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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1921
Page
8
Briand to meet Lloyd George in Hythe as France and Britain discuss German reparations with Italy and Belgium invited. Japan tightens conscription and expands universal training to overseas territories while disputes with France Norway and the US over reparations and mandates surge.
Missouri Governor Hyde proposes public hearings to address rent profiteering and consider housing legislation similar to New York laws upheld by the U S Supreme Court. He plans to discuss with Lt Gov Lloyd and party leaders ahead of a May special session, targeting excessive rents in St Louis and across Missouri.
Jefferson City reports that threats from groups claiming to speak for the Missouri Federation of Commercial Clubs urge ballot referendums if highway bills fail. Gov Hyde forbids funding from organizations or individuals, saying the state should pay lawmakers and that money in such causes could backfire. Proponents push allocating $60 million of state highway bonds by county, opposing state jurisdiction.
Kirksville Missouri reports an investigation into a fire that destroyed Orval Dooley’s home near Coatsville. Charred bones found in the ruins allegedly match a 65 year old black woman used for laboratory purposes. Dooley has not been seen since the blaze and insurance policies totaling about 75 000 dollars are involved. George W Ford of Coatsville has been appointed receiver for Dooley estate.
Maxwell Hoblitzell telegraphed Miss Glen Bailie promising to cover all defense costs after her arrest as an accessory in the Alfred Seigfried murder. The half brother says the offer comes after learning of her predicament as she faces possible trial this week. The state may seek a continuance as she is needed as a witness.
In Jefferson City Missouri the Public Service Commission refused to act as a board of arbitration in a wage dispute involving the United Railways of St. Louis receiver and groups such as machinists electrical workers carters carpenters bridge workers and printers. The arbitration plea was filed December 13 by an employee and the commission ruled its duties in public utilities are not mandatory.
St Louis reports the 1921 Journalism Week at the University of Missouri runs May 23 to 27 with lectures plays and moving pictures on newspaper work. Prominent editors and writers join the program as the Missouri Writers Guild and Missouri Press Association meet.
Cape Girardeau Mo with ninety graduates from various departments the Southeast Missouri Teachers College closes the winter term. The baccalaureate sermon was given by Right Rev FY Johnson of St Louis bishop coadjutor of Missouri. Spring term begins April 25 and second term May 23 with summer term in June. Further graduates expected to push yearly total above one hundred.
Jefferson City reports show local business groups and tax officials pressing the State Board of Equalization to strike off 197 467 200 from St. Louis real estate assessments. The citywide rise totals 1 977 153 384, with nearby counties protesting their figures. Lawyers for the Chamber of Commerce and Real Estate Exchange weigh next steps, including possible Supreme Court review if the request fails.
In Frederick Maryland a jury acquitted Charles Henry Dorsey a Black man of criminal assault on Miss Dessie Tweedale of Baltimore. The crowd in the circuit court room attacked him with an inkwell striking the court clerk. A judge protected Dorsey and he was later moved to jail under heavy guard.
Contractors are being sought for two road projects in Branson Special Road District and Hollister Kirby Special Road District. The Branson project is estimated at 12,792 dollars and the Hollister Kirby project at 14,986 dollars.
The body of Rev Dr William H Marquess former Westminster College president who died suddenly in Yonkers New York as he was about to begin an address will likely be brought to Mexico Missouri for burial.
Joplin report confirms Picher Oklahoma resident P B Smith died and several others are seriously ill after drinking a concoction believed by county coroner P K Hurlburt to contain wood alcohol.
Two Clifton Missouri youths trying to ride a Wabash freight were swept to a flood creek when the locomotive derailed. Authorities investigate the accident and victims are identified in early reports.
The Senate approved the Colombia treaty by 69 to 19, despite opposition from 15 Republicans and 4 Democrats. The pact would require the United States to pay Colombia 25 million dollars, with the Poindexter amendment to cut indemnity to 15 million defeated. President Harding urged ratification. Lodge backed the policy.
London reports Allied leaders prepare two week schedule of conferences to press Germany into peace terms. Sir Philip Sassoon hosts a Hythe gathering as Briand plans to persuade Italy and Britain to back military action if compliance falters. France considers new conscription while the supreme council weighs drastic steps or further talks.
Louis Loucheur, minister for liberated regions, urged using German labor for coal production in Northern France mines. He cited 140 destroyed shafts and 2800 km of tunnels ruined. Full restoration anticipated to take ten years.
A church in Montreal named the Church of the Nativity was destroyed by fire of unknown origin. The loss is estimated at $800,000. The structure was a replica of Florence Cathedral and featured a spire rising about 100 feet.
Lloyds register of shipping notes a roughly 1 million ton decrease in world shipbuilding for the three months to March 31. The report was issued recently and reflects a slowdown across all countries.
A Welsh cottage tale recalls Lucy Williams who prepares a Christmas dinner for herlost sailor husband Davy each year for forty years. Since his ship vanished and letters stopped, she sets his untouched plate and keeps faith that he will return.
Brainy Peter unveils a cartoonish patent device described as an iron hand and arm holding a rubber slipper. The machine punishes children by volts for various offenses, from crying to stealing, with ten volts as a maximum for rough mischief, prompting humorous reflections on parental punishment.
In a late night incident, Jones crawls upstairs at 3 am to enter a bedroom. Mrs. Jones calls for George, who hides under the bed. After repeated calls, George emerges sheepishly saying he was dreaming of motoring.
A prolonged drought in Switzerland has drained lake waters uncovering Stone Age lacustrine dwellings. Archaeologists and volunteers excavate piles once inhabited until about the first century AD, under Dr Keller, the leading Swiss expert.
A fully equipped textile mill operates within a New York City public school building, marking a new phase in the industrial art movement as local museums and trade bodies collaborate to promote hands on industry in schooling.
Dialog from a vintage page shows two students chatting over the phone about activities. Central interjects about breaking in and washing underwear as a judge comments. The exchange captures casual student chatter and a mock courtroom tone.
The judge quips about a boilermaker’s daughter as Jim notes she fixates on them then bolts for the door in a sharp courtroom exchange. The exchange highlights tension and wit in a tense moment.
A syndicate from the United States of Colombia has delivered a large emerald weighing 360 carats to this country. The gem measures two and five eighths inches in length.
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