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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
7
A Missouri gathering featured calls for a religious turn to Independence Day festivities, arguing that fireworks and danger have no patriotic value. Speakers urged tempering celebration, promoting honest farming, and steering away from reckless displays as they highlighted agricultural opportunities in the state.
Miss Elizabeth Thomson, secretary of the Kansas City Socialist club, cannot run for superintendent of public instruction as a Socialist Party candidate because Missouri law requires state office candidates to be male and over 25. Secretary of State Cornelius Roach withheld her application in Jefferson City, prompting the party to name another candidate to fill the vacancy after her primary nomination.
Mrs. Geo C Harness wife of the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance secretary of Bunceton was drowned fording a swollen creek near Speed. The buggy overturned and both were swept into the stream. Her husband Mr Harness escaped death while trying to save her. Her body was recovered a quarter mile below the ford.
Three University of Missouri alumni receive Columbia University scholarships in New York. Mark Skidmore, class of 1905, wins romance language scholarship. Ernst Horn, class of 1907 from Greeley Colorado, earns a research scholarship. Benjamin M. Anderson of Columbia Missouri wins the Garth fellowship.
Gifford Pinchot will visit Kansas City as part of a State Pinchot Congress to organize the Missouri Conservation congress. J A Runyan industrial commissioner of the Commercial club meeting Gov Hadley and J H Curran assured attendance.
Committees representing the Civic League and board of freeholders of St. Louis and civic organizations of Kansas City and St. Joseph met in St. Louis. While endorsing home rule, they decided it would be inadvisable to submit the proposition by the initiative for fear it would become involved with the prohibition amendment.
The Westminster College board in Fulton weighs relocating to Hannibal after the commercial club offers 75,000 dollars and a 30 acre tract through St. Louis businessman Benjamin F. Edwards, president of the board.
Among the railroad's veteran staff, Lee Glandon stands as one of its oldest continuous servants. He has served as station agent and operator at Raymore for 28 years after joining Missouri Pacific in October 1870, marking three decades of company history.
Representative Bartholdi of St Louis to report to the house a bill assigning Missouri projects. St Louis gets 100000 for repairs to the old customs house. Boonville 60000. Fulton 60000 plus 10000 site. De Soto 60000 10000 site. Rolla 60000. Chillicothe 75000. Poplar Bluff 65000. Marshall 70000. Aurora 60000. Excelsior Springs 65000.
The general council of the Churches of Christ in the Christian Union met in Excelsior Springs with about 100 delegates from ten or twelve states. Officers included Rev. A. C. Thomas vice moderator, Rev. D. L. Vandament corresponding secretary, and Rev. W. H. Baker recording secretary. Prominent ministers present included Rev. J. H. McKibbon editor of the Church of Christ Advocate, Rev. G. H. Schleh, Rev. C. S. Fair, and Rev. P. F. Meek. All city churches were used by council ministers.
Willis C Bix proprietor of a small department store was granted a divorce in twenty minutes after filing in Judge Nat Shelton's court at Kirksville. His charge against his wife was in dignities. The defendant did not appear in court.
The University of Missouri will offer agriculture courses during the summer session for the first time. Director J. D. Elliff estimates summer attendance at about 700, up 22 percent from last summer.
After nine years on the run Bates, a robber serving a 12 year sentence in St. Louis, was captured in England and brought back to Missouri aboard the steamship Carmania, guarded by two St. Louis police officers. Authorities had learned of his arrest in England and dispatched officers to bring him back at the sentence’s end.
Senator Warner introduces a bill to authorize the St. Louis and Kansas City Electric Railway to build a Missouri river bridge at or near Arrow Rock. The location must avoid interfering with navigation.
F. W. Tappmeyer marked his 87th birthday at Drake. He is father of eighteen children aged 60 to 25, part of Gasconade county’s largest and most prominent family.
Two thousand coal miners in St Clair county will resume work after nearly two years away. Agreements were signed by representatives of the United Mine Workers and local officials outlining terms and conditions for return.
