Upper Silesia plebiscite favors Germany amid border tensions
The week’s news covers the Upper Silesia plebiscite where officials report a German majority favoring the Reich, amid clashes with Polish bands and French troops guarding key Ruhr rail hubs. Germany cites the tally as confirming sovereignty while Poland contemplates further actions.
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Poland
Council of Ambassadors
League of Nations
Upper Silesia
Germany
Katowitz
Silesia
Silesian
Rosenberg
Gross Lassowitz
Plan to Divide Road Bond Fund Faces Opposition
Missouri federation committee adopts resolutions opposing spending state highway funds on a few paved roads and seeks equitable distribution of 60 million across all counties. They call for a constitutional definition of hard surfaced roads and favor funding road maintenance from the bond issue rather than property taxes.
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Jefferson City
Missouri F Federation of Commercial Clubs Row Committee
Hyde
Missouri Good Roads Federation
Karry B. Hawes
Hawes
Two Held for Kidnapping Prosecutor in Sedna Missouri
The preliminary hearing for Jesse J. Wilkerson Ty Ward and Joli Snorgrass on charges of kidnapping Chester J Bennington city attorney on February 24 has closed. Wilkerson and Ward are bound over to criminal courts with bonds of 1000 dollars each, Snowgrass was discharged.
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Sedna
Jesse J. Wilkerson
Ty. Ward
Joli Snorgrass
Chester J. Bennington
Wilkerson
Ward
Snowgrass
Bill Prohibiting Strikes Beaten in Missouri Senate
Jefferson City Mo after several attempts Senator McCullough Knox succeeded in bringing the strike prohibition bill to a Senate vote. Eighteen senators voted against it and eleven voted for it in the chamber this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
McCullough
Knox
Senate
Missouri Senate may grant two official state flowers
Missouri would have two official state flowers if the Senate passes bills becoming law. One bill by Senator Hostetter of Pike designates the red haw blossom and another by Senator Warner of St. Louis endorses the daisy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri
Senate
Hostetter
Pike
Warner
St. Louis
State Real Estate Valuations Doubling in Missouri
The State Board of Equalization plans to set Missouri real estate and personal property valuations for taxes at about 5 billion dollars, roughly twice the amount fixed by the board last year. The move signals a major revaluation across the state with wide fiscal implications for property owners and local governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Board of Equalization
Missouri
Senate approves school inspection bill for colored education
Jefferson City Missouri the Senate passed the House bill by Representative Moore of St Louis to appoint a special inspector for the colored divisions of public schools under direct supervision of the public schools for colored children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Senate
Moore
St. Louis
County Industries Surveyed Near Springfield
Springfield Chamber of Commerce completed an industrial survey of twenty eight adjacent counties. Data went to an engineering firm and a statistical map of the district will be produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Springfield Chamber of Commerce
Ozark Fruit Crop Not Damaged by Frost Threat
Cloudy weather kept the Ozark fruit crop safe from frost in Springfield Missouri. Temperatures fell to 34 degrees and about three inches of rain drenched the Ozark region over 48 hours.
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Ozark
Springfield
Farmers Plan Storage Plant in Shelbina Mo
Representatives of ten farmers exchanges in this territory agree to open a cold storage plant in Shelbina to hold surplus association products when market conditions do not warrant immediate sale.
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Shelbina
Wealthy Pettis Farmer Dies in Sedalia
Isaac Elliott 80 year old Pettis County farmer born in Flat Creek Township died in Sedalia after a Civil War militia service. He was described as a wealthy landholder.
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Pettis
Sedalia
Isaac Elliott
Flat Creek Township
Pettis County
Centennial and Wage Bill Committees Named
Jefferson City Missouri legislative leaders named committees to oversee a 150000 centennial celebration at the State Fair next August and to draft a women minimum wage bill for the next legislature. Members include Senators Bowker Hostetter Ralph Robinson Proctor Anderson Harris Stockard Smith James and others with Governor Hyde to appoint three women. A 5000 state-set budget funds the committees.
