Alaska's future under railroad funds and McKinley Park prospects
A House amendment adds 17 million dollars to the Alaska railroad program aiming to finish the line by 1922 while highlighting Alaska as a resource treasure. Prominent remarks praise Seward's purchase, describe climate and resources, and promote Mount McKinley National Park as a premier wild game refuge facing mounting development pressures.
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Irr House of Representatives
Alaska
United States
Curry
California
Seward
Russia
Congress of the
Secretary of the Interior
Alaskanengineering Commission
Rweges
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Tanana River
Alasigex
Mount McKinley
Mount McKinley National Park
Yukon
Tanana
Alaskan Range
Himalayas
New McKinley National Park
Politics School Opens at Capital in Missouri
The Jefferson City School of Citizenship, launched by the Women's Voting League, will educate Missouri women on intelligent voting and invite leaders to speak nationwide. The nonpartisan program aims to spread suffrage ideas from McDonald County to Pemiscot, with Gov Gardner and city officials invited.
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Jefferson City
Women of
Missouri
Gov. Gardner
Henry W. Kiel
John S. Leahy
St. Louis
James Cowgill
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Isadore
State University
Anna Baxter
Secretary of State
Unidentified attacker fails to elude bloodhounds at Wells home
In Greenville Missouri a male with blue shirt gray trousers and soft hat attacked 16 year old Nathaniel Wells in the yard knocking him unconscious and slashing him with a knife before fleeing. Blood hounds could not locate the assailant. Police pursue leads as Wells receives care.
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Greenville
Nathaniel Wells
A. Wells
Wells
Baptist Assembly Grounds at Big Spring to Mark Golden Anniversary
The Lawrence County Baptist Association plans a golden anniversary meeting in Mount Vernon Missouri. The group has acquired 40 acres near Big Spring for a utauqua grounds and has purchased the Cumberland Presbyterian Church building and two additional acres nearby. Duck Hunting Is Good on the Missouri River in Jefferson City
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Baptist Assembly
Mount Vernon
Lawrence County Baptist Association
Big Spring
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Jefferson City
Missouri River
Bank investigator shot during raid on Tex robber in Missouri
Charleston Missouri special officer for the Texas Bankers Association Horace Lafton shot in the shoulder after confronting him at Lafton’s brother’s home east of the city. Boyd sought to arrest Lafton on a charge tied to a Petty Texas bank robbery involving 27000 in Liberty Bonds. Sheriff Kin aided the search and Lafton was found in a closet. Boyd was wounded when Lafton fired a .45 revolver.
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Charleston
W. A. Boyd
Texas Bankers’sociation
Horace Lafton
Lafton
Boyd
Petty
Tex
Kin
Toth Lafton
Alleg
Missouri Beer Tax Department Reports October Sales Drop
Jefferson City reports that 3,699,075 gallons of beer were sold in October, up from wartime September, but October revenue fell to 11,328.57 dollars, a loss of 7,712.87 from September. Total department receipts reached 34,328.57 dollars, down 7,115.50 from the prior month.
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Jefferson City
Stat
Th Department
Macon Coal Prospects Hinged on Snowbirds and Farmers
In Macon Missouri, coal mines near town show activity as farmers and seasonal workers supply fuel. Prices range from 12 to 15 cents a bushel, with some hillside mines offering similar rates. Owners may seek extra income during a slack farming period.
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Miller
Washington
Alaska
Diggins
Aleutian Islands
Yukon
Yukon Valley
Great Arctic Slope
Macon
Farm Loan Act Upheld by Federal Judge
Kansas City judge dismisses suit by Charles E. Smith stockholder of Kansas City Title and Trust Co challenging the federal Farm Loan Act. Court rules act constitutional and valid as of the decision.
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Kansas City
A. S. van Valkenby
United States
Charles E. Smith
Kanass Ci Title and Trust Company
Fresco Falls During Funeral at St Boniface Church
In Perryville Mo a fresco collapsed from the church ceiling during a funeral for Mi Trulia Zoehner. The canvas measured about 75 feet wide and dropped as Rev Huber spoke. No injuries reported in the incident.
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Perryville
St. Boniface Church
Mi Trulia Zoehner
Father Huber
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Highway Commission
Bibring
Plainfield
Grand Cleveland Jones
Springfield
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Laclede
J. R. McBree
Browning
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Florida
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National Letter Carriers’ Association
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Lafayette
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