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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1909
Page
6
Missouri News Of The Week summarizes diverse items. Prominent names include Champ Clark and Theodore Roosevelt with updates on rivers and harbors legislation wars and strikes. Reports cover pensions, mine disasters, political shifts, and notable deaths from Kansas Missouri and beyond.
Jefferson City Jan 11 Herbert M Hadley governor elect outlines in inaugural address his aims for Missouri including civil service merit, enforcement of laws, liquor regulation separation of tavern from saloon, home rule and ballot reform, public service regulation, taxation shifts, education funding, and state road construction with a call for prompt action.
Bert M. Taylor surrendered in Omaha and is jailed in San Bernardino California after being charged with assault on his two sisters in law and the murder of one of them at Minden Nebraska last April.
Nebraska eight presidential electors convened at the state capitol on Monday and cast their ballots for William J. Bryan for president. They also chose R. H. Watkins as messenger to Washington to deliver the certificates of election.
The British Ambassador and Mrs Bryce hosted a Tuesday night ball in Washington honoring Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Invitations went to hundreds of young Washington society members. The cotillion was led by Miss Roosevelt and Mr Ovey, third secretary of the British embassy, with Gov Hadley of Missouri in attendance. Dr Vandiver noted.
Joint Missouri legislature adopted a plan to recount lieutenant governor ballots in St Louis, Jackson, and several counties. Recounts will cover multiple precincts with witnesses for both parties, starting soon and expected to take one to two weeks, while legislative business stalls. A separate note reports Rep. Johnson of Pulaski County hospitalized after a heart attack. Fire in Speaker Cannon's room in Washington caused minor damages before being contained.
Jefferson City Gov Hadley announced John Kennish will be insurance commissioner succeeding W D Vandiver. Kennish, former assistant attorney general for four years, was a highly efficient aide and will serve in a new capacity under Hadley. Tilman preparing speech on Roosevelt's alleged crooked ways as he plans to deliver before the president retires.
From the battleships Minnesota Vermont and Kansas a large contingent of officers, marines, and sailors visited a sequence of local objects of interest on a Tuesday, tour highlights included multiple sites and interactions with the public.
Report from Vinita says 700 cattle owned by Gunter and Leforce froze to death Monday night as temperatures dropped about 15 degrees below zero. A statewide cold snap continued with more snow and a blizzard Tuesday night, threatening further losses to livestock.
A humorous blend of old time quips and ads features a threat exchange between Jimmy Juggins and a daughter’s father over marriage consent, followed by a note on Defiance Starch offering thin, crisp application for better fabric stiffness. A joke about a telegram from India closes the snippet.
The Christian Missionary Alliance reports gifts totaling about 250000 dollars for the previous year, the largest in the organization’s history. The ad notes Lewis’ Single Binder straight filled with “extra, quality” and identifies the dealer as Lewis’ Factory in Peoria, reflecting dependence on charitable giving for support.
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