Paris approves naval budget and Briand pivots Washington stance
The French Chamber of Deputies passes provisional naval spending totaling 844 million francs for three light cruisers six destroyers twelve torpedo boats twelve submarines and one aircraft carrier. Premier Briand gains time by postponing Washington report as armament and Pacific conference unfold amid global tensions.
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Senate
Briand
Washington
Germany
Associated’ Press
France
Great Britain
Paris
Chicago Stockyards riot turns deadly amid strike clashes
A violent outbreak in the Chicago stockyards district leaves one dead and numerous injured as crowds gather at yard entrances. Police report many wounded, with officers dispersing mobs and preparing for further clashes.
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Chicago
Charles Fitzmorris
Yards
Coast Storm Toll Rises With Lost Vessels
Eighteen lives are confirmed dead after a fierce northwest storm off Newfoundland. Coast towns report at least forty million dollars in property damage as vessels vanish. The schooner Passport sinks with nine aboard near Bay Verde. Jean and Mary goes down after parting from tug D. P. Ingraham near Penguin Island. seven seamen perish. The Civil War gunboat tug wrecks on the island but crew survives.
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St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
Bay Verde
Jean
Mary
D. P. Ingraham
Penguin Island
Army Unification Move Ties Regulars to Reserves
Secretary Weeks orders chiefs of regular service branches to take personal responsibility for officers assigned to reserve units as well as regular forces. The change strengthens unified administration and oversight of all national defense components.
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Washington
Regular Army
Weeks
Regular Service
Guards Patrol South Saint Paul Plant District
Minnesota national guard units from five companies deployed to the South St. Paul packing plant area to patrol as picketing by striking workers escalates into clashes.
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South St. Paul
St. Paul
Minnesota National Guard
Northern Whig warns against defense buildup and tariff clash
In Belfast the Northern Whig condemns a large defense force as a threat to internal peace in Ireland and protests against a tariff arrangement.
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Belfast
Ireland
Northern Whig
What Use Is Knowledge Asks Stefansson About Destiny
Vilhjalmur Stefansson argues knowledge gains value over time through hidden purposes and unforeseen applications. He cites Arctic explorations and ocean current studies as examples of how discoveries yield benefits far beyond initial aims.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Arctic
North
Columbus
Portland Oregonian
Stefansgon
Prince of Monaco
Stefansson
Petrified Forest of Sardinia Reported by Italian Officials
Dr Venerosi and Royal foresters report a petrified forest at Martis in Sardinia Anglon site submerged by volcanic action. Water’s minerals preserved trunks foliage and even fruit for millions of years as photographs and specimens from Rome reveal.
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Venerosi
Martis
Sardinia
Cay. Benetti
Corps of
Royal Foresters
Anglon
Rome
It Beats the Devil How They Lie
A Franklin man running for office visited a newspaper office daily during the campaign. He boasted that everyone supported him, only to be decisively defeated the next day. When asked after the election how things stood, he tersely said the voters lie.
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Franklin
Bill
Indianapolis News
Kipling on War and Justice in France
Rudyard Kipling argues that while replacing the dead on battlefields costs little beyond birth pain, the material works and soul of a nation suffer irreparable loss. He warns that denying justice will breed evils, and questions what future fears will arise for a land raising children amid such souvenirs.
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Kipling
Shakespeare
Rudyard Kipling
France
Choice of Celebrities in Literature Debate
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip questions public interest in literature and sports fame. It notes the home run king and a great novelist in proximity during a rush to glimpse the Bambino, illustrating crowd enthusiasm.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
New Commission Studies Road Plans in Missouri
Jefferson City Mo Sessions of the State Highway Commission will continue for several days. Governor Hyde has called in six division engineers and Chief Engineer Graham to review old highway board plans and analyze results. The division engineers include M J Hanick A C Lingley M Rudder H D Griffith H P Moberly and M S Murray. Murray Carlton and Charles D Matthews and S S Connett arrived from St Louis Sikeston and St Joseph. The old highway board may stay intact until details are mastered. Austin secretary of the old board and Graham likely remain in some capacity.
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Jefferson City
State Highway Commission
Old Highway Board
Hyde
Graham
M. J. Hanick
Macon
A. C. Lingley
M. Rudder
St. Joseph
H. D. Griffith
de Soto
H. P. Moberly
Postmaster Shot to Death in Texas County
Carl Mitchell 35 was jailed in Houston Missouri charged with killing Pat King a postmaster at Edansville Texas County. King ordered farmers from his store but they refused and a disturbance followed Mitchell shot King. Hanson Mitchell brother of Carl was seriously wounded in the fray.
