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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
2
National Capital Briefs From The Fortieth National Board Of Trade Meeting
Sixty chambers of commerce and five trade bodies from as many cities attend the fortieth annual meet in Washington. President Taft denounces a planned general investigation of illegal combinations in restraint of trade. Insurgent Republicans demand House rules changes before caucus. Agriculture issues bulletin noting more horses and rising prices while beef cattle supply remains ample. Wilson testifies on high cost of living, says farm products sold cheaper abroad. Illinois Democrat Graham chosen to replace Lloyd on the Ballinger Pinchot probe committee. Missouri’s Hamlin proposes Civil War pension for 60 days service. Wickersham aims to have a federal grand jury probe the National Packing Co. if criminal restraint of trade is shown. Taft may call an extra session next fall if bills to redeem party pledges fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Capital
Chambers of Commerce
National Board of Trade
Ington
John G. D. Knight
Wall Street Booke
Taft
Gen Tal
House
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wilson
Congressional Committee
Graham
Illinois
Democratic Caucus
Lloyd
Hamlin
Missouri
Wickersham
National
Grand jury probes National Packing ties in Chicago inquiry
A federal grand jury in Chicago began examining links between the National Packing company and other meat concerns. A Missouri Supreme Court examiner was appointed to hear Major vs beef packers evidence. The navy buys 30000 pounds of Booker plug tobacco to counter trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Grand Jury
Chicago
National Packing Company
Illinois Live Stock Breeders’ Association
Urpana
South Dakota Press Association
Sioux Falls
Columbia University
Greenfield
Springfield
Ill
Fort Scott
Kan
Missouri Supreme Court
Dillon
St. Louis
Dalhart
Tex
United States
Caldwell
N. J
Kansas City
Prices in Kansas City receipts cap declines seek firm market
A long string of midwestern notes reports cattle prices in Kansas City weakening, with receipts easing while prices hold firm. Incidents include a motor crash on Cliff drive, a fatal assault on a Pittsburg miner, and a train robbery near Eureka with rewards totaling 7200 dollars offered for suspects.
Big German dirigible aims for Atlantic crossing
Reports say Germany is constructing a large airship intended to attempt an Atlantic crossing. Separately, Nicaraguan insurgents defeated the government army near Acapaya as troops retreated toward the capital. France France France Eiffel Tower endangered by seepage and flood damage threatening Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Nnccaraguan
Acapaya
San Francisco
England
France
United States
Eiffel Tower
Nicaragua
Acoyapa
Paris
Great Britain
Notable 20th Century Figures in Brief Headlines
State Senator Edwin Tucker of Greenwood Kansas is dead. Dr. Wiley, famed from the Thaw trial, is arrested for jewel larceny from a patient. Fighting Bob Evans, who commanded the battleship fleet on global cruise, is retired. Mrs. Harriman plans to withdraw stock investments to buy Manhattan real estate. Commander Peary honored by the Geographic Society of Chicago with a gold medal. Edsall and Payner held for trial in Burlington on criminal carelessness in a wreck that killed a woman. Thomas Taggart injured while hunting in Mississippi. Prof Montgomery of California claims priority on flying machine and Wrights infringement claims. Wrights v Curtiss suits to be argued on that ground. Charles A. Scott named Kansas State forester. Ore K. Thaw declared a mer and orders issued to sale his property. Indictment against Heinze quashed. Thomas Taggart of Indiana injured in hunting accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Tucker
Greenwood County
Kansas
Wiley
Bob Evans
E. H. Harriman
Manhattan Realty
Peary
Geographic Society of Chicago
S. J. Edsall
Fred Payner
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Burlington
Kan
Thomas Taggart
Indianapolis
Mississippi
Prof. Montgomery
California
Wrights
Curtiss
Charles A. Scott
State Agricultural College
Ore K. Thaw
F. Heinze
Thomas
Aggart
Indiaana
Ee Shee
No Golf This Saturday at Perkins Home
Perkins abandons his usual Saturday outdoor golf plan to spend the day with his wife and young daughter on the porch. He reassures his family no game will be played, while their child remarks that he smells strongly of golf, hinting at prior outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perkins
Miss Margerie
Hollister chosen for Missouri Presbyterians assembly ground
