Commissioners All Chosen for Capitol Building Board
Jefferson City Missouri reports the capitol commission now has two Republican members A A Speer of Chamois and Theodore Lacaff of Nevada joining Democrats E E Stephens of Columbia and Joseph C A Hiller of Glencoe. Governor’s aim is to balance business and building expertise on the board.
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Jefferson City
A. A. Speer
Chamois
Forty-Fifth General Assembly
Theodore Lacaff
Nevada
New Capitol Commission
E E. W. Stephens
Columbia
Joseph C. A. Hiller
Glencoe
St. Louis County
Kaffir Corn Carnival Planned in Butler County
Eldorado Kansas to host a three day kaffir corn carnival October 18 19 and 20 with parades exhibitions music speeches bonfires illuminations a masque ball log rolling and a free feast of kaffir corn cakes and coffee as Butler County leads in kaffir corn production with nearly 100000 acres.
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Eldorado
Kansas
Butler County
Butler
Pallas' Twenty Fifth Parade Lights Kansas City Night
After two days of uncertain weather the Priests of Pallas parade went on for the 25th time in a row. The moon and bright stars observed the march as Queen Flora led floral floats with mechanical effects and electric bulbs. Crowds gathered as the illuminated pageant dazzled spectators with no incidents.
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Kansas City
Pallas
Pallas Athene
Flora
Man Dies While Rescue Of Friend In Wichita
Emil Utz a 24 year old lineman died while attempting to rescue Edward Trent who was burned by a live 2300 volt line. Utz climbed to the fallen man and freed him but became entangled and a lethal current struck him.
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Wichita
Kansas
Femil Utz
Utz
Edward Trent
Trent
Taft Bomb Story Declared Hoax In Hutchinson Alley
Police in Hutchinson Kansas say a found gas pipe in an alley behind a restaurant was not a bomb. The tale claimed to be an assassination attempt on President Taft but officials call it harmless and unfounded.
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Taft
Hutchinson
Kansas
Hunnewell Mayoress to Lecture in Chicago on Mayors Job
Hunnewell Mayoress Mrs Ella Wilson of Hunnewell Kansas will deliver a lecture in Chicago Illinois on The Job of Being Mayor. She will be accompanied by Hunnewell Mayor Walson and her chief of police plus the city clerk Sehler.
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Hunnewell
Chicago
Ill
Art Institution
Ella. Wilson
Kan
Walson
Sehler
Gov Stubbs tightens control over inquisitions in Kansas
Gov. Stubbs orders three days notice for future attorney general inquisitions to allow his special agents to attend. Evidence from Kansas City liquor operations totals over 25 locations with 12 potential informants. Dawson claims reliance on voluntary witnesses and chance findings, despite governor’s filing of evidence.
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Stubbs
Topeka
Kan
Attorney General
Kansas City
Wichita
Concordia
Dawson
Tripoli Bombarded Twice by Italian Fleet in World War Era
Report from Tunis says Tripoli withstood two bombardments by Italian ships the Garibaldi and others. Shores were shelled after 3 PM and again at dawn with great destruction to fortifications and the northwest lighthouse. A Vienna dispatch notes Mytilene occupied after a bombardment.
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Djerba
Tunis
Tripoli
Fareville
Garibaldi
London
England
Vienna
Mytilen
Lesbos
Grecian Archipelago
Turkey
Thaon di Revel
Derna
Bengh Zi
Hog Cholera Serum Scarce in Missouri Calls
From nearly every county in Missouri appeals reach the Missouri College of Agriculture to check hog cholera. The disease is worst in Ray Franklin and Caldwell counties as the veterinary department struggles to meet demand. Since January 54 000 doses have been sent, four men work full time, and the 25 000 dollar legislature appropriation supports the effort.
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Columbia
Missouri
Missouri College of Agriculture
Ray
Franklin
Caldwell
Veterinary Department
Rioting in McComb ends as strikebreakers moved to New Orleans
For 24 hours McComb Mississippi endured riotous tension as 132 strikebreakers enlisted by Illinois Central were herded aboard a guarded special train and sent to New Orleans. The Burnside shops of Illinois Central posted notices indicating future dealings would be with individual employees.
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McComb
Miss
New Orleans
McComb City
Mississippi
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Burnside
Illinois Central Road
Lynch mob feigned chase ends as sheriff moves prisoner
Forty men arrived by special train from Caruthersville to seize Ben King accused of stabbing two barbers in Kennett Missouri. Sheriff Timberman was away. deputy moved King from jail and the crowd returned quietly to Caruthersville. In Chicago Judge Grosscup says he will issue a final sales decree in the Chicago Milwaukee electric railroad case and then resign to President Taft.
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Kennett
Missouri
Caruthersville
Ben King
Lee Fleming
Albert Dugger
Timberman
Chicago, Ilinois
Peter S., Grosscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago-Milwaukee Electric Railroad
Taft
Bargain Hunting Denied to the Rich in Jest
Bess taunts Tess that the rich miss one simple pleasure they cannot enjoy. The playful line highlights social economic gap and envy through witty dialogue.
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Bess
Tess
Eczema Relief From Cuticura Remedies Featured
Miss Elizabeth Gehrki of Fort Smith Arkansas describes severe neck eczema cured in three weeks using Cuticura Soap and Ointment after doctors failed. She notes sleep restoration and scar prevention for her brother’s gunpowder burn, with a free sample offer from Cuticura Dept 17 L Boston.
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Elizabeth Gehrki
Forrest City
Ark
Boston
New York Budget Exhibit Teases Life Milestones Display
The exhibit promises a birth every four minutes a death every seven minutes and a marriage every eleven minutes with bells and lights in a municipal budget event. Details on smaller celebrations such as cafe bottle pops or tipped bellboys are not disclosed.
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New York
Beautiful Post Cards Free Sample Offer from Topeka Club
An Art Post Card Club in Topeka Kansas offers five free samples of gold embossed Birthday Flower and Motto Post Cards with cobra and levelled designs. Address 731 Jackson St. The world don't ask how you got there after you arrive.
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Art Post Card Club
Jackson St
Topeka
Kansa
Doan's Kidney Pills End Severe Back Pain
Mrs Charles Mann of Osakis Minnesota credits Doan's Kidney Pills with restoring strength and relieving back ache headaches and dizziness from kidney trouble. She says she was a shadow of her former self after failed medical care but regained health and weight after using the product. Price & Co Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York distributes.
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Pitur
Charles Mann
Osakis
Minn
Dean
Doan’s
Price &Co. Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Nipped in the Bud and Political Quarrels Referenced
A fragment references Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething with a 25 cent bottle and includes a quip about political fairness and rules. The text contrasts reluctance to request a loan with being forced to refuse one.
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State
Heard
Grosscup
Keezing
Hostetter
Bell System
Bell Telephone
Mafia
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy, Ilk
Samuel Pytcrer
Bears
the Centaur Company
Castoria
Moving Picture
Dearborn Novelty Co
S. Dearborn St
Milady
Defiance Starch Co
Omaha, Nebraska
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