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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
6
Britain reports gains north of Beaucourt sur Ancre after heavy bombardment. German Bulgar front activity slows with observers predicting early spring offensives. Rumors of Russian, Balkan, and western front plans surface as armies brace for battle.
Wireless reports from Norfolk describe allied cruisers patrolling the South Atlantic seeking the German raider Moewe. Observers cite evidence including a Danish flag disguise, black paint, four torpedo tubes, and a mine-laying device aboard the ship, with several American sailors among survivors from sunk vessels.
Secretary Lansing rejected claims from a leak hearing that he breakfasted with Bernard Baruch at the Baltimore Hotel in New York and discussed notes to belligerents. He said he does not know Baruch, has had no conversations with him, and has been out of Washington only once since the election for the Army and Navy game on November 25.
City Jan 19 Miss Nellie Dunn a school teacher was shot in the head in the main corridor on the first floor of the Wheeler School Building Police and county officials search for John M Couch brother in law of the victim alleged to be the murderer.
The India office announces the government will issue a war loan of unlimited amount in India. All proceeds will be handed to the British government for war purposes.
May 1900 report notes a joint resolution proposing renaming the Danish West Indies to Dewey Islands in honor of Admiral Dewey. The proposal seeks recognition amid discussions of colonial naming.
After more than six months on the Mexican border Kansas City's Field Company A Signal Corps returns home with 414 extra pounds of combined weight among 68 members. The unit, first Missouri outfit to reach the Nevada mobilization camp, earned high praise from regular army inspectors for readiness and uniform strength. First Class Sergeant Estil P. Ravenscroft gained 26 pounds. one cook lost 13. Captain Garrett and First Lieutenant Smith showed minor weight shifts.
Missouri editors at Planters Hotel adopt a resolution urging Attorney General McAllister to investigate a suspected paper combine raising prices. Fred Naeter of Cape Girardeau urges immediate rate hikes to cover material costs. William Painter backs a state paper mill proposal as George Scruton accuses a press cartel of profiting.
David Wallace prominent Ralls County attorney died in New London after a brief illness from pneumonia. He served as prosecuting attorney for two terms and represented Ralls County in the Forty second and Forty third General Assemblies.
Sue C. Lozier, president of the student body, presided as resolutions approving President A. Ross Hill's administration were adopted. Student speakers strongly endorsed Doctor Hill's leadership at the University of Missouri during the meeting.
D M Oberman president of Oberman Manufacturing Co announces at a Springfield conference that a new overall factory will be established in Springfield employing 1000 workers and he will receive a $10000 bonus.
Col. L A Thompson, an uncle of Gen John J Pershing who led U S forces in Mexico, has died according to military dispatches received. The news confirms a senior military figure’s passing within the Pershing family.
Former Boone County judge W Roberts aged 85 died at his home in Hallsville. He served sixteen years as presiding judge of the Boone County Court.
A fatal blast shattered the Boley building on Twelfth Street in Kansas City injuring many as glass rained down on pedestrians. Harry Snow of Virginia Avenue died and a second person was critically hurt while dozens were treated for cuts and lacerations. The Meyer Jewelry Company on the fifth floor employs about one hundred workers. the acetylene tank used for melting platinum caused the disaster.
Orchardists in the Ozark fruit belt report apple tree buds are uninjured despite the abnormal cold. Indications point to a large crop in 1917 as the season progresses.
Springfield issued a December report by the city electrical inspector showing 170 jitneys operating. The month also saw seven jitneys discontinue business.
Mrs. Mattie Akerman a Miami professional nurse committed suicide at her home eighteen miles north of Marshall by swallowing poison. She died after convulsions. No motive or cause is provided for the act.
Engineer McClelland suffered the loss of a leg in a head on crash between two freight trains on the Missouri Kansas & Texas at Lewis Station eight miles east of Clinton.
A 5500 acre tract on Current River in Shannon county, Missouri, was sold for 50000 by C. L. V. Randall of Eminence. The deal is cited as one of the largest undeveloped land transactions in the Ozarks in recent years.
Frank Gilman a farmer near Grand Pass was found dead after an apparent fall from a steep embankment while checking stock. Authorities indicate a broken neck as the cause of death and are investigating the incident as a possible accidental death near his homestead.
Twelve carloads of sheep arrive at Winona to graze on lands owned by the Ozark Land and Lumber Company fifteen miles south, where pine timber has been cleared.
Samuel B. Delano longtime Fulton Commercial Club president and retired farmer died at one of his farms. He was 79 years old and a Grand Army of the Republic veteran.
Grace Davis a 7 year old girl died from burns after her clothing caught fire while playing with live embers in a Sedalia store. Firefighters and bystanders assisted as her clothing was torn and she was taken to a home for care before passing away several hours later.
A rejected proposal sparks icy dialogue. He warns of future regret while she replies she will not regret it. He hints the regret will fall on the man she eventually accepts.
An advertisement claims dandruff robs hair of luster and life and promises restoration with Knowlton's Dandeline. It asserts rapid results including softer, glossy hair and new growth after a few weeks, urging purchase of a 25 cent bottle.
A fragment shows a dialogue about wit and resources with lines about being nearly broke and offering help only if the price is within reach. The exchange hints at clever repartee amid financial strain and bargaining.
A column comment contrasts instinct with formal schooling, suggesting practical judgment can outweigh academic cost. It cites examples where quick insight produced results beyond classroom learning, urging readers to trust experiential learning and personal judgment.
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