War News Briefs From Europe and America
British air raids bombed Courtrai Roulers and Rumbeke and targets in Germany. Allied fighters report losses and captures. Wilson backs fuel closure and war council. Italian front activity light with artillery action. typhoon of headlines includes rail fires, labor arbitration, and prohibition votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Courtrai
Roulers
Rumbeke
Germany
Thionville
Bernstorf
Metz
Arnaville
Monte Asolone
War Office
Piave
McAdoo Extends Freight Embargo Across Eastern Rail Lines
Washington officials say an unofficial embargo on all freight except food fuel and munitions is effectively in place east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers as three Eastern trunk lines face restrictions. A zone system for coal distribution may be set up within a week as McAdoo and Garfield plan efficiency for coal transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
The
Fuel Administration
Seaboard
Washington
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Reading
Garfield
Americans Slain in Action Near German Lines
General Pershing reports three Americans killed in action January 21 with the Germans. Named are Private Albert Cook of West Almond New York, Private Harry V. Garman of Catawba Virginia, and Private Leo H. Radi of Cleveland Ohio. The same dispatch notes increased clashes and mentions Private Ovid Herrick of Franklin Kentucky likely wounded in Sunday action, plus seven deaths from natural causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Albert Cook
West Almond
N. Y
Harry V. Garman
Catawba
Leo EH. Radi
Cleveland
Ovid Herrick
Franklin
GRAFTED IN KANSAS TOWNS
H R Franzén of Sparta Wisconsin a son of a Wisconsin assemblyman and a state university graduate is under arrest in Bridewell Hospital on charges of operating a confidence game that netted him 10000 to 20000 in two years He was ill with pneumonia when arrested and moved from the hospital He posed as a construction engineer and promotion manager to raise funds from Arkansas City Emporia Ellsworth and other cities promising to establish a branch of an evaporated milk company in Columbus Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
H. R. Franzén
Sparta
Wis
Wisconsin
State University
Bridewell Hospital
Franzen
Bridewell
Arkansas City
Kas
Emporia
Ellsworth
Columbus
Kemp and Barbee Recovering From Field Incident
Waco Texas January 24 First Lieuts Phil Kemp and Wyatt Barbee of the 150th Aero Division are recovering after a 150 foot fall during a trial flight at Rich Field. The injury update was announced at the field today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
Barbee
Waco
Tex
Phil
Wyatt Barbee
150Th Aero Division
Rich Field
Jury Acquits Emma Burgemeister in Koehler Murder Case
In San Antonio on January 24 the jury found Emma Burgemeister not guilty of killing Otto Koehler, a wealthy brewer, in 1924. The verdict ends the long murder case against Burgemeister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Emma Burgemeister
Otto Koehler
Koehler
Missouri Retailers Sign Food Administration Pledge
F B Mumford explains 2850 Missouri retailers have signed the poster pledge to offer fair and moderate prices. Nationwide 25 000 of 350 000 grocers joined last week as consumers are urged to trade with patriotic retailers. The pledge signals cooperation with Food Administration rules against hoarding and price gouging amid meat conservation calls including meatless Tuesday and a porkless Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Mumford
Missouri
United States
Dean Muraford
The
Food Administration
Dean Mumford
Mumford
Missouri fights fuel order as Crossley weighs exemptions
State Fuel Administrator Crossley reported it will take days to adjust to the new regulation with warnings of penalties for violations. Churches in St. Louis plan union services saving coal while Catholic churches may limit heating. Schools expect to stay open. Rural families share a roof to conserve fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Crossley
St. Louis
Egg boycott urged by St. Louis food administration head
Chairman Gephart proposed a two or three week egg boycott as protest against high prices. The call aimed to pressure producers and retailers to lower costs for consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gephart
St. Louis
Kit Carson’s Nephew Dies at 91 in Columbia
George H. Carson, 91, nephew of Kit Carson and grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, died at the home of Mrs. H. A. Collier in Columbia. He was said to be the last survivor of Doniphan’s expedition to Mexico. Body sent to Fayette for burial. born in Howard County and joined Doniphan’s expedition at 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kit Carson
George H. Carson
Columbia
Doniphan
Mexico
Daniél Boone
H. A. Collier
Fayette
Carson
Howard County
Locomotives to Burn Wood for Rail Line Needs
J. A. Secol of Bloomington general storekeeper for the Chicago and Alton Railroad visited Fulcom to arrange first purchases of wood for locomotive use. He will tour wooded sections of Missouri to secure supplies for various terminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Secol
Bloomington
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Fulcom
Secol
Missouri
Found Frozen in Her Home in Springfield
