World news brief signals new Anglo French accord and League disputes
The report outlines a Genoa conference outcome with an Anglo French pact aimed to shield France from German aggression. It notes Briand's resignation, Poincare's expected succession, and League of Nations debates on Vilna, Albania, and Danzig. It also covers US trade figures, unemployment talks, and rising postwar tensions.
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Genoa
Lloyd George
Cannes
Paris
M. Briand
Great Britain
France
Germany
Poland
Lithuania
Vilna
Council of the
League of Nations
Albania
Danzig
Council
Darlington testifies on reasons for resignation from lumber group
In Jefferson City the anti trust case against the St. Louis Lumber Trade Exchange continued with E R Darlington of Pasadena California the only witness. He said the group aimed to get better prices not curb bad practices and that he left the exchange because he believed its methods were illegal. A Missouri Glee Club tour from March 8 to 22 was announced for the University of Missouri with a 60 member group reduced to 45 for travel. home concert March 8 precedes the tour.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Darlington
Lumeber Trade Exchange
Glee Club
Columbia
University of Missouri Club
Basketball Player Killed by Train in Higginsville
Allison Hess, 19, of Concordia, Missouri, a Concordia High School basketball player, was killed when struck by a Chicago and Alton train while en route to Grain Valley. Albert Oetting was injured as the auto they rode in was thrown 70 feet and ruined a taxi.
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Higginsville
Allison Hess
Concordia
Grain Valley
Albert Oetting
Sarcoxie Chamber Elects Officers for Next Year
Sarcoxie Chamber of Commerce in Missouri announces new officers for the coming year led by President C. F. Le Furjah and Vice President E. R. Sabert. Financial Secretary W. C. Stanley and Corresponding Secretary W. C. Standley also serve, with Treasurer Frank S. Parks. directors include George S. Brosius, Harry Rosebough, and Lee Hale.
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Sarcoxie C. of
Sarcoxie
Sarcoxie Chamber of Commerce
C. F. le Furjah
E. R. Sabert
W. C. Stanley
W. C. Standley
Frank S. Parks
George 8. Brosius
Harry Rosebough
Lee Hale
Farmer Files Voluntary Bankruptcy in Federal Court
Cape Girardeau Missouri Guy Burd a farmer and stockman of Oakside Shannon county has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy with liabilities of 16417.76 and assets of 11900 including 11500 in real estate in the Federal District Court here.
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Cape Girardeau
Guy Burd
Oakside
Shannon County
Federal District Court
Three Held for Murder of Babe Near Broseley
Poplar Bluff Missouri authorities hold James Gray and wife along with James Walker in Butler County jail without bond charged with killing the newborn son of Butler Gray the couple’s daughter all living four miles northeast of Broseley on a farm authorities report the suspects are in custody awaiting further action
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Babe
Poplar Bluff
James Gray
James Walker
Broseley
Butler County
Butler Gray
Legion Delegates to Meet in February
Representatives of 35 American Legion posts in the Ninth District will meet in Mexico Missouri to plan closer cooperation. The meeting was called by state committeeman Charles H Pulis.
Volker Funds $300 Year Sociology Scholarship at Missouri
Kansas City philanthropist William Volker donates a $300 annual scholarship to the University of Missouri Department of Sociology in Columbia. The gift supports a student pursuing sociological studies and marks a significant philanthropic contribution from Volker.
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Mo. U
Columbia, Mo
William Volker
Kansas City
University of Missouri
Mrs. Josephine Crowther Dies in Sedalia at 84
Mrs. Josephine Crowther, 84, died in Sedalia Missouri after a paralytic stroke. She passed away following the stroke at her Sedalia home.
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Josephine Crowther
Sedalia
Adair County Valuation Totals 24.4 Million
Adair county reports total assessed valuation for the year at 24 million 447 thousand 570 dollars. Kirksville Missouri notes the countywide figure for property valuation and tax calculations.
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Adair
Kirksville
Adair County
Missouri Robber Dies Escaping Jail in Colorado Springs
Eugene Mason alias Jean Logan, who admitted aiding a November 13 robbery in Marshall Missouri, was killed by a car during an escape attempt in Colorado Springs. The same paper notes Albany Missouri's Consolidated High School District No. 1 awarded the new high school contract to M Porterfield of Rosendale Missouri.
