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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
THANKSGIVING DAY
PRESIDENT NAMES NOV. 20 AS
DATE Or OBSERVANCE.
REVERSES ARE INEVITABLE
But He Would Have Us Take Heart
in the Face OF Great Danger
Expects Much Of us.

Washington, ID. C.-President Roose-
Selt, in the annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, warns the American
people against falling into love OF
ease and OF luxury" He sets apart
Nov. rs as a day when all shall give
praise and thanks to God for the pros
perity the country enjoys. The procla.
nation follows:
once again the season OF the year
has come when, In accordance with
the custom of our forefathers for gen
erations past, the president appoints a
day as the especial occasion for all our
people to give praise and thanksgiving
TO God.
During the past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence from
war. we are at peace with all
kind. Our natural u are al
least as great as those OF any other
nation. We believe that in ability to
develop and take advantage Of these
resources the average man OF this ma
ton stands al least as high as the
average man OF any other. Nowhere
else in the world is there such an op-
%portunity for people to develop to the
fullest extent all its powers of body,
of mind, and of that which stands
above both body and mind-character.
Much has been given from on high
and much will be greatly expected OF
us in return. Into our car the ten
talents have been intrusted. and we
are to be ~pardoned neither If We
squander and waste them, nor yet II
we hide them in a napkin: for they
must be fruitful in our hands,
Even throughout the ages at all
times and among all peoples, pros.
perity has been fraught with danger,
and IL behooyes us to beseech the
| Giver Of all things that we may not
fall into love Of East and OF luxury,
and We may not lose our sense Of
moral responsibility; that we may not
forget our duty t o God and to our
neighbors,
"A great democracy like ours, a
democracy based upon the principles
Of orderly liberty, can be perpetuated
only II in the heart OF ordinary citi.
Zens there dwells a keen OF
righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit OF
righteousness and justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts Of all oil
US and that our souls may be inclined
ever more both towards the virtues
that tell for g]entieness and tender
ness for loving kindness and forbear
ance one with another, and toward
those no less necessary virtues thai
make for msnliness and rugged hard
lhood-for without these qualities
neither nation nor individual car
rise TO the level OF greatness.
Now, therefore, |, Theodore Roose
Welt, president Of the United States
do set apart Thursday, the twenty
eighth day OF November, as a day o
general Thanksgiving and prayer, ant
on that day | recommend that the pee
pie shall cease from their daily worI
and, in their homes or in thei
churches. meet devoutly TO thank tn
Almighty for the many and grea
blessings they have received in tn
past, and TO pray that they may b
given the strength so TO order theI
lives as 10 deserve a continuation G
these blessings in the future"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
HELEN GOULD At LsAvsNwoRrA
Attends Dedication Services Of Army
Y. M. c. A. Building.

Leavenworth, Kas.-Miss Helen NJ.
Could vas present Wednesday at the
dedlcatory services of the new army
Y. NJ. c. A. building at Fort Leaven.
worth, given to the soldiers by Miss
Gould.
Addresses were delivered by Brig.
Gen. C. Il. Hall, U. s. A. command.
ant Of the service schools at the post:
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon of Topeka,
Kas., William q. Miller, international
secretary of the Army and Navy Y. NJ.
C. A., and others. Wednesday night
Miss Gould held a reception for the
enlisted men Of the garrison. This
morning there was a brigade review Of
all The troops stationed here in honor
Of Miss Gould, and she will visit the
city Y. NJ. c. A. in the afternoon.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Disaster Widespread.

