Kate Field Journalist Acknowledged Missouri Origin
This week in Missouri history notes the life of Kate Field a leading American woman journalist who died May 19 1896 in Honolulu. Born in Missouri she grew up in St Louis and pursued journalism authorship lecturing and acting meeting figures like the Browns Trollopes and Dickens while Europe and America shaped her career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
America
Kate Field
Honolulu
Hawaii
Alexander N. DeMenis
United States
Joseph M. Field
Eliza Riddle
St. Louis
Mary Katherine Keemer Field
Massachusetts
Milton T. Sanford
Cordelia Riddle
Kate
Sanford
Boston
Europe
France
Italy
Brownings
Trollopes
George Eliot
Anthony Trollope
Charlotte Cushman
Charles Dickins
Atlantic Monthly
New York
London
Kate Field A biography of a restless reformer and journalist
Kate Field born in the United States emerged as a reformist journalist and lecturer. She founded Kate Field's Washington in 1890 a weekly devoted to art education and reform. She also promoted copyright Hawaiian annexation temperance and abolition of Mormon polygamy. She died in Honolulu in 1896 and was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Miss Field
Co-operative Dress Association
America
Mark Twain
William T. Harris
Eugene Field
Kate Field
Washington
Chicago Times-Herald
Hawaiin Islands
Honolulu
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Open season on old roosters and Missouri schools under strain
A letter urges poultry raisers to cull old roosters to cut feed costs and prevent infertile eggs in warm weather. It then warns Missouri schools face severe funding shortfalls with closures, urging statewide action and public conferences to save the system.
Quality Eggs and Rooster Sales Warned by Expert
A farmer writes that quality eggs come with warm weather and advises selling old roosters now to improve output. Signed by W. F. Priebe.
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W. F. Priebe
Missouri 1933 road program to employ thousands this summer
Jefferson City Missouri officials say about 12 000 Missourians will work in road construction this summer from roughly 6 924 334 dollars in contracts. The 1933 plan totals 22 773 000 dollars and targets concrete pavement gravel surfacing and graded earth roads across Primary Secondary and Traffic regions with labor focus in each county.
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Jefferson City
Scott Wilson
Missouri State Highway Commission
Wilson
Commission
Road To Bankruptcy For Citizens and Government
The Los Angeles Times warns that public expenditures reduce private spending and potential jobs. It argues government should do only necessary work at minimal cost and criticizes bloated bureaus and tax shifting as ineffective. The piece urges cutting government spending to lower taxes.
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Los Angeles Times
Regional Road Classifications Include Farm to Market Roads
A brief notice outlines classifications for roads including lifelines, Park connecting routes, and Farm to Market corridors. It notes emphasis on maintaining connectivity and balancing local access with regional traffic.
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Kansas City
Browning
Chas. A. Lee
Maytag
Newton
Iowa
Bailey Maytag Company
Browning, Missouri
Browning, Mo
Pullman
Burlington
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