Polish Request for 200000 Uniforms Stirs Postwar Talk
The Polish legation asks to purchase 200000 army uniforms and shoes from the war department. Premier Lloyd George and Miller at Boulogne reaffirm support for a peace conference with the Russian soviet and the Polish issue unresolved. A note from Tchitcherin to the allies and the U.S. cautions over alleged Polish crimes. The Turkish National Congress denounces the peace terms and vows military opposition. Greek forces push toward Kirk Killisseh and Adrianople as Bolshevik defeats in diplomacy are noted.
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Poland
War Department
Lloyd ‘George
Millerand
Boulogne
Germany
George ‘Tchitcherin
United States
Thrace
Eski-Baba
Constantinople
Kirk-Kilisseh
Kirk- Killisseh
Adrianople
London
Paris
Missouri River Ferry Tragedy Ends With Rescues
A Rocheport Missouri ferry accident sends an automobile into 12 feet of water. Mrs Cannaday and her five month old baby are rescued after divers retrieve them from beneath the car. Sarah Yarnell, Dr Cannaday's secretary, is also saved. The party planned a trip to Illinois but returned to Sedalia. None seriously hurt.
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Boonville
Rochefort
Missouri River
J.5.cannaday
Sedalia
Sarah Yarnell
Cannaday
Cooper County
Overton
Boone County
Rocheport
Illinois
Dr. Cannaday
State Fair Floral Company
State notes on judgments and local figures in Missouri
Judgment for 108388.88 against John E. Franklin of St. Louis affirmed by Missouri supreme court in favor of Harry C. Morrow of White Hall. Kenneth H. Parker a 21 year old Harvard chemistry instructor from Liberty Mo drowned in Spy Pond Arlington. Fr Krochter former pastor of a Wentzville Catholic church sues for 1615 salary and school money advanced. Kansas City seeks an 11 million state funds bill. Pauline Meglitsch shot Julius Honas in Chicago then killed herself and was brought to St Louis for burial. State aid to counties to spend 60000 on roads in counties with no road bonds. 1793 miles of state roads financed with 22 million by counties and road districts to date.
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John E. Franklin
St. Louis
Harry C. Morrow
Whitehall, II
Missouri Supreme Court
Kenneth H. Parker
Harvard
Liberty
Spy Pond
Arlington
Pauline Meglitsch
Julius Honas
Chicago
Jefferson City
State Highway Board
Cairo move for local teacher to American University
Earl Moser of Independence Missouri departs to Cairo Egypt to teach English at the American University. He is among four Ameri can college graduates joining the new university as instructors, the sole American higher learning institution in Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Independence
Earl Moser
American University
Dexter Baptist Church Cornerstone Laid
The cornerstone of Dexter Missouri's new Baptist Church has been laid and construction work will proceed quickly. Dr. C. L. Wood of Kansas City delivered the principal address, serving as director of state mission work for the Baptist Church.
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Dexter
C. L. Wood
Kansas City
Baptist Church
Quarrel Over One Dollar Ends in Death Near Hollister
In Hollister Missouri area, Ernest White age 29 is killed by Jack Head age 30 over a disputed $1 debt. Both are farmers, with White recently employed by Mead. The quarrel began when White claimed he was underpaid by a dollar.
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Springfield
Ernest White
Hollister
Jack Head
White
Mead
Divorced in Twenty Minutes in Kansas City
A Kansas City court granted Mrs. Neva McCauley a divorce just twenty minutes after her petition was filed in circuit court with Judge G. C. A. Burney presiding. The rapid decree marks a record for obtaining a divorce in the area.
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Kansas City
GC. A. Burney
Circuit
Neva McCauley
Boy Dies of Tetanus in Missouri Prison District
Jefferson City Missouri reports the death of Porter G Stewart age 90 son of Ben Stewart deputy warden at the penitentiary from tetanus after an injury on July 4 caused by a toy pistol.
