Dumpville Scribes Note Local Happenings and Travels
In Dumpville April news shows Davis visiting Queen City on business and a new daughter arrival for Charles Ward and wife. People discuss a Sedalia telephone line, with trips to Ionia and Benton county, dinners with relatives, and plowing and planting in the fields. A talk on Frauds in Food and Medicine precedes a call to Congressman Welbourn to back the pure food bill.
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James Hughes
The
Public Schools of Canada
Dickens
E. A. Wood
Chas. Killion
Club
Welbourn
Senate
Nehemgar Club Holds Session And Lecture
The Nehemgar club met on Thursday night with members in session. Prof. G. V. Buchanan delivered a talk to the gathering.
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Nehemgar Club
Prof
G. V. Buchanan
Man in trousers on backward seeks privacy at Armourdale
A well dressed man storms into the Armourdale police station claiming he cannot sit down after discovering he had worn his trousers backward on a late westbound train. He asks for a private place to change and the sergeant obliges.
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Seret
Armourdale
Kansas City Journal
Union Depot
Fifth and
Kansas
Swedish spies in Norway report in Fredrikshald and Glommen plans
A Swede was spotted in Fredrikshald near Fredriksten and Hjelmkollen with guards watching him after he fled to Swedish territory. The incident follows claims Norway plans new fortifications along Glommen beyond the Karlstad treaty neutral zone, while Sweden denies any parallel preparations on its side.
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Fredrikshald
Fredriksten
Hjelmkollen
Kongsvinger
Norway
Glommen
Karlstad
Sweden
Bold Alaska Bandit Returns Bishop’s Loot
A notorious Alaska burglar Hendrickson, called a courteous brigand, robbed Bishop Rowe but returned the bishop’s valuables after recognizing his former church membership. He was later captured and jailed in Fairbanks. A new device called a jag indicator trends in venues to curb excessive drinking by prompting a stoppage after drinks.
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Fairbanks
B. B. McGinn
Alaska
Washington Post
Dick Turpin
Hendrickson
Bishop Rowe
United States
W J White divorces amid gossip of actress links
In Cleveland April 27 a divorce suit is filed by Mrs. White claiming gross neglect. W J White once a gum peddler turned millionaire and political figure is said to have ties to actress Anna Held. White’s career features a steam yacht, a trotting stud, and leadership of the American Chicle company.
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W. J. White
Cleveland
White
New York
Great Lakes
Two Minute Farm
Star Pointer
Pacer
Chewing Gum Combine
American Chicle Company
Lake Avenue
West End
Calcutt
New Amsterdam
Euclid Avenue
Pearl Bancroft
Harry
W. B
Pacific Coast
W. B. White
Bodleian Library Origin and Holdings Profile
The Bodleian Library at Oxford was established in 1445 and named for Sir Thomas Bodley who reestablished it between 1597 and 1602 and gifted it to the university. It houses over 500000 printed volumes 30000 manuscript volumes plus numerous first editions early printings and collections of coins and pictures.
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Bodleian Library
Thomas Bodley
University of Oxford
Doctor and Justice Run Illegal Gin Mill in Church
A Methodist pastor in dry Waverly Tennessee aided police in locating a hidden gin mill in a church basement. The operation was run by two devout congregants, a doctor and a justice of the peace, shocking the pastor.
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Waverly
Tenn
Tickets for Garrick at Arlington price
Tickets for Garrick are offered at Arlington for 1.00. The notice lists a simple sale price and location.
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Garrick
The
Police Court arraigns two defendants in city case
Fred McGerry colored faced arraignment before Magistrate Gresham and was fined 25 dollars with a stay of execution to leave the city after a failure to pay. Ed Miller colored received a 10 dollar fine for keeping late hours.
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Fred MccGerry
Gresham
Ed Miller
Markets Show Mixed Wheat and Livestock Prices in Early Report
Wheat futures mixed with July and May contracts and tabulated highs lows closes. Livestock quotes list Chicago and Kansas City hogs cattle with price ranges and signs of market strength.
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Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Local Market Prices Show Mixed Grain and Hay Rates
Readable fragments list prices for corn 50c per cwt, bran 1.10 per cwt, wheat 85c per bushel, prairie hay 9 to 10 per ton, Timothy hay 12 per ton, groceries and other items with small cents values. Indicates a rural trading page with commodity quotes and staples.
Relative of J. S. Thomas Buried After Fruitless Search
An effort to locate a relative of the late J. S. Thomas, who died Wednesday, proved fruitless and this afternoon the remains were buried in the city cemetery.
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J. S. Thomas
Whiting and Gunder Wed in Smithton Home Ceremony
Samuel Whiting of this city married Miss Cora Gunder of Smithton at the bride’s uncle Silas Gunder’s East Thirteenth street home on Thursday evening.
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Samuel Whiting
Cora Gunder
Smithton
Silas Gunder
East Thirteenth Street
Two Americans win in Olympic Games in Athens
The hundred meter race at the Athens Olympic Games was won by Archie Hahn of Milwaukee with Fay Moulton of Kansas City finishing second.
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Athens
Archie Hahn
Milwaukee
Fay Moulton
Kansas City
Snowfall in Denver Buries Streets
Eight inches of snow fell in Denver overnight and heavy snow continued into the morning, disrupting travel and closing some avenues. The winter storm prompted snow removal efforts across the city as residents braced for more accumulation.
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Denver
Sedalians in San Francisco Earthquake Still Unheard
Relatives and friends of Sedalia residents feared during the San Francisco quake last week as some remain uncontacted. Others, including Mrs. L C Barnes and daughter HatTie of Denver, and Mrs. Ellis R Smith, have since been confirmed safe. Wickline brothers H O and E M reported contact, while C P Scow learned his niece and family survived but lost belongings and camped in hills. Mrs Toohey later confirmed safety by wire.
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Sedalia
San Francisco
L. C. Barnes
Hattie
Denver
Colo
Ellis R. Smith
Barnes
His Time Coming
A domestic scene portrays a young mother forbidding the father from approaching the sleeping baby while the mother plans to allow access when the child wakes in the night. The dialogue centers on care and parental roles within a quiet household moment.
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Dumpville Doings
Dumpville
B. G. Davis
Queen City
Charles Ward
Dresden
Henry Ricer
Ionia
W. T. Goodnight
Milton
J. G. Davis
William Rider
Henry Maknken
E. Beard
Charles ‘‘Benk
B. A. Duima
G. W. Rider
Here
Mr. Mason
Molley Lottie
Gussie Rider
G. H. Ray
Benton County
Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Ass’n St. Louis, U.S.A
Peter Pehl & CO
Kuppenheimer
Kuppenheimer & Co
Ohio Street
Lodge
Staley & CO
Undertakers
Anna Held
Angel
Mexico
Congress
Lington
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co
Vici
Patent Colt
Children’s Black
H. Kessler Skirt Co
Soreone
Scripps-McRae Press Association
George Toohey
Wickline Brothers
Gate City
Foleys
Bright’s
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