War News Briefs From Fronts Across Europe and Washington
Allied forces push near Lens as Canadians seize Hill 70 and Russians report gains in Western Moldavia and Slanic region. British and German clashes east of Givenchy-les la-Bassee. Pope Benedict peace notes prompt cautious Allied response. Camp Albert L. Mills to train Rainbow Division at Mineola while draft plans outline staged mobilization.
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Hill
Lens
Moldavia
Russian War Office
Slanic
Grozechti
Fokshani
Flanders
Givenchy-les la-Bassee
Washington
Pope Benedict
Rainbow Division
France
Mineola
Long Island
N. Y
Albert L. Mills
General Mills
Militia
Prairie Oil and Gas Sets New Mid-Continent Price Record
Market notes report Prairie Oil and Gas posting 1.90 per barrel for Mid-Continent crude the highest price paid by common purchasers. Gypsy Cosden and Sinclair respond with a twenty cent advance as other firms react.
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Tulsa
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Gypsy
Cosden
Sinclair
Kansas City Car Strike Ends After Near Unanimous Vote
Conductor and motorman unions accept peace terms proposed by Mayor Edwards and Feick. Streetcar service resumes at 4 35 am. Injunction and receivership actions dismissed. Future disputes to be settled by arbitration. Strike deemed a victory for the men.
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Kansas City
Edwards
Business Men’s Committee
F. L. Feick
United States Department of Labor
Labor Temple
Feick
Government to curb I W W activities in war effort
Washington August 17 The Department of Justice announced it will act swiftly against Industrial Workers of the World whose actions threaten essential war production. Investigators are in California New Mexico Arizona Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana monitoring I W W leaders. District attorneys are told to file prosecutions against strike leaders under wartime powers.
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Washington
Department of Justice
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
Congress
Urged to Fix Coal Prices by Midwestern Councils
Representatives from thirteen Middle West states at a Chicago conference urged immediate federal action to fix a reasonable coal price and regulate railroad fuel distribution to ease the national crisis. A telegram with the resolutions was sent to President Wilson, and the group planned a follow up in Chicago next Thursday to report mine production costs.
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Chicago
Councils of Defense
Middle West States
Wilson
No Cotton Reaching Austria, Ambassador Denies Reports
The Italian ambassador in Washington on August 17 authorized an emphatic denial of reports that large quantities of American cotton are entering Austria via Italian borders. The statement dismisses claims of significant cross border cotton shipments.
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Austria
Washington
New York Backs Hoover Plan to Halt Sugar Speculation
Acting on Herbert C. Hoover's suggestion, New York food officials press measures to stop sugar speculation. The move follows concerns about price manipulation and supply stability during wartime.
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New York
Herbert C. Hoover
New York Coffee
State ends summer food and drug inspection in Kansas City
The campaign began July 1 under Dr. E. L. Barnhouse with Deputies Marrs Spencer Moody examining grocers and restaurants. Over 250 correction orders issued, 100 sent to retailers. Milk inspections aligned with the city health board improving purity. Ice cream from an emulsion of cream shipped from Kansas was halted after undercover checks.
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Kansas City
E. L. Barnhouse
R. E. L. Marrs
Carthage
C. M. Spencer
Lees Summit
Mel. P. Moody
Warrensburg
Moody
City Board of Health
Marrs
Kansas
Inspector Moody
Els
City Health Board
Striking Kansas City crowds escort strikebreakers to trains
In Kansas City the street railways strike breakers were escorted by thousands to Union Station after an all afternoon siege at the old car barn. Two groups of 400 were boarded onto trains bound for New York and Chicago, shielded by police and spectators, as trains waited to depart.
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Kansas City
Carmen
New York
Union Station
The
Street Railways Company
Tenth Street
Euclide Avenue
Finks
Ninth Street
Brighton Avenue
Terminal Company
Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Independence
Euclid
Electrician Fatally Struck At New Columbia Hotel
Bryant W. Sanders an electrician was killed instantly at Columbia when a wire he was holding at the Daniel Boone Tavern contacted a switchboard in the boiler room of the new hotel.
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Bryant W. Sanders
Columbia
Daniel Boone Tavern
Retired Railroad Man Michael Christman Dies After Attack
Michael Christman a 78 year old retired railroad man died in a St. Joseph hospital from injuries after a night time assault by a gang of hoodlums. His skull was crushed with a club. He is survived by his widow and several grown children. Police arrested engineer Harry Calllcotte who admits striking Christman stating the victim was abusive and threatened him.
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Michael Christman
St. Joseph
Christman
Harry Callicotte
Miss Ruby Conover Elected to Ottawa University Chair
Miss Ruby Conover of Carrollton has been elected to the chair of English and botany at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan.
