Increased salaries for Missouri judges face opposition
Jefferson City Missouri circuit Judge E P Dorris warned against raising salaries for circuit judges stenographers and probate judges arguing higher pay would burden taxpayers and raise court costs He urged limiting expenses to actual costs and called for restraint on salary hikes and fee based probate salaries. He noted projected $114000 two year cost for judges and $80000 for stenographers.
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Jefferson City
E. P. Dorris
Twentieth Judicial District
Shannon
Howell
Oregon
Carter Counties
Dorris
Fire Marshal Office Bill and Policy Standard Considered
A public hearing before the Senate Fire Insurance Committee reviewed measures vital to fire insurance policy and rates. The bills create the office of fire marshal and a standard form of policy, backed by State Insurance Superintendent Harty and insurance industry representatives. Fauntleroy and Charles M. Hay of St. Louis served as attorneys in the proceedings.
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Senate Fire Insurance Committee
Harty
Fauntleroy
Charles M. Hay
St. Louis
Senate judiciary panel approves stenographer pay raise bill
The senate committee on judiciary reported favorably the bill to raise pay for court stenographers in St Louis and Kansas City to 3000 dollars per year plus 10 to 15 cents per hundred words for transcripts. Rural district stenographers would also see a substantial pay increase.
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Senate Committee On Judiciary
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ask a Higher Tax Rate on Dramshops Revenue Losses
Smaller cities that license dramshops are sending bills to legislators for higher municipal taxes as dramshop revenue ends. Counties will face losses too and must find added revenue, with delays risking short city treasuries by early July.
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Dramshops
Dramshop
Would Raise Pay for Legislators Constitutional Amendment
A bill to amend the constitution to raise legislator pay to 1000 dollars a year replaces the current five dollars per day. Introduced in the house by Job of Nodaway, it calls for two yearly sessions starting in January, with the final session 30 days after adjournment of the first. Postage and mileage allowances remain at thirty dollars.
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Job of Nodaway
Senate approves greet soldiers resolution for 35th Division
The senate adopted a concurrent resolution creating a general assembly committee to welcome the 35th Division upon return to Missouri from France. Composed of Missouri and Kansas National Guard regiments, the unit is expected to depart France in April. Governor approves.
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Senate
General Assembly
Missouri
Kansas National Guard
France
Glick
Holt
House
Raszovscky
St. Louis
Legislature backs Australian secret ballot bill
The legislature votes unanimously to report favorably the Australian secret ballot bill. Democrats and Republicans unite on the measure, drafted by the Citizens' League of Kansas City. Only two states in the Union still lack this ballot form.
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Citizens’ League of Kansas City
Union
Fish and Game Law Bill Moves On Calendar
Petitions flood the process as the Game Bill is scheduled on the calendar. McGruder secured a suspension of the rules and placed the measure on the informal cases where it may be called up, signaling momentum amid procedural battles.
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McGruder
Wilson presses League of Nations in New York address
President Wilson told Americans in New York he will return to Paris to push a League of Nations and that a large majority of Americans favor it. He also approved sending women labor delegates to Paris as representatives of the National Women's Trade Union League.
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Wilson
New York
Paris
League of Nations
Mary Anderson
Rose Schneiderman
National Women’s Trade Union League
Germany
Filibuster marks end of great war congress actions
Republicans block many regular appropriation bills including the railroad revolving fund of 750 million dollars and major military budgets. Thomas W. Gregory, retiring attorney general, will join Wilson in Paris as adviser at the Peace Conference. The House backs self determination for Ireland in a 216 to 41 vote. Supreme Court signals limits on free speech in Espionage Act cases. Governors and mayors meet at the White House with Wilson to discuss unemployment relief and government duty to the people.
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Thomas W. Gregory
United States
Wilson
Paris
France
Ireland
White House
Death of humorist Charles E. Van Loan in Abington
Charles E. Van Loan, famed humorist and sports writer, dies of chronic nephritis at a hospital in Abington Pennsylvania near Philadelphia. The wartime spending lull ends as February costs fall slightly and March expenditures rise with liquidation of war contracts after the related bill passage. The Troop transport Aquitania collided while entering the harbor.
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Charles E. van Loan
Abington
Philadelphia
Prolong Federal Control of Roads Government to fund railways via loans
Washington officials state the government will retain control of railroads despite Congress funding gaps. Railroads may borrow privately or receive War Finance Corporation advances to sustain operations and an active improvement program. No immediate rate hikes planned. Director General Hines warns of coordinated cost cuts and financial maneuvering to support the rail system during the gap.
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Railroad Administration
War Finance Corporation
Hines
Conference of Governors and Mayors
U. S
Glass
The
Treasury
Senate Appropriations Committee
Bank Robberies and War News Flood Oklahoma and Berlin
Reports list a bank robbery in Coweta Oklahoma with three thousand dollars in Liberty Bonds and jewelry stolen, plus a Keystone Bank heist in Oklahoma. Other items note a 50 million bond election in Oklahoma, a U S District Attorney resignation, Barron Field enlisted men protesting service, the Pyrenees tunnel completion, a Berlin general strike, a flying accident at Coblenz, and talks over Japanese access to Outer Mongolia.
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Keystone State Bank
Keystone
Okla
Huns Show Their Teeth At Cabinet Meeting
Paris dispatch reports the German Cabinet and ship owner delegates united in rejecting Entente coercion in armistice and peace talks. Germany warns against speculation on patience and deems shipping requisitions unacceptable as they would paralyze the economy.
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Paris
Germany
Zurich
le Journal
Victory postage stamp to honor war end
Washington announces a new 3 cent victory postage stamp to commemorate the war’s end. Supply will be limited and postmasters will sell it only on request. The design shows Liberty victorious with sword and scales, framed by a shaded panel and draped flags of the United States Britain France Belgium and Italy.
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Liberty Victorious
Washington
Post Office Department
Liberty
McAdoo's Son-in-Law Dies in New York Pneumonia
Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt, son-in-law of William G McAdoo and once a Sete member, died of pneumonia yesterday afternoon in his apartment at 114 East Eighty fourth street New York city.
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McAdoo
New York
Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt
William G. McAdoo
Sete
East Eighty-fourth Street
Chicago Dry Forces Call Off May Liquor Vote
Chicago officials announce at a Dry Federation conference that no vote on the liquor question will be held on May 1. The decision follows a day of discussions among dry proponents.
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Chicago
Danderine Ad Claims Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as eliminating dandruff and itching within ten minutes and promises new hair growth after a week. It urges women to moisten strands with the product for instant beauty and lustrous, fluffy hair.
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Knowlton
Adv
Ely Cream Balm Promises Quick Nasal Relief
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a fast fix for nasal congestion and catarrh. A small bottle is applied in the nostrils to soothe inflamed membranes and restore free breathing, claiming instant relief and a gentle fragrance. The copy ends with a light aside about aging cosmetics.
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Ely
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement extols St Jacobs Liniment as a harmless, fastacting remedy for rheumatism pain. It claims to relieve pain, stiffness, and swelling in joints, muscles, and bones without skin burning and to treat conditions like sciatica, lumbago, backache, and neuralgia with a soothing, penetrating application.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Lini
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Dainty Laundry Shine
Fragmentary line promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as a laundry aid to give a dainty well groomed appearance. It emphasizes self esteem and satin shine as the goal for girls. The text reads like a vintage tips snippet.
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