War News Roundup From Across Fronts And Nations
Reports from Constantinople say the allied fleet withdrew from Dardanelles positions after damage to a torpedo boat. The Russian advance in Hungary continues with limited resistance. French and British actions include bombardment near Dunkirk and a drive in Upper Alsace toward the Rhine. Panama Canal fortifications are deemed satisfactory. U S revenue plans limit military additions. Various domestic items cover court rulings, medals, and other wartime notes.
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Constantinople
Dardanelles
Upper
Alsace
Rhine
Berlin
Forage Poisoning Warns Missouri Farmers and Stockmen
Dr. D F Luckey state veterinarian warns of widespread losses among horses and cattle from forage poisoning caused by mouldy fodder and ear corn. Prevention focuses on silage without mould and immediate feed changes plus salts or linseed oil for exposed animals.
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Missouri State Board of Agriculture
D. F. Luckey
Van Buren Boy Wins Jackson County Corn Prize
Joel Anderson of Van Buren township won a $100 prize for the largest corn yield by a Jackson county boy. He produced eighty nine bushels and thirteen pounds on one county acre, besting fifty eight participants. The award was announced at the Jackson county farm bureau dinner by Farm Adviser A E Ikenberry. Anderson plans to use the money for a six month agricultural course at the University of Missouri.
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J. J. Heim
Jackson County
Joel Anderson
van Buren Township
Anderson
A. E. Ikenberry
Missouri to appoint policewomen in cities over five thousand
A bill to require policewomen in Missouri cities with populations above 5 000 will be submitted for a legislative vote. Temperance workers will promote the bill, with Mrs Nell G Burger of Clark as state organization president driving the measure to the legislature.
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Missouri
Temperance Workers
Nell G. Burger
Clark
Diphtheria Epidemic At McCune Farm In Kansas City
An outbreak hits 175 boys at the McCune Farm in Kansas City with three fatalities reported. Dr. Joseph Green of Independence says all inmates will receive antitoxin as the county detains incorrigible youths at the facility.
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McCune Farm
Kansas City
Joseph Green
Independence
Nevada Attorney Died and Politically Active Leader
L. Scott, a Nevada attorney described as a well known figure across the southwest Missouri region, led tuberculosis efforts from his Nevada home. He was a son in law of the late Elbert E. Kimball, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1888, and remained active in Democratic politics.
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Nevada
L. Scott
Missouri
Elbert E. Kimball
Ozark Fruit Growers Elect President in Bentonville
Captain G. T. Linencoln of Bentonville Arkansas was elected president of the Ozark Fruit Growers Association at the recent meeting in MoMett. Two dozen orchardists attended as members discussed common interests and marketing.
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Ozark
G. ‘T. Laincoln
Bentonville, Ark
Ozark Fruit Growers’ Association
Momett
Missouri Women Lead Call for Clean Homes and Better Local Service
Miss Bob Bell urges Missouri Home Makers' Clubs to push for town inspections by the State Pure Food Commission and a clean up campaign free of fee. She argues better stores improve health and family happiness, noting improvements needed in both town and country homes and recommending fragrant flowers to brighten busy households.
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Missouri
F. H. Fricke
Pure Food and Drug
Bob Bell
LaSalle Building
St. Louis
Miss Bell
Winter Aids Macon Poor With Ice Plant Boom
In Macon a young ice cream entrepreneur operates a large ice plant near a frozen lake. He owns the ice supply and uses it to run an immense ice cream and butter operation. Laborers earn daily wages, and a steady stream of wagons transfers ice to the plant, enabling employment for many poor families as ice storage increases.
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Macon
Propeller Driven Sled Rides Through Callao Streets
A large bob sled built by Victor Grove of Chariton Valley was driven by a 9 foot blade propeller on an aeroplane engine. The craft moved about thirty miles per hour through Callao, using a steering wheel like a car to steer the forward runners.
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Callao
Victor Grove
Chariton Valley
Old Railroad Man Dennis Sullivan Dies at Sedalia
Dennis Sullivan a 70 year old retired railroad man is dead at Sedalia He is survived by a widow and thirteen children.
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Dennis Sullivan
Sedalia
Accident with Christmas Gift Rifle Injures 15-Year-Old
Carl Naumann of Carthage was handling a target rifle received as a Christmas gift when he accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet pierced his neck and he is presumed fatally wounded.
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Carl Naumann
Carthage
Ore Values Shrink as Missouri and Oklahoma Shipments Fall
Fragmented OCR notes report ore shipments from Missouri and Oklahoma with values totaling $11,684,917 in one year and $14,356,461 in 1913. The text also hints at lower prices and reduced shipments but is garbled and incomplete.
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Missouris
Oklahoma
I “Ita
Killed by Fail Alla heart are agent Pere
An unclear fragment reports a fatal incident with mentions of an agent Pere. Names and details are fragmentary, unreadable, and cannot be fully identified.
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Fail
Alla Heart
Pere
Germans Make New Move On Paris Front In 1914 Paris Battles
Paris routs report a violent German assault near Lassigny forty miles north of Paris and other attacks around Verdun Argonne and Steinbach. Allies hold. observers say a new offensive may aim at Paris while a Russian victory shifts Turkish threat in Trans Caucasus easing pressure on the Allies.
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Paris
France
Lassigny
Belgium
Argonne Forest
Verdun
Steinbach
Cernay
Sennheim
Alsace
St. Mihiel
Arizona anti alien employment act struck down by federal court
A three judge federal court in San Francisco ruled the Ari nn Anti Alien Employment Act unconstitutional. Adopted by initiative in Arizona, the measure required 80 percent of workers on projects with more than five employees to be American citizens. The court held the act violated the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing life liberty and property and forbids discrimination against aliens.
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San Francisco
Simlar
Arizona
Tifm
British Seizures to be Studied at St Louis Conference
St Louis on January 21 22 will host a national foreign trade conference to discuss the seizure of American cargoes by British warships. The program committee announced the event today outlining the agenda and participants.
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St. Louis
Prize Cattle Ordered Killed by Government
A herd of two hundred blooded cattle owned by Enos M. Barton a Chicago manufacturer valued at 30000 dollars has been ordered killed by government authorities. The action targets a prize stock deemed unfit for public use. Enos M. Barton faces substantial loss as the government enforces herd destruction.
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Chicago
Enos M. Barton
Tm ‘Spectra
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