A 160 acre tract near Hollister Missouri on the White river south of Springfield was selected to host an annual assembly ground. The Presbyterian Synod of Missouri committee will form the first board of directors of a new assembly company with 50000 shares. Plans include a 250000 dollar complex and co operation with the Modern Woodmen Y M C A and Y W C A of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Synod of Missouri
Hollister
White River
Springfield
Synod
Kirksville
Assembly Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
T. J. Bacon
E. E. Stringfels
G. F. Bailey
Kansas City
C. ©. McGinley
Independence
John Montgomery, Jr
Sedalia
J. M. Patterson
Verbal Warning by Wife Clears Saloonkeeper Liability
The Kansas City court of appeals held that a wife need only warn a saloonkeeper not to sell her husband intoxicants. She was not required to declare her husband an habitual drunkard to claim damages. Mrs. Stella Farley won a circuit court judgment against John Schmidt and bondsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Jackson County
Stella Farley
John Schmidt
Sheffield
Suit challenges Chillicothe light bonds ruling
The People's Gas and Electric company sues in circuit court to block the $50,000 Chillicothe electric light bonds voted December 23, arguing the issue exceeds the city's debt-raising power. Chillicothe has an assessed value over $1.5 million and only $15,000 in city bonds outstanding. The firm, led by Independence, Indiana owners, controls the local lighting monopoly, and the injunction is seen as unpopular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chillicothe
People’s Gas and Electric Company
Independence
Unidentified man killed by Burlington train
An unidentified man died after being struck by a Burlington train between Liberty and Harlem. He walked on the track and was seen too late to stop. He wore good clothes, had a small sum of money, and letters from relatives in Chicago and Minnesota were found on him. He is believed to have lived in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Liberty
Harlem
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
Dam Plan for St. Louis Deep Harbor Power Project
Chicago businessman Lyman E. Cooley proposes a dam to create a deep harbor at St. Louis. The plan envisions over 150000 horsepower immediately and 500000 horsepower eventually, contingent on congressional funding for a deeper Mississippi River channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Lyman E. Cooley
Chicago
Congress
Carthage Adds New Federal Building to Stone District
Carthage will soon complete a $90,000 federal building on a large lot framed by snow white public structures. The area already features the Carnegie library, a new stone theater under construction, and a prominent stone office building, marking the most beautiful section of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Carnegie Library
Electric Road Underway for Mexico to Perry Line
Construction begins on the Mexico, Santa Fe and Perry Traction Company's electric railroad with a $200,000 fundraising goal met by bond subscriptions. Mexico citizens pledged $82,000 at a public meeting. The line runs north to Perry, south to Fulton, with a branch to Columbia. completion is eyed for early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico, Santa Fe & Perry Traction Company
Mexico
Perry
Fulton
Columbia
Lone Jack Pioneer Wesley Yankee Dies at 86
Wesley Yankee, 86, died at his Pleasant Hill home after settling in the Lone Jack area 41 years ago. He was the father of twelve, with ten surviving children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Yankee
Pleasant Hill
Lone Jack
Land Price at 130 an Acre For 100 Acres Sold
G. M. Thomason sold a hundred acres to John Willis at 130 dollars an acre in Parrott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Willis
Parrott
Prosecutions Promised Against Local Price Trusts
Jackson county prosecutor's office to assist in nationwide effort against food price inflation. Assistant prosecutor M. M. Bogie plans ouster actions in circuit court against the Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange and other trusts including the Consumers' Consolidated Bread company, the Laundry trust, and the Meat trust. First suit to target the Fruit and Produce Exchange, with 11 officers and directors indicted for operating in restraint of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Jackson County
M. M. Bogie
Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange
Consumers’ Consolidated Bread Company
Laundry “Trust
Meat “Trust
Bogie
Grand Jury
Incendiary Fire Strikes Pettis County Home for Poor
