War fronts report varied gains and raids across Europe
Advices from the fronts describe Teutonic advances in Moldavia and northern Wallachia while Russians and Rumanians contest gains. Western fronts see artillery duels near Belgium and Verdun. Romania remains largely unchanged with patrol actions and mobile skirmishes across the Austro Italian area. News include New Year messages from Kaiser Wilhelm, and various domestic items such as taxes, politics, and a fatal gun incident in Northfield Minnesota.
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Europe
Moldavia
Wallachia
Transylvanian Alps
Belgium
Verdun
Galicia
Romania
Oklahoma Weather Warms Peach Crops and Legislature Opens
Unseasonably warm weather in southern Oklahoma threatens the peach crop if sustained. Oklahoma's sixth Legislature convened in the new capitol at Oklahoma City with Paul Nesbit as speaker and Thomas Campbell inaugurated as Arizona governor amid contesting claims.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Paul Nesbit
McAlester
Thomas E. Campbell
Arizona
G.W. P. Hunt
Campbell
Oklahoma Tornado Kills Eleven Children at Rural School
Severe Oklahoma tornado wrecked the Vireton rural school near McAlester injuring many and killing eleven children. The one room building housed about fifty pupils before being leveled to splinters. Teachers and locals aided by physicians and volunteers tended the injured as officials tallied the dead, with additional injuries and unconfirmed deaths reported in nearby areas.
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Muskogee
Vireton
McAlester
Alta Warren
Veerda Warren
BE. L. Warren
Etta Pendleton
John Pendleton
Jesse Bristow
Lilly Bristow
J. H. Bristow
Dudge
Brummett
R. D. Brummett
Albert Dickinson
Vergil Dickinson
Merta Davis
Ollie Davis
R. H. Davis
Lloyd McFall
G. F. McFall
James Paddy
J. W. Paddy
Jesse Rose
Florence Rose
John Rose
Elsie Perry
B. F. Perry
Lillie Baldwin
Lee Baldwin
Blocker
John Private
Featherstone
Elea
Vera Carter
Scott
Quinton
Wireton
Advices
War Debts Piling Up Across Allied Powers
The Federal Reserve Board estimates the national debt of Britain France and their allies from the start of the war to late 1916 at 49.455 billion dollars. It breaks down roughly 29 billion to the Entente nations and 20 billion to the Central Powers, noting the total is approximate and does not include war costs funded by internal taxes.
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Berlin
Germany
Central News of
London
Amsterdam
Washington
Great Britain
France
Asia
Austria-Hungary
Federal Reserve Board
Record Iron Production Showed Growth in 1916
New York January 5 1916 US pig iron production reached 39 450 000 tons in 1916 far above 1915 s 29 916 000 tons and 1914 s 30 966 000 tons A total of 103 open hearth furnaces completed in the year added 4 205 000 tons capacity While prices rose more quickly in the second half of the year than in the first half per Iron Age assessment.
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New York
United States
Hurley Quits Trade Board to Return to Business
Edward N. Hurley of Chicago resigns as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission after a personal conference with President Wilson. Wilson accepts the resignation and Hurley plans to resume business.
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Hurley
Trade Board
Washingto
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson
Council Bluffs Celebrates One Year of Prohibition
After a year of prohibition Council Bluffs Iowa shows near unanimous approval with city and residents benefiting from the change. The report notes widespread support across the community and a positive economic and social impact.
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Council Bluffs
Missouri’s stepchildren debate child welfare reform
Dr. J. B. Wallin outlines the Missouri children's code program at Kansas City. He cites 500 children in common jails and 5,000 in institutional homes, urging a county public welfare board and court procedures for adoption to protect neglected and feeble minded children and reform care.
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Missouri
Children’s Code Commission
J. B. Wallin
St. Louis
Kansas City
University of Missouri budget request for 1917 18
The Missouri board of curators asks the 1917 18 legislature to appropriate 825000 for maintenance and 515862 for repairs lab work and equipment to sustain the university among the nation’s top state institutions. They note actual needs could reach 1 million, and urge no new buildings this session though listing several urgently needed facilities.
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University of Missourif
Board of Curators
University
Pew Mechanics
Robbers Break Safe at Dearborn Railroad Station
During a New Year celebration in Dearborn Missouri robbers forced open the Kansas City Clay County and St Joseph Electric Railroad station safe and stole $200 from the till.
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Kansas City, Clay County & St. Joseph Electric Railroad
Dearborn
Hunting accident claims teen in Troy area
Fred D. Behrens of St. Louis accidental shotgun discharge in a hunting party near Troy kills 14 year old Herman Muenstermann and wounds 15 year old cousin John Muenstermann critically. The youths were hunting with Behrens, their uncle.
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Herman Muenstermann
John Muenstermann
Fred D. Behrens
St. Louis
Troy
Governor Major Sued for Ten Thousand Dollars
Nat H. Goldstein district circuit clerk of St. Louis files suit against Governor Major seeking $10,000 damages claiming the governor illegally withheld his commission.
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Major
Governor Major
Nat H. Goldstein
St. Louis
New Joplin District Lead and Zinc Output Sets Records
Lead and zinc output in the Joplin district for 1916 totaled 430,195 tons with a value of $34,961,993. Zinc reached 368,000 tons valued at $30,508,161 and lead 62,195 tons valued at $4,453,832, both records. The prior year 1915 valued at $26,038,650.
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Joplin
Butler Widow's Will Filed With $5 Million Estate
Mrs. Eien Butler widow of Col. Edward Butler once a Democratic leader in St. Louis has filed a will. The will duplicates Col Butler's, releasing an estate valued at five million dollars to the heirs.
