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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
6
Grand jurors warned of pervasive violence near streets and public spots. They urge investigation into gang activity and juvenile gambling while considering boosting patrols. Also tasked with probing cigarette liquor sales to minors and anti trust law violations.
Missouri horticulturist Professor J C Whitten reports record breaking fruit prospects despite drought last year. Cool springs and steady weather favor apples peaches and pears with April shaping up well. Jackson County plans Good Roads Days with or without governor support. Smallpox quarantine hits Carthage jail in Jasper County as inmates exposed. Ralph Marshall the Rankin heir dies from a gunshot wound in Tarkio.
A regional conference on better roads drew leaders from the National Old Trails Association, Pikes Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, Missouri and Arkansas highway groups, state agriculture and highway officials, and road associations. Attendees included J. M. Lowe, Frank A. Davis, C. F. Adams, Frank Wy Buffum, Roy F. Britton, W. A. Alsdorf, Charles W. Fear, G. J. Hinshaw, and B. W. Shannon among others.
Supreme court decision clears the way for a model highway linking Kansas City to Excelsior Springs via Liberty. The Kansas City Liberty and Birmingham Boulevard Road District formed in May 1912 has issued bonds totaling 70 000 dollars to build a macadam road surfaced with oil and churt from Liberty to North Kansas City about nine miles.
Aylor, a Webb City mine owner, lost fifty nine sheep on his southeast Webb City farm to wolves. Ten were found dead in the fold near the barn, others in a nearby barn, with only fifteen dying in the woods at dawn. The farmhouse residents remained undisturbed during the night. A wolf roundup recently killed several more in the region.
The summary covers federal reserve currency steps, Panama Canal toll publicity, and a Supreme Court suit over patents. It notes Navy liquor prohibition, Uinta land cases, Mexico US trade activity, and Kansas city elections. Also reported are riots, purity congress plans, and weathered city losses and public notices.
A fragmentary note written last fall and unsigned warns against accepting any gift from Laban or Margolis. Brown delivered the note to Governor Glynn who consulted his legal circle to consider letting Brown testify under oath before a Supreme Court judge to seek reprieve or a new trial for a condemned man.
Local temperance groups urge a delegate convention in Chicago to plan a city campaign for a wet and dry vote at next spring’s election. They aim to start immediately and run through election day, delaying the saloon issue until a later aldermanic race.
Wilson resents criticism from papers during the tolls campaign. The president indicates plans to strike back in courts over alleged subsidized newspaper activity supporting opposition. He signals legal action as part of a broader political clash.
In St. Louis Mrs Ette Cook, a divorcee, entered the Meyer Strauss clothing firm and fired twice with a revolver at Carl Strauss, president of the firm, amid a chaotic incident reported from the city.
A scrambled text fragment references a Chilean ambassadorial posting tied to Washington and the State Department. It mentions an embassy, a bill and a Dowager, with unclear names and duties.
Fragmentary text notes a vast count of births since the beginning of time and invokes the reader to consider the birth of Christ as a focal point in world history. The passage emphasizes scale and origin without producing a clear event or date.
A 1912 reader from 400 South Hermitage Ave describes a severe inner arm rash that caused itching sleepless nights. After a year of remedies, using Cuticura Soap and Ointment brought quick relief and full recovery within three months.
A quotation on a man who holds a serious public role calling for a sense of humor. It notes that the grave dignity of office increases the need to recognize humor instantly to avoid mistakes.
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