Germans Deport Belgium Workers and Crush Civil Liberty
The piece cites German deportations of Belgian workers to Germany for munition and factory work, with ambassador Gerard and Whitlock condemning the cruelty as a military tactic. It notes Allied and Neutral reactions, Hague Convention concerns, and harrowing testimonies from Belgians about forced labor and shell production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
France
Reichstag
Gerard
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany
Haase
Dittmann
America
Cardinal Farley
Ludendorf
Berlin
James W. Geard
Hur
Newsgawa of
Buiapet
K. G. Oss
Jannilsson
Beltum
Poland
Havre
New York Evening Post
Roulers
Flanders
Ostendats
Courtrai
Washington Post
Bruges
Landsturm
Whitlock
Nevada Cantonment Proposed for National Army Training
Citizens across Missouri urge Secretary Baker to establish a cantonment at Nevada citing already spent funds on permanent improvements. Nevada offers ample water fuel and rail links to St. Louis and Kansas City with ready barracks and sanitation for 15 000 men, adaptable for 30 000 soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
Missouri
War Baker
Nevada
St. Louis
Kansas City
National Guard
Kansas
Postmaster Learns of Rural Parcel Post Auto Truck Route
Congressman Hamlin reports a promise from the fourth assistant postmaster general to establish an auto truck mail route between Springfield and Marshall within six weeks. Daily trips will run between Marshall and Warsaw, marking the first rural parcel post auto truck service in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Johnston
C. W. Hamlin
Seventh Congressional District
Springfield
Marshall
Warsaw
Missouri coal under Wallace Crossley control claim
Wallace Crossley state fuel administrator holds absolute authority over all coal in Missouri per directive from Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield. The power includes confiscation or allocation as needed and may allow relief to communities facing coal shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Wallace Crossley
Garfield
Island native travels sixty miles to Cambridge for questionnaire
William Ethridge Parks from Hollands Island walked sixty miles mostly over ice fields to reach Cambridge and submit his questionnaire, enduring harsh conditions to complete the task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollands Island
William Ethridge Parks
Cambridge
Glasgow Catholic School Burns in Fire
A fire destroyed Glasgow’s St Marys Parochial School on the first floor and the Knights of Columbus on the upper floor. No injuries reported. Firefighters battled the flames for hours before containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow Catholic School
Burns
Glasgow
St. Mary’s Parochial School
Knights of Columbus
Two Men Held After Union Station Arrest
Fred Turner and Phele Conrad were arrested days ago by local officers at Union Station in Moberly. They appeared before United States Commissioner Waller who bound them over to the federal court for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Turner
Phele Conrad
Union Station
Moberly
United States
Waller
Stockman Drops Dead in St Joseph Hotel
W. H. House a farmer and stock raiser from Havelock Nebraska died suddenly of apoplexy in a St Joseph hotel. He was 55 years old and had accompanied a cattle shipment to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. House
Havelock, Neb
St. Joseph
Missing Farmer Thompson Found Dead Near Brookfield
The body of T. J. Thompson an aged farmer living south of Brookfield was recovered on Hermann Barrs farm four miles south of Brookfield after he had been missing for three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Thompson
Brookfield
Hermann Barr
Wolves Prey on Hogs and Cattle
Wolves have caused heavy losses in the hills north of Poplar Bluff with numerous hog and calf deaths during the recent cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Missouri educators plan voca tional training for drafted men
Uel W. Lambkin Missouri state superintendent of schools led a Kansas City meeting with superintendents from Carthage Hannibal St. Joseph Springfield St. Louis Joplin and Sedalia to map vocational training for drafted men. Under the Smith Hughes Act about 34000 dollars will fund Missouri training with more requests to Congress. Class 1 and 2 registrants will receive free instruction in trades they already know, aiming to fit them for army work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uel W. Lambkin
Missouri
Board of Education
Kansas City
Carthage
Hannibal
St. Joseph
Springfield
St. Louis
Joplin
Sedalia
Smith-Hughes
Congress
Former sweetheart linked to arson fire near Willard
Miss Rayma Parson 18 says her former sweetheart bound gagged and set fire to her home after accusing her of snubbing him in Springfield. A farmer saw flames, she escaped from the porch. Prosecutor Oday issues a warrant for arson and believes the admissions clear the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard
O’day
College Paper Suspends Publication At MU
The College Farmer monthly magazine of the University of Missouri will suspend publication with the January issue. Editor F. L. Clinefelter was drafted November 1, and rapid staff changes due to enlistments have made further publication inadvisable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Farmer
Agricultural Students of
University of Missouri
F. L. Clinefelter
Fall in Mahutska Mine Kills Three in Oklahoma Shaft
Three men died and a fourth was not expected to recover after a fall of about two hundred feet in the Mahutsa mine shaft near Picher Oklahoma. Herbert Crowley Jacob Chaney and Perry Bruton were killed and Louis Davis was hospitalized in Joplin. The four were being lowered in a tub when the hoist brake failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahutska
