensive selection available for immediate purchase.
Riverview Park in Chicago Dazzles With Amusements
The article extols Riverview in Chicago as the world’s greatest park a dazzling fairland of amusement devices. It describes entry into a white masonry gates vast resort with turreted pavilions streets of Cairo and diverse attractions including water chutes miniature railway aerial courters and live outdoor concerts by top bands.
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Riverview
Chicago
Annezance
Brohd
Cairo
Lid World
Fine Est Banda
Festival City
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Everybody's
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August Farm Journal
Winkler Furniture Co
Pally
Beth Bae
S. A. Vermillion
Pesteoger and
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al Weber
AL Wenen
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Otto
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The
Kansas City Post
Kansas City, Missouri
Wilson Brothers
Ofice
Haerle Building
Lexington
the Picture Shop
J. O. Coffin
Claude Johnson
Over Postoffice
Lexington, Mo
King & Marrs
Daniel Ruebel
Bath House
Plattenburg Coal Company
Grongrm
Valenas
J.L, Peak
J. Q. Cope
Shane
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