Lynching at Moberly shakes Missouri in 1928
A mob of about 150 hanged Halley Richardson 18 of Chicago and three other accused men escaped when the limb broke. Sanford Taylor 20 of East St. Louis George Adams 18 and James Anderson, both of Chicago, fled into the night. Authorities say no arrests were planned. The scene shifted from Macon to Forest Park Moberly then Randolph county jail Huntsville. A separate note from Springfield pledges labor support to striking miners against a UMW restraining order.
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Moberly
Halley Richardson
Chicago
Sanford Taylor
East St. Louis
George Adams
James Anderson
Edward Thompson
Thompson
Randolph County
Macon
Forest Park
Huntsville
WIH
Springfield
Missouri Federation of Labor
R. T. Wood
Anderson
United Mine Workers
Wood
Notes from Missouri Short and Varied
Short notes from Missouri include the Mexico Red Cross canteen receiving an autographed King Albert photo, a woman’s partial remains found at Horse shoe Lake, land seized near Clayton, a bankruptcy filing by George Begley of Poplar Bluff, a new coal mine at Excelsior Springs to feed Fulton plant, and St Joseph lawyer Oscar D McDaniel missing since last April. Boone County reports no liquor violations since July 1. Knights of Pythias plan lodge work in Mark Twain's cave near Hannibal on December 4.
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St. Joe
St. Joseph
Oscar D. McDaniel
Buchanan County
McDaniel
Boone
Columbia
Boone County
David B. Harris
Twain’s Cave
Hannibal
Knights of Pythias of Missouri
Missouri Rice King George Begley Jr Files Bankruptcy
Cape Girardeau Missouri filing shows unsecured creditors from St Louis banks and individuals totaling 58200 in assets and liabilities. Begley declares total indebtedness 371988 and property worth 422740 plus life insurance policies totaling 317000 for wife and child beneficiaries.
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Cape Girarneau
St. Louis
George Begley, Jr
Missouri
Aviator Hunters Arrested in Migratory Bird Case
Cape Girardeau Missouri aviators Leonard Mc Mullin and James Faulkner known for hunting geese by air were arrested by government agent S W Limbaugh on the charge of killing migratory birds by airplane.
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Cape Girardeau
Leonard McMullin
James Faulkner
Sikeston
S. W. Limbaugh
More Members Needed for County Agent Drive
Fear is entertained here that the county agent work will be discontinued soon unless more members are secured for the current year. A special committee of James Welch Elsberry Hugh Scott Troy and H H Twellmann Clark township has been appointed to secure new solicitors for a thorough canvass.
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Troy
James Welch
Elsberry
Hugh Scott
H. H. Twellmann
Clark Township
Missouri parties rush to prepare for next year state ticket
Jefferson City reports both parties accelerating work for the upcoming state ticket with Republicans more active than Democrats who remain comparatively shy in their preparations.
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Jefferson City
M. K. & T. Official Dies in Parsons Pneumonia
Stanley M. Parr 26, assistant superintendent of the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad, died in Parsons Kansas of pneumonia. Superintendent W M Whittenton and many railroad officials came by special car for the funeral.
Widow's deposition read in Solan case trial
In Macon Missouri the defense and prosecution agreed that the deposition of Mrs. Peter Threlkeld widow of the man George Solan is charged with killing can be read in evidence. The state announced readiness for trial as Mrs. Threlkeld lies ill at her home in Shelbona.
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Macon
George Solan
Peter Threlkeld
Solan
Threlkeld
Shelbona
Peace treaty signing planned for Neuilly on November 27
The Bulgarian peace treaty will be signed in Neuilly city hall on Thursday November 27. The National Grange at Grand Rapids Michigan urged a League of Nations while stressing Senate consent and possible treaty amendments to protect U.S. interests. Gabriele d Annunzio receives new titles after arrival at Fiume and Zara. The Senate tightens reservations on the treaty amid a European crisis and Hungary forms a coalition ministry with Entente approval pending. Fires claim homes in Howell Michigan and a deadly oil stove blast hits Hays Kansas.
