Postponed State Highway Board Meeting and Appointments
Jefferson City reports the state highway commission meeting was delayed until December as Governor weighs McKibben successor candidates Maj Roy Britton and Cecil Thomas face rival pressures. In election results, nine constitutional amendments were all defeated with margins from 75 427 to 289 446.
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State Highway Commission
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Cecil W. Thomas
Jefferson City Country Club
Roy F. Britton
St. Louis
John Malang
Joplin
McKibben
Maj. Britton
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Barry
Butler
Clay
Green
Jasper
Linn
Marion
Pemiscott
Pettis
Pike
Platte
Scott
Revision committees formed for coming legislature session
Jefferson City J H McCord and visiting committee organize groups. Senator R S McClintock Monroe City elected chairman with E F Warren Grundy county as secretary to revise session acts since 1909. Committee to visit state institutions before January 1 and report recommendations.
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Jefferson City
J. H. McCord
R. 8. McClintock
Monroe City
E. F.warren
Grundy County
C. M. Buford
Ellington
Mississippi county wheat records rise in 1918 output
Farmers report 1 073 174 bushels threshed in 1918 up from 443 819 in 1917, an increase of 629 355 bushels. Acreage remains nearly the same as this year.
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Charleston
Mississippi County
Food Administration
Missouri Banks Seventh in War Purchases Figures
Tabulations from the director of purchase and storage in Washington show Illinois leading with 94.83 million dollars of supplies to the government from July 26, 1918, to Oct. 26, totaling 481.80 million and 19.17 percent. Missouri ranks seventh with about 16.16 thousand dollars, as states list Illinois Massachusetts New York Ohio Pennsylvania and Michigan among top buyers. Governor Gardner urges observance of the war savings pledge redemption period starting Dec 7 with pledge redemption meetings in schools to urge full payment of outstanding war savings stamps.
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Washington
Illinois
Massachusetts
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Michigan
District ‘of Columbia
Eelendmaalian
Fuethspurthaes
Gov. Gardner
Missouri teachers push renewal of new constitution plan
State Teachers Association members at St Louis resolve to revive a campaign for a new Missouri constitution. A committee led by William H Black of Missouri Valley College Marshall will pick a representative and a senator to push a bill when the legislature reconvenes January 8. The effort gains civic league support as reconstruction looms and the group seeks broad backing from commercial and civic organizations before the session.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Senate
William H. Black
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
Civic League of
Mayor Cowgill invites Missouri cities to constitutional convention talks
Kansas City Mayor James Cowgill has addressed a letter to mayors of all Missouri cities with populations over 15 000 inviting them to a December 9 conference in Kansas City. The meeting will discuss steps toward a constitutional convention for Missouri and review proposed legislation affecting city public utilities.
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Kansas City
James Cowgill
Missouri
McCord Presents Liberty Bonds to Draft Office Staff
Col J H McCord executive officer for Missouri in the draft law lol present each of the twenty young men and women in his office with a $50 Liberty Bond to recognize cooperation and overtime work. He notes no other state has followed this example.
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McCord
Jefferson City
Col
J. H. McCord
Missouri
Lutesville Man Seeks Chief Clerk Post in General Assembly
Lutesville Henry M. Smith, current candidate for chief clerk of the house in the Fiftieth General Assembly, previously served as a Forty-fifth Assembly member and salaries and fees committee chairman. He introduced ten bills, five enacted, and held a Washington post during Senator Warner’s term. He was circuit clerk for eight years under Judge J. D. Fox.
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Lutesville
Henry M. Smith
House of Representatives
United States
Warner
Washinton
J. D. Fox
May Probe Highway Squabble Will Be Investigated
The legislature is set to probe the quarrel in the state highway department that led to the resignation of A. C. McKibben from the board and J. P. Davis from the post of assistant engineer. Dexter leads a drive to erect a Stoddard county memorial for fallen and returned soldiers.
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A. C. McKibben
J. P. Davis
Charleston
Stoddard County
Dexter
Winter Battles Freeze Dvina Front As Bolsheviks Retreat
Winter grips northern Russia frontier with rivers icebound and Bolshevik gunboats forced back to avoid freezing. Allies press on with reports of surrendering U boats, American signals and ambulance units crossing into Rhenish Prussia, and Ukrainian leadership changes amid postwar diplomacy.
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Signal Corps
Rhenish
Prussia
Entente to Demand Kaiser Surrender as German Falls Deepens
London reports Entente Allies will demand Holland surrender the former German emperor to justice. Berlin Soldiers and Workmen's Council claims a counterrevolution is under way as generals issue proclamations and seek to dissolve the council. Herr Barth warns of army commands and the potential arrest of General Eberhard. Kaiser loyalists remain active with generals backing his cause according to Dutch observer reports.
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Daily Mail
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Governor commutes Mooney death sentence to life in prison
Governor William D. Stephens of California commuted Thomas J. Mooney’s death sentence for the Preparedness Day bombing to life imprisonment. He cited parallels with Warren K. Billings and Wilson's request, saying the extreme penalty should not be carried out and accepting responsibility for the decision.
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Cal
William D. Stephens
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Stephens
Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Folsom
Wilson
Germans Seek U S Asylum To Escape Reparation Taxes
Washington reports that Junker Germans plan to emigrate to America after peace to dodge heavy reparation taxes. Officials consider tightening immigration laws. Since May 1915 about 24 000 Germans admitted as intending residents. over two thousand admitted after U S entry. 1 289 admitted July 1917 to January 1918.
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America
Lusitania
United States
Marshall to Stay at Post
Vice President Marshall cancelled today his speaking tour through the West and to the Pacific, which would have kept him away from Washington until after the holidays.
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Marshall
Post
Washington
West
Pacific
Demands of British Labor Warn Coalition in Manifesto
In London on November 29 the British Labor party issued an election manifesto urging the coalition government to oppose democracies and push for policy changes. The document presents a stance on governance and international relations as the party seeks support.
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Peru
Chile
London
Labor Party
Mixup over the phone ends with a pun in Indianapolis
In a Marion county firm a clerk named Shaw and a stenographer named Smart caused a telephone misunderstanding. The purchasing agent’s wife asked for her husband. the clerk said he was out, and the wife quipped you’re smart. The stenographer replied Yes that’s my name.
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Shaw
Smart
Miss Smart
Pshaw
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted for Blood Purification
An old advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local treatment and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood purifier. The copy describes the product as a tonic with ingredients from Cheney & Co of Toledo and asserts it treats mucous membrane conditions systemically.
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Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
An Easy Matter Jumping Chat Gag
An American and an Irishman boast of feats. The American claims a man ran thirty miles and jumped a five barred gate. The Irishman quips that the runner’s approach explains the jump.
Money Minded Commission Talks Spark Interest
A fragmentary exchange hints at a commission being discussed with interest in Boston. The brief garbled text leaves the participants and exact subject unclear while signaling a decision or inquiry in progress.
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Boston Transcript
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