Missouri road plan allocates federal aid and 715 trucks
Missouri road program includes 20 projects totaling about 2.58 million dollars with 983 thousand as federal aid. State Highway Department notes 715 trucks allotted since afterwar, and counties anticipate strong demand for state and federal aid under new road law amidst bond issues exceeding 30 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
State Highway Department
John M. Malang
Washington
J. C. Wenders
Omaha
Malang
Highway Department
Refused to Hear Senator Reed and Other Missouri Notices
Birmingham readers report a local American Legion post refusing to hear Senator Reed. Other items note Claud Emmons receiving 20 years for robbing a Neelyville bank, W. E. Purdin founding Purdin town, a Centralia water plant fire causing $25000 damage, and Stephen Ganson dying in New York. Additional items cover road bond elections, a $1.5 million Loew Theatre plan, and local obituaries and commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Birmingham
Ala
American Legion of Honor
Poplar Bluff
Claud Emmons
Neelyville
State Penitentiary
Block of Stone Quarried at Carthage Quarry
The largest block of stone ever quarried in Southwest Missouri was taken from the Carthage Quarry Company. The block measures 15 feet long and 4 feet thick, contains 900 cubic feet and weighs 180000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carthage
Missouri
Carthage Quarry Company
Record harvest expected in Ozark fruit belt
Orchard owners in the Ozark fruit belt prepare to harvest one of the greatest crops in the region according to A. P. Boles Frisco Railroad horticultural agent who covers the principal apple producing counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ozark Fruit Belt
A. P. Boles
Frisco Railroad
Missouri Writers' Guild to held fall homecoming
John Breckinridge Ellis, president of the Missouri Writers' Guild, announced the regular fall meeting will be a home-coming event this year after the usual vacation outing in the Ozarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
John Breckinridge Ellis
Missouri Writers’ Guild
Ozarks
1919 Ozarks apple sale tops nineteen thousand dollars
Ira D. McCullah sold the fruit from a sixty acre orchard near Marionville for 19000 dollars. Forty acres are Ben Davis and twenty acres Ingram type trees. The sale marks one of the first 1919 apple crop transactions in the Ozarks region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marionville
Ozarks
Ira D. McCullah
Ben Davis
Cord Multer of Lake Creek Dies at 83
Sedalia reports Cord Multer born March 22 1842 in Lake Creek Township died after a lifetime as a farmer and stockman. He is survived by his wife five sons and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
W. E. Purdin
Linn County
Missouri
Purdin
Sedalia
John Conrad Richt
Germany
America
Recruiting Train to Tour Missouri in Massive Campaign
Plans unfold for the largest recruiting drive in the Middle West to begin July 10 and run for 90 days. Three army touring cars plus a military observation plane and 17 trucks will tour Missouri, piloted by two airplanes to coordinate the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle West
Missouri
Tax Hearings Start June 39 At State Meetings
The State Board of Equalization and the State Tax Commission in Jefferson City announce hearings begin June 30 related to Thetas Close Conclave. The fiftieth anniversary Kappa Alpha Theta convention at Washington University ends with a goal to raise scholarship funds to 15000 dollars from about 12000. Jefferson City and St. Louis will receive 700000 dollars in federal aid for four main highways from St. Louis to the county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Jefferson City
BE. A. Logan
Jewell Mayes
United States Bureau of Crop Estimates
State Board of Agriculture
State Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission of
Thetas
St. Louis
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity
Washington University
News of Seven Days Across Lands and Markets
Germany seeks funds from New York banks to finance purchases of American goods as Pershing arrives in London for the peace celebration. Allied marches in Paris, Venizelos pushes Balkan alliance, and postwar trade and blockade moves unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
New York
Wall Street
Notable Postwar Events Across the Nation and World
Reports from universities political shifts and a string of tragedies and incidents unfold across the United States and abroad. University of New Mexico elects Dr. David Spence Hill as president. Dr. G H Austin dies from wounds in Colorado. A man in Arkansas murders his mother. martial law hits Gregg County Texas amid race tension. Lawton Oklahoma reports a fatal air crash. Buckley minesweeper destroyed in the North Sea. British opposition to Kaiser Wilhelm II trial grows. D Annunzio plans Rome to Tokyo flight. R-34 completes transatlantic voyage. Lansing sails for Washington. Coblenz army plot targets troop supplies. Clemenceau’s response shocks Turkey.
War News and Political Moves Across Nations
Aggregate figures show American overseas forces totaling 337,339 officers and men on July 8 with 100,000 troops at sea en route home and 389,000 in the United States. The Senate, without a record vote, adopted Lodge’s resolution seeking information on a 1918 Japan Germany treaty. Prohibition forces controlled the House, blocking a repeal vote on the wartime act, defeating a beer sales amendment, and opposing enforcement changes. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attended a Bastille Day reception at the French embassy by Jusserands, first social event since returning from France. Reports claim confiscation by Mexico of Scottish-Mmexican Oil Company property, the first under Carranza decrees disputed by Britain and others. Wilson vetoed daylight saving repeal through the agricultural bill and vetoed a sundry civil bill that would have restricted disabled-soldier rehabilitations funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wilson
Great Britain
Holland
France
State Department
Townley and Gilbert Convicted Over War Loyalty Conspiracy
A C Townley and Joseph Gilbert were found guilty in Jackson Minnesota of conspiracy to teach disloyalty during World War I. A farmer jury delivered the verdict amid national debate over the League of Nations covenant. In Oklahoma, Calvin Goodnight died after being struck by a spade during a wagon dispute with his nephew Bert Goodnight, who is jailed.
