DeArmond and grandson die in Missouri house fire
Congressman David A De Armond and his seven year old grandson David A DeArmond Jr perished in a blaze at their Butler Missouri home. Judge DeArmond reportedly tried to save the boy as flames prevented exit. Cause remains uncertain with theories including hot bricks or a chimney flare.
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Butler
Missouri
David A. DeArmond
Congress
James A. DeArmond
Bates County Democrat
Adjutant-General of
Folk
Judge DeArmond
Harriet C. Clark
Grandpa
Repairs for Central Branch Topeka Kansas
Gov. Stubbs conferred with Missouri Pacific officials on upgrading the Central Branch. C. S. Clark announced $750,000 be set aside for improvements. heavier rails ordered for March delivery and relaying to begin May 1 or when the season opens.
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Topeka
Kansas
Stubbs
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Central Branch
Clark
Clarke
Missouri Tigers Triumph Over Jayhawks 12 to 6 in Classic
Missouri defeats Kansas 12 to 6 in a hard fought clash renewing a long rivalry. The Tigers surge in the final period to mount the pedestal while Kansas suffers a setback as the series favors Missouri.
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Kansas City
Missouri Tiger
Kansas
Missouri
Million Put Up as Chilean Claim Ties to Hague
Domingo Cana the Chilean minister to Great Britain deposited with the Rothschilds one million dollars to the order of The Hague Arbitration Court. The sum roughly equals the Alsop claim against Chile and the bankers are to pay the same to the United States government if The Hague tribunal sustains the claimant.
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London
England
Domingo Cana
Great Britain
Rothschilds
Hague Arbitration Court
Alsop
United States
Chile
Hague Tribunal
Railroad grants scholarships to Missouri farmers
The Wabash Railroad company will offer 18 scholarships, one for each county along its main line in Missouri, to young men attending the Missouri University Agricultural School at Columbia.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Wabash Railroad Company
Missouri University Agricultural School
Golumbie
President Taft Plans Drastic Interstate Commerce Reforms
Taft will propose major changes to federal trade rules in his annual message. The plan includes a separate interstate commerce court with appeal to the Supreme Court, commission initiative against unjust classifications, rate fixing after complaints, route control and through traffic rules, stock prohibitions in rivals, and oversight of traffic agreements and communications lines.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Congress
Interstate Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States Supreme Court
Commission
Spraying Saves His Apples on Missouri Farm
Dr. Cc R Woodson former superintendent of State Hospital No 2 runs a 260 acre orchard near Agency Missouri with 10 000 trees. The crop yielded 60 carloads of marketable apples netting around 20 000 dollars. Government experts assisted with spraying which Woodson credits for the strong yield. He plans extensive spraying next year to save Missouri apple crops.
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St. Joseph
Missouri
Cc. R. Woodson
State Hospital No
Washington
Aviation Trust Formed to Control Heavier-Than-Air Flight
New York reports a distrust forming an aviation trust to dominate aviation in the United States and Canada. Backed by financiers likely totaling around a billion dollars, the Wright company leads a prominent group forming the monopoly. Capital is listed as one million dollars with no stock for sale. The firm aims to take over patent rights and prosecute infringements, claiming ownership of the plane’s principles and flight equilibrium.
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New York
N. Y
Canada
Wright Company
Flying Machine Trust
Shaw
United States
United
Vinces
Manitoba
Techewan
Alberta
Atd
Ottawa
Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Paralyzed Trio Reported in Syracuse Family
Three new infantile paralysis cases were reported to the state board of health in Syracuse. All patients are in the H. F. Hedges family and were moved to the State University Medical School in Rosedale for treatment and observation.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board of Health
H. F. Hedges
Syracuse
State University Medical School
Rosedale
Twin Brothers Marry Twins in Harper Kansas
One of the most unusual weddings in the region united twin brothers J. Ernest Bradley and J. Erwin Bradley of Belle Plaine with twin sisters Bertie Thompson. The ceremony linked two sibling pairs in a rare matrimonial event in Harper.
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Harper
Kansas
J. Ernest Bradley
J. Erwin Bradley
Belle Plaine
Bertie Thompson
Quaker Scotch Oats Ad and Domestic Anecdotes
An advert highlights Quaker Scotch Oats as a strong health food that builds muscles and brains, with affordable prices and pure packing. The page also includes brief vignettes about neighbors, a dog’s howling, and a playful exchange on love and appearance.
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Woodson
Buchanan County
Ont
Dodds
Pantene Hd
Anl Seni
Eh Ay
Guaranty
Sige
Carters
Tina Pe
Funsten Bros. & Co
Elm St
St. Louis
Alfred Feata Co
Wabash
Chicago
Arker
Iphcid Rais Thompson
Arctic
Tropics
Japan
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Ae Amos
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Resinol Chemical Company
Baltimore
S. S. Stewart
Stewart Station
Western
Cascarets Icc
B.P. Bunyer CO
Defiance
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