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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
2
Reports trace artillery duels along the front as American troops reinforce allied lines in Flanders Picardy and Italy. German gas and heavy shelling target American positions while Australasian forces push near Morlancourt and Italian fronts show rising tension.
Missouri authorities move to eliminate German from elementary and high school curriculums. State Superintendent Lamkin says no foreign language should be taught in elementary schools and teachers must be loyal native-born or naturalized citizens. An honor roll will list churches and schools dropping German, while higher institutions may require minimal language credit for admission. In other news, state treasury totals rise with April receipts exceeding $1 million and a May balance of $7.22 million, plus debts and funds for school and good roads. A Fulton soldier, Elmer V. Cox, shot himself in a Cole county jail after being taken for desertion while in uniform.
Kansas City reports that William L. Poynter former cashier of the Clinton National Bank of Clinton Missouri and George McKim assistant are indicted by a federal grand jury for misapplication and abstracting bank funds and making false entries. Poynter pleads not guilty and is released on bond. McKim, possibly in the U S Army at Ft Ames Iowa, has not been arrested. Each indictment carries up to five years.
Pettis County third Liberty Loan drive surpasses one million dollars with Sedalia totaling 610 800 and county townships slightly over 400 000. Notable results include Lamonte 40 860 Smithton 41 800 Sedalia 33 700 Green Ridge 30 800 and Prairie 19 900 among others.
In Sullivan Missouri W A Blackwell a wealthy farmer was beaten to death in his sleep by his wife with a gun. The assault stopped when their young daughter woke and confronted her mother before the wife dressed both herself and the child and sought help from a neighbor.
The Gilmore Bonfig Decorating Co of St. Louis lost a $2,500 suit against Hartford Insurance in Cole county circuit court. A jury returned a verdict for the insurance company, the first of 15 suits by the decorating firm totaling $35,000 in insurance claims.
The Brown Shoe Co and Hamilton Brown Shoe Co and the International Shoe Co of St. Louis win large contracts from the quartermaster general for 3,500,000 pairs of metallic-fastened service shoes for overseas duty at an average price of 7.78 dollars per pair.
The twenty seventh annual convention of the State Spiritualists Association met at Planters Hotel with an informal session honoring officers and workers. The convention conducted business and social meetings daily, and a conservation banquet was served on Saturday afternoon.
Sedalia Missouri story reports M. Bishop age 62 killed when a Katy railroad motor car collides with M K & T passenger train No 7 on a curve near Clifton City. Son A G Bishop and Lee Croft were fatally injured as part of the section crew.
The Kirksville normal school board of regents re elected almost all current teachers for the next year. They created a cafeteria, formed a military tactics department, and launched an anti tuberculosis campaign as key actions.
Dr. B L Bay singer, in the U S Army medical corps at Fort Leavenworth, has been commissioned a major and named chief of the hospital staff and first assistant surgeon, drawing rejoicing from friends in Rolla.
Chillicothe notes Sheriff James W. Brown was designated by Warden William R. Painter of the Missouri state penitentiary as a representative on the national committee on prisons and prison labor.
Missouri Governor Gardner selects Mrs Roscoe Kimbrough as a delegate to the national conference of social workers in Kansas City from May 15 to 22. The event is expected to draw more than 5 000 delegates.
Kirksville Miss Mildred Buckingham is named city editor of the Kirksville Journal. Her father formerly edited the paper before serving as county treasurer.
Circuit Clerk C. H. Boucher cites war as the major factor reducing divorce filings leaving only 16 cases to be tried at the Mt Vernon circuit court May term, reflecting wartime social disruption and docket shrinkage.
Miss Trix Turley of this city marries Warren Chase Ellis of Des Moines Iowa. The couple honeymooned in Kansas City and will live in Des Moines where the groom holds a position.
The St Louis draft board states readiness to supply their quota for the general call of 283 742 men. About 7 757 will be sent to camp with allocations including Fort Riley Kansas and Camp Dodge Iowa.
The Railway Wage Commission recommends increases for all railroad employees earning under 250 a month in December 1915. Back pay totaling 100 million dollars to January 1 would be issued, and payrolls would rise by about 288 million dollars by 1917. Increases vary by wage level, with flat 20 dollar boosts for most and 250 target for those above 239, while apprentices receive reduced shares.
Washington May 9 Increases in freight and passenger rates are planned by the Railroad Administration to cover an 800 million dollar deficit. A 2 percent passenger rise is expected, with freight boosts around seven percent. Higher fuel costs, payrolls up over 250 million dollars annually, and weak revenues since January 1 due to severe January February weather drive the plan.
Washington reports the War Department has decided that American soldiers in training in France may not be allowed to vote in the upcoming elections. Soldiers abroad could vote only if states choose to collect ballots. Assistant Secretary Crowell and Adjutant General McCain cite interference with military duties and have discussed the matter at length in France.
Eight large wooden ships under construction for the government will be launched in Gulf Coast shipyards within the next ten days. The effort highlights urgent wartime ship production centered in New Orleans with federal backing and rapid deployment plans.
Omaha May 9 James C Dahlman the so called Cowboy Mayor who had served twelve years as mayor of Omaha was yesterday reelected.
The piece promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and nerve tonic to restore vim and vitality after winter, along with Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for gentle weekly cleansing. It advises a spring house cleaning and laxative use to expel poisons and keep well, urging readers to begin today.
A senior executive condemns chronic grouchiness in the workplace. He argues discounts should be lowered for unhappy workers and that those unable to meet people should not be hired. He cites a recently elected president as an example and warns public demand shapes company fate.
A humorous exchange describes a man waking early by using a parrot as an alarm clock. He says he already had an alarm but ignores it, so he bought a parrot and places the alarm under the bird. When the parrot squawks, its cry startles everyone awake.
A succinct reflection on how some people revert to familiar habits and conduct when returning home, contrasting new footwear with preserved social norms and expectations.
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