News From Seven Days Across Lands And Seas
Two French aviators attacked a German train from Mafbach to Villingen, damaged the line, dropped bombs on Muelheim and Neuberg, while Austrians gain ground along the Pruth in Servia and threaten Kamenitz Podolsky. German subs sink two British ships near the Isle of Wight. the U-31 crew apologizes. Great battles loom at Ustok Pass. German subs destroyed as air raids hit Hoboken yards. President Wilson hosts Russian envoy Bakhmeteff as talks about a commercial treaty resume influence.
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Mafbach
Villingen
Black Forest
Muelheim
Neuberg
Pruth
Servia
Dneister
Kamenitz Podolsky
Hoboken
Antwerp
War Office
Lord Nelson
Dardanelles
Athens
London
Washington
Wilson
White House
George Bakhmeteff
Russia
Republicans Win in St Louis Defeat For Democrats in City Race
In St Louis a full Republican aldermanic slate led by A H Frederick won a large plurality amid low turnout. Democratic candidates including Francis M Curlee lost while the new charter centralized municipal power. Early results showed Frederick ahead by about 25 000 votes as precincts reported late.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
A. H. Frederick
Francis M. Curlee
National House of Representatives
Frederick
Curlee
Wheat above the average despite late spring conditions
State board reports spring sowing in Missouri opening late with cold cloudy March weather. Wheat condition stands at 88.8 percent of normal, below last year and ten year April averages, with Hessian fly and late seeding cited. Oats sowing at 38 percent, corn planted none, 82 percent of corn land plowed, soil generally good, seed scarcity noted.
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State Board of Agriculture
Missouri
Free Movies Draw Busy Saturday in Richmond
The Farris Theater in Richmond hosted free matinee movies on a recent Saturday drawing crowds from Ray county. Hitch racks filled with teams and streets crowded with cars as shoppers from out of town visited the county seat. Local merchants praised the turnout, with window cards in 28 establishments inviting tickets and all three local newspapers advertising the event.
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Farris
Richmond
Ray
Baby Born Aboard Missouri Pacific Bound for St Louis
A stork race on a Missouri Pacific passenger train from New Haven to St Louis ends with a baby born between Valley Park and Kirkwood. Mrs. George Hill, carrying her 2 year old son and fruit, boarded the train but fell ill. Dr. G E Scratchfield from Farmington ordered speed and assisted as the birth occurred during the journey. Passengers donated clothing and mother and child were reported well upon arrival in St Louis.
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Missouri Pacific
New Haven
George Hill
G. E. Scratchfield
Farmington
Richmond Voters Approve $70,000 School Bond Issue
Richmond citizens in the school district voted for a $70,000 bond issue to finance a central high school building and two ward schools. The city Democratic ticket won the election without opposition.
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Richmond
Lamonte Wife Attacker Declared Insane
Joseph C. Sprinkle who attempted to kill his wife in Lamonte has been judged insane and sent to the Nevada asylum. Mrs. Sprinkle is expected to recover.
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Lamonte
Joseph C. Sprinkle
Nevada Asylum
Plattsburg Approves High School Bond Issue
Plattsburg voters pass a measure to issue 30000 dollars in bonds for a city high school by a 359 to 27 tally. The decision reflects strong local support for expanding educational facilities with municipal funding.
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Plattsburg
Missouri Horse Sale Highlights Ten Year Event
The tenth annual Missouri Special Sales Company horse sale in Mexico saw over two hundred horses sold. Pres Ley W. Ray of Bowling Green Kentucky privately purchased the notable show mare Lee Chief from E D Moore of Columbia for 2500 dollars.
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Missouri
Missouri Special Sales Company
Mexico
Presley W. Ray
Bowling Green
E. D. Moore
Columbia
Lee Chief
Gardner Cleared of Manslaughter Charge in Cassville
Robert A. Gardner of Monett was cleared of manslaughter in Barry County Circuit Court Cassville related to the death of umbrella mender Callahan. Gardner, a Monett night policeman, had arrested Callahan for drunken disorderly conduct. Callahan died in the city jail soon after.
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Robert A. Gardner
Monett
Barry County
Cassville
Callahan
Gardner
Robber Sentenced to Life in Murder Case at St Joseph
George Jackson aged 23 received a life term from a criminal court jury in St Joseph for the murder of A K Godsey a saloon keeper. His two brothers face trial on the same charge.
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Donn M. Roberts
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Hillsdale
N. Y
George Jackson
St. Joseph
A. K. Godsey
Hendricks Elected President of Warrensburg Normal
E L Hendricks who has chaired history at Warrensburg Normal for six years is elected president of the institution. He succeeds William J Sing who has been president for years.
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Hendricks
Two Drownings Reported Near Nodaway Station
Two sisters Mrs Samuel aged 16 and Ida Trob aged 12 drowned in the Nodaway river in Andrew County five miles from Nodaway station while attempting to recover a duck they had shot. Mrs Samuel's body was recovered.
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Samuel
Ida Trob
Nodeway
Andrew County
Nodaway Station
Pellagra Death in Springfield Reported
Mrs. Lala McCarty aged 28 died in Springfield from pellagra. It is the first known case of the disease in the city.
