Witty snippets and oddities from a lively era
A collage of coy observations and curiosities from Missouri jokes to social notes. The piece plays with headlines about a green hat riddle, Mrs Langtry’s age, a Chinese emperor, Rockville arresting an air ship for disorderly conduct, a Newport sea serpent sighting, a Chicago lecturer on women’s intellect, spelling reform, a Chicago court order curbing a husband and wife’s speech, Lombroso’s daughter visiting prisons, and a bemused note on American society.
Lovers’ web of love and doom across oceans
A Philadelphia man’s bizarre will leaves 509 cents to his son in law for a rope to hang himself, likely unused. A Boston–Philadelphia romance faces denial as Abruzzi-Ekins engagement collapses, while Prof. D C Jackson is hired to study telephone rates and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
D. C. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Statue of Bacon Erected in New Zealand Honoring Preservation Discovery
A student recalls Francis Bacon’s early experiments using snow to preserve meat as Europe’s refrigeration congress highlights the method. New Zealanders, reliant on refrigerated meat, honor Bacon with a statue and fitting inscription.
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Europe
Francis Bacon
New Zealand
Bacon
Minister Warns Puritan Lineage Dying Out in Boston Area
A minister addressing a Congregational church conference in Boston highlighted that among 56 nearby churches only one child per church was born in the year. He warned that Congregational families are failing to perpetuate and that Puritan stock may be dying out, urging President Roosevelt to investigate.
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Congregational Church
Boston
Roosevelt
Dedication in Bath Honors Edmund Burke by American Speaker
Whitelaw Reid spoke for Americans at a Bath dedication for a tablet to Edmund Burke. Burke is celebrated as a national hero in the United States, praised for shaping enduring principles. His Speech on Conciliation is challenging for students yet should remain in young America’s prescribed readings.
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Bath
Edmund Burke
Whitelaw Reid
Great Britain
Burke
America
The Ohio Mississippi coal trade movement and cost comparison
The Ohio Mississippi coal trade is one of the world’s great cargo movements. Coal travels 2000 miles from Pittsburg to New Orleans in 1000 ton barges rafted into fleets and towed by steamboats at under 75 cents per ton, versus a railroad rate of about 4.50. From Pittsburg to Memphis the rate is 43 cents per ton, compared with $2.70 by rail.
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Pittsburg
New Orleans
Memphis
Illini President Bans Hazing Across University
The University of Illinois president declares hazing will be punished with dismissal, denouncing it as a violation of individuality, provoking disorder, and demoralizing behavior. The stance, echoed by the Indianapolis Star, aims to end the practice nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Indianapolis Star
Chicago burglar robs hospital of items not patient temperatures
A burglary at a Chicago hospital saw a thief steal various items while no temperatures or patient records were noted as affected. Authorities are reviewing surveillance to identify the suspect and secure remaining assets.
Ref referendum ranks Washington Napoleon top among greats
A Japanese source from Tokyo reports a public referendum on opinions of great men in Europe and America. Washington and Napoleon lead favorites, followed by Hannibal, Cæsar, and Charles XV of Sweden. least favored are Hutus Cromwell and Darwin.
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Europe
America
Washington
Napoleon
Hannibal Canesar
Charles XV
Sweden
Hiutus
Cromwell
Darwin
Tokyo
Inauguration Parade Planned With Vast Military Display
President Roosevelt plans the biggest military display for the inauguration of President-elect Taft. Thousands of soldiers fresh from Cuba evac, and nearly as many blue jackets from around the world, will march in Washington. The army unit will be led by Maj. Gen. Barry with his staff, while the navy segment will be commanded by Rear-Admiral Sperry and fleet officers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Army
Navy
Cuba
Barry
Fleet Loses Two Men on Homeward Voyage
Colombo reports the American battleship fleet on its homeward run, with Decem ber 10 position given. The New Jersey crew member McDonald was saved after Stawicki fell overboard December 8. Stawicki remains missing despite thorough searches. The fleet notes perfect weather, ten knot speed, and routine tactical maneuvering en route from Manila.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Roosevelt never shoots in the air says congressman
A congressman says President Roosevelt would not fire blank rounds in reply to a rebuke from Congress and warns that if unpublished material exists it could provoke consternation in high places. He stresses Roosevelt is a fighter and would respond beyond mere parrying, implying possible White House retaliation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Forces land at Gonaives and seize town in Hayti
A force of 200 men from the Haytien gunboat landed and captured the town of Gonaives without resistance. They established authority in the name of Gen. Simeon, according to Navy Department info from Commenter Shipley of the cruiser Des Moines at Port au Prince.
