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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
2
A compact column gathers diverse items from around the globe in a single brief page feature. It notes curiosities, trade snippets, and small discoveries meant to inform and entertain readers with quick, readable highlights.
Secretary of the Navy Daviels ordered the scout cruiser F to proceed from Vera Cruz Mexico to Pass Christian Mississippi with Lon Lind President Wilsons personal representative to the Southern republic. Rural credit legislation will be among first questions before Congress after the next session begins January 12.
Thousands from 16 states and 70 foreign countries attend the Student Volunteer Movement convention in Kansas City. The event is described as the largest gathering yet for the movement.
Federal receivers appointed over Parentenon Pany report total property value around 22 million dollars with about half in Kansas. Change of control unlikely to affect gas supply this season.
A Madrid washerwoman in a poor district gave birth to seven daughters all surviving at first. three died soon after, while four continue thriving. The report notes early infant mortality in harsh conditions and the fragile state of these newborns.
President Wilton witnessed panic as Mrs J H Neville feared for her life during a blaze at their Gulfport residence. The event follows reports of a dispute over a one million dollar estate tied to George B Moras of Bartlesville. A separate incident notes actress Mrs George Secord dying after a fall from a hotel fifth story.
The 1914 Red Book lists Missouri fruit and nut values between 8 and 42 million dollars with apples peaches nectarines pears plums prunes cherries grapes strawberries blackberries and dewberries highlighted. It notes 23,128,107 fruit bearing trees and 11,957,399 bushels yearly yield plus 3,026,526 grape arbors producing about 17,871,816 pounds of grapes. Strawberries total 15 to 20 million quarts with Newton county leading at 2,854,916 quarts. blackberry and dewberry acreage 5,975 yielding 6,391,209 quarts.
The state sues Frisco at Springfield to recover 2 million dollars in excess charges during the injunction period while 2 cent passenger fare and maximum freight laws were in contest. Attorney General Barker leads the action, the last of twelve against Missouri trunk lines.
A new law making giving a worthless check a felony was invoked in Johnson County. Robert W. Walkley, an Iowa insurance firm agent, was arrested for paying a livery bill with a worthless check and remanded to jail on $1,000 bond.
F A Sampson secretary of the State Historical Society travels to Charleston and Columbia D C to attend Missouri Historical Society meetings as a representative of the Missouri society.
J. O. Wiles a 60 year old superintendent of the Missouri Zinc Company's mine near Carthage died after slipping on an icy tramway and falling eight feet to a dump pile. His skull was fractured and his neck broken. Wiles had resigned earlier to take up farming.
Mrs Evelyn Rose Sullivan of Los Angeles California wife of Celestine J Sullivan died recently in St Joseph at her mother’s home. She was founder of the art department.
The state hospital at Fulton treated its 1,100 inmates to a Christmas turkey dinner. One hundred twelve birds formed the main portion of the menu.
During Farmers' Week in Columbia January 12 16 horticulturists will hear plans for a cooperative system of fruit selling. John Bland urges cooperative marketing. A state survey shows over 90 percent of members in marketing associations profit, while only 3 percent outside them do.
John W Baldwin a Missouri Training School manager reports an educated driving horse at his Boonville home untied its halter lit an electric light in the stable and went to the granary to eat alfalfa meal without harm. Baldwin a leading Democrat confirms the tale.
William Bastar of St. Joseph and aviator Jack Vilas announced plans for a spring Atlantic crossing from New York to Liverpool. They are building a specially constructed aero plane to capture a $50,000 prize offered by a London newspaper for the first successful flight.
After January 1 all fraternity and sorority houses at the University of Missouri must install fire escapes. A university committee and Columbia fire chief inspected all Greek letter houses following repeated small fires. Past incidents showed several houses burned in prior years.
James Fogle, about 68, missing since Christmas night around 6 o'clock, was found dead in a field east of Palmyra on the Bryan place. Authorities suspect he wandered from home in a disoriented state and succumbed to exposure finding no way back.
The Central Missouri Poultry show at Centralia drew its largest crowd yet in the region. Centralia, a noted poultry center, saw three firms purchase fowls totaling $55,000 recently.
John A. Short aged 60 longtime Springfield post office supervisor and veteran collapsed on a street during a belated Christmas visit to his grandchildren. He had served forty years in rail and local post office service and died of heart failure.
City council set to vote at regular meeting on a second election after petitions bearing 1 969 names ask for a February vote. Voters seek to implement a new form of government through petitions filed with the city clerk.
Henry C. Dierker former St Charles county judge was shot and dangerously wounded by a tramp he tried to drive from a school near St Charles. The assailant surrendered later admitting he was A Lampeon of Glenn Ferry.
The seventh annual Grundy County Corn Growers Association exhibition closes as the fourth annual show concludes. Notable displays feature local corn varieties and farm equipment. Community members attend prize ceremonies and applaud top yields.
Reports from Presidio Texas describe a brutal three day clash at Ojinaga with Major General Ortega leading about 6000 rebels against an estimated 4000 federal troops. The retreat to American soil was feared amid hundreds killed or wounded and Red Cross limits hindering aid. American troops faced a fragile boundary as shots crossed the river and Major McNamee warned Ortega of possible consequences.
R A Long of Kansas City pledged $1 million to the missionary organization of the Church of the Disciples of Christ to aid global work. The gift was made through A E Cory and kept private for over three months. The aim is a total $5 million from the Men and Millions movement within three years.
Panic swept St Anthony's church in Davenport Iowa as a mad dog charged the pews during mass. Father D J Flannery kept calm and ordered worshippers to stay seated and avoid rushing for the exits while police and bystanders moved to safety.
City officials of St Louis will confer on plans for a bond issue and related projects as part of a May vote. The meeting includes discussions on a municipal proposal and potential funding.
Fragmentary text reports large payments totaling 1.5 million dollars to three recipients with unclear details. The garbled lines reference figures around 1.6 million and a person or entity named Georgy, with no coherent context.
A summer incident recounts Casey grappling with Bul Gov Glynn of New York and a bull. He fled about a mile then vaulted a five foot fence to escape. Next evening Casey again encountered the bull but found only a calf. He struck the calf and shouted a taunt claiming Casey did it.
A fragment from Popular Magazine recalls a daughter’s question as a mother, eager to enhance her appearance with pencil on eyebrows and yellowed hair. The vignette comments on aging and artificial beauty in a bygone era.
A humorous exchange contrasts a mother's hope for a helpful daughter with a child's response about maturity by saying she will only be a true helper when able to play bridge. The remark wryly notes social etiquette and family roles in a domestic setting.
Dialogue from a St. Republic item notes Elsie and her sister discuss their father, a downtown business man, joining tango classes. The excerpt highlights family conversations and social activity in a local context.
In a startling local case, a woman contest winner is accused of involvement in a broader swindle. Reports say the town’s men dine out while Mrs Pluff, alleged winner of a baby show prize, rented a prize baby from a sideshow barker.
A guest recounts a dinner hosted by an actress who claims she is a tragedy in the art of cookery. The other guest notes the hostess styled the feast with her own hands.
A brief exchange reveals one character reading a patent office report and imagining it could become an opera libretto. The dialogue hints at curiosity and creative reinterpretation of official material.
The text notes a chorus scene in which members kiss and hug amid the operetta’s plot set in Paris. It suggests a lighthearted, local color moment as part of the theatrical tone.
A fragment notes balustrades are polished and mentions pine in a Scottish dialect line. The brief hints at work involved and a casual carpentry context. No clear event or named entities beyond pine and balustrades.
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