Supreme Court Upholds Clay County Rock Road Bond
The state supreme court upheld a 144 million dollar bond issue for a rock road project linking Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Smithville, Holt, Kearney, Missouri City and Kansas City. The county plans 202 miles of road, with work to start after the June 24, 1916 vote and ensuing litigation. The county court may now issue the bonds and pursue federal Hawes Law aid.
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Clay County
Rock Road
State Supreme Court
J. S. Simrall
Liberty
Excelsior Springs
Smithville
Holt
Kearney
Missouri City
Kansas City
George Hackmann
Commercial Club
Supreme Court
Clay County Court
Hawes
Fulton Minister's Wife Dies at Age 45
Mrs. Lara Lee Scarborough, wife of Rev. W. L. Scarborough, pastor of the Fulton Methodist Church, died in Fulton at the start of the week.
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Fulton
Lara Lee Scarborough
W. L. Scarborough
Methodist Church
Centralia Lines Up Patriotic Day Demonstration
An enthusiastic Centralia citizens meeting at city hall formed an organization to stage a patriotic demonstration on June 5.
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Centralia
Comrade of McKinley Dead Obituary
John McGregor 81 a Civil War comrade of President McKinley from an Ohio company died in Hannibal. He served with the same unit as McKinley and is noted as aged 81.
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McKinley
John McGregor
Ohio Company
Hannibal
Three Farmers Killed by Train Near Hannibal
John Dowling Edward Carroll and James Ryan farmers were instantly killed four miles north of Hannibal when struck by Burlington Passenger Train No 15 on the St. Louis to Minneapolis route. They rode in a farm wagon and failed to hear the oncoming train as they crossed the track.
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John Dowling
Edward Carroll
James Ryan
Hannibal
Burlington
St. Louis
Minneapolis
New Signal Corps Companies Recruit Ordered
Orders issued at St Louis authorize recruitment for the army signal corps for two motor truck companies two wagon companies one pack train company and one bakery company.
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Signal Corps
St. Louis
Army Signal Corps
Missouri Editors Back Bonds and Food Production Drive
Missouri newspaper men at the Missouri Press Association meeting in Columbia pledged support for bonds and conservation aims. The group intends to boost liberty bond sales and strengthen army and navy efforts through press participation and public sentiment campaigns.
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Missouri
Missouri Press Association
Columbia
Mystery Man in Fulton Case Reappears with Memory
Arthur Wilson, once called Fulton’s mystery man, regained his memory after visiting a picture show and said he lived in Kirksville with a wife and son. A note from a man named Arthur Adams in Quincy warned his body would be found in the Mississippi river, matching Adams and Wilson’s nearly identical stories. Wilson had claimed robbery but later said he was confused.
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Arthur Wilson
Fulton
Kirksville
Arthur Adams
Quincy
Mississippi River
Adams
Wilson
Woman 75 Wins Divorce From Husband in Springfield
Mrs Elizabeth Rider aged 75 obtained a divorce at Springfield recently. The defendant was William Rider 78 of Aurora. She said they married two years ago and were happy for nine months then he pressed her to sell her property and they separated.
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Elizabeth Rider
Springfield
William Rider
Aurora
Bank Janitor Murder Victim at Pilot Grove Bank
James Friebey a 45 year old janitor at the Pilot Grove bank was killed at the bank door by a blow from an iron bar. John Jones a fellow Black man was arrested in connection with the crime.
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James Friebey
Pilot Grove
John Jones
Gideon Keeps Springfield Mayor Post Amid Narrow Victory
In Springfield a recall election left J. J. Gideon as mayor by a 166 vote margin. Partisanship ran high though the vote was orderly with no disorder reported.
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Springfield
J. J. Gideon
Missouri to furnish brigade of field artillery for national guard
Missouri plans to provide one brigade of field artillery to the national guard with two regiments totaling about 2,500 enlisted men. Eight new batteries are authorized, three in Kansas City and five in St. Louis, to train for a Southern camp August 5.
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Missouri
National Guard
Kansas City
St. Louis
State Military Council
Independence
Military Council
Middle West
Missouri Bar Patriotic Dinner Honors War Effort at Hotel Muehlebach
About 200 Kansas City Bar Association members gathered at the Hotel Muehlebach for an annual dinner. Alfred N. Gossett, president, hosted as toastmaster with Major Ruby D. Garrett as a guest. Speakers praised American unity and the flag amid World War I.
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Kansas City Bar Association
Muehlebach
Ruby D. Garrett
Alfred N. Gossett
Gossett
United States
Four childhood virtues in heaven's realm explained
The article outlines four childlike elements as guiding virtues for mature life. It frames inquiry as essential, with examples of questions from children about God and church divisions, and emphasizes trust in God. It also covers forgiveness as a pathway to renewed love, citing Lincoln and Jesus, and concludes with enjoyment through simple pleasures and faith in divine care.
