Fifty Years Since Empire Birth Stirs German Debates
The fiftieth anniversary of Germany’s empire sparks partisan commentary in the press on democracy and unity. Reports from Paris note a sharp note to Berlin demanding demobilization of forces in East Prussia and Bavaria. The Vienna correspondent cites a Dutch bid to exile the ex-emperor and crown prince amid alleged coup plots.
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Paris
Germany
East Prussia
Bavaria
London Daily Express
Tageblatt
Vienna
Holland
Hohenzollerns
Missouri House Speaker predicts tax cut plan
Jefferson City Missouri Speaker of the House says the state tax rate could fall from 15 to 10 cents per $100 as the new State Board of Equalization works with the legislature to set a fair valuation. He cites agreement between board and lawmakers and notes past deadlocks and delays.
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Jefferson City
of Fallon
State Board of Equalization
O'Fallon
O’fallon
Equalization Board
Shouse
Senate
Change in County Assessment Urged in Missouri Report
The State Tax Commission urges eliminating township assessors and creating county units for fairer taxation. The second biennial report highlights wide county disparities, noting Worth County land at 72 dollars per acre vs Harrison at 19, Worth town lots at 546 versus Harrison 221, and sheep values 11.10 in Stoddard vs 5.20 in Scott. It quips owners should consider pasture location on June 1.
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Jefferson City
State Tax Commission
H. Chouteau Dyer
St. Louis
Stoy D. Williams
Kansas City
W. A. Davymeyer
Worth County
Harrison County
Stoddard
Scott County
State Banks May Act as Trustees
Jefferson City Missouri report states Senator Brownlee of Brookfield will push a bill to let state banks serve as trustees and administrators. The measure would apply the same trust powers now held by trust companies, affecting about 1,440 state banks. National banks reportedly have similar authority under federal law, while state bankers contend it’s lacking for state banks.
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Jefferson City
State Bankers’ Association
Brownlee
Brookfield
Mexico editor sells stock to Vandalia man amid move to Princeton
Gale Johnston editor of the Mexico Intelligencer, who recently gained control of the publishing company, sold his 102 shares to J. Leo Coontz of Vandalia. Coontz assumed leadership immediately as Johnston plans to enter Princeton University for commerce and law. Coontz has served as associate editor of the Nashville Tennessean.
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Mexico
Gale Johnston
The
Man Dies Day After Marriage in Missouri
Liberty Missouri reports John L Conger 50 of Glenwood Springs Colorado married to Catherine B Johnson of Kansas City. He died the following day from acute indigestion as determined by physicians.
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Liberty
John L. Conger
Glenwood Springs
Colo
Catherine B. Johnson
Kansas City
Kirksville Teachers College seeks $934,676 state appropriation
The Kirksville State Teachers' College board of regents plans to request from the Missouri legislature an appropriation of 934,676 dollars for the upcoming biennial period.
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Kirksville
Board of Regents
Kirksville State Teachers’ College
Missouri Legislature
Widow of State Senator Stark Weds in Louisiana
Mrs Anna Stark widow of the late Senator E W Stark married at her home to Dr J A West with Rev J W Jeffries pastor of the Baptist Church officiating.
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Stark
Louisiana
Anna Stark
E. W. Stark
J. A. West
J. W. Jeffries
The
Baptist Church
Missouri lawmaker to push felony for wife abandonment
Springfield Missouri state representative Fennic T. Stockard of the First District plans to introduce a bill this session that would make wife abandonment a felony. The proposal targets spousal neglect as a criminal offense and awaits committee review in Jefferson City.
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Springfield
Fennic T. Stockard
Missouri
Bill to raise school superintendent salary advances
Jefferson City Missouri Senator William C Irwin introduces a bill to place State Superintendent Sam Baker and future superintendents on the Board of Permanent Seat of Government. If approved, Baker's salary would rise from 4200 to 4950 dollars annually, subject to a board compensation appropriation matching two years prior.
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Jefferson City
Sam Baker
Baker
Wm. C. Irwin
Irwin
Missouri Free Employment Bureau Placed 59 017 In 1920
The Missouri Free Employment Bureau with branches in St. Louis Kansas City and St Joseph placed 10 254 of the 12 77 women who applied and gave employment to 47 763 of the 108 847 men and boys seeking work. Offices received 61 491 male calls and 15 934 female calls. 48 766 male calls and 10 1sd female calls were supplied. The annual report was compiled by A 2 Edmonston statistician in the Bureau Labor. The St Louis bureau placed every applicant in employment.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Free _Employment — Bureau
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Edmonston
Statisti¢Iari
Burea
Moberly Adopts Work Program for Unemployed Vagrants
Moberly Missouri voters approve city ordinance offering “jobs” to visiting unemployed persons. Previously vagrants slept at the police shelter and begged for food before moving on. The first four men were put to work breaking rock for street repair under guard supervision.
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Moberly
Missouri Public Service Commission 1919 1920 finances report
Jefferson City Missouri The State Public Service Commission released a report to the Legislature detailing revenues and expenditures for 1919 and 1920. It shows total collections of 100 969 07 and disbursements from fees and the contingent fund of 318 837 33. The commission notes costs averaged about 75 000 annually above receipts.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Jefferson Highway Backbone of Regional Travel and Trade
Walter Parker, president of the Jefferson Highway Association, declares the Jefferson Highway with Winnipeg and New Orleans as terminals to be the backbone of an essential travel and trade system and a key factor in a new economic era in the Mississippi Valley during his annual address to directors and members in St. Joseph Missouri.
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St. Joseph
Winnipeg
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Walter Parker
The
Jefferson Highway Association
Association
Farmers in Co operative Societies Missouri Enrollment Grows
Figures compiled by Jewell Mayes secretary of the state board of agriculture show that on last January 1 the enrollment of farmers in Missouri co operative organizations reached 42 375. This compares with 18 020 a year earlier and 11 677 two years ago.
