Snippets from the Times on science and satire
Potosi Journal notes playful items including snake venom use in medicine and rising prices, a light from a new lunar gas, Prof Redlich to lecture at Harvard, Ot the sea travel pace of a Connecticut rooster, Peary’s pole claim, and jokes about immortals in the French academy. It also mentions Finland woman suffrage, a blonde sun issue, and German postage quirks.
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Redlich
Vienna University
Harvard
Rivalry Looms Between Homer and Modern City Poets
The piece notes Homer’s enduring reputation as the poet of ancient epics while rival urban writers of modern verse claim fame for works like Casey at the Bat. It asserts that public affection for high quality poetry remains strong despite competition from contemporary poets.
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Homer
Casey
Emancipation Echoes in Domestic Whim Power Talks
A satirical note asserts American men are enslaved by their wives and praises their supposed contentment with subservience. The fragment hints at gender role norms and social commentary on marriage dynamics in a xenial tone.
New Words Fit To Tune Of Dixie Draw Flak
The piece dismisses new lyrics to the tune of Dixie as a waste and questions replacing Home Sweet Home. Leon Delagrange claims a Rome flight of over six miles before Italian royalty, saying only minor fixes remain for dirigible flight.
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Sweet Home
Leon Delagrange
Rome
Italy
Salisbury and Cromer noted on strategic zeal versus moon Mars
In private correspondence Lord Salisbury warned Lord Cromer not to overestimate soldiers claims on strategic value. He joked that soldiers would even advocate garrisoning the moon to guard against Mars. The remark appears amid a debate over relinquishing to Turkey and the habitability of a neighboring celestial body.
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Turkey
Midian
Lord Salisbury
Lord Cromer
Moon
Mars
Earth
Mixed ancestry praised in Englishman study sparks Wisconsin names
Defoe noted England's racial blend. in Roosevelt Wisconsin, local officers listed include Strzelewicz Cichocki Szalaj Zakczewicz Swetlik Tevian Kedzierski Perzanowski Orzechowski Lemanski and Walter Tyler, with a possible Tyler misprint for Tylor, according to Youth's Companion.
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Defoe
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Strzelewicz
Cichocki
Szalaj
Zakczewicz
Swetlik
Tevian
Kedzierski
Perzanowski
Orzechowski
Lemanski
Walter Tyler
Tyler
Tylor
London cabmen note change in parliament transit
The present Iberal parliament has lasted long enough for cabmen to see it differs from prior terms. An officer of the house of commons said ten years ago the parliament yard was filled with cabs waiting for fares. Now cabs are scarce and motor-cabs do not linger. Many members ride buses or the underground and avoid cab fares as unnecessary expenses.
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London
House of Commons
Parliament
Democratic convention opens in Denver with lavish flags
Denver July 7 crowds fill a cooled arena as Thomas Taggart calls the Democratic National Committee to order. Theodore Bell serves as temporary chair with a slate of officers while spectacular decorations include 12 large stars on the ceiling, giant shields, and 55,100 yards of bunting across Fifteenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets.
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Denver
Col
Thomas Taggart
Democratic Rational Committees
James J. Keane
Wyoming
Urey Woodson
Kentucky
National Committee
Committee On Rules
Theodore A. Bell
California
Edwin Sefton
Washington, D. C
Johno I. Martin
Missouri
J. C. Fenn
Indiana
Eugene W. Sullivan
Illinois
H. D. Crutchfield
M. W. Hlumberg
Bell
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Balccony
Committee On
Bear Track Mixup in Moving Picture Spoof
Two hunters stroll through a moving picture sequence mistaking bear tracks for real tracking. The lead hunter abruptly exclaims that the marks are not Yar’s tracks but slide nan’s dirty thumb prints, adding comic confusion to the scene.
Full-Blooded Indians Decline in U S Population
A brief note states that of 284000 Indians remaining in the United States only about 60000 are full blooded, highlighting a substantial decline in fully indigenous bloodlines among the population.
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The
United States
Didn't Take It Seriously by A Madcap Physician
Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes an English physician who claims talking too much unsettles women and suggests methods to silence them. Dingley counters that it’s an old gag, reflecting humorous discussion on gender and propriety.
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Bingley
Dingley
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cabbage in Flats Linked to Measles and Rash
Report claims cabbage and lettuce cause measles and scarlet rash. Boiled cabbage said to trigger tows in flats, with belief extending beyond cavis.
Train derailment after rush past signal injures five
One person is dead and four others injured when a M., K. & T. railway train derailed after passengers rushed past a signal. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and investigators are examining the cause as the line resumes service.
