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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
2
Reports detail three days of fights with the Allies regaining ground while suffering heavy casualties. Russian forces launch an offensive in the Carpathians as Austro Hungarian lines hold. Prisoners, ships, and air support figures appear amid a global war picture with political moves at home.
The war office reports sustained artillery fire and frequent reconnoitering clashes north of the Niemen with German attacks at various points repulsed. In Starouvzeba a fierce battle erupted as Germans opened an offensive, while west of Ypres Allied attacks failed with significant enemy losses and sixty three guns captured.
Fires believed incendiary started nearly simultaneously on the Cambie and Granville bridges in Vancouver. Police officials suspect a coordinated plot to burn the city as car service bogged down and thousands watched from the Connaught bridge area.
A commission report released in New York on April 30 states that relief supplies including peas and lard valued at millions were sent to Belgium via ships to Rotterdam up to April 3. The figures indicate substantial food aid reaching Belgian areas through the commission’s channels.
Holm correspondent reports British authorities detain the Swedish motor ship Kronprincessan Kronprincessan under unclear charges while Swedish officials request explanation. Ships proceeding status unclear as diplomatic notes circulate between London and Stockholm.
The Thaw case faces a pivotal moment in New York as jurists weigh immediate actions. Harry K Thaw's legal team contends for favorable interpretation and potential delays in proceedings.
Comptroller Downey ruled on the case of Mr. Shelton at Justice Department request. He found that Ewing C. Bland held a vacancy after Senate rejection, and that Bland was not qualified to hold the marshal post, leaving the vacancy in force despite Bland’s recess appointment and congress adjournment.
A local article reports the demise of near beer known as two per cent in Carrollton after a decisive blow. In Wakenda a young man admitted burglary while intoxicated on two per cent. Judge F P Diverbiss ordered detailed testimony and a grand jury, leading to indictments of six Wakenda residents on multiple counts including gambling and selling two per cent.
Excelsior Springs city council awards a contract to repave four blocks in the city center replacing ten year old asphalt. One block will receive creosoted paving and three blocks will receive asphalt paving.
Corder council approves by 168 to 3 a $6,000 bond issue to create a municipal electric light plant. The Higginsville plant will supply the current. Population about 600. Three dissenters reportedly voted by mistake.
At the coroner's inquest in Montgomery a young man killed by a Wabash train at High Hill near there was identified from papers as Foster a horseman from Paris Missouri.
Forty jitney owners and drivers sue the city of Springfield to block the throttling ordinance. The petition names the mayor, city attorney, chief of police, and police judge as defendants and seeks a temporary order. Plaintiffs allege Traction Company representatives drafted and pushed the regulation and lobbied city committees to oppress their business.
EB M Harber collector of internal revenue announced the appointment of W O Cox as deputy at St Joseph. Cox formerly of Kansas City is a Democrat and succeeds George C Toel a Republican who held the office twelve years.
Miners in Joplin recently unearthed a skeleton with accompanying items including a pocket book and a watch charm engraved with W. W. Wenzel. The discovery occurred thirty feet below the initial find, confirming identification through the artifacts and remains.
William M. Campbell age 62 dies at home in Lexington from complications of diseases. He was a pioneer in the moving picture show business.
The annual convention of the Southwest Missouri Teachers Association elected officers and set its agenda for the coming year. Delegates gathered to discuss association procedures, district representation, and upcoming education initiatives.
A Missouri debaters victory honors Ernest See, son of Pilmore See, with necrology noting his death and widow. The article references university representation and a memorial site.
At a board of regents meeting Warrensburg Normal School chose Smith Ree and Levitt of Kansas City to supply plans for rebuilding after the March 6 fire. The proposal includes a main building a science hall and rehabilitation of the training school damaged by the blaze.
H A Murphy was convicted in the criminal court at Springfield of violating the bulk sales law and related sales warrants. The ruling details the unlawful transfer of goods and the case proceedings leading to the conviction.
Fishermen near Springfield likely rescued an Iron Mountain passenger train when sparks from the engine set fire to the chair car. The Ashermen flag-
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in the United States circuit court. The company involved is Land and Timber Co. The known liabilities exceed $172,000 with an additional claim over $5,000.
George Rupeell, 77, a veteran of the Civil War era, is described as a pleaser citizen in this fragmentary notice. The text appears as a damaged OCR snippet with unclear context and missing details.
A New York Sun tale recalls a Gansevoort Street grocer’s salesman traveling through eastern Pennsylvania who, after a rough six mile ride to the county seat, jokes with a jailed inmate that he would trade his stubborn horse for 30 days in jail.
Senator Lodge in Boston compared governments to a selfish man named Smithers who is stopped by a creditor while entering a luxury car. He implied moral failures in states and linked personal debt to public behavior. The remark attached a sharp social critique to discussions of world politics.
The excerpt shows a brief, humorous exchange about a sudden breakup after a rapid, awkward engagement. The dialogue hints at surprise and immediate disengagement between two unnamed parties.
The fragmentary notice mentions Marie Rege a druggist in a legal case preparation. Details are unreadable but indicate imminent court action and possible civil proceedings.
A fragmented column ponders prudent speech about the leisure class and politics. It notes a phrase about silence as rare as yellow metal and ends with a remark on marriage as a total flirtation.
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