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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
6
Condensed items from around the world highlight notable developments for readers. Brief reports cover diverse topics, offering quick portraits of events and trends shaping global affairs.
Charles C Neill former federal labor commissioner and noted mediator resigns to join American Smelting and Refining Company at 20000 dollars annually. Reports note his prominence in labor disputes and the move as a major career shift.
President Wilson announced from the White House that no warships or troops will be moved or displayed while negotiations with Japan over California alien land laws proceed. The move aims to prevent alarm over any military demonstrations amid official discussions.
Herberto Barron former Madero agent in the United States accuses Gen Victoriano Huerta provisional president of conspiracy usurpation and assassination. Barron spoke in New York City and read charges during a chamber of deputies executive session. The matter was referred to a committee for report to the house.
Mrs Fre deric Schoff of Philadelphia told the seventeenth annual meeting of the National Congress of Mothers in Boston that about three hundred thousand babies die yearly due to parental ignorance. She urged better mother and father education, estimating it could save more than 60 percent of infant deaths.
President Wilson nominated A F E Jacques as postmaster at Wichita Kansas despite Senator Thompson’s recommendation for Capt J H Shields editor of the Wichita Democrat Wilbur E Austin was named postmaster at Trenton Missouri and Samuel C Campbell at Enid Oklahoma
Two masked youths robbed the Turf Exchange gambling hall in Tulsa around midnight, taking 2500 dollars from the crowd of about two hundred. One man who resisted was struck with a revolver. the bandits fled through a rear exit.
Waco Texas annual council of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Texas elected the Rev Percy B Silver as secretary of the Southwestern department with nominal headquarters in Topeka Kansas Bishop coadjutor.
Six performers in a Wild West show in Wilmington were severely injured when a stagecoach vehicle collapsed during a high speed maneuver in the arena. One performer was believed fatally hurt as emergency crews responded.
The Mann Act case against Jack Johnson, the professional boxer, sparks calls for national laws banning miscegenation. Chicago observers expect federal action as Johnson faces conviction.
Reports from Bartlesville Oklahoma show storm damage heavier than first estimate with 100 oil rigs blown down across fields and sections. The blast affected multiple oil sites and disrupted production in the region.
In Tulsa Oklahoma night employees of the Texas Oil Company were saved from death by a daring rescue as flames trapped them in the Mayo building where the firm has offices. The fire caused five thousand dollars damage.
President Wilson nominates D Hayden Linebaugh of Oklahoma City to be United States attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. The nomination highlights Linebaugh as the federal prosecutor to lead the district's legal office.
The Missouri State Fair board at Sedalia finalized plans for the thirteenth annual exhibition the first week in October. A committee will study hogyard quarantine at St Joseph for vaccinated hogs. A classification for the mule foot hog, said to be cholera immune, was adopted. Numerous department superintendents were named including beef cattle R W Brown, dairy cattle W A Cox, swine C J Cloyd, sheep John A Rankin, and others in education horticulture and home economics. An expo of exclusively Made in Missouri goods was approved.
At a Springfield meeting the Missouri poultry board set the next state show for Chillicothe from December 11 to 18. They ordered $15,000 in improvements at Mountain Grove station and named Ralph H. Searle as assistant director. Monthly bulletins on poultry raising were authorized. Professor H C Pierce announced two poultry cars will operate over every railroad starting June 1 to carry poultry lectures.
William Hirth of Columbia told Clinton's Commercial Club that the Henry county group secured the first 500 I Am for Missouri buttons at one dollar each. He said 10,000 buttons would be sold in Missouri to publicize the state's resources and attract attention to Missouri. The secretary A N Lindsay's office was cited and Henry county residents secured priority in subscribing for the initial batch.
John V. Nebel a former Republican representative of Montgomery County and longtime party figure died at his home in Montgomery City He had served one term as prosecuting attorney and was 43 years old.