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Washington
Gonaives
Hayti
Simeon
Navy Department
Shipley
Des Moines
Port Au Prince
New Skyscraper Planned on Fifth Avenue in New York
Heirs of Marshal Field plan a 16 story Fifth Avenue skyscraper costing 7 000 100 dollars to cover the block from Thirtieth to Thirty first streets east side. Designs show a potential great department store or large general mercantile structure for many tenants.
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New Syscraper
New York
Marshal Field
Fifth Avenue
Thirtieth
Thirty-first Streets
Great Department Store
Mystery Deaths Tied to Sausage Lethal Incident
Winchester Pa authorities probe death of John Van Horn and his sister Mabel 16 who doctors say died of hydrophobia after eating frankfurter sausages. Three other Van Horn family members are seriously ill as the local grocer denies knowledge of the product.
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Winchester
John van Horn
Mabel
van Horn
Pierce Trial Delayed to March in Austin Texas
District Attorney James Hamilton says the false swearing case against HH. Clay Pierce of Waters Pierce Oil, head of the St. Louis firm, will not go to trial until March due to a light docket in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Pierce
Austin
Tex
James Hamilton
HH. Clay Pierce
St. Louis
Waters Pierce Oil Company
Secretary Wright calls for large army expansion and coast defense
Secretary Luke E Wright in his annual report estimates a 52 million dollar rise in next year’s appropriation largely for river and harbor improvements and military public works. He urges a militia force of about 350000 and a field army of 400000 with increased permanent military plants. The document details current troop distributions and proposed expansions, including aviation funding. In Scotland Carrie Nation faces hostility as pubkeepers refuse to prosecute her for breaching peace while townsfolk drink tea in large quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Luke E. Wright
War Department
Wright
Congress
United States
Philippines
Cuba
Alaska
Gil
Porto Rico
Hawai
Signal Corps
National Defense
Calvary and Weld
Regular Army
Pensacola
Fin
New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
Insular
Dundee
Scotland
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Carrie
Proclamation to Shoot or Mu zzle Dogs in Shelbyville
Shelbyville mayor Knecht issues a thirty day proclamation offering to shoot or muzzle all dogs that bite or threaten with several incidents reported. Several dogs bitten by roaming animals have died, and authorities move to control the dog threat during the period.
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Shelbyville
St. Shelbyville
Maysor Knecht
Brayfield Murder Trial Set For December 16
Dr B F Brayfield of Mulkeytown faces murder and forgery charges from a Franklin county grand jury over R F Parrish death in Mulkeytown last March. Trial set for Wednesday December 16 with State's Attorney Hickman planning coroner exhumation and thorough reexamination of the metallic casketed body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayfield
Benton
Ill
B. F. Brayfield
Mulkeytown
Franklin County
Grand Jury
R. F. Parrish
Hickman
Millard Links Panama Inquiry to Cromwell Blocking Info
Former Nebraska senator J H Millard says William Nelson Cromwell blocked Senate committee efforts to learn stockholders of the American Panama Canal Co and the French Panama Canal Co. Millard chaired the inquiry and is the most versed on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
American Panama Canal Co
Panauma Canal Co
William Nelson Cromwell
J. H. Millard
Nebraska
Millard
Senate
Panama
Deneen to Enter Farm College at Illinois University
Deneen will become a student at the agricultural college of the University of Illinois. He plans to attend the short course starting in January and seeks specialized instruction in cattle and corn judging. The governor's decision to study scientific farming follows his attendance at the Illinois state fair in Springfield.
Cremation at Home After Woolville Fire
In Fremont Ohio a fire at Woolville Thursday cremated Dr. GG Harnes a veterinary surgeon. An elderly man named Crane was rescued from a neighboring home as the building burned. The post office was badly scorched and saved only by strenuous fire department effort.
