Science and industry push through alarming trends
A Chicago doctor kills a burglar not his patient. Bookmaking shows drawbacks this year at racetracks and high-end venues. Wilbur Wright gains prizes and contracts while Orville recovers. Peary may bring aurora borealis to life on film if motion pictures exist. Russia battles cholera, science stands strong against death. New York merchants report timber shortages, urging conservation. King Edward greets postage cuts only on letters not souvenir cards. Two graduate doctors, Mme Louise Briand and Mme Jeanne Menard, serve as ship physicians on major Mediterranean liners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Louise Briand
Jeannes Menard
Prussian Academy Uses $7.5 Million Legacy for Science
A French promoter orders 50 Wright airships in what is described as an artistic, atmosphere laden plan. The Prussian Academy of Science benefits by a $7,500,000 legacy, illustrating science as a leading modern wealth source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussian Academy of Science
Stenographers in New York Questioned on Office Betrayal
Statistics claim 15 200 stenographers operate in New York raising concern over potential breach of office correspondence if all began betraying confidential documents. The remark highlights worries about trust and security in governmental communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Barber on British steamer is arrested in Philadelphia
A barber aboard a British steamer is arrested in Philadelphia on a charge of amugeling, suspected to be habitually shaving expenses. Progress in airship tech boosts Walter Wellman's pole flight ambitions as New York plans a strict office boys curriculum excluding whistling ragtime melodies. The Tageblatt notes German women gaining ground at Berlin universities with 440 entering last summer and 753 in winter, 12 medical degrees, 10 in medicine, and 2 in philosophy awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Walter Wellman
North Pole
New York
University of Berlin
Tageblatt
Father’s gifts to Astor spark talk of merit awards
The text questions what form this year’s merit award for young Mr. Astor will take after last year’s automobile. It ponders another car or perhaps a runabout aeroplane to cheer him, joking that the list of desirable presents may soon exhaust itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor
Dust control method proposed by Prof Galloway
Prof William Galloway suggested that regular spreading of salts rich in water of crystallization or mixtures with clay lime stone chalk or similar dust on mine roadways would render coal dust explosions as harmless as dampened water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Galloway
Two Jameses of Kentucky Contrast in Careers
The article contrasts Ollie M. James a Democratic lawyer and Addison James a Republican physician. Ollie is described as tall with a commanding voice and bold legal temperament, while Addison is portrayed as quiet, unassuming, and the modest doctor he is.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameses
Kentucky
Ollie M. James
Addison James
Ollie
Addison
Representative James
Remarkable 19th Century Newspapers From Madrid
The Lu minaura was printed in Madrid with phosphorous ink to glow in darkness. The Regal used edible dough sheets for nourishment while reading. Le Bien Etre offered a subscription pension and free burial after 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
le Bien Etre
New York Officials Declare City Fireproof in Theory
City officials say a large portion of New York is effectively fireproof though the true test lies in facing a blaze and observing whether structures burn or survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Forests Beset by Moths and Fire This Year
Moths ravage forests in Axony while fires destroy others. The text suggests a conspiracy of natural forces against forestry this year, underscoring the need for human efforts to prevent or repair nature's ravages.