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Missouri
Auto
Marshall
Eugene Mason
Jean Logan
Colorado Springs
Albany
Consolidated High School
Berlin
M. Porterfield
Rosendale
Game Warden to Revise List of Honorary Deputies
Jefferson City Missouri discovery that an appointed honorary deputy was linked to crime prompts Game and Fish Commissioner Middleton to revise a 300 name list. Governor Hyde is notified of a thorough combing of the list as statutes allow salaried deputies and public policy questions arise over honorary commissions.
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Jefferson City
Game and Fish
St. Louis
John J. Doyle
Thomas McKeon
Middleton
Hyde
Nodaway County to Launch Life Service Drive
The Older Boys' and Girls' Council of Nodaway Churches will begin a February campaign to boost the life service movement in Nodaway County Missouri. Officials plan to visit all 57 Sunday schools under the direction of J. B. Rosenberry, superintendent of the Nodaway County Sunday School Association.
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Maryville
Council of
Nodaway
J. B. Rosenberry
Nodaway County
Convict Jandro Marries Widow Aims for Pardon
In Jefferson City Frank Jandro serving two years at the penitentiary wed a local widow and claimed to play a government detective role to win a pardon. He says love was not involved and the marriage was strategic. Also J. M. Thompson of Dallas named joint freight agent for Missouri Kansas Texas and Missouri Pacific, replacing B. Casey.
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Jefferson City
Frank Jandro
Jandro
Nevada
J. M. Thompson
Dallas
Tex
Missouri
Kansas and Texas
Missouri Pacific
B. Casey
Thompson
M. E. & T. Railroad
Sedalia Man Sues for 25000 Damages in Circuit Court
Sedalia Missouri Clyde Secherst of Kansas City sues John McLaughlin of McLaughlin Furniture Sedalia for 25000 damages claiming injury January 3 when struck by a car driven by McLaughlin's son in Jackson County Circuit Court.
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Sedalia
Clyde Secherst
Kansas City
Circuit Court
Jackson County
John McLaughlin
McLaughlin Furniture Company
Secherst
McLaughlin
Williams sue for damages over 1921 child’s death
Sedalia residents George Williams and his wife file a $15,000 damages suit against A. F. Short and elevator operator Leo Garrity for the death of Martin Williams, 11, allegedly caused by Garrity’s carelessness on June 3, 1921, at Short’s five story building.
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Sedalia
George Williams
A. F. Short
Leo Garrity
Short
Martin Williams
Williams
Garrity
Columbia City Wealth Report Shows Rise in 1921
City Assessor J. H. Barnett reports Columbia’s total wealth for 1921 at 10 948 477 including personal property real estate banks and merchants stocks. The 1920 assessment was 10 801 902.
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Columbia
J. LH. Barnett
Grape Industry Boost Under Way at Monett
A temporary organization is formed to develop the grape industry around Monett Missouri. A carload of grape cuttings is expected soon and will be planted to promote cultivation.
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Monett
Mrs Fornfelt Dies in Cape Girardeau at 85
Mrs Wilhelmina Fornfelt, 85, founder namesake of Fornfelt, Missouri, died of pneumonia in Cape Girardeau. Born in Germany, she immigrated to the area and moved to what is now Fornfelt about 45 years ago.
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Fornfelt
Cape Girardeau
Wilhelmina Fornfelt
Germany
Selby and Brown Secret Wedding Reported
Gallatin Missouri reports the marriage of Seth E Selby and Miss Gladys Brown of Trenton. The ceremony occurred on August 5 1921 at Leavenworth Kansas. The groom is a son of J A Selby, an attorney in Gallatin.
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Gallatin
Seth E. Selby
Gladys Brown
Trenton
Leavenworth
Kan
J. A. Selby
Winn to Head Bank of Novinger
Kirksville banker N. E. Winn resigns after two decades at Kirksville Savings Bank to lead the Exchange Bank of Novinger a new institution taking over deposits of the Union State Bank of Novinger.
Rich Hill Oil Drilling Resumes After Shutdown
Rich Hill drillers resume prospect hole work for the Rich Hill Oil Company after a three week pause to recover a 700 pound bit, finally succeeding in freeing the equipment.
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Rich Hill
Rich Hill Oil Company
Good Roads Delegates Named in Carthage
Carthage mayor J D Carter names city delegates to the joint good road meeting in Chicago from January 16 to 20. City Engineer F B Newton Allen McReynolds Joseph McMillan J S Carter A B Carbean and Walter Bailey will represent the city.