Mrs. Ida Henderson, a milliner in Fayette, was struck in the eye by a hatpin from a customer while adjusting a hat. The 12 inch pin endangering sight may cause the loss of one eye and possible blindness. The incident occurred during a hat display.
Mrs. A M Clay superintendent at the State Industrial School in Columbia asserts that girls sent to Chilli cothe lack moral training upon arrival. She supports adoption of a method aimed at preventing some girls from becoming mothers.
G Sterling Price a well known Jamesport real estate man and former mayor died at his home He was 44 years old The death marks a sudden end to a prominent local figure and business leader in the Jamesport community.
William Dorn aged 50 an employee of the J Moore Cooperage company of Marshall was instantly killed by an eastbound Chicago and Alidh passenger train. He is supposed to have been asleep on the track.
The Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs announced the addition of thirty clubs during the opening session of its annual convention in Columbia. Three hundred women attended the event.
The Livingston Trading Company of Windsor Missouri was fined 100 dollars in Kansas City federal court for promoting a gift drawing. Judge Van Valkenburgh said the act violated government law though no harm was intended. Communities in similar towns are warned to stop such schemes.
Opinion by Judge Nortoni of the St Louis Court of Appeals held that a divorced woman is not a widow and that a child of a divorced mother is not entitled to an allowance from the mother’s estate while still a minor. Judge Reynolds and Allen concur. Holtcamp TM and Grimm dissented in part. The court reversed the lower courts and ordered a retrial in the estate of Johanna Ryan, who divorced Philip Ryan before her death on September 17, 1910.
The Missouri Synod of the Presbyterian Church met at Marshall to discuss Liberty citizens desire to move Synodical Female College from Fulton. Liberty backers raised 40000 dollars and sought 6000 more to relocate or build a new girls school. The synod chose to keep the Fulton college.
Mrs Elizabeth Markt aged 65 was fatally burned when her clothing caught fire in a buggy, possibly from sparks from her husband’s pipe. Her husband and their son Wesley, who ran from a nearby field, could not remove the burning garments before she died.
Petition signed by 1500 citizens was placed before the county court asking for a June election. Montgomery City must vote with the county in the local option contest. The vets won before Montgomery City voted separately.
The Ralls county court allocates 1000 dollars for improvements on the Hydesburg to Renselaer road, slated to become part of the Hannibal St Joseph Cross-State Highway. About 2000 dollars will be spent on the project with the rest raised by public subscription.
Dean Walter Williams of the School of Journalism is granted a year long leave of absence by university curators to study foreign journalism. He will sail for England on June 17 from Montreal aboard the Canada of the White Star Dominion Line and visit Great Britain France Holland Germany Switzerland and Italy. He will be accompanied by Mrs.
The Kansas City St Joseph Excelsior Springs trolley line began with its first runs from Kansas City and St Joseph. Fifty passengers rode the car from Kansas City. The Marion County pioneer pastor Rev Nicholas A Drescher aged years is dead at his home there after a lifetime in the county.
The Jackson county court directs Leo Gilday county clerk to sign a contract with the state university board of curators for employ a farm expert and adviser.
Edward Riedel went to St Louis hospital to have his jaw set after yawning caused a jaw dislocation. This is the fourth time he has dislocated his jaw in this manner.
The text notes that salt water may extend life in species like giant mussels and oysters, with some individuals believed to rival legendary ages. It cites a liver-colored sea anemone captured by Sir John Dalyell in 1828 whose age was estimated at seven years, flourishing in Edinburgh until 1887 before dying suddenly.
The advertisement extols Cuticura Soap as pure and refreshing with emollient properties to ease minor irritations and soothe infant skin and hair. It promotes Cuticura Ointment for treating eczema rashes and itching, notes economical use, and offers a free sample with a 82 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A concise quotation notes that a friend you must purchase will not be worth the cost, attributed to G D Prentiss.
An 19th century ad promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief and gum softening. The copy includes a proverb about women’s ways and a humorous ostrich-tack comparison, likely filler copy from the page.
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