Votes for Women Missouri Dream Wins Partial Suffrage
Missouri's Fiftieth General Assembly grants presidential voting to women 21 and over with registration required in cities. St Louis and Kansas City will register voters. 212,957 eligible women in St Louis. 82,262 in Kansas City. Joplin 10,137. other cities list 21+ populations. Also reports arrests in Liberty for sheriff slayings and new electric rates hearings in Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Fiftieth General Assembly
Bom
St. Louis
Kansas City
Nales
Joplin
St. Joseph
Springfield
Carthage
Webb City
Sedalia
Cape Girardeau
Moberly
Hannibal
Independence
Pershing way route organized in Hannibal Missouri area
One hundred fifty highway enthusiasts from Missouri counties including St Louis and Hannibal met in Hannibal and created the Pershing way route from Keokuk Iowa to St Louis. The Missouri side route will run from Keokuk to Hannibal and then toward St Louis over the Red Bull trail with Bowling Green as a detour. Officers elected include President C E Latimer Frankford Vice President W P Smith Troy Secretary S A Scheidler Hannibal and Treasurer F C Millspaugh Canton.
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C. E. Latimer
Frankford
W. P. Smith
Troy
S. A. Scheidler
Hannibal
F. C. Millspaugh
Canton
Missouri
Miss Ella Welborn Saddles to St Louis on Bobbie for Walsh Co
Whiteside girl Miss Ella Welborn rides her horse Bobbie toward St Louis to hand a message to Mr Walsh of the Walsh Fire Clay Prod Co. She is daughter of and Mrs A L Welborn formerly of St Louis now living on a local farm. She loves horses and enjoys the novelty of the trip.
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Whiteside
Ella Welborn
Bobbie
St. Louis
Walsh
Walsh Fire Clay Prod- Co
Miss Welborn
A. L. Welborn
Wheat flood swamps Chariton valley in Macon county
In Macon county the Chariton river floods broad areas with wheat fields submerged by rising waters. A telephone report from Elmer notes the Iowa and St. railroad line affected by the high water.
Prison Board Exonerated Over Parole Allegations
A Missouri House special committee found prison officials well managed and free of favoritism in parole decisions. Representatives Chalfant Jones Farris Eigel Whitaker reported no substantiating charges and praised overall administration, countering long held claims of city criminals receiving preference. Senator Sam B Cook and Representative Frank O Bittner clashed on Capitol grounds during a debate over $250000 for new state capitol grounds.
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Fulton, Mo
J. Paul Jones
Westminster College
Hollister
Missouri Ozarks
St. Louis
Kansas City
Westminster
Eddie Miller
State College
Missouri Penitentiary
State Prison Board
House Committee
Chalfant
Camden
Jones
Macon
Farris
Phelps
Eigel
Whitaker
Hickory
S. F. O’fallon
House
Cook
Jefferson City
Sam B. Cook
Frank O. Bittner
State Capitol
Bittner
Anniversary Resolution In Senate Marks 20th Year In Assembly
In Jefferson City the senate suspended other business for a conference on the Parris tax bill. President Crossley received a silver close of his twentieth consecutive year as a member of the general assembly.
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Jefferson City
Senate
Crossley
General Assembly
Appointment of Captain Brannen to Pacific Medical Faculty
Capt. Joseph T. Brannen, formerly of Pacific, has been appointed as a member of the faculty and teacher in the medical department. His appointment expands the medical faculty at the Pacific institution.
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William C. Gruber
Fire Department
Guthrie
Okla
B. W. Trapnell
Public Utilities
Capt Wear Killed Sel Address Mentioned By Hunt
The brief address from Hunt referenced the death of Captain Wear, noting his demise and honoring his service. The report centers on the acknowledgment rather than detailed circumstances.
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Wear
Capt. Wear
Hunt
News of Seven Days in All Lands and War Talks
A montage of postwar notes covers Chancellor Scheidemann opposing peace terms, the German League of Nations proposal, Austrian boundary talks, and plans to withdraw American forces from Coblenz. It also cites Italian developments, labor questions, and various international dispatches alongside domestic items from Oklahoma and Illinois on health and industry.
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General Penning
Coblenz
Hunter Liggett
Secretary Baker hints at restoring national guard structure
Washington reports indicate informal support by Secretary Baker for reestablishing the national guard to match prewar units, allowing states to field the same forces. President Wilson says France support will be pledged to the Senate in the peace treaty framework.
