Missouri Roads Politics Delayed Special Session
Governor Hyde in Kansas City said no special session will be called to tackle road funding unless enough lawmakers commit in writing to boost automobile license taxes. He argued the St Louis to Kansas City cross-state road is the main driver behind calls for action, with a proposed 30 million dollar bond plan and uneven allocations for other primary and secondary roads.
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Arthur M. Hyde
Kansas City
Missouri
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Red
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Tri-State
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St. Louis
Moberly
Wabash
State Highway Commission
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Joplin
Joplin News- Herald
Springfield Republican
New Madrid
Sanwel Hill
State Enitentiary
Trenton
Souvenir Hunters Reach For Wedding Chrysanthemums
A Boston Transcript item notes an odd craze for keepsakes as wedding souvenir collectors flocked to a New York ceremony. Women slipped into the church after the vows to nab chrysanthemums, sparing the bride’s bouquet and the groom’s hat, while pondering if a flower under a pillow could summon a millionaire husband. The piece contrasts this with hero worship for the man who shook hands with the man who shook hands with Sullivan, calling the flowers’ odor after fading a troublesome sign.
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Pickwick Club
New York
Sullivan
Soston Transcript
Hindu Gamblers Day in India Lights and Wagers
The article describes Devalithe Day of Light in India a one day window when gambling is allowed. Devotees honor Rama coronation by lighting lamps. Lamp displays vary by wealth and traders decorate bazaars with oil lamps to attract Lakshmi wealth.
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Ram
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New War Use for Star Shells Signals Coast Prohibition
Federal prohibition agents will deploy star shells along the coast to detect rum runners. Adrian Chamberlain of New Jersey notes the bursting lights disrupt liquor boats and cars ashore, driving them to seek shadows as the operation continues to daylight the Jersey shore.
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No Man's Land
Adrian Chamberlain
New Jersey
Jersey
Omen Forecasts Bloodshed Over Lake Morat Waters
The reddening of Lake Morat near Neuchatel due to a rare bloom of aquatic plants is linked to legends of bloodshed in Europe. Historical echoes cite 1476 Burgundian defeat by Swiss forces and the 1914 incident preceding World War I, reinforcing the warning that blood will come if the lake runs red.
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Morat
Neuchatel
Europe
Charles the Bold
Lake Morat
A Sure Sign of Married Men at Glasgow Warehouse
A commercial traveler bet the warehouse manager he could name all the married men. He watched as workers returned from dinner and correctly labeled most as married. The trick: the married men wipe their feet on the mat, the single men do not.
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Glasgow
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