Unrest at Sedalia Merry-Go-Round Sparks Race Clash
In Sedalia Missouri White and Black youths clashed near a Fourth Street merry-go-round as Black workers recruited by the ride owner to take tickets provoked white resentment. Bricks and water hoses escalated the fight, authorities unable to stop it until late night. several arrests and injuries reported but no serious harm. The city’s Black population exceeds two thousand, and this marks a rare racial unrest episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Merry-Goround
Fourth Street
Mass Street
Ludemann
Fire Department
14 Greeks Marry Foes After War in Trieste Arrival
New York reports 40 Greek soldiers from Trieste and Patrias arrive aboard the Belvedere. Of the 30 who married after the war, fourteen married Turkish wives they met in the enemy country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belvedere
Trieste
Patrias
Sickles Near Death After Stroke at Home
General Daniel E. Sickles, veteran soldier and diplomat, is at the point of death in his Fifth Avenue residence after suffering a paralytic stroke three weeks ago following the death of his housekeeper Mrs Wie merding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sickles
New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Fifth Avenue
Wiemerding
Bennett Reported Seriously Ill at Cairo Palace Hotel
James Gordon Bennett II, owner of the New York Herald, is reported seriously ill at the Palace hotel in Heliopolis near Cairo after a grip attack. Dr Milton, his physician, said he is suffering from an attack of grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cairo
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Palace Hotel
Heliopolis
Milton
Plaster Fall Injures 20 Pupils at Wellsville Lecture
A large plaster chunk dropped from a theater ceiling in Wellsville Ohio during a lecture for 200 pupils, causing a panic. More than twenty students were cut or bruised, with several treated at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Wellsville
Chest of Silver Found Near San Antonio River Bridge
In San Antonio Texas a chest of silverware was discovered by boys playing beneath a river bridge. The find is believed to be buried in the sand for over 75 years, eliciting interest from local residents and authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio River
Phone Post Turns Magnet in Quines New Jersey
Elmer Carpenter was held to a telephone post for 15 minutes during an electrical storm in Quines New Jersey. He could not cry for help until a lineman arrived and shut off the current, releasing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quines
Elmer Carpenter
Bridge Break Ends In Drowned Five Travellers
Four men and one woman plunged 50 feet into the San Joaquin River when a suspension bridge collapsed. The accident occurred near Fresno California as the occupants of an automobile were sweeping into the swift water and drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown
Fresno
Cal
San Joaquin River
Lillian Bell Gets Divorce From Arthur Rogue
Delaware divorce granted to Mrs Lillian Bell Bogue known as Lillian Tell for gross neglect. Arthur Hoyt Rogue of Chicago is the cited former husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Bell
Delaware
Lillian Bell Bogue
Lillian Tell
Arthur Hoyt Rogue
Chicago
Four Judges Selected to Try Spring Valley Suit
San Francisco four Superior Court judges have been chosen to hear the condemnation case against the Spring Valley Water Company. The properties involved range in value from 25,000,008 to 60,000,069 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Superior Court
Spring Valley Water Company
Plentiful Senate Field in Kansas Primary
Thirteen candidates are announced for the Kansas United States senator race to succeed J L Bristow, with the primary held four months and a half away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
United States
Senaor
Kansas
J. L. Bristow
SUIORS IN FATAL BATTLE NEAR INDEPENDENCE
Sui tors in a fatal fight near Independence, Kane V Petty Medford and William Petty were arrested near Wann Oklahoma and jailed. Seeley was killed as the buggy sped and Seeley was shot while attempting to pull Petty from the vehicle. Miss Isabel Stewart was wounded in the abdomen and Medford injured in the hand. Seeley reportedly jealous of Petty’s attention to Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kane
William Petty
Andrew Medfonl
Learing
Preston Seeley
Isabel Stewart
Medford
Wann
Petty
Seeley
Miss Stenwart
Mics Stewart
PLAN WILSON SUMMER HOME IN WILLIAMSTOWN MASS
Williamstown officials report President Woodrow Wilson may choose Williamstown as the summer capital. Francis B Sayre Jr of the town is negotiating to lease the Leake property on South Street as its owner Henry Leake plans to travel abroad for three years. The Leake mansion is large, and Sayre aims to relocate the president here with a local committee pushing the idea.
