Missouri Supreme Court Quits Two Oil Companies
The Missouri Supreme Court upholds Attorney General Hadley in the ouster of Waters-Pierce Oil Co Standard Oil Co of Indiana and Republic Oil Co of Ohio. The court bans Indiana’s Standard Oil and Republic Oil from future business in Missouri and dissolves Waters-Pierce effective January 15 unless evidence shows it will operate independently. The suit, begun in 1905, charged price fixing and restraint of trade to mislead the public into thinking the firms were separate entities.
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Hadley
Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Republic Oil Company of
Ohio
Associated Press
Jefferson City
Su ‘Court of
Mignouri
Waters-Pierce Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Republic OF Co
Supreme Court
Standard OU Company
Republic Oil Company
Micour
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Prison horror not overstated in Kansas water cure claims
Guthrie Oklahoma December report by Jon Continnes, president of the state board of prison control, confirms Miss Kate Barnard's charges against the Kansas prison. He cites twelve Kansas inmates who describe water cure punishments, carried to cells on stretchers, with potential wardens and officials unaware. The board plans to transfer Oklahoma inmates from Lansing as a precaution.
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Guthrie
McAlester
Kansas State Penitentiary
Jon, Continnes
Presdent
Oklahoma Board of Prison Control
Kansas Institution
Kate Barnard
Board of Control Land
Ohinhome
Lansing
Lair
Mc. Conners
Barnard
Kansas
Haskell
General Bell warns of insufficient army and outdated equipment
Major General J Franklin Bell, chief of staff, urges urgent reform in the annual report. He says the United States must stop maintaining an inadequate army for peace needs and replace antiquated equipment and organization to confront evolving threats.
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Washington
United States
J. Franklin Bell
Wall
Sash and Door Plant Destroyed by Fire in Leavenworth
Fire at the Goodjohn Sash and Door Company plant in Leavenworth Kansas destroyed the docked facility. The blaze began yesterday and reignited today after an earlier extinguishing effort. Estimated loss stands at $100,000.
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Associated Press
Leavenworth, Kas
Goodjohn Sash and Door Company
Kansas Attorney General files ouster suit against railroad
Topeka Dec 24 Attorney General Jackson filed an ouster suit in the supreme court against the St Louis and San Francisco railroad company He claims the road renewed its charter three times without paying the hundred thousand dollar charter fees due.
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Topeka
Jackson
Supreme Court
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mysterious bond unites Amundson brothers in death
In Emmet County Iowa two brothers John Amunison and Dr. C C Amundson died on the same day. Residents recall a strong psychic bond from childhood linking their health and misfortune. Though divergent in careers medicine and business, sickness appeared to strike them together across distance. The bizarre connection astonishes relatives and may take years to explain.
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Maori City
Iowa
John Amunison
Emmet County
C. C. Amundson
Oklahoma
Amundson
Jotn
Estherville
Oklahoum
Jon
Sensation Sprung in Haing Croe Case
In Flushing today Attorney Metoure for the defense asked the judge to commit for perjury Martin Shara an eighteen year old cabman and the first witness. Shara testified about a conversation of the Hains brothers in his pals after previously saying nothing was overheard. The judge declined the motion to place Shara in custody.
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Flushing
Thornton Haine
Metoure
Martin Shara
Natural history work inspires male readers more than female
The passage notes that men possess tact and perseverance needed to gain a bird’s confidence and photograph it in its natural habitat, while women show less love for natural history, making such work more interesting to men.
Pensions Growth Across Nations and New Zealand Costs
The article notes pensions expand as a nation adopts old age pensions and higher benefits follow. It cites New Zealand's pension expenditure rising from £157,432 in 1900 to £314,184 in 1907, illustrating rapid cost growth of such systems.
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New Zealand
Christchurch
Married and Single Jovers on Separate Platforms
A London Lady notes that engaged Jovers stand apart from married Jovers. Before marriage, money matters are discussed by proxy and lawyers, but after marriage the principals must directly address management and disbursement of funds.
