Missouri Bribery Case Reversed for New Trial
An indictment against Fred Warner of St Louis for bribery tied to passing an ordinance on garage construction was deemed defective for omitting the word the in a key sentence. The court reversed the trial judgment and remanded for a new trial. Listed names include L A Fillmore Joplin W F Silverwood St Louis Robert R Witten Springfield and Thomas B Rogers St Louis. The upcoming meeting will be in Warrensburg and officers for the G A R and Women's Relief Corps are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Warner
St Louis
Warner
House of Delegates
Frederick Priesmeyer
Grantt
Tillie Sennewald
St. Louis
Louise Dalton
Springfield
Fannie M. Dodsworth
Sarah H. Morris
Kansas City
Christine Albretz
Women’s Relief Corps
Mary E. Mettler
Brookfield
Annie D. Houts
Warrensburg
Mary Klemm
Alice James
Emily S. Parker
Lizzie Bengert
Emma Kinnefelter
Barbara Holdenried
Irene Young
Trenton
M. C. Griffith
Greenfield
Missouri Cob Pipe Industry Reaches Major Output
The Missouri cob pipe industry yields about 25,000,000 pipes annually. State data cited by the Missouri Meerschaum suggests the best cobs come from Missouri grown corn, with Richland noted for its long growing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
State Board of Agriculture
Columbia Herald
Richland
Investigations Open on St Joseph Insane Hospital Charges
At a special board meeting in St Joseph the management of the state hospital for the insane faces an investigation following charges by Dr T E Graham. He is invited to present evidence at a June 3 hearing and others with information on hospital mismanagement are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Board of Managers
The
State Hospital For the Insane
T. E. Graham
Graham
Trust Busters
Into & Bakers’ Combine
Funeral Directors Elect Officers in Missouri Convention
At the Missouri funeral directors convention in Kansas City officers for the coming year were chosen. Thomas O'Donnel of Hannibal serves as president with Frederick Hoffmeister of St. Louis as vice president and C A Schoene of Milan as secretary. A C Gooding of La Plata is treasurer and 8 C Davidson of Grant City sergeant at arms. Delegates to the national convention include William Landvogt, William McClure, Henry Heler, F M Grant, and C R Lupton. Alternates are J W Poland, D W Newcomer, L Forster, George Beggly, and Bell Mahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Funeral Directors
Kansas City
Thomas O'Donnel
Hannibal
Frederick Hoffmeister
St. Louis
C. A. Schoene
Milan
A. C. Gooding
la Plata
8. C. Davidson
Grant City
William E. Landvogt
William McClure
Henry Heler
F. M. Grant
C. R. Lupton
J. W. Poland
Cameron
D. W. Newcomer
L. Forster
George Beggly
Poplar Bluff
Bell Mahan
Moberly
Knights of Columbus Elect New State Officers at Convention
The Knights of Columbus closed its annual state convention with the initiation of 40 new members. Former officers were reelected: R. Emmet Kane president, D. A. Roy Bonneterre state secretary, Roy F. McNally state treasurer, D. A. Murphy state advocate, J. F. Hennessy state warden, John S. Leahy past state deputy. St. Louis to host next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Knights of Columbus
Order
R. Emmet Kane
St. Louis
D. A. Roy Bonneterre
Roy F. McNally
Chillicothe
D. A. Murphy
Mexico
J. F. Hennessy
John S. Leahy
Soldiers Home Missouri claims unique status
In Salem a real soldiers home is proposed by two Civil War veterans, one former Confederate and the other former Union soldier, both widowed, renting a southeast town lodging. The piece cites peace and ample rations as reasons for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Missouri
Memorial Day Observances Inspires Beauty Across Towns
An English visitor in a New England town experiences Memorial Day with flowers, parades, and graves of soldiers from multiple eras. She notes simple dignity, participation by all ages, and the nation’s remembrance expanding beyond soldiers to all honored dead, calling the day profoundly beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Belant
Grow Too Old for Parades Memorial Day Shifts
Veterans of the Union Army grow older and parades fade as Memorial Day loses its once prominent status. Decoration Day traditions vary by region, with May 30 increasingly marked as GAR anniversary in the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Grand Army of the Republic
The Meaning of the Day in Civil War Remembrance
A meditation on Memorial Day and the Civil War’s moral stakes. The piece contrasts the North and South, cites Lincoln and Gettysburg, and celebrates human freedom as the enduring cause behind soldiers’ sacrifices, urging unity in the face of past divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly
Boys In
Blue
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Memorial day unity in memory of the Civil War
Across the South and nation Memorial Day is now shared by both Union and Confederate survivors. The custom grows as Americans unite to honor valor fortitude and self sacrifice as a common inheritance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
South
Chertah
Woman Health Remedy Praised by Many Sufferers
A long circular extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for organic female troubles. Testimonials from Mrs. E A Bishop of Brooklyn and others claim relief after years of suffering and endorse the remedy for expectant mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
America
E. A. Bishop
Atlantic Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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