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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
7
Mrs. Josephine Garino, Travelers' Aid inspector, recounts matches at the annual meeting. A Italian bride-to-be learned the groom with eight children and a wooden leg must be tested, while another Armenian bride explains arranged marriages by mothers. The second match involved a man fluent in English and a fortune of 75000 dollars.
Police seek Robert F. Miller of Manhattan linked to a so called divorce mill run with eight female co workers offering uncontested decrees in a Westchester branch of the New York Supreme Court. Fraud reports say about 100 decrees were forged over two years as DA Davis probes Miller who faced forged decrees and questionable bar admission.
Bertram Shapleigh, a Chicago music writer, testified in Judge Sabath's court that his wife Mabelle Shapleigh abandoned their marriage after an inheritance and time in Europe. He said she adopted new ideas and preferred living in New York, not as husband and wife. The couple married in 1898 and separated in 1917. her mother-in-law supported him. The judge granted him a degree of sympathy.
In St Louis a man bought and gave a car to his wife for Christmas. After they separated he sold the vehicle to James Gibbons. The wife reclaimed the car and drove off, claiming it was her gift. Prosecutors debated theft of a Christmas present and issued a warrant for Mrs Sarah Crawford for grand larceny.
Readers are urged to explore spring and summer blouse trends highlighting georgette crepe de chine and batiste fabrics. The overblouse look rises while elbow sleeves and high back collars gain favor, with georgette bisque and jade satin accents featuring in a pictured overblouse.
The piece describes gay gowns transforming daytime restraint into splendor with lace over silk or satin in white black and colored options. It highlights brown lace over satin dresses with long lace draped overskirts and sash details plus beaded bodices and metallic ribbons shaping the waist.
The administration states the United States will hold Germany fully responsible for World War I reparations and will resist any moves that would let Germany avoid paying. The stance aligns with allies’ aims, while noting the Versailles terms and Lodge reservations.
Dr. E A Eckhardt and Dr J C Karcher of the bureau of standards demonstrate autographic recording of radio signals at the Philosophical Society meeting. The device transcribes signals from Lyons France 4000 miles away into ink lines, and can record chronometer ticks and Annapolis time signals, enabling precise time and location measurements without listening equipment.
The United States seeks reparations from Germany totaling hundreds of millions. The bill numbers include about 221 million for losses filed with the State Department, 191 million from American residents in Germany, 85 million from American insurers, and 80 million sought by the government, with other claims for life, injuries, sunk vessels, cargo, and insured losses.
The American Red Cross reports annual veterans work now costs about 9.6 million dollars, with over 2.6 million from National funds and the rest from chapters. Arthur Foote directs three main veteran services including claims, hospital serial service, and vocational training support. In 1920 chapters processed over 200,000 service claims across government channels and Washington headquarters.
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