War News in Brief from Western Front and Allied Theaters
Reports from the Toul sector describe heavy gunfire and gas attacks, American losses, and counter battery fire near Hill 304 Le Mort Homme Beaumont and Chambrettes. Other items note German advances toward Petrograd and rail and food policies under Wilson and Lloyd George era wartime measures.
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Chemin Des Dames
Meuse
Hill 304
le Mort Homme
Beaumont
Chambrettes
War Department
Europe
Reval
Pskov
Petrograd
General Headquarters
Toul
Missouri Rail Abandonments Sought Amid High Steel Costs
Applications filed with the public service commission seek authority to abandon the Ozark Valley Railroad Co. and the St. Louis and Missouri Southern. Both lines would be junked with rails and equipment sold. the Ozark Valley spans about 55 miles, the Missouri Southern eight. Hearings set for March 1. A separate note mentions a renewed grand jury probe into the 1916 cement deal at the state penitentiary, with March 4 as the meeting date, and possible new indictments to be considered.
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Jefferson City
Public Service Commission
Ozark Valley Railroad Co
Williamsville
Cascade
Wayne County
St. Louis & Missouri Southern
New Madrid
Marston
Ozark Valley
Williamsville, Greenville & St. Louis Railroad Co
State Penitentiary
John G. Slate
I. D. Bond
Slate
McAllister
Clemency Plea Boosts Hope in Missouri Case
Governor Gardner vows a full investigation before acting on clemency for Lewis condemned in 1916 for the murder of two St. Louis men. He will review evidence, confer with circuit attorneys, the trial judge, and Attorney General McAllister, while the capital punishment law’s impact remains undecided.
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Gardner
Lewis
St. Louis
Frank W. McAllister
Missouri auto license surge in early 1918
Secretary of State John J. Sullivan reports 151000 licenses issued in 1917 and about 120000 issued since January 1 1918. He estimates at least 200000 will be issued in 1918, noting January to mid February figures are double those of the same period last year.
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Missouri
John J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Missouri hearing backs six month 10 percent gas surcharges
The Missouri public service commission recommended St. Louis County Gas Co accept a consumer proposition allowing a 10 percent surcharge for six months while the commission sets property value and determines rate fairness. If the rate remains unfair the company must refund the 10 percent surcharge collected during the period.
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Missouri Public Service Commission
St. Louis County Gas Co
Free Dental Work For 2500 Enlisted In Missouri
Since last August two thousand five hundred soldiers sailors marines and other enlisted and drafted men in Missouri have received free dental care. One hundred dentists cooperated with Lieut J P Harper head of Missouri medical advisory board dental section. Coal Distributors Meet In Kansas City Outline Sliding Scale Prices For Next Summer To Spur Early Purchases With Small Increases After July. Stone County Bars Coal Residents Pledge Not To Burn A Lump During The War To Conserve Supply Wood Will Be Used Instead With Woodchopping Bees Planned And Farmers To Ship Wood When Idle On Farms.
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Missouri
J. P. Harper
Medical Advisory Board of
Harry N. Taylor
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas City
Stone County
Wallace Crossley
Craig
Celebrate Anniversary and Birthday Observances Across States
Washington's birthday drew strong enthusiasm statewide with the governor addressing crowds in Kansas City. Cape Girardeau notes the death of farmer George Franklin Fnider, a leading figure in Whitewater, from pneumonia. Rev W A Bibb receives unanimous call to New Hope Baptist Church marking ten years of pastorate. Calvin Kent reports via letter from his brother Lieut Frank Kent in France saying all well.
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Washington
Kansas City
Louisiana
W. A. Bibb
New Hope Baptist Church
Clinton
Calvin Kent
Lieut
Frank Kent
France
Japan proposes joint Siberia operations to save war stores
Washington reports Japan has asked Entente Powers and the United States about joint military moves in Siberia to protect vast stores of war supplies at Vladivostok and along the railway. Officials refuse public discussion as exchanges continue, with potential shifts in the U S stance.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Siberia
Vladivostok
Siberian
America
Paying Convicts Under Merit System At Missouri Penitentiary
Missouri penitentiary paid January earnings totaling 1176 dollars as 3 percent of convicts wages under the new merit system begun November 1 1917. Overtime pay is not disclosed. Ten hundred sixty prisoners will move to higher classes with increased percentages, while 1200 maintained full discipline. Also noted are state tax equalization plans and a Kirksville death of Mrs Sarah C Graves.
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Jefferson City
State Prison Board
Missouri Penitentiary
Superintendent of State Industries
Lester S. Parker
Prison Board
J. Kelly Pool
Von Hertling a Hypocrite in British View
London reports harsh judgment of Count Von Hertling and German pacific rhetoric. Public opinion cites German acts over words and accuses Berlin of plotting to dominate Eastern Europe and seize Ukrainian food sources amid the war against Russia.
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London
Count von Hertling
Germany
Wilson
Russia
Europe
Ukraine
Naval Tug Cherokee Founders with Loss of 30 Officers and Crew
A gale off Fenwick Island lightship capsized the naval tug Cherokee. Thirty officers and enlisted men are believed dead while survivors escaped on rafts. Four bodies were recovered in Philadelphia. The Cherokee, formerly with Luckenbach, was requisitioned by the government recently.
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Washington
Fenwick Island
Delaware Capes
Philadelphia
Luckenbach Steamship Line
Tax Rolls Under Estimate Increases County Valuation
The St Louis county tax return shows an assessment rise of 22.38 million to a total valuation of 84.95 million, with officials noting the figure may be increased upon review as the state tax commission expected about 125 million. Twenty counties and the City of St Louis have not yet filed. Other notes include a mule incident in Middletown, a church fire in West Park, a suspected murder of a dog named Pacific and the death of a University of Missouri student from spin meningitis.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission
St. Louis
Roach
Commission
Middletown
J. W. Gregory
Heas
Air Mail Service to Start Daily New York Washington Route
News of a new daily air service between New York and Washington announced for April. The April 15 Fleet Air Mail report notes that the Air service will begin operating on a daily schedule with departures from the eastern corridor. Further details were not provided in the fragment.
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Fleet Air Mail
Washington
New York
Senator Cummins' Wife Dies in Washington
Mrs. Albert B. Cummins wife of Iowa's senior senator died in Washington after a three day illness. She is survived by the senator and a daughter Mrs Hollis A Rawson.
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Senator Cummins
Washington
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Ilfreas
Hollis A. Rawson
Meeting the devil before day author inquiry
A correspondent asks who wrote the line Meeting the devil before day in Adams En prise. The editor replies uncertainly and jokes about lamp light misadventure and aging tricks with Cuticura products in a long, pointed ad parody.
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Adams En Prise
Fragmentary Saying on Hatred and Social Decay
A garbled dialogue recalls hostility toward Henry and a weary comment on friendship and downfall. The text shifts to a weathered image of a storm and a writing on a new table with its accessories, implying hidden meanings.
Dr Pierce's Medicine Praised For Women Strength
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as boosting vigor for women. It claims the tonic improves digestion blood quality and overall health while addressing weakness and female ailments. The message urges readers to consult the Buffalo specialist for free advice.
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France
England
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Invalitel
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128Th Machine Gun Company
182Nd Aero
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George Franklin Fnider
Whitewater
Luke
Stevens Commission of
American Engineers
Kirksville
Sarah C. Graves
von Hertling
West Park
Southern Methodist Church
Pacific
Columbia
Daniyl Cole
Mobile
Ala
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University of Missouri
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Quinin
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Getine
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Mae du Rae
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Madnan
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