Corn Carnival rewards for Lafayette county corn samples
J R Moonkaman of Lexington Missouri announces cash prizes for corn samples in Lafayette county. Classes A through D offer prizes for best twelve ears with pipe corn barred, plus a sweepstakes for best and largest collection of varieties. Entries must be delivered to the Lexington lumber yard by October, judging by November 3. County officials may appoint judges and portions of the exhibit may be donated for display. Also note: a call for New Mirror subscriptions to support printing costs and impending issues at 25 cents per year.
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Lafayette County
Lexington
Wissairs
Waorla
Lafayelle
New Mirror
Great St. Louis World's Fair Highlights October Events
Missouri Pacific offers low rates to St Louis for October fairs and the Great St. Louis Fair. Premiums total 30000, Veiled Prophet pageant, Street Party and Carnival, Coliseum horse show, daily thoroughbred racing, and baseball between the American and National Leagues. Events run October to early November. contact local agent for details.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Betweed
Otly
Groene Sour names for state posts in brief notice
A fragmented list mentions Omeress and W. A. Hamlin of Groene Sour, potential Supreme Court judges Garan D Burgess Leroy B Valliant James D Pax, railroad and warehouse commissioners A Knot Joseph P Hive and public school officials Wo T.
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Fea Omeress
W. A. Hamlin
Groene Sour
The
Supreme Court
Garan D Burgess
Leroy B. Valliant
James D. Pax
Rallrowl and Warehouse Commisste Oke
A. Knot
Joseph P. Hive
President in Uncertain Condition After Surgery or Speech
A lengthy dispatch asks whether the President’s status refers to a recent surgical operation or his Cincinnati address, noting the phrase It is Impossible to tell without reading further. The report signals continued uncertainty about his condition and public remarks.
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Cincinnati
Littlefield Files Speakership Bid After Henderson Exit
Charles W. Littlefield of Maine promptly declared his candidacy for the speakership within seven seconds of Henderson’s withdrawal, signaling a swift move in the contest.
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Charles W. Littlefield
Maine
Henderson
Speech at Convention Tarnishes Kerens' KC Support
A fragment argues Col. Kerens fell in Kansas City not by travel but by a speech to delegates. It claims if the Democratic committee could secure Kerens to repeat the Wetute Rich Hill style address in every county, only deaf and dumb Republicans would vote.
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Kansas City
Col. Kerens
Jackson County
Democratic States Central Committee
Rich Hill
Wetute
Expansion and Philippines trade in a heated debate
Fenatir Beveridge argues for maintaining the flag in the Philippines to access new markets. Taft promises free trade once quieted, while Bev eridge and Lodge face questions about domestic competition and the economic gamble of imperial expansion. The piece questions whether expansion is a commercial policy to push goods or a broader political aim.
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Fenatir Baveridge
Philippines
United States
Pacific
Porto Rico
Taft
Beveridge
Lodge
Moui
Missouri amendments proposed to constitution on local and general matters
The text outlines amendments 1 through 8 covering tax on property at owner's residence, county township options, St Louis charter changes, city tax rates, school tax for large cities, city bond limits, state interest tax and school fund investments, and municipal debt for waterworks and lighting. It notes motives, including city needs for water, sanitation, and ownership experiments, and cites a speech by Mr. Lodge recounting a trade balance parable and campaign finance critique.
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Missouri
S. Louis
St. Louis
Kansas City
United States
Oruer
Massachusetts
South Sea Islands
India
China
Custom House
Lodge
Republican Campaign Fund
Lodge on Reciprocity in Boston Speech Draws Skepticism
Senator Lodge argued against reciprocity with Canada describing 80 000 000 and 6 000 000 market implications, calling the idea foolish and rooted in nursery theory. He contrasted trade with other nations and mocked claims that exports equal gains while imports mean loss.
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Lodge
Senator Lodge
Boston
Canada
Burrow
Michigan
Russia
India
Hoge Fe
Te Wry
Saints and Sinners In the Holy Land book review
A review of Some Saints and Some Sinners In the Holy Land by Waller Williams. The autographed copy is praised as a beautiful, colorfully printed line book with scans from snapshots, five Palestine letters from last winter in the Columbia Herald, and a narrative linking sacred travel incidents with legends and the Saiots. Williams is hailed as a literary artist whose personal charm shines through his writing.
