Big Row Over U5 Judgship In Missouri Politics
At Jefferson City a clash over U5 judiciary centers on Governor Gardner allies backing Frank W. McAllister for the federal bench while planning a succession strategy for state posts. Other items note home burglaries, Commercial Club leadership, Missouri fruit damage from frosts, license updates, and fraud arrests in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Gardnner
Frank W. McAllister
Missouri
McAllister
Dyer
Gardner
Eckmann
State Board of ‘Equalization
Charles ‘B. Faris
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Faris
Wilson
A. D Norstoni
B. A. Logan
Jewell Mayes
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
State Board of E
Kansas City
Dallas
Laclede
Osage
Jefferson
St. Francois
Washington
Reynolds
Wright
Iron Counties
Pike County
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Ozark Divide
Greene County
St. Joseph
Waverly
Boonville
Columbia
Macon
Laverton
Lebanon
Wright County
Cedar Gap
Neosho
Republic
Mountain Grove
Missouri Governor Welcomes 89th Division From Far Off
Governor Gardner sends a message to Missouri’s 89th Division thanking the troops for their heroism and welcoming them home despite not being able to attend in person. He cites the 35th Division return and notes the state Supreme Court’s validation of a 3 million dollar good roads bond issue for St Louis County. The February election led to court review, delaying release of funds and new road laws.
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Henry A. Cornet
Glendale
St. Louis County
Cornet
Gardner
Missouri
New York
Adjt
Harvey C. Clark
France
General Assembly
89Th
Supreme Court of the United States
Public workers covered under new Missouri compensation law
The act compels state and local public employes to enroll, with option to opt out. Excludes high earning officials over 3000 dollars annually and elected state and political officials. Missouri set aside 10000 dollars to subsidize state employee compensation for two years. St Louis County bond plans now yield half the road mileage previously possible, per James C Trevilla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Board of Education
Board of Regents
State Insurance Commission
St. Louis County
Thomas K. Skinker
James C. Trevilla
St. Louis
World News Roundup From The Paris Peace Conference
Reports from Paris note safeguards against religious discrimination in new states, counter proposals from Germany at Spa, and conditional recognition of anti Bolshevik regimes in Russia. Also covered are Allied policy on Smyrna, submarine warfare impacts, stockpiles and coal demand, North American aviation tragedies, and unrest in Moscow amid typhus.
War Plans Backed for Peace Time National Guard
The War Department plans a return to the pre war 16 division national guard structure, to be sent to Congress for approval. The House Ways and Means Committee orders a favorable report on repealing semiluxury taxes in the War Revenue Bill. A second Pan American conference in Washington will discuss aviation trade links with Latin America. The Senate debates delay on the Peace Treaty text held by the State Department as the League fight continues. President Wilson says the Council of Four agrees the United States will retain 700000 tons of German shipping seized at entry to war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
National Guard
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
United States
Latin America
Pan-American Union
Senate
State Department
Wilson
Council of Four
Paris
Representative Graham
Illinois
Gillett
House Committee On
Graham
Mondell
Inquest Begun Into Cedar Rapids Starch Works Disaster
Coroner David King leads the inquiry into the Douglas Starch works explosion fatalities in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The House paused debate to honor Sergeant Alvin C York for World War I exploits. Catholic Mutual Benefit Association to levy extra assessments as it cannot pay $580000 influenza related death claims.
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Cedar Rapids
David King
Catholic Mutual Benefit Association
War Department Probe Is Planned
Republicans move in Congress to probe war expenditures with a proposed 15 member special committee. The plan would broaden the panel overseeing War Department spending and may include review of the $100 million fund given to the President and the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Department
Wilson
Rules Committee
Campbell
Kansas
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Missouri Mob Hangs Lynch in Lamar Courthouse Yard
Jay Lynch the confessed slayer of Sheriff John Harlow of Barton County was seized by a mob from the Lamar courthouse and lynched in the yard. He had pled guilty to murder and received a life sentence from Judge B G Thurman. The March 4 murder prompted transfer from Butler and arrival by train at Samar. About 500 people witnessed the court scene as Lynch was guarded by seven officers.