Editor Saturated With Fair Dance On Ground Truth
A Georgia editor, claiming accuracy, says he witnessed the Sal ome dance at the county fair. He notes his lunch was with him and he remained on the ground until the lights were extinguished, asserting his authority on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Tolstoy's domestic life described as singularly happy
A fragment states Tolstoy enjoys a notably happy home life despite a wife who disagrees on religion and sociology. It notes she is sixteen years younger, described as beautiful and charming, with the mother of their children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoy
Fhueband
Ee Atis
Self-Defense Killing Told by Marengo Slayer
Woodstock Junior confesses to sheriff that he killed Oscar Hoganson in self defense after Hoganson fired twice at him during a dispute over a buggy. He described shooting Hoganson in the head, burying the body, burning bloodstained carpet, stealing the horses, and selling them for 75 dollars before returning to Marengo to check on the disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Woodstock ,Jr
Oscar Hoganson
Medford
Hogansen
Rockford
Carlson
Doniphan Man Shot Dead. Brother Faces Charge
In Doniphan Missouri a man aged 22 was killed in his sleep while in the same room with his brother Andrew Rumfelt who is jailed on an indictment from the coroner's jury. The brother Martin Rumfelt is charged with the act and Andrew claims an unknown intruder fired the shot and that a second shot struck a pillow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doniphan
Andrew Rumfelt
Here
Martin
Andrew
Robinson
Robber Captured After Dress Heist By Marshal
In Muskogee Oklahoma a crowd of police and civilians chased Fred Wilson after he stole dresses from a local dry goods store. Marshal Grand Victor captured him by dropping a rope over his neck with the skill of an old cowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Fred Wilson
Marshall Grand Victor
Child Blows Off Man's Thumb Near Auburn
Ned-Alex Stoddard, a prominent farmer near Auburn, was holding a shotgun when a child pulled back the hammer and released it. The discharge blew away the thumb of Stoddard's left hand, injuring him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ned
Alex Stoddard
Young Stoddard
Sawmill and Carding Machinery Destroyed by Fire in Monroe County
Glasgow Kentucky reports a fire at Leonard Hall's sawmill and wool carding plant at Boles, Monroe County, destroying equipment valued at 2500 dollars. The blaze started from a defective flue in the carding department and spread rapidly, preventing any salvage or firefighting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Leonard Hall
Boles
Monroe County
African hunter dines with president at White House
The African hunter Washington-Percy Madiera was a guest of President Roosevelt for dinner at the White House. Maj. Edward A. Mearnus of the army medical corps also attended and will accompany the president on the hunting trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Percy Madiera
Roosevelt
White House
Maj
Edward A. Mearnus
Army Medical Corps
Fire destroys half of Nebraska Morine Plow company
Fire in Omaha early Sunday morning wiped out the west half of the Nebraska Morine Plow company and its stock of buggies wagons and farm machinery. Loss near 100000 with full insurance. Firefighters battled flames for three hours and prevented spread to adjacent warehouses. Origin believed in the boiler room aided by the elevator shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska Morine Plow Company
Mass memorials held for late Tennessee senator Carmack
Nashville and many towns across the state held services Sunday to honor E. W. Carmack, former U S senator, who was killed Monday by Robin J. Cooper in a street duel. Resolutions praised Carmack and condemned the manner of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Ilu
E. W. Carmack
United States
Tennessee
Robin J. Cooper
Carmack
Heney Shot in San Francisco Courtroom During Recess
A prosecutor leading the Heney case was shot in Judge Lawlor's courtroom during a recess in Abraham Ruef's third bribery trial. Morris Haas, an ex convict and saloonkeeper, fired at Heney, wounding him in the cheek. Haas claimed Heney ruined him by exposing the past. Heney survived, and Ruef was placed in custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Francis J. Heney
Morris Tians
Hadeen
Lawlor
Abraham Reuf
Gatlock
Henry
Ruef
Ar Heney
Honey
Two Killed in Wreck Near Springfield Illinois
An eastbound Wabash freight train collided with a switch engine two miles southwest of Springfield at 5 a m. Two men died H E Wolf of Brazil Indiana and W B Williams of Springfield fireman. Fatally injured James Snape of Springfield and J W Troessel of Clinton HL engineer. The wreck demolished two engines and left several crew injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wabash
H. E. Wolf
Brazil
Ind
W. B. Williams
James Snape
J. W. Troessel
Clinton
Trein No
Tres
Black Diamond
God
Killa
Fire damages Hearst’s New York American offices
Fire and water damaged the editorial and composing rooms of the New York American, forcing reporters and compositors to flee to the street. The paper, printed in a nearby building, was still produced on time for the morning issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst
