Doctor claims hair bleaching process for Negroes
A Philadelphia doctor has developed a process to bleach Negroes white and is said to be conducting a large business. Lieut. Gov. McKinley plans to run for U S senator on the Republican ticket, with Joe Black of Richmond as the other Republican candidate. The Lafayette Telephone Co at Higginsville advertises residence phones with the best service for 75e per month, and Higginsville residents are noted as fortunate.
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Philadelphia
McKinley
United States
Joe Black
Richmond
Lafayette Telephone Co
Higginsville
Women suffrage favored by Missouri editors meeting
Editorials at a Missouri Editorial Association gathering last week expressed support for women's suffrage. The editors argued women would bring broader study and vote more intelligently, even more than many city voters. A remark from a successful man underscores the value of a happy home over wealth for family memory.
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Missouri Editorial Association
Government tests armor against powerful guns and torpedoes
The government recently tested the armor of a vessel by firing with naval guns and torpedoes at close range. The ship withstood the assault and remained in fighting trim. The test followed the adoption of a new explosive thought to overwhelm vessels, conducted despite high costs.
Railroad wrecks decline but cause unclear
The Warreburg Standard Herald notes that railroad wrecks and loss of life have diminished compared with last year. Officials and employees show more care, railbeds improved, and public travel becomes safer, yet no clear explanation for the drop is offered. Citizens in country towns worry about public spirit.
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Warremeburg
Town progress by investment and enterprise praised
A Kirksville Express item extols men who invest in new town enterprises and build improvements, arguing one citizen adding a new industry benefits a town more than a regiment of critics. It lauds those who invest capital and erect buildings as advancing appearance and growth.
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Kirksville Express
Voters urged to turnout and vote in primary elections
The Maysville Republican Pilot urges voters to participate in the upcoming primary, saying the public must choose good men for office and avoid prearranged conventions. Do not stay home or assume fixed outcomes. Exercise your right and vote.
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Maysville
Republican Pilot
Home Training Urged To Guard Girls From Moral Dangers
A businessman warned crowds that women should stay home to avoid work life temptations in offices stores and factories. Days later city women who saw themselves as refined entered a public place and clashed with a young clerk. The piece argues strict home training as the best safeguard for youth against inappropriate familiarity.
Guy Carpenter trial rescheduled to July 17 due to witness absence
The trial against Guy Carpenter was postponed to July 17 as Ed King, a key state's witness, is unavailable. The state requested the continuance citing his absence and awaiting proceedings.
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Guy Carpenter
King
Found Dead in River Near Grand Pass
Charles Dickerson of north of Grand Pass reports a man pulled from the Missouri River last Wednesday. The decedent appeared about 60, with four teeth, gray beard, two sock pairs and boots. Clothes torn, coroner says body lingered in water nearly all winter, dragged to the bank and dumped in a hole without a coffin, dissatisfying neighbors.
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Chas. Dickerson
Grand Pass
Missouri River
Lost Their Catcher In Jeter Nine Baseball Tale
The Jeter nine from near Main Bend seeks teams to face after a catcher vanished while here last week amid chatter that Missouri Valley boys have too much practice. Manager Williams asks teams to write to R.F.D. 3 Miami to arrange a date. The piece notes a 5 to 2 victory over the Miami boys and lists players including Deckard, Williams, Hill, Henke, Nye, Stockman, Renick, Stockman, Little, Huff, and others.
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Jeter
Main Bend
M.V.C
Missouri Valley
A. Deckard
M. Williams
Wm. Hill
Joe Henke
Lester Nye
R.stockman
W. Renick
J. Stockman
Wade Little
Earl Huff
Grand Stand
School Marine
Crisis reports surge in St Petersburg as suicides rise
In St Petersburg on May 28 a three month epidemic of personal crises is reported with an average of eighty five deaths per month. This week saw a record day with eighteen suicides. Many cases are linked to emotional distress and social strain.
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St. Petersburg
Inion Ae Aia
Twenty Cyclones Seen Near Enid Oklahoma
Enid Oklahoma May 28 reports twenty small cyclones in a twenty mile radius from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Extensive property damage occurs near Hennessy Garfield and Kingfisher counties with no lives lost known. Greatest destruction hits Hennessy with a one block wide strip devastated. Additional cyclones near Farther Fairmount and Bisson, barns blew down.
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Enid
Hennessy
Garfield
Kingflower
Here
Fairmount
Bisson
Nine Cars Pass Over a Baby in Chicago Tragedy
Chicago May 28 Nine coaches of an express train on the Chicago and Northwestern railway at forty five miles per hour passed over Julia Weigle a two year old child at Mayfair yesterday as she reached for her Teddy bear. The locomotive stopped and the engineer James Lewis found the child unhurt sitting between the ties with the bear clutched to her chest.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Julia Weigle
Mayfair
Omaha Express
James Lewis
Miss Weigle
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Files 300 Million Mortgage
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad filed a 300 million mortgage in Burlington Iowa on May 28 covering all property. Mortgagees are Central Trust Company of New York and Oliver M. Spencer. Proceeds intended to refund existing indebtedness acquire property and finance improvements.
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Burlington, Ia
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Central Trust Company of New York
Oliver M. Spencer
Mare owned by Lee Williams reported near Marshall
A mare belonging to Lee Williams of near Marshall is reported missing after a Thursday morning incident. Local authorities and residents are asked to watch for the animal, described as well cared for and distinctive in color.
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Lee Williams
Marshall
Brickpiling wager crowds Missouri town tale ends in pay
In St Charles Missouri Peter Arth walked ten hours with a brick balanced on his shoulder earning five dollars while a second bet saw Edward Boston stack six bricks and carry them across the street for ten hours despite a thunderstorm. Spectators watched as Boston completed the feat and received the payout.
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St. Charles
Peter Arth
Arth
Edward Boston
Boston
St. Charles Dorro
Seachurch
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