Mrs Mary Martin 65 a former artist of note in Springfield was found frozen to death in her home after declining neighbor care. The incident highlights concerns about elderly isolation and welfare in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Martin
Springfield
Pioneer Physician Dr Berry Watson Dies in Columbia
Dr Berry Watson a nearly 85 year old pioneer physician died at his Columbia home. He was the father of Ed M Watson editor of the Columbia Daily Tribune and father in law of Dr Henry J Waters of Kansas City. He served General Jo Shelby in the Confederate army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berry Watson
Ed M. Watson
Columbia Daily Tribune
Henry J. Waters
Kansas City
Columbia
Jo’Shelby
Benton County Clerk Dead
Benton county clerk B R Burton died at his home near Rackett after more than a year of illness. He served as county clerk for over a year and was a longtime public official in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton County
B. R. Burton
Rackett
Burton
Food delivery reform urged to cut costs in Missouri
State Food Administrator F B Mumford calls for one daily delivery and cooperative systems to reduce high delivery costs in food supply. He notes merchants often run five to six deliveries daily, a waste, and says those needing extra deliveries should pay. Some towns, including Chillicothe in 1916, have started cooperative delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
United States Food Administration
F. B. Mumford
Mumford
Chillicothe
Arm of corn sells for record price for Red Cross
An aristocratic ear of corn auctioned in a university auditorium netted about $500 for Red Cross relief. The Pettis County exhibit earned wide attention during farmers' week, with local WW organizations raising funds to keep the prized ear in the area. The fruitless bid exceeded $500, and organizers planned to reclaim it if needed. The corn was transported to Columbia in a walnut case with a green lining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Red Cross
Pettis County
Bailiwick
Columbia
Tragic double murder suicide in St. Joseph
James Hasher a packing house worker killed his wife by slashing her throat then took his own life after a quarrel. Both died at the scene leaving four young children as orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hasher
St. Joseph
Gas Kills Three in St Joseph Hotel Room
The bodies of Robert Mathis and brothers James and Alfred Cantwell aged 28 to 30 were found in a St Joseph hotel room. They arrived at midnight from Sneedville Tennessee and reportedly turned on a gas heater accidentally causing fatal asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Robert Mathis
James
Alfred Cantwell
Sneedville
Tenn
Missouri coal dealers form state organization
Coal dealers from all parts of Missouri met in St. Louis to form a state organization to cooperate with the state fuel administrator. The group will conduct a campaign to educate consumers in fuel economy and efficient use of coal across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
St. Louis
Draft Evaders Sentenced to Federal Prison
Homer McMannis and Maryin Mc Mannis brothers of Nevada were convicted in the federal court at Joplin of failing to register for the national army. Judge Arba S. Van Valkenburgh sentences them to one year in Leavenworth Federal Prison and each fined $500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer McMannis
Maryin McMannis
Brothers
Nevada
Joplin
National Army
Missouri Girls Station Agent
Miss Bernice Jennings aged 17, a Frisco training school graduate in Springfield, assigned to Aurora station as telegraph operator and ticket cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misssouri
Bernice Jennings
Frisco
Springfield
Aurora
Veteran salesman dies at Tipton after long St. Louis career
Alford T. Ford aged 88 died in Tipton. For thirty years before 1900 he worked as a commission salesman for the Union Pacific Stock Yards in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Alford T. Ford
Union ~ Pacific Stock Yards
St. Louis
Carroll County Forms Home Guards at Carrollton Meeting
Representatives from the towns of Carroll County met at Carrollton to organize the Carroll County Home Guards, citing local defense needs and cooperation among communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Carrollton
New Head for Springfield Normal
Prof Clyde M Hall former instructor at Springfield Normal School was elected president to succeed W T Carrington. The board of trustees made the choice at a meeting held days ago but kept it private until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Normal
Clyde M. Hall
Springfield Normal School
W. T. Carrington
Board of Trustees
Quantrell Raider Passes at Fayette After Short Illness
Lon V. MacCorkie, 77, Civil War veteran who served under Quantrell and cousin of Jim and Cole Younger, dies at Fayette after a brief illness. He was a farmer by trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantrell
Lon V. MacCorkie
Jim
Cole
Fayette
At a Pink Tea Maybe on a Crowded Street
A crowded street scene shows feminine knitters in various stages of sweater and sock making while one man notices a woman at a dainty white embroidery and asks where such a shawl might be worn after the conductor punches his ticket.