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Jefferson _ City
Lloyd
O’ ‘Wallon
Bowker
Vernon
Hostetter
Pike
Ralph
St. Louis County
Robinson
Macon
Highleyman
Pettis
Cramer
Cape Girardeau
Lay
Crawford
Hopkins
Atchison
Hunter
Randolph
Ferguson
Ripley
Killam
Vincoin
Leutenant
Board of Agriculture
Proctor
Kansas City
Anderson
St. Louis
Harris
Boone
Stockard
Greene
Smith
James
Buchanan County
Hyde
Mislaid amendment leaves stenographers short on pay
In Jefferson City Missouri seven women Supreme Court stenographers believed they would earn $500 more annually after a proposed raise. Legislators voted to raise to $2,000 but the amendment failed to reach the House before adjournment. The Senate had approved the raise, but the measure was not enrolled due to the lost amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Eed Mo
House
Senate
Death of Eminence Farm owner Nel son near Bunceton Mo
Thomas Alpheus Nelson owner of Eminence Farm east of Bunceton dies after two years of declining health. Born August 23, 1848 in Cooper County he lived within eight miles of his birthplace and built his home over 50 years ago. He founded the Bunceton Fair and is survived by his widow six sons including L Nel son former postmaster W L Nelson and Edgar C Nelson editor of the Bunceton Eagle.
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Bunceton
Thomas Alpheus Nelson
Eminence Farm
Cooper County
Cooper
L. ©. Nelson
W. L. Nelson
Eighth Missouri
Edgar C. Nelson
Buncetan
College to Employ Canvassers In Missouri Visit
Fulton Missouri. B F Ritter S IE Bennet and C B Parker Kansas City and Milo C Thomas Sikeston recently met William Woods College officials in this city. They will serve as canvassers this summer and were given the college’s physical property and data to inform parents and others considering sending girls to the local school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
B. F. Ritter
S. IE. Bennett
C. 8. Parker
Kansas City
Milo C. Thomas
Sikeston
William Woods College
Supreme Court Affirms 10 Year Sentencing of Noland
The Missouri supreme court upholds a ten year penitentiary sentence for Frank Noland a Kansas City Black man convicted of shooting and killing J H Holland a night watchman who surprised Noland and another Black man during a restaurant robbery. The crime occurred about a year ago and Noland was 19 then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Frank Noland
Kansas City
J. H. Holland
Noland
Councilman Shoots City Employee in Missouri Turmoil
At a meeting of the City Council and Municipal Light and Water Committee in the power plant office, Councilman Fra Davis shot and seriously wounded Claude Brown, superintendent of the plant. Davis surrendered and was charged with felonious assault amid a dispute over a turbine engine purchase for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Municipal Light and Water Committee
Fra Davis
Claude Brown
Davis
Seven Homes Robbed in Mexico Missouri Spree
Mexico police plan riot gun response after seven homes are entered in one day. Robbers took money and valuables from residences across the town, prompting heightened patrols and investigations. Local authorities appeal for tips to identify suspects and secure neighborhoods.
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Mexico
Shakespearean Actor Cham berlain Dies at Rich Hill
Edwin Melvin Cham berlain, a veteran Shakespearean actor with a 40 year stage career, died at his Rich Hill Missouri home after a long illness.
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Rich Hill
Edwin Melvin Chamberlain
Lincoln Woman Dies in Sedalia at 64
Mrs. Mary Ellen Shrum aged 64 wife of H E Shraum a farmer living near Lincoln Mo died in Sedalia. Her death reported from Lincoln is noted in this brief obituary.
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Lincoln
Sedalia
Mary Ellen Shrum
H. E. Shraum
Osage Farm Bureau Formation Drive Reported
A preparatory drive in Linn County aimed at organizing an Osage County Farm Bureau was led by C. B. Denman, secretary of the State Federation of Farm Bureaus, to marshal local support and outline steps for the new group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Galveston
Osage Farm Bureau
Linn
Osage County Farm
C. B. Denman
State Federation of Farm Bureaus
Senate passes flag display bill for public schools
Jefferson City Missouri report notes a bill requiring the American flag to be displayed on all school buildings during school hours was approved by the Senate. The measure aims to instill patriotism across public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Senate
Packers Agree to Eight Hour Day Wage Cut and Restore Overtime
Representatives of the packers and employees reached a wartime labor settlement mediated by James J. Davis. Workers accepted an average 12 percent wage cut while packers restored the eight hour day and overtime terms, with changes to be overseen by a government administrator. The agreement ends the war time arrangement and sets future approvals binding.
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Washington
Kansas’ City
James J. Davis
Secretary of
Samuel Alschuler
Chicago
Germany Rejects Reparations Payment Demand in New Note
Paris reports Germany refuses to pay 1 billion marks due and disputes the 12 billion marks claim for May 1. Berlin says 20 billion marks owed under the peace treaty has been more than paid and calls for a joint expert commission to fix delivery values. If deficits are found, Germany offers to negotiate a foreign loan after expert talks.