Paris, France.-According to a dis
patch received here the earthquake
reported in Italy appears to be much
worse than was at first reported.
Many of the villages that were de-
stroyed by the earthquake of 1905
have been destroyed a second time,
and a number OF persons buried in the
ruins. The shock was felt throughout
Calabria province. The most violent
earthquake lasted four seconds.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Crew Of Fishing Schooner Missing

Boston. MGss.-The fishing schoon.
er Clara G. Silva, which arrived here
Thursday night, reported that twelve
of her crew had strayed away during
a storm and that probably ten of them
had persisted. The twelve were out
in dories on Monday, when a squat,
accompanied by thick mist, struck the
schooner and almost capsized her.
Four dories. belonging to the Silva,
and all bottom up, were Afterwards
sighted. Each of the dories had been
manned by two fishermen. Another
fishing schooner picked up two men In
a fifth dory, but no trace Of the other
ten was found.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
CANADA TO RESTRICT JAPs.
immigration Treaty May BE Patterned
After United States.

ottawa. Canada.-lf Japan will not
grant the restriction OF immigration
Canada wants, al arrangement like
that now In vogue in the United
States will be adopted by an amend.
ment to the present Canadian.Jap.
anese treaty.
The Honorable Mr.. Lemieux, min.
lister of labor. has changed his mind
and. instead of sailing direct for Jap
an, will next Friday leave Montreal
for London, to get credentials from
the British government, so as TO
strengthen his hand when he sees the
Mikado.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Rioters Mutilate Jews.

Berlin, Germany.-Leading Hebrews
here have received news of a fresh
outbreak against Jews at Odessa.
Thirty men and ONE have been mu'
ti,ated by the rioters in an attempt,
II is said, to make them give up treas.
ure they were supposed to have hid.
den. One Jewish boys eyes were
gouged IL before his mother, to force
her to bring concealed wealth TO light.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
ROOSEVELT IN THE SOUTH.
Unable TO Speak in Chattanooga on
Account Of Cheering.

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Probably 20
600 people were in danger Of in
juries Tuesday evening at the cen.
trail station when President Roose-
yelt's special train rolled into the shed
at Clio. 1t was a sursing mass of
humanity that could not be controlled.
The demonstration was so great that
it was practically impossible for the
president TO speak. He made many
attempts. but finally gave up. He
pleaded with the crowd to have a hare
for the women and children.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

A writer in one Of the October mag,
%aEines, telling a tale Of an old man of
the slums, has this 10 say OF the aged
persons conversational voice; There
were hints in It OF wide fields and
sleeping meadows IN the fiat, low
tones. One almost thought OF the
sound of woodbirds' notes, of the low
mooing OF COWS on the evening air,
and the rustic Of orn leaves at
dawn" And they pay high for this
sort of thing! exclaims the Indian.
apolis Star. Shades OF Thackeray and
Hawthorne!
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Three Killed; Nineteen Injured.

Greensboro, n. Cat 1922
Thursday night northbound passenger
train No, 81 on the Southern railway
crashed into a freight train at Rudd,
eight miles above Greensboro. Three
people are reported killed and 10 In
iured.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Katy Train Wrecked.

Dallas, Texan excursion train
on the Katy, bound for the state
fair in this city, collided with a
freight engine eight miles north of
here. Three persons were killed and
about 80 injured. The dead are: John
French, fireman, Of Denison; an engi-
neer, name as yet unlearned. and a
negro woman. Among those most Sc
riously injured are: VIII Slayden,
Denison; j. e. Dill, She man; ]. Z.
Malone, Denison. and T. f. Lush,
Jackson, Mich.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
CAPTURED IN BANK BY MAYOR.
Armed Youth Drops from Transom
Into officials Arms.

Haskell, |. T.-Standing beside the
front door and inside the International
bank OF Haskell, 7. o. Hayes, mayor
of the town, and yice.president of the
institution. threw his arms around
Water Rogers, IS years old, as he
dropped from the transom to the fioor.
Rogers "a armed, but made no o
sistance. He was taken TO the federal
Jail at Muskogee.
Mr.. Hayes sleeps in a room at the
real of the bank building, and was
awakened by the noise of the youth
climbing to the top Of the door.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Chattanooga, Tenn.-ln an explo'
sion at the Chattanooga Gas Co.'s
plant, one nan was killed and several
were caught under the debris follow
ing the collapse of the building.
The wrecked building Immediately
caught fire, and it is believed the
men incarcersted will be cremated be
fore they can be gotten out.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
French Rout Moors,

