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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
6
A compact world brief gathers items from distant lands into a single column for quick perusal. It highlights politics, trade, science and culture with concise notes. Readers gain a diverse snapshot of events and trends without long articles.
New York City results show John Purroy Mitchel winning the mayoralty by a large plurality amid Fusion strength. William A. Prendergast is elected comptroller, George McAneny heads the board of aldermen, and Republican gains appear elsewhere.
An attempt to resume street car traffic after a strike led to seven strikebreakers and two policemen being seriously injured and a car wrecked in Indianapolis. The incident underscores the tense labor climate and strife surrounding transit services.
The French and Mexican foreign offices discuss mediation with the United States. A Vera Cruz conference involving John Lind and foreign ministers is noted as part of gaining foreign support. General Diaz and associates sail aboard the Michigan, transferred by Rear Admiral Fletcher from the Louisiana. Huerta is told to resign immediately. Blanquet is named as possible successor. The ultimatum was delivered via Senor Rabago by Nelson O Shaughnessy under State Department orders.
Col Theodore Roosevelt reaches Buenos Aires aboard an Argentine gunboat from Moneyideo. A fleet of steamers with full flag-draped escort enters the harbor to greet the visit.
The Kansas City Court of Appeals, in a ruling by Judge Ellison, held that mandamus suits against county courts to compel saloon licenses are improper when the court decides on two thirds majority and good moral character, a decision likely to affect similar Jackson county cases. Charity Workers to Meet in St Joseph November 14 16 1913 planning a statewide conference on corrections.
Orchard crews work in heavy crops as fruit loosens from thawed apples after a freeze. Lawrence county grower George Logan holds 1500 barrels unpicked, believing remaining fruit will fetch near earlier prices. Many growers followed the advice to let fruit thaw on the trees before harvesting.
Oliver Brackenton of St. Louis was elected president of the Missouri Christian Endeavor Union at its twenty sixth annual convention in Kirksville. Other officers include J. C. Duffenback Independence treasurer Ben F. Dixon Kahoka secretary Agnes Hilman St Louis statistical secretary Anne Fleming Columbia Quiet Hour W F Bradley Lock Spring intermediate Roxey Cassity Springfield junior Dora Clemmens St Louis missionary Jane Thompson evangelistic C H Newham Cartersville social Rose Lacey Kansas City tenth legion Mrs Edward Webber Dexter efficiency Lena Sargent citizenship and press W S Dray Savannah.
Hubert King repairing an old fireplace near Sun Mills ten miles southwest of Odessa unearthed a wooden box two feet under the hearth containing dollars in a silver coin. The box decayed but held coins dating to 1806 and a 1796 French coin along with Spanish and Mexican money from the era.
The Missouri Synod of the Southern Presbyterian Church filled a Westminster College board vacancy by electing Milton Tootle of St Joseph. Dr R N Crews of Fulton and T P Harrison of McCredie were chosen to fill synodical college vacancies.
The Pettis County Bureau of Agriculture will award four hundred dollars in cash and Nike merchandise at its annual corn show. The event runs December 4 to 6.
Frank Shuster a farmer living south of Butler was convicted of killing George Booth last April and sentenced to ten years in the pen.
Superintendent Revelle outlines a plan to divide the state into about thirty fire prevention districts. He will hold meetings in accessible places within each district and attend personally. Means Ray will assist with organization and deliver guidance on reducing fire loss and insurance costs. Governor Major will attend as possible. Town and community representatives will be invited to join local groups.
The Missouri Daughters of the American Revolution wrapped a three day Lexington meeting electing Mrs. Mark S. Salisbury regent from Independence, Mrs. Margaret A. Owen vice regent, Mrs. John T. Doneghy registrar, Elizabeth Austin historian, A. E. Larberour secretary, H. W. Johnson treasurer. Springfield chosen as next year’s meeting site.
Reports from Mountain Grove say the unprecedented snow will cost orchardists thousands as apples on trees or piled for delivery were frozen. Thousands of trees were ruined by the snow's heavy weight.
James Cottengill a well known farmer nine miles west of Mountain Grove died from exposure after being thrown from his horse while returning home during a severe snowstorm. He remained unconscious through the night and following morning.
A 15000 fire at Coffey damaged two buildings on the Quincy Omaha Kansas City line. The bank and a general merchandise store burned, with losses about 10000 for structure and 5500 for contents.
Professor W. C. Calland files for an injunction against City Collector Roy McKee to stop the 2-mill extra levy for the fire department, in addition to the standard 60 cent tax per hundred dollars of property value.
George Buckner, an elderly resident of Greene county, was found dead in a spring near his home after volunteering to clean it for school use. He was discovered with his head submerged and is thought to have suffered heart trouble.
Schumann Gingrich sues Earl Wetherill in Callaway County Circuit Court for 5009 dollars alleging slander. Both are young farmers and Gingrich claims Wetherill called him a hog stealer in front of others.
Wealthy Moberly resident Thomas Fowler lost two fingers and a thumb when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand in a big yard. He mistook the cap for brass and pried at it with a pin before the blast.
Charles A. Martin 83, a proteer farmer of Platte county, died recently in St. Joseph where he had gone for treatment. He came to Missouri in 1862 from Kentucky.
General Felix Diaz was stabbed on the Malecon in Havana by a Mexican assailant amid a confrontation with Diaz and his companions. The attacker Guerrero was wounded by a gunfire during the scuffle, and both men were arrested. Diaz recovered in hospital after transport from Bela Cruz.
White House disclosed that a cablegram to Nelson OShaughnessy the U S charge d affaires in Mexico City carried instructions from Washington about the recent Mexican election. Officials did not reveal the exact instructions though it was believed they echoed recent Mexican dispatches. The State Department denied an ultimatum had been sent, suggesting further word might follow.
The public utilities commission probes the feasibility of a city run coal mine to serve residents and counteract price increases by operators. A constitutional amendment to authorize state coal mining and selling is also circulating, amid accusations of price gouging by coal firms.
A highwayman boarded a sleeping car on the westbound Burlington train No 9 near Council Bluffs after midnight, robbed the porter and several sleeping car passengers, then fled.
A massive oil gush er in Newkirk Oklahoma ends after reaching seventy five feet high. Tulsa experts rushed to the site to cap the well and halt the flow.
Secretary Daniels argues naval battleships should not be used as hospital ships for tuberculosis children, urging they remain in military service or be discarded rather than repurposed for patients.
Mrs Newlywed, lacking housekeeping know how, visits a butcher. She asks for two of the toughest chickens and, after the butcher presents two, hesitates. She then opts to take the remaining chicken, completing the unusual purchase.
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