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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
8
A compact review gathers notable items from diverse regions, offering quick summaries of events, trends, and developments that shaped the week. Readers gain a snapshot of politics, society, and culture across continents in this condensed dispatch.
The Senate approved the Annual Pension Bill worth 180 million dollars in twenty five minutes and the bill carries the record size of any such pension. Taft urged a budget system while Wilson announced an April first extra session and currency reform. Irwin B. Laughlin was confirmed as first secretary to the U S embassy in London. The two battleship plan was defeated by the House as a committee of the whole.
In response to Americans in Matamoros seeking help, Texas Governor Colquitt orders four militia companies to Brownsville with cross border orders if Americans are harmed. The feds deploy U S troops to deter invasion. Mrs. Turner protests to President Taft over her husband writer’s imprisonment in Mexico. A Minneapolis liquor dealer faces a 5000 dollar fine and up to five years for parcel post whisky to North Dakota. A mine roof collapse at Wellington Missouri kills Claud Adams and injures Thomas Davis and J J Owens.
The report lists a royal wedding set for May 24 between Princess Louise of Germany and Prince Ernest August. Other world events include convicts in Paris, tragedies in Spain, and political upheavals in Mexico and Europe.
James A. Moffett president of Standard Oil of New Jersey dies in Palm Beach at 62 after brief illness. Bishop John J Hogan of Kansas City dies after ten days illness at episcopal residence. Attorney General Wickersham says federal laws too many. Wilson resigns New Jersey governorship effective March 1. John Kenneth Turner imprisoned in Mexico by General Diaz. Frank P. Rogers longtime railroad official dies in Brookline Massachusetts.
The Public Service Commission bill cleared the Senate 25 to 5 with five Republican dissenters Brunk Bronson Gardner Warner and Whitledge. Democrats and some Republicans supported it. Both houses passed identical bills to Governor Major for signature avoiding clerical errors.
The Senate rushed the Barbee Bill to amend the state depository law allowing funds to be awarded in eightieths rather than twentieths. The change aims to enable more banks to bid, since smaller deposits require less bond collateral from bidders.
After a lengthy debate the House amended and engrossed the Dugan bill which maintains the contract system for convict labor. Two amendments passed: Sweirs of Christian fixes the minimum wage at eighty five cents per day for able bodied convicts, and Boyd of Monroe requires twenty percent of each convict’s earnings be set aside for dependents.
Senator W. G. Busby of Carrollton introduced a bill to raise death liability from railroad or public carrier accidents from 10000 to 25000. Senator Gardner opposed, arguing 10000 is sufficient. The chamber debated the measure for over an hour without resolution.
C M Hay, a dry leader, urged supporters statewide to write and telegraph senators to back the county unit bill. The measure aims to make Missouri dry except for Kansas City St Louis and St Joseph. It sits in the senate committee on criminal jurisprudence as the chamber remains within two votes of passage.
The Missouri house approved a bill allowing adults over twenty to attend public schools without paying tuition. The measure has cleared the senate and now awaits Governor Major's signature to become law.
By a unanimous vote the house endorsed H J Waters president of Kansas State Agricultural College for Secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson's cabinet. The resolution was introduced by McRoberts of Lewis county.
The bill to appoint a medical expert at the state insane hospitals was engrossed in the House. The action signals progress on oversight and care standards within state asylums.
A bill to form a state tax commission to study revenue shortfalls moves in the house. Senator Casey’s oleomargarine bill is sent to engrossment with proposals to require butter branding and ban coloring in margarine production.
The bill granting Springfield and Joplim authority to adopt commission government with a majority vote moved to engrossment in the house. No votes against it were recorded.
Judge Thomas L. Harvey, newly elected circuit attorney of St. Louis, introduced bills in the house to correct evils in the criminal courts, focusing on St. Louis and Kansas City. He plans to consult Judge Latshaw of Jackson County to help push passage, targeting court administration reforms.
A Missouri woman movement decorates state legislators desks with carnations and placards reading Submit the women's suffrage amendment. Reportedly the women leave a red Missouri apple as a gift and promise weekly peace offerings until the amendment passes.
Gov Major announced promotions in state troops Harvey C Clarke of Butler becomes major general Casil Leightman of the Third Regiment to brigadier general EK J Spencer of the First Regiment to brigadier general. Citizens seek a bill to limit saloons to one per 1000 inhabitants to curb ruinous competition.
