Fortune Tellers Face Fines as Courts Brand Fake Mediums
Thirteen clairvoyants and readers were tried in municipal courts by Judges Fleming and Kennedy in Kansas City. Fines ranged from 25 to 1000 dollars. Mme Ollie Bogs was arrested after Rosa Koebel accused Mme Kitts of swindling her of 1500 dollars. Boss and Harrison were fined for related counts. Police ordered action against fake psychics following Koebel’s case. Meanwhile Lynch and Owens lynching case in Barton County drew prosecutorial scrutiny, with plans for further investigation. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood spoke at St. Louis University commencement, and Mooney defense activities planned in New Club Hall.
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Kansas City
Edward J. Fleming
John M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Mme
Ollie Bogs
Rosa Koebel
Sigmund Stein
Koebel
Lamar
H. W. Timmonds
Barton County
Jay Lynch
George W. Owens
John H. Harlow
Walter
Timmonds
Lynch
William Sewell
Gardner
Betty G. Thurman
Missouri Speakers Highlight National Education Association Session
Missouri is represented in the Milwaukee NEA convention by Miss T. C. Geeks of St. Louis on the main session panel from June 28 to July 5. Henry J. Waters of the Kansas City Star will speak for agricultural education on the general topic about the new world and its public education demands. On Thursday July 3, Mrs. Marie Turner Harvey of the Porter rural school at Kirksville will discuss the rural schools' contribution to democracy.
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Missouri
T. C. Geeks
Board of Education of
St. Louis
National Education Association
Milwaukee
Henry J. Waters
Kansas City Star
Waters
Kansas State Agricultural College
Marie Turner Harvey
Porter Rural School
Kirksville
State Commission Cuts Union Electric Charges in St Louis Hearing
The Missouri public service commission rejects the company’s rate schedule and orders reductions for radiation steam heating and pressure service. A $10 minimum monthly charge is authorized following a Jefferson City decision after a St Louis hearing.
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Union Electric Light and Power Company
State Public Service Commission
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Protests Filed Over McAllister U S District Judge Bid
The American Game Protective Association sent protests to President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer against Attorney General Frank W. McAllister for the Missouri federal judgeship. They cite that he is a violator of the law and awaiting trial for shooting ducks on Stultz Lake on March 6, violating the federal migratory bird treaty act.
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Frank W. McAllister
United States District Court
David P. Dyer
Missouri
Wilson
A. Mitchell Palmer
American Game Protective Association
St. Louis
McAllister
Stultz Lake
Eight Year Old Steals Nine Knives Sent to Reform School
Freddy Suggar eight year old was arrested by Detention Home officers on a Kansas City complaint from a five and ten cent store owner for theft. He confessed to stealing nine knives from McClune Home, admitting seven knives and a store knife were taken. He sold two knives for five cents each. After a prior incident for taking money from a street car fare box two weeks earlier, his father pledged reform and the boy was sent to reform school for three years.
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Reform School
Kansas City
Freddy Suggar
Kansas
McClune
Dry Referendum Petition Filed in Missouri
A petition to invoke the referendum on federal prohibition was submitted to Missouri Secretary of State by Thomas J. Schneddig of St. Louis, chairman of the Anti Prohibition Referendum League. The petition will be circulated statewide for signatures. Assistant Secretary L. J. Powers noted the petition’s filing and said it comes from the 10m Lee Stok Committee.
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Missouri
Sullivan
Thomas J. Schneddig
St. Louis
Sewing Machine Hints for Care and Use
Practical tips for tightening belts by weight on the machine, avoiding needle damage with heavy fabrics, soap for seams, a gasoline cleaning tonic, and safety precautions. Advice covers oiling gaps, greasing parts, airing the room, and proper storage for needles spools and tools.
Tea Tinting for Lace Dyes
A home care tip explains using strong black tea as a tint for cream lace to avoid streaking. Rinse with tea solution and dip once or twice for even color. After washing and tinting, reshape lace on an ironing board or towels, pinning to keep scallops uniform. Patience is required for best results.
Vacation Frocks Offer Fresh Style For Young Readers
Vacation time brings new clothing options for children with practical travel wear and play outfits. Designers focus on kid friendly silhouettes while mothers choose from a range of styles including chambray dresses with box plaits, gingham skirts, and organdie vests. The article highlights knickerbockers, bias cut pockets, and pearl baton accents as today’s appealing details.
Morning gingham frocks set for summer wear
The article describes blue and white checked gingham morning dresses with butcher’s linen trim and blue silk lacing. Cuffs feature right angle cutouts, borders of white linen hem the skirt, and a white suede belt with blue eyelets and a blue enamel buckle completes the look.
Frocks Crafted From It In Dark and Light Styles
A fragment notes frocks are made of the material in both dark and light shades. The item highlights fabric use across garments with emphasis on style variety.
Fixing Leaky Fountain Pen
A quick repair for leaking fountain pens discusses using heavy oil worked through the spindle bearings. Suck the pen in warm water, dry, then apply oil and refill. If parts are set, heat gently to loosen, then twist to free. Advice from Frank P. Goeder of Colorado Agricultural College.
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Frank P. Goeder
Colorado Agricultual College
Fort Collins
Colo
That Useful Guardhouse at Training Camps Saves Duke
Cindy, a colored laundress, praises the guardhouse at the training camps. Her statement follows a postal card from her son Duke saying ten days in a camp saved his life and kept him from becoming a casualty.
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Red Cross
Cindy
Duke
Corp
Ancient Precautions Monuments and a Public Pact
Two ancient kings vow to carve their friendly agreement on stone for public reading and to prevent it being treated as scrap paper. The exchange emphasizes permanence and accountability through a lasting record.
A Movie Marvel of Spouse on Screen
Dinks reports he spends all spare time at the cinema since his wife became a movie actress. Jinks says it is wonderful to see her play a two hour role and never hear a word from her.
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Dinks
Binks
Jinks
Girl considers sealed proposals despite batting business gaps
A young woman notes that even with limited business knowledge she can assess sealed bids. The remark highlights her practical approach to evaluating proposals and financial matters in a cautious, down to earth tone.
Swamp Root Kidney Ailment Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a treatment for kidney ailments. It urges immediate start of a gentle healing vegetable remedy and notes bottles are sold at drug stores in two sizes. A sample bottle offer asks ten cents via Dr Kilmer and Co.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Ree
Adyv
The new modesty and a Palm Beach swimsuit
Clarence Underwood notes a frank modern modesty born of athletic beauty. A white bathing dress scene at Palm Beach shows a daughter telling her mother not to worry about transparency, smiling that she is not deformed.
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Clarence Underwood
Palm Beach
Bonita’s Half Excuse Me At The Table
Bonita, trained to say Ex cuse me please on leaving meals, astonishes mamma by declaring Please half excuse me. She explains she is half through eating and states she is coming back, prompting a surprised reaction from her mother.
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Bonita
Mamma
Accounted For. Why do they always speak of vessels as in the feminine gender
The remark questions the habit of referring to ships and boats with feminine pronouns. It notes language traditions in nautical and literary usage and suggests reasons tied to historic symbolism and personification. The piece invites reflection on gendered language in maritime discourse.
Idle hands’ work fuels Satan’s undoing and labor’s rise
The line suggests that when idle hands seek tasks for Satan’s amusement, it creates work opportunities for others. It frames idleness as a driver of social and economic activity through unintended employment.
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Satan
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