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Fremont
Ohie
Woolville
GG. Harnes
Crane
Woman in Missouri hotel shooting under guard
Minnie Maret, an elderly Missouri woman, fatally shot her 2 year old son in a St. Joseph hotel on Tuesday and then shot herself three times. She is under police guard at a hospital and may recover. A murder warrant will be issued if she dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mo
Minnie Maret
Nearce Appeals to Highest Court Over Separate Coach Law
Muskogee Ohio case tests constitutionality of state law. Atuskogee JB Moesiles, a person of color, was fined $25 and sentenced for refusing to heed the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nearce
Hichest Court
Muskogee
Ohio
United States Supreme Court
Atuskogee
Moesiles
Ruef Silent on Verdict in Bribery Case
Abraham Ruef, former San Francisco political boss, convicted Thursday of bribery, faces potential fourteen year penitentiary term. Trial lasted 105 days, with Ruef offering no comment after verdict as police guarded the court. Judge Lawlor set December 12 for sentencing. Heney led the case after surviving an earlier shooting incident. Ruef rose to power in 1901 amid Mayor Schmitz’s tenure, with graft battles intensified by Rudolph Spreckles funding.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Ruef
Francis J. Heney
Morris Haas
Heney
John F. Furey
William P. Lawlor
Eugene E. Schmitz
Schmitz
Rudolph Spreckles
Keiran May Surrender to Pittsburgh Police
New York friend of P J Keiran head of Fidelity Funding Co says he will surrender soon. Police in Pittsburgh seek his arrest and claim he prepared to post bail as he reorganizes affairs. They deny he defrauded churches and expect many to retract accusations once his side is made public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
N. Y
P. J. Keiran
Fidelity Funding Co
Pittsburg
Fidelity Company
Bin
Robbery Loot Trimmed From Great Northern Mail Car
A Great Northern mail train holdup near Hillyard Wednesday night netted about 16000 dollars. A reward of 6000 dollars from both the Great Northern Co and the United States government is offered for the arrest and conviction of the three bandits. Sheriffs officers traced the men to Spokane and a city dragnet is in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Great Northern Co
United States
Great Northern
Hillyard
Sherif
Chicago Contractor Agnew Files Bankruptcy Petition
TilL-John B. Agnew a prominent Chicago contractor filed for bankruptcy in U S district court on Friday detailing his work including the Lawrence pumping station and intake tunnel for the city of Chicago of his standing as a leading local contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Till
John B. Agnew
Dearborn Street
Lawrence
United States District Court
Bridegroom Voss Brummel Loses Eyes in Tank Blast
Amarillo Texas reports Voss Brummel merchant of Claude was blinded when a gasoline tank exploded while he examined a flank. He had married two weeks earlier. The accident occurred Friday according to local accounts.
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Amarillo
Texas
Voss Brummel
Claude
Tex
Brummel
Mrs Gorman Magness Denied Navy Desertion Parole
Media Pennsylvania reports Mrs M Gorman Magness daughter of the late Senator Gorman was denied a pardon for her husband who was convicted of desertion from the navy and sentenced to a years imprisonment at Portsmouth Secretary Newberry reported adversely on the application.
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Media
M. Gorman Magness Daughier
Gorman
Portsmouth
Newberry
Lords Own Brewery Stock London Commentary
An illuminating commentary on the defeat of the licensing bill shows sixty two of the peers who helped reject the measure are owners of brewery shares. The list highlights the influence of brewing interests in Parliament and the business ties affecting license reform.
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London
Oil Refinery Fire Damages Lig Plant in Istianus Tehuantepec
A Mintlatlan dispatch reports the Lig oil refinery of 5. Pearson & Son. Limited at Istianus of Tehuantepec damaged by fire following an explosion. No further details on injuries or cause are given in the readable text.
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City of Mexico
Mintlatlan
Istianus
Tehuantepec
Lig
Pearson & Son. Limited
Mother's Sorcery Fails and Boy Dies in Skating Accident
New York report states Peter Lickhardt died after his mother attempted to adjust his broken avi from a skating incident a month earlier. No surgeon was summoned, and the neglect led to fatal injury.
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New York
Peter Lickhardt
Steps on Match Fatally Burned In Evansville
A tragic accident in Evansville Indiana left Jobun Rapp fatally burned after stepping on a match. She was bowing when the lighter occurred, igniting her clothing and causing fatal injuries.
