War News Roundup From Europe and Beyond
Wide battle updates across East Prussia Poland and the Aisne Valley. Reports cite German advances near Warsaw, Russian naval actions in the Black Sea, Allied trench holds, and Red Cross relief shipments to Budapest and Vienna. Also noted are domestic debates on judicial reform and various crime and disaster items.
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Europe
Asia
East Prussia
Poland
Aisne
Soissons
American Red Cross
Finland
New York
Budapest
Vienna
Record attendance soars for Missouri farmers institutes in 1914
Jewell Mayes reports 1914 annual work with 109 113 total attendance across 274 meetings and 493 sessions. The Missouri Board of Agriculture reached every county in the fifty year history, highlighting alfalfa campaigns and country life conferences and strengthened ties with bankers associations clubs teachers and pastors.
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Jewell Mayes
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institutes
Farmers’ Institute
Ozark Country
Agricultural Committee
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Country Life
Gave Up Fight for Freedom: Burris Surrenders to Penal Term
Robert Burris a young farmer from New Cambria surrendered to the sheriff admitting he would drop appeal to the supreme court. He will serve ten years in the penitentiary for the murder of D D Dowell father of his sweetheart. Burris went to Jefferson City with his father Jesse Burris.
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Robert Burris
New Cambria
Macon
D. D. Dowell
Burris
Supreme Court
Young Burris
Jesse Burris
Jefferson City
Robbers Target Dentists Across Three Buildings
St. Louis burglars hit ten dental offices in three buildings stealing hundreds of dollars in gold and platinum crowns fillings bridges and scraps. The raids force dozens of patients to follow a near liquid diet for weeks as dentists report the loss and ongoing work to replace the metal.
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St. Louis
Fulton Tabernacle Collapse Injures Eight in Revival
A tabernacle under construction at Fulton for union revival meetings partially collapsed, injuring eight people severely. Officials investigate cause as workers and attendees were inside the structure at the time.
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Fulton Tabernacle
Fulton
President nominates Missouri postmasters
The President has named Missouri postmasters for Crystal City Tipton Webb City Fairfax Farmington Holden Lancaster Pattonsburg Salisbury West Plains and more. Nominations cover D F Willin Peter J Weber A E Michie A L Carter J B Smith Frank D Bell Bennett Wardlow N B Yates R L Hamilton W H Zorn.
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Missouri
D. F. Willin
Crystal City
Peter J. Weber
Tipton
A. E. Michie
Webb City
A. L. Carter
Fairfax
J. B. Smith
Farmington
Frank D. Bell
Holden
Bennett Wardlow
Lancaster
N. B. Yates
Pattonsburg
R. L. Hamilton
Salisbury
W. H. Zorn
West Plains
King invited to St Louis for 1812 peace tablet unveiling
A bronze allegorical tablet commemorating one hundred years of peace between the United States and Great Britain will be unveiled in the Jefferson Memorial at St. Louis on February 18. The event is under the state branch of the National Society of Daughters of 1812 with invitations extended to President Wilson and King George V of England to attend.
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St. Louis
United States
Great Britain
Jefferson Memorial
National Society of Daughters of 1812
Wilson
George V
England
Prairie Chicken Trails Draw Linn County Farmers
Northeast Linn County farmers report large numbers of prairie chickens in a single field with estimates up to five hundred birds feeding on corn shocks in a local area.
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Linn County
Fatal shooting after striking officer with knife
William Richard g00, a tall Black man, hurled a policeman through a window and cut another with a knife before Patrolman Franklin J. Herbert of St. Louis shot and killed him after the assault.
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William Richard
Franklin J. Herbert
St. Louis
Plague Wipes Out Thousands of Hogs in Centralia
Farmers near Centralia report about seven thousand hogs killed by cholera and pneumonia in the last two months. Losses devastate herds as outbreaks spread across the region.
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Centralia
Struck Oil at Glasgow Farm Wall Drilling
A fragment notes an oil strike at a Glasgow area farm during wall boring work. No further details on company, date, or production are readable.
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Glasgow
Barnett Churches Merge Under Harmony Pastor Plan
In Barnett Missouri four Protestant denominations unite under Rev. CG R Green who leads a full time pastorate for the merged Harmony community. Each group had a part time minister and about 50 members. the town population was 118 in 1910 with growth since.
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Missouri
Ceecel Wate
CG. R.green
Harmony
Maryville
Nodaway County
Green
Bays
Barnett
Morgan County
Missouri lawmakers face anti simultaneous vaccination bill protest
Kansas City hog dealers commission men and serum producers plan a united protest in the Live Stock Exchange building. Frank Steck presided as they discussed the bill to prohibit the simultaneous vaccination against hog cholera, arguing it would endanger lasting immunity. William Peters of the National Serum Company warned serum alone offers only months of protection. The state board of agriculture reportedly endorsed the single vaccination claim.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Hog Salesmen's Association
Commission Men and Serum Producers
Live Stock Exchange
Frank Steck
Middle West
William Peters
National Serum Company
State Board of Agriculture
Gas plant fumes cause shade trees death suit verdict
Six shade trees died from fumes from a gas plant. They brought $450 to Anna Lee Taylor of St. Joseph after she won a verdict against St. Joseph Gas company, an appeal followed.
