Missouri Considers New Constitution Amid Rejected Proposals
A Missouri survey shows 86 amendments submitted since 1860, 23 adopted and 63 rejected, highlighting the difficulty of passing changes. Senator Mayes proposes restoring capital punishment, backed by St Louis officials and prison authorities after two deadly prison murders.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Mayes
Pemiscot County
McDaniel
St. Louis
Rej Seerence
Escaped Convicts Recovered After State Prison Break
Two inmates who scaled the wall to escape from the state prison were captured at Clarksburg. The robbers, Joe Cutler and John Beeton, stole $23 and clothing from State Auditor Hackmann and from A. W. Graham of the highway commission, plus robbed the McGirk post office. They wore prison uniforms then discarded them.
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A. W. Graham
Highway Commission
McGirk
Clarksburg
Joe Cutler
John Beeton
Missouri journalism dean to visit Columbia late February
Walter Williams of the University of Missouri School of Journalism is expected in Columbia late February. He is in Japan shaping the editorial for Trans-Pacific Magazine while lawmakers seek to curb living costs by boosting state competition with Jefferson City hotels and restaurants. Senator Lysaght leads a committee to establish a first floor regulation in the new building.
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Walter Wiliams
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Columbia
Dean Williams
Japan
Jefferson City
Lysaght
St. Joseph
Retired Tempe Farmer Bedelia-Benjamin Franklin Steel
Bedelia-Benjamin Franklin Steel, a Tempe born retired farmer, passed away at age 85 after long residence here. Officials note his birth and long service in the local community.
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Bedelia
Benjamin Franklin Steelwan
Tembe
Supreme Court Overrules Rehearing in KC Railways Fare Case
The state supreme court overruled a motion for a re hearing in the action upholding the Kansas City Railways Company fare of 6 cents for adults. Attorney C Taylor said the ruling would release about 275000 dollars held in escrow since litigation began. After the PCS award was overruled by Judge Slate, the street car firm had to issue a receipt for the extra cent and place the money in escrow.
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Jefferson City
State Supreme Court
State Public Service Commission
Kansas City Railways Company
C. Taylor
Public Service Commission
Slate
Demobilization Plans Breach Discussed in War Dispatches
Roosevelt signals confidence that the US Navy will be out of European waters by February except for about 3000 men. Reports from Coblenz note American troop redeployment via the Rhine to Rotterdam. Meanwhile Polish forces defend Lemberg against Ukrainian attack as regional tensions rise across occupied territories.
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Admiral Sims
European
Europe
Coblenz
Rhine
Rotterdam
Two Missouri Mill Licenses Revoked by Food Administration
The United States Food Administration revoked two Missouri mill licenses for selling wheat mill feeds above the regulated prices. The Reuter Milling Co. of Flat River and the Farmington Milling Co. of Farmington faced suspension for price violations under Food Administration rules.
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Missouri
United States Food Administration
Reuter Milling Co
Flat River
Farmington Milling Co
Farmington
Food Administration
Miss Theodosia Raines Appointed Head in Colorado
Maryville note Miss Theodosia Raines a former Maryville school faculty member and sister of H L Raines has been named head of the women division of the United States Employment Bureau in Colorado. Raines went to Colorado for health reasons and started a women employment bureau which gained state support and later federal recognition.
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Maryville
Theodosia Raines
H. L. Raines
United States Employment Bureau
Colorado
Establish Elevator Armstrong
The Liberty Farmers' Club plans a $50 000 elevator. At a city meeting, J E Walkup John Snoddy Joe Robertson Emmet Thurman William Harvey W B Evans and James E Farris were appointed to solicit subscriptions. Shares are $50 with a $250 limit per person.
Public Service Commission Orders Inquiry Into Utility Rules
The Missouri public service commission orders an inquiry naming Union Electric Light & Power Co of St. Louis and American Light & Power Co as defendants. Hearing begins February 4 in Jefferson City to determine whether their equipment extension rules for prospective customers are reasonable and just.
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Union Electric Light & Power Co
St. Louis
American Light & Power Co
Commission
Jefferson City
Kinney Casey Greene Barred from Cross-Senate Alliance
Jefferson City buzzes over a rumor that Kinney Casey Greene plans to ally with Repuli cans on committee appointments. A prominent politician says it will be a cold day in July before Kinney or the others fraternize with the other side of the senate.
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Kinney
Casey Greene
Repulicans
Mike Kinney
Senate
Columbia Daily Times Suspended Publication
The Columbia Daily Times has suspended publication. Editor is Mayor J. E. Boggs of Columbia who holds a oneyear lease and serves on the state committee. It is not known whether the paper will resume publication.
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Columbia
Columbia Daily Times
J. E. Boggs
State Committee
Tax on Fishermen Moves in State Game Law Plan
A proposed change shifts the administration of game and fish laws to the state game and fish commissioner. The plan names the State Commission under the commissioner’s jurisdiction, affecting fishing rules and enforcement.
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Jefferson
Techies
Baker Frees 103 Objectors From Fort Leavenworth
Secretary Baker orders the release and discharge of 103 conscientious objectors, restoring them to duty or releasing them from service. Two groups are freed who were previously recommended for furlough or found sincere on re examination, with new military forms noting they refused to wear the uniform.
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Washington
Baker
Fort Leavenworth
Board of Inquiry
Julian Mack
War Department
World wide prohibition drives league push from Ohio
The Anti-Saloon League of America shifts from a local Dry Nation by 1920 to a world-wide aim. It plans a global campaign requiring time and money, with current spending of 2 million dollars annually and a projected 5 million dollars for international efforts.
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Anti-Saloon League of America
Westerville
League
Irish delegates named to Paris peace congress
Dublin reports that the provisional Irish Republic constitution assigns legislative power to deputies elected from existing constituencies. The cabinet will include a president and four secretaries finance home affairs foreign affairs and national defense. Count Plunkett de Valera and Arthur Griffiths are likely to be chosen as delegates to the peace congress.
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Edward de Valera
Arthur Griffiths
Papal Greeting Presented to Cardinal Gibbons in Jubilee
Archbishop Cerretti presented Pope Benedict's greeting to Cardinal Gibbons on the occasion of the cardinal's golden jubilee of his episcopate in Baltimore Mé.
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Radicals Rule in Bremen City
Amsterdam dispatch reports Bremen placed under radical control as the city falls further into upheaval. Police and military forces respond to protests while authorities struggle to restore order amid rapid political shifts. Local leaders and residents brace for potential changes in governance and policy.
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Bremen
Amsterdam
Mie
Baboons Roam Farms Across Robertson and Laingsburg
Hungry troops raid a Robertson farm as baboons ignore deterrents and ride the donkeys in the yard. In Laingsburg, daytime raids on gardens persist as communities form poison clubs to curb their numbers.
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Robertson
Laingsburg
How It Happened: Potatoes Peeling Mastery Revealed
A humorous exchange between a military cook and a kitchen worker praises skill in peeling potatoes. The sous chef notes the worker’s technique of scoring skin first and stripping cleanly, while the peeler recalls a past as a country banker before joining the military effort to make the world safe for democracy.
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