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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
2
A digest of Senate tariff debate on the Underwood-Simmons bill, Wilsons policy on Mexican arms, parcel post rate changes to August 15, and foreign relation hints, plus rail and transport incidents from across the United States. Reports include fires, drownings, wrecks, and awards in public life and business.
In Rome the Swiss guards mutiny was quashed as three leaders were expelled from the Vatican. Four others departed at night and twelve requested leave to return home in October.
Francis B. Sayre has been named head of the abandonment bureau in District Attorney Whitman’s New York office after an engagement to Miss Jessie Wilson was announced two weeks ago. Archibald C. Hart, a Democrat, won New Jersey’s Sixth Congressional district seat to replace the late James Martin. Ralph Reynor drove a green 7 passenger Speedwell from Kansas City to the Atlantic Coast and was arrested at Portsmouth, Virginia with two women. H Brown, a professional racer, and J F Bradley of Colorado drove a 20 horsepower car to the summit of Pike’s Peak.
Governor Major proclaims August 20 and 21 as Good Road Days urging all able bodied rural and city residents to work on public highways. Women are asked to supply food and encouragement while clubs and press push the effort. Statewide work valued at over 114 million dollars and more than 1 million days of labor is anticipated, with county courts directing county specific road projects. Public business to suspend for the two days to maximize impact.
A Montgomery public meeting at the Commercial Club formed a five member committee to work with Williamsburg on building a permanent road linking Montgomery to the state highway from Kansas City to St. Louis. Officials also plan a road from Montgomery to Danville to join the state highway and work is underway.
Sneak thieves entered the home of Dr. R. E. Sevier at Liberty and took his gold watch and pocketbook containing $10. Other Liberty homes reported recent burglaries with money, watches and jewelry stolen, some recovered from Kansas City pawn shops. Sheriff White and James D. Mason's houses were entered, with small sums taken.
The Springfield City Water Company issues a plea to conserve water as shortages threaten supply. Springs feeding the city are diminishing daily and some areas lack usable tap water above the first floor.
Mayor George Petty leads a resident patrol in the south Liberty area when black cooks en route to the Odd Fellows Home fire on them at 4 am. Command to halt triggers mistaken robbery fears and return fire.
Saloons in Wellsville Montgomery County reopen following a state supreme court mandamus directing city officials to appear in thirty days and justify withholding city licenses. The county had recently voted dry by 250 majority. Schools to Teach Disease Prevention In Missouri.
Pettis County Mutual Insurance Company paid farmer C. C. Green $125 for the complete deafness of a team of horses caused by his barn being struck by lightning on July 8. Barn damage was $10.
Valentine Guneelman 85 a veteran of the Mexican and Civil wars and a delegate to the first national convention of the Republican party died at a friend's home in Joseph recently.
John H. Nolen, Missouri land reclamation commissioner, returned from Washington where he spoke against a federal drainage bill. He said Missouri has no swamp land for a district and urged a nationwide reclamation law with state applicability, with Speaker Clark ready to introduce a companion bill.
Missouri senate committee on waterways reports swift, businesslike progress in studying state rivers. Senator S. E. Bronson says congress must adjust federal dam laws for real gains, citing Missouri streams with potential over 1,000,000 horsepower and sites near St Joseph Kansas City Jefferson City and a Merrimec diversion near Franklin County.
Clark Marshall a Joplin mine owner was arrested by Sheriff Millar in Joplin on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and misappropriating funds. He posted bond to appear at the October circuit term. The case, brought by C. R. Rucker and other Warrensburg area farmers, alleges funds were raised to develop a Joplin mining property but were used to develop Marshall's other property.
Springfield residents along Wilson Creek fear a nocturnal wildcat sighting. A local hunt seems likely after a crowd captured the animal in a steel trap near James River weeks ago and kept it in a cage before it escaped.
J B Watson of Balls county wins restitution after fifty nine years as the government approves his land claim. In 1854 at age 18 he paid $40 for 220 acres at 12 cents an acre. A 1857 Interior Department decision barred minors from entering land delayed his return of funds. An attorney finally secured the claim and repayment.
L. H. Christison a 68 year old farmer died from heat while working in a hay field on his farm northwest of Chillicothe. He had lived in Livingston county for fifty years.
J. C. Lamkin aged 70 vice president of the Wood and Huston Bank at Marshall died. He served as a Confederate soldier and fought at Gettysburg.
Judge John Marshall of the U S Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request to force Kansas Natural Gas Co to extend pipelines into Oklahoma gas fields for next winter. He ruled state regulators cannot compel interstate gas sourcing and questioned the reasonableness of Kansas utilities commission fee levels. City officials and the Kansas Public Utilities Commission had hoped for relief for consumers.
A damaging storm swept through the Tulsa region causing oil industry losses possibly reaching several million dollars. The Waters-Pierce Oil Company suffered more than 50 000 dollars in damage while the Phoenix Refining Company lost a 135 000 barrel oil tank. Reports indicate heavy losses in the Osage and Cherokee fields due to lightning and rain totaling 1.34 inches.
Five miles northwest of Tulsa Oklahoma the Gladys Belle Oil Company well exploded when a lighted cigarette was dropped in the gas. One man was killed outright and three others fatally injured. Two more men were burned while Peter Snyder and John Snyder suffered severe burns. The driller Charles M. Wright and workers Steve Snyder Harold Cook and Harry Brownfield were the injured.
In Rome a further detachment of the mutinous Swiss Guards departed the Vatican amid threats of further disclosures. The move follows earlier resignations as security forces confront internal dissent.
Attorney McReynolds files civil anti trust action in Portland seeking dissolution of the Pacific coast telephone monopoly attributed to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company known as the Bell telephone trust.
Seven men die after a ton of gunpowder detonates at the Canadian Explosive Company plant in Beloiel. Brick and wood debris are reported to have flown as far as a mile from the blast site.
In Burm a sparsely populated land, citizens live simply using hand built homes and farm tools. If oppressive rulers deny rights, a nearby wiser settler offers refuge and support. A future revolt may shift power if local leaders harm citizens, with the forest offering a potential escape and hope under strong leadership.
London woman Mrs John Hartness a League of American Pen Women leader argued that the Star of Bethlehem was a comet rather than a single celestial body She cited the Magi and the star’s long path and following of the eastern wise men as fitting a comet theory Professor Bickerton of New Zealand indicated openness to the comet idea if his one star theory failed
Miss Sara D. Robbins of Harwich Centre Massachusetts hauled in six pickerel while fishing with minnows near a lake. The seventh and largest fish contained a live muskrat about the size of a mouse. The muskrat escaped into a nearby mud pond before capture could continue.
Mr and Mrs John W Gibson of this city celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a delayed honeymoon trip to Norfolk Virginia and Bar Harbor. They married many years ago and had postponed their honeymoon due to hard times faced as employees.
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