Marble Hill Press items mix with oddities from era
A jumble of antiquated notes mentions the Bey of Tunis arriving in Paris, radium pricing at 160000 an ounce, London theater business, a Ta Tche Riso battle rumor, swift justice in New Jersey, British Gurkhas capturing Gyangtse, a Seabrook Hay milkmaid in a gored skirt, coinage advice on Mackintosh versus Panama, New York passenger boats to be inspected, a stolen horse and its stable lock, a Kansas man leaving his wife for kindness, a quip on Nature and odd Peace dove training, and prune labeled grown in France eating well.
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New York
Alu
Lord Kitchener Declares He Will Not Marry
The note states Lord Kitchener has decided never to marry and implies American girls should understand he is self supporting and does not need money. The remark frames his stance as independent and financially secure.
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Lord Kitchener
Americans in Manila Seek Lower Church Tax Burden
The report from Manila notes resident Americans desire a cut in church dues, showing that traveling expatriates struggle to abandon their home country habits as they adjust abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Duke of Manchester Sees Zimmerman Head New Railroad Combine
The Duke of Manchester notes Mr. Zimmerman of Cincinnati leads a new railroad combine said to involve millions, signaling a major corporate development and high value stakes in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of
Manchester
Mr. Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Red ant import aimed at boll weevil control and worker morale
A remark notes that the red ants being brought to cotton fields not only target boll weevils but also act to keep cotton pickers alert and lively, reflecting pragmatic pest management intertwined with workforce dynamics.
Lucky Highball Dies In The Heights Of Fame
A funeral note honors Lucky Highball, recalling a career peak and the courage to face the end. The tribute paints him as a celebrated cab horse whose legend outshone critics who questioned his era.
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Lucky Highball
Noted Heroine Amid Marriage License Scrutiny
Among the other heroines of peace is the girl who gives her correct ace to the marriage license clerk when she happens to be a little older than the man of her choice.
Poems by Rockefeller’s old teacher loom as youth works rise
The report notes that the former instructor connected with John D Rockefeller plans to publish a collection of poems written in youth. It mentions a requisition for 40 Harper power, indicating a funding or supply step for the project.
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Mr. Rockefeller
John D
Harper Power
Columbus Man Mistakes Theft For Grand Larceny
A Columbus man told police a thief stole his pants, a misstep that would have charged the theft as grand larceny if he had used the word trousers. The anecdote playfully undercuts the seriousness of the alleged crime.
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Columbus
Ascot Attire: A Quiet Blue Frock Coat Ensemble
The article notes Eine Edwards adopting restrained dress as years advance. At Ascot he wore a blue frock coat with a purple tie white gaiters and a red flower presenting a somber yet formal look fitting his evolving tastes.
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Eine Edwards
Eight women in Spain accused of boiling sister to death
A fragment notes a darkened incident in Spain where eight women allegedly killed their sister by boiling her to rid her of a demon. Details are sparse and the text is partial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Mean Thief Targets Bishop’s Wife Jewels
A thief described as mean plans to steal the jewels of a bishop’s wife. The passage suggests Mrs Potter’s diamonds sparkle as temptingly as if owned by a comic opera celebrity.
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Mrs. Potter
Closest Washington Kin Found in Mrs Attila Morosini
American citizens of Italian ancestry and others may be interested to learn that the closest living relative of George Washington is Mrs Attila Morosini wife of a son of Giovanni P Morosini a New York banker and before marriage Mary Washington Bond She is a great creator and daughter of Samuel Washington a brother of the general.
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George Washington
Attila Morosini
Giovanni P. Morosini
New York
Mary Washington Bond
Samuel Washington
Heiresses and Nobles Divorces Narrow Elite Circle
If the list of American heiresses who have secured divorces from foreign nobles keeps increasing their circle will soon be no more exclusive or select than that of the heiresses who capture noblemen and do not get divorces.
Queen Margherita’s lace handkerchief costs $10,000
Report notes that Queen Margherita of Italy possesses a lace handkerchief that costs $10,000. The statement uses cost rather than worth to reflect a stated price rather than a value assessment.
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Margherita
Italy
Election formalities ignored by veteran politicians
Astute politicians, aided by a pad of paper, a seat pencil, and a table of the electoral vote, have shown that the formalities of the election may be unnecessary.
