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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
2
A compact world brief list items including Gaetano Viviano to be deported from St. Louis to Italy as a member of the Black Hand society. Rail bonds planned at $1,000,000 and city plant sales in Missouri. Fires, accidents, and political notes across several states. shows raids, trials, and local elections with varied losses and milestones.
The investigation of the federal prison at Leavenworth is to be started in the house on Friday. A newspaper attack on the mayor of Rock Island caused a riot and several persons were injured. The Illinois river is at flood stage for most of its length and serious overflows are expected. In New Madrid county Mississippi is pouring into low lands and at some points is 40 miles wide. The Odd Fellows will hold their grand lodge session in St. Louis because of crippled hotel facilities at Excelsior Springs. The seed corn situation in Kansas is critical with 50 percent unfit to plant. Two young men armed tried to hold up a train at St. Joseph but were captured. Eleven injured when an interurban car plunged into the Wabash and Erie canal near Peru. All construction work stopped on the Kansas City Mexico & Orient railway in Texas. Clergymen barred from meetings of the Associated Civic clubs in Spokane.
Reports note a duel planned between deputies in Rome amid a violent quarrel in the chamber. Rebels in Honduras suffer a crushing defeat at El Horno, Turco Italian war efforts persist, and an abortive assassination attempt targets Wong Hing in Shanghai. Other items include political resignations, naval buildups, and notable deaths from John Arbuckle to local tragedies.
An old advertisement claims Cuticura remedies cured four years of eczema for Miss Etta Narber of Spring Lake Michigan after three days use. The notice also promotes Garfield Tea as nature’s remedy and PAZO OINTMENT for piles with a six to fourteen day guarantee. The piece closes with a fashionably brisk joke about a leap year proposal.
Antiseptic powder for tired tender feet shake into shoes. Relieves smarting aching swollen feet and makes feet easy. 25 cents. Allen 8 Olmsted Le Ren N.
Gossip notes Polly-Miss Yellowleaf seeks rest but Dolly-Well jokes she endures frightful insomnia in a corny quip from a women’s magazine.
Uncle Ezra and Uncle Eben discuss Eph Hosking’s fortune from New York. Eph writes $100 checks and lights cigars with them, signaling a fast, possibly reckless spending spree that worries the family about lasting wealth.
A London Tit-Bits item recounts a comic tale of a man who travels so much for work that he telegraphs his firm for his address. He jokes he forgot he was married after a long absence and almost elopes with a stranger before learning the woman is his wife.
A Georgia woman writes that indigestion and heart palpitations left her enfeebled until cereals helped by Postum and Grape-Nuts. She credits these products with restoring her stomach, heart, and mental clarity, and endorses them as the reason for her recovery.
Sixty Shawnee suffragettes threatened a test case to force opening the registration books for the city election next Tuesday. They pledged to oppose Mayor Martin and two re electing city council members unless voters could choose in school board races. After council threats, officers agreed to allow registration requests in a unanimous vote.
Attorneys for the Industrial Workers of the World claim police allowed vigilantes to remove 16 prisoners from the city jail at night. The letter to the police chief says the men were driven to the city limits, beaten, and ordered to return. Police deny the charge.
A gas leak caused by a detached hose on a hot plate led to an explosion and fire in Mrs. Ida Ogden’s residence in Iola Kansas. The blast severely burned Mrs. Ogden and her young daughter Gladys as the home was reduced to ashes.
Justice Tom Doyle rules Oklahoma anti trust law sound and orders trial for several prominent cotton men in the Southwest. Convictions could bring fines up to 8 million dollars and prison terms in addition.
John C. Stowers prominent building contractor of Fort Smith Ark was arrested on an information filed by prosecuting attorney Paul E. Little on the charge of murdering Sanford Lewis the colored man lynched by a mob here recently Officers say Stowers was one of the leaders of the mob.
Arkansas Valley Interurban company of Wichita orders equipment worth 40000 dollars to be delivered within 90 days. The six cars include three passenger cars two trailers and a work car for construction work planned to begin soon.
Hazel Orr a 10 year old Kanwaka district pupil crawled half frozen ground to reach school for perfect attendance this week. She has walked two miles through snow all winter despite harsh conditions.
Claude Swanson Allen emerged from the Blue Ridge laurel thicket in Hillsville Virginia surrendering to a posse after nearly two weeks on the run. He carried two six shooters and said he had not slept in a bed and was hungry. The capture renews hope for the remaining fugitives Sidna Allen Friel Allen and Wesley Edwards.
In San Francisco twelve women jurors in a justice court ruled that a suit need not meet full price if it does not fit perfectly. Attorney F. W. Von Schrader Jr will not owe $69 balance to a tailoring firm.
Theodore Roosevelt spoke to Chicago in a record crowd at the Auditorium. The hall was packed and 15,000 people stood outside as the biggest political mass meeting in the city drew attendees.
Gov. Aldrich told Alliance Mayor F. W. Harris to resign instead of facing an investigation into official records tied to the Sackett matter. The guidance comes amid scrutiny of government records and potential legal review.
The death of William Alexander Grand Duke of Luxembourg passes the throne to his daughter Marie born in Luxembourg City on June 14 1894. As ruler she faces looming international challenges and Luxembourg's long history as a pawn in European power struggles.
In Barelas New Mexico a church sits at the center of a legend. During the Mexican War wealthy families hid valuables within its walls and locals say a large wooden chest still holds the treasure. Armed searches reportedly occurred years ago to seize the hoard.
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