Inter Allied Council Actions and Postwar Developments
Reports detail the Council of Five sending instructions to military attaches to aid Finland if Kolchak asks. An inter Allied commission is to probe Adriatic port clashes. Von Hindenburg urges support to prevent the ex emperor's extradition. Admirals report on German warships awaits policy decisions. A Hungarian peace with Bela Kun is deemed impossible. Denver strikes paralyze streetcar service. Wilson calls Paris peace just and lasting. A ky fire kills Stamm family. Dempsey defeats Willard to become champion. Congress debates veteran settlement for land allotments.
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von Hindenburg
Marshal Foch
Jack Dempsey
William Harrison Dempsey
Jess Willard
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Labor
Wilson
Wilson Returns Home After Paris Peace Talk and Independence Day
President Wilson arrives in Washington at midnight after four months abroad and tells a crowd at Union Station he is confident the U S favors the League of Nations. Independence Day observances feature pageantry and a parade with nations arrayed against Germany and Austria.
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Wilson
Washington
Union Station
United States
League of Nations
Germany
Austria
Sapulpa telegraph operator arraigned for cash theft
Albert Kelley a Western Union telegraph operator in Sapulpa Oklahoma was arraigned on a charge of obtaining 1700 dollars by wiring funds to himself. The report also notes Pasteur treatments in Poteau and multiple wartime and regional incidents across Oklahoma and nearby areas.
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Albert Kelley
Western Union Company
Sapulpa
Okla
United States
J. H. Wilkins
Western Union
A. R. Lewis
Poteau
Oklo
Missouri Women Ratify Susan B Anthony Amendment
Missouri marks the Susan B Anthony amendment ratification as a historic moment with governor's signature. The event highlights the rise of younger suffragists and the shift in state politics from veteran pioneers to a new, energetic generation. Also notes Missouri Baptist Young People's Union officers and Missouri State Fair prize totals for 18 departments.
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Missouri
Susan B. Anthor
America
Missourian
B. Y. P. Union
St. Louis
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
D. J. Evans
William Jewell College
Liberty
J. S. Newell
Thomas Wearing
Canada
W. F. Reynolds
O. O. Montague
Illinois
J. C. Dance
West Virginia
Sedalia
Pershing Homecoming Plans in Laclede Birthplace
Laclede and Linn County prepare a homecoming celebration for General Pershing at his birthplace and boyhood town.
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Gen. Pershing
Community Club elects John P Gordon president
Former State Auditor John P Gordon, landowner in Callaway County bottoms, has been elected president of the new Community Club formed at Wainwright.
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Community Club
Fulton
John P. Gordon
Callaway County
Bottoms
Wainwright
Gassed Argonne Veteran Pittman Dies in Springfield
William E. Pittman, a World War I Argonne veteran, dies in a Springfield hospital from gas exposure suffered last September. Doctors say his lungs had been eaten away by the gas and ruled his death caused by service injuries.
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Springfield
William E. Pittman
Argonne
Pittman
Big Celebration Planned in Florence by Old Settlers Association
The Old Settlers Association of Montgomery County hosts a statewide celebration at Florence on August 2 with a galaxy of Missouri leaders and national figures expected. An invitation goes to Gen. Pershing for the event.
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Florence
Montgomery City
Missouri
Old Settlers’ Association of
Montgomery County
Gen. Pershing
Recruiting Train to Tour Missouri in 90 Day Campaign
Plans for the largest recruiting drive in the Middle West will begin July 10 and run 90 days. Three army touring cars plus a military observation plane and 17 trucks will travel through Missouri, piloted by two airplanes.
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Middle West
Missouri
Court Decision Affirmed In burglary and larceny case
The Supreme Court affirmed the St. Louis Circuit Court decree sentencing Ray H. Cummings former policeman and secretary of the St. Louis Police Relief Association to ten years in the penitentiary for burglary and larceny. St. Louis Man Promoted in theater management role.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Ray H. Cummings
Rev. J. E. Edmunds Accepts Sedalia Call
Sedalia reports Rev. J. Spencer Edmunds has accepted a call to lead the Broadway Presbyterian Church. He is noted as a cousin of Senator Spencer. House Opposes Referendum Upheld by 88 to 27 vote to prevent Referendum on the workmen's compensation act.
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Sedalia
J. Spencer Edmunds
Spencer
Broadway Presbyterian Church
House
Jefferson City
House of Representatives
Aviator Burned to Death in Park Plane Crash
Kansas City reports Charles Harabaugh of LaPlata Missouri died from burns after an airplane collapsed near Swope Park. Dean B Wenger, also from LaPlata, sustained painful burns in the incident.
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Kansas City
Charles Harabaugh
LaPlata
Dean B. Wenger
Swope Park
Callaway County Wheat Good At Local Mill
Reports show Callaway County wheat quality exceeds expectations. Thirty-five loads totaling 2 24 bushels were delivered to the local mill, all graded No. 1 and bringing top price of 2.09 dollars. Fulton State Hospital wheat was included and noted as the heaviest of the lot.
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Callaway County
Fulton
Fulton State Hospital
Test Case Under War Time Prohibition Act Ordered
Attorney General Palmer orders a test case in this district under the war time prohibition act. The action was ordered via a letter received by United States District Attorney Francis M. Wilson of this city.
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Kansas City
Palmer
United States
Francis M. Wilson
Missouri Aviator Killed in Plane Crash Near Pauls Valley
Lieut. G C Hutchins of Chillicothe was killed when his aircraft crashed to earth in Oklahoma near Pauls Valley. The crash ended a planned flight mission.