Casa Blanca, via Tangier.-The
timely arrival of Gen. Drude with
reinforcements alone saved Col. De
Tretay's reconnoitering column from
annihlntion neal Taddert. The troops
which were sent out to search for the
body of a Frenchman named Kuntzer,
who had wandered from the camp and
was murdered, consisted OF a detach.
ment Of cavalry, two companies OF in.
fantry and a section of artillery.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

A Swiss scientist, who has complet-
ed a geological examination of the
strata collected from the borIngs OF
the simplon tunnel, is said TO have
found traces OF radium that suggest
larger deposits than any hitherto
found in Europe He believes these de.
posts caused the abnormal heat ex.
perienced in building the tunnel. This
goes TO support the theory that pos,
sibly the presence Of radium In vast
quantities creates the supposedly
melted condition Of the interior Of the
earth.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

One OF the late predictions Is that
light draft boats, fitted with turbine
engines, will soon be blowing through
the water at the rate Of 100 miles an
hour. Some imaginative person win
please tell us what will be the prob.
able speed of locomotives or electric
railway trains by that time.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Nearo CHARGED with elqamy.

St, Louis-Claiborne Crumels, a
negro, is held at Clayton for big,
amy, He is charged with marrying
Julia Crumels in East st. Louis in
1898. His second wife, Bessie Selby
Crumels, be is charged with marrying
al Clayton in 1908. lie was arrested
in St. Louis Sunday.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Washington, d. Can important
feature of the joint convention OF
postmasters of the second, third and
fourth classes was the address deiiy
ered by Postmaster General Meyer
He urged the extension of the par
GELS post and the establishment OF
postal savings banks.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
chlId,s Death Charmed to Eather

Pittsburg--Joseph Cenino Is in jail
here accused OF causing the death OF
his l6-month'old baby, 1t is alleged
that the father on reaching the fam.
lily home in Port Perry, a mining
town near here, several nights ago,
few into a passion and with a miners
pick crushed In the baby's skull.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Divorce Wants More AIimony.

Cincinnati, O.-Attorney Charles
". Baker has filed a petition in Judge
Pfeger's court for an Increase to
$4,000 a year in the alimony alloyed
Mrs. L. V. Bell from her divorced
husband, John +. Madden.
Final entry will be made granting
Mrs. Bell $500 a year, or 100000 in
a lump sum, whichever she prefers.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
"putlfuI p~auohterp Gets $4,000.

st. Louis-Before departing on her
wedding trip, Mrs. John F. Wifsdon
was handed a check for $1,000 by ner
father, William Hinderhan, a farmer
living near Alton, with the remark:
There is a little wedding present for
you, becau"e you always were a duti-
full girl"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
First Trust HEARING Nov. q,

Jefferson City-Judge George F.
Longan of Sedalia, special commits
sioner in the insurance trust inquiry,
will hold his first hearing in the mat
ter of determining whether or not such
a trust is doing business in Missouri
On November 4.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Roosevelt at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn. - For the first
time since Theodore Roosevelt was
elected president Nashville had
him as her guest of honor Tuesday
and the nations chief executive was
given an ovation that was as sincere
as II was splendid. 1t seemed as II
a | Middle Tennessee had c~ongregated
here TO greet the president. the crowd
being probably the greatest in the his.
tory Of the city. Hundreds also came
from kentucky and Alabama.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Because he saved a young lady
from drowning a Chicago man has re.
ceived a check for $4,000 from the
girls uncle. This would almost seem
as happy an ending to the venture as
the old.fashioned finale OF wedding
bells for the rescued and the rescuer
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Governor Has Exciting Experience.