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Ruby Conover
Carrollton
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kan
Pilot Grove Red Cross Chapter Organized Recently
The Pilot Grove chapter of the American Red Cross was organized recently, forming a local unit to support relief efforts and community aid. Local residents and volunteers will coordinate blood drives, fundraisers, and disaster response training through the newly established chapter.
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Red Cross
Pilot Grove
American Red Cross
New Teachers at Missouri Christian College
Mrs Grace Medbury Darsie of Des Moines Iowa was named head of the music department at Missouri Christian College Camden. Miss Mary Colpitts will head the mathematics department.
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Missouri Christian
Grace Medbury-Darsie
Des Moines
Missouri Christian College
Camden
Mary Colpitts
Attorney General McAllister Denounces Coal Price Gouging
In Paris Missouri Attorney General McAllister calls coal price fixes by the Peabody committee extortionate and says private consumers bear the brunt of the robbery. He cites organized groups, rail contracts at $1.50 a ton, and claims production costs are far lower than mine prices. He vows a thorough Missouri investigation to curb the outrage.
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Paris
McAllister
Peabody Committee
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Missouri
Chicago
Big Corn Crop Along Border Reports Record Year Ahead
The border region expects a large corn harvest after late rains ended a 50 day drought. Planting conditions favor an enlarged acreage from Bates to Vernon counties. Officials and old settlers compare the 1917 crop to 1875, noting ample moisture and rising prices likely bring regional prosperity. Small grain sales have covered land costs.
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Marais de Cygne
Bates County
Little Osage
Vernon County
Bonds Approved for Excelsior Springs Bridges
Improvement bonds totaling 12300 dollars were approved by a four to one margin in Excelsior Springs. The funds will finance two city bridges to complete the circular drive and finish the Siloam Springs pagoda project.
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Excelsior Springs
Siloam Springs
Captain Waller to Teach at Fort Snelling Coast Artillery
Captain Carl Waller of the regular army arrived at Fulton after ten years in Hawaii and the Philippines and will teach at the new officers training camp at Fort Snelling Minnesota in coast artillery defense.
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United States Army
Tyree R. Rivers
Fort Riley
Fort Snelling
Carl Waller
Regular Army
Fulton
Hawaii
Philippines
Minn
Missouri coal trade probe finds Sherman Act violation
Attorney General McAllister of Missouri says evidence of a clear violation of the Sherman Antitrust Law was obtained during the St. Louis investigation into the Missouri coal trade.
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McAllister
Missouri
St. Louis
St. Joseph Politician John H. Roth Dead at 66
John H. Roth a longtime St. Joseph political figure has died at age 66. A native of Switzerland he was active in local politics for many years.
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St. Joseph
John H. Roth
Switzerland
Ex-Marshal Cites Self-Harm Attempt in Hannibal
Thomas F. Cave former city marshal of Hannibal attempted death by his own action by shooting himself. His condition is listed as dangerous and he is hospitalized for treatment.
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Thomas F. Cave
Hannibal
Indict 113 Missouri Rioters in Flat River Riots
San Francois county grand jury returns indictments against 113 men linked to anti foreign riots at Flat River. prosecutors aim to pursue charges for disturbance and unlawful assembly as the case unfolds in Missouri courts.
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Belleville, Ill
East St. Louis
Missouri
Grand Jury
San Francois County
Flat River
Confederate Veteran R E B Caldwell Dies at 81
R E B Caldwell aged 81 dies at the Confederate Home in Higginsville. He served in Company B of the Fifth Missouri Infantry.
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R. E B. Caldwell
Higginsville
Fifth Missouri Infantry
Levee Contract Let for 1700 Acres at Wainwright on Missouri River
The levee project to protect 1700 acres at Wainwright on the Missouri River has been awarded to Charles Thompson of Omaha Nebraska. The contract price runs about 20000 dollars. Capt L C Legere aged 80 Civil War veteran dies at Versailles after long illness. he served in the county legislature in 1909 and 1911 and is survived by his widow.
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Missouri Levee
Wainwright
Missouri River
Charles Thompson
Omaha
Neb
L C. Legere
Versailles
Tiger in the messroom and the missing tiger
In Raymond Blathwayt's reminiscence he recalls joining a traveling menagerie in the West. A tiger helped itself to jam and bacon in the messroom while the keeper searched for another tiger, overheard by Blathwayt who later heard the proprietor ask his son about washing dishes. The boy replies the tiger licked them clean.
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Raymond Blathwayt
Jack
Children and Untruths in Mothers' Magazine
Edwin 8 argues imagination outweighs intellect in children and fiction feels real. The cure for lies is educating the mind to separate fact from fancy, not suppressing imagination. Imagination drives growth and should be guided toward rational channels.
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Edwin
Puller
The
Mothers’ Magazine
Thinking Man Doubts What He Knows He Does Not Know
A reflective aphorism contrasts confidence with epistemic humility, claiming that true thought confronts unknowns rather than assuming certainty. The saying highlights caution in belief and the value of ongoing inquiry.
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