Picher
Herbert Crowley
Jacob Chaney
Perry Bruton
Louis Davis
Joplin
Valley Park Bank Closed by State Official
Valley Park Missouri bank near St. Louis was closed by State Bank Commissioner Eaton who said he had not investigated its affairs closely enough to state its condition definitively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Park
St. Louis
State Bank
Eaton
Old Settler of Missouri Barton Bellis Dies
Barton Bellis aged 87 longtime Missouri resident since 1844 died at his Bean Lake area home. Born in Kentucky he married Miss Lucinda Jane Brown in Missouri in 1853.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton Bellis
Missouri
Bean Lake
Kentucky
Lucinda Jane Brown
Landowner and secretary to Dun & Co. dies near Poplar Bluff
The obituary notes the death of a landowner near Poplar Bluff from heart disease. He owned several thousand acres in the area and for many years served as secretary to R. G. Dun & Co. of St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Golden Wedding Celebration for Mr and Mrs W H Kavanauga
Mr and Mrs W H Kavanauga celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary and have lived there since their marriage. Five children are living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Kavanauga
Self Deception Easy in Human Affections
A compact reflection on how personal bias and affection mislead the judgment. The note echoes Demosthenes in warning that easily we deceive ourselves as feelings obscure truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demosthenes
Noisy Talk Fails to Silence Grief on Quiet Days
A sharp remark about talk being cheap meets a mournful reply that days remain unstilled by speeches. The exchange highlights ongoing struggle and unspoken sorrow in the scene.
A Fight for Life and Remedy Claims
A dated ad promoting Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets for kidney and uric acid issues. It urges readers to try a trial package by sending 10 cents to Dr. V M Pierce, Buffalo NY, and promises relief and endorsement by neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
V. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Timber Shortage Prompts French Forestry Plans
France faces a 1,000,000 cubic feet yearly deficit in lumber and firewood due to wartime forest destruction and high demand for barracks and roads. The problem hinges on transport and colonial forest exploitation with 875,000 square miles of virgin timber in French Africa Madagascar and Asia available to supply fuel and lumber during and after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
North Sea
French Equatorial
Western Africa
Madagascar
Guinea
Hindu-China
Boschee’s German Syrup Ad Claims Fifty-One Year Use
An advertisement promotes Boschee’s German Syrup as a long standing cough remedy used for fifty one years across the United States. It asserts relief from coughs bronchitis and throat lung troubles and promises a restful night and easy morning expectoration with natural healing. Bottles priced 80 and 90 cents are advertised as available in all civilized cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boschee
United States
Colors and Airplanes Cause Landing Atmosphere Changes
Aviators report that dark land surfaces such as plowed or burned fields heat the air above them, creating a warmer, disturbed atmosphere that can complicate or endanger aircraft landings compared with lighter colored surfaces like stubble fields.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Advertises Cure Claim
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness results from mucous inflammation and that only a constitutional remedy can cure it. It states Halls Catarrh Medicine acts on the blood and mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore the Eustachian tube, warning hearing loss may be permanent if untreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cataerh
Conan
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Great Men and Their Quiet Diligence
A quotation attributed to John Ruskin praising thoroughly accomplished individuals who value every contribution, no matter how small, as God’s making and worthy of respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ruskin
Fragmented Text About Unknown Saree Event
A damaged or unclear OCR fragment mentions sarees and a world famous item. Details are unreadable, with garbled names and places.
The girl who doesn't marry an army man these days gets but a meager press
A terse social note laments that women avoiding army marriages receive scant recognition or press attention in contemporary society. The item hints at gender norms and media coverage without naming individuals or events.
An Old Bachelor Too Late for the Fair
A compact proverb notes that an old bachelor is a man who is too late for the fair, reflecting social dating customs and aging norms.
Anaric Helped Woman With Hand Tension Says Ad
Neighbor testimony cites Dr Pierce Anaric easing a hand immobility after a few days. The speaker reports marked improvement within a week and full ease after ten days, noting easier housework and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Adv
Fliers End Strike In Coventry Air Industry
A Coventry strike by aircraft engine factory mechanics ends after army planes circle the town dropping leaflets asking workers to return. A naval air service chaplain arrives from France in a seaplane with a similar appeal. The strike is settled the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
England
Naval Air Service
France
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Fletcher
Hull
Dean
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Madison St. St. Charles
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