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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
6
The report surveys Democratic gains in the East and a Democratic sweep in New Jersey for the presidency as well as state races in Oklahoma and North Carolina. It notes women voting in five states, population shifts in Los Angeles, and a fatal railway collision near Guthrie. It also covers labor law suits, a large mine explosion in Trinidad, and a horse and cattle prize harvest at Missouri.
The railroad securities commission will investigate controversial stocks and bonds issued by railroads engaged in interstate commerce. Hearings are planned to start in Washington, likely on November 28.
The report cites a Mexico City demonstration against Americans with a protest to Washington. In Japan 26 are sentenced for plots against the Mikado with a call for capital punishment. Honduras faces rebellion as Port Commander Valladares is urged to be imprisoned. North Pole claims by Cook and Peary are dismissed by Knud Rasmussen. Cholera controls improve in Italy as China plans an imperial parliament in 1913.
Indications show J K Tener elected Pennsylvania governor by 35000 over Berry of Keystone. Ben W Hooper named Tennessee governor after early life as a waif. W R Stubbs re elected Kansas governor but with reduced plurality. Aldrich defeats Omaha mayor Dahlman for Nebraska governor by 25000. Indiana Senate likely Democratic majority. Harmon reelected in Ohio by record Democratic plurality. John A Dix elected New York governor by about 70000. Col John Jacob Astor to pay Ava Willing Astor 165000 yearly alimony after divorce. Norman Plass pleads not guilty to mail fraud charge. John A Nugent longtime New Jersey court stenographer dead. Fort Riley soldiers aid farmers. 50 furloughs for corn husking. Antonio Rodriguez, who confessed murder, burned at stake in Rock Springs. Secretary of War Dickinson says planes crucial in future wars and seeks congress appropriation for army use.
A Missouri contest invites songs by mail or fax to win a $1000 prize. Citizens are urged to submit simple, everyday tunes in a Missouri style. Officials say Missouri will be the first state to formally adopt a state song, unlike Maryland and Kentucky.
T B Quisenberry secretary of the state poultry board announced nine thousand dollars in prizes for the nineteenth annual Missouri State Poultry association exhibition in Convention Hall Kansas City from November 29 to December 3. Breeders from around the world may compete as Belgium Japan England and other nations send several hundred birds. The entire Convention Hall space will host poultry exhibits with a central fountain and pond for water fowl.
An historic two story brick structure near the current campus ends 78 years of service. Opened in 1832 it housed six roles including the original university home and later Columbia College University Military Academy public school and Teachers College High School.
Dr. John Marshall Allen a longtime Clay county physician died in Liberty after a short illness. Born in 1833 in Clay county he helped found William Jewell College in 1850 and later remained active in Kansas City medical circles and various societies.
The October term of the circuit court opened with a heavy docket totaling 275 cases including 218 civil and 57 criminal matters. City of Kirksville joined as a party in 24 cases and the World's Cash and Credit Register System company appears in eight. There are 21 divorce cases and 11 cases charging local option law violations.
Three championship prizes were taken along with 22 first prizes 12 second and 12 third. The cattle were shown at the state fair in Sedalia the American Royal Live Stock show in Kansas City and the International Live Stock and Horse show in St. Joseph.
A Rushville banker estimates profits of 140000 dollars from apples shipped this season. About 375 carloads were sent from Rushville in Buchanan County, with several thousand bushels left on trees due to lack of pickers.
Harvey Scruples dug a hole through the wall of the Savannah jail corridor to escape. Three other prisoners confined there refused to accompany him as he made his exit.
Pettis County Anti Trespass organizes two farmer institutes in Sedalia with state board of agriculture officers to attract young men to farming and related occupations.
A local Columbian church was valued at six thousand dollars amid recorded listings. The notice notes property value and the institution involved.
An armed posse pursued a man named Rollins to a Maxwell location. He sought refuge in a barn and, after investigators arrived, an inquest returned a verdict that he died by his own hand.
A Kansas City circuit court jury in Judge Walter A. Powell's division returned a verdict for Charles E. Surface of Braymer Mo against Northwestern National Insurance Company of Milwaukee Wis. for 2973 dollars for fire loss and 287 dollars for legal costs after ruling the three quarters clause in fire policies void The clause had allowed settlements on a three quarters basis when valuations were high.
Samuel Walker died at his brother’s home in Lathrop after drinking Paris green. Estranged from his wife, he grew despondent and had recently returned from an asylum in St. Joseph. He urged his wife to return or let him go home. she refused. He owned a fine farm with a top orchard in Clay County and served as a Missouri fruit commissioner at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
Marguerite Hogue a 12 year old girl daughter of a mine superintendent suddenly became blind while reciting at Garfield school in Joplin. Her eyelids paralyzed caused hysterical screams and a false fire alarm triggering a frantic rush to doors until a physician declared the condition temporary. She remained blind for several hours until muscle relaxation restored her vision.