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Williamstown
Mass
Woodrow Wilson
Willamstown
Francis B. Sayre
Indow
Leake
South Street
Henry Leake
Leske
Sayre
Wilson
Queen Eleanor to Tour United States in May
Sofia reports Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria plans a May departure from Sofia with a first royal visit to the United States. She will sail from Hamburg aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on May 21 to study American institutions and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanore of
Bulgaria
America
Sofia
Eleanore
United States
Hamburg
New York
Dores Slayer Gets Life in Oklahoma Killing
Stilwell Oklahoma Cherokee Indian Tandy Folsom found guilty of killing Patrick Dore a Oklahoma politician on a Westville street in a quarrel over an estate. Folsom shot Dore and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Dore stood out as a member of Theodore Boogeret's bodyguard at a political convention due to his height and physique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stilwell
Tandy Folsom
Patrick Dore
Westville
Folsom
Dore
Theodore Boogeret
Hitago
Women Win in Bay State Vote on Suffrage Amendment
Rostom, Mass reports a suffrage victory as the house and senate concur on a resolution to amend the state constitution. The proposed change strikes the word male from voter qualifications. The vote stood 164 to 39 and the measure will go before voters for final approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rostom, Mass
House
Senate
Wilson weighs Williamstown as summer capital option
Williamstown, Massachusetts, shows fresh signs of being considered as the nation’s summer capital this year. Francis P. Bayard, Wilson’s son in law who resides there, is negotiating to lease the Leake property on South Street as a possible base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamstown
Mass
Woodrow Wilson
Francis PB. Bayre
Leake
South Street
Wedding Carried to Chapel for Bedside Ceremony
Miss Nellie McDermott was carried from Mercy hospital bed to a chapel room where Ernest Louthian awaited. They were married in a bedside ceremony rather than postpone the wedding.
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Janesville
Wis
Nellie McDermott
Mercy Hospital
Ernest Louthian
Playing Doctor Fatal in Franklin Mass
A mill year old boy and girl, children of Mr and Mrs Bernard Mc Cahill, died after drinking a bot. The incident centers on a mistaken use of the word doctor while their mother was ill in Franklin Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Year
Bernard McCahill
Pennsylvania Railroad announces large retrenchment plan
The railroad will discontinue 51 trains across 13 divisions including 10 on Philadelphia and 4 on New York divisions. About 16,000 of 140,000 employees will be dismissed and 40,000 of the 125,000 remaining will be laid off. Altoona shops will cut 1,450 jobs. Dividend on preferred stock reduced to 4 percent and common to 3 percent from 5 percent.
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Philadelphia
Altoona
St Paul Strikes Rock and Sinks at Brisbane Harbor
Eighteen perished when the French steamship St Paul of 1622 tons struck a rock while entering Brisbane harbor. The vessel had sailed from Noumea Haunsduettel Germany. Eleven workmen drowned when a suspended cable car fell into a lock of the Kile canal as they commuted home from work.
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Brisbane
Austalia
Per. Sons
St Paul
Noumea
Haunsduettel
Germany
Kile
Lightning Burns 20 Pupils At Wyandotte School
Twenty pupils and their teacher were burned and stunned when lightning struck a school building at Wyandotte near Upper Sandusky. Pupils were knocked to the floor and several were unconscious for minutes. Three students Leo Chastain Rufax Schindler and Walter Baer sustained serious burns while Mise Flo Barrett the teacher was slightly injured and others suffered minor injuries.
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Upper
Sandusky
Wyandotte
Leo Chastain
Rufax Schindler
Walter Baer
Mise Flo Barrett
Suffragette arson targets Ulster mansion in Ireland
An arson squad burned the country residence of Major General Sir Hugh McCalmont at Aurveylands Belfast Ireland. The mansion was occupied only by caretakers and valued at about 75000 dollars. The action followed threats to escalate conflict with the Ulster Unionists over Sir Edward Carson's stance on suffrage.
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Belfast
Ireland
Aurveylands
Hugh McCalmont
Ulster Union
Jeaders
Edward Carson
Ship St. Paul Sinks at Brisbane Port Tragedy
Eighteen sailors aboard the French steamer St Paul drowned when the vessel struck a rock and foundered while entering Brisbane harbor. Lloyds dispatch reports the disaster with crews lost at sea and a sudden port mishap.
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London
St. Paul
Brisbane
Australia
Lloyds
Three Killed and Three Hurt in 46-Foot Plunge
Dallas Texas report: an automobile plunged 46 feet into a ravine near the city, killing three people and injuring three others. Dr Samuel P. Tipton, the driver, and Mire. Mathie M. Loring were crushed to death. The crash details are still developing.