Russians Beer Price Report from Tientsin Dispatch
A dispatch from Tientsin notes a pint of Russian beer costs 2 rubles about a dollar but adds no mention of an eye or a sausage accompanying it. War dispatches from the seat or nearby areas are deemed very unsatisfactory.
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Tientsin
Emperor William Avoids Golf for Ministers
The German sovereign will not allow his ministers to play golf as the game distracts from state affairs. He himself is not a golfer, and if he were he would exclaim that the law must be obeyed while they keep playing another round.
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William
Columbus man’s will bars daughter from marriage
A Columbus man leaves substantial property to his young daughter but imposes a condition that she may not marry. The unusual bequest, reflecting a controlling stipulation from the deceased, invites questions about enforceability and family dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank Stockton
Miss Carden Engaged to Arthur Morris Revealed
In the chapter John Burt erupts when he learns Miss Carden is to wed Arthur Morris. Blake confirms the news, John protests it as a lie, then apologizes after his fury subsides, with Blake graciously offering forgiveness.
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John
Blake
Jim
Miss Carden
Peter Burt
John Burt
Cheon
Arthur Morris
Old Man
New York Career Begins After Brief Meeting
John Purr and James Blake reunite on a Perry boat and in New York after four weeks apart. Blake, now settled with Blake & Company, discusses politics and the emergency bill while hinting at Miss Carden’s retirement. John then starts his New York career the following day.
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John
Perry
New York City
Slake
James Plake & Company
Blake
Hugh
Lanzted
Jim
John Tart
New York
Foreign Mission Drives Blake to New York Plans
John Burt prepares Blake for a move to New York, aiming James Blake & Company to become the future headquarters with a San Francisco branch. Morris plans European outreach, seeking leverage over Jessie Carden, who is in Berlin. Burt wrestles with doubt, fate, and the old man’s prophecy as events unfold.
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John
John Burt
Jim
Blake
Arthur Morris
Jobin
Peter Burt
New York
James Blake & Company
San Francisco
Plake
Jessie Carden
Paris
Morris
Jessie
Penelope
Ulysses
God
Miss Carden and the Gallery Visit in a Storm
Ris valet mentions Miss Carden will visit Count Raczynski's gallery if weather allows. The gallery on Exercierplatz near Bradenburg gate houses a strong collection of modern German paintings. Morris, in good spirits after the storm, spots Jessie alone in the vestibule and she sits opposite a Schinkel work to continue a sketchbook page.
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Jessie
Eve
Morris
Schinkel
Actors Wasted Time Onstage Prank Recall
Joseph Jefferson recalled a New York play with Billy Florence that they hoped would spark a curtain speech. They prepared extemporaneous remarks but neither was asked to speak, leaving the audience amused by the planned surprised looks and the failed cue.
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Joseph Jefferson
Billy” Florence
New York
Kong
Mr. Jefferson
Florence
OFFICE Bar WENT TOO FAR Why Ex Secretary Root Felt Called on to Make Change
Elihu Root has returned to law in New York City and hired a new office boy. The boy, James Reilly, says the janitor carried off Root’s paper basket. Root questions names, learns workers use first names, and then a shrill voice announces a man who wants to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Elihu Root
New York City
Mr. Root
Mr. Reilly
Carlyle's Sarcasm Letter About a Nighttime Cock
Carlile wrote to a London neighbor describing a small cock that disturbs sleep in a house of weak health and nervous residents. He asks for the bird to be removed or silenced from midnight to breakfast, calling it a charitable act of neighborliness.
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Carlile
London
Razors as Social Adjuncts in a Cutlery Shop Scene
In a cutlery shop a dark customer asked to see razors and chose a large blade. He claimed he needed it for social purposes, remarking that such razors are “monstous fash” and that he does not want to shave with it. The clerk acknowledged it could shave him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt James Hamilton Lewis
Not Unlucky for Hens in Mount Airy Farm
A Mount Airy man raises chickens with thirteen eggs per sitting. Hen one hatched seven chicks from fifteen eggs, four died, one eaten by a cat, one fell, one was picked to death. Hen two yielded four chicks from seventeen eggs. Hen three produced thirteen hearty chicks, showing a thirteen egg strategy.
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Mount Airy
Philadelphia Press
Here for others, or for what end are we
Harvard professor Professor George Herbert Palmer cites a bed time tale to illustrate early mascu line habit of rigid reasoning. A boy asks why they are here, the girl replies we are here to help others, and the boy then asks what the others are here for.
