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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1906
Page
6
A collage of notes mocks journalism, class, and phonetics with sly observations on chauffeurs, clergy, dukes, and English manners. Postscript items cite post office receipts for a year ending June 30, 1906, noting a marked increase over prior years.
The text praises American marines who rushed to defend the town when the cyclone hit the island. It notes their gallant rescue of life and property and cites the reputation of Uncle Sam’s marines as dependable in any duty.
Kansas enacts a state board of health rule prohibiting retail sale of any domestic or wild fowl or game or fish kept in cold storage with entrails, crops, and other offensive parts undrawn. The service of such food is also banned, as states assume responsibility to protect residents from impure foods.
Pape Zimmerman objects to further funding for the palace amid gala international marriages. A new phonograph could be heard a mile away, signaling the era of larger protections needed over long ranges.
A digest of world and U.S. happenings: Carnegie’s million donation denied, religious and political moves in Cuba and the U.S. governors and diplomats, notable deaths and appointments, transport and railroad disputes, court actions, and weather and disaster notes from coast to coast.
Joseph F. pleaded guilty in East Lake City Utah to unlawful cohabitation. Judge Ritchie imposed a $300 fine after a transfer from Judge Armstrong. The incident related to the birth of President Smiths fourth third child by his fifth wife.
Attorney General Coleman announced that Governor Hoch fully sanctioned the four suits against Kansas mayors for violating the prohibitory law. He said Hoch cooperated and approved, even paying costs from his contingency fund in the Kansas City cases, aiding Trickett as well.
At the Oklahoma constitutional convention a delegate from Indian Territory proposed a resolution condemning lobbyists and their tactics. The motion suggested grounds for influence by outside interests shaping the senate's constitution. A memorial to Congress petitioning sale of segregated coal and asphalt lands was adopted and referred to a committee.
Liverpool researchers report successful proof that Chimpanzees can be infected with yellow fever by the means of infected mosquitoes. The discovery, hailed as highly important, comes from the School of Tropical Medicine after nearly two years of Brazil field work.
The Canadian government informs the United States that the postal convention between the two nations will be abrogated on May 7. The notice states the action affects second class matter only and aims to extend certain terms amid friction over publishers privileges.
H Gary chairman of the board announces wage rises for common labor in subsidiary plants of U S Steel Corporation. Beginning May 1, wages will be increased by ten cents per day.
Unable to determine clear facts from the fragment. The text appears garbled and lacks identifiable people, organizations, places, dates, or events to summarize into a coherent news item.
Missouri Attorney General Herbert H Hadley plans two bills for the legislature to give the state broader power over freight rates and to create a jury trial for antitrust violations. He notes Missouri freight costs run 25 to 30 percent higher than Illinois and Iowa.
Judge Howard Gray rules Statute 8811 authorizing iron cages for lowering miners is unconstitutional as it covers coal mines under 100 feet depth. Inspector Walter Ragland filed the suit, placing all district mines under scrutiny. The court deems the humane Tule cage replacement dangerous yet unconstitutional as class legislation.
Governor Folk announced appointments including S G Tetweiler as coal oil inspector for Charleston for two years E M White as coal oil inspector for Warsaw two years Alexander McCandress of Lancaster as coal oil inspector for Schuyler County two years John J Seibel as probate judge of Perry County to succeed the late Charles A Weber Oliver Chilton as coal oil inspector of Carter County two years and J D Marr as school commissioner of Clinton County to fill an unexpired term.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen announces new state officers with Master Samuel Sparkm an Moberly Vice master G N Hogan Hannibal secretary E T Wartsett Moberly treasurer T T Martin Cape Girardeau past master W D Moorse Sedalia chaplain G H Headbrink Moberly. The next state convention is set for Hannibal in the third week of June.
Two Braymer youths Otto and Clay ton Ross faced murder charges after Otto Ross struck R. M. Milstad on the head with a hammer during a dispute over farm nuts. Milstad died later from head injuries.
Senator William Joel Stone of Missouri misplaced his overcoat during a heated lobby discussion at the Jefferson Hotel in St. Louis. He left his chair briefly and returned to find the garment missing after a moment of argument. Five motherly boys coasting in an old buggy went 30 miles per hour, struck a rock, and overturned. They were all bruised but not seriously hurt.
W. T. Johnson of Oregon county is named secretary of the legislative committee to settle with the state auditor and state treasurer. The committee has begun work and will review all vouchers from state departments accumulated during the current biennial period.
The Secretary of State Swanger has started issuing commissions for county officers elected in the recent election. It will take until the end of the year to complete, with about 1 500 commissions to be issued across the counties.
The state supreme court building will not be ready for occupancy until next spring. Plans previously projected a January move, with the old capitol corner building repurposed for several state agencies including the railway and warehouse commissioners, mining, building and loan, insurance, and labor bureaus. The state superintendent of schools will move into the former insurance department space, the executive office will absorb the former educational department, and Secretary Swanger will gain space from the railway commissioners. The enlarged executive department will provide quarters for the governor’s pardon attorney.
Camden county sheriff arrested William Hunsacker in Jackson county on a murder charge linked to the 1904 Linn Creek killings of George Anderson and a woman. A convict named Young testified Hunsacker confessed the crime. Garnett resigns Lincoln Institute post to head Western College Macon.
The proposition to build a $25,000 building at the Saline County poor farm did not reach a two thirds of all votes cast and was defeated, though it did secure a two thirds majority of the votes cast on the proposition.
The Millsap livery barn owned by William Bartlett was destroyed by an incendiary fire in Warsaw. Five horses and numerous vehicles burned along with twenty hogs. Losses near 3000 dollars partially covered by insurance. An announcement was made at St. Josoph.
An Missouri woman Mrs J B Johnson of 603 Street Columbia reports relief from long standing distress after using Kidney Pills. She describes swelling pain and frequent discharges resolving after two years of suffering. The ad notes price and distributor Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a brief anecdote about the late John Stetson the vicar manager recalls meeting him during boat building. Stetson mused on a yacht name starting with S and considered Psyche or Cinch as potential choices.
Practical guide advises using a smooth starch for home laundering to achieve stiffness and finish with less wear. It recommends a starch that does not stick to irons to ensure a better, neater result.
The Dead Letter Office opened misaddressed mail and traced writers, returning items as many letters never found recipients. An immense tally shows billions? (text unclear) but indicates widespread misrouting and dead letters.
A Berlin writer notes a wireless station rises at Norddeich for government postal use. The structure features four iron towers, each 813 feet high, totaling a planned height that signals a regional communications hub.
In Manchester New Hampshire A Fletcher 59 rect reports insomnia suffered for weeks before finding relief through a controversial regimen. The account describes severe sleeplessness and nerve exhaustion with rest not attainable, prompting a search for a remedy and a shift to a habit forming routine.
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