State Health Report Details Kansas Births and Deaths
State board tabulates births and deaths for year ending June 30. Pneumonia and tuberculosis top causes, with 870 and 815 deaths respectively. Concordia and Atchison seek State Normal branches. Leavenworth and Concordia histories noted. Five western counties removed from quarantine. eleven remain under quarantine for stock diseases.
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Topeka
Kansas
State Board’ of Health
State Livestock Sanitary
J. H. Mercer
Mr. Mercer
Wallace
Greeley
Kearney
Scott
Gray
Kansas Leaders Visit Washington on Bank Guarant Case
Attorney General Fred 8 Jackson and congressman elect Alec Mitchell travel to Washington to discuss the bank guarant case with President Taft and to observe congressional proceedings. In Kansas politics the Prohibition vote trends downward while Socialist support rises as major parties adopt prohibition principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred 8. Jackson
Alec Mitchell
Washington
Taft
Congress
Kansas
Socialist Party
Probe for a Bank Failure in Guthrie Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Supreme Court orders Gov Haskell and banking officials to surrender all records of the Columbia Bank and Trust Company failure on September 29 1909. State Inspector C A Taylor wins a mandate forcing submission of documents from the state banking board and ex officio treasurer Menefee and Bank Commissioner Cockrill for broader inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Columbia Bank and Trust Company
Germans Demand Protection from Chicago Hide Controls
Berlin leather firms plead for drastic measures to shield the German industry from Chicago packing interests. An expert in the Berliner Tageblatt argues Chicago firms have cornered world hides, threatening European prices and potentially ruinous effects on German leather goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Chicago
Berliner Tageblatt
Europe
Telegraph Companies Ordered to Pay Damages in Transmission Case
The U S Supreme Court rules Michigan 1893 law constitutional. Commercial Muling Co of Detroit sues Western Union for non delivery of a message to Kansas City causing $2000 loss. jury awards $960 damages. Michigan Supreme Court sustains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court of the
United States
Commercial Muling Company of
Detroit
Western Union Telegraph Company
Kansas City
Michigan Supreme Court
Hill Sees No Cause For Alarm Amid Market Slump
St Paul report notes James J Lill denying an eastern interview quoted as causing a New York stock market drop. He says the interview did not occur and there is no present cause for alarm. He cautions that new enterprises show little activity, while overall business conditions remain sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minnesota
New York
James J. [Lill
Judge Landis Transfers Packers Case to Judge Carpenter
Federal Judge Landis refused to grant a venue change for ten Packers indicted under the Sherman act and conspiracy. He transferred the cases for trial before Judge Carpenter in the U S district court in Chicago, Illinois.
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Carpenter
Chicago
Illinois
Landis
United States Circuit Court
United States District Court
Optimism in Business Set by Kansas City Club
The Kansas City Advertising club adopted Optimism in Business as its slogan at an Elks grill room meeting. It rejects gloom about hard times and plans to teach Kansas City merchants to maintain business optimism despite railroad and corporate talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
Elks’ Grill
Sale of Decayed Eggs Sparks Federal Crackdown
Buffalo NY United States attorney John Lord O'Brien called the sale of decayed eggs for food purposes a scandal and said convictions in federal court mark only the start of a campaign to end the traffic.
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Buffalo
New York
John Lord O’brien
United States
Russia Turkey May Clash Hints at Army Tension
In St. Petersburg speculation grows that Russia fears military conflict with Turkey after the hurried exit of Gen. Guegross, chief of the army staff for the Caucasus, amid reports of Russia seeking to seize Persia.
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Russia
Turkey
St. Petersburg
Guegross
Caucasus
Persia
Doctor Cook Confesses Uncertain Pole Claim
Brooklyn explorer Frederick A. Cook reveals in Hampton's Magazine that he cannot be sure he reached the North Pole. He describes years of isolation and hunger, the psychological pull of exploration, and vows to present his case to readers while returning to the United States with his family.