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Supreme Council
Neuilly
National Grange
Grand Rapids
Mich
League of Nations
Senate
Fiume
Dalmatia
Gabriele d’Annunzio
Zara
President Wilson vetoes bill on interstate rate making power
President Wilson vetoed a bill restoring pre war rate making power to the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing it would cede authority to the railroads under federal control. The move comes amid efforts to curb living costs as October price reports show continued food price increases.
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Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroad Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Escaped convict captured near Jefferson City
Ira Pavey, the Kansas City convict who escaped from the penitentiary amid gunfire, was captured by Howard Bradbury, a state health department clerk, near the southern suburbs of Jefferson City Missouri.
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Jefferson City
Ira Pavey
Kansas City
Howard Bradbury
Department of State Health
Former Judge Weds in Texas County Farm Purchase
Boonville Mo News reports the marriage of F. H. Shannon a former Cooper county judge to Miss Barbee postmistress at Simmons Texas county. Shannon moved to Texas county about two years ago where he bought a farm.
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Boonville
F. H. Shannon
Cooper County
Miss Barbee
Simmons
Texas County
Farm Clubs Organized at Marionville Missouri
A campaign has begun to organize farm clubs in Marionville with several already perfected. Development includes establishing a shipping point unit as a key project for the group.
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Marionville
Pupils Strike at McMillan High After Armistice Day Omission
Pupil protest at McMillan High School in Mexico Missouri occurred after officials did not declare Armistice Day a holiday. City police rounded up the strikers and returned them to school.
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Mexico
McMillan High School
Coal Strike Closes Mexico Plants Reducing Jobs
The A. P. Green Fire Company shut both plants in Mexico Missouri due to coal shortages. About 400 workers lost their jobs as the strike halted production.
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Mexico
A. P. Green Fire Company
Golden Wedding Celebrated in Montgomery City
Rev. Frank Mitchell pastor of the Presbyterian Church and his wife Mrs. Libbie G. Mitchell celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in Montgomery City Missouri.
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Montgomery City
Frank Mitchell
Presbyterian Church
Libbie G. Mitchell
Two Towns Without Power In Missouri Outage Report
Hannibal Missouri Shel bina and Shelbyville forty miles west of Hannibal report power loss affecting both towns as crews work to restore service. Utilities have not given a cause or restore time, residents describe prolonged outages and reduced outage area.
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Hannibal, Mo
Shelbina
Shelbyville
Hannibal
Prohibition Beer Emptied Into Mississippi River
More than thirty four thousand gallons of real beer held by a local brewery were emptied into the Mississippi River at Minneapolis Minnesota after hopes that prohibition bars might be temporarily lifted. Major General Merorher directs air service policy. Eberts Field near Little Rock Arkansas is to be abandoned per Baker approval and leases terminated. The government will sell improvements. The giant Leviathan will be operated by the American Line for Trans Atlantic passenger service after extensive repairs due in spring.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Meroher
Air Service
Eberts Field
Little Rock
Ark
Baker
Ling
Shipping Board
Senate Defeats The Peace Treaty In Historic Vote
The Senate rejected both the Lodge resolution ratifying the Peace Treaty with reservations and Underwood's unqualified ratification. The Lodge measure failed 41 to 51, with Democrats aided by 13 Republicans. The Underwood motion failed 38 to 53 as Pompeo effort to resume peace talks looms.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Underwood
Wilson
Congress
Lodge
Germany
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Lodge
Ashurst
Bankhead
Beckham
Chamberlain
Dial
Fletcher
Gay
Gerry
Harris
Henderson
Hitchcock
Johnson
South Dakota
Jones
New Mexico
King
Kirby
McKellar
Myers
Nugent
Overman
Owen Phelan
Pittman
Pomerone
Ransdell
Robinson
Sheppard
Simmons
Smith
Arizona
Maryland
South Carolina
Stanley
Swanson
Walsh
Montana
Williams
Walcott
McCumber
Ball
Brandegee
Calder
Capper
Colt
Cummins
Curtis
Dillingham
Edge
Elkins
Fernald
France
Frelinghuysen
Grenna
Hale
Harding
California
Kellogg
Kenyon
Keyes
Knox
LaFollette
Lenroot
McCormick
McLean
McNary
Moses
Kew
Newberry
Norris
Page
Penrose
Phipps
Poindexter
Sherman
Smoot
Spencer
Sterling Sutherland
Townsend
Wadsworth
Warren
Watson
Gore
Reed
Shields
Georgia
Thomas
Trammell
Massachusetts
Britain and France Debate Peace Treaty Role Without US
London reports that Great Britain and France weigh carrying out the German Peace Treaty and running the League of Nations independently if the American government delays its decision. Officials assess options as the United States ponders its stance.