Jefferson City-While riding in the
auto OF Ed Austin along a county road.
Governor Folk was thrown head first
into a mudbank, when the driver put
on extra speed. No one was seriously
hurt, but the auto landed in an EN-.
bankment, and the gu~bernatorial party
walked home.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Girl Chooses Vocation Of Criminal.

st. Joseph-Faye Cuthbert, aged &c,
whose home is in Burlington, Ia, was
freed from the county jail, after serv.
ing a sentence for burglary and lar.
ceny, and announced that she would
engage In the life OF a criminal be-
cause she was born that way and
could not help 1t.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
EIdon (Mo.) LAWYER Fined

Jefferson City-Willlam NJ. Lump.
kin, an aged lawyer and wealthy citL
zen OF Eldon, was fined 500 by Judge
Lewis of the federal court for sending
an obscene letter through the mail.
Lumpkin started a reform movement
and wrote a letter to a woman which
caused him trouble.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Chicago, III, Chicago and Kan.
sas City will fight 1t out for both the
republican and democratic natlona.
conventions in 1908. Chicago will win
only on condition that a larger con
yontion hall be provided than the
Coliseum as at present arranged.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

One OF the most important phases
OF the opening OF the college year in
these days OF modern education is the
intense interest which is at once man.
Tested in the personnel OF the vari-
GUS football teams. The day OF the
hero with the football mop Is at hand.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Gas Explosion Injuries Nine.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-One man was
fatally hurt and eight others we're
more or less seriously injured by
an explosion Of gas, which destroyed
the purifying plant OF the Chattanooga
Gas Co. Thursday afternoon. The
loss to the gas company will reach
$4,000.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Banker Hockadsy Dead.

Columbia. o. Hockaday, Sr.. died
at his home here of heart failure. He
was m of the best known bankers in
Missouri. having for years been cash.
Ter of the Boone County National bank
Of this place. He resigned this posi-.
ton about two years ago. He was a
native OF Fulton.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Broke Jail in Poplar Bluff.

Poplar Bluf-Five prisoners in the
city jail here bent the steel door lead
ing from the bullpen and escaped.
Their united strength forced an aper-
ture above the lock sufficient to per-
nit each to squeeze through. Three
others declined to leave.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
crazed Traveller Leaps From Train.

st. Louis, Mo.-George Burghart
OF San Antonio, Tex, en- route here
on an Iron Mountain train, became
suddenly demented south of Bismarck.
Mo, Sunday, and leaped from a coach
window, The train was stopped and
the mar brought to the city hospital
His condition Is serious.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Psducsh, Ky.-T. J.. Willoughby,
CO years old, drove 10 a drug
store at Sharpe to procure drugs, and
died in his buggy before he reached
home. The bsdy. sitting upright in
his buggy. the reins still in his hands,
was 10 md by the family.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
covlngton Gets Delay.

Little Rock, Ark,-After Il sharp tilt
between attorneys for the defense and
the prosecution. the case OF Webb
C~ovington, former president of the
state senate, charged with bribery in
connection with the state capitol bill
In the legislature In 1905, was post
poned until later In the term.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
HadIey to Defend Younq,

Jefferson City-Attorney General
Hadley will act as attorney ,or Attor.
ncy General Young of Minnesota in
the latter's resistance to the payment
Of a fine of 500 imposed by Judge
Lochren of the United States district
court for alleged contempt.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
seven Hurt by Explosion.

Pittsburg. Penn. - Seven foreign
workmen were injured, four fatally, in
an explosion at one OF the blast fur
naces OF the Clarion Steel Company,
Clarion, Pa. 1t is said the accident
was the result of an accidental dis
charge OF dynamite.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

Automobilists who are smashing up
themselves and their machines by
way Of showing their enthusiasm for
the sport could be Just as convincing
II they exercised a little human in.
~telligence while out for q run.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Duck Hunter Drowned.

Little Rock, Ark.-Roland Corbett.
son Of William Corbett, engineer at the
Fort Logan military post, was drowned
In the Arkansas river while endeavor,
ing to retrieve a duck he had shot. He
was II years old.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
King Sent Congratulations.

London, England - Sunday being
President R~ooseyelts birthday, King
Edward sent his master Of ceremonies
TO Wrest park TO express his majesty's
congratulations TO President ROose.
welt through Ambassador Reid.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
County sauIres Want More PAY.

Macon-The justices Of Macon coun.
ty met in convention here to organize
4 campaign throughout the state for
the purpose Of raising their fees and
securing legislation that will enable
them to provide eourtrooms and fuel.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Texas Freight Cars Number 1851.