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New York
N. Y
Frederick A. Cook
Brooklyn
Hampton's
North Pole
Doctor Cook
United States
Pole
Cook
Kansas counties face court suits over sinking funds
Topeka Kan reports show Kansas counties and cities may be sued to enforce law requiring sinking funds for bonded debt. Total county and city debits exceed 40 million dollars with little money in treasuries. Kansas City Kansas has about 1 million in bonds and no sinking funds to cover due dates. State Auditor J M Nation uncovered the violation.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
J. M. Nation
Oklahoma Explosion Kills 14 Miners at Jumbo Mine
A blast at the Jumbo mine of the Choctaw Asphalt company in Oklahoma kills 14 miners. Five bodies were blown apart as they entered the mine and nine remain entombed under 90 feet of rock. The superintendent cannot yet explain the cause.
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Jumbo
Oklahoma
Choctaw Asphalt Company
New General Election Set For January 1911 Britain
London reports a new parliament to assemble on January 31 1911 after a king dissolves the current parliament. The Liberal government seeks a decisive verdict on royal prerogatives as the country faces a second general election in 12 months.
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London
England
Smugglers face harsher penalties at height of crackdown
William Loeb Jr at a New York dinner joked on stricter penalties for smugglers. He compared smugglers to George White the chicken thief, recalling a lawyerly quip about fines and justice. The remark referenced stiff fines and possible imprisonment.
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William Loeb, Jr
New York
Mr. Loeb
George White
George
Morgan praises advertising at Cincinnati dinner
At a Cincinnati dinner during the church congress J Pierpont Morgan lauded advertising. He concluded with a pithy epigram: if a dealer does not advertise his wares, the sheriff will likely do it for him.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Cincinnati
Murine Eye Remedy Offered for Red and Irritated Eyes
Druggists sell Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form at 25c to $1.00 and Murine Eye Salve in aseptic tubes for 25c and $1.00. The product promises soothing relief for red weak weary watery eyes and granulated eyelids. Eye Books and Eye Advice are offered free by mail by Murine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Spohn Medical CO
Suesrisiszide Goshen, Inc
U.S. A
The Simple Life Knicker Ends Early Morning Debate
Mrs Knicker instructs on lighting the fire while Knicker refuses to rise. The advertisement extols Hamlins Wizard Oil as the best remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and sore throat and promises relief from all pain.
Prize Cutting Champion Excels In Sharp Wins
A remark highlights a competitor described as wonderfully sharp who consistently wins prizes when she cuts for them.
Red Cross Ball Blue At Leading Grocers
Good Housekeepers praises Red Cross Ball Blue as the best cleaning product. It is advertised as available at leading grocers for 35 cents.
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Red Cross
A Quarrel Shows Both Sides Lacking Sense
A terse Web comment argues a quarrel reveals equal lack of sense on both sides, noting no party gains clarity or restraint. The remark emphasizes mutual folly rather than fault.
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup Teething Cure
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup claims to ease teething gum inflammation and pain. It purports to soothe children and cure wind cold while advertising a 2048 bottle size. The ad also promises curiosity as the sole appetite stimulant for a mysterious dish.
Local preacher sparks debate on fatherhood and boys
A disputed sermon raises questions about views on fatherly roles and boys. Community members express mixed reactions as discussions unfold about faith traditions and gender expectations.
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Reese Seeese
Afar Mield
Concordia
Atchison
State Normal
Leavenworth
Leaworth
Corcordia
Emporia
Kansas State Firemen’s Association
Clay Center
Willam ‘Bush
Junction City
Taylor
Chicago Packers
Supreme Court
Michigan
Hill
DR. Cook
Choctaw
Great Britain
Lords of the Commons
God
Ostetter
America
Joseph Ullmann
West 20Th Street
Leipzig
Paris
France
Mercantile
Ferguson National Realty Co
Fifth Ave
Wilte Foe
Standard Oil Company
W. L. Douglas
U.S
W. J. Douglas
Spark St
Broohton
Ee Ys Douglas Shoe Co
Rute
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Standard Oil CO. (Incorporated
Crescent Mfg
Seattle
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