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Lexington Intelligencer in Lexington, Missouri
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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1907
Page
4
Public opinion recalls railroad report in Missouri Pacific tracks
Citizens discuss the Missouri Pacific track report by the Rail road and Warehouses Commissioners. Inspectors noted track peat repairs and slow orders until repairs finish. Poplar Bluff is described as the region’s most excitable town with heavy rainfall and dust, while local correspondents joke about daily four-decker stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traeems
Missouri Pacific
Iran Mountain Road
Poplar Blu
Missouri
Wishot Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff
Correspondiente
St. Jis
Subcription Note From The Intelligencer Editor
The item notes A W Allen as editor and D R Sellers as publisher, mentions subscription price and post office second class status, and quips about straw hats after September 1. It references Mr Foraker and a physician analogy on character, and John D Rockefeller as a possible skeptic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Post Office
Police official returns from Pacific coast trip
Kansas City Police Commissioner A E B Gallagher has returned from a Pacific coast visit and eyes a new investigation. The mood outside Mayview’s canceled picnic eases with word Odessa will host a gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E B. Gallagher
Kansas City
Pacific Coast
Pittsburg girl dies by suicide over schooling
A Pittsburg girl took her own life rather than attend school, reflecting on how ignorance is not solely tied to harsh conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Monsignor OConnell Defends Lynching Belief
Monsignor OConnell, president of the Catholic university in Washington, asserts there is good in lynching and offers arguments he believes support his stance. His remarks draw immediate attention and debate over the controversial view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monsignor O'Connell
Catholic University At
Washington
Telegraphers strike trims scare-head political copy
The telegraphers' strike has reduced the output of political reporting, while Newport society women reportedly host dinners for cats due to tighter times. Town creameries protest biased rate discrimination favoring large dairy trusts in cream shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport Society
Lexington Labor Day Celebrated Calmly Absence of Troubles
The Lexington observance of Labor Day stood out for its refreshing sanity with no notable intoxication riots or disorder. The event reflected a peaceful celebration of labor unionism, contrasting with harsher scenes seen in other places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Politicians accused over Boonville excursion row
Rural readers say city politicians deserting the Chester amid the Boonville trip acted over commissary shortages. The papers imply excursionists used excess supplies, suggesting a week's output from two breweries a distillery seven wine presses and four ice plants between here and Boonville. Water from the river is blamed for the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Chester
Boonville
Reckless spending drives poverty, says economic critic
The author asserts the nation's chief economic ill lies in how people spend rewards from labor rather than wealth distribution. Citing U S spending on liquor and tobacco totaling about 2.1 to 2.4 billion annually, he argues wasteful purchases fuel misery and poverty more than inadequate earnings or unequal systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Railroads snub waterway plan in Memphis convention
Railroads refused reduced rates to the deep waterway convention at Memphis, signaling a short sighted stance. Observers note roads gain little by resisting a joint freight future, as rivers and canals would ease slow heavy cargo and complement rail transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
A GOOD INVESTIGATION Gov Folk in St Louis gambling crackdown
The piece criticizes Gov. Folk for failing to deter gambling in St Louis and accuses Sheriff Herpel and Prosecuting Attorney Johnson of missing a chance to shape public morals by enforcing laws. It argues St Louis county remains largely law abiding aside from areas near the city, despite executive actions that have made it a haven for the worst city elements. The public will monitor Folk’s efforts to close dives and mushroom joints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Polk
St. Louis
St. Louis County
Sandys
Herpel
Johnson
Folk
County Boss Rumors and Reform Efforts in Local Politics
The article reports on attempts to apply the Direlect Officials Law to Herpel and Johnson and remove them from office. It accuses Fred Essen of masquerading as the county Republican boss, alleging his influence is limited to his own circle and that the claim of him as the party leader is a slander against the county Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herpel
Johnson
Fred Essen
Essen
Real Estate Transfers from Early 1907 Listings
Real estate transfers show S A Boling, Joshua Coulter, and others purchasing lots in Waverly Lexington and Odessa with varied payments from 1 to 3 thousand dollars. Entries include deed exchanges, notices of suit, executors deeds, and releases, dated August 24 1907 to September 4 1907, listing multiple parcels in Lexington Odessa and Higginsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Boling
Morris Wantuck
W. D
Waverly
Joshua Coulter
Mary Wright
Lexington
William L. Glover
James M. Glover
W. K. McChesney
J. R. McChesney
John B. Gramke
Nannie D. Smith
Sallie E. Wedge
N. W
James Aull
Charles A. Hanson
Peter Chirico
Philip B., Marshall
Maria Pratterson
Elk
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co
James Dillard
Maria Patterson
Philip B. Marshal
Marshall
Casper B. Uphals
Martin Hi. Uphaus
Medora C. Wilson
Edward Aull
Addie M. Youne
Louis Gratz
Woods
Gustav A Haefer
Alonze Barnes
Higginsville
Charles Haefer
Nancy G
Frank R
Howe & Kinkead
Frank B Grieser
Hutton
H W McNeel
Odessa
Corder man buys two carloads of cattle today
Harry Inlekohx of Corder Missouri purchases two carloads of cattle in a single day. The Kansas City Star notes local commerce as the Gem announces beer brands including Lexington, Lemp’s, Feldelweis, Dick Bros, Quincy, and Goetz Bros. beers. Call for any of them and you will be served. Price noted as 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Inlekohx
Corder, Mo
Kansas City Star
The
Gem
Lexington Beer
Lemp's Beer
Fildelweis Beer
Dick Bros. Beer
Quincy Beer
Goetz Bros. Beer
The War on the Devil by Billy Sunday in Fairfield
Lindsay Denison analyzes Billy Sunday’s revival impact in Fairfield describing a jubilant tabernacle crowd. Pred Fisher organizes the crowd with singing and whistling as Sunday’s triumph over the Devil is announced amid a roaring, celebratory atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Denison
Billy Sunday
American Magazine
Fairfield
Town
Denison
Jerome
New York
the Tabernacle
Pred Fisher
Bill Sunday
Fisher
Christ
Inter State Fair and Exposition Opens at Elm Ridge
The first annual Inter State Fair and Exposition will run September 28 to October 5 at Elm Ridge race track in Kansas City Missouri. The event combines a fair with vaudeville acts and a $50 000 Siege of Jericho pyro show, using the Elm Ridge plant and extensive exposition spaces to showcase products and resources from Kansas Missouri Arkansas and the new Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inter State Pair & Exposition Association
Elm Ridge
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Jericho
The
Fair Association
Kansas City fair promises vast exhibits and grand shows
The Kansas City Star describes a expansive fall fair with $5000 state display funds, statewide and county exhibits from Missouri and Kansas, large merchant and manufacturer displays, model farms, vaudeville acts, Parker shows, a 200-strong siege spectacle, and ten daily races highlighted by Joe Joker. A motor display and numerous attractions ensure visitors from September 23 to October 5 experience a lively, comprehensive fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jericho
Joe Joker
Kansas City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ascum
the Intelligencer
A. W. Allen
D. R. Sellers
Subicripidon
Mr. Foraker
John D. Rockefeller
Mayview
State Board of Agriculture
State of Kansas
Agricultural College
Manhattan
Linn County
Leavenworth County
Great Southwest
Lafayette
B. A. Holcher
Concordia
K. C
Mr. Holder
King & Marrs
Furna
C. A. Summers
White & Kerdolff
Warrensburg, Mo
Warrensburg
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