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Houston
Carl Mitchell
Pat King
Edansville
Texas County
King
Mitchell
Hanson Mitchell
Carl
Agriculture Class Born in Chillicothe Livingston County
The Livingston County agricultural program begins with a new in city class organized to expand countywide. Prof. Bert Cooper of Northwest State Teachers College Maryville directs the initial work.
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Chillicothe
Livingston County
Bert Cooper
Northwest State Teachers’ College
Maryville
Bank Vault Robbery Reported in Eldorado Springs
The Stockton Exchange Bank in Eldorado Springs Missouri was robbed of 101 dollars. Several deposit boxes were opened but nothing else was missing. A 1000 dollar Liberty bond coupon lay on the floor and a ramaged box had overlooked registered bonds.
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Eldorado Springs
Stockton Exchange Bank
Talks on Educational Problems in Southeast Missouri
President Joseph A. Sorena of Southeast State Teachers College tours southeastern Missouri counties meeting leading educators. He discusses regional educational problems and development of the teachers college in Cape Girardeau.
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Cape Girardeau
Joseph A. Sorena
Southeast State Teachers’ College
Missouri Editor John W. Jacks Dies at 76
John W. Jacks, 76, veteran editor of the Montgomery Standard, died at his home in Montgomery City. Survived by his widow and three children, two sons Keith and Harry, both newspaper men, and a daughter Mrs. Ernest Kemper.
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Missouri
Montgomery City
John W. Jacks
Montgomery Standard
Keith
Harry
Ernest Kemper
Bank cashier elected in Montgomery City
John Hunter, previously assistant cashier at Montgomery County Bank, elected cashier to succeed Sam Sharp Jr who becomes deputy state bank examiner. The change tightens bank leadership in Montgomery City Missouri.
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Montgomery City
John Hunter
Montgomery County
Sam Sharp, Jr
State Bank
Bragg City Merchant Files Bankruptcy Petition
Bragg City merchant D A Ponty of Pemiscott County filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Cape Girardeau Missouri listing liabilities of 8177.92 dollars and assets of 7964.39 dollars.
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Bragg City
Cape Girardeau
D. A. Ponty
Pemiscott County
Railroad workforce trimmed in Nevada Missouri
Missouri Pacific Railroad roundhouse in Nevada suffers 26 layoffs among workers and 16 firemen cut from the firemen's board. Six engineers are demoted to firemen as part of the still unfolding personnel changes.
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Nevada
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Audrain County Tax Receipts Rise Over Last Year
Audrain County tax payments up to December 1 totaled 48888.86 dollars, surpassing last year by more than ten thousand. The increase reflects 125 more payers contributing to the total.
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Mexico
Audrain County
Mexico Eyes 1922 Missouri Poultry Show Bid
Mexico Missouri after poultry show bid effort by the Mexico Commercial Club to land the 1922 Missouri Poultry Association show. The local group will pursue hosting details and community support for the event.
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Mexico
Mexico Commercial Club
Missouri Poultry Association
Kenton 72 Dies of Pneumonia in Hardin
Charles T. Kenton, 72, a wealthy resident of this section, died here of pneumonia in Hardin Missouri. His death was reported by local authorities and follows a period of illness.
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Man
Hardin
Charles T. Kenton
Two New Churches Near Completion at Excelsior Springs
In Excelsior Springs Missouri work on the Christian and Baptist churches progresses rapidly. The Christian Church nearing completion with outer walls nearly finished and should be enclosed by December 10.
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Excelsior Springs
Missouri woman dies in West Kirksville area
Mrs Amanda Johnson 88 of Kirksville Missouri died in Orange California where she had recently moved from Kirksville. Her death was reported to local sources as the family planned funeral arrangements.
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West Kirksville
Amanda Johnson
Orange
Cal
Kirksville
Frisco Earnings Rise in October Report
Frisco Railroad earnings for October show the largest gross income since December and higher operating expenses than August and September but better than the first seven months. Ten month gross revenue reached 72,231,107 with net operating income of 14,978,181.
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Springfield
Frisco
oNer
Butter and Egg Prices Rise in Greene County
Greene County's three main farm products showed a clear uptick this month with eggs leading the way from 34 cents a dozen to 40 cents. The 6 cent jump amounts to more than one third, the largest month to month change among Missouri farmers' products.