New York
N. Y
New York American
Employment Agent T. T. Gerow Dies in Atchison
T. T. Gerow state employment agent died Thursday night at his Atchison home at 62. He managed the harvest hand question each year, saving thousands of bushels of wheat that would have been lost for lack of labor. He wrote hundreds of letters to agencies in large cities to mobilize workers for Kansas wheat fields each season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchinson
Kan
T. T. Gerow
Pittsburg Jury Finds Altaffer Not Guilty in Bank Fund Abstraction
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania the jury deliberated on the case of Adison Altaffer charged with aiding and abetting William Montgomery in the theft of bank funds from Allegheny National Bank. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after evidence was reviewed Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Adison Altaffer
William Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Mauretania Under Night Work for Hull Refitting
Nearly 20 men are refitting the steamship Mauretania, provisioning new propellers and strengthening the hull. The work is expected to continue for the rest of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Mauretania
Minnesota editors tour Western Canada report
Editors from Minnesota cities visited Western Canada and share notes on rapid development since the Winnipeg trip ten years ago. They describe new railways, vast grain lands, and towns rising like magic, with Western Canada seen as a future world bread-basket amid policy changes offering 160 acres of wheat land at three dollars per acre plus homesteading. Milestone Saskatchewan yields reach thirty bushels per acre, with total grain shipments near 600000 bushels. government agents offer free land and transport guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Canada
West
Hutchinson
Western
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Kansas City Bride Marries Man From Nearby Town
A Kansas City girl wed a man from a smaller nearby town. They traveled there with him to five. The bridegroom hoped his relatives would speak well of his wife, but an old farmer finally remarked in hearing, Uncle Ben, what do you think of my wife? Was for a fact, George, you share outmarried yourself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Neaby
Ben
George
Kansas City Times
Child’s literal view of language leads to playful mix up
A mother and child exchange shows a literal minded youngster named Herbert asking to go out to play. The mother’s firm reply ends the dispute until the boy returns asking if the family has “seen Fit,” illustrating how children interpret language literally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
The Visitor with a Phonograph Caddie Recorder
A sharp exchange reveals a guest carrying a talking machine. The Member quips that it’s not dotty, but a dumb device to guide a caddie or offer comments if the golfer falters or causes annoyance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotty
Postum Proclaimed Remedy to Coffee Ailments
A Tennessee woman shares a health transformation after quitting coffee and switching to Postum. She describes stomach pain, nervous strain, and weakness from coffee, then relief and renewed appetite, strength, and steady nerves after five years on Postum, praising the product and its claimed benefits.
Happenings in Missouri Raise Their Own Vegetables
A Missouri penitentiary garden of 11 acres fed inmates with fresh produce. Warden Matt Hall notes it boosts health and state profits, netting 2864.35 dollars in 1908 from onions, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, beans, and sweet potatoes. Plans to expand to dairy. Missouri state building plans for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition in Seattle 1909 with 25000 dollar cost, overseen by Miller & Opel. J Ed Crumbaugh appointed superintendent. only exhibit hall funded this year. legislature to finish building later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri
Matt Hall
John Gruner
Warden Hall
Mall
Board of Prison Inspectors
Folk
Miller & Opel
Jefferson City
Seattle
J. Ed. Crumbaugh
Columbia
State Treasury Shows Comfortable Balance and Rising Revenue Fund
The October 3 monthly statement by Treasurer Gmelich reports a September 30 general balance of 1,245,500.17 dollars, October receipts of 267,721.03 dollars, and expenditures of 256,193.97 dollars, leaving an on hand balance of 1,256,917.25 dollars. The demoted revenue fund continues to gain, reducing likelihood of delays in payments during the remainder of the current biennial period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gmelich
Treasury
Saved by Cigarette Papers in Store Robbery
Clyde Younger, a grocery house clerk in Centralia, was attacked by a robber behind the store. The knife blade sliced through his coat and a bound book of cigarette papers, which diverted the blade from his heart and left him with only a slight wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Younger
Centralia
Younger
Injured Hunter Shot Foot at West Port Woods
In a woods south of West port Porrest Shores fired both shells from his shotgun and bagged no game. He paused near an oak stump to reload and, while turning the gun, pressed the trigger. The blast discharged into his right foot, causing injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Porrest
