Missouri crop outlook shows hay gain and fall plowing rise
The July crop report notes hay is the only crop improving while plowing for fall wheat speeds up with more tractors. Wheat yield is down from last year with 66 936 200 bushels indicated. corn condition and bean and vegetable yields are listed with varied percentages. Drought relief, rain, and fiber crop conditions are mixed across counties.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
E. A. Logan
Jewell Mayes
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
State Board of Agriculture
Livingston
Boone
Randolph
Breuth
Mississippi
Dunklin
Webster to Vote on Bonds Again
Marshfield reports another vote on a Webster county road bond issue. A $225000 bonds proposal failed by 57 votes on July 15. Bond advocates plan to petition the county court to call an election in September.
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Webster
Marshfield
Webster County
Es Aes
Large Bates County Ranch Sale Tops Region Land Deals
Grand River Ranch on the Grand River in Bates County sold by W. W. Parrish to Geo. & App for 55000 dollars or 12250 per acre. The property is described as well improved and one of the largest land deals in the county.
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Butler
Bates County
Grand River
W. W. Parrish
Geo. &. App
Artillery Unit Sent to State University Campus
State university opens September 1 with a fortified artillery unit stationed on campus. Jefferson City reports new laws enacted after the legislative regular session including revisions. A riot inciter case in EB St Louis in June is referenced with Leroy M. among those involved.
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Jefferson City
Ex Fulton Sheriff James J. Barnes Dies at Atlanta Home
Capt James J Barnes longtime Fulton County official died at his Atlanta residence per telegram to Walter H Nobl of St Louis He was a prominent Southern Missouri Northern Arkansas political figure and former Fulton County sheriff He is survived by several children including William H Barnes of St Louis
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Fulton
James J. Barnes
Atlanta
Walter H. Nobl
St. Louis
Capt. Barnes
Missouri
Arkansas
Fulton County
William H. Barnes
Vandalia Moves to Build Municipal Power Plant
Vandalia plans a municipal electrical plant after dissatisfaction with Mexico Power Company's rates following its recent purchase of the Vandalia plant. Current power would be supplied by Walsh Fire Brick Company, which operates a modern facility.
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New City
Vandalia
Mexico Power Company
Walsh Fire Brick Company
Flower Show to Highlight Kansas City Gardeners’ Assns
Flower display will feature delphinium to marigolds and asters at the third Fall Flower Show of the Flower Gardeners Association of Kansas City in conjunction with the first show of the Kansas City Gardeners Association on Sept. 27. Petition drive seeks higher Missouri tax rates. Sam D. Hodgdon urges county superintendents to circulate proconstitution amendments.
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Kansas City
Flower Gardeners’ Association of
Pershing to Visit Italian Front After Belgium Tour
General John J. Pershing plans to depart for Rome after visiting Belgium with King Albert to inspect Italian battlefields and assess Austrian offensives. The American relief administration begins feeding 0,000 Budapest children as part of a central Europe aid program announced in Paris.
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John J. Pershing
Belgium
Albert
Rome
American Relief Administration
Budapest
Europe
Paris
Hungary
International labor conference called by President Wilson in Washington
The peace treaty provisions call the international labor conference to meet in Washington on October 29 with delegates invited from all nations of the organization and possible members. Palmer seeks cooperation from state food admins to curb rising living costs and crack down on profiteering. The article notes various wartime efforts, labor disputes, and international developments, including Carnegie’s death and other global incidents.
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International Labor Conference
Wilson
Washington
International Labor Organization
Tulsa Police Strike Demands Pay Rise and 8-Hour Day
Twenty Tulsa police officers struck at 7 30 p m demanding higher pay and an eight hour day. They will not resume patrols until their demands are granted. President Wilson wrote to Chairman Lodge of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Senate
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Foreign Relations Committee
Tulsa Police Department
Wilson
Lodge
The
Senate Foreign Relations
Prosecute All Food Profiteers Highlighted by Palmer
Attorney General Palmer announced the first federal conviction for profiteering a Binghamton New York groceryman fined five hundred dollars for selling sugar at fifteen cents a pound. He seeks ten million dollars to fund sleuths and anti trust actions and orders disclosure of hoarded foods in storage to spur price declines.
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Congress
H.C. L
Secretary of the Treasury
Chief Flynn
Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Palmer
Federal Bureau
Not eager for trade with Germany as cargoes resume
Washington reports American traders show little enthusiasm in resuming commerce with Germany. Government shipping will carry American cargoes from Atlantic ports to Germany. Since July 14, only twelve vessels have been allocated from Atlantic gulf ports. The policy allows general cargoes and cotton but restricts imports from Germany of certain goods. potash may now be imported without individual licenses.
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Washington
Germany
Atlantic Seaboard
Department of State
United States
Atlantic Gulf
Robber Attempts Death by Self as Bank Hold Up Fails
A holdup man at the Munsey Trust Company on Pennsylvania Avenue fired a shot at a clerk and then shot himself in the jaw after demanding 150000 dollars. He was wounded, taken to a hospital, and two money orders from Defiance, Ohio were found on him. The teller pretended to count bills before dropping behind the counter.
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Washington
Munsey Trust Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Polish Jews Seek U.S. Refuge Amid War Drift
Reports from Copenhagen indicate about forty thousand Polish Jews face danger and consider emigration to America as they flee from advancing hostilities during the war.
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America
Copenhagen
Warsaw
If You Need a Medicine You Should Have the Best
Promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cures all for kidney liver and bladder issues claiming it meets nearly every wish of customers and urges sending a dime for a sample from Wimes Co Binghamton NY with small and medium bottle availability through drug stores.
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Or Wimes & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Human riddles span those you know including yourself
A human riddle refers to any man or woman you happen to know including yourself.
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