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Jovers
London
Heat In Match Flame Sparks Melt Iron In Experiment
An ordinary match flame reaches temperatures capable of melting iron filings. Strike a match and sprinkle filings through the flame. sputtering sparks resembling gunpowder result as the metal melts. Popular Meoban likely reports on this demonstration of combustion and metal behavior.
Kinematograph Aids Nervous Disease Teaching
Lancet reports on using the kinematograph as a teaching aid in nervous diseases. Results from demonstrations at Middlesex Hospital receive encouragement from colleagues and other medical professionals.
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Middlesex Hospital
Culleagues
Lancet
An Error of the Times in Education
A critique of modern schooling laments overemphasis on child prowess and the tendency to place children above respected adults. The piece mocks well trained youth treated as superiors by elders, urging balance in respect and authority in education.
Century of Shriek Voices in Public Opinion
A critique notes that political, social, and moral tensions shape public opinion as a large group dubbed degenerates speaks loudly. The piece attacks the era as a "Century of Shriek" marked by excitable erratic voices influencing discourse.
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Sriek
Cat Photographers and Portrait Posing in City Studios
The New York press notes young women seeking shades to match their cats and mentions Harlem studios with specified posing hours. It highlights photographers in the city who specialize in private portraiture and cat-themed requests.
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Harlem
New York
Neighbor's humming bird farm spurs fence dispute
An eastern man records a humming bird farm and faces neighborly conflict over a suspected spite fence. Police involvement follows as tensions rise from the persistent hum and alleged retaliation.
Literary Snippet Reflects On Genius And Poverty
A brief fragment notes that nearly all great geniuses lived and died poor, cautioning against assuming poverty denotes lack of merit. It cites a late remark attributed to Josh DiNingo about mathematical born taxiness, per the Atlanta Constitution.
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Josh DiNingo
Untitled fragment hints at a downstate militia leader
The readable lines reference a taetfat man and a philose hero named Polly, noting that one never addresses another by the title of a letter after learning he leads a down state militia company. The text is fragmentary and awkward.
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Polly
Oltitia
Chinese Sacred Number in Fivefold Cosmology
A compact note on the sacred number five in Chinese cosmology, detailing five planets, five cardinal points, five virtues, five sacred tones, five ranks of nobility, and five colors, outlining how the numeral 5 organizes cosmic and social hierarchies across eras.
Special Occasions in Nomination States Utility of Voters
Vague note discusses naming individuals for office and public awareness, citing Washington Port as a locale. Reflects concern that visible attendance or recognition matters only when nominations occur, implying electoral visibility drives public interest.
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Washington Port
Wasted sympathy ponders who deserves mercy and care
A contemplative note questions who merits sympathy and why people should be extended compassion. It explores the motives behind offering pity and the equity of who receives it.
Must Have Wife's Consent Balloon Travel Rule
Fragmented text discusses Vienna consent for a man to marry or undertake travel by balloon and notes wild olive trees in Turkey claimed to be up to 1,000 years old. Also quotes from Philadelphia Record praising a healer and mentioning a common physician.
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Viennna
Turkey
United States Navy Ranked Second Worldwide in Navy Book
The navy year book by Pittman Pulsifer ranks the United States Navy second among world powers. Britain leads with 61 first class battleships and 1,396,090 tons of all vessels. the United States has 31 battleships totaling 607,241 tons including armored cruisers. France and Germany follow, with Japan lagging in shipbuilding. France outranks Germany in total navy tonnage.