Miss Flirty’s Dubious Tact Explained in Courtroom Rumors
Fragmentary dialogue notes a character named Miss Flirty involved in a delicate social dispute. The remarks describe tact as diplomacy and imply a male associate’s risky or scandalous behavior in a public scene. No clear event or outcome is documented.
Cuticura Offers Relief for Itching and Skin Ailments
Cuticura soap cleanses and ointment soothes and heals itchy burning skin and scalp. Ideal for toilet use. Free sample address Cuticura Dept X Bos Sold by druggists and by mail. Ointment 25 and 50 cents. Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. X
Little Irene Mistakes Zebra for Prisoner Coat Horse
A child at the zoo calls out to her mother that the zebra looks like a horse wearing a prisoner's coat, reflecting a playful misinterpretation of the animal's striped pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene
Fane cured in 6 to 14 days with PAZO OINTMENT claim
An old medical advertisement promises relief from itching and skin irritation by using PAZO OINTMENT. It asserts a first application provides relief and that continued use cures the condition within six to fourteen days.
Bugville Jest Snail Traces Vestry Origin Mystery
A humorous dialogue from Bugville follows a snail tracing his vestry origin with a jab at Philadelphia. The characters playfully debate where the origin lies as the gag unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phielphia
Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Promote Liver Health
Advertisement notes original little liver pills put up 40 Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate liver and bowels. A humorous line jokes about men and advice from women and ends with a caution to not give so much advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
World News
War News
William H. Cheney
Oliver P. Sherwood
George A. Beach
France
General Pershing
Four de Paris
Meuse
Alsace
Sudel
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf
Brenta
Piava
Scarpe
Verdun
Rhine- Marne Canal
Col Caprile
Col Della Beretta
Montello
Cambrai
Prosnes
Wilson
House Agricultural Committee
Senate
White House
Harry A. Garfield
Signal Corps
Kansas City Southern Railroad Company
Port Arthur
Texas
Youngstown, O
Irish World
Gaelic-American
Freeman's Journal
John F. Nugent
Boise
Alexander
Brady
Mississippi River
Memphis
John E. Willian
Chicago Federation of Labor
William Foster
Stock Yards Labor Council
Daniels
Stief Homiak
Armed Naval Guard
Armenia
Navy
Fabens
el Paso
Austin
John Boldt
Douglas
Ariz
Daily Light
San Benito
Oklahoma
Ralph Dewey
Detroit
Austria and
Hungary
A. L Shingstert
Kerensky
Profp. F. M. Kokoshkine
Petrograd
Dardanelles
Midulla
Breslau
Sultan Yavuz Selim
Goeben
Vienna
Madoo
Kansas
Grocers
StopIhat
Permna
Peruna Company
Columbus, Ohio
Inkesha
David Roberts
Waukesha
Isd
Flirty
Mr. Madara
Dean
Geo. T. Madara
Vernon Ave
Pitman Grove
Ca. N. J
Philip Schmit
Notary Public
Anaes
Box Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!