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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
2
A digest of political clashes over the Brownsville affair and race, fiscal and naval appropriations, antitrust debate, and paper trust actions. Mentioned are Senator Warner, Senator Norah, Speaker Cannon, Roosevelt, and legislative measures shaping currency, Indian and military funding, court cases, exports, and notable trials. Also notes on disasters, crime, and church resignations.
Missouri notes highlight Neosho as the Confederate Capitol of Missouri with Gov. Jackson convening a 49 member rebel session on October 21, 1861. Reports mention secession acts, missing House Journal, and wartime Illinois and Alabama connections, alongside fruit crop optimism and local tributes.
Missouri University reports about 55 foreign students across all departments, 27 at Rolla School of Mines and the rest at Columbia. Nations represented include Mexico with 19, Argentina Republic 4, Japan 4, India 3, England 4, Germany 8, Chile 2, Peru 2, Russia 2, China 2, plus single representatives from New Zealand Philippines Africa Germany Poland Russian Poland and Australia.
Dr Rudolph M. Anderson, Blees Military academy chair of physiology, has left for New York to join the American Museum of Natural History staff. He will head an expedition to locate an unknown Eskimo tribe on a small Arctic island for a two year voyage.
The supreme court permanently enjoined the Lumber Dealers association from acts to stifle competition in building materials sales. Secretary Bird Critchfeld barred from organization business. The suit, initiated by former Attorney General Norris Brown and prosecuted by Attorney General Thompson, alleges price fixing and conspiracy to penalize unauthorized dealers.
Washington senator Piles proposed increasing new battleships from two to four as the senate neared end of naval appropriation discussions. Debate slowed progress with postponement to Thursday. An amendment approved $7,000,000 to begin construction on the two battleships already authorized by the bill.
Ottawa jury found Frank Schneck guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife at Contrapolis on February 2, 1907. Two children were killed at the same time, but Schneck faced only the wife's murder charge. He showed no emotion upon the verdict after a brief deliberation.
A planned bankers meeting along the Kansas Oklahoma border targets raising the reward to as high as 10000 for the Tyro and Chautauqua bank robbers. Governors of Kansas and Oklahoma will be asked to assist in the pursuit.
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