A Long Lived Chicken Climbed to 15 Years
A West Plains man kept a chicken that lived for fifteen years before dying after it touched poison. The unusual pet outlived many expectations and the incident highlights risks from toxic sources in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Plains
Springfield Boy a Victim in Halloween Shooting Incident
Calvin Finkle an 18 year old student and son of Drury college faculty member Benjamin F. Finkle was shot by Springfield Special Officer Charles H. Finn who had been released on $1000 bond for felonious assault. Finn was re-arrested and jailed. Finkle died days after, though recovery was expected earlier. Finn says the shooting was accidental as he drew his revolver to fire into the air to disperse a Halloween crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Calvin Finkle
Benjamin F. Finkle
Drury College
Charles H. Finn
Finn
Oil portrait honors ex judge Norton of Platte City
An oil painting of ex Judge Elijah H. Norton of Platte City was presented to the supreme court en banc by Judge Ben J. Woodson of St. Joseph. Edwin Silver of Jefferson City delivered the presentation speech as Chief Justice Gantt praised Norton from the bench. Norton is described as age 358 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Elijah H. Norton
Platte City
Supreme Court
Ben J. Woodson
St. Joseph
Edwin Silver
Jefferson City
Gantt
Wine find upping estate bond in Springfield case
The discovery of 500 gallons of old wine in the cellar of the late Mrs. Laura Ziegler at Springfield led Judge Leydy to raise the administrator Herman J. Meyer bond from 2000 to 10000. The wine is valued at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Ziegler
Springfield
Herman J. Meyer
Leydy
Penitentiary Appraises October Earnings and Balance
The penitentiary reported October earnings of 25288.43 dollars and disbursements of 22869.82 dollars. The balance remaining in the legislative appropriation for the prison stood at 17180.86 dollars.
Man drinks hog cholera remedy by mistake
A Johnson County farmer seized a neighbor’s jug and drank from it before discovering it held hog cholera remedy. He believed the jug contained fresh buttermilk, explaining his reckless eagerness and misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Destrict School Stabbing Shocks Harrison County
In Harrison County a teacher was stabbed and dangerously wounded by a rebellious pupil, highlighting ongoing tensions in the district's schools and concerns over student safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison County
Jackson County Tuberculosis Relief Society Reorganized
The Jackson County Society for the Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis reorganized at a meeting in the Associated Charities building Kansas City. The movement aims to fight tuberculosis curb its spread and cure cases not yet hopeless. It is a branch of state and national societies with limited local support but plans a winter education campaign and a December exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County Society For the Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Associated Charities
Kansas City
Boston
State Association
National Society
National Association
Money for Pure Cherokees Heirs in St Joseph Hearing
Frank D. Bryan, assistant to the Indian claims commissioner, traveled to St Joseph to hear Cherokee descendants claim a share of wealth from the 1885 treaty. Claimants include Rachel Whitman, William Cranor, Sallie Cordell, Martha Felmer, Margaret Hall, Francis King, Marshall King, and Mary Moyes of St Joseph. The allotment has grown from 1 million to 5 million, and heirs must prove lineage to inherit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Bryan
Indian Claims Commissioner
St. Joseph
Rachel E. Whitman
William I. Cranor
Stanberry
Sallie Ann Cordell
Parnell
Martha A. Felmer
Margaret L. Hall
Francis M. King
Marshall H. King
Mary J. Moyes
Motorman Keeps Cool At Fogged Maple Leaf Crossing
Motorman Charles Worthwine saved 60 passengers from injury when fog and smoke obscured a Maple Leaf crossing in St. Joseph. J A Saunders and Cathleen Moore, both black, were badly injured with death expected. An electric two car train met a seven car freight switching crew during a flying move as the motorman activated power and kept the cars from the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Worthwine
St. Joseph
J. A. Saunders
Cathleen Moore
Storm Halts Carthage Interurban Trains
A severe electrical storm in Carthage transformed into a heavy hail storm, downing telephone and telegraph lines. The interurban line between Carthage and Gaiena, Kansas had no cars running for several hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Gaiena
Kan
Missouri farm meetings announce farmer institute events
Missouri state board of agriculture lists farmers institute meetings across the state with many already held and more planned. Last year about 260 meetings occurred in various areas, with new talent joining the lecture force and growing farmer interest at those sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
State Board of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institute
Death by suicide ends arrest attempt in St Louis