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Springfield
Greene County
Death of Dr. John Burnam Burnam Former MU Latin Assistant Professor
Columbia reports the death of Dr. John Miller Burnam at Pomona California aged 57. Paralysis caused his passing. At the time of his death he owned one of the most complete paleography libraries in the world.
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Columbia
Pomona
Cal
John Miller Burnam
University of Missouri
Burnam
Big Island Oil Company Formed in Poplar Bluff
The Big Island Oil Company organized in Poplar Bluff with capital of 100000 dollars, of which 50000 is paid in. The firm holds a 25 year lease on more than 11000 acres on Big Island and will begin drilling a test hole on the property at once.
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Poplar Bluff, Co
Big Island Oil Company
Poplar Bluff
Big Island
Jasper County YMCA Seeks $4000 for Next Year
Carthage Missouri reports the Jasper County YMCA executive committee announces a need for four thousand dollars to fund activities for the coming year and a financial campaign will commence soon to raise the amount.
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Carthage
Jasper ‘County
Mennonites Buy 700 Acres in Missouri Colony
R D Bornstrager of Hutchinson Kansas leads a Mennonite settlement as he closes a deal for 700 acres with a lease on 820 acres in Poplar Bluff Missouri. The second colony will move into the county at once.
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Poplar Bluff
R. D. Bornstrager
Hutchinson
Kan
Regents Confer on New Building Plans
Kirksville Missouri board of regents at Northeast State Teachers College will meet with architects to discuss permanent campus plans. The project includes an auditorium cafeteria and gymnasium for the new building.
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Kirksville
Board of Regents
Northeast State Teachers’ College
Missouri Farmers Week Planned at Missouri University
The 1922 Farmers Week at the University of Missouri in Columbia runs January 16 through 20. Lectures and demonstrations will showcase ongoing work in the College of Agriculture.
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Missouri U
Columbia
University of Missouri
College of Agriculture
Loans of 100000 Arranged For Farmers In Versailles
Versailles Mo T P Bond examiner for the Federal Land Bank of Barnett reports about 15 farmers will receive loans aggregating 100000 to tide them over to a better crop.
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Versailles
T. P. Bond
Federal Land Bank of Barnett
Man Leaps in Front of Train in Lamar
Sam Shafer attempted death by action by throwing himself in front of a Frisco train near Ian tha. He was brought to Lamar by Sheriff Noble for treatment as a county patient after frequent quarrels with his brother in law.
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J. J. McGrath
St. Louis
Lamar
Sam Shafer
Iantha
Sheriff Noble
Shafer
Plans Set for Dehydration Plant in Monnett
The Commercial Club announces completion of financing for a proposed dehydration plant in Monnett Missouri. J H Elpass, builder and operator, is preparing to begin erecting the factory.
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Monnett
Commercial Club
J. H. Elpass
16 Year Old Wife Seeks Divorce in Audrain County
Mexico Mo. Mrs Edna Doss Verdier sixteen year old wife of Loyd Verdier sues in Audrain County circuit court for divorce on grounds of cruelty and non support. She was married when fourteen.
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Mexico
Edna Doss Verdier
Loyd Verdier
Audrain County
Grain Rate Cut Set by Public Service Commission
Jefferson City Missouri The State Public Service Commission orders a 13 percent reduction in state rates on all railroad shipments of grain and grain products effective December 27.
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Saat States
New
The
Commerce Commission
Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Richmond Dentist Dr. Frank P. Gaines Dies in California
Dr. Frank P. Gaines, formerly practicing in Richmond and Kansas City, Mo, died at his Oakland California home according to advices received here.
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Richmond
Frank P. Gaines
Kansas City
Oakland
Cal
Morrisville Records First Auto Theft in Area
Morrisville Missouri reports the first automobile theft in the vicinity. The car was taken from the garage of Virgil Box a local farmer near Morrisville. The incident marks a notable event in local crime history.
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Morrisville
Virgil Box
Smallpox Quarantine Placed in Callaway County
Fulton Mo Dr C Christian county physician reports four members of Wallace Moore family at Waincounty ill with small pox including Moore and his wife. Quarantine established to prevent spread.
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Callawayay
Fulton
C. Christian
Aes
Wallace Moore
Waincounty
Moore
Dramatic Club Formed at Hardin College
Mexico Mo. The Hardin Players a dramatic club organized at Hardin College 26 students were elected to membership after tryouts with every student given a chance to participate.
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Mexico
Hardin Players
Hardin College
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