Conductor scalded to death as two trains collide
A Missouri Kansas and Texas eastbound passenger crashed into a freight train near Junction tower on De Haliver avenue. One Wabash conductor, Fielus W. Long of Moberly, Mo, died from burns. Mile Collins of Hannibal and Orville Clayton of New Franklin were injured. Several others were bruised. The accident involved the Katy using Wabash tracks since the flood.
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St. Jonwis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Vores
de Haliver
Fielus W. Long
Moberly
St. Mary's Infirmary
Welock
Mile Collins
Hannibal
St. Marr’s
Orville Clayton
New Franklin
H. Goodwin
Sedalia
Messenger
American Express Co
F. L. McNichols
St. Louis
Wabash
Katy
Long
F A. Phillips
Evans Avenue
West honors Grover Cleveland at education convention
Dean Andrew F. West of Princeton Graduate School paid tribute to Grover Cleveland in the closing session of the National Educational Convention. He praised Cleveland’s personal, hard work and selfless service, noting his greatness came from deeds for others. Denver was chosen as the site for the 109th convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Andrew F. West
Princeton Graduate School
Grover Cleveland
Dean West
Denver
Mine Disaster in Russia Strikes Grim Toll
Two hundred feared dead in a Russian mine blast at Rikovsky Thiuri dus. Rescue efforts hindered by flames as over 160 bodies recovered and more than 200 workers remain trapped. Relatives mourn nearby while troops deployed to manage crowds amid inadequate hospital facilities.
Civil War Veteran East Edward F Reil ly Dies
Leavenworth resident East Edward F Reil ly, a Civil War veteran, died suddenly of heart disease. He served as a volunteer at Wilson’s Creek and rose from first lieutenant to captain in the First Kansas Infantry for gallantry.
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Leavenworth
East
Edward F. Reilly
Wilson Creek
Kansas Infantry
Canal Commission Buys Tug For Isthmian Work
The Isthmian canal commission purchased the tug M. EB. Senlls of Perth Amboy New Jersey for 6400. It will depart for the isthmus mid July and will stop at Newport News Virginia to tow borzes under construction there for the commission.
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Canal Commission
Washington
Isthmian Canal Conmmission
Met M. EB. Senlls
Perth Amboy
N. J
Newport News
Reo Borzes
Canny Commission
Oklahoma suit seeks 10000 damages in train death case
J H Preister of Tulsa sues Frisco railroad in Tulsa county district court for 10000 damages over the death of his son Harry whose murdered and mangled body was found in a sealed car of wheat in the Frisco yards at Francis Oklahoma two years ago.
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Tulse
Okla
J. H. Preister
District Court
Tulsa County
Friseo Railroad
Harry
Friseo
Francis
Rear Admiral Thomas Dies in Delmont Home
Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, retired, died here Friday night of heart disease, authorities said. The longtime naval officer was 74 and served in key commands during his career. His survivors include a son and daughter. Funeral plans were not immediately announced.
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Thomas
Delmont
tCal
Chas. M. Thomas
Police Chief Terence Hamil Dies in San Juan
San Juan Puerto Rico Colonel Terence Hamil chief of the Insular Police died here Friday. He was formerly attached to the Fifth U.S. Cavalry. The body will be taken to Washington for burial.
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San Juan
P. R
Terence Hamil
Insular Police
Hamil
Fifth U.S. Cavalry
Washington
Oklahoma Civil War Hero J H Freeman Dies at 86
Oklahoma City reports the death of J H Freeman of Roosevelt a member of General Forests famed cavalry in the Civil War and a hero of many battles at his home aged 86 last week.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
J. H. Freeman
Roosevelt
Gen. Forests
Made His Own Coffin In Bates County
Bates county pioneer Ancle Laban Warren died at 94 in Butler after a long life that included Mexican War service. He kept walnut lumber cut for his own coffin, which he finally built two years ago to lie in. Warren left 18 children, 50 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren, totaling 143 descendants.
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Ancle Laban Warren
Bates County
Butler
Cornland
Mr. Warren
Fruit Growers Seek Rate Cut By Interstate Board
Frank Lyon special examiner for the Interstate Commerce Commission visited Springfield to hear evidence on complaints by the Ozark Fruit Growers' Association against several railroads over interstate rates on strawberries peaches and apples shipped from the Ozark region.