Austin, Texas, According to a
statement issued by the railroad
commission, there are 40.G2l freight
cars in regular service on the Texas
railroads. The number Of locomo'
tiyes in service is 1883 and passen'
ger coaches l,072.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
General Booth Much Improved,

Chicago General William Booth,
founder and official leader OF the
salvation Army, who has been III
here at the home of Commissioner O.
A. Kilbey Of the organization, was re.
ported 10 be much improved last night.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Girls Death Kills Mother.

st. Joseph-A special to the News
Press says: when Mrs. Jonathan
Culp at Oregon, Mo-, received a tele.
phone message saying her daughter,
Mrs. Silas Allen, had been killed by a
shock from an electric light wire she
dropped dead. Mother and daughter
were buried in the same grave.",
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Another Missouri County "Dry."

Boliyar-POlk county voted for pro-
hibition. 2,Oi5 to G33. every precinct
in the county giving a majority
against liquor. The county has only
one saloon, at Bolivar, the county
seat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31

1t has been practically demonstrate
ed, according to al English exchange,
that posts planted in the earth upper
end down last much longer than those
planted in the position in which the
tree grew.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Hoss and Hoss.

After being married "a hours an
eastern young oma quit her hus.
band and went back to her s25-a.week
Job. 1t may be pointed out that very
few wives get SIS a week to spend on
themselves. Yet there are mighty
few husbands who have that much
to spend on themselves. either.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Two Known Dead.

Portland, Ore,-Two persons were
known to have been killed and
Il seriously injured as the re.
suit Of the explosion of the oil burn.
ers on the river steamer ]. n. Teal.
At least one more body is known to be
in the wreck.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Catholic Priest Drops Dead.

Evansville, lnd.-Rey. Father John
Diestel OF the Trinity Catholic church
here dropped dead OF heart disease. He
was 6S years old and one OF the best
known Roman Catholic clergymen In
Southern Indiana.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Popular Sea Captain Dead.

Seattle, Wash.-Captain Harry b..
Weaver, n Of the best known
and popular sea captains on the Pa
cifc coast, died In the Providence hos.
pital from typhoid fever.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
vii, Review Land Fraud Cases.

Washington, d. Cit is an
nounced that Tracy C. Becker, an At
torney Of Buffalo. N. Y, will be ap
pointed special assistant attorney gen
eral to review the Southern Pacific
land fraud cases in California ant
Oregon.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
cantaln swift Reinstated.

Washington, ID, - The unex
pired portion OF the sentence sus
pending from duty Capt. william
Swift, who was in command Of the
battleship Connecticut when it went
aground on Culebra Island, was 10
mitted.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Crushed Under Failing Tres.

Brldgeton, n. IA tree which Ed
ward Willis of Roadstown was chop
ping down in a swamp fell over him
crushing several ribs, breaking his
shoulder blade and causing other in
juries.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Woman Burns to Death.

Lexington-Miss Mary Garyin, aged
rs, an eccentric old woman who had
lived alone in a cottage on the farm
of Arch Williams, neal this city, for
the past ten years, was burned to
death.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Fair EXCHANGE a Robbery.

st. Louisa burglar who robbed the
home of Gilbert Leezy, 1862 Missouri
avenue, took most of Mr.. Leezy's Jew
elry, but left behind in exchange a
gold signet ring with the letter "B'
raised in black. Among the articles
taken was a signet ring lettered &C."
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Stores and Postoffce Burn.

Grl:fen, Ind.-Fire destroyed eve
or eight business buildings here, in.
GLIDING the postoffce. Loss 500, 900.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Kind EorqetfuIness.

As years 90 on 1t is kinder after all
to let birthday dates slip into oblivion.
To a woman-as her age depends upon
her looks-any reminder Of the speed
with which time is flying Is q gratu.
itous insult.--London Throne.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-31
Whose Carrier Pigeon Is This?

Chaffee-A carrier pigeon was
killed here bearing a band on its leg
With the inscription "T y 33lS7." A
ar inspector found the bird and tool
70 band from Its leg. 1t is not
wn now far the pigeon had flown.