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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1912
Page
7
Missouri Kansas and Texas rail way shops in Sedalia restart work after a strike since September 23. Normal force about six hundred but only 300 at work due to reduced appropriation. 50 to 75 more to be employed in February. Strike not off yet. many old workers back and about forty have applied for future openings. Militia rifle case follows.
A circuit court jury awarded W H Russell of Republic $100 damages in his suit against the Frisco for being forced to ride in the smoking car on a St Louis to Springfield passenger train. Russell claimed that his plain attire provoked the porter to order him into the smoking car and that tobacco fumes made him sick during the trip. He sued for $1,000.
A local chapter of the American Mining congress forms in Joplin to secure national backing for mining aid and to oppose removing the zinc ore tariff as urged by the House Ways and Means Committee.
Jesse E. Moore was arrested in Los Angeles and returned to Sedalia to answer eight forgery charges. He pleaded guilty and received a sixteen year penitentiary sentence. Comparable cases are listed in Atchison Joplin Topeka Ottawa Kansas City St Joseph Jefferson City Hannibal Sparta Seattle and other cities.
At the Grand during the week of February 4 the musical comedy Lucky Hoodoo features Billy B Van in the lead. Original musical numbers accompany the show with several new songs by Van. The Beaumont Sisters lead the fifty member supporting company.
Mrs. Nancy Williams of Lebanon serves as the state’s only woman sheriff. She holds the office until a special election fills the vacancy created by the death of her husband, Sheriff W. J. Williams.
The body of George E Lambert a stockman living near Marceline was found beside the road between his home and town Officials believe a runaway buggy threw him from the rig.
Jerry Palmer aged 78 died at his home northwest of Fulton after living over fifty years on the farm where he passed away. He spent practically his life in Cal laway county.
Reports from Greene County road districts show more than 25 000 dollars spent in the past year on highway improvements. The data covers all fifty nine districts and highlights substantial investment in county roads.
Albert Gunn, engineer, was killed when the Missouri Pacific freight train he operated jumped the track near Carondalet on the Kirkwood branch. No other injuries were reported.
With a fourth spinal meningitis case in Springfield the board of health met and adopted strict quarantine rules for houses with affected residents.
Free strong tea is served daily this week to female students at the University of Missouri YWCA to help them endure examination stress. The program aims to support girls during finals week.
James H. Shelby known as Jim Poke, a long time Sikeston resident and Confederate veteran, was shot dead in Sikeston by Roy JT, a night policeman.
A single grave received the bodies of four Meisel family members from Cape Girardeau within a day. One boy was born, the next day another boy and two girls were born. Mrs. Meisel resides in Menfro.
Receiver reports that expenditures over the past year exceed $25,000 on county highway improvements, detailing financial activity and projects undertaken to upgrade road infrastructure.
At a Centralia meeting of live stock shippers from 11 counties, preliminary steps were taken to form the Missouri Live Stock Shippers Association and a cooperative commission firm to handle consignments at National Stock Yards NL. The group aims to capitalize with 100000 dollars or more if needed, and each member will ship livestock to the association's concern.
Mrs Winnie A King of Marble City Oklahoma files claim to the Hugh Smith estate in Fulton valued at 10000 dollars. She asserts she is the lateHugh Smiths daughter and only living child while noting the family lived in St Louis County and her mother died there in 1895.
Charles Peterson, a St. Louis billiards pro, was awarded $6,000 by a jury after a street car collision threw him from a car. He sued the street car company for $25,000 claiming injury to his nervous system and loss of his billiard touch, testifying he can no longer make shots as before.
Citizens of Aurora approved the dry policy by a 53 percent majority in the local option election. Ideal weather aided temperance workers as children carried banners and rallies were held across wards. Total vote 762.
Bevier city council votes under the 1909 revised statutes to conduct a census aiming to raise taxes for public improvements. The city intends to issue bonds to purchase the electric light plant installed by the Commercial club and seeks water works sewer system and mail delivery upgrades.