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Jefferson City
Porter G. Stewart
Ben Stewart
The
Penitentiary
Secretary rejects Farmer-Labor name on Missouri ballot
Secretary of State Sullivan ruled the Farmer-Labor party cannot appear on the state ballot without using its official name. The decision frames how the party can file to run in Missouri elections.
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Jefferson City
Sullivan
Farmer-Labor Party
Farmer’s Arm Shot Off In Missouri Dispute
In Zalma near Cape Girardeau farmer John Johnson is critically wounded after a shooting dispute over cattle damage to crops. Neighbor Ed Jordan is jailed awaiting the outcome, and Johnson’s wife intervened to prevent a second shot. The incident occurred about 25 miles south of Cape Girardeau. In Kirksville a separate note recalls an encounter with a man describing an octagonal barrel pump shotgun during a western drive. Jefferson City reports Attorney General McAllister clashing with Higgs over enforcing the bone-dry law. state prosecutors’ duties and a 1919 prohibition act hung on referendum and election timing.
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Cape Girardeau
John Johnson
Zalma
Here
Jordan
Johnson
Jefferson City
McAllister
Vance C. Higgs
St. Louis
United States
Missouri
Lebanon Pays Tribute to Harold Bell Wright Divorce
Sadness fills Lebanon as national readers learn Harold Bell Wright and his wife, once Lebanon residents and Wright the author of That Printer of Udells and Shepherd of the Hills, were the principals in a recent divorce. Wright previously served as a local pastor and lived simply with Mrs Wright in his Lebanon days.
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Lebanon
Harold Bell Wright
Udells
Shepherd of the Hills
Wright
Oil company formed to develop Dexter county resources
Representatives of farmers and business men met in Dexter Missouri to form an oil company to develop local resources. The group arranged to lease 10 000 acres of land nearby for exploration and extraction.
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Dexter
Chillicothe Furniture Company Incorporation Filed in Missouri
Articles of incorporation for the Chillicothe Furniture Company with $100 000 capital stock have been filed with County Recorder W L Cox. The factory plans full operation with 150 workers. Alton Baptists Call Mission Secretary Maples to Pastorate Pending Acceptance.
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American’ Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Gary
Ind
Chillicothe
Chillicothe Furniture Company
W. L. Cox
Alton
L. H. Maples
Springfield
Baptist
Alton Baptist Church
Garrett Quits Race as Missouri Governor Candidate
Jefferson City Missouri Democratic candidate Ruby D Garrett of Kansas City has officially withdrawn his nomination for governor. Lebanon Missouri burial service for James W Appling 79 brought to Springfield to his old home for burial.
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Garrett
Jefferson City
Ruby D. Garrett
Kansas City
Secretary of State
Lebanon
James W. Appling
A. Levitt
Springfield
Mother Jones to Speak in Kirksville Labor Day
Labor Day celebration in Kirksville Missouri will feature a speech by the prominent labor leader Mother Jones on September 6. She has consented to deliver the address at the event.
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Mother Jones
Kirksville
Mother” Jones
Zinc Deposit Found on J D Ellison Farm Pottersville Mo
High zinc ore discovery reported on the Ellison farm at Pottersville in West Plains county. Mining excitement grows as assay crews examine the ore body on the property of J D Ellison.
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West Plains
J. D. Ellison
Pottersville
Wheat on Rhinehart ranch to net forty thousand
Wheat on the Rhinehart ranch near Kirksville Missouri will net about $40,000. One thousand acres are in wheat and the threshed output has been sold to W. E. Lindard, a grain dealer at Sublette, for $2.53 per bushel.
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Kirksville
Rhinehart Ranch
W. E. Lindard
Sublette
University of Missouri Seeks Bids for New Economics Building
Missouri University advertises for bids on a new economics building in Columbia. Project estimated at 75 000 dollars.
