Hiring of Special Counsel in Bank Cases Defended
The Missouri legislature reviews hiring practices for special attorneys in bank liquidations. Former Finance Commissioner Hughes defends measures to allow Millspaugh to employ expert counsel with Attorney General consent, citing large fees and prior appointments by Barrett. The session also advances bills on death penalties for embezzlers, soldier bonuses, and tighter tax enforcement.
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House
Senate Banking Committee
Hughes
Kansas City
Thomas E. Francis
St. Louis
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Millspaugh
Finance Commissioner
Senate
Finance
Mullspaugh
Barrett
Housing Trust
House of Representatives
Missouri
Davidson
David Peters
Jefferson City
Vital Garesche
Salkey & Jones
Arthur J. Freund
Baker
R. G. Barnett
H. C. Hoyle
Bert Hughardt
Dupont Powder Company
Ashburn
Hannibal
Ways and Means Committee
Roads and Highways Committee
Lon
Haymes
Springfield
Holland Banking Company of
A. J. Stanfield
E. N. Ferguson
State Finance Department
Senate General Investigating Committee
Date With Fate a Moonlit Park Romance
Mrs. Mary Willis seeks escape from her dull marriage and moral stir in a park rendezvous with a charming stranger. A sudden romance blooms as rain and danger loom, then returns home to a husband who smooths the path with familiar comforts and plans for domestic sewing.
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Mary
Russia
United States
Mrs. Willis
Mr. Willis
Mary Willis
Caesar
Tom Willis
Kitten
Gleason
Tom
Obsessive Edith and Grace argue over who is right
In a terse exchange Edith asserts unwavering certainty while Grace questions how to persuade him. Edith insists she is always correct, and Grace wonders how to proceed.
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Edith
Herbert
Grace
Eye as camera how the human sight forms images
A writer explains the eye as a camera with lenses, iris, and a retina acting as a photographic plate. It describes accommodation, pupil adjustment, lens shaping, eye muscles, and the retina’s rods and cones with visual purple, noting the eye's color discrimination and ability to render many hues in rapid color photographs.
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London
Jim Barnes Comedy Teed Up By Caddy In Rough
The Pelham Country club pro Jim Barnes faced a caustic moment when a tee shot veered into rough. His caddie retrieved the ball and declared it teed up, prompting the quick quip from Barnes known as Long Jim.
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Jim Barnes
Pelham Country Club
Jim
Baby Plane Flies High In Experimental Monoplane
A new baby monoplane by Edwin F. Allen of Washington D C flew to 1800 feet. The craft uses a 9 horsepower motorcycle engine, weighs 208 pounds, has a 27 foot wingspan, and can reach 63 miles per hour as reported by Popular Science Monthly.
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Edwin F. Allen
Washington, D. C
Popular Science Monthly
Proverb Origins of Hell Paved with Good Intentions
Pathfinder Magazine notes the saying appears in Boswell and Johnson but predates him as a German, medieval proverb. It also recurs in French Italian and Portuguese medieval literature.
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Hell
Boswell
Johnson
Germany
Samuel Johnson
France
Italy
Portugal
Pathfinder Magazine
Algy to Marry Again in Gossiping Exchange
A brisk exchange notes Algy plans to marry again though no previous marriage is confirmed. The conversation hints at repeated engagements rather than a finalized wedding, reflecting social rumor more than a formal union.
Slugs Half Brother to Rob in St Louis Bank Theft
Harry D. Givens 40, secretary of the Vandeventer Trust Company, said his half brother Leo Mathew Harrison 26 slugged him and fled with about 20000 dollars of the bank’s funds, police reported.
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St. Louis
Harry D. Givens
Vandeventer Trust Company
Leo Mathew Harrison
Givens
Woman Presides Nebraska House in Historic Session
Lincoln Nebraska reports that for the first time a woman chaired the Nebraska house of representatives Representative Sarah Muir led the session marking a historic milestone for the state legislature.
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Nebraska House
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska House of Representatives
Sarah Muir
Famous Forts in U S History Remember the Alamo
Essay recounts the Alamo siege of 1836 with leaders Travis Bowie Crockett and Crockett’s Tennessee volunteers. Describes Santa Ana’s assault, heavy Texan losses, and the rallying cry Remember the Alamo. Notes a Texas Capitol monument comparing Alamo to Thermopylae.
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Boonesborough
Kentucky
Alamo
Texas
Daniel Ispone
Davy Crockett
San Antonio de Valero
Mission del Alamo
William Barrett Travis
Carolina
James Bowie
Georgia
Bowie Knife
Tennessee
Santa Ana
Travis
James Butler Bonham
J. W. Smith
San Jacinto
State Capitol
Austin
Fort Pierre Forts and the Bloody Ranche Earliest to Pierre
Veterans of Harney’s Sioux expedition sang of Old Shotto’s Bloody Ranche referring to Fort Pierre. The piece traces Fort Pierre’s origins from 1830 by Pierre Chouteau Jr to early trading post status, with later U S Army ownership, and its role in founding Pierre, the capital of South Dakota.
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Old Harney
Pierre
Shotto
W. 8
Harney
Fort Pierre
South Dakota
Peter the Hermit
Missouri
Teton River
Pierre Chouteau, Jr
St. Louis
Chouteaus
American Fur Company
United States
Fort Randall
Lewis and Clark
Teton Sioux
George Catlin
Prince Maxmilian of
Weld
Nicollet
John C. Fremont
Stephen R. Riggs
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State Highway Department
W. W. Bratton
Highway Department
Faye Christian
Mount Pleasant
Stark City
Desare
W. C. Welch
Sellinger
E. Twoney
A. Townd
Allie Moore
Henry Copeland
Sherman Miller
Laclede
Banon
William L. Gillmor
Mt. Washington
Missouri Pacific
Representatives Winter
Warren County
Sanford
Thompson
Charles T. McLaughlin
Worth County
Peters
Cole County
McLaughlin
Gordon J. Massey
Christian County
Ash Grove
Gary
State Highway Commission
Mexico Chamber of Commerce
Walker Pollock
Joseph Wilkins
Mitchell White
West St. Louis Water Company of
Public Service Commission
Roscoe Tuckness
Orville
Orville Tuckness
Short Story Pub. Co
Algy
U. S
Western Newspaper Union
Old
Shotto’s Bloody Ranche
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