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Jefferson City
Jewell Mayes
State Board of Agriculture
Farmers of
Missouri
Mayes
Sedalia Woman Dies After Pneumonia Battle
Sedalia Missouri Mrs Mary E Harnsberger 56 wife of H B Harnsberger traveling salesman for a Kansas City wholesale dry goods house died of pneumonia She was born in Lewis County and survived by her husband two sons a sister and brother John B Jeffries publisher of the Courier Post and Journal at Hannibal
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Sedalia
Mary E. Harnsberger
H. B. Harnsberger
Kansas City
Lewis County
John B. Jeffries
Courier-Post and Journal
Hannibal
Prizes Awarded at Grain Exhibit in Columbia
Ora A. Bennett of Bowling receives the grand championship for the best ten ears of corn at the eighteenth annual Corn and Grain Show during Farmers' Week in Columbia Missouri. He is awarded a silver trophy by the State Board of Agriculture.
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Columbia
Ora A. Bennett
Bowling
State Board of Agriculture
Road Bond Interest Conference Set for Jan 20
Attorney General Barrett announced a conference in Jefferson City Missouri with attorneys about how interest on the 60 million dollar road bond issue will be paid. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday January 20.
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Jefferson City
Barrett
Boy Scoutmaster Dies in Ohio Pastoral Ties
Boonville Missouri reports the death of Rev. John A. Jackson former pastor of the Boonville Christian Church and scoutmaster of the Boonville Boy Scout troop. He died in Guysville Ohio according to advices received here.
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Boonville
John A. Jackson
House Approves Resolution on World Armament Reduction
Jefferson City Missouri reports Representative Whitaker of Hickory County introduced a resolution endorsing Congressional and administration efforts to cut world armament. The measure was adopted by the House.
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Senate
House
House For
Jefferson City
Whitaker
Hickory County
Congress
Bill for Larger House Defeated in Turbulent Session
The house narrowly retained a 435 membership for ten years amid a fierce fight over redistricting. Debates swirled as amendments proposed cuts to 307 or rises to 460 were rejected. A later plan to reduce seats where Black voters are disenfranchised sparked renewed clashes before the 435 ceiling was confirmed.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Barbour
California
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Longworth
Republian
Ohio
Epidemic of Fires Strikes Worcester Mass
Worcester faces a citywide blaze outbreak with losses exceeding 1 million dollars. Two Main street business buildings burned, numerous tenements caught fire, and the Bancroft and New Park hotels were threatened. A separate fire at the M. K. Smith wood working plant on North Foster and Union caused about 100000 dollars in damages as police suspect incendiary origins.
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Mass
Main Street
City Hall
Bancroft
New Park
North Foster
Union Street
M. K. Smith Corporation
Huge Drop in Employment in Manufacturing Sectors
Washington reports December 1919 compared to December 1918 shows sharp job losses across several industries. Woolen industry down 52.4 percent, hosiery and underwear 51 percent, men’s clothing 38 percent, boots and shoes 31.3 percent, cotton finishing 26.1 percent, silk 23.3 percent, and motor cars 31.8 percent. Car building and repairing up 13.8 percent, step industry up 3.4 percent, and paper industry up 0.9 percent.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mesopotamia withdraws troops amid pacification claim
London reports British forces are being gradually withdrawn from Mesopotamia as the country grows calmer. Officials deny any shift in the core policy.
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Mesopotamia
London
New Mexican Foreign Minister Named in Succession
Alberto J. Pani, recently named ambassador to the United States, becomes foreign minister succeeding Dr. Cuthberto Hidalgo as announced by El Nacional.
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Mexico
Alberto J. Pani
United States
Cuthberto Hidalgo
el Nacional
Genuine Bayer Aspirin warning for safe use
An advertisement stresses that genuine Aspirin carries the Bayer name and must appear on packaging or tablets to ensure authenticity. It notes uses from colds to pain, lists tablet counts and small tin boxes, and mentions larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Destination in Jest Between Man and Priest
A witty exchange between a man and a Roman Catholic priest turns on the keys to heaven. The man quips he wishes the priest were St Peter to gain entry, but the priest retorts that if he had the keys to the other place he could let him out.
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St. Peter
Priscilla's First School Visit Upsets Parents
Priscilla had just started school for a few days when a friend asked how she was faring. She said her mother misses her at home and that her father is uneasy about her going to school.
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Papa
Priscilla
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood Purification
The advertisement states catarrh worsens when sick overall and proposes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic and blood purifier that works through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces. It offers free circulars and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio, as the source.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes referenced in joke
A Washington Star quip features Uncle Bill Bottletop joking that old songs lack sense without a toast and the usual accompaniment, reflecting playful banter about drinking songs and toasts.
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Uncle Bill Bottletop
Washington Star
Cure for rheumatism in four days advertisement
Personal testimonial claims a four day cure for rheumatism after two years of suffering. Encourages readers to send name and address to Box 6, 147, Little Rock, Arkansas for more details.
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Little Rock
Ark
Waxed Floor Cleaning Tip From Practical Guide
Marred spots on a waxed floor can be removed by rubbing very sparingly with alcohol. Then apply wax thinly and evenly and rub in with a soft cloth.
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefit Advert
An old advertisement claims taking Garfield Tea keeps the system clean purifies blood and improves general health. Sold by druggists with promotional language.
Should Children Study Lessons at Home When Sent to School
Questioning whether students should complete assigned work at home or focus on in-school instruction as schools emphasize daily lessons and study habits. Suggests balancing home practice with classroom guidance to reinforce learning.
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