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Dallas
Tex
Samuel P. Tipton
Mire
Mathie M.loring
Four Die In Auto Plunge Near Dallas After Crash
Three killed and three injured when a car veered off the road and dropped 40 feet into a ravine near Dallas Texas Dr Samuel P Tipton driver and Mrs Kathe M Loving were crushed to death Mrs Loving's son William died at a hospital two women and a man were other occupants all were residents of Dallas the report notes the car occupants were real agents of Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Samuel P. Tipton
Kathe M. Loving
Loving
William
Pet Ant Ban In New York Importing 20 Million Ants
Mrs Charlies W Morse faces denial of entry for a colony of about 20,000,000 ants as the State Department and Agriculture Bureau deem ants pestiferous. The ruling follows similar action on a hoof and mouth diseased animal linked to Secretary Bryan’s controversy. Ants must be destroyed or deported to protect meadows lawns and crops.
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New York
Charlies W Morse
Bryan
Lueso Social de Argentina
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Bryan
Bureau of Entomology
Tires of Millionaire Lord
Reston Massachusetts heiress Nan Corrigan once courted and won by Attleboro millionaire Frack Norton Bates, now suing for divorce after 21 months of marriage. She says mechanics make better husbands than wealthy men and laments the myth of a life as a millionaire’s wife, preferring her old job over domestic discontent.
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Reston, Mass
Nan Corrigan
Frack Norton Bates
Attleboro Milionaire
New York
Sard
Mra Bates
Pietty
Bandit Suspect Arrested Over Birmingham Express Robbery
Greenville North Carolina report states John Ratliffe was arrested in connection with the Queen and Crescent express and mail train robbery near Birmingham Alabama on February 19. Bank books show deposits of 24,000 dollars in Greenville and Atlanta banks among his effects. Two men were arrested in Atlanta on similar charges as the robbery netted about 40 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
N. C
John Ratliffe
Queen & Crescent Express
Birmingham
Ala
Mife
Atlanta
All in Village Dig His Grave McFall Missouri
John Burton a longtime McFall resident died at his home and asked residents to dig every grave in the city cemetery. At sixty he led the effort and would not take payment. Local men formed a body to honor his unusual request and completed the dig.
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McFall
John Burton
Burton
Dynamite Ship Blown Up Near Pearl Harbor
Honolulu report says the interim land steamer Mau! exploded off Pearl Harbor with the entire crew of two lost. Tugs have departed to search the coast. The Maui departed for Kauai carrying a cargo largely of explosives.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Kauai
Sight Restored After 10 Years for Harry Smith in Atlantic City
In Atlantic City, Harry Smith, blinded for a decade, had his sight returned by a 0 operation. He demanded a picture of "Teddy" and exclaimed "Humph!" saying it looks just as he imagined, recognizing a man at first glance.
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Atlantic City
Harry Smith
Teddy
Roocevelt Receives New Nickname During South American Trip
In New York and South America reports, Col. Theodore Rooveret is dubbed Mar Simpatico or Very Amiable, a nickname he has earned on his current journey.
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Roocevelt
New York
Mar Simpatico
Col
Theodore Rooveret
South America
Los Angeles County Tops U S Crop Values in 1910 Census
Los Angeles County California leads all U S counties with crop value totaling 14 720 000 in 1910, according to the census of agriculture. The figure places LA County ahead of 2 950 other counties in the nation.
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Los Angeles
Washington
Los Angeles County
Cal
United States
Average Missouri teachers pay much less than needed
Missouri teachers earned an average 517.46 annually for year ending June 30 1913 about 1.42 a day. The report by state superintendent William Evans notes 24 teachers earned under 20 annually and only 18 854 earned more than 1500. Evans cites causes including poor attendance due to parental indifference and teaching quality, plus rural funding and supervision gaps.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Railroyde
William Evans
LIFT
Supt Evans
Sepe
Tno
Livestock Numbers by State 1912 and 1913 Trends
Data from Jefferson City show livestock tallies for June 1 1912 and June 1 1913 across species. Figures include horses cattle and other categories with noted increases or decreases, reflecting farm stock changes and probable reporting inconsistencies in the source text.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Road Campaign Heads Toward Spring Vote
Jefferson City reports Gov Major Frenk W Boffom and W 8 Hawkins spearheading a four road initiative in Missouri. Data from the highway commissioner aims to ensure Brisckleford project compliance with state requirements and potential funding of up to 1 million dollars if approved.
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Jefferson City
Frenk W Boffom
Hawkins
Missouri
Arbor Day Tree Planting Urged Across Missouri Schools
Jefferson City state superintendent William P. Vanse urges planting 100 008 trees on Missouri school grounds for Arbor Day April 10. He appeals to teachers of rural schools to supervise at least 10 plantings this year to reach the goal.