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Baker
War Department
Guard
Wilson
France
Senate
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
Army Air Service
Congress
Berlin Dispatch Reports Renewed Peace Pact Resistance
A Berlin dispatch notes people including Siren ineasaesiec Nae pon and Melanie 46 Contare recovering while not signing the peace pact regardless of outcomes. President Wilson issues a proclamation urging June 8 to June 14 as a Boy Scouts observance to bolster their work. A Black man and a Black woman lynched near Pickens Mississippi are reported after a discharge from the army, with the lynching allegedly prompted by a man.
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Berlin
Sur- Melanie
Contare
Wilson
Boy Scouts of America
Italy Abandons Secret Treaty at Peace Conference
Paris reports Italian delegates no longer demand the secret London treaty and seek an Adriatic boundary adjustment. Fiume status remains unsettled amid talks of a free city plan. In Dalmatia, Italians land troops at Zara and Sebenico, fortify passes, while a council of four forms a sub committee to handle German proposals.
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Council of Four
Great Britain
France
Italy
United States
Japan
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
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Germany
Wilson
Hooted Wilson in Berlin in anti peace terms protest
Fifteen thousand Majority Socialists demonstrated outside the Hotel Adlon in Berlin shouting Down with Wilson and Down with the Americans. They gathered to denounce the peace terms in front of the Reichstag and were dispersed after fifty soldiers intervened. Richard Fischer blamed the German government for abusing Wilson. Chancellor Scheidemann spoke to a large crowd later in front of the Reichstag.
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Berlin
Hotel Adlon
Wilson
Reichstag
Richard Fischer
Adlon
Scheidemann
Will Study Big Business
Washington May 16 thirty five specially trained business agents of the internal revenue bureau have been dispatched to all parts of the country to study commercial and industrial depreciation and valuation of assets as of the pre war period and formulate guiding rules concerning responsible salaries allowed as business expenses to corporations.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
War Tax on Patent Medicine Too
Consumers in Washington confront a new federal levy as a war tax on patent medicines takes effect on May 25. The measure targets medicines sold with patent branding, affecting retailers and consumers nationwide.
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Washington
Colorado Miners Wage Cut Sparks Split in Silverton
Durango May 15 miners at Silverton have accepted a wage reduction of twenty five cents per day and an equal increase for another schedule, affecting daily earnings and payrolls as talks continue with mine operators about wage scales and cost of living adjustments.
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Colorado
Durango
Col
Silverton
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
Mrs Sultze of Winona Minnesota reports relief from nervousness after using Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy strengthens nerves and supports women’s health, noting decades of use for irregularities backaches dizziness and nervous prostration.
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Lydia Pinkham
Albert Sultze
Olmstead St
Winona
Minn
Immediate Action Necessary Kind Old Gentleman
A brief dialogue centers on a child asking why a name is needed and a kindly elder suggesting an urgent response. Tommy Tuff is baffled by recalling a name for the unnamed man, while the elder hints the reason lies in past remarks he endured. The exchange reads as a clipped, humorous street interaction.
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Tommy Tuff
T. T
Catarrh Remedy Promoted By Toledo Firm
An advertisement from F. J. Ghenes & Co. of Toledo promotes a blood purifier claimed to cure catarrh by cleansing the mucous surfaces and blood. The copy stresses that catarrh cannot be cured by local treatment and offers testimonials.
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Fiat
F. J Ghenes & Co
Props
Toledo
Cross Examination Sparks Tense Legal Exchange
A terse courtroom moment features a police officer challenging a witness about family ties to a cook, prompting a sharp reply and an unusual admission. The exchange underscores tensions in a case as proceedings pause for guidance.
Two Sides To Every Question, Senator Says
Senator Sorghum argues that superficial thinking dominates among so called powerful thinkers. He stresses the need to examine the inside of issues rather than accept surface appearances.
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Senator Sorghum
Boschee's Syrup Claims Cough Relief and Rest
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a remedy to quiet coughs soothe sore throats and lungs reduce bronchial irritation and provide a restful night. It notes fifty two years of production in America and claims to aid general health and disease recovery.
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America
Bright Side Advice for Purchases
The text offers a positive mindset for buyers, urging consideration of both sides of a deal and to look for optimism in the process. It emphasizes evaluating advantages and potential drawbacks to maximize value.
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