Kansas City Riot Kills Policeman and a Girl
A riot near Kansas City city hall ends with the death of Policeman Albert Dalbow and 13 year old Lola Pratt. Key figures include street preacher John Sharp aka Adam God, Michael Mullane and Patrick Clark. Police pursue Sharp and followers as shots ring out across Main Street.
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Kansas City
Albert Dalbow
Lola Pratt
John Sharp
Adam God
Michael Mullane
Patrick Clark
Harry E. Stece
George M. Holt
Svarpow
Stege
Clark
Mullane
Sharp
Vesley
Louis Pratt
Missouri River
Elijah 1 leads Holy Rollers parade in Oklahoma City
John Sharp alias Elijah 1 headed a naked procession with his wife a man named Green and a boy claiming to be Sharp's son. Police arrested them and released them with orders to leave Oklahoma City, then later camped southeast of the city before being freed again on another promise to depart. They moved on to Colorado.
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Sharp
Oklahoma City
Okla
John Sharp
Elijah 1
Mageh
Green
Colorado
Law to regulate migratory birds under interstate commerce
Washington December 9 Representative Weeks of Massachusetts introduced a bill claiming Congress may regulate migratory birds under interstate commerce. The proposal would authorize the Agriculture Department to issue regulations to protect species such as wild geese swans snipe plover and wild pigeons that migrate between regions.
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Washington
Congress
Weeks
Massachusetts
Department of Agriculture
Bill in Commons bans hop substitutes in beer
The House of Commons, led by Chancellor David Lloyd George, introduces a bill to prohibit hop substitutes in beer production and bar imports of hops not in properly marked bags, aiming to enforce marked hops imports.
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Commons
London
House of Commons
David Lloyd-George
Coal Company Official Warns of Hazards Amid Profits
New York December 9 Vice President Archibald F Law of the Temple Iron company testifying in the government's suit against the coal roads said the business is hazardous despite substantial yearly profits. He cited ongoing dangers from fire flood and labor troubles as he amused counsel with his remark.
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Coal Corporation
New York
Archibald F. Law
Temple Iron Company
National Corn Show Opens With Expo Crowds
Omaha hosts the National Corn Exhibition as crowds flood the streets for a ten day event. The Pascal ear from Clinton county Iowa is highlighted as the top dent ear, once sold for 150 dollars. Universities and state colleges from New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Missouri, Colorado, Kansas and likely Oklahoma and Texas join the showcasing effort.
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Omaha
Clinton County
Iowa
D. L. Pascal
New York
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Wyoming
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Murder or suicide? Hirschberg shot at Lindell Boulevard home
Francis D. Hirschberg a prominent St. Louis Catholic figure and Louisiana Purchase Exposition director was shot at his Lindell boulevard home. Blood stains suggest he was shot at the foot of the stairs and died near his wife’s room. His wife, deaf, did not hear the report.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
Hirschberg
Tug Is Sunk by a Float in New York Harbor
In New York on December 9 a large float struck a tug in the North River causing the tug to sink and two crew members were killed. The man in the wheelhouse was identified as the dead captain.
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New York Harbor
New York
North River
Tugboat Collision Leaves Two Missing At Sea
A matter craft avoided a collision when a heavy laden float passed between vessels and collided. The tug cook tried to escape through a window but could not lift it. Two victims were carried down in the vortex of the sinking ship. Five people plunged into the water and were rescued.
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Cook
Tno
Taft Re elected Red Cross President
President elect Taft will simultaneously hold the presidency of the United States and head a major national independent organization. At the American National Red Cross annual meeting he was unanimously re elected president.
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The
Red Cross Society
Washington
Taft
United States
American Nati Red Cross Society
Two Students Lost in New Hampshire Canoe Tragedy
In Newmarket New Hampshire the entire New Hampshire state college community, including professors, searched the banks of Great Bay for Charles Chase and John W. Davis after a canoe trip ended with the craft found bottom side up. Officials fear both students are drowned.
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Newmarket
N. H
Great Bay
New Hampshire State College
Charles Chase
John W. Davis
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Market Summary Chicago 1908
Chicago markets show mixed hog prices from 4 99 to 6 60 with light and heavy packing grades. Cattle and sheep receipts remain high with steady to strong tendencies and varying grade ranges across beves cows and western stockers. Grain firm at Beach-Wickham Grain Co. with postal telegraph building address.
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Texas
John A. Babcock Urges Quick Action for Fair Deal
Local message from John A. Babcock invites readers to pursue a square deal and timely consideration, urging decisive action and fair treatment for all concerned. The note suggests trust in Babcock’s advocacy and calls for prompt engagement.
First Federal Council condemns arms race and promotes family life
In Philadelphia the council reports on family life stressing threats from divorce and declining birth rates. It advocates legislation against corrupt ads, improved midwifery standards, and the sanctity of marriage while condemning naval armaments and the rivalry driving battleship construction.
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Philadelphia
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Wiliam Croswell Doane
E. M. Matthews
Chicago
United States
Henry Wade Rogers
Yale University
Europe
Council
Federal Council
Cordiilly
Brotherhood of the Press
$10,000 Peggy Hen to Star at National Poultry Show
Peggy the $10,000 hen owned by Ernest Kellerstrass of Kansas City will be an attraction at the National Poultry Show in Chicago Coliseum December 15 to 19. Peggy heads a pen bought by Mme Paderewski for $7,500 when she visited Kansas City in February.
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Peggy
Chicago
Ernest Kellerstrass
Kansas City
Coliseum
Mme. Paderewski
Woodmen in a Man Hunt for Missing Comrade
One thousand members of the Modern Woodmen of America volunteer to aid in the search for Otto Russell age twenty five who has been missing for several days in Kenosha Wisconsin. Russell was last seen roaming a field near his home ten days ago. Moran Meets O Toole Tonight.
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Kenosha
Wis
Otto Russell
Woodmen of America
Russell
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Church Council Report
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