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Anna Lee Taylor
St. Joseph
Pioneer Surgeon Dr. George A Nash Dies in Maryville
Dr. George Allen Nash age 66 a pioneer surgeon of Northwest Missouri died in Maryville after illness that began in early December. He was a native of Indiana and practiced in the region for many years.
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George Allen Nash
Northwest
Missouri
Maryville
Nash
Indiana
Fire Imposes $10000 Losses In Carrollton District
A blaze resulting in ten thousand dollars in damage swept Carrollton destroying the Scott Liv ery barn and injuring Everett's cafe and the Jarboe Flour mill. The fire caused extensive destruction across multiple local properties.
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Carrollton
Scott
Everett
Jarboe
Refusal of $1000 Bequest from Sedalia Probate Court
The will of the late Valda Stone bequeathed $1000 to Missouri Kansas Texas Railway conductor Valda Stone. The probate court in Sedalia approved transferring the amount to his divorced wife Ella Stone after Fannie Smith petitioned for the transfer.
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Valda
Stone
Missouri, Kansas& Texas Railway
Sedalia
Fannie Smith
Ella Stone
St Joseph City Engineer Dies in Motorcycle Crash
Charles W. Campbell, 56, city engineer of St. Joseph, died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident last November.
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St. Joseph
Charles W. Campbell
Aged Farmer Gored to Death by Bull
Charles Strecker an 80 year old Jasper county farmer and Civil War veteran was gored to death by a bull on the other day. Strecker had farmed in the county for forty years.
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Charles Strecker
Jasper County
Strecker
Banquet Honors Judge Lamm in Sedalia Return
Judge Henry Lamm, back in Sedalia to practice law after ten years on the Missouri Supreme Court, was the guest of honor at a Pettis County Bar banquet with John Montgomery Jr. as toastmaster.
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Lamm
Henry Lamm
Sedalia
Missouri Supreme Bench
Pettis County
John Montgomery, Jr
Hyde Case Concludes In Court With Hyde Found Guilty
The Hyde case ends as Judge Porterfield presides. Hyde charged with offenses involving Swope and Laanak Thomas Swope. Mrs. Hyde absent. Trial setting previously delayed. next hearing scheduled for April.
Horses Go Crazy at Large Exhibition
A report notes horses go wild at an event as a disease outbreak affects mounts. Officials panic as trainers attempt containment and public safety steps amid chaotic scenes.
Massive Italian earthquake devastates central regions beyond Messina
Rome reports over 50 000 dead and injured as Avezzano and surrounding towns bear the brunt. Priceless statues and ancient buildings destroyed. Government trains, doctors, and King Victor Emmanuel rush relief while rail and telegraph networks suffer disruption across the quake belt from Naples to Ferrara.
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Rome
Europe
Messina
Italy
Naples
Ferrara
Avezzano
Victor Emmanuel
Reverse For The Allies In Aisne Region
London report notes a German advance near Soigions along the River Aisne, with a French retreat after two days of continuous engagements. The latest French official statement minimizes the impact while acknowledging the reverse as a setback for Allied positions.
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London
Aisne
Soigions
Gave 17 Millions to Missions in New York
The report notes an allocation of 17 million in funds to missions in New York as of January 14, highlighting foreign and domestic support and the overall income figures connected to the program.
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Public Forum of the Church of the Ascension
New York
Sones Foreign
Rorya
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Wadley Southern Railway of
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1916
Robert Moore
Pawnee County
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Carmen
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Henry M. Brewster
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Tokio
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Fe Spite Catalian Tesste Brat i
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Byria
Jewell Mays
Barnett Churches
Will Make United
King Aids In Relief
Cappelle
Magliano
Marse
Massadalbe
Collarmele
Cerchio
Celano
Lelis
Paterno
San Felino
Giosamarsi
Scurcola
Capistrello
Antrosano
Castronoume
Pescina
Ortonamarsi
San Benedetto
Ortucchio
Cocullo
Bisegna
Balvorano
Canistro
Civitellandantino
Castellanumi
Pagliotta
Sorbo
Tagliacozzo
Ovuedoli
Capnadoccia
Santi Marie
Poggio
Filippo
Donato
San Etephano
Rocacerro
Carsoli
Peraduco
Trasacco
William
Natures
Bacon
Egbert
ATL
Zona Company
Wichita
Kan
Kansas City Directory
J. A. Mott Optical Co
Io Ou
Wien
E. Cole
Kenese City
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