Petition Drive for Missouri Constitutional Convention Ballot
In St Louis petitions seeking a constitutional convention on the ballot next fall circulate among industrial plants, businesses, civic groups and city workers with a target of 12 000 names. Kansas City adds 5 000 names in the Fifth District and seven other districts pursue nearly 20 000 more. Signatures must reach the Secretary of State by June 30. The process requires about 8 percent of voters in at least two thirds of districts.
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St. Louis
New Constitution Association of Missouri
Jefferson City
Kansas City
Missouri
Missouri Loses Rehearing Bid Over Bird Law
The U S Supreme Court refused to hear a motion for rehearing in the challenge to the migratory bird law. Missouri had pressed the case, with Attorney General Allister leading the litigation to test the law.
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Jefferson City
United States Supreme Court
Missouri
Wheat shipping facilities warned as farmers told to store grain
The State Board of Agriculture warned farmers that shipping facilities to move wheat to market will be largely lacking. Farmers should make early preparations for stacking and storing their wheat to mitigate anticipated shortages.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Agriculture
Locust Plague Strikes Pettis and Benton Counties
Reported swarm of locusts appears in Pettis and Benton counties for the first time in seven years. They devour corn crops and garden produce, described as worse than grasshoppers by locals. A separate note records Carrollton wool receipts reaching 25 000 pounds in a single day, the most in the season.
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Sedalia
Pettis
Benton
Carrollton
Westminster Gets $100000 Seed for Westminster College
Dr E E Reed of Westminster College received word from Dr Clyde P Hill secretary of the General Board of the Northern Presbyterian Church that the college has been awarded 100000 dollars. Locusts Here in Force in Trenton reports the 17 year locusts are present with many females laying eggs in twigs causing damage to young orchards. A Salem marriage joins Vernon Butler and Marie Stephens as the couple wed in this city. Elizabeth Schofield of Butler is noted as Bates county’s oldest deaf resident born June 1 1815 and living there over fifty years.
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Jefferson
Missouri
B.A. Logan
Ell. Mayes
Missouri Operative Crop Reporting Service
Butler County
Neelyville
Quinn
Westminster
Fulton
E. E. Reed
Westminster College
Clyde P. Hill
The
Northern Presbyterian Church
Trenton
Salem
Vernon Butler
Marie Stephens
John M. Steph
Stephens
Lincollege
Butler
Elizabeth Schofield
Fears
Bates
Morgan , BL
State Public Service Commission OKs MP Bonds and Notes
The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company may issue 12.73 million dollars in bonds and 600 thousand dollars in notes at 7 percent, payable in ten equal installments over five years. Of the bonds 3 million buy property and improvements, 6.3976 million refinance first mortgage bonds at 6 percent.
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Jefferson City
State Public Service Commission
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Brethren Conference Sees Near 8000 Attend in Sedalia
The fifth day of the annual Church of the Brethren conference in Sedalia, Missouri drew nearly 8,000 members. The group noted Brethren presence in every state, most are farmers, and many could not attend due to six weeks of backlog. Fundraising for foreign missions targets 1 million dollars.
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Sedalia
Church of the Brethren
United States
Barber faces fine over unwanted shave and extras
Kansas City police court heard Bonnie Broughton, a lady barber, was fined $25 after charging $2 for a shave. The incident began when Fred Carroll visited her shop for a shave and received an unintended massage and head vibration as part of the service.
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Kansas City
Bonnie Broughton
Bonnie
Fred Carroll
Randolph County W C T U elects officers at convention
The Randolph County W C T U closed its convention with officers named President Mattie L. Diehl of Moberly. vice president Mrs Wright of Clark. corresponding secretary Grace Dickerson of Huntsville. recording secretary Nannie Owens of Moberly. treasurer Minnie Alexander of Clifton Hill.
Road District Wins Suit in Moberly Over Road Fund
The Moberly Special Road District won in the Supreme Court a dispute with the County Court over an $18,000 road fund accumulated in three years. The case hinged on the 1917 road law, with the County Court contending the funds could be used for general county work.
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Moberly
Supreme Court
Sedalia Resident Luzetta Rhoades Dies After Forty Years
Sedalia. Mrs Luzetta Rhoades widow of John Rhoades born in Chester County Pennsylvania April 19 1844 a Sedalia resident forty years died. She is survived by a daughter and a granddaughter Mrs A T Lynch of St Louis.
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Sedalia
Luzetta Rhoades
John ©. Rhoades
Chester County
A. T. Lynch
St. Louis
Bank President Urges Missouri Farmers to Stock Wheat
Sedalia reports W. H. Powell of Citizens' National Bank received a letter from First National Bank Kansas City urging Central Missouri farmers to stack their wheat to cope with a shortage of shipping cars.
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Sedalia
W. H. Powell
Citizens’ National Bank
Jetter
First National Bank
Kansas City
Missouri
Record blackberry crop expected in Carthage area
Carthage Missouri and Jasper County predict a heavy blackberry season if conditions hold. Cultivated and wild bushes show abundant fruit with berries filling fence corners and timber patches.
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Carthage
Jasper County
Maryville District Epworth League Convention Set for Graham 1921
Delegates at the 1920 Hopkins meeting chose Graham Missouri as the site for the Maryville District Epworth League annual convention to be held in 1921.