A second attempt in a week to burn the Pettis county home for the poor north of Sedalia failed to claim lives. An unknown arsonist forced a basement fire by tearing a window screen and barricading stairs, setting tobacco and shavings ablaze. Twenty aged inmates were saved by early discovery as investigators probe whether inmates started the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Pettis County
Sedalia
Missouri University Offers Child Rearing Classes for Coed Students
The home education department announces a new course in care of children led by Dr Edna D Day. Fifty girls will tour Parker hospital to observe baby washing and dressing. A day nursery will provide hands on child rearing labs for future mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Education
Missouri University
Edna D. Day
Parker Hospital
Kansas City Theaters Week at a Glance
The Lombardi Grand Opera company opens at Willis Wood January 31 with Aida Iris Rigoletto and Carmen. Robert Edeson stars in A Man's a Man later in the week. Havana at Shubert begins January 30 starring James T. Bowers with matinees midweek. The Lion and the Mouse opens January 30 at Grand Opera House with Oliver Dugud Byron and Edith Barker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Wood
Lombardi Grand Opera Company
Iris
Carmen
Robert Edeson
Havana
James T. Bowers
Shubert
Grand Opera House
Oliver Dgud Byron
Edith Barker
Drunken Man Found in Snow Near Ludlow
A man in a snowy Ludlow area was found intoxicated and attempting to warm his feet against a rail fence, described as seeking heat from the moon. Local authorities reported the scene as a cold weather incident with a distressed individual needing assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludlow
Officer Convicted of Killing in Fourth Degree
Patrolman James O'Hearn of St Louis was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree by a jury and fined $500 the minimum punishment. O'Hearn struck Ralph Collins on the head during an arrest. Collins died within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O’hearn
St. Louis
O’hearn
Ralph Collins
Collins
Fire devastates Braymer store, $60,000 loss reported
A blaze started in a vacant room above R. L. Cornett’s general merchandise store in Braymer caused about 60 thousand dollars in damage. Officials say the fire originated in the vacant room and spread through the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braymer
R. L. Cornett
Itch Outbreak in Dowlais Welsh Village
A 1909 anecdote describes a Dowlais village itch epidemic affecting about fifteen families. After doctors and remedies failed, sufferers used Cuticura products with reported complete cures. The testimonial cites Thomas Hugh of Chicago praising fifteen years of Cuticura use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowlais
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
Huron St
Chicago
Ill
Doctor's cure restores family health and strength
A woman reports improved ability to do housework after a doctor's treatment for chronic catarrh. She says her husband recovered from asthma, her daughter from earache and stomach catarrh, and her son from throat catarrh. Her weight rose from 100 to 140 pounds and she thanks the doctor for the guidance.
What is leaf sugar in old kitchen talk
Mrs Justhicht asks about leaf sugar and its form. Her spouse replies sugar in loaf form and Mrs J wonders if it relates to sweetbreads. The exchange shows quaint domestic language about food terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Justhicht
Mrs. J
Thief Takes Watch As Victim Chides Timely Theft
A robbery scene unfolds as the victim notes the thief seized a wristwatch while remarking the time. The exchange hints at a hurried grab and loss of personal property. No injuries reported.
God’s House Becomes A Party For Julia
A child on a walk sees a large church and is told it is God’s house. On a Sunday evening she notices the bright windows and says God must be having a party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia
The Ruling Passion and a Ghostly Saloon Visit
An aged Irish woman recalls Mike as a persistent, veiled memory. She describes his drinking that blinds him to a sheep and tells how his ghost walked nightly before the saloon and his house, while his father, also drunk, failed to recognize him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Postum Cereal Draws Woman From Coffee’s Grip
A Topeka woman credits Postum with ending five years of insomnia nervousness and dyspepsia caused by coffee. She stopped coffee abruptly and adopted Postum, noting rapid improvement and ongoing relief without medicine. She mentions the book The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Postum
Wellville
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