Missouri Hard Roads Association Eyes Bond Issue
Members appeared before the Missouri legislature urging a bond issue to fund good roads led by L. S. Brooks and J. Scarborough. Gov. Gardner was urged to issue a special message and emergency call for a special election, citing federal aid and wartime needs.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Hard Roads ‘Association
House — Senate
Bulid
Bord Issie
Gov. Gardner
Srom Kssl
Auiek Aneed
Se. J. Scarborough
Warrensburg
H. F. Holman
Moberly
W. P. Hall
Liberty
W. L. Connett
St. Joseph
G. D. Hurley
Kansas City
R. L. Whitsett
Holden
R. N. Lower
Sedalia
R. F. Chapman
Jefferson
Governor appoints boards for state institutions four-year terms
Gov. Gardner names members to the boards of the Confederate Home Fulton Asylum Insane St. Joseph Asylum Nevada Asylum Farmington Asylum Fulton Institute Deaf and Dumb St Louis School for the Blind for four-year terms. Bonds for Marshall light plant approved seventy five thousand dollars to fund a city owned plant using waterworks site. construction to start in early spring aiding returning soldiers.
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Gov. Gardner
Confederate Home
B. F.‘urdock
Platte City
George W. Langford
Marshall
Fulton Asylum
R. M. White
Mexico
J. D. Hereford
Odessa
St. Joseph
Arthur Nelson
Princeton
T. J. Berry
Nevada
M. F. M.david
Springfield
J. M. Yeater
Farmington Asylum
M. C. Bell
Potosi
R. B. Anderson
St. Louis
Fulton Institute For Deaf and Dumb
J. A. Levell
Fulton
David Masters
Perry
St. Louis School
Missouri booster meet chosen for Southeast Missouri
Missouri Federation of Commercial clubs designates Poplar Bluff as the meeting place for booster bodies seeking to improve Missouri's commercial position. A fatal auto motorcycle collision at Camp Dodge claims Carl Lewis 22 son of W. T. Lewis. Red Cross hosts a Washington's Birthday dinner in Columbia for local soldiers returning from overseas and training camps.
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Missouri Federation of Commercal Clubs
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Carl Lewis
W. T. Lewis
Camp Dodge
Lewis
Tobias
Boong County
Columbia
Washington
Red Cross
Missouri Governor Receives Foch Invitation Note
Gen Foch sends courteous reply to Governor Gardner thanking Missouri for the invitation. He says a visit to America is premature at present but would be remembered if realized later. Note signed C Lufier secretary to Foch.
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Gardner
Gen. Foch
Marshal Foch
Missouri
America
C.lufier
Fock
Woman Dies From Coal Oil Stove Fire Near Laddonia
Mrs. Warren Smith, 39, died at her home near Laddonia after burns from starting a stove with coal oil. She leaves a husband and two young sons.
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Laddonia
Warren Smith
Dynamite mystery near Thebes bridge solved by youths
In Charleston sheriff Hutson escorted Warren Aldridge and Harvey Lindy to the state reformatory after nine months of investigation into dynamite found around Thebes bridge pier. The youths said they found the exploded cache while walking, planned to sell it, then hid it when approached. In Columbia Dr. James Gordon will become mayor, succeeding J. E. Boggs, as the sole Democratic candidate with the nomination.
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Charleston
Thebes
Columbia
James Gordon
J. E. Boggs
State Central Committee
Gordon
McAllister rules Everheart to stay Callaway County collector
Attorney General Frank McAllister orders W B Everheart Sr to continue as Callaway County Collector for four more years after Sam A Wright failed to qualify and died. Wright's widow or a special election was not pursued. New Florence reports Peter Kelley has vanished from his home two weeks ago and is about 50 with defective eyes. End of text.
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Frank McAllister
W. B. Everheart, Sr
Callaway County
Sam A Wright
Wright
New Florence
Peter Kelley
Kelley
Missouri Legislature Debates State Institutions Spending
The Missouri legislature reviews a report by Gov Gardner's committee on 26 state institutions proposing over 8.8 million dollars in annual appropriations. Inspections found crowded facilities especially in four insane asylums. calls for more land and repairs due to six years of neglect are noted while some land may be rented until finances improve. The session also tackles home rule for St Louis, tax reforms, and constitutional amendments.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
Bodrdig
Mittee
State Commission
House Committee
Municipal Corporations
St. Louis
Trieseler
Senate
Elder
Senate Committee On
Buford
McCullough
Isee
United States
House
Hugh K. Wagner
Secretary of State
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Sullivan
Jones
Gentry County
Wagner
Bailey, Waring, Coon and Brookshire
Taylor
Tax Commission Act
State Board of Equalization
Henderson
State Board of Barber Examiners
Lay
Chaney
Byrne
Allison
Watkins
McPherson
O’fallon
PPP
PPP AL Lpl
Kinney
Spread of American ideals inspires globe note
A Czech soldier at Mount Vernon filled a small box with Washington tomb earth saying he would sprinkle it on Bohemia soil. The act symbolized the wider spread of American ideals and freedom. In Sunset Magazine, David Starr Jordan notes the salt of freedom is sprinkled worldwide. Cuticura Soap ad promises doubled razor efficiency and better skin health.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Bohemia
David Starr Jordan
Sunset Magazine
Discontent as a Driver of Progress
The piece argues that discontent fuels progress by pushing individuals to improve their circumstances. It presents contentment as a hindrance and asserts that a man must feel discontent with his current state to strive for advancement.
Telegraph to Horace Greeley and a bank clerk remark
A clipped exchange recalls Horace Greeley replying to a query about news with no news. A bank clerk comments that money is worst when it must be counted so often.
Health and healing through trial and experience
A varied reflection on recovery, asserting that every experience shapes a person for better or worse. The passage suggests healing comes through trials endured and lessons learned by each man.
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State Board of Agriculture
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Ozark
Boosters
Dr. Gordon
Callaway
Union
J. C. Dyott
Howell
J. D. Hostetter
Pike
C. L. Ferguson
Ripley
Supreme Court
McGruder
Board of Equalization
William J. McPherson
E. L. Grether
Grether
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F. H. Hewitt
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Boston Transcript
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