Busy World Notes From Courts and Railroads
A collage of early 20th century items reports the Supreme Court easing Des Moines 9 cent gas enforcement, Taft's pardons, Morgan’s money power testimony, and Mexico tensions. Domestic cases include a suicide, indictments for Sherman Act violations, railroad robberies, wireless bids, and local crimes in Alton and Buffalo. A warship fundraiser, a Mayeville fire, a Chicago murder, and a Kansas City burglary complete the snapshot of crime, industry, and public affairs.
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Congressional
Federal Supreme Court
Des Moines
Mexico
Washington Dispatch
Taft
John W. Hall
United States
Portland
Ore
Stristow
Kansas
House
Senate
Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Congressional Committee
Money Trust
Morgan
Christendom
Taft Ja
Jerry McMurttry
Hartsorne
Charlee
Mellon
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
E. J. Chamberlin
Grand Trunk Railroad of Canada
Alfred W. Smithers
Grand Trunk Board of Director
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Chicago
Kansas City
Springfeld, I
Union Pacific Railway
Department of Commerce and
Tabor
Bomb attack wounds Indian Viceroy at Delhi gate
As the royal parade entered Delhi the Viceroy Purdinge and Lady Hardinge were injured by a bomb from a housetop. One attendant was killed and another wounded. The assassin escaped. In St Petersburg, authorities reported a revolutionary plot among students. Sicily suffered two violent earthquakes near Messina and Reggio Calabria causing panic but no casualties. Mexican rebels reportedly annihilated a federal force at Ascendon. The Florence crew loss totaled twenty-two of twenty-seven.
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Delhi
India
Howdah
Purdinge
Bady Hardinge
Hardinge
St. Petersburg
Messina
Reggio di Caelabria
Sicily
Ascendon
Mex
Furness
Florence
St. Shottan
Carpenter shoots at wedding guests in Taylorville gunfight
John Beller a carpenter enraged over a dispute shot his mother in law Mrs Boupa Fisher and wounded another guest during a wedding at Taylorville near Springfield. He was cornered by police after a six shot volley and is reported to have been shot by officers. Mrs Fisher and the bride Miss Elsie Bates were among those hurt seeking refuge in upper rooms.
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Springfield
Taylorville
Here
John Beller
Wiadow
Boupa Fisher
Ww Rose
Fouml Belder
Fisher Anu Aleder
Beller
Fred
Mrs. Fisher
Body identified by dog in Richmond woods
In Richmond Missouri Jacob Hellis found a man's body near a wood fire with a dog howling beside. The coroner's jury ruled the deceased to be William Davenport Davenport had been missing since Monday after Davenport, William Vaner and Jesse Vance searched for a "bee tree" to obtain Christmas honey. They built a fire and left Davenport sitting by the flames as they returned.
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Richmond
Jacob Hellis
Thomas Davenport
Avenport
Davenport
William Vaner
Jesse Vance
Vances
A Son of John Brown Is Dead in Akron Ohio
Jason Brown, 0 years old, son of John Brown the Harper's Ferry leader, died at his Akron home. He had been active in recruiting Black volunteers from Canada smuggling routes via the underground railroad when the Harper's Ferry raid occurred. A younger brother Salmon Brown resides in Portland Oregon.
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Akron
Ohio
Jason Brown
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Canada
Underground Railroad
Salmon Brown
Portland
Ore
Negro Club Planned in Lake Geneva Millionaire Colony
In Lake Geneva Illinois the exclusive millionaire colony of Jakke Geneva plans a summer homeland model farm purchase by Jack Johnson the Negro heavyweight pugilist. A Negro club is to follow in the development, as announced.
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Vicago
Ilinois
Jack Johnson
Puginet
Jakke Geneva
Yearling Bull Brings $400 In Missouri Sale
The Missouri College of Agriculture sold a yearling son of Carlotta Ponting to an Old Mex ico buyer who owns a dairy herd of about 1,000 cows supplying milk to the city. The Carlotta Toute descendant produced three barrels of milk totaling 27 pounds of fat this past year.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
Carlotta Ponting
Old Mexico
Mexiro
Carlotta Toute
College of Agriculture
Urge Revision Convention in Missouri municipalities
In resolutions adopted at the fifth annual convention of the League of Missouri Municipalities officials urged revising state judicary election and fixation systems and called for a convention to revise the constitution. Elected officers included president Sam Stlodgdon Welleden Groves vice president I oT Reynolds Webb City secretary Sid Fey Rov Hannibal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Missouri
Sam Stlodgdon
Wellesten Groves
I Ot Reynolds
Webb City
Sidfey I Rov
Hannibal
New Officers of Missouri Poultry Association Named
The Missouri State Poultry Association held its annual meeting in Springfield and chose Kansas City as the site for the 1915 state poultry show. CA Morton of St. Louis was elected president. W Hobbes of Trenton as vice president. Tho Quisenberry of Mountain Grove as secretary and treasurer. Morton succeeds WC Knorpp of Pleasant Hill as president.
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Missouri State Poultry Association
Springfield
Kansas City
Millet Fire Due to Friction on Wagon Near Smithton
FP B Green, a farmer near Smithton, was driving to market with millet when an iron guard over the rear wheel loosened and fell across the tire. Friction heated the guard until millet ignited, and Green struggled to unhitch before the millet and wagon burned.
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B. Green
Smithton
Green
Committtees Abolished Amid Price Fixing Probes
Charles Scheltling, president of the St. Louis Butter Keg and Poultry exchange, announced all quotation committees would be abolished until further notice. The move follows actions by Chicago and New York boards after the government charged the latter with price fixing.
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Charles Scheltling
St. Louis Wutter, Keg and Poultry Exchange
Chicago
New York
Aye
Plan to raise endowment for Central College for Women
Plan discussed by the curators to raise an endowment of 100000 for Central College for Women in Lexington. At the meeting 2000 was subscribed. the remaining amount will be obtained through stock subscriptions. The college is in a Methodist church South institution.
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Plan College
Central College For Women
Lexington
Sedalia Light Plant Sold in $400000 Transfer
A $400000 deal transfers Sedalia Light and Traction to Artie I Bpen ver of Joplin from FOF Swinney of Kansas City and W A Powell of Sedalia, with deeds finalized in Sedalia after the transfer was completed.
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Sedalia Light Plant
Fof Swinney
Kansas City
W. A. Powell
Sedalia
Revelvers
Sedalia Light and Traction
Artie i Bpen Ver
Joplin
Tipton Mystery Solved Behind Train Arrival
J Jackson of St Louis arrived at Tipton and identified the man on the train as Charles De Quiew his mind a blank. The two departed for Webster Groves, the man’s home, with his brother-in-law accompanying him.
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Tipton
J. Jackson
St. Louis
Kansas City Leaves State League of Municipalities
Kansas City exits the State League of Municipalities citing cost. Mayor Jost says the city cannot afford the $70 annual dues per a letter to S. J. Roy, secretary of the league.
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Kansas City
State League
State League of Municipalities
Jost
S.J. Roy
League
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Mansfield
Missol
Burns
Welcor
Chandler
Pordanelle
Ark
Atlantic
Milas Helen Gorld
Mayeville
J. D. Dogue
Bruce M. Priddy
Real Estate Exchange
Frisca
St. Maule
Iolges
Charles Sawyer
Norton
Frank Comisky
Pittsburg
W. E. Trooks
Fort Scott
Board of Control
Foreign Affairs
Illinois
Missouri
Negro Club
Lake Geneva
Missouri State News
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