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Evansville
Ind
Jobun Rapp
Shot Fails Over Precipice Reflects Deputies Encounter
A report from Inville NTa John Wyart describes a man fleeing a moonshine operation who tumbles over a precipice but is not hurt by deputies nearby. The incident involves a United States deputy marshal presence and a tense pursuit ending without injuries.
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Inville
Nta
John Wyart
Wes Sivar
Bartie
Missouri Ouster Case Follows Sympathetic Plea
Jefferson City Supreme Court heard Latshaw versus Wallace R. H. Field of Kansas City opened for Judge Wallace with Attorney General Hadley following. Wallace said he refused to withdraw his motion to oust, fearing disgrace to himself and his family including his nervous wife and son, and pleaded for the court not to disgrace him as only a few weeks remain.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Bane
Latshaw
Wallace R. H. Field
Kansas City
Wallace
Hadley
Laishaw
Quail Protection Resolution Sent to Legislators
Springfield. Secretary George T. Tippin of the State Horticultural Society forwards to county societies and legislators a resolution urging a five year statewide ban on killing or selling quail, deeming quail destruction harmful to orchards and farms. Richland. The body of an elderly man was found two miles north of Richland in a pasture by Mrs. Ed Weibe and Mrs. J. W. Press. pension papers identify him as William A. Griffin, last pension check sent from Baude Vie, Christian County, and received at Lawing. He was in Newburg on November 23.
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Springfield
George T. Tippin
State Horticultural Society
State Society
Richland
Iman
Ed Weibe
J. W. Press
William A. Griffin
Baudevie
Christian County
Lawing
Newburg
Booze Boat Pilot Charged After Missouri River Run
H E Forgery a former Democratic candidate for railroad and warehouse commissioner was arrested in Bowling Green and brought to Columbia on charges of piloting a so called booze boat along the Missouri river last spring after Boone county went dry and indicted for violating the local option law.
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Columbia
Missouri River
Boone County
H. E. Forgery
Bowling Green
Price Homestead in Hannibal Burned Down
Fire destroyed the residence of Charles G. Price in Hannibal. The large house, known as the Price homestead on an elevated site, burned entirely with contents. Origin of the blaze is unknown and the property was valued at about $20,000.
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Hannibal
Charles G. Price
Price
Special Train To Hadley Inauguration Trip Launched
Arrangements were made for a special Missouri Pacific Railroad train to Jefferson City for Gov. Herbert S. Hadley’s inauguration on January 11. Northern Missouri Republicans will be represented, with every county in the fourth district included on the trip.
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Hadley
St. Joseph
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Herbert S. Hadley
Jefferson City
Republican Party
Missouri
Kansas City Riot Leader Arrested Near Monticello
Kansas City news reports James Sharp, leader of a fanatical sect, arrested near Monticello Kansas while asleep under a haystack after a street riot against police. Follower Jouls Pratt and Patrolman Mullane died in the riot, bringing total deaths to four.
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Kansas City
James Sharp
Monticello
Kas
Jouls Pratt
Mullane
Chillicothe Advances Plan for City Light Plant
At a city council meeting initiative steps were taken to erect a $50,000 municipal light plant. An Iowa corporation supplies commercial lighting, but no street lights have been installed for five months due to high rates.
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Chillicothe
Iowa
Centenarian Woman Dies in Southeast Missouri
Elizabeth Hinds aged 105 years and 5 months died in Cape Girardeau. A longtime resident from Tennessee she had rarely left the county, with one trip to St. Louis about 35 years ago to visit a son. She was regarded as the oldest person in southeast Missouri.
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Cape Girardeau
Elizabeth Hinds
Missouri
Tennessee
St. Louis
Jealous Real Estate Dealer Shoots Wife Then Self
James M. Pigg a 52 year old real estate dealer from Deepwater Missouri shot and mortally wounded his wife in a jealous act. He locked himself in a room and fired a bullet into his own breast. condition described as recoverable.
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Kansas City
James M. Pigg
Deepwater
Pigg
Woman's 2 Year Old Daughter Dies After Boiling Accident
The two year old daughter of Mrs. Joseph Coryell of the Bankers' land fell into a pan of boiling water and died after lingering about twenty hours in agony.
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Jonsin
Joseph Coryell
Bankers’ Land
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