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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
2
From Loos to Soissons and beyond, reports describe failed German offensives in Missy to Eparges, ongoing trench battles south of Hulluch, and a lull elsewhere. Allied and German moves include Danube and Danube-adjacent actions, with British and French fronts watching for a large upcoming offensive as forces maneuver and regroup.
Washington reports that U S Secretary Lansing warned against key provisions in the Mexican constitution at Queretaro that would curb foreign ownership and rights. The proposed article would allow private property seizures only with compensation and restrict foreign control of rural land and enterprises, risking diplomatic entanglements with the United States and other investors.
Washington reports doubt over whether Ruth Thomason Visconti will be summoned by the House rules committee investigating the Wilson peace note leak. Committee members say they have not fully decided and would limit testimony to information related to the leak. Any sensational affairs rumors are unlikely to be aired. she may be called only after New York hearings conclude.
Ex Lieutenant Governor W A Northcott of Illinois, once head consul of the Modern Woodmen and president of Inter Ocean Casualty Company, died in Excelsior Springs at 5 45 this morning after a 40 minute illness. He also served as U S district attorney for the Southern District of Illinois from 1905 to 1914.
The Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic church in Carterville Illinois was burned last night in what authorities attribute to incendiarism. A kerosene can and several cups were found hidden in underbrush near the ruins today.
Washington Jan 26 confidential messages of the State Department codes are known abroad the State Department has reason to believe an official stated today.
Missouri considers a 4000 mile state highway plan under House bill No. 1 by Harry B. Hawes with federal aid at 2.5 million dollars. Judge J. M. Lowe urges adopting a defined system, noting 35 hundred miles at six thousand dollars each could be funded by bonds and farm land assessments over 20 years.
Prospectors report thousands of acres near Higginsville underlaid with high quality asphaltum. Chemists in Kansas City and St Louis test samples while American Construction Company of Kansas City plans an asphalt plant. Executives William Huttig and P. J. McInerney announced development plans after meetings with Higginsville residents. Drillers at Higginsville and Page City have struck asphaltum with outcroppings and prospect holes indicating wide subsurface extent.
A telegram from General John J. Pershing to H. C. Turner of Montgomery states he forwarded instructions regarding the body of his uncle Colonel L A Thompson who died at Leavenworth and was buried there. About one hundred prominent citizens sent former Sheriff Charles Wilson to Leavenworth to disinter the body and bring it to Montgomery. Colonel Thompson was a prominent citizen there fifty years.
Mrs Zeildia Forsee, 90, of St. Joseph dies leaving a large estate mainly in realty. The property was once part of the 3 million dollar Corby estate, and she had lived there sixty years.
Springfield city council investigation cleared coal dealers of abuse in coal sales. The report found profits under 30 cents per ton, indicating limited margins in the retail coal trade.
Dr. T. M. Nicholson, a Fayette dentist born in Washington sixty one years ago, died after a long illness following a lengthy career in dentistry.
Roy Mitchell aged 29 of Davis-Mitchell Shoe company Mexico died in a clothing store while using a telephone. He was an Elk and son of Rev. C. A. Mitchell a Baptist minister.
John W. Ross 84 a retired attorney and Confederate veteran died at his Bolivar home. Ross came to Missouri from Kentucky in 1856 and later lived at Platte City. He was a member of the Missouri Constitutional Convention of 1875.
Paul Barker aged 37 son of J L Barker of Wellsville was overcome in a fatal incident. Gus Paul Barker is named in connection with the event.
A Macon fruit dealer found a note on a barrel of Jonathan apples from Quincy Illinois showing a $2.50 selling price and a $6.50 bill. The note asks for paid price information as producers discuss lower returns. Local orchard men consider a cold storage house to hold output until prices improve.
George W. Adams, jitney driver, was instantly killed in Springfield when a passenger train backing in the Frisco yard collided with his car at a street crossing. The incident occurred in the local yard area.
A baby boy was found on a priest’s doorstep at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett. The baby wore a Visitor newspaper heading pinned to his coat, indicating the source of the notice. Local authorities were alerted and care arranged for the infant.
James McCord of Ionia, a minister, received a 15000 verdict against the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway in Saline county circuit court at Marshall. His son Orvis was killed July 4 1916 when a locomotive boiler exploded at Sweeney.
Clyde Foster, a railway clerk, may die after a motor car accident west of Hannibal. Four others are seriously injured as the machine turned over. Foster has a concussion and was taken to a hospital.
Sikeston stockholders of the Southeast Fair Association held their annual meeting and re-elected the former board of directors. The directors named were A. C. Sikes J. H. Galener A. B. Mathews E. C. Mathews and Harry Smith.
Suit for the dissolution of the supreme council, Legion of Honor, a fraternal insurance order, was filed in the circuit court at St. Louis by Attorney General McAllister of Missouri. James M. Smith, who has been supreme recorder of the lodge, was appointed receiver.
Louis Nieman a 35 year old farmer hanged himself at his farm four miles west of Higginsville leaving a widow and one child.
J M Sheppard aged 91 and a member of Quantrells Band during the Civil War has died in Nevada at his daughter Mrs O Angel s home after a long life marked by service in the Confederate unit and years in retirement in the West.
United States government buys land from Mrs. Etta McMullin for 7500 dollars for a new Sikeston post office. The project cost 60000 dollars, appropriated in 1915, but funds become available in 1918.
Mrs. Irma Roberts, a Springfield bride, tried to extinguish a fire at home. Her kimono ignited while standing by a stove, and she escaped by rolling in the snow, saving her life.
A $7,000 fire destroyed the M. N. Alexander Produce Company building at Neosho. Insurance covered the loss. Suspected wiring caused the blaze. Over 400 chickens perished in the fire.
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion headache and bilious conditions. It urges drinking at retirement to overcome these ailments.
A civic conversation quotes a line about flying to work by airplane. A cautious respondent doubts the day will come but admits envy of those who work at home. The exchange reflects early 20th century curiosity about air travel.
Mr. S. P. Benton of Kerrville Texas says chronic kidney and rheumatic troubles left him bent and cane bound before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. After treatment he reports feeling fine at 64 and stands straight again. The advertisement urges using DODD'S with three D's for diseased kidneys.
A December issue discusses the perishability of human records amid earthquakes volcanoes and weathering. Prof E Vail argues for durable media to transmit history and art, noting current materials erode and many civilizations remain unknown. The piece cites sea records and war debris as markers of our era and critiques past amnesia.
A court memoir highlights a sharp exchange over an estate. Edith receives a singular bequest described as “one of the lawyers,” implying disparately allocated legal proceeds amid family tensions.
Cynthia Westover Alden is recognized as the oldest active newspaper woman in the United States. Her long career spans multiple decades with leadership roles and notable contributions to journalism.
Miss Dora Palkin, aged twenty one, serves as a practicing attorney in Washington D C.
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