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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1915
Page
6
After eight weeks of fighting Italy stalls before Austrian defenses and Allies forecast a broader struggle. Berlin expects Warsaw victory to open a separate peace with Russia while German and Austrian forces press a vast eastern front. News covers Red Cross relief plans, navy experimentation, exports, and numerous war-related incidents across Europe and America.
London reports the Austro Italian campaign on the Isonzo front growing fierce with large reenforcements. Italian forces press on at Gorizia with several plateaus contested and hand to hand fighting as Austrians retake some positions. Meanwhile Russian forces are pushed back from the Bug and Ivangorod fortifications as Berlin claims Von Woyrsch’s troops encircle the fortress and fight along the Narew front.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that major express firms earn insufficient revenue and approved changes to key charges. The collection and delivery fee will rise by five cents per shipment, and the rail terminal allowance will drop by one twentieth of a cent per pound, altering the three-part rate structure based on weight distance and zone.
Two killed and six badly injured as riots at Standard Oil and Tidewater plants in Bayonne end with fires at both facilities. Victims Stanley Murefko, 29, and Nicolay Iwaszkin, 19, identified among the dead.
July 23 report from Pensacola states Lieutenant Kenneth Whiting of the Navy aero corps and civilian aviator Walter Brookins fell into the bay during a flight in a new machine. Both escaped injury.
Chicago real estate saw a notable gain with experts attributing the rise to overall market demand. The board of real estate professionals notes higher property values citywide and emphasizes continued momentum into the next fiscal quarter.
Judge Carr McNatt in Cassville circuit court quashed the information against Congressman Meeker Thomas Markwell T D Steele William Such and Hugh L Moore over alleged criminal libel tied to wet versus dry local option campaigning in Mosett. The ruling followed motions claiming indefiniteness and improper targeting. A possible amended petition and a venue change for the Monett contest case were noted as the dry side seeks fair trial in Barry County.
The Ozark poultry industry reports record egg storage in Springfield with 10,080,000 eggs in one plant. Hundreds of dozens arrive daily as large produce firms buy up the harvest to hold for higher prices.
Charles H. Evans known as Uncle Buck Evans passed away at his Lamonte home. He was born near Smithton in Pettis County about eighty years ago and was likely the county’s oldest native resident. He once operated mercantile businesses in Smithton Dresden and Lamonte.
A. F. Vandeiise, general manager of the Springfield Gas and Electric Company, announced that designs are complete for motor trucks to be installed in the jitney service by the Springfield Trac tion Company.
William Booker was struck and killed by C. and A. train No. 21 the Red Flyer at Norton five miles east of Marshall as he walked on the right of way. He was hard of hearing.
Judge Joshua E. Stephens former Cedar county circuit judge and cousin of ex Governor Lon V. Stephens dies in Webb City from Bright's disease.
Mrs. Emily J. Hull mother of Speaker James H. Hull died at her son Charles V. Hull's home in Newmarket Platte county recently.
Bud Nichols, engineer of a Watt Hinton traction engine, drowned when his machine plunged through a bridge over East Fork Creek a mile from Huntsville. The bridge was likely weakened by recent high water.
Osa Walton of Carthage was found dying on a Joplin vacant lot and died later in a Joplin hospital. Indications point to morphine poisoning as the cause of death.
In the war inflated ore market, schoolboys in a Missouri Oklahoma Kansas district salvage zinc ore from old dumps and earn more than they spend by selling the metal.
William Orr a 24 year old resident of Richmond was drowned while crossing a break in the levee in front of William Meadows farm opposite Lexington.
Fire started in a Stockton confectionery destroyed the south half of the west side of the building. The county surveyor records and valuable reports of the court were lost. Frank Z. Doan, 63, was involved in the incident.
Carrollton residents approve a dry vote by 185 to end five saloons in the town. A county-wide local option election in September may be called by Carroll County. The campaign was led by over 300 women and civic leader J W Higginbottom, opposing wet advocates Jacob L Meeker and Frank Faris. Carroll County remains wet overall but Carrollton becomes dry, reducing the number of wet towns in North Central Missouri to three.
A Clay County citizens committee at the Elms Hotel laid out a plan for a half million dollar system to connect all sections with durable roads. Led by W E B Campbell the group urged removing legal obstacles and forming a friendly suit if needed to push hard road development benefiting farms resorts and the college.
Nine year old Loton Peircy son of rural mail carrier Fred Peircy of Carthage leaped in front of a moving mowing machine blade to save his dog. His hand was severely cut and his clothing torn before the team was stopped.
In a mine shaft near Carthage a hoist broke as miners were raised, causing F. M. Thompson aged 30 and C. E. Layton aged 28 to fall about fifty feet. The incident follows the Joplin Mines strike that ended with workers returning to wage scales without settlements. A separate lightning strike near Dunkabar g hits a cattle drive killing Louis Porter and Beir while Ernest Lee survives. horses ridden are also killed.
A Chicago and Alton fast freight from Kansas City to Chicago derailed one mile west of Marshall, piling thirty one cars of freight and three cattle cars off the track. Several cars derailed with no deaths or injuries reported.
A fragment discusses how excitement affects the human body and disease resistance. It cites refugees from San Francisco who, despite lacking vodka, showed strong health during open‑air living and short commons, illustrating how environment and strong interests influence well being.
Edmund begins attending public school and befriends a child his mother has not heard of. She asks who Walter is and if he is well behaved. Edmund confirms Walter is nice and vows not to teach him naughty words, per Youth's Companion.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment for skin scalp and hair care with a free sample by mail from Boston. A humor item asks a riddle about a lifeguard’s sex and swimming beyond danger.
The passage notes a boat being referred to as she due to its lines and beauty. It mentions a Red Gross Ball Blue American made, promoted for grocery use, and adds a remark about little men singing bass in a male quartet.
Unionville resident Mrs Seavey chronicled drastic recovery from vague female troubles and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits renewed health to the remedy and urges other women to try it, noting previous doctor limits.
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