The Department of Justice strikes at railroads with three moves. An injunction from Hannibal Missouri bars rate increases. An equity suit seeks dissolution of the western trunk line committee. A contempt proceeding targets past injunction violations under the Sherman act.
Captain Charles S. Rolls completed a continuous round trip flight from Dover to Sangatte in France and back across the English Channel. He left Dover at 6:30, circled Sangatte cliffs, and returned without engine stoppage, a 42 mile total.
In Guthrie Oklahoma the suffragists win a major hurdle as the Oklahoma Supreme Court sustains the secretary of state overruling objections to the petition. The hotly debated issue will appear on the November regular election ballot for voter decision.
The hydrographic office of the navy adopts a new compass that shows only true north, removing the need for navigators to learn to box the compass a key skill taught to seamen for centuries.
A party from Kansas led by George H. Hunter and Frank Stevens visited President Taft in Washington to discuss Interstate Commerce rate matters. They commended the suit to halt freight rate increases in the western territory and the president expressed pleasure at hearing from Kansas.
Rockland Maine postmaster Fuller entertained at the postmasters dinner with a mock solemn tale of being nominated for reappointment in Washington. He joked he told his wife of the triumph and that news would reach the far reaches of the district, drawing hearty laughter.
A brief note promises readers a look at a disease that science has identified as preventable or treatable, with the paper hinting at progress and hoped-for remedies. The item emphasizes scientific advances and public interest in health discoveries.
Miss Goodley admits telling the minister she is twenty two while Miss Gaddiet expresses surprise at a Sabbath school teacher claiming such a age. Miss Goodley argues under stating can be wiser than exaggeration in religious instruction.
Mrs Emma B McConkey of Hacker Valley West Virginia reports a Resinol ointment sample nearly cured her daughter's eczema and says she will recommend the product to friends, noting the sample’s effectiveness.
A brief exchange from a Tatler style note expresses bustle at a mothers' meeting planning a sale of work. The misheard remark about the vicar removing clothes adds humorous color to a social event.
Advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the GARZY signature claiming over 30 years of use and the product identity as the familiar remedy for infants and children.
An old advertisement for Marine Eye Remedy from Chicago promotes relief for eye troubles. The copy features a lawyer witness exchange and endorsements, noting the product and price of 50 cents at druggists with a call to write for eye books.
A Ruskin quotation notes that something valuable grows more precious when gained through effort or thrift, highlighting the virtue of labor and prudent spending.
An old advertisement encourages keeping whites bright with Red Cross Ball Blue. It notes large 2 oz packages sold by grocers for five cents and ends with a quip about betting on the wrong horse causing race prejudice.
In Peking the diplomatic quarter reacted to an anonymous circular letter sent to foreign legations. The writer claimed an anti dynastic revolution was imminent and warned diplomats against backing the Manchus.
The Times reports a British expedition discovers a pygmy tribe in the Snow Mountains of Dutch New Guinea. The group averages about 51 inches in height and was observed at an elevation near 2,000 feet.
A fragment shows a speaker declaring constant struggle and forgiveness, saying he has done nothing but fight and forgive, with a bold challenge to a person addressed as a parson. The text captures a speech tone from a historical dialect.
A hand made cigar wrapped in foil to stay fresh from the table. The Lewis Single Binder uses old well cured tobaccos and commands a higher price to support extra quality. Beware imitations and insist on Lewis Single Binder from the dealer.
Little Johnnie fears the attic due to nurse tales of a dreadful ghost hidden under the eaves. He whispered to a friend about “an old ghost up in our attic” and the friend queried “Do he butt” in their slang exchange.
Dialogue centers on Mrs Gaddington who desires gossip about all residents. Miss Cayenne retorts that she views marriage as a failure for not marrying a census taker. The exchange highlights social quirks and priorities in the community.
The quoted line depicts Daniel taunting a lion in a playful scene, noting his objection that he receives no moving picture royal ties. The fragment frames a theatrical or satirical moment with Puck style commentary.
A reflective line notes that many men fail not from lack of skill but by spending time trying to prove luck is against them. It cautions against blaming fortune for personal failures.
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