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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
6
On the western front Paris reports heavy bombardments at Verdun with German attempts to break through toward the fortress. Near Hill 287 and Le Mort Homme French forces claim trench gains while Turkish and Austrian actions in Asia Minor and Galicia are noted with Russian counterattacks and prisoner takes.
After two weeks of talks among Generals Scott Funston and Obregon no settlement on American troop dispositions in Mexico was reached. Carranza and Obregon pressed for Pershing’s withdrawal by a quick date, while Obregon showed willingness to concede but was overruled by Venustiano Carranza. The parties suspended discussions and will report back to their governments.
Secretary Lansing said the United States may inquire with Germany about the punishment imposed on the submarine commander responsible for sinking the Sussex. Details on how the inquiry would be conducted were not disclosed and officials could not say if a specific penalty would be demanded.
The North American Gymnastic Union with fifty thousand members announced today it declined the German American Alliance of Pennsylvania invitation to send representatives to a Chicago meeting on May 28 and 29. The union stated it would inform political powers through accredited representatives and avoid partisan involvement.
Washington. Mag. Idae Lansing rejected a report that he conferred with J. P. Morgan about the British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and peace efforts. He called the story totally false and said he never met Morgan.
A Rebel named Thomas Kent of Coole was court-martialed at Fermoy and shot at Cork following the May 12 incident. The courts reported his execution as part of wartime measures.
The Missouri W C T U and the Equal Suffrage League oppose a state wide prohibition amendment. Delegates at Springfield will vote on submitting the measure as suffragists and temperance workers debate paths. Officers named include Mrs J R Lighty and Mrs Emily Newell Blair among others.
The Aero Club of America will run a pilot training program this summer for the First Regiment Infantry Missouri National Guard. Two officers will study at Curtiss flying school in Norfolk under Col Arthur Donnelly and return as instructors. Two airplanes valued at 6000 dollars each will be provided to the regiment, funded by public subscriptions to Albert B Lambert led fund.
Isidor Loeb told Kansas City Bar Association that Missouri constitution imposes strict tax limits harming state and local governments. He argued a constitutional convention is the only way to revise tax rules to raise funds for running expenses and public services amid population and economic changes since 1875.
Doctors at a city hospital used two watermelon shaped toy balloons to exercise lungs of two young pneumonia patients. Raymond Bonfils nine, from Bridelon, and Clarence Pearson eight, from St. Louis, showed how to inflate them and received marked improvement in breathing.
The Burke and Hobbs tabernacle revival in Hume closed with 450 conversions in a three service finale and a noon basket dinner in the glory shed. Eighty-five percent of converts were men including bankers and farmers. seventy-five percent ranged from 3 to 90 years old, likely encompassing nearly the town's population of 514.
N L Roberts of Joplin was elected president of the Missouri division of the Traveler's Protective Association at its annual convention in Joplin. J Herbert Stafford of St. Louis was re elected secretary. Both were chosen by acclamation and Sedalia was chosen as the 1917 meeting site.
At the seventh annual journalism week banquet at the University of Missouri, 450 guests attended. The event highlighted three editions of the Banquet News produced by journalism students, with all food reportedly made in America.
Five hundred physicians from all sections of Missouri attended the annual meeting of the state medical association at Excelsior Springs. Franklin Welch of Salisbury was elected president and Springfield was awarded the 1917 meeting.
John Edwards aged 32 was struck and killed by a Missouri Pacific passenger train at Panama while attempting to flag the train. Police said Edwards approached the train from the trackside.
Homer Ford aged 22 was instantly killed at the Oronogo Circle mine after slipping and falling headfirst down a shaft. He resided in Ozark Arkansas and had only recently arrived in the district to work.
The Ozark Strawberry Growers' Association estimates require twenty five thousand pickers to harvest this year's record strawberry crop in Missouri and Arkansas.
In St Joseph a Japanese porter Louis Ryse attended his wife's funeral with his new bride, the dead woman's sister. He married the sister before noon and the couple, now residents in the former home of Mrs Ryse, led the funeral procession.
George W. Neece aged 67 a Lawson business man and longtime resident was found unconscious in his Linient store and died shortly after the collapse authorities said he had been ill for years.
Plans are on foot for a Ray county stock fair in Richmond the first week in September the first since 1873. State secretary of agriculture Jewel Mayes supports the enterprise from Richmond.
Mary Ethel Row, a sixth grader, won the gold medal in the annual spoiling contest for upper grades. The event was held at school, with prizes announced by Principal Reeves.
Charles M. Grow Sr., a veteran teacher of the deaf, died at Fulton at age 84. He spent about fifty years teaching in North Carolina and Maryland schools for the deaf before retiring fifteen years ago.
C Kenyon a rate expert from Ottawa Ill with broad railroad experience has been appointed traffic commissioner of the St Joseph social Club. He assumed his post on May 10.
An acre in Nova Scotia reportedly produced 500 bushels of potatoes in a single season. The ad copy mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health product promise for liver and digestion.
Baltimore doctor endorses a home treatment for eczema ringworm rashes and similar itching skin troubles. Use Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment with warm water baths twice daily to soften crusts dry gently and prevent clothing contact. The itching often stops after the first treatment and skin clears.
A bachelor friend at dinner is asked which parent the infant resembles. He answers that intelligence has not dawned in the baby yet but the child is wonderfully like both parents. The anecdote is attributed to Youth's Companion.
A domestic tale recounts a maid who arrived two months ago unable to understand any word spoken. Today she has ceased responding entirely, leaving her employers puzzled by the sudden change.
A short dialogue shows a father asking a child about school and what she learned. Marjorie, six, replies she learned the names of all the little boys, illustrating a child’s classroom curiosity.
A dialogue vignette shows a girl asking for a favorite flower. The man answers with a clipped joke by starting Cauli before trailing off, highlighting his practical nature and wit.
A witty quip notes an angler may tell the truth about the number of fish the other fellow caught, framing honesty in competitive fishing lore.
A Me resident recounts recovery from scarlet fever after improper feeding caused stomach and kidney issues. She credits Grape-Nuts, approved by her doctor, with rapid improvement leading to weight gain and resumed duties. She now eats breakfast and supper with growing preference.
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