Quirky Missourian Letter Snippets and Odd Observations
A pithy collage of early 20th century notes ranging from New York steeplechase cars to oyster bed probes. scattered lines discuss manners, gossip, goats, fashion, crime, prices, and a California tale of a rich woman aiming for privacy.
Guessing the speaker's gender in a vintage quote
An exercise asks to guess if the speaker is masculine or feminine based on a historical style quote about hats wealth religion and baseball. The passage contrasts male figures and appearances with broader social notions, inviting a single gender guess from limited context.
Turning Point Gettysburg War Battle of Civil War
A detailed account of the July 1–3, 1863 battle at Gettysburg, describing massive Confederate and Union losses, the shift to a defensive Confederate posture, key maneuvers at Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, and Cemetery Hill, Pickett’s Charge, and the ensuing casualties and impact on the war effort.
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Litte Round Top
Sickles
Peach Orchard
Cemetery Hill
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Devil's den
Little Round Top
Weed
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Fickett
Guard Against Bores in Lord Rothechild's Room
Excerpt from Reminiscences of Charles Gavard notes Haron Na than kept time wasters out by barring chairs, except his own seat. The French embassy secretary recalls delays in settling indemnity after the Franco German war at St Swithies Lane, where he often sat on the baron's writing table.
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Lord Rothechild
Haron Nathan
Charles Gavard
London
St. Swithies Lane
Cigars as Metaphor for Women and Choices
A reflective piece compares cigars to women, noting that wrappers mislead about the filler and that cigars come in varied sizes, shapes, and flavors. Readers are reminded that appearances can deceive, as some look appealing but disappoint, while others offer quiet contentment. The passage ends by noting tastes vary and form is only a surface.
General Denials Entered In Mulhall Lobby Controversy
Washington reports brand a statement as tissue of lies and discredit claims by M M Mulhall the self described chief lobbyist for the National Association of Manufacturers alleging a wide corrupt lobby involving senators representatives and public men Taft Cannon Gompers and others implicated as Mulhall seeks a congressional inquiry while official records cast doubt on his assertions noting committee transfers and reappointments prior to 1907 and 1908 Noord
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Bome
Washington
M. M. Mulhall
National Association of Manufacturers
Taft
Curtis Galld
Ambaces Jer
Henry
Abot
Maseuchwertio
Upele Joe* Cannon
Everwhile
Bower
Jenes T. McDermott
Swegar Sherley
Kemtucky
Hicherd Bartholds
Minewyr
William M Calder
George W. Fairchild
New York
Gtory
Mulhall
James A. Emery
Cowneel
James K Watson
Indiana
Watson
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
George A. Pearce
Maryland
Edward A. Vreeland
Harry M. Hanson
Ohio
Collapse Buries 16 Women in Garage Construction
A wall and scaffolding at the Kuclid Square garage on East Thirteenth Street near Euelid Avenue collapsed during a second story addition. Sixteen women were buried in the debris as rescuers worked to free them.
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Cleveland
Kuclid Square
East Thirteenth Street
Euelid Avenue
Gatum Gates Tested Under Full Sea Pressure
Panama’s Atlantic waters running slowly have lifted the gates at Gatum to sea level. The large gates undergo the first test of full pressure, validating their operation for the first time.
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Gatum
Panama
Atlantic
Heir to Million Estate Claims Juarez, Missouri Hotel Maid
Mrs Rachel Carlyle a hotel chambermaid in Joplin received a Baltimore letter naming her and her mother Mrs Martha Wilson as heirs to a 14 million dollar estate of John Rice. The estate in question is leased for nine years and set to expire. Heirs move to divide the property.
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Rachel Carlyle
Haltimore Snying
Martha Wilson
John Iice
Mra Carlyle
Burger Heads W C T U Moberly Officers Elected
Randolph county district W C T U officers elected with Nelle Durger as president and J D Hammett as vice president. Treasurer listed as Mm CC Jobonorty from Huntville, with addresses by Olre Hows Iiayes and Mra Lettie 111) May of Leula. Hurled From Treatie Lives. Springfield incident details describe a boy named John Awstin hurled from a trestle into a creek after a rain, presumed dead but later thought to recover.
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Re. Burger
W. C. T. U. Moberly
Randolph County
Nelle Durger
Clark
J.D. Hammett
Hogteville
Urer
Jobonorty
Ifunteville
Olre Hows Iiayes
Mra Lettie
Treatie
Springfield
John Awstin
Greene County
Trayn
Self Deferee Plea Frees Ourcan Carriage
A fragmented report describes a trial where an unnamed defendant and a person named Lee Duncan faced murder charges. Alleged events include a shooting on a country road, a revolver and shotgun involved, and a claim of self defense while authorities pursue details of the incident and the accused’s actions.
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Lee Kuncan
Sire
Lee Tencan Ceed
Revolver
Duncan & Shotgun
Indictments Target Wealthy Citizens for Tax Deceit
Prosecutor Harry L. Libby says a county grand jury indicted rich residents for failing to report true property values. The cases accuse several men of fraudulently concealing assets including cash and securities, with alleged totals ranging from tens of thousands to beyond.
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Macen
Harry L. Libby
Maron Cipoult
Local man identified in Friese yard mortem report
A body found in Friese yards last week is believed to be Mack Bohowter, a former soldier connected to Cape Gy rardreg and Chariestun brwiber of Be Soiee Felng to Dre Molinos la wald. Authorities will notify next of kin and confirm identity.
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Chater Thomas
Saleen Laaguers Meet Sedalia Over County Liquor Petitions
A regional gathering of state agi and ministers alliance officials in Sedalia examined referendum petitions filed at Jefferson City. Attornies will be kept to probe signature validity and whether petitioning halts county operations, potentially triggering an election.
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Saleen Laaguers
Sedalia
Flwiale
Agi Salon Reagon
Qavelion
Jeferson
Mada
Ozark Farmers Join in Galen Springfeld Plan
Ozark fruit growers unite to market the apple crop under the Galen Springfeld cooperative system. The move mirrors the selling of the million dollar peach crop through Pratt Growers association central offices, to be opened here in July. Several large growers have arranged apple handling by cooperative salesmen.
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Springfeld
Tar
Pratt Growers Ascoriation
Cooperative Assortation
Sedalia Considers Local Option Vote After Sermon
In Sedalia nearly nine dog representatives of the antivalcom league occupied a Protestant pulpit on Sunday and plan to meet with the Ministerial Alliance to decide if a local option election will be held.
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Sedalia Option Electina
Sedalia
Dowg
Antivalcom League
Ministerial Alliance
Ibte
Poplar Blu Regiment Elects Officers for Company D
Poplar Mul Kdes CG Kammons was elected first lieutenant and Roy Gardner second lieutenant of Company D Siath regiment. Kammons has long served as second lieutenant and Gardner is a duty sergeant. Jane Ellen Hunkett of Nashville Tenn, a giver of the Inte Col Thomas H Swope and a beneficiary in his estate, was pronounced sane and capable of managing her own affairs in probate court. Suit by receivers’ attorneys for Mrs Plunkett’s property sought guardians for Mrs Plunkett. Mrs Minikett testified he had been adjudged insane years ago in Tennessee due to alleged machinations.
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Poplar Blu Regiment
CG Kammons
Sret
Roy Gardner
Siath Regiment
Kammons
Gartner
Kanes
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