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Jefferson City
William PF
Vanse
Missouri
Major on Peace Committee in Centennial Celebration
Jefferson City reports Gov Major was noted by John A. Stewart of New York, chairman of the executive committee of the American Peace Centennial Commission, as selected to arrange a program for the one hundredth anniversary of peace between English speaking peoples.
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Jefferson City
Gov
Major
John A. Stewart
New York
Central Coal and Coke seeks stay of ouster ruling
Jefferson City Kansas City firm Central Coal and Coke asks the Supreme Court to reduce a $50,000 fine imposed last December and to withhold the writ of ouster while it complies with Missouri laws.
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Jefferson City
Central Coal and Coke Company of
Kansas City
Eutreme Court
Missouri
Hunteville Votes on Library Tax Levy Plan
Hunteville residents will vote on April 7 on a proposition to levy a tax of 2 canto on the 4100 valuation of property to support a free public library. The current assessment suggests about $800 annually. Andrew Carnegie is expected to donate at least $4,000 for a permanent building. Jefferson City reports Archbishop Jobs J Glennon of St. Louis presided at the dedication of the new Catholic church at the Immaculate Conception.
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Hunteville
Andrew Carnegiee
Jefferson City
Jobs J Glennon
St. Louis
Immaculate Conception
Capitol rejects Ste Genevieve stone for Missouri State House
The Capitol Building Commission condemns Ste Genevieve limestone for the Missouri state house. They state the stone is not the best Missouri offers, would not save taxpayers money, and prefer Burlington limestone from Carthage to Caseville. Contractor Gil is urged to source the finest stone available.
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Missouri
Ste Genevieve
Gril
Gti
Burlington Lmestone
Burlington
Accused of Fraud in Springfield Arrest
Jefferson City reports indicts Sn opelal adviser S Lo Chae, tied to embezzlement from Margaret Shackleford, with $1000 bond posted. Investigation cites discrepancies between $10,000 and $15,000 in transactions at request of eight wealthy clients including Judge RK IL Goole. No criminal proceedings yet. Craig, 70, an elder, said to seek out of court settlements.
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Jefferson City
Lo Chae
Springfield
Embereline
Margaret Shackleford
RK IL. Goole
St. Lows
Ald Craig
Craig
Jefferson City Event Sparks Ouster Suit In Supreme Court
John F Lee, attorney for the St Louis Cob, seeks dismissal of Marvey's ouster suit in the Missouri Supreme Court. He argues a December 24, 19M decision by Judge Gantt held the club is a bona fide organization not subject to dram shop laws, affecting the charter revocation bid.
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Jefferson City
St Louis
Hanvey
Mtpreme
John F Lee
Eupreme Court
Marvey
Eupreme
ISM
Gantt
Dlamshop
Missouri delegates named for National Conference in Memphis
Gov Major appointed Missouri representatives to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Memphis in May 2015. The list includes Mrs A M Clay of Chillicothe, Robert Clark superintendent of the Reform School for Boys at Boonville, Mina Mary F Perry, Mrs W R Chivvis, Jamen F Curran of St Louis, Jon W Baldwin of Sedalia, and J N Cretcher of Neosha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Gov Major
Missouri
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Memphis
A. M. Clay
Chillicothe
Robert Clark
Reform School For Boys
Boonvilla
Mina Mary F Perry
W. R. Chivvis
Jamen F. Curran
St. Louis
Jonn W Baldwin
Sedalia
Hey
J. N Cretcher
Neoaho
Game Law Enforced in Jefferson City District
Deputy Game and Fish Warden John G. Leslie of the Eighth district secured recent convictions under the fur bearing animal law after tracing violators, continuing enforcement in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
John G. Leslie
Kendie Family Editor Loses Father in Montgomery County
George Kendie, father of A. R. Kendie editor of the Wright City News, died at his home in Montgomery County. The news notes his passing and local regard for the Kendie family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendie
Montgomery City
George Kendie
A. R. Kendie
Wright City News
Tfe
This
County
TS Fears Oid
Marshfield youth dies in accidental gunshot
A Marshfield Missouri youth, 18 year old Springfell Lester Haynes, was killed when farm laborer Jon Hedgpath, 18, allegedly shot himself while attempting to show an empty revolver. Details indicate the accidental nature of the tragedy.
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Lester Haynes
Marshfield
Jon Hedgpath
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