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Butler
Eien Butler
Col
Edward Butler
St. Louis
Colonel Butler
Confederate Veteran Dead John 8 Bryan Clinton Sheriff
John 8 Bryan, a Confederate veteran and former sheriff of Clinton, died. The veteran's obituary notes his service and leadership in the Clinton community.
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John 8. Bryan
Clinton
Questionable Prohibition Measure Backed by League
The Anti Saloon League will back a statewide prohibition proposal modeled on Michigan law with two election law amendments. It sets April 1 1920 for the amendment to take effect if approved and a prohibition election at the November 1918 general election. The plan adds precinct level challengers and expands who can name challengers to oversee constitutional amendment votes to curb fraud.
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Anti-Saloon League
Michigan
Kansas City
St. Louis
League
Girl of 14 Prize Essayist Wins State WCTU Contest
Margaret Milton a 14 year old freshman who came from Russia in May 1912 won the state wide contest prize for the best essay on The Harm of Liquor conducted by the Missouri Women's Christian Temperance Union.
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Sedalia
Margaret Milton
Russia
Missouri Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Former Sedalia Minister Dead
Information from Sedalia reports the death of Rev. F. H. Brigham, a former Methodist minister there, at Janesville Wisconsin.
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Sedalia
F. H. Brigham
Janesville
Wis
Fall Fatal to Woman Near Tipton
Mrs Lucy Edmunds died at her home near Tipton seven miles east of Marshall as a result of a fall from her buggy a week earlier.
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Lucy Edmunds
Tipton
Marshall
Farmer wins car prize amid mortgage anxiety
J. W. Jones, a farmer between Montgomery and Bellflower, won a motor car from Montgomery merchants and cashed it for 500 dollars before telling his wife and four children. A large crowd gathered for the prize event as Jones faced a home fire and a mortgage on his farm.
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J. W. Jones
Montgomery
Bellflower
Jones
Judge N M Shelton Retires After 18 Years on Bench
A special Macon County Bar session honored Judge N M Shelton who retired from the Second Judicial Circuit bench after eighteen years of service. Maj B R Dysart, the oldest bar member, chaired the event and presented a gold watch from the bar. Shelton retires to return to private law practice in Macon.
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N. M. Shelton
Macon
N.M. Shelton
Second Judicial Circuit
Maj. B. R. Dysart
Judge Shelton
Founder of Alma Ark Dies in Joplin Stroke
J D James founder of Alma Ark is dead at his home in Joplin after a paralytic stroke. He had lived in Joplin twelve years and in that time operated several mines. Grover James former city attorney of Joplin and Dr. R M James coroner elect of Jasper county are sons.
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Alma, Ark
J. D. James
Joplin
Grover James
R. M. James
Jasper County
Wealthy Benton farmer John Stehrer dies at Mole Camp
John Stehrer a wealthy Benton county farmer died at Mole Camp. He was 78 years old and had come from Europe more than fifty years ago.
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John Stehrer
Benton County
Mole Camp
Europe
100 Mules Sold for 23000 Dollars in St. Louis Deal
T. P. Herrison and John Yates of Aux Valve sold 100 mules to a St. Louis firm for 23000 dollars. Gales in Callaway county total 1200 head with about 275000 dollars paid by St. Louis dealers to date.
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T. P. Herrison
John Yates
Aux Valve
St. Louis
Callaway County
Woman Drowns Self at Mother’s Home in Rich Hill
Miss Emma King, 36, committed suicide by jumping into a well at her mother Mrs Anna King’s home in Rich Hill. The drowning occurred in about fourteen feet of water following a period of despondency.
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Emma King
Anna King
Rich Hill
Miss King
Proven swamp-root aids weak kidneys
Distressing kidney and bladder symptoms often leave the system run down. Swamp-Root is advertised as aiding kidney, liver and urinary troubles. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr. Kilmer and Co. and mention the paper.
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Iero
Dr. & Co
Wa N. Y
Manuscript Misdelivery Tugs at Madison Identity
A London publishing house mistakenly treats a Wisconsin manuscript as Madison in the United States causing anxiety for Prof. William Hllery Leonard of New York University. The Lucretius translation was sent to London for Everyman Library publication and misaddressed as Madison, U. S. A. until postal authorities recovered it after weeks of search.
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London
England
Madison
United States of America
University of Wisconsin
Lucretius
William Hllery Leonard
New York University
Everyman
10 Cent Cascarets Ad Mockup
An old advertisement touts 10 cent Cascarets as a cure for biliousness and constipation. It claims a torpid liver and clogged bowels cause indigestion and a sallow, miserable head, promising a thorough cleansing by morning after a night's use.
Good Coal From Refuse in Postwar Holland
Postwar Dutch efforts to save fuel include grinding furnace refuse and suspending it in a liquid slightly heavier than water. Heavier noncombustibles settle, while 20 to 75 percent of combustible material rises for use in furnaces. Reported yield is 200 tons of refuse producing 88 tons of good fuel.
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Holland
Silk Sausage Casings Offer Sanitary Alternative
The article describes replacing traditional sausage skin with thin silk cases that are sterilizable and sanitary. The silk casings, described as chiffonlike, are nearly unnoticeable yet removable at table and resistant to vermin, offered at a small extra cost.
Tis better to live rich than to die rich
A concise proverb appears, contrasting living wealth with dying rich, suggesting value in current prosperity over eventual accumulation after death. The line frames wealth as a lived experience rather than a hoped-for legacy.
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