Rollo Bowers aged 35 died from injuries after a traction engine incident in Lamar. His coat sleeve was caught in a wheel, crushing his left arm, with additional head and chest injuries. Fingers were cut from his hand as he was removed from the engine. He was unmarried.
Springfield city authorities report three epidemic type meningitis cases. Two schoolboys have been under observation for several days and a third victim has been quarantined to prevent spread.
Seven more residents in St. Louis tested positive for smallpox after health department checks at St. Nicholas parochial school. Five were students, and one was a relative of a previously identified pupil, bringing the tally of affected to more cases tied to the school.
The Vernon county Democratic committee met in Nevada to decide how and when to select delegates for the Joplin convention. About three fourths of the township were represented. A convention was set for February 12 in Nevada.
Bell telephone helper Charles Armstrong of Hannibal received a 2300 volt shock after touching an electric light cable while on a pole. He collapsed unconscious across the wire as fellow workers pulled him down with a rope and rescued him.
The 8S B White faction of the Christian church at Moberly have secured the courthouse to hold rival services while awaiting the installation of a pastor from Topeka.
A gas plant explosion in a basement residence near May, two miles east, heavily damaged the dwelling and severely burned Mr May, Mrs May, and two children. <|>
A reflection on psalmic openness before God and the dangers of relying on religious symbols without repentance. It cites Israel’s ark episode, noting the risk of victory without personal holiness and urging deep conviction, surrender, and faith in Jesus for cleansing and keeping.
A reflective quotation by Prof. B. P. Bowns on the brevity of life and the ultimate judgment of character. It notes time passing and that rank or others' opinions matter less than being built into God’s kingdom and crowned souls beyond this world.
Rev Wash Giidden of Columbus Ohio argues that the mind is built to radiate divine thought. He says thoughts wishes and purposes drive the central forces of our lives.
A Wheeling lawyer recalls a peculiar verdict from a West Virginia jury. After hours of dispute in a bare room the foreman declared that the man wasn’t there but would have acted if given the chance, illustrating the oddity of the case and the jurors’ reasoning.
A Tennessee mother recalls her six month old son's brutal scalp rash. After failed treatments and doctors, she reports cure within days using Cuticura Resolvent Ointment Soap and Ointment. She notes hair regrowth and lasting relief with repeated uses and endorses free samples via Cuticura Dept Boston.
Charles L. Smith a New York refractionist explains the evil eye as arising from a dominant eye that differs in power from the other. He says left or right dominant eye influences handedness and warns against forcing ambidexterity which he links to lifelong nervous strain.
West Pocket Telephones introduce wall mounted connections across German towns. People in a hurry can connect their pocket instrument with the wall set to call the exchange and speak to their party, enjoying convenient in street communication.
A terse exchange notes a father’s pride and a son who has joined a brass band. The dialogue suggests potential for public noise or disruption but remains noncommittal about outcomes.
A writer exposes a playful exchange about originality and authorship. The author claims the story sprang from imagination while the editor reframes it as an adopted creation, underscoring collaboration in literary work.
A Louisa May Alcott line urges readers to hold fast to happiness and let gloomy days pass. The aphorism emphasizes the primacy of cheer in life despite encroaching gloom.
A diner at a cafe noted he was served eleven oysters from a dozen two nights in a row. He asked the waiter why, and the waiter apologized saying he thought the customer would not want to sit thirteen at table.
Advertising copy praises Cream of Rye for health and energy at breakfast and claims it reduces living costs. It promises a Free Silver Spoon in every package and urges readers to ask their grocer for a package.
The Fra notes specialization means directing all energy to one task or field, building deep skill without distraction. It frames mastery as sustained, narrow focus rather than broad, variable work.
OCR fragment includes a quoted proverb about virtue and vice by Prof James. It mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething and claims it softens gums reduces inflammation and cures wind colic. The text ends with a cynical toast about bachelors and wives.
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