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The
Holy Land
Waller Williams
Kodaker
Palestine
Columbia Herald
Williams
The Difference Editorial Cites Tariff Effects Across Seas
The Kansas City Journal editorial argues that US tariffs raise prices for shoes and meat, noting English workers earn less and that American goods cost more abroad. It cites an earlier Harris interview claiming London offers cheaper meat and cloth goods than the United States, alleging trusts win favoritism for London consumers due to tariffs.
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Kansas City Journal of
Harris
England
London
Irie
Averitai Trusts
Shooting party near Budapest honors distant grand duke
A dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Gold Zehy hosted a shooting party near Budapest last week for Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich of Russia. Eight game beaters were wounded as shooting occurred from boxes. three were wounded by the count and five by the duke. The piece recalls Col. Kerens and cites a Knansay City Journal letter from a policeman criticizing Rev. Dr. Northrop's sermon on the foreseen issue.
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The
Daily Mail
Gold Zehy
Budapest
Nicholas Constantinovich
Tussia
Amd
Oou
Col. Kerens
Inch Hill
Knansay City Journal
Northrop
Burping Hay Barn Incident Reappears in Bourne Report
An exchange recalls a hay barn burping episode containing fifty tons of hay. The remark suggests today it would be minor news, whereas last year it would have sparked nationwide calamity. Secretary Cortelyou notes the matter, amid mention of a Copenhagen talks outcome between Dr. Mark Hanna and Mr. Taft.
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Associated Prise News
Daughters of Iduna Program Delights Central College Friends
The Ivian Literary Society hosted a Sept 27 program invited by the Daughters of Iduna. Emma Lyons led devotional exercises and readings amid musical solos by Edina Grinstead and Bonna Belle Biggs. The event featured recitations by Miss Shale and Miss Broving, decorations in white and gold, refreshments, and twelve new members added to Iduna's roll.
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Ivian Literary Society
Daughters of Iduna
College
Janet Westgate
Miss Grinstead
Liew
Lyons
Biggs
Iduna
First Friday in November Honoring Eugene Field Urged
Missouri teachers are urged to observe the day in memory of Eugene Field the patron saint of childhood. Free programmes available by sending a one cent stamp to J Weat Good win Sedalia Mo and W T Carniearox State Superintendent Public Schools. All Lafayette county newspapers requested to copy. 10.4&18
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Missouri
Eugene Field
J. Weat Goodwin
Sedalia
Lafayette County
Alger Seeks U S Senate Seat After McMillan Death
Michigan governor offers the U S Senate seat to Gen Rossall Alger who accepts. A state Republican convention backed Alger 600 to 400 for the final legislative contest. In Kansas City, Thomas Cayper’s residence burned last week, his roommates escaping. Mrs Cayper was Pearl Barras, formerly of this city.
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Alger
Michigan
United States
McMillan
Gen
Rossall
Stae
Gen. Alger
Thomas Cayper
Kansan
Hazards of business life insurance guidance
A flawed piece on life insurance advocates cash value in death as a safeguard for business and family. It argues business success is unreliable and claims a policy provides immediate cash funds for both business and family in case of death, though text is garbled and unclear.
Townsend Gen Purs and Picker Agt in St Louis Move
Henry Viattenburg relocates to Page City and plans a large attack of riverthandin. Page City witnesses his move after a long service withrm sate.
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Townsend
Pues
Picker
Agt
St. Louis
Henry Viattenburg
Page City
Piverthandin
DIGNIFIED CHINESE SCHOOLBOYS AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE HONG KONG
A Tit-Bit correspondent observes Chinese schoolboys bound for Queen's College in Hong Kong. The boys walk calmly with books under arms, displaying a restrained, dignified demeanor. Hair and queues vary, hats are rare, and discipline is valued over boisterous behavior.
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China
Queen's College
Hin
Kong
Manley
Beda
Exile of Lynwood bull leads dairy herd gains
Mr Joho RB Potts reesive and the Lambert family bred Exile of Lynwood 0539 a top milking Jersey bull. The eight year old, 1280 pound sire yielded 208 pounds milk in 30 days and 22 pounds 8 ounces butter in 7 days. Potts paid $170, praising the bargain as Mo Christian church considers Elder Fenstermacher’s call to stay.
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Joho
Potts
Lynwood
Lambert
Exie
Kynwoud
Rioter
St. Lambert
Ang Culor
Mo Christian Church
Fenstermacher
Fenster ‘Macher
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