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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
2
Currency Bill Standoff Persists As Senate Opens New Line
The Currency Bill’s fate remains unsettled as Senate banking and currency leaders pause for further review while President Wilson shifts focus to trust policy. Meantime, a wedding gift plan, railroad wage clashes, and a string of legal and crime notes fill the political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
Wilson
Congress
Noted 1913 Caney marshal shot. many lake wrecks rise
Caney city marshal John Mackinroy died after being shot at 10 PM by bootleggers near Bartlesville. Other items include a $15,000 parish altar bequest for St. Louis Cathedral, a $3,000,000 cathedral nearing completion, a Chicago verdict fining Daniel Donahoe $2000 for defaming Clarence Funk, and disaster reports from Lake Superior to Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mackinroy
Caney
Kan
Bartlesville
Mackinroy
St. Louis Cathedral
Margaret Meagher
Daniel” Donahoe
Clarence S. Funk
International Harvester Company
Chicago
Devastation in Abancay Reported as Earthquake Toll Rises
Late dispatches confirm a severe earthquake in Abancay Province Peru with the city of Avbancay wrecked and over 200 killed. Thousands are homeless as relief efforts begin amid international tensions and political turmoil in the Americas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abancay
Peru
Avbancay
Prison Drug Ring Exposed After Twenty Day Strangulation
Steve Willis, a black convict, broke after twenty days of bread and water on a punishment cell and told Warden McClung that morphine and whisky came from Major Wright, a Kansas City inmate serving seven years for robbery. Authorities plan to probe outside links to smuggle narcotics into the penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penitentiary
Steve Willis
McClung
Major Wright
Kansas City
Willis
Jie
Drys Foiled a Trick in Macon Local Option Vote
In Macon the dry faction blocked a wets plan to force a government form vote to derail a local option election. A petition sought a city ballot but the mayor ruled it came after the local option filing and could not trigger a new election. The local option election was scheduled for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
Couple killed in Runaway near Salisbury Missouri
W B Hurt a Chariton County farmer and his wife died when their team driving a wagon plunged off a bridge over Muncer's Creek four miles east of Salisbury. No witness. It is believed a passing train frightened the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Hurt
Chariton County
Muncer's Creek
Salisbury
Shooting during Randolph County Coon Hunt parade
John Rains of Fayette, a visitor at the Randolph County Coon Hunt, was wounded by a gunshot on Moberly streets during the parade. Earlier Craig exchanged fire with Henry Butler after a quarrel, leaving the incident with serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rains
Fayette
Randolph County Coon Hunt
Moberly
Craig
Henry Butler
Warrensburg Commercial Club Sale Reports Heavy Livestock Trade
Buyers from Illinois Tennessee Georgia Texas and Oklahoma attended the Warrensburg monthly sale. One hundred sixty mules and sixty horses were sold bringing in about forty eight thousand dollars in net proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Tennessee
Georgia
Texas
Oklahoma
Warrensburg
Lincoln County Goes Dry by 800 Vote Local Option
Lincoln County voters approved a local option to prohibit alcohol with an 800 ballot margin. The outcome makes Lincoln County a dry area pending any future legal steps or changes. County officials reported the result as official after local canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Civil War Veteran John H. Ogle Dies at 83
John H. Ogle, an 83 year old Civil War veteran, died at his Warrensburg home. He served in the Army of the Potomac in a Maryland regiment and moved to Warrensburg in 1866. He was a mason by trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Borah
Tishomingo, Okla
Atoka
John H. Ogle
Warrensburg
Army of the Potomac
Maryland
Debater Buckser Harrison Elected Triangular Association President
Buckser Harrison of Mexico a Westminster College student has been chosen president of the triangular debating association comprising Westminster Missouri Valley of Marshall and Central of Payette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Buckser Harrison
Mexico
Westminster College
Westminster
Yalley
Marshall
Central of
Payette
Wolves Raid Pens at Sedalia
Wolves raid pens near Sedalia causing livestock losses six miles west of town. Charles Chappell reports fifty pigs killed and other farmers lose sheep and calves in the prairie raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Sedalis
Charles Chappell
Crossed Ben Davis and Jonathan Apple Achieves Major Cross
Paul Evans of the Missouri Fruit Experiment Station at Mountain Grove reports a successful cross of the Ben Davis and Jonathan apples. The new seedlings will be shown at the American Pomological Society meeting in Washington on November 17 and entered for the Wilder medal, a top honor in horticulture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Evans
Missouri Fruit Experiment Station
Mountain Grove
Ben Davis
Jonathan
American Pomological Society
Washington, D. C
Evans
Wilder
Ozark
Fire kills Buck children in Carruthersville home
Three small Buck children aged up to six burned to death when a fire swept through the Carruthersville home while parents were away. Neighbors restrained grieving parents as a boy who first heard the cries attempted a rescue but the blaze spread too quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Buck
Carruthersville
Buck
Subterranean Lake Revealed in Marble Cave Near Garber
