World War Notes Dominate Headlines in Berlin and Washington
Unrestricted submarine warfare declared by Germany intensifies fears of war as notes from Berlin and Washington spark sharp editorial debate. Reports detail British gains near Kut El Amara, Meuse attacks, and global diplomatic shifts ahead of U.S. policy moves.
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Soft drinks tax would yield revenue in Missouri 1916
Missouri 1916 soft drink value reached 3 046 039 dollars with near beer sales adding 854 650 wholesale, soda and syrup supplies totaling 1 803 026 dollars. governor’s plan to tax soft drinks faces potential sizable revenue. A Missouri market commission bill would regulate commission firms handling farm products with licensing, reporting, and anti monopoly powers.
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The
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Clay
Lewis
Pike
Saline
Jefferson
Jackson
Mercer
Cedar
Nodaway
St. Louis
Gardner
State Takes Over Missouri Prison Commissary
The private commissary at the Missouri penitentiary, run for four years by warden D. C. McClung and his son Carl McClung, is taken over by the state.
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Missouri Penitentiary
D. C
Would Cut Judges Salaries To 4600 Per Year
State Representative Frank Lee proposes a bill to reduce the supreme court judge salaries from 7000 to 4600 dollars annually. He argues the move aligns with the spirit of the constitution and the judges’ interpretive duties.
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Frank Lee
Aude Ton Lee
Arenes Bice
Capitol Nears Completion in Missouri Capitol Project
A state Capitol commission reports the building is over 90 percent finished and current bonds will cover full completion. The plan aims to dedicate the capitol on July 4. Total expenditures for the year amount to $1,475,056 with about $901,998 remaining across building and furniture funds.
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Wisconsin
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Arkansas
Revelle Named Special Examiner on Paper Costs
Charles G. Revelle has qualified as special examiner for Missouri to investigate high paper costs. Former supreme court member and former assistant attorney general, he will conduct hearings across the Midwest starting in St. Louis and expanding to Indianapolis Chicago and possibly Toronto. Missouri leads the paper cost inquiry.
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Supreme Bench
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Middle West
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Indianapolis
Chicago
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Canada
Hawes road bill advances after weeks of debate
The Hawes measure repeals existing road laws and creates new jobs while eliminating others, with broad county impact. Amended extensively, it remains a shadow of the original, as representatives push to graft their local priorities. If passed, the bill would mean about 10 million dollars for Missouri roads over five years.
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St. Louis
Missouri
Gardner Proposes Land Bond Bill for Institutional Investors
Gov Gardner says he will introduce a bill this week to authorize purchase of Federal Land Bank bonds by guardians curators trustees banks savings banks trust companies and insurance companies forbidden under current state law. The move aligns with Gardner administration policy.
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Federal Land Bank
Senate committee backs higher dramshop license fee bill
The Ways and Means Committee reported favorably on Senator Carter's bill to raise the state dramshop license from $200 to $500 annually. Three members were absent during consideration and asked to recommit the measure: Book of Cole County Green of Kansas City and Anderson of St. Louis.
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Book
Cole County
Green
Kansas City
Anderson
St. Louis
License Six Pharmacists and Other State News
Six pharmacists passed exams. four assistant pharmacist diplomas will be awarded. Names of new pharmacists include Hebert R. Speckhard Robert W. Thompson Henry Schrode W H Salow and Dr Joseph Miller. A bill bans leasing hotel or restaurant space for tip pooling and carries a $5000 penalty. Thirty two college graduates are serving time under assumed names, per Warden Painter. State to run penitentiary factories to profit the state and employ 2700 convicts.
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Robert W. Thompson
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Blesse
St. Louis
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Peire
United States Considers Berlin Note and War Risk
Washington learns unofficially that the United States may have replied to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare threat with a warning or severance of relations. Admiral Mayo holds the fleet at Guantanamo ready, with provisioned ships and ample ammunition, while considering shifting a division toward the Panama zone.
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Wilson
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Wé4lson
Henry T. Mayo
Guantanamo
Panama Zone
Daniels
Fatal Chicago Explosion Buries Dozens in Ruins
A gas explosion collapsed two three story cement buildings in Chicago injuring six and believed to bury more than twenty. One body was found and eight rescued to Cook County Hospital as cold temperatures aggravated the victims. The Johnson family of eight on the first floor is believed dead with others missing from the east end of the wrecked building. James Petracek laments the loss of two of his six children.
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Johnson
James Petracek
Cook County Hospital
Ships Allowed To Clear In Regular Order From New York
The treasury department announced that ships may clear in the normal procedure to and from New York. The delay was due to fog obscuring markings, not a port closure. New York had been effectively closed Tuesday night after a message warned of a blockade and restrictions on UK submarine warfare.
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Treasury Department
New York
New York Harbor
England
Price Hikes Hit Philadelphia Newspapers
Philadelphia newspapers raised prices by one to two cents per copy. The Philadelphia Record, a pioneer one cent paper, notes its 1877 shift to one cent and marks the current rise as part of the broader price increase across papers.
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Philadelphia Record
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Navy denies destroyers sent to patrol coast
Washington February 2 The navy department officially denied reports that several destroyers had been sent to various points along the coast as a neutrality patrol.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dialogue Fragments Reflect Family Banter in Yonkers
A brief Yonkers Statesman exchange shows a father and son discussing a schoolteacher. The boy asks if she is married, the father answers no, and the boy wonders why she seems cross, highlighting everyday social humor in a compact clip.
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Yonkers Statesman
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Indigestion Relief
Time it in five minutes. Pape's Diapepsin regulates upset stomachs quickly and safely. A fifty cent case is recommended for home use to relieve indigestion dyspepsia gastritis or stomach derangement day or night.
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Pape
Millions Spent on Music Across the United States
An expert estimate finds the United States spends at least 120 million pounds on music annually, three times its military outlays. Church music accounts for 10 million pounds, piano sales 27 million, organs 2 million, gramophones and records 13 million, and sheet music 2.1 million.
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United States
Germany
Understandable Note on Scriptural Bottles and Significance
A wise writer clarifies that references to bottles in scripture are symbolic rather than literal, reframing the idea of a skin full to emphasize figurative meaning over tangible vessels. The remark aims to illuminate biblical language for a broader audience.
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Washington Post
Relative Bigness and the Mind
A concise aphorism contrasts authority and intellect, noting that outward signs like hats or long words do not determine true size of head or brain. It reflects a skeptical view of superficial measures of stature.
Why Men Lie As Wives Blamed Inquisitive
A brief quip contrasts gender stereotypes with a note that Guatemala has a single furniture factory employing 150 men.
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