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A. C. Townley
National Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Jackson, Minn
America
Germany
Calvin Goodnight
Piedmont
Okla
Bert Goodnight
National Guard plans outlined for sixteen division basis
Secretary Baker approves reorganized national guard structure with sixteen divisions and regional limits matching Germany era units. Texas slated for six cavalry regiments plus additional units, with total guard strength and state allocations detailed for Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma.
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Washington
National Guard
Germany
Baker
Jesse MclI. Carter
Bureau of Military Affairs
Engineers
Sanitary
Signal Corps
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Field Artillery
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Berlin Food Prices Crash After Blockade Lifting
Berlin markets show a wide price collapse as blockade end prompts panic selling. Illicit dealers unload hidden stocks and tons of provisions arrive from occupied territories. Coffee drops sharply from forty to below twenty marks, with several items selling at about half previous values while restaurants cling to high prices.
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Berlin
Germany
Occupied Territories
Wilson to Invite Republican Senators for Peace Treaty Talks
President Wilson plans White House discussions with Republican senators on the peace treaty and League of Nations. Secretary Tumulty says Senator Lodge and about fourteen others were singled out for possible conferences, with invitations expected to extend beyond the foreign relations committee. The aim is to address questions from both parties in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
White House
League of Nations
Tumulty
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Exhibition Flight Kills 2 in Humble
Two men died when an exhibition airplane crashed in Humble Texas. Donald H. Sibley of Minneapolis and Carl C. Conrad of the US were killed. Both had formerly served in military aviation at Ellington Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble
Tex
Donald H. Sibley
Minneapolis
Carl~c. Conrad
Ellington Field
New Job for McAdoo in New York Appointment
William G. McAdoo is named at New York as chief adviser steering U S negotiations for government loan efforts. The move positions him to lead talks and align policy with fiscal goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAdoo
New York
William G. McAdoo
Cial
United States
Big Potato Yields Highlight Alberta Farm Scene
A Colleague notes Ben Pawson of Dale Alberta yielded six hundred bushels of potatoes on two acres with minimal prep and $285 from sale. Hog prices rise toward Calgary market, buyers pay premiums for pure bred stock, and Western Canada lags behind in livestock and horse trading as breeders seek top sires for export.
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Ben Pawson
Dale
Alberta
Coaldale
Medicine Hat
Rascal
Ben
Calgary
Canada
Eaid
War tax on coffee noted in casual remark
Civil chatter references a wartime levy on coffee with a grim note on its impact. An implied sense of hardship or cost accompanies the brief exchange. The dialogue reflects everyday concern over policy during strain.
Cuticura Remedies Listed for Baby Skin Comfort
An old advertisement touts Cuticura products for a baby with red rough itching skin. It promotes Cuticura Soap for baths Cuticura Ointment for soothing and a dusting powder as a daily aid.
Cordelia Proclaimed as Mixed Clock of Churchgoer and Cook
A fragment tells of Cordelia praised for cooking skill and church attendance, portraying her as steady and devout in daily life. The note presents a casual snapshot of personal reputation and routine.
The Charm of a Bathroom and a Fisherman’s Tale
A fragment notes the charm of simplicity in a bathroom and praises Red Cross Blue keeping cloths white. It adds a wary remark about a poor fisherman entangled in a string of lies, implying caution in claims and deceit.
Unclear fragment hints at names and location
Readable portion mentions Toan's Kid and Bozarth with scattered words about weight and gold. No coherent event or date appears. Unable to determine a distinct news item or outcome from the fragment.
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Toan
Bozarth
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Columbia
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Stephen Ganson
Conductor Ganson
Mexico
Rogers Howard
Martin Howard
Augustus
Chillicothe
Livingston County
Loew
Marcus Loew
Agricultural Workers’ Industrial Union
Fulton
Alireh G. Gordon
Cedar City
Gardner
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Missouri Writers’ Outing
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Peace Notes
John J. Pershing
London
Dover
Henry S. Horne
Paris
Venizelos
Greece
Berlin Tageblatt
Vienna
Bela Kun
inter-Allied
Rhineland Commission
Germmany
Council of Five
England
Northcliffe Press
United States Grain Corporation
Julius Barnes
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Schreiber
Army of Occupation
Service of Supply
David C. Shanks
Hoboken
Hans William
James Dailey
Wymore
Neb
Blue River
P. J. Dailey
Odell
American Legion
National
Organization of Veterans of the
E* Fon
Royal S. Copeland
Merida
Yucatan
Excelsior of
Mexico City
David Spence Hill
University of Illinois
University of New Mexico
David Ross Boyd
G. H. Austin
Sunnyside Coal Company
Strong
Col
Pueblo
Ben Martinez
Walsenburg
Robert Seifert
Alix, Ark
Longview
Gregg County
Charles W. Stell
Brownsville
Lawton
Richard H. Buckley
North Sea
Expaiser
William Hohenzollern
Gabriele D’annunzio
Rome
Tokio
The
inter-Allied Council
Hungary
Putnam
Eng
Greenwich
British Isles
Robert Lansing
Brest
Rotterdam
Coblenz
Clemenceau
Turkey
Japan
Yiel
Western Canada
Cordelia
Mysery
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
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