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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
6
Reports from the Caucasus indicate a general mobilization drive for men aged 18 to 25 as Bolshevist government actions loom. Peace talks and postwar treaties feature prominently with discussions on German reparations, American troop withdrawals, and a potential shift in alliances across Europe and the Middle East.
Senators Curtis Capper and Copper back a Kansas petition urging an early hearing on lowering interstate freight rates for grain and hay. Judge Reed will argue for relief to be filed with Chairman Clark, with a letter from the Kansas delegation representing all Kansas grain and hay shippers.
In Dallas seven people were injured when a fire gutted the Regal Hotel with three severely hurt. Miss Alice Roberts 17 and Miss Elnora Roberts 24 of Sioux City Iowa were among the injured sisters occupying the same room. Elnora awoke to smoke and pushed her sister to safety before leaping from the window. the sister sustained a fractured skull. Police suspect mendharism. A second fire at the Dublin hotel caused little damage.
General Gomez, chief of Mexico's military forces in Tampico, said the Tampico situation is very grave after suspensions cut work for twenty thousand laborers in the oil fields. A circulating report claims Standard Oil plans a boycott against the Mexican government to push smaller firms out.
Washington report states the United States government will stay in Washington this summer. President Harding has given up hope of an Alaska trip planned if Congress adjourned.
Two people died as forest fires wiped out the town of Millwood in the Cobalt Ontario region. The conflagration caused extensive destruction and millions of dollars in timber losses. Local authorities report extensive damage and ongoing firefighting efforts.
Cordelia May visits the destroyer Dyer in the Hudson with Grampa and Buck. Buck warns Ma and Cordelia May to keep quiet about the sailor skippin rope and a big lab of a lad on the frigate. Grampa recalls John Paul Jones and Farragut as he dreams of rose bedecked battleships.
Sir Arthur E Shipley in the Outlook notes a common habit in America of keeping windows covered with lace curtains and paired blinds even in public spaces. He argues constant artificial light and reduced outdoor life may contribute to pallid complexions and unhealthy living.
A former army officer recalls a sergeant informing him that a soldier might see his wife during a stop in Kentucky. The wife hurried to meet the train, but the scene ended with the husband handing her a handful of cigars instead of embracing her.
The Fertilizer periodical proposes using old army boot soles to stimulate bean and pea growth. The process involves carbonizing leather into lamp black and extracting sulfate of ammonia from the residue, a plan likened to putting one's foot in one's mouth.
A boy calls a man daddy on a bus prompting his mother to correct him. She explains the man is not the child’s father, addressing the child with a hush. The moment is reported in London Tit-Bits, illustrating a simple family interaction in public.
A Missouri redistricting bill would abolish five of 88 districts and create 33 new divisions. It lists the proposed districts and states that current circuit judges stay in office until January 1, 1923, with governor appointments as needed.
The House Redistricting Committee drafts a plan placing St. Louis in three districts and shifting St. Louis County to the Ninth District with St. Charles and other counties. Gasconade and Franklin shift districts to favor Republicans in the Eighth and Thirteenth. Kansas City Jackson County areas join a separate district while North Side wards align with Clay Ray and Platte. The plan relies on sixteen districts and awaits Congress action or rejection.
Jefferson City Missouri Senate Labor Committee slows confirmation of Mrs Alice Curtis Moyer Wing Green Ville named State Industrial Inspector by Governor Hyde. Inaction stems from dispute over 12 Democratic deputies earning 1800 dollars annually and a push to distribute positions to Republicans. Committee members listed with party ties.
In Jefferson City Missouri Lieutenant Governor Lloyd faced sharp exchanges in the Senate over a proposed rule change allowing House members to enter the chamber without coats during sessions. Senators Gray Belken Blodgett and Gordon argued on decorum and comfort. The heated debate ended with a decision to permit House members in the Senate without coats.
Jefferson City Missouri Circuit Judge J G State issued an order requiring Secretary of State Charles A Becker to appear and show cause why a temporary injunction should not bar certifying petitions for a medical college referendum. Attorney B L Matthews of St Louis filed for petitioner Paul Kesser alleging insufficient signatures in the Fourth Congressional District to place the measure before voters.
Senate confirms appointments by Governor Hyde including Hugh J. McIndoe and John A. Kurtz to the State Public Service Commission Frank Middleton named State Game and Fish Commissioner and Thomas J. Hedrick to State Grain and Warehouse Commission. Middleton and Wagner yet to take office as ouster litigation looms.
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