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Germany
Paris
Allied
Japan Seeks Redress Over Kamchatka Transfer
Viscount Uchida told the house of peers Japan would take necessary action to protect Kamchatka rights if the Russian Far Eastern Republic transfers more of the peninsula to its authority. He said Japan protested to Chita and submitted five demands, which have not yet been accepted.
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Tokio
Japan
Kamchatka
Uchida
House of Peers
Far Eastern
Chita
Bavaria to Keep Home Guard
Berlin dispatch reports Bavaria will not dissolve militia groups and the einwohner wehr, the citizen guard, following a unanimous Bavarian government vote. The decision affects internal security policy in the region.
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Bavaria
Paris
Einwohnerwehr
Berlin
Many Japanese Stowaways Reach Americas on Japanese Steamers
A Home Department circular reported in January that 120 Japanese stowaways sailed from Japan to ports in North and South America aboard Japanese steamers, as notified to provincial governors.
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Tokio
Japan
North
South America
Home Department
Tanlac credited with curing long illness for Los Angeles woman
Mrs. Nancy Sharp of Los Angeles says Tanlac restored her health after twelve years of indigestion and stomach trouble. She reports improved appetite, better sleep, increased strength, and energy after six bottles, and urges others to try the medicine as her husband also benefited. Tanlac is sold by leading druggists.
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Nancy Sharp
Los Angeles
Tanlac
Taplie L
Barth
Enid
Ancy Sharp
Calif
Cammins ‘Street
Merchants’ Express Co
There is no substitute for thorough going earnestness
A concise quotation attributed to Dickens emphasizing that true, heartfelt diligence surpasses any substitute, highlighting the virtue of steadfast effort over half measures.
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Dickens
Want to Hear From Owner Having Farm for Sale State cash price and description
Advertisement fragment mentions Jno J Black on Western St Chippewa Falls Wis inviting buyers to hear farm for sale details including state cash price and description. Also includes taglines about service and laundry product Red Cross Ball Blue 5 cents at grocers.
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Jno
J. Black
Western St
Chippewa Falls
Wis
No Room for the Incompetent: A Critique of Work Efficiency
The passage argues incompetence hinders progress and undoes work. It asserts that much work requires reversal, and that brains and skill command a premium for efficiency. It frames incompetents as costly members of society with a persistent negative impact.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
Cold in the Head is defined as an acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a treatment that builds up the system cleanses the blood and reduces susceptibility to colds. It claims internal use through the blood calms mucous surfaces and may prevent chronic catarrh with Cheney Co Toledo as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Irculars
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wedding Ring Finger Fashion and Prayer Note
The piece cites the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer on wedding rings. It states the priest delivers the ring for the groom to place on the fourth finger of the bride’s left hand.
Swamp Root Endorsed as Kidney Remedy in Ad
An advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a premier medicine for kidney liver and bile ailments claiming rapid gentle relief from a vegetable compound. It urges starting treatment now with two bottle sizes sold in drug stores or sample via ten cent request to Binghamton NY and to mention the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. i & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Adv
Prompt about haste eroding time saved through quick choices
A succinct reflection on how haste in decisions costs the time saved by acting quickly. It notes that rushed actions create harm which then must be undone, eroding the original efficiency. The line emphasizes caution and deliberate planning over impulse.
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Duisbu
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Ruhr
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National Association of Owners of Railway Securities
Cummins
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Santa Fe
H. C. Mills
Congress
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Hoover
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American Legion
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Denver
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Wood
Pennsylvania University
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War Department
United States
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Institute of American Meat: Packers
William E. “‘Pussyfoot” Johnson
Lutheran Hospital
Hammond
Ind
Kadoka
S. D
William George
George
Joseph P. Tumulty
Wilson
Randolph, Perkins
Jersey City
N. J
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Railroad
Denison
Tex
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Prohibition
Charles Stevens
Brownsville
Muskogee
Whitley
Emporia
Kan
W. R. Boss
Stutgart
Ark
Algie Marks Smith
John McVay
Jackson County
Arkansas
W. R. Calicott
Nonpartisan League
Moscow
Turkey
Persia
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Glevaal Oesand
Rome
Crown
Ireland
Crown Forces
Headford Junction
County Kerry
Missouri Federation OF Commercial Clubs
Packer
Packers
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