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George Herbert Palmer
Harvard College
New York Times
May Tunnel the Channel Won’t Hinder Brits and French
An Anglo French accord renews the scheme for a tunnel under the channel linking France and England. The London and Paris chambers of commerce drive the project, 50 years after initial experiments. Costs have fallen from 50 million to 26 million dollars.
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France
England
London
Paris
Port Arthur siege claims fuel rumors of fall
London dispatches cite Chinese refugees near Fort Arthur reporting a full assault and heavy artillery attack on the Russian fortress. Claims of Japanese positions advancing, rumors of Port Arthur capture circulate with skeptics noting unreliable sources and conflicting reports.
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London
Daily Express
Che Foo
Fort Arthur
Port Anhor
Golden
St. Petersburg
Miners Refer Ultimatums to Locals in Midwestern Strike Talk
In Pittsburg Kansas the coal operators and miners committee put forward a liberal ultimatum to continue current agreements with 5.55 percent cuts on day wage yardage deadwork and deficient work, Texas day wage cut half that. Locals to vote August 6 with results canvassed August 18. If accepted, interstate talks to ratify. If rejected, interstate convention to reconvene and a strike possible.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Miners’ Committee
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Teriiory
Conference Committee of
Russian torpedo boats flee Port Arthur feared for ships
A Morning Post dispatch from Shanezhal reports that eight Russian torpedo boat destroyers have escaped Port Arthur. It is feared they will prey on shipping as they move toward open waters.
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London
Morning Post
Shanezhal
Port Arthur
Beating of Strikers at Swift Packing Plant
In Omaha Wi-Ryder and Joseph Korbe, both strikers, were badly beaten by packing-house watchmen Friday as they attempted to unload a group of strike breakers from a train at Swift's packing plant.
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Omaha
Neb
Wi-Ryder
Joseph Korbe
Swift
Wheat Destroyed by Lightning in Carlyle Area
A severe electrical storm hit Carlyle Wednesday night with heavy rain. Several stacks of wheat were destroyed by fire ignited by lightning shock.
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Carlyle
Russia to compensate German shippers for seized ships
The foreign office stated that Russia will fully indemnify German shippers and their consignees for losses from the seizure of German ships and the detention of the Prinz Heinrichs mail.
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Russia
General Kuropatkin Not Wounded in Ta Teche Kiao Action
St. Petersburg reports the general staff denies rumors that Gen. Kuropatkin was wounded at Ta Teche Kiao. The general is said to be perfectly well, with officials disputing the earlier claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deny Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Gen. Kuropatkin
Viceroy Alexieff Takes Troop Command After July 15
Berlin telegram reports that Viceroy Alexieff issued a ukase placing troops arriving after July 15 under his control rather than General Kuropatkin. The order shifts command of incoming forces to Alexieff.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Rt. Petersburg
Alexieff
Kuropatkin
Fire destroys hall and drug store at Anutt north of Licking
A blaze in Anutt sixteen miles north of Licking, Missouri, leveled the Odd Fellows hall Woodmen’s hall and W E Rudds drug store. Loss exceeds $2,000 with no insurance.
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Licking
Odd Fellows
Woodmens’ Hall
W. E. Rudd
Anutt
Here
Denver lawyers seek return of Cripple Creek miners
Denver attorneys H W Franklin and John H L Murphy for the Western Federation of Miners outline plans to enable deported Cripple Creek miners to return home. They may seek a federal injunction to bar the Citizens' Alliance and mine owners from interfering with reportees. They also plan to reopen union stores raided in Cripple Creek and Victor while Sheriff Edward Reil warns against such action to avoid violence.
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Denver
Colo
H. W. Frankins
John HL. Murphy
Western Federation of Miners
Cripple Creek
Citizens’ Alliance
Crippie Creek
Western Federation
Victor
Riols
Edward Reil
Teller County
Desorters
Minister von Plehwe assassinated in St Petersburg blast
In St Petersburg a dynamite bomb destroyed the carriage of Interior Minister von Plehwe as he rode from Warsaw toward Peterhof. The target, called the "best hated" man, was killed along with his coachmen while several others were injured. The attacker, a Finnish seeming Russian youth named Leglo, was seized after being wounded.