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Graham
Maryville
Epworth League
Hopkins
Missouri Hogs Ship to South America
Two registered Poland China hogs were shipped from Wheaton to a Brazilian coffee plantation in South America. This marks the second shipment in two weeks from Wheaton to the country.
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Missouri
South America
Whatcon
Poland
Wheaton
Fifth District Christian Endeavor Union Ends Convention
The annual convention of the Fifth District Christian Endeavor Union concluded in Columbia Missouri after a three day session. Rev M Kretchman of Chicago has been called to Hopkins Presbyterian Church and accepted the pastorate.
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Chicago
Hopkins
M. Kretchman
The
Presbyterian Church
Woman Slayer's Trial Is Set In Shelbyville
Joseph H. Vanvador's murder trial for Laura Manuel is scheduled for August 30 in Shelby County Circuit Court Judge V L Drain ordered a special venue of sixty men plus the regular juror panel. Republic Missouri reports the Republic Community Club organized with officer elections.
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Shelbyville
Joseph H. Vanvador
Laura Manuel
V.L. Drain
Shelby County
League of Nations gridlock and Persian Bolshivik talks
The League of Nations council stalls as Persia negotiates with Bolsheviks, while Italy seeks reparations and Germany asks for more army delay. Cabinets resign across Europe, Essad Pasha is assassinated, and Genoa and Paris dispatches note shifts in power, with Harding staying in the Senate.
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Council of the
League of Nations
Persia
Underwood Bound to Rail Tracks By Bandits
George M. Underwood proprietor of a cafe and taxi service in Carrollton was gagged and tied with barbed wire to a Wabash railroad track near Excelsior Springs Missouri. Two bandits robbed him of 70 dollars and a watch before fleeing in a car. A train passed over him but he freed his right limb and survived.
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Excelsior Springs
George M. Underwood
Carrollton
Underwood
John M. Snedden
Snedden
Marshal Elgin
Coal Shortage Sparks Wariness of Export Embargo
Washington officials from the Department of Justice and the Interstate Commerce Commission are coordinating to ease railroad freight congestion and restore coastwise shipping by settling strikes of marine workers. If these methods fail to relieve severe coal shortages, consideration will be given to an export embargo on coal. Details of rail and marine strategies remain undisclosed, but discussions of an export embargo as a last resort are underway, following a conference between Attorney General Palmer and ICC members.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Interstate Commerce Commission
Palmer
Cancer deaths in 1919 near one hundred thousand says expert
Dr Frederick Dugdale of Boston a vice president of the Allied Medical Association of America said at the ninth annual convention that medical experts estimate U S deaths from cancer in 1919 at about one hundred thousand with about a million affected.
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New York
United States
Frederick Dugdale
Boston
Allied Medical Association of America
Missionary Shot Dead During Chinese Attack
An American missionary at Yo Chow in Hunan province was killed when forces under Gen. Chang Chin Yao attacked the mission. The incident occurred during the military action in Hankow, China West.
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Hankow
China
W. A. Teed
Yo Chow
Hunan Province
Chang Chin Yao
German Danish Boundary Fixed
Copenhagen reports boundaries between Germany and Denmark, set by the Schleswig plebiscites, are now definitely established by international agreement. The move concludes a long dispute over the border as part of postwar settlements.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Denmark
Schleswig
Nervous Prostration Ad For Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Binghamton resident Mrs J Christman reports long lasting nervous prostration. Advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ailments including nervous prostration, displacements, inflammation, irregularities, pain, and dizziness.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Lydia Inkham
Lydia
EX Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Cause and Effect Moralist Quip on Being Down
A witticism contrasts a moralist claiming a man may be down without being out with a penologist noting jail as a corrective. The exchange highlights attitudes toward crime and punishment.
Lift Off Corns With Freezone
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless remedy to lift corns and calluses from feet. It claims the tiny bottle costs little, applies a few drops on the corn, instantly stops pain, and removes the sore skin, root and all, with no humbug.
A Fair Question Money Isn't Everything
A philosophical exchange questions whether wealth defines success and probes if value can be found beyond money. The dialogue contrasts financial power with alternative achievements and practical choices.
Freckles Vanish With Othine Double Line Treatment
Readers are urged that freckles can be removed with Othine double line by applying a small amount twice daily. An ounce is often enough to clear the skin and restore a fair complexion, with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Icelandic Geysers Erupt About One Hundred Columns
Iceland features roughly 100 geysers that erupt in columns of hot water. The natural display marks a unique geothermal landscape with frequent spouts and steam.
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Iceland
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy
A vintage ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It promises safety and strength with a sworn purity statement on every bottle and notes it is not for every condition.
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Dr. Kilmer
It Is Easier to Dodge Responsibility Than the Result
An aphorism notes the urge to avoid accountability but warns that outcomes persist beyond avoidance. It contrasts evading blame with facing consequences, suggesting accountability is unavoidable.
Small puddles host dreamer fish of grand oceans
A noted proverb describes fish in tiny puddles imagining vast seas. It uses vivid metaphor to contrast limited surroundings with aspirational thinking. The line evokes resilience and imagination in constrained environments.
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