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Frank Lyon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Springfield
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
Ozark Country
Postal Promotions In Missouri Offices Effective July First
Under orders from the post office department promotions at first and second class offices in Missouri were made effective July 1. At Cameron one clerk moved to 800 dollars and two clerks to 900 dollars. Webb City saw one clerk to 800, one to 900, two to 1000, and four carriers advanced from 900 to 1000 dollars.
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Postoffice Department
Missouri
Cameron
Webb City
Wettest Season in Chariton Valley Yet On Record
D M Williams, a Chariton Drainage board member, reports rainfall stats showing this season is the wettest since 1878 when records began. Previously, the peak rainfall occurred in May 1846.
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D. M. Williams
Board of Supervisors
The
Chariton Drainage Association
Editors Seek Democratic State Tickets Leaders Named
Editors are courting ballots with three likely on the Democratic state ticket. W. R. Painter of the Carrollton Democrat vies for lieutenant governor, facing H. J. Simmons of the Clarence Courier. Cornelius Roach of the Carthage Democrat leads for secretary of the state, while J. A. Knott of the Hannibal Journal appears set for renomination as railroad and warehouse commissioner.
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W. R. Painter
Carrollton Democrat
H. J. Simmons
Clarence Courier
Cornelius Roach
Carthage Democrat
J. A. Knott
Hannibal Journal
Strange Animals Found in Richmond Banana Box
While unpacking bananas in Richmond two merchants found a large rat nest containing the mother and nine young. Local scientists could not name the animals, but a gentleman of color labeled them a South American persum, a judgment not permitted to be proven.
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Richmond
Official request seeks receiver for Great Western Life
State Superintendent Vandiver has asked Attorney General Hadley to bring action to appoint a receiver for the Great Western Life Insurance Company of Kansas City. The move aims to place the company under court supervision.
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Hadley
State
Superintendent of Insurance
Vandiver
Great Western Life Insurance Company of
Kansas City
Made Fortune by Farming
David Rankin once poor and barefoot in childhood rose to wealth by farming. He paid his last dollar to the preacher who married him in 1850, now owns 5000 acres and produced over 1,000,000 bushels of corn last year, with a net worth around 5 million dollars.
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David Rankin
Missouri
Howard Plotner Sues Modern Woodmen for 25000 Damages
Through his attorneys, Howard Plotner files suit in Clinton circuit court against the Modern Woodmen of America seeking 25000 for personal injuries from an initiation at the local camp last March.
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Howard Plotner
Circuit Court
Clinton
Modern Woodmen of America
Mrs Yeomann Wins 6900 Against Wabash Rail In Suit
Mrs Mary Yeomann received a verdict of 6900 from the Wabash railroad in Montgomery. She sued for 10000 to cover the death of her son Howard Yeomann killed at High Kill in April 1907.
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Mary Yeomann
Wabash Railroad
Montgomery
Howard Yeomann
High Kill
Hale Hustier Leader editor publishes Delmarine poem
Editor J. L. Martin of Hale Hustier Leader releases a seven year labor of verse titled Delmarine in Evangeline meter. The poet shows high merit and reflects credit on the author for his philosophy and playful verse.
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J. L. Martin
Hale Hustier-Leader
Missouri Institute of Homeopathy Elects New Officers
The thirty-second annual meeting was held in Kansas City. Elected were Dr. F. M. Martin of Maryville as president, Dr. D. M. Gibson of St. Louis as treasurer, and Dr. Maclay Lyon of Kansas City as general secretary. The next meeting will be in St. Louis in April 1909.
Women in Harvest Fields Near Chillicothe
Travelers south of Chillicothe witnessed seven women, wives and daughters of prominent farmers, driving binders and shocking grain. They also helped cultivate and replant corn, an unusual farming scene for the region.
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Chillicothe
Hog attack maims Clinton girl with 460-pound hog
Miss Helen Fields, feeding hogs at Clinton, was attacked by a hog weighing about 460 pounds. The animal seized her left arm below the elbow, threw her down, breaking bones and tearing flesh. Amputation will be necessary.
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Clinton
Helen Fields
Miss Fields
Protect the Foxes Fox Hunters File Grand Jury Complaint
Boone county fox hunters lodge a grand jury complaint alleging wholesale fox shooting and killing of young foxes. The filing cites a statute prohibiting the killing of fur bearing animals out of season as the basis for the charge.
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Boone County
Grand Jury
Kansas City Council Seeks War Department Bridge Action
The Kansas City Missouri council will consider a memorial modeled on the Kansas City Kansas council decision urging the secretary of war to raise or remove Kaw River bridges. The bridges hinder natural channel flow during high water and obstruct flood management.