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St. Petersburg
von Plehwe
Russia
Kishnev
Leglo
Warsaw
Peterhof
Strikes in East St. Louis See No Change Sunday
In East St. Louis no work occurred at packing houses on Sunday. A few workers cleaned up from last week while most strikers remained indoors. Packers report improved conditions, and strike leaders express confidence of a favorable outcome for their side.
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St. Louis
East St. Louis
Rioting In Packing-House District Ends With Shootings
In Kansas City Missouri a mob of strikers, many Austrians, attacked L. King a negro special policeman. King opened fire wounding two assailants Mat Sullivan and Max Lameska during the Friday disturbance in the packing-house district.
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Kansas City
L. King
King
Mat Sullivan
Max Lameska
Boris Kuropatkin Named First Lieutenant in War
St. Petersburg reports Viceroy Alexieff issued the order of the day promoting Grand Duke Boris to first lieutenant and special service officer to Gen. Kuropatkin as the war moves forward.
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Boris Kuropatkin
St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Grand Duke
Boris
Gen. Kuropatkin
Burial of Wilson Barrett in London West Hampstead
London mourners packed West Hampstead as Wilson Barrett was laid to rest on Monday. Seventy five carriages followed the hearse while wreaths from theatre professionals filled a second hearse and adjacent carriages. Leading figures of the profession attended the grave.
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London
Wilson Barrett
West Hampstead
Vladivostok Squadron Near Tokyo Bay At Dawn
Tokio report notes the Vladivostok squadron sixty miles off Tokyo Bay at dawn on Wednesday. The cruisers then moved southward later in the day.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Tokio Bay
Missouri Merchants End Annual Meeting Hannibal to Host Next
The fifth annual session of the Missouri retail merchants association closed at the World’s Fair with officers elected for following: Fred Busche president C J Pohle vice president R R McIntyre J L Beck and W W Smith. The next meeting will be Hannibal Mo. Speakers included Jay Pierce on food adulteration. Delegates from several associations were present. Resolutions supported pure foods garnishment of wages on bad accounts short weights and a bulk sales law and urged uniform telephone rates.
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St. Louis
Missouri Retail Merchants’ Association
Hannibal, Mo
Fred Busche
C. J. Pohle
St. Joseph
R. R. McIintyre
Hannibal
J. L. Beck
Jefferson City
W. W. Smith
Springfield
W. W. Banks
Board awards repairs and renovations for St Louis schools
At a board of education meeting in St Louis contracts were approved for repairs to the Columbia school building after a fire for 4886 dollars. Lodemann heat and power company will install a ventilating system at Central high school for 3245 dollars. Additional contracts cover equipment for McKinley high school manual training, electric fixtures for James E Yeatman high, and portable buildings for Walnut Park. Plan changes cut costs by 9050 dollars at Clay school and 12225 dollars at the teachers college by replacing Missouri stone with Indiana stone. new setting will be advertised. A gymnasium for Central high school is approved at an estimated 17500 dollars.
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St. Louis
Board of Education
T. W. Hackett
Columbia
Lodemann Heat and Power Company
Central High School
McKinley High School
James E. Yeatman
Walnut Park
Clay
Teachers’ College
Indiana
Missouri
Children Receive Prizes At Civic Improvement League Farm School
In St. Louis at the Civic Improvement League farm school on Tower Grove and Shaw avenues last week prizes were awarded to top garden workers. This year girls competed for honors previously dominated by boys. Prizes went to the nearest appearing garden and highest product perfection. Miss Hirrel Stevens, assisted by her father W A Stevens and Earle Layman, awarded and judged with other officials.
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St. Louis
Civic Improvement League
Tower Grove
Shaw Avenues
Hirrel Stevens
Juniata Street
W. A. Stevens
Eugene Field School
Earle Layman
Stevens
Mr. Layman
Eviction Clears Riverfront Squatter Camp in St Louis
Marshal James Cccullin led a force that evicted twenty three families from shanties on the riverfront between President and Meramec Streets. A few families agreed to vacate within thirty days, while most refused to sign. The city owns the land and has sought removal for two years.
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St. Louis
President and
Meramec Streets
James Cccullin
Girl Stabs Robber During Attempted Purse Theft
Miss Tolvie Rittenhaus, 18, of 4227 St. Ferdinand avenue, told police an unknown Black man attempted to rob her on Easton avenue between Pendleton and Newstead. He grabbed her, covered her mouth, and tried to seize her purse as she passed him.