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M. A. Columbia
University of Missouri
Lome Economics
Villa Returns to Private Life With Concessions
Francisco Villa agrees to surrender to the De La Huerta government in exchange for a year of army pay for about 1 800 men and land to farm in Torreon. He will retire to private citizenship while his band is mustered out and relocated under guard. Extradition questions loom if the U. S. seeks action for past Columbus 1916 killings.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Francisco Villa
Peon
Mexico
Torreon
de la Huerta
Sabinas
Eugenio Martinez
Villa
Martinez
Washington
United States
Columbus
N. M
Break in Prices of Food Hits Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report lower prices for staples with potatoes down four to five dollars per hundred and sugar easing from scarce levels to affordable bulk and retail rates. Vegetables remain abundant and quality is high as prices fall toward prewar norms.
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Chicago
Railroad deficit grows under government rail pact
Washington officials warn the government will soon owe railroads about 480 million dollars to cover deficits for March through August. Director Parmelee of the Bureau of Railway Economics calls the estimate conservative and says it may exceed 500 million dollars. He presented his reasoning in a brief calculation.
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Washington
Parmelee
Bureau of Railway Economics
I C C Suspends Export Preferential Rates Policy
The interstate commerce commission suspended until January 1, 1921 the section of the merchant marine act that allows railroads to grant preferential rates to exports carried in American vessels.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Blimp Mail Line Proposal Seeks Parcel Run
The post office department now has before it a proposal to carry parcel post from New York to San Francisco by blimps. The plan aims to speed up long distance mail service using airships as an innovative transport method.
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Washington
Post Office Department
New York
San Francisco
Singing to the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Officer
A caller jokes about singing a song to a Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals officer. The officer, at home, replies he will have to remove the cat first. The exchange shows a light moment amid a formal setting.
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Society For Prevention ‘of
Hot Weather Stomach Remedy Ad Ends Weakness
An advertisement urged readers to take one Eaton ic tablet before meals and after eating during hot weather. It claimed Eatonic neutralizes excess acids and gases in the stomach and bowels, improving appetite and curing the feverish thirsty feeling. Eatonie is described as candy like and safe for stomach troubles caused by overeating and cold drinks.
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Chicago
Eatonic
Eatonie
Adv
No Cents Banking Commentary Sparks Gentle Banter
Mrs. Torkins compliments Charlie for his banking knowledge expressed in a light exchange. The scene highlights curiosity about money and currency explained by a knowledgeable figure in a domestic setting.
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Charlie
Mrs. Torkins
Bayer Aspirin Adverts Highlight Trusted Pain Relief
An old Bayer advertisement touts genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe and prescribed for over twenty years. It urges customers to buy an unbroken Bayer package with directions for headache toothache earache neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain with 12 tablet tins and larger packages available from druggists.
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Bayer
Lemon Juice Remedies for Skin and Stains
Lemon juice is described as whitening skin and removing stains from hands. It is said to ease pain from insect bites. A mixture of lemon juice and salt is claimed to remove rust ink and fruit stains from white goods.
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Siegel
Northwest
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Downers Grove
Wyoming
Montana
Ideho
Supreme Court
Constitutional League of America
America
Sublet
Kemeter
Wyo
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Woman Suffrage Asociation
Tennessee
American Farm Bureau Federation
Beaumont, Tex
C. W. Goddard
Mose C. Courtney
Muskogee
Okla
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Oklahoma
Charles S. Gleed
Kansas City Journal
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Topeka
Park Springs
Bentonville
Ark
Camp Pike
Little Rock
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Bordeaux
Navy Department
Galatz
Constanza
Luzon
Tarlac River
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Sinn Fein
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Father
Fr.Krechter
Wentzvile
Farmer
John R. Kirk
Teachers’ College
Dr. Kirk
Salt Lake City
Evanston
New
Government of
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Doan
W. J. Coons
W. Main St
Malden
Foster - Milburn ‘Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Fletcher
Castoria
Bellans Indigestion
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