Life of Judge Lucas in early Missouri history
Floyd C. Shoemaker chronicles John Baptiste Charles Lucas, a French-born jurist who shaped early Missouri. From his 1805 move to St. Louis and roles as judge and land commissioner, to fortitude amid threats, duel deaths, and family tragedies, the narrative links Lucas with Jeffersonian politics, land claims, and the territory’s transition to statehood.
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Judge Lucas
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
West
John Baptiste Charles Lucas
St. Louis
Territory
Lucas
Pont-Audemer
Normandy
France
Honfleur
Paris
University of
Caen
Anne Sebin
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
Court of Common Pleas
Jefferson
State of
Frederick Bates
Bates
Charles
Thomas Hart Benton
Seventh and Market Streets
James H. Lucas
Anne Lucas Hunt
Agnes Pluff’s Short Story Sparks Local Debate
A reader laments Agnes Pluff finishing a three month story, arguing she could have bought a magazine filled with tales for a dime. The remark labels her effort foolish and reflects fringe opinions in a small town letter column.
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Agnes Pluff
Ben
NRA Sign Rules and Emblem Use Clarified
Regulations require proper conformance to prevent NRA emblem misuse. Manufacturers may supply emblems with a sticker, employers must file a signed President's Agreement, and reproductions allowed in ads with proper proof. The NRA will provide drawings to authorized makers and guide on other uses.
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NRA
Love
Diary of Slats and Poultry Letter Echo Rural Life
A muddled diary fragment details daily misadventures with Mrs. Bent and social duties, plus a long letter from W F Priebe to poultry raisers about codes, marketing, and boosting demand. It notes school changes, a traveling aunt, a tramp’s visit, and remarks on tobacco illness. The Poultry Institute urges retail distributors to cut profit and lift consumption while producers should maintain quality.
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Ant Emmy
Cole Selor
Noose
United States
Wensday
Scotts
Washington
Institute of American Poultry Industries
W. F. Priebe
Missouri Park Roads Link Bigelow To Big Lake National Park
A Missouri State Highway survey outlines a new park connecting road from Bigelow four miles west to Big Lake State Park in Holt County along Highway 111. Big Lake, spanning about 700 acres, is the state’s largest natural lake, supporting fishing and waterfowl hunting for Missouri and neighboring Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. The project is part of emergency relief road work statewide.
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Big Lake
State Highway Department
Bigelow
Big Lake State Park
Holt County
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Game & Fish News
Roy Sissom
Ray, Carroll
Clay Counties
Department
Sunshine Lake
Richmond
U. S. Highway No. 50
California
Missouri Game & Fish Department
Jack Salnon
Big Niangua
Niangua Bridge
Camdenton
Little Niangua
Callaway County
Logan Wills
Thieves Take Oranges From Lindsay Orchard
Heavy smoke screen concealment used as thieves steal a truckload of oranges from John Hamiston's Lindsay California orchard. Elmore Lewis of Allendale South Carolina reels in a three foot alligator a big catfish and a small perch on a single line with one bait. Mrs Dorothy N Lowe of Hanford California gains an interlocutory decree of divorce from Baxter N Lowe after her third suit. While I Francis of Mills California is away thieves steal his windmill and tower.
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John Hamiston
Lindsay
Cal
Oo Elmore Lewis
Allendale
S. C
Dorothy N. Lowe
Hanford
Baxter N. Lowe
I. Francis
Mills Cal
Browning Beats Linnets Before A Large Home Crowd
Browning defeated Linnet on their home diamond with a 10 to 1 score as crowds topped a paid attendance of 350 and over 400 witnessed the test. Blackman brothers to the fore with 15 strikeouts allowed on six hits for Browning while Hills yielded 13 hits and nine strikeouts for Linnus. Atkins, McDandel and Bogart led Browning with three hits apiece in a decisive battering.
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Browning
Linnet
Linnets
Blackman Brothers
Blackman
Hills
Linneus
Atkins
Johnson
Linneus Abrh
Colliver
R. McArtor
Curwick
T. McArtor
McDandel
Bogart
Anderson
Scott
Rf . Hills
Browning Atkins
Dickinson
Darr
K. Blackman
C Johnson
J. Moore
C. Blackman
P Thurlo
R. Moore
McClanahan & Harvey
Browning Juniors Rally to Defeat Linnaeus 12 to 3
Browning Juniors beat Linnaeus 12 to 3 on Friday behind strong hitting led by Johnson Carr George and Bagely. George pitched and Browning tallied five runs in the first inning and added two in the sixth while Linnaeus managed a single run in the second third and fifth.
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Department
F. E. Goodwin
Lake of the Ozarks
George E. Morris
Lake Ozark
Browning
George
Bagely
Linneus
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Missouri College of Agriculture
C. A. Helm
Department of Field Crops
Missouri Game and Fish News
Chesapeake Fish Hatchery
Chesapeake
Republc
Mount Vernon
Lawrence County
Ozarks
Bennett Springs Park
Lebanon
W. J. McIntyre
Bennett Springs
Cliff
Neosho
Breisch Farm
Windsor
U.S. Foresters
University of Missouri
Ozark
National Forest Reserve Commission
Lenox Crockett
Corder
Edgar Felgate
Higginsville
Jeffersonian
Guy Brown
Rev Crockett
Higginsville City
Martha E. J
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Kan
Donald Reamer
Chicago
Crete
Will Devall
Williamsburg
Dale Hortin
John E. Hester
Angeles
Crud
Erie
W. Halstead
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