Explorers in the Marble cave near Garber report that No Name River is actually a vast subterranean lake. An expedition floated hundreds of yards on a raft of oil barrels and found water 40 to 60 feet deep. A second unmapped body of water lies beyond the lake. The river's true length remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marble Cave
Garber
Ozarks
Road Boosters Parade Through Hamilton
Twenty five farmers lined the road drags as the reception committee for visiting boosters. Farmers from homes up to ten miles away rode drags to compete for prizes offered by the Hamilton Commercial Club and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Hamilton Commercial Club
Tragic Rifle Accident Claims Miss Opal Chase
An 18 year old woman, Miss Opal Chase, dies instantly when a loaded rifle toppled from a table and discharged, striking her heart during preparations to attend church. No other injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal Chase
Old Ozark Circuit Rider Greene Dies at 70
The Rev. Greene W. Plummer, a pioneer Ozark Mountains circuit rider and Civil War chaplain, died recently while en route to his Springfield home. He was 70 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Greene
W. Plummer
Ozark Mountains
Springfield
Fire at Clarence Destroys Lumber Yard and Stables
A recent blaze in Clarence caused about $75,000 in damage destroying a lumber yard and three livery stables. Authorities reported the fire damaged multiple properties with extensive smoke and heat effects across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Battles With Vicious Boar Wounds Missouri Farmer
Charley Winkler, a farmer east of Atchison Missouri, was attacked by a boar at his home. The animal gored his left thigh to the bone and his thumb was nearly severed despite a buckskin glove. He fought with a club and hammer, was forced to the fence, and neighbors finally subdued the boar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Winkler
Missouri
Atchison
Winkler
Fire destroys Rockport opera house and shops
A blaze beginning from an overheated stove in a Rockport barber shop swept the opera house and about six adjoining buildings, including the Atchison County Journal office. Estimated loss stands near 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Atchison County Journal
St Louis Playground Usage Highlights 1912 13 Report
Park Commissioner Devis annual report shows 1 776 000 people patronized city playgrounds and 1 720 000 attendance at public baths. Outdoor pool attendance excluded. Seventy thousand tennis games were played in the parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Devis
Savas
Barks
Ministers Seek Resumption of Mexican Negotiations
In Mexico City officials urge Lind to return to the capital or a envoy travel to Vera Cruz to resume talks with General Huerta. They claim Huerta consents to concessions pleasing the United States while OShaughnessy warns such steps may fail without direct communication. Washington weighs a postponement of arms embargo actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
John Lind
United States
Huerta
General Huerta
Manuel Garza Aldape
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Lind
Vera Cruz
Senor Aldape
Jim
O'Shaughnessy
Wilson
Congress
Washington
D. C
Bryan
Victoriano Huerta
Europe
Seventeen Dead In Wrecks In Two States
A Central of Georgia passenger train derailed seventeen miles south of Eufaula Alabama killing fourteen and injuring over a hundred. The Ozark to Eufaula excursion train carried five cars full of people. In Wooster Ohio three were killed and about a dozen injured as Pennsylvania train No 52 derailed and fell in front of a freight train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Wooster
Ohio
Eufala
Ala
Central of Georgia
Here
Ozark
Mufala
Lake Storm's Big Toll Across Great Lakes
Reports from the Great Lakes indicate at least ten vessels and 150 lives were lost in the blizzard that raged from Sunday to Tuesday. Twenty one other ships were partially or wholly destroyed while crews escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Great Lakes
Lake Ports
Malone's Job Confirmed as New York Customs Collector
Senatorial confirmation approves Malone as collector of customs for New York. Rumors of an expected clash with the Tammany organization circulate, but no protests were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone
Washington, D. C
Dudley Field Malone
Senate
New York
Tammany Organization
Jersey Cow Sale Sets Oklahoma Record At Vinita
In Muskogee area news Vinita hosts A Le Churchill annual Jersey sale. The sale total reached 16038 dollars with 198 dollars as the average price per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Vinita
le Churchill
The Difference Does Your Cook Take Many Evenings Out
A humorous exchange notes that a cook does not ask to go out but instead takes the evenings off. The quip reflects domestic life humor in a brief social sketch.
Playful Puck Quip Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A witty Puck quip features a playful dig about a boy calling for cake, highlighting a whimsical moment in a diplomatic or social setting. The line captures humorous tone and character voice in a lighthearted tease.
Nellie Returns After Exertion with Mama
A brief note quotes a Harriet Beecher Stowe era style caption where Nellie tells her teacher she has been on an exertion with her mother. The line captures a tender moment of a child explaining absence in a domestic context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Mamma
Harper’s Bazar
Independent Fortune Won by a Man and Wife
A judge questions a remark about marriage and fortune, clarifying that the speaker did not marry a woman with independence for her fortune. The exchange hints at social expectations about money and independence in marriage.
Box of cigars sparks reconciliation scene
A man returns home after a quarrel and presents a gift. He claims the item, a box of cigars, is for someone he loves most. The wife responds with a warm, teasing remark.
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