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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1914
Page
7
The article reports U S policy moves under President Wilson as Congress weighs the Clayton anti trust bill and river and harbor funds. It mentions naval, army and financial actions, Panama Canal restrictions, and European war tensions affecting policy and diplomacy. It also covers Mexican unrest under Villa and Carranza, plus various international incidents and domestic security notes.
A bandit robbed the People's State Bank at Dodson near Kansas City shortly after 3 pm. Assistant cashier Hugh Moore was forced into a vault, the thief opened the office safe and fled with 1260 dollars and 20 cents. Aiding searches failed to locate the unmasked robber.
Mrs. Sallie Minten, 82, a charity patient at St. Joseph Hospital, paid her bill when a nurse found $4,939.30 in cash and bank certificates hidden in her stocking. Destitute and sick at home on Albemarle Street, North St Joseph, she had only two eggs and a banana and had been bedridden two months. Neighbors alerted welfare officials, who aided her divorce proceedings. her second husband reappeared and reconciled, and she left the hospital to return home with him.
Four Missouri University sophomores were arrested and fined for locking forty freshmen in a state farm silo during the annual class rush in Columbia. The incident prompted a united university and police effort to curb hazing. The suspended students include Asbuy Roberts J F Vawter C R Hurah and C R Crifer.
Kansas City judges sitting in banc adopt a rule barring default divorce cases for the term that begins now and runs to next November. The unprecedented move follows 482 divorce filings returnable for trial in the last term, about one month of all filings. W. W. Wright, the divorce proctor, will study default vice cases for a report before next term.
A granite paraboloid weighing about 700 tons stands on a rock knob in a low hill range about 250 miles south of Buenos Aires, described in Scientific American.
In Los Angeles Mrs Grosvenor Marshall keeps a duck named Clarence who believes he is a Thoroughbred chicken. The duck deserts the ducks, joins the chickens, and takes the top roost keeping the flock awake. To protect the brood he is confined to a stall.
A large bull angered by red cars on the Strang interurban line wrecked a limited car six miles south of Olathe. Motorman J G Dinton was thrown through the front and seriously injured. A telegraph pole at Cannon road crossing prevented a plunge from a 30 foot precipice. The bull was killed after repeatedly obstructing the line.
Four women wearing blue bows met with two children each in front of the Grant monument at City Hall in St. Louis at two o’clock in the afternoon. They recalled an agreement made ten years ago. On March 1, 1904, Mollie Peters, Sam Storth, Agnes Herr and Nelda …
A 19th century style letter touts GE Pinkham's Vegetable as a remedy for women's health issues. It claims personal transformation and urges readers, especially women, to trust the product. The notice mentions Maplecrest Farm in Kasota Minnesota and promises confidential replies to inquiries.
Mrs. Geddes repeats finger-bowl instructions to Nora who forgets during a guest visit. Nora cites her previous employer’s practice of washing hands before meals, illustrating the maid’s difficulty in following household etiquette.
A terse exchange reveals a father’s firm stance on his daughter's marriage. The statement That proves it underscores a formal rejection influencing subsequent plans and expectations.
A fragmentary item notes a local puzzle contest and a public interest in a tricky brainteaser. The notice hints at community participation and curiosity but provides few concrete details or names.
A brief saying notes a canoe tipping incident caused by Reggy’s pipe placement. The quip suggests some people are too dull to cut an undesirable acquaintance.
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