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Lamar
Jay Lynch
John Harlow
Barton County
Court House
Lynch
B. G. Thurman
Butler
la Junta
Colo
Samar
Hawker and Grieve Awarded Royal Air Force Cross
Harry Hawker and Mackenzie Grieve received the Royal Air Force Cross from King George at Buckingham Palace. The queen and the Prince of Wales greeted them as an immense crowd cheered their arrival and later with an ovation as they departed.
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London
Harry Hawker
Mackenzie Grieve
King George
Royal Air Force
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Hawker
Grieve
Labor Asks Dry Referendum Circulated in Omaha
Petitions to refer the prohibition amendment to the national constitution will be circulated in Omaha and surrounding territory starting tomorrow by the Omaha Central Labor group. The move signals organized labor backing a nationwide dry referendum effort.
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Omaha
Territory
Omaha Central Labor
Mrs Eliza Cooper Authoress Dies at 82 in New York
Mrs Eliza Cooper an authoress actress and Civil War nurse died yesterday in New York at age 82. She served with both Union and Confederate armies and was noted for her wartime service and literary work.
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Eliza Cooper
New York
No Task for the Timid in Jungle Photography
A recent expedition penetration into British East Africa aims to secure motion pictures of big game in the jungle. The piece notes photography evolved from social to adventurous, with bold men needed to film lions, tigers, and other jungle denizens in their native haunts.
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British East Africa
If You Need a Medicine You Should Have the Bast
A promotional piece argues medicines succeed by fulfilling promises and being endorsed by users and druggists. It highlights Dr Kilmer's Swamp root as a trusted kidney remedy with many sworn statements of success. The text emphasizes the self reinforcing recommendation cycle from satisfied customers to those in need.
Atmospheric Injustice Quotation Exchange
A witty exchange on rain and fairness uses a quip about the just and unjust. The furrowed brow man dismisses the quoter, noting the unjust often carry the umbrellas of the just.
Housewife Thanks Red Cross Ball Blue for Clean Clothes
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white laundry and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue. The advertisement notes groceries priced at 5c.
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Red Cross
There Goes a Man Who Is Unusually Successful
A witty line questions the identity of a man famed for his grip handling skill. The exchange weighs whether he is a doctor or a bellhop, reflecting humor about professional perception.
Man’s private affairs draw public interest
A man’s private life attracts public attention as his actions and character become a matter of public concern. This reflects the notion that greatness is recognized when personal matters spill into public discourse.
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Commercial Club
Louisiana
Commercial Club F
John Cornish
David Ward
W. B. Haley
Col
Frank W. Buffum
O. C
J. van Pinkerton
John M.ward
Arnold Wahl
Tim Birmingham
Samuel E. Tranin
R. E. Samis
Edward J. Curtin
Mr. Curtin
Peace Notes
Berlin
Spa
Admiral Kolchak
General Denikine
Russia
Sokia
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Germany
Saar Basin
Count von Brockdorff Rantzau
Karl Renner
Clemenceau
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Scheidemann
Bernhard Dernburg
Count von Bernstoff
Mathias Erzberger
Versailles
Atlantic
Lake Charlottesville
St. Johns, N. F
Méyer
United States District Attorney
Collector of Internal Revenue
New York District
Palestine, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Frank Moe Cusker
Cleveland
Ohio
Harry A Garfield
National Coal Association
General Pershing
Keppel
Hobby
Texas
Sonora
Juarez
Villa
Dudley
el Paso
Howard Banks
Oklahoma
Blythe, Cal
W. R. Bays
Postoffice
J. Cc. Clampitt
Harrison, Ark
Commanche County
Okla
J. F. Neeley
la Colorado
Hermosillo
Mexico
San Xavier
H. S. White
Nogales
Ariz
United States Navy
Albert Cushing Read
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic Ocean
Harry G. Hawker
Lieut. Com. Mackenzie Grieve
Orkneys
Moscow
Petrograd
Copenhagen
Chao Ming-Weng
Catton
Geese
Sergi Alvin C. York
Tennessee
York
King George Bestows Cross
Cecil
Syort
N. A. Harris
Indiana
Nevesha
Kan
Dean
Doan
NEW South Wales Information Bureau
Singer Building
Broadway
New York City
Roe
New South Wales
Australia
Pecos
Tex
Texas Amalgamated On Co
Houston St
Ft. Worth
Roseblush Cream Company
U Street Post Office
Washington, D. C
F. I. Hemming
North 8Th
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