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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
7
A Missouri snapshot highlights strawberry shipments worth over 1.48 million dollars in 1908, strong Elberta peach progress, and Missouri grower wealth. Reports cover rural news from Fenton to Kirksville, St Joseph to Springfield, with obituaries, a snake incident, a rural carrier substitute, tobacco and livestock notes, and local court actions.
An inquiry into the Platte City lynching of George Johnson, who killed John W. Moore on June 20, is led by Frank Blair, Missouri assistant attorney general. A special grand jury, convened by Judge A D Barnes, faced a strict court charge on the case. Missouri stands as a sole state allowing a sale of a yearling mule for 250 dollars, while a Boston to San Francisco lecturer waned appreciation in Ludlow after a ten cent reception. A $93,000 federal building rises in Cape Girardeau and may be ready for Taft’s October dedication.
Jefferson City notes report a new Missouri law licensing all employment agencies, setting a $50 annual fee in large cities and $25 in smaller towns, plus a $500 bond and strict compliance. The labor commissioner oversees enforcement with the St. Louis, Kansas City, and St. Joseph offices.
A fragment from the Cleveland Leader features playful banter about familial relations and a farmer commenting on his son Josh. The clipping includes ad language for Red Cross Ball Blue and a quip about halo ideals for sick women, reflecting lighthearted, ad-laden newspaper fare.
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