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Council of
Kansas City
Kan
Secretary of War
Kaw River
Practical Christianity Showed By Local Farmers Gathering
Thirty Chariton county farmers and 31 horses gathered at a neighbor farmer's home who had been injured in a railroad accident. They plowed his land and planted his corn as an example of practical Christianity worth following.
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Chariton County
Slain in Saloon Row in Lonne Terre Brawl
Robert Smith was shot dead and his half brother B M Mathews was wounded twice in a rear saloon fight that ended an all day drinking bout in Lonne Terre.
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Robert Smith
B. M. Mathews
Lonne Terre
Randolph County Goes Dry Amid Local Option Vote
Randolph County voters approved prohibition by a large margin while Huntsville Higbee Renick and Elliott supported the wets. The split state of dry county contrasted with neighboring towns embracing liquor legality in the latest election results.
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Randolph County
Huntsville
Higbee
Renick
Elliott
A Carpenters Fatal Fall In Linn Creek
James M. Carlisle a carpenter of Linn Creek was killed when he fell from a building he was roofing for neighbor Il W Luurh near Linn Creek. The accident left Carlisle fatally injured with authorities investigating the incident.
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James M. Carlisle
Linn Creek
Il W. Luurh
Rail Yard Collision Holds Two Supervisors Responsible
After an investigation by A L Bethard assistant general manager of the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway Richard FE Waddell night yard master and W J Thelan foreman of a switch engine crew were held responsible for a collision between the Flyer and a string of box cars in Sedalia yards The findings assign blame to the two supervisors for the mishap and disarray in yard operations.
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A.L. Bethard
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Richard FE. Waddell
W. J. Thelan
Sedalia
Convict Transferred to State Hospital for Insane Treatment
Gov Folk orders George Gordon moved from the penitentiary to the state hospital for the insane at Fulton for treatment. The transfer aims to provide care for his mental condition as part of ongoing criminal justice and state welfare procedures.
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Folk
George Gordon
State Hospital For
Fulton
The Great Unknown Greatest Man Debate
A Dundee Advertiser commentary imagines a dinner table vote on history’s greatest man. Caesar Napoleon Shakespeare Buddha Aeschylus are named, Aristotle wins among the lively unaffiliated opinions, while the piece argues the true greatest man ages unseen among us.
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Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Shakespeare
Buddha
Aeschylus
Aristotle
Dundee Advertiser
Chillicothe Doctor George W Alexander Dies Suddenly
Dr George W Alexander a Chillicothe physician died suddenly in his office in Chillicothe The death occurred without warning and details are not provided for publication at this time
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Chillicothe
George W. Alexander
Average price of American potatoes last year
The average price of the American potato last year was 61.7 cents per bushel.
Compliment Pleases Woman Despite Knowing Insincerity
A brief note on social dynamics cites that a compliment can still please a woman even when its sincerity is doubtful. The text then abruptly mentions smokers valuing Lewis' Single Hinder cigar and references a dealer or Lewis Factory in Peorm with unclear wording.
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Lewis
Peorm
Stringent Times Hit Tramps Say Ham Sandwich Shortage
A Detroit Free Press quote records two tramps noting hard times in their trade. They cite a stringency of ham sandwiches and cold mutton bones as a sign of scarce provisions and rough living conditions.
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Detroit Free Press
Opera Criticism Reflections After a Performance
A reader asks why reviews are read with care after attending an opera performance. The exchange suggests that attendees seek a ready explanation to discuss the work with others and demonstrate understanding of the production.
London spendthrift quip at New York dinner
Lord Rosslyn recounted a London spendthrift tale saying at Oxford he begged his uncle for a hundred by Saturday or else he would blow his brains out. The uncle replied that he had telegraphed the threat before and sent his revolver, which the heir had pawned.
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Lord Rosslyn
New York
London
Oxford
Passionate embrace on the sofa ends in whispered vows
A dramatic scene unfolds as a man declares a lifetime claim to his beloved, praising her beauty while the sofa trembles with emotion. A squeaky interruption from beneath prompts a sharp rebuke from the sister, ending the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avain
Wife Finds Postum Replaces Coffee in Household Tale
A wife credits Postum with easing coffee induced distress and improving health while her husband, initially skeptical, later joins the switch. She details making Postum, its coffee like flavor, and family adoption, noting an eventual shift away from coffee and endorsement of Postum Product by the Possum Company.
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North Missouri Medical Society
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J. D. Brummel
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Woodson Moss
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Holliday
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Mr. Caldwell
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J. T. Osborne
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