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Springfield
Mra
Lala McCarty
Unmarried man dies by his own hand near Richards
Ira Foltz aged 32 committed suicide by hanging at his home four miles north of Richards. He had been of unsound mind for some time and was to be taken to the state hospital for the insane.
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Ira Foltz
Richards
Foltz
State Hospital For
Ardmore Miner Union Leader Die From Wounds
William Henry of Ardmore Macon county died from gunshot wounds suffered at a miners meeting on March 2 in Ardmore. James Davidson vice president of the local miners union is held in custody in connection with the shooting and Henry's death at a hospital in Moberly.
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William Henry
Ardmore
Macon County
James Davidson
Miners’ Union
Moberly
Davidson
Pioneer A. A. Moore Dies at 84 in Keytesville
A. A. Moore, 84, died in Keytesville after a long illness. A lifelong resident of the county except for Civil War service under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, he spent about a year after the war away from home.
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Keytesville
A. A. Moore
Sterling Price
Liver In Liberty Eighty Years
Mrs. Susan C. Garth a pioneer resident of Liberty and widow of Capt. William G Garth died in Liberty She was born there May 31 1835 and that place has always been her home
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Liberty
Susan C. Garth
William G. Garth
Fair Fruit Prospects in White River Country
Farmers and fruit raisers in the White River country express optimism for a big crop year. Cool weather has delayed blossoms but is considered favorable for fruit buds. Plowing has progressed in the Ozark hills, though fields remain too wet in places from winter rains.
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White River Country
Ozark Hills
Former Mexico Mayor Dead
El Dock Graham former mayor died at Mexico of paralysis. He was general manager and treasurer of the Lafayette Telephone Company in Lexington and installed Mexico's first telephone system in 1893.
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Mexico
el Dock Graham
Lafayette Telephone Company
Lexington
Pick Library Site in Excelsior Selected for Carnegie Gift
A site in Excelsior titled Pick is chosen for a Carnegie library project. The Carnegie library committee offers ten thousand dollars to aid erection, with the city to maintain the library and its property.
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Pick Library
Excelsior
Car Og Gg Tn
Carnegie Library 4
Clinton Invites a Railroad to the Clinton Club
The Clinton Commercial Club invites a Springfield Railroad Company to establish offices within Clinton. The move signals ongoing interest in regional transportation development and potential economic benefits for the area.
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Clinton
Clinton Commercial Club
Austria and Allies in Big Front Battle Report
London reports heavy fighting across the Uzsok and Laboreza regions as Austrian German forces contest Russian advances. The article notes persistent battles in the Carpathians and Western front with heavy losses, amid rumors Austria seeks a separate peace with Russia.
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Teuton
Uzsok Pass
Vosges
London
Rome
Austria
Russia
Germany
Carpathians
Italy
Laboreza
Dukla
Lupkow
Rostock
Bukowina
Galicia
Poland
Meuse
Moselle
Railroads Seek 10,000 Unskilled Laborers Nationwide
Chicago reports employment agents from Chicago to Denver have been asked to supply 10,000 unskilled railroad laborers. The Burlington plans 2,000 hires by May 1 and Union Pacific 4,000 by June 1. Rock Island Missouri Pacific and Northwestern seek the remaining 4,000 to handle heavy tourist traffic and upgrade tracks and sidings.
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Chicago
Denver
Burlington
Union Pacific
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Northwestern
May Show The Fight Films Evading Law Probe
Washington officials remained unsure how to respond if the Willard Johnson fight films were shown within a standard movie program. Rights owners planned to condense the most intense sounds into a love plot and pass it off as a regular photo drama, aiming to avoid classification as fight pictures.
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Washington
Justice Department
Willard-Johnson
Lightning Strikes Stock Yards in Kansas City
Lightning struck the northeast corner of the Live Stock Exchange in the West Bottoms. The strike blew out a few bricks and scattered birds nests, causing only slight damage to the lath and plaster building.
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Kansas City
Live Stock Exchange
West Bottoms
Warsaw Expose 80 000 Jews Driven from Warsaw
April reports from Petrograd state about 80,000 Jews have been driven from Warsaw by Russian forces. The dispatch documents the mass displacement amid ongoing wartime upheaval.
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Warsaw
Petrograd
War tax on Canadian lands denied by officials
The article rebutts rumors that a war tax on Western Canadian uncultivated lands will force Dakota farmers to return to the United States. It cites official denials and explains Saskatchewan and Alberta taxes on non resident land, urging cooperation to cultivate vacant lands for regional benefit. A closing quip notes a girl rereading a love letter.
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Canada
United States
British Northwest
Two
Dakotas
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
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Ustok
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Thomas Nast
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Chihuahua
W. B. Cox
Williamson, W. Va
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San Juan
Porto Rico
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Paterson
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Coyocan
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Oe B. Davis
New York
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Alaska
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F. Hopkinson Smith
Baltimore
Jess Willard
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture
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Monmouth Park
New Jersey
Monmouth Park Race Track
Colorado Springs
Carnegie Steel Company of
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Montclair, N. Y
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Passaic River
Illinois
Prospect Point
Niagara Falls
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North Sea
Emmeline Pankhurst
Women’s Social Political Union
Great Britain
France
the Hague
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Brabant
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Belgium
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Sun Yat Ben
Yuan Shi Kai
Socialist Women of
Reichstag
Canary Islands
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