The senate and house judiciary committees favorably report a bill by Senator Unwooddy of the Progressive to extend widow pensions to all counties. It authorizes county courts to set pensions for widows with dependent families, following the Jackson county plan but placing authority in the county court rather than the juvenile court in other counties.
The Kinney nine hour law for women extending the law to all employment avenues for women was sent to engrossment. It covers actresses, department store workers, stenographers and clerks. Exemptions include telephone and telegraph firms, domestic servants, and women in canning factories for ninety days after July 1 each year, limited to cities with 10 000 or fewer inhabitants.
A bill to fund a chaplain at Boonville reform school sparked a clash over a $1,200 salary. Representative Hay urged keeping a high standard to guide wayward boys, arguing economy harms morals, but the House rejected the higher pay.
The joint agriculture committees reported favorably a bill to appropriate $50,000 to equip a University of Missouri plant for manufacturing serum to prevent hog cholera. The serum would be sold to farmers at cost.
The board, organized by the election of Governor Major as chairman and John P. Gordon as secretary, adjourned without beginning its work to equalize real estate and personal tax assessments. It will likely not meet again until after the Legislature adjourns.
Senator Goodson of Macon introduces a senate bill to aid financially embarrassed young men through the state university. The endowment act holds funds totaling about 19 108 dollars designated for scholarships across various state pockets.
State senatorial redistricting bills were introduced by Phillips in the senate and in the house, outlining proposals for how the districts should be arranged politically to reflect representation.
The major bill to create a state department of immigration advances in the House, establishing a commissioner and a deputy to run the new department.
The senate finally passed the Crossley bill concerning the employment of convicts and ordered it engrossed for formal enactment.
Senator Clark introduces a bill to place an ey pase judge in the state reevaluating judicial appointments. The proposal aims to reform the state judiciary and set new oversight parameters for judicial selection.
A House bill introduced by Representative Boyd of Monroe proposes that when a practicing attorney has a potential interest in a case, the module to ensure the continuation of the case is considered. The measure aims to address conflicts of interest and ensure fair proceedings.
The senate approved a bill by Senator Carter to raise state taxes on express companies. The measure imposes a tax of 2.25 dollars per 100 dollars of gross earnings.
In Mexico City investigations into Madero and Suarez deaths focus on whether the attacking party was aided by Jose Zamarcona and five others linked to the group trying to rescue the former president. Negotiations with Zapatistas proceed. demands include retiral of federal troops from Morelos and reform of garrisons. Government funds support rebel-ruled towns as talks continue.
New York authorities forecast sensational developments as Abraham Steinberg business agent of the Buttonhole Workers Union is reported murdered in a conspiracy of garment manufacturers. Four clothing contractors Max Orenstein Max Weisberg Louis Weinstein and Abraham Fielkoff are held without bail after coroner Feinberg cites a complete case aided by the confession of Harry Wagner who admits the slaying.
Washington D C The senate adopted an amendment to the Sundry Civil Bill appropriating 1.5 million dollars for a government exhibit at the San Francisco Exposition to be held in 1915. The amendment, proposed by Senator Perkins of California, was adopted without a roll call.
Albany reports Governor Sulzer moved to remove John W. Russell but Colonel Scott had not yet received the order. Russell resigned by telegraph, ending the direct control over Matteawan State Hospital where Harry K. Thaw is confined.
Indiana legislator Senator Curtis introduced a bill to adopt On the Banks of the Wabash as the state song. If enacted it would replace the previous designation with the new title reflecting state pride.
Kansas City patrolman Homer Riggle of the No. 6 station was shot and killed by two white men around 1 30 in the morning at the Belt Line and the Paseo. The investigation is underway.
The Senate approved a bill instituting an eight hour workday for women workers in Washington District of Columbia. Senator La Follette proposed the measure, aiming to set standard hours in the national capital.
A visitor questions if Bobby will ever step into his father's shoes. Bobby replies he has worn out everything else his father wears since his mother learned to tailor them down for him.
In Harper's Weekly a scene shows Nelle pressing charges as Rastus accuses Sambo Washington of stealing chickens. Sambo retorts defiance, challenging proof and arrest. The dialogue reflects racial stereotypes of the period.
A humorous exchange shows a suitor and a mother discussing dishwashing and social expectations. The daughter worries that mentioning chores may reveal unromantic realities and influence her fiancé George about her father’s involvement. The dialogue satirizes everyday domestic duties and propriety.
A Montana reader describes chronic indigestion and nervousness relief after trying Grape Nucts food. He credits improved digestion, steadier nerves, and restored eyesight to daily use of the product.
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