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Harpin
St. Louis
Tolvie Rittenhaus
St. Ferdinand Avenue
Easton Avenue
Pendleton
Newstead
Mangled While Dynamiting Fish Near North Fork
West Plains Missouri report details Lafayette Ingram son of M C Ingram a prominent farmer severely mangled by a premature dynamite blast while throwing a stick of dynamite into the North Fork river in the western part of the county. His arm was torn off and flesh blown from his face and chest. He cannot recover.
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West Plains
North Fork
Lafayette Ingram
M. C. Ingram
It Does Not Shame a Furnace to Heap Coals of Fire
A terse proverb-like line declares that provoking heat with kindness can intensify effort. The phrase uses a furnace image to illustrate applying pressure or challenge to spur action.
County Special Grand Jury Seeks Investigation Near Fair Grounds
A special county court session at Clayton selected twelve men to form a grand jury to probe gambling and related conditions in St. Louis County near Delmar Garden. The list includes merchants farmers and builders from Clayton Maplewood Florissant and Eureka. The jury reports to Judge J W McElhinney and is expected to convene Monday August. John Doyle recounts rescuing detective Edward Salyers at Creve Coeur lake and being assaulted by three men. he blames the attackers for a violent incident.
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August Heege
Kirkwood
Oscar Linss
Hellefontaine
Louis Rutt
Sappineton
Peter Frederiter
Saigon
Mattese
Clinton Huber
Glendale
Ss. V. Wise
Maplewood
E. J. Wilke
Cashier Trust Company
Clayton
Paul D. Cable
Webster Groves
Henry Minke
St. Paul
W. H. Mauphin
Farmer
Eureka
J. W. McElinney
St Leis County
Delmar Garden
McElhinney
John Doyle
The
Building Trades Council
Edward Salyers
Home Protective Association
Creve Coeur Lake Foy
Doyle
Salyers
Divorce Filed by Mrs Ida Bersch from Convicted Edmund Bersch
Ida Bersch of St Louis sues for divorce from Edmund Bersch now in state penitentiary after a plea of guilty to bribery in a city lighting deal. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Ida Thompson and alleges years of contempt, riotous living, neglect, pawned jewelry, and a mistress calling at their home. The couple married December 8 1897 and have no children.
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St. Louis
Ida Bersch
Circuit Court
Edmund Bersch
M. F. Ruler
Jefferson City
Bersch
Ida Thompson
House of Delegates
St Louis
Death of Colonel John A. Judy in Kansas
Mexico Mo. Colonel John A. Judy longtime resident of Andrian county and Mexico died in Olathe Kansas. He was father of Mrs. John M. Davis late of Mexico and Fulton. The body was brought here Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
John A. Judy
Andrian County
Olathe Kas
John M. Davis
Fulton
Camer on awards $59,000 waterworks contract
Cameron city awards a joint contract for a $59 000 waterworks system. Illiam Phillips, president of the St. Louis Board of Public Improvements, serves as consulting engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Illiam Phillips
St. Louis
Wellsville County Reunion Set for New Florence
Wellsville Missouri settlers plan a county reunion at New Florence on August 6 with speakers Congressman Champ Clark R H Kern and Secretary of State candidate J S Swanger. S B Conk also listed as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsville
New Florence
Champ Clark
R. H. Kern
S. B. Conk
J. S. Swanger
Farm girl dies after lightning strike during storm
Jefferson City reports that Miss Met Beson, 18, of Miller County near Spring Garden, was struck and killed instantly by lightning during an electrical storm while at a farm residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Miller County
Met Beson
Spring Garden
Sedalia widow Eliza Trone found dead in Kansas home
Sedalia Missouri Mrs Eliza Trone 67 wife of Rev Peter Trone longtime chaplain of the Missouri House of Representatives was found dead in bed at her home early Thursday morning she had moved to Kansas to live with a son after years of serving in state government
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Eliza Trone
Peter Trone
Missouri House of Representatives
Kansas
Trone Widow Found Dead In Ottersville Bed
Ottersville Missouri Mrs Eliza Trone aged 65 was found dead in bed Thursday morning. She is sister to W O Saunders a St Louis businessman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottersville
Eliza Trone
W. O. Saunders
St. Louis
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Colonel Monroe
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Negro
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Fair Grounds
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