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Kingdom of Heaven
God
Mother
Papa
Job
Missouri Guards Get New Regiment Under Governor Gardner
Elliott Marshall receives mission from Governor Gardner to raise a national guard regiment in St. Joseph and surrounding area. Local unit aims to bolster regional defense and readiness.
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New Guard
Missouri
Elliott Marshall
Gardner
National Guards
St. Joseph
Felgate Buys Higginsville Jeffersonian Newspaper
Edward Felgate purchases the Higginsville Jeffersonian from Lee Shippey who has edited the paper for eight years. Felgate has served as country editor and previously worked at Kirksville Express Brashear News Kirkwood Courier and the St Louis Globe Democrat.
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Lee Shippey
Edward Felgate
Higginsville
Jeffersonian
Mr. Felgate
Kirksville Express
Brashear News
Kirkwood Courier
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Freight Rate Law Upheld by Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri 1909 statutes banning railroads from charging higher short hauls than long hauls were sustained as constitutional by the state supreme court, affirming the law against rate discrimination regardless of reasonableness or unjustness.
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Supreme Court
Boy Drowns at Forest Park Lake in Moberly
Wesley Whitten twelve year old drowns while swimming in Forest Park Lake in Moberly. His mother Mrs W F Whitten a local writer had just finished a column advocating a municipal swimming pool when news came of the tragedy.
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Moberly
Wesley Whitten
Forest Park Lake
W. F. Whitten
Merchants Back Mississippi River Boat Line
The St Louis Merchants Exchange votes to invest 25000 in a 2 million dollar transportation company to operate boats on the Mississippi between St Louis and New Orleans.
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St. Louis
Fire destroys office at Sedalia stock car yards
Fire burned the two story office of the Mathis Stock Car Company in the Missouri Kansas and Texas yards at Sedalia and partly burned three box cars filled with tools and paints. Loss estimated at about 5000 dollars.
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Mathis Stock Car Company
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Sedalia
Feeling God’s Presence and Human Fraternity
A reflection argues that each person should feel God’s presence within and recognize it in others. True fraternity arises from loving fellow humans, and those who love their neighbor while doubting God may be closer to the kingdom than those who claim to love God but neglect people.
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Robinson Cruse
God
Christ
Earth
Heaven
Antonio Foguzzaro
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Praised by Customer
A Plymouth druggist Herbert Maxwell reports strong local sales and no complaints for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, touting its kidney liver and bladder benefits. The ad invites readers to order a sample for ten cents and notes available sizes in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
The Ring Before All the Gold Is Gone
A London Tit-Bits excerpt shows a couple discussing gold scarcity during wartime. Henry confirms gold is being withdrawn to fund the war, leaving silver as the alternative. The woman, after a vow to decide in summer, urges buying the ring now before gold is exhausted.
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Henry
London
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Praises Bright White Clothes
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue claiming it makes clothes a beautiful clear white and avoids the dingy yellow green tinge of liquid blue. The speaker endorses the product with a confident sales pitch.
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Bob
Quiet streetcar exchange on serving country
A loud man says he wants to serve but is too old to carry a gun. A meek man suggests the best way to help is to keep quiet, implying a critique of Washington. The dialogue highlights disillusionment with national service and political status.
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Washington
Cuticura Soap Ad Praises Daily Facial Cleanser
An early 20th century advertisement extols Cuticura Soap for nightly and morning face washing with hot water. It suggests using Cuticura Ointment for pimples or dandruff and offers free samples by mail via a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Physically Impossible Train Collision Heads Up
A reader quotes experts dismissing strange train movements as impossible and clarifies the incident was a head on collision between two trains. The exchange underscores confusion over the cause and confirms a direct encounter between the trains.
Have She Come Ups a Garage on Their Place
No clear event or named entities readable. Fragments describe a garage and garden in a yard with garbadge. Lacking identifiable people or organizations, the item reads as a stray quote fragment without a coherent news event.
Freezone claims painless corn removal solution
Cincinnati authority endorses freezone to remove corns and calluses with a few drops applied directly to the tender area. The small bottle promises to take off every hard or soft corn or callus without pain and without irritating surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
Ady
If you find you are being driven to despair get out and walk
Practical mental health guidance advises stepping outside when feelings of despair rise. A simple outdoor walk can reduce stress, improve mood, and provide space to regain perspective and plan next steps.
Women invited to write for free medical advice
The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass invites women to write for free advice about relief from female suffering. Letters are answered by women, kept confidential, and handled by the Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound promoter.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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