State education bill imposes sweeping school age mandate
The bill approved by the governor requires all children ages six to fourteen to attend public schools. It carries fines or imprisonment for neglect and sets penalties for violations, with enforcement details for towns and cities over ten thousand residents. A separate write up from the Republic references John Gable Jr. and local figures.
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Satory Education
Last Sunouis Republic
John Gable
John
Wre
Non- Republic
Milan
Woman kills herself amid jealousy in Covington street tragedy
Mrs Charity of Charles Riddle drunk carbolic acid at Hogan Street and died after a hurried note declared she wished to die. She had warned that she planned to take her own life while their nine year old asked about the act. Circumstances show the act as an intentional suicide.
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Charity
Charles Riddle
Hogan Street
Jetter
Elf
Riddle
Central Office Directory Offers Cheap Phone Books
The notice promotes directory books from the Central Office RecoRD, listing phones, rules, and useful telephony information. Books are sold at cost and ensure secure access. provides core details for obtaining a copy at convenience.
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Ofpek-Record Office
Record of a French-bred horse with weights and owner
AFT HORSE EIGHT 2100 LBS listed under PENT NO 48493 ported from France in Dlack. Describes a large flat animal with good individual qualities. Mentions the season of 1905 and a distance of 13 miles northwest of an unspecified point. HN Burwart is named as the owner with a $10 insurance offer.
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France
Browning Public Schools End Eight Month Term
The Browning Public Schools close Friday April 28 after eight months under Prof. L. E. Ryals. One graduate Miss Bessie Venable will receive a diploma at the Opera House. A spelling contest for the B. D. Bolling gold medal is set for Thursday in the Opera House. The high school and grammar department gold medal contests are canceled due to insufficient contestants.
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Browning Public Schools
L. E. Ryals
Opera House
Bessie Venable
B. D. Bolling
Maude Fields
J. W. Oxley
Hoboes For A Day At Missouri State University
Missouri State University students on Hobo Day dress as genuine hoboes and ride a train to the station. Thousands gather as King Happy Hooligan reviews the crowd and faculty and townspeople provide cakes and sandwiches, while an address on “The Art of Hitting the Back Door” is delivered.
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Columbia
Justi
Missouri State University
Missouri University
Washington
Happy Hooligai
John
Browning City Ordinances Target Drinking and Gambling
The city enforces Ordinance 34 penalizing intoxication in public and private spaces with a misdemeanor conviction and fines from one to twenty five dollars. Ordinance 35 prohibits setting up gaming devices or allowing games of chance within corporate limits, punishable by up to thirty days in jail or a fine up to one hundred dollars.
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Browning
Calaboose
Laredo's Weary Willies Stir Local Debate on Vagrants
The Laredo Tri bune denounces traveling tramps as a growing nuisance and urges roundup and work. It notes Weary Willie fraternities flock to Laredo, using the city for meals and shelter, attracting more vagrants seeking free handouts. A proposed plan suggests chaining dogs at doors and restricting food to curb the so called regeneration of the road’s gentlemen.
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Laredo
Willie
Saratoga
Play Ball and a Call for Recreation in Christianity
A rallying piece urges local towns to embrace baseball and physical culture on Sundays. It argues recreation strengthens body and spirit, reduces vice, and can blend Christianity with sport without compromising sacred days.
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Ecclesiastics
Lightning Kills Eight Head Of Cattle At Livingston
Aband John Haynes reports eight two year old steers killed Sunday night when a bolt struck beneath an oak, killing the cattle. The incident adds to a list of local weather oddities and property losses in Livingston county.
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John Haynes
Livingston County
Two Lives United in Me Home Marriage
Last Tuesday Ray Morrie and Mae Christy wed at the bride’s parents’ home with immediate family present. Elder Howard Underwood officiated as the couple plans to live with Ray’s father John Morris and run the business while the elder Morris tours the south and west. Ray Morrie is noted as a promising local businessman and Mae Christy as a popular young woman.
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Ray Morrie
Mae Christy
J.B. Christy
Howard Underwood
John Morris
Ray Morrs
Citizens International Bank
Milan
Curfew Bell Brings Nighttime Rules to Town
Last Monday night the curfew bell rang at curfew time to require all children under sixteen to be home with parents. Town officers praise the move as a curb on mischief and late night activity. If enforced, it may deter youths from roaming and causing trouble, with onlookers warning of consequences once the bell stops chiming.
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Jalsory
HN Burwart
Linneus
C. W. Smith
Wilksbarre
Ed” Butler
St. Louis
Moore
Court of Criminal Correction
Charles F. Kelley
Gov. Folk
Virginia
Kansas City
Chicago Zoo
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