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Carthage
J. D. Carter
F. B. Newton
Allen McReynolds
Joseph McMillan
J. S. Carter
A. B. Carbean
Walter Bailey
Chicago
Pettis County Taxpayers Pay Nine Decimals to Jan One
Ninety percent of Pettis county residents paid taxes before January 1, totaling 437000.63 dollars. The Sedalia city collector collected 185 percent, reaching a total of 437366.63 dollars.
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Sedalia
Pettis County
Wilson Says League of Nations Alive as Crowd Praises Him
Labor leader Samuel Gompers led a spontaneous pilgrimage to Woodrow Wilson’s home where thousands gathered to affirm confidence in the League of Nations. Wilson declared the league vital and promised to “look out for themselves” for opponents, with Senators Walsh, Fletcher, and Harris leading the demonstration.
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Washington
League of Nations
Wilson
League
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Mr. Wilson
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Walsh
Montana
Fletcher
Florida
Harris
Georgia
A Victim Every 35 Minutes In 1921 Car Deaths
Chicago reports an estimated 12 000 to 15 000 Americans killed in motor vehicle crashes in 1921, likely near 15 000, up from about 11 000 in 1920. Officials say a death occurred roughly every 35 minutes, with deaths rising despite fewer cars per population.
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Chicago
United States
Public Safety Section
National Safety Council
Memorial plans in Washington spark Legion opposition
Washington opponents of a planned memorial building for World War service members, backed by the George Washington Memorial Association and endorsed by President Harding, demand passage of relief legislation for disabled and unemployed veterans and a veterans bonus before proceeding.
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Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
American Legion
National Legislative Committee of the Legion
Harding
Washington Mission Report by Maj. Crowd er to Cuba
Maj Enoch H Crowder returned from a Cuba mission as special representative of the U S president and met with state department officials to report his findings.
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Washington
Enoch H. Crowder
Cuba
United States
State Department
Sawmill Blast Kills Five in Mount Pleasant Texas
Five people are dead and three seriously injured in a sawmill blast near Mount Pleasant Texas. One of the injured is believed fatally harmed as investigations begin into the explosion at the mill.
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Mount Pleasant
Tex
Character as a Result of Persistent Effort and Discipline
The piece argues character is earned, not innate, forged through struggle and deliberate practice. It cites Burke, Marcus Aurelius, the apostle Paul, and others on hard work, temperance, and perseverance, warning that slackness weakens the soul and success comes from enduring discipline. Indianapolis News.
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Burke
Marcus Aurelius
Apostle
Indianapolis News
Silent Policeman Guides Curious Drivers at Jeffersonville Intersection
A mushroom shaped silent policeman at Spring street and Court avenue, placed by the Jeffersonville board of works, watches how drivers obey. One careful motorist, seeing the device, veered wide to avoid it and curved around the mushroom, earning praise from Captain Summers at the police station.
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Jeffersonville Board of Works
Spring Street
Court Avenue
Captain Summers
Indianapolis News
Arab Robin Hood says Taleb flees to Ibn Saud refuge
Al Ikbal reports Sayid Taleb once claimant to the Irak throne escaped from Ceylon after expulsion from Mesopotamia. He seeks refuge in Ibn Saud Nejd country as he faces alleged bribery attempts to sway Mesopotamian royal elections. London officials note Ibn Saud receives British subsidy and may notify authorities if Taleb arrives.
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al Ikbal
Ceylon
Mesopotamia
Sayid Taleb
Irak
Basra
Bagdad
Robin Hood
Ibn Saud
Nejd
Taleb
London
Start Over: Referee Calls 17th Round Replay After Film Break
In a crowded arena the two boxers, soaked and exhausted, await a restart after the referee halts the seventeenth round. He explains the moving picture man damaged the film, so the bout must begin again from the last round. Spectators murmur as officials prepare to resume.
Lumber Waste for Fuel in Tacoma Heating Plant
Scientific American notes hog fuel from Northwestern lumber fields, mainly waste sawdust and scraps, is burned in a new central Tacoma heating plant. Barges deliver the material. a five ton clamshell bucket and conveyors move it, with no plan to process other fuels.
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Northwestern
Tacoma
Scientific American
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