John H. Curran arrives as chief commissioner of the Missouri state board of immigration to run the Springfield offices independently of the board’s other offices.
The board of public welfare in Kansas City plans to place all social work on a civil service basis. Classes under the University of Missouri sociology department will begin January 1 to train individuals seeking parole and probation officer roles.
Representative Richard Bartholdt of the Tenth district says he will not support Speaker Cannon if he becomes a candidate for the speakership himself. He states he seeks the role and will pursue the position in the next Congress.
The semi annual Southwest Missouri Medical association met in Springfield. The feature was a public lecture at the high school auditorium by Herman E Pearse of Kansas City.
The Vaughn Hull murder case likely will not be heard until the May term due to illness of Dr. Paul Schweitzer state university chemist. The November 21 trial date was postponed awaiting Schweitzer's recovery and availability.
A historic meeting in this section of the state initiates 50 new members into the Knights of the Maccabees during an event described as one of the order’s largest held locally. The session underscores the group’s growth and community presence.
The report shows Republicans holding 50 of 92 Senate seats with 2 doubtful, Democrats totaling 40 with 15 new governors plus 25 holdovers, while several states report Democratic governors elected with varying pluralities and Republicans winning in others. Colorado and Idaho governorships remain unsettled.
Figures from 102 of 114 counties and St. Louis show Gantt Democrat 266 813 and Brown Republican 272 178 for the supreme court seat. If correct the Republican slate leads by pluralities in a dozen more races with about 200 counties incomplete and 60 reported official.
Charles Finkler aged 32 leaped from a six story window of a Pittsburg bank building and landed on trolley tracks. Wires broke his fall and likely saved his life, leaving the man alive after the self inflicted plunge.
In preparation for heavy winter tourist traffic to Pacific coast points the Santa Fe Railway ordered $1,000,000 worth of new tourist cars from Pullman. The cars will be delivered this month and placed in service promptly.
Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock flew with Count de Lesseps in a Bleriot monoplane at Halethorpe Maryland aviation field. Army and Navy Day featured the first aerial warfare exhibition in America before a distinguished audience including Admiral Dewey Gen. Miles Maj. Gen. Wood and Secretary of War Dickinson.
Washington D C reports Alabama's population at 2,138,093, up 309,396 from 1,828,697 in 1900, a 16.9 percent increase.
Florida's population reaches 751,139 in 1910, up 222,597 from 528,542 in 1900, a 42.1 percent gain reported from Washington. The rise reflects growth across the state, with gains recorded in multiple counties and cities.
R J Kenzer a professor of animal husbandry at Kansas State Agricultural College resigns to become secretary of the American Hereford Breeders Association at a salary of 4000 dollars annually in Manhattan Kansas.
Six prisoners escaped a rowan county jail after a fire destroyed the facility in a year. The blaze prompted urgent action as authorities pursued the escapees and assessed damage to the jail plant.
A fragment notes Munyon's Doctors and Mi4 Laboratory with unclear reference to Seee or Eee. The unreadable OCR provides limited context and no identifiable event or outcome to summarize. Further readable text needed for a precise card.
A brief note argues rapid methods can curb social tension though challenges linger. The piece highlights quick steps and potential pitfalls in managing community relations and public discourse.
A fragment shows a mix of slogans and ads. Phrases reference legal fairness, household goods, and a laundry product named Ball Blue. It mentions prices like 3 on and 5 cents, with a stray note about a housekeeper and packages.
A humorous exchange where a boy asks what skeptical means and a man jokes that it describes a man’s response when a woman reveals her age. The quip relies on dating rule humor and gendered misunderstanding.
A noted health claim states that using Hamlin’s Wizarded Gargle at the onset of sore throat will prevent diphtheria tonsillitis and related illnesses. The assertion links early gargling to avoidance of three dread diseases in readers.
A polite man visits a chemist asking for an empty bottle to mix a solution. He asks the price. the shopman offers the empty bottle for a penny or free if filled. The man agrees and requests a cork to seal the bottle.
Benjamin Hapgood Burt and J. B. Epperson dined at Evan's hotel in Douglaston on Long Island. They joked about how to tell if oysters are bad by waiting to see if ptomaine poisoning occurs, noting illness as the test of quality.
A playful verse outlines a wedding cake recipe using flour of love youth good looks and temper mixed with humor wit and common sense. It blends imagery of a well furnished house and gentle baking to promise a lasting union baked forever.
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