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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
Fortnightly battlefield notes report fighting near Givenchy and Langemarck, with German and Austrian actions across Europe. News covers Italian and Turkish military moves, German raids on Venice, and Russian prisoners as Przemysl battles. Domestic items note robberies, trials, and civic actions amid wartime tensions.
Reports claim the Majestic, a British battleship, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine near Gallipoli with most crew saved. In a separate incident at Sheerness, the Princess Irene mine laying vessel exploded off Port Victoria, feared to have killed over three hundred.
Washington discussion on Panama canal bond issue revives after customs court upholds 5 percent tariff reduction on goods imported in American bottoms and also approves a 6 percent rebate for such shipments. The ruling threatens revenue prospects and fuel calls for return of millions already collected.
From Peking and Tokyo comes the publication of the two treaties and thirteen notes signed by China and Japan. An official statement from the Secretaries outlines the texts released yesterday and the continuing diplomacy surrounding the agreements.
A vessel went down in the North Sea yesterday with the crew unaccounted for after losing contact. Rescue efforts are underway as authorities confirm the incident and initiate search operations.
Missouri plans to spend 150000 to spread agriculture extension services statewide. The extension service, organized last year with four men, now has eight workers and fifteen supervisors. Nine projects are under review, led by dairying as the likely focus, with movable schools of agriculture and home economics proposed to hold two to five day sessions anywhere in the state.
Columbia city council voted to cut electric light rates by about 25 percent with a maximum of ten cents per kilowatt for large quantities. The average reduction was two and a half cents. Columbia maintains a long history of municipal light and water services in Missouri.
William B. Wilson 64 former Laf ayette county prosecuting attorney died at his Lexington home from paralysis. Two brothers Dr Charles Wilson and Theodore Wilson reside in Kansas City.
Lawrence Linderer, 75, a Missouri farmer, fell from the top of a rye field stack at Springfield land, dislocated his neck and died almost instantly.
A first death linked to a drug treatment plan for drug users occurred in Springfield. Arthur B. Everly, age unknown, died suddenly. The coroner reported the cause as complications from a heart condition weakened by the treatment.
A tornado near Holden followed a path of about three miles, wrecking three large barns and causing structural damage in the area. No injuries are reported.
Readable fragments show stray letters and unclear wording about consoling and highlighting. No coherent event, names, places, or dates emerge to form a proper news item or identify sources.
Local board approves purchase of street lighting equipment for 78 900 francs from EB with the aim of upgrading public illumination. The item appears in a brief municipal notice detailing the expected expenditure and supplier.
A garbled OCR passage references a fraud case involving certificates and receivers in a gym setting. It mentions Braden as a receiver and a city, with unclear names and numbers. The fragmentary text hints at a fraud investigation and associated individuals.
The text argues that preserving the body is secondary to protecting the soul. It warns against fear of physical harm and urges conquering vice and cowardice to seek holiness over health, riches, or comfort, citing Jesus on losing and finding life.
Fragmentary OCR reads suggest a trial or phase test involving a man dubbed Three Dollaree Man. The text references neglect or evasion of actions and a father figure, with unclear details about a ranch and presiding officials.
A Canada land prospecting piece highlights western seeding progress with alfalfa expansion and corn potential. It notes government free 160 acre grants and low price railway company lands attracting settlers seeking to enlarge holdings and begin farming in a new region.
Fragmentary reader notes describe health advice and a folk remedy said to yield wonderful results. The garbled text references a widespread remedy and mentions years of use, but details are unclear.
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