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London
Great Britain
France
League of Nations
United States
Robber Steals $90 From Hotel Topliff Dining Room
A lone thief entered the Hotel Topliff dining room in Elyria Ohio ordered breakfast, coerced staff and guests with a revolver, and took $90 from the cash register before fleeing in a motor car.
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Elyria, O
Topliff
Senator Capper Joins NAACP Board
New York reports Senator Capper of Kansas has consented to serve on the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People the organization announced.
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New York
Senator Capper
Kansas
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Pe-Ru-Na Credited With Restoring Health After Illness
A worker reports severe grip leading to hoarseness and fatigue. He credits Pe-Ru-Na with a full recovery and recommends keeping the remedy at home for colds catarrh and digestive discomfort.
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Peru
Boschee's Syrup Ad Warns Against Colds and Coughs
An advertisement urges readers to use Boschee's Syrup for coughs colds throat irritation and lung troubles. It notes fifty three years of nationwide use and claims it gives rest and easy expectoration. The product is made in America and promoted as a household remedy in many homes.
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United States
America
She Married One Of Those Honey Boy Husbands
A cheeky item notes a marriage into a popular circle with sharp wit. The phrase implies she chose a handsome partner and faced a comeuppance or regret in the social tale. The aside hints at public interest in celebrity marriages of the era.
World Half-Care Question Doubles Debate Between Sides
A divided public discourse follows the remark about half the world and the other half. Commentators weigh implications for global understanding and policy alignment amid cultural divides.
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Lynch
Mob
SHORT
Red Cross
Gardner
King Albert
Horseshoe Lake
Jefferson County
Clayton
Garvin
George Begley
Poplar Bluff Money Lender
Excelsior Springs
Fulton Water and Light Plant
Rice King
Dr. Chambers
E. C. Chambers
Florida Everglades Land Company
Pollock
Appleton City
F. W. Piep Meter
Bates
St. Clair Counties
Bates County
St. Clair County
Vincent's Church
St. Mary's
Ime
Chaffee
Mexico, Mo
Anudrain County
Peace Notes
Austria
Berne
Vienna
Republic
Russia
Stephen Pichon
Hungary
Julius Wlascitz
Friedrich
Czaky
Budapest
Harry Dickerson
Howell
Hilsboro
Ill
W. T. Jett
Charles Albert Jenney
Prince of Wales
DeHaviland
Bellefonte Aviation Field
Aero Mail
Hog Island‘ Shipyard
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Coal Fields
Robertson
C. F. Barrett
McAlester
Standard Oil Company
Hays
Kan
Crawford
Cherokee Counties
State of
State Supreme Court
Richard J. Hopkins
George van Horn
C. N. McDanields
Parsons, Kas
Robert Swatzell
Bartlesville
Okla
Cork Harbor
Pine Bluff
Shinaga
Japan
Chile
T . the Earl of
St. Bernard
Stelvio Pass
Albert
Winnipeg
Man
Livya George
House of Commons
Cwelt
Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
Virginia
Davis
White House
Agricultural Bureau of Chemistry
William O. Jenkins
Puebla
Federico Cordova
State Department
Jenkins
American Federation of Farm Bureaus
Batonic
Eatonic
Boschee’s
ST. Charles
Mrs. Wiethoelter
Dean
Ernest Wiethoelter
Madison St
Geo
Gemeente
Gianni
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