Simon Schuster treasurer of the American Stoneworkers Protective union killed himself at his home in St Louis by swallowing carbolic acid as a deputy sheriff attempted to arrest him on charges tied to shortages in his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon Schuster
Aoman Stonemacons' Protective Union
St. Louis
Independence Park Bond Vote Ordered for November 17
Independence city council has ordered a special election on November 17 to approve a bond of 15000 dollars to purchase the old Presbyterian college property for a public park, directing funds for park development in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Park
Independence City
Old Presbyterian College
Teacher Albert Albright Found Dead After Quarrel Shooting
Albert Albright a schoolteacher once feared violence from farmer John Whitsett after a fencing dispute. He was found dead by a road four miles northeast of Lawson near the Whitsett farm, a bullet hole in his head. His buggy horses had run away, leaving him beside the roadside where Wick Does discovered him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Albright
John Whitsett
Albright
Lawson
Whitset
Wick Does
Sunday Court Session in St. Joseph Seizes 150 Straw Men
Court convened in St. Joseph on Sunday to address election frauds found by police and county officials. Nearly 50 arrests have been made with several convictions secured. Police report 150 straw men identified across three wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
St Joseph buggy collision claims life of man and injures woman
William Groves aged 45 is killed and Mrs Carrie M Bulling severely injured when a street car strikes the buggy they were riding in at St Joseph. The crash underscores dangers at streetcar crossings as authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Groves
Carrie M. Bulling Bady
St. Joseph
Yearning for a Soul Beyond Cosmos of Life
The excerpt presents Richard Jefferies summoning nature through all creation as prayer. He seeks a soul surpassing past, present, and universal life, longing to draw from energy and beauty to surpass cosmos itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sesostris
Greece
Richard Jefferies
Cuticura Eczema Treatment Promoted by Patient Testimony
Tam now 80, three years ago attacked by hemorrhoids with bleeding and protrusion. Sores then itchy eczema appeared. After months of remedies with little relief, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills provided recovery. One month to steady health, then daily for three months and later weekly. Apr 26 1907. J H Henderson Hopkinton NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Riddle asks for answer nothing to classic puzzle
An English paper invited readers to solve a riddle: what does a man love more than life hate more than death or strife that contented men desire the poor have and the rich require a wiser spends the spendthrift saves and all men carry to their graves. Many responses came in, but the correct answer was declared to be Nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teaders
Hadherway: Oddly Named Kansas Farm Home in County
A Columbia Herald item notes the unusual home name Hadherway at a Jackson County farm. A Cao lumbian friend recalls the front gate name drawing attention as the family fulfilled a longtime wish to leave Kansas City for a rural retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hadherway
Jackson County
Kansas City
Columbia Herald
Millionaire Mock Chase Sparks Heat Between Speakers
A playful exchange centers on wealth and pursuit as one character challenges another about chasing and pestering, suggesting that with a million dollars the dynamic would reverse and change the power balance. The dialogue hints at flirtation and social tension in a witty back and forth.
Castoria Safe Remedy Trusted for Infants for 30 Years
Important to mothers examine every bottle of Castoria to ensure it bears the signature and the seal. This safe and sure remedy for infants and children has been in use for over thirty years and the kind you have always bought.
They Were Not Encouraged in Family Speech
A fragment quotes Bohemian Magazine on a young man’s prospects and a father’s reaction. It mentions boxing gloves as a humorous prompt and references Lewis' Single Binder products and Lewis' Factory in Peoria. The text also includes a remark on frenetic finance driving temporary profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bohemian Magazine
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Truth and Quality Appeal to the Well Informed
An advertising claim extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a superior laxative. It emphasizes cleansing and relief of internal organs without debility or dosage increases, noting pleasant natural action and physician approval. The ad promotes California Fig Syrup Co. as the sole manufacturer and its sale by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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Orville
Russia
Li Sum
Peary
Edward
Bedford
Neighbor
Wes
Lariat
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Attendines
Heney
He Lane Hospital
Chai McCabe
District Attorney’s Office
Haas
Henney
Caliubt
Mor Henney
Inkeen
Eiverseney Hospital
Kansan
SOTA
Uncle Ben
Mamma
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cutiura
Pisa
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