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G. C. Hutchinson
Chillicothe
Pauls Valley
Okla
Post Field
Lawton
Missouri
G.C. Hutchinson
Paul’s Valley
Oklahome
Prison Employee Shot Accidentally At State Penitentiary
Jefferson City reports James L. Hoover assistant yardmaster at the penitentiary was accidentally shot when his revolver slipped from his pocket and hit the sidewalk.
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Jefferson City
James L. Hoover
Senators to Have One Stenographer
Jefferson City reports the Senate adopting Elder of St Louis resolution to allow each senator a personal stenographer starting July 2. Stenographers will be paid 3.50 dollars per day.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Elder
St Louis
Callaway County Citizen Dies at Cedar City Home
Clay Griffin, 60, a native of Callaway County, died at his Cedar City home from a paralytic stroke. The report notes his age and local origin as the obituary details.
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Callaway County
Fulton
Clay Griffin
Cedar City
Tax Hearings Open June 30 for 1919 State Assessments
The State Board of Equalization and the State Tax Commission announced hearings begin June 30 to assess property railroads telephone and telegraph companies and the state's bridges for 1919 taxes.
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State Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission of
Jefferson City
Bloomfield Man Drowns At Current River Doniphan Mo
Dexter-Ed Nunnelee manager Buck Stove Co Bloomfield drowned while swimming in the Current River at Doniphan Missouri. He was district superintendent of the four minute men in the Methodist Centenary Movement.
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Bloomfield
Dexter
Ed Nunnelee
Buck Stove Company
Doniphan
Loew Plans $1.5 Million Theatre for St. Louis
Marcus Loew arrived in St. Louis announcing the purchase of the site for a proposed 1.5 million theater to be the largest in the world. The deal is expected to close within days.
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St. Louis
Loew
Marcus Loew
New Manager for Street Car Line in Kansas City
F G Buffe becomes general manager of Kansas City Railways Co succeeding his role as assistant to the president since 1917. Buffe steps into leadership of the street car line guiding operations and policy.
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Burkburnett Field
Texas
Empire Pipe Line Co
Healdton
Burkburnett
Kansas City
F. G. Buffe
Kansas City Railways Co
Distributing Circular Barred by U S District Attorney
Fred Robertson announces arrests for possession of the Agricultural Workers' Industrial Union circular in Kansas City. A local poisoning incident from picnic whiskey leaves a youth dead a son of Wes Hutsell and Ernest Rayborn near fatal with two others in danger. Westminster College funding update shows $58,574.34 received from the Rockefeller Foundation toward a $75,000 endowment. Governor Gardner seeks capital punishment re-capitalization via a special message to the extra session of the General Assembly.
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Agricultural Workers’ Industrial Union
Fred. Robertson
United States District Attorney
Kansas City
Mountain Grove
Wes Hutsell
Ernest Rayborn
Westminster College
Fulton, Mo
Rockefeller Foundation
Jefferson City
Gardner
General Assembly
House congratulates newlyweds in Jasper County
Jefferson City reports the House adopted a resolution congratulating Representative Guy Warning of Jasper County Republics, who married Mrs. Georgia Breele, details truncated in the record.
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House
Jefferson City
Guy Warning
Jasper County Republicas
Georgia Breele
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is promoted as a kidney liver and bladder medicine trusted by druggists. It claims to strengthen organs and aid natural function, with a sample offer of ten cents and a request to mention the paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. i & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Verge of Happiness In a Hat and Gowns and Parasol
A playful exchange on contentment features a character claiming happiness is found within a hat two gowns and a parasol, while another replies with a wry confirmation. The fragment hints at mood or social moment rather than a full narrative.
The Brighter Side Quip on Shopping Roles
The floor walker reports inattention and banishes the speaker to the hardware department. A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes it’s easier to sell a suburbanite a hoe than to sell a fashionably dressed woman gloves.
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Hardware Department
Hardware
Birmingham Age-Herald
The man who waits for prosperity meets opportunity
A reflective line discusses how waiting for prosperity often leads to missed chances, suggesting proactive pursuit rather than passive hope. It frames opportunity as something seized rather than promised.
Save the Babies Castoria Ad Warns Against Narcotic Toxins
An infant mortality message warns that many deaths occur in civilized countries before age five due to narcotic exposures in children’s medicines. The ad claims Castoria with Chas. H. Fletcher signature is free of opiates and presents Castoria as a safe alternative.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Marmalade's Origin from Portugal and Quince Heritage
Origin of marmalade traces to Portugal where the sweet quince preserve took its name marelo. A reflection on resourcefulness notes a man who has push can manage without pulling. A farmer's wit highlights using telephone poles for a chicken yard. A woman at whist measures cards like preparing a pudding.
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Portugal
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Kolchak
inter-Allied
Fiume
Adriatic
Bela Kun
Hungary
Havas
Cretien
Bulgaria
la Liberte
London Daily Mail
Denver
Denver Tramway Company
New York
Peter Stamm
Thompson
Stamm
Petersville
House Judiciary Committee
C. W. Hare
War Department
United States Navy
Maj
G. H. Scott
Daniels
Mineola
England
Australia
J. E. M. Pritchard
Britain
Roosevelt Flying Field
N.Y
J. H. Gilmore
Pondcreek
Villa
San Andres
Mexico
el Paso
Everett Ross
E. T. Monnes
McMann Oil Company
B. F. Priddy
Asia Minor
Mustapha Kamel Pasha
Eassad Pasha
James Deary
Prague
Ceary
Rome
la Epodha
Germa
Plymouth
London Daily News
Harry D. Buckley
Columbia
Strand
J. E. Edmunds
The
Railroad Administration
Marshall
James Garrett
Ethel Caldwell
Spo
Ady
Brown
U. S. Bureau of Markets
Swift & Company
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