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Washington
Pittman Pulsifer
Senate
Germany
France
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Citizens Prevent Bank Robbery at Milan Kansas
Two charges of nitroglycerine exploded at the Milan State Bank vault at 9 o clock this morning but citizens repelled the attempt. The vault door held about five thousand dollars. vault damage under two hundred dollars. Three robbers fled toward Conway Springs as citizens fired shots. no injuries reported. Milan, Kansas, population around three thousand, on the Santa Fe line, twenty five miles southwest of Wichita.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Kans
Milan
Kansas
Conway Springs
Jealous Dog Ends Marriage Tension in Cadiz Tale
A sailor explains a dog’s jealousy over his wife’s affection as a couple’s rift grows. The dog’s reaction leads to separation, while another tale recounts a tramp saved a woman from a house fire after a Bretano sheltering act. The tramp fled with reward or anonymity in mind.
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Daniel Bretano
Hunt
Altoona
Philadelphia
Joiging
Bretano
Davenport Encouragement for Free Delivery in Vinita
A letter to Congressman Davenport shows the postal department plans to establish free city delivery in Vinita soon, with an inspector likely after the new year to verify sidewalks and street crossings. If weather cooperates and crossings are ready, the service will begin. the city has already named streets and numbered houses.
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James S. Davenport
Vinita
Davenport
James
House of Representatives
Winita
Olahoma
C. P. Granorteno
Cherokee Club Delights With Delightful Dance
About fifteen couples enjoyed a lively dance at the old Cherokee club room in the Halsell building with the Muskogee orchestra providing music. The floor was in fine condition and the event was among the season’s most enjoyable social affairs.
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Halsell
Muskogee
Nell Smith
Anna Chandler
Odessa Snyder
Elsie Morrison
Mary Chandler
Anna Robbins
Pauline Kelley
Gertie Nidiffer
Mildred Goodner
Carrie Stevens
Bertha Thomason
Estate of Callus Jones Hearing to Sell Real Estate
State of Oklahoma Craig County County Court hears Jessie Rowe guardian request to sell all or part of Callus Jones estate at private sale. Hearing set for January 1909 with notice to interested parties ten days prior. order to proceed upon court approval.
Petition to Sell Minor's Real Estate in Oklahoma Court
A probate petition in Vinita Oklahoma seeks court approval to sell all or part of a minor's estate, with hearing set for January 19, 1909. Guardians and next of kin must appear to show cause why an order to sell should not be granted, and notice must be published in a general circulation newspaper.
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Louis Johnson
Peter M Johnson
Oral
Oklahoma
Hearst
Vinita
Treo. DB
Faean
Avon A. Brows
B. A. Merarland
Daniel Ag ‘Fa Minor
Devrived
Sid
Craig
Tuo
D. B. Patan
Apvil A. Brown
Atty
Guardian
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Craig County Oklahoma
First published December 25 1908 notice given under county court order guardian MARTIN Buunt will sell at private sale to highest cash bidder subject to court confirmation on January 11 1909 at ten oclock am in the county court room Craig County Oklahoma all right title and estate of Charles Chase and Arthur Chase minors in the 4-2 of 1-4 of section 4-2 township 24 north range 22 east totaling about 80 acres more or less located in Delaware County Oklahoma. Bids in writing with one third cash accompany and may be filed at Addis Lapper law Vinita Oklahoma or in county court office. Dated December 19 1906.
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State of
Oklahoma
Craig
Callus Jones
Jessie Rowe
Cran
Impanty Dodie
Chase
Arthur Chase
Graig
Charles Chase
Delaware
Oklahomm
Township
Addis Lapper Law
Vinita
No County Cour
Genewal
Martin Buunt
Guardian
Avois A. Brown
Snl County Court
Vann
Hon
Section Township 25
Addis Brown
Inn
Okima
Sam Vani
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Kansas Penitentiary
J. F. Bell
Mysterious Bond United Brothers
Haing Croe
Martin
Yme
Pleiiteeus
United States Navy
Dog
Animal
Master
Tely
Dawes
Cadiz
Tim
Cherokee Club
Miss Ethel Raines
Ethel Raines
North Miller Street
Miss Stough
Chouteau Orchesta
Suattinnas
Joinson
Louis Guardian
First
Publighese
Mane
Guardii
Jel Tyner
Spine
Se Real Estate
Auos A. Brown
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