Trial Set for October 6 in Kidnapping Case
Seven alleged conspirators will contest alibis as seventeen Kansas City witnesses are subpoenaed for defense in Springfield. Taylor Adams faces kidnapping charges over Baby Lloyd Keet with nine witnesses. Sam McGinnis defense relies on eight. Boarders Lefroms and Thompson testify to alibi at their boarding house. State and defense declare ready for the Marshfield trial opening October 6.
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Kansas City
Springfield
Taylor Adams
Lloyd Keet
Sam McGinnis
C. A. Clement
Frank Farmer
John Hogue
S. M. Deal
Charles Zimmerman
Will Burton
The
Water Company
Hattie Adams
L. L. Adams
Tom Lantheam
G. Seymour
Andy Lefrom
Mary Lefrom
McGinnis
Charles Thompson
Lefrom Place
Burns, West, Smith and Hollier
Western Transfer Company
Scaggs
Western Company
Clement
Marshfield
Tucker elected president of Missouri Press Association
J. P. Tucker of Parkville was elected president at a St. Louis meeting where the association adopted resolutions pledging loyalty to President Wilson. Other officers named included S. W. Davis Butler first vice president A. T. Hollenbeck West Plains second vice president John Beal Mexico third vice president B. Ray Franklin Russellville corresponding secretary Lewis W. Lampkin Lees Summit recording secretary and L. W. Moore Hume treasurer.
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J. P. Tucker
Parkville
Missouri Press Association
St. Louis
Wilson
W. Davis
Butler
A. T. Hollenbeck
West Plains
John Beal
Mexico
B. Ray Franklin
Russellville
Lewis W. Lampkin
Lees Summit
L. W. Moore
Hume
Sedalia Votes on Saloons After Lengthy Debate
Seven hundred dry advocates meet in the Sedalia courthouse and win city council approval for a saloon vote as soon after October 23 as law allows. Liquor interests sought a conference but failed to change the plan for an election already ordered.
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Sedalia
Court House
Missourian Wounded in France
Robert Semple of Maplewood in the American expeditionary force in France was severely injured by the blast of an old German hand grenade, a letter to his parents reports.
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France
Robert Semple
Maplewood
Draft News Kills Mother in St Louis Call
Mrs Anna Gallagher aged 62 collapsed and died in St Louis after learning her son John Gallagher had been drafted and ordered to Fort Riley Kansas. Police and local officials report the tragic incident occurred as the draft notification was delivered to the family.
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Anna Gallagher
St. Louis
John Gallagher
National Army
Fort Riley
Kan
Plumber From Quincy Arrested for Denouncing President
Federal agents arrest William F Wehmeier 65 a Quincy Illinois plumber in St Louis on charges of denouncing the President and threatening to injure him. He had been under surveillance for weeks.
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St. Louis
William F. Wehmeyer
Quincy
Ill
Sheep King Starr Buys 10000 Head of Sheep
James H. Starr known as the sheep king of Missouri purchased 10,000 sheep in Colorado. Seven thousand were sold to buyers in Nebraska Kansas and Missouri, while three thousand were shipped to his ranch near Columbia.
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James H. Starr
Missouri
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Ers
Starr
Columbia
Missouri Forester Regiments Draftees Headed to France
Professor Frederick Dunlap of Missouri University notes four forestry graduates from Missouri Agricultural College are formed into a forestry regiment. Names listed include Kratt E B, Hotze Om ren A and others, with confirmation of overseas service.
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Frederick Dunlap
Missouri University
Forestry Department
Missouri Agricultural College
Aed Forestry Regiment
Kratt
E. B. Hotze
Ren A. Nie le
St Joseph Merchant Motter Dies At 71 In Williamsport
News of the death of Joshua Motter a St Joseph wholesale merchant at Williamsport Maryland has been received. He was 71 years old and died from heart disease.
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St. Joseph
Joshua Motter
Williamsport
Chariton Corn Show Invites World for November Event
Chariton county announces a corn show and agricultural roundup from November 1 to 3. Prizes total $1,000 in gold with awards for best ears of white and yellow corn, ten ear contests, and school fund prizes. Entries from across the state and beyond are welcome with no entrance fees.
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Chariton County
War training telegraph course at state university announced
President A Ross Hill announced a three month short course at the School of Engineering to train telegraph operators for war service starting September 24. The program, at the request of the Signal Corps, aims to help recruit twenty five thousand operators and notes potential aviation studies later in the year.
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School of Engineering
The
State University
A. Ross Hill
United States Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Hill
Europe
Missouri Masons expel signers of saloon petitions
After a long debate the grand lodge of Missouri in St. Louis adopted a resolution expelling any Mason who signs a petition for a saloon or posts bond for a saloonkeeper. Dr W A Clark of Jefferson City was unanimously elected grand master.
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Grand Lodge of
Missouri
A. F
A. M
St. Louis
W. A. Clark
Jefferson City
Grand Lodge
Rural school kids buy Poland pig for classroom meal
Miss Annie George in Butler county leads students who bought a Poland pig to feed the school. The porker stays near the schoolhouse and eats scraps, reflecting wartime thrift. The piece notes eager interest from the children and no complaint about food costs. Also reports about women workers at Chicago Burlington & Quincy shops in St Joseph and a Buckner farmer growing corn.
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Annie George
Butler County
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey
St. Joseph
Self Helps for the New Soldier Patrol Leader Roles
The patrol leader must be skilled in wide area coverage with few men and able to report on enemy strength intentions and movements. He should possess endurance, courage, judgment, map and compass use, field blanks, and thorough pre patrol briefing. Formation, timing, and communication details guide safety and effectiveness.
Patrol Information Protocol for Young Soldiers
Guidance on recon and reporting for patrols stressing observation, unit cohesion, and rapid relaying of intelligence. Emphasizes single file reconnaissance, recognition of enemy insignia, and timely written reports signed by the patrol leader with place date and time.
Outposts as Basic Defense in Hostile Territory Tactics
The article explains how outposts supplement patrols to protect camps. It discusses proper sizing from small detachments to one third of forces, aims to prevent surprises, maintain security, and ensure early warning for organized resistance. It notes concealment, discipline, and avoidance of skyline silhouettes for effective outpost patrols.
Four Diamonds in China Pro-Japanese Leaders Profiled
Samuel G. Blythe describes four Chinese leaders Tsao Ju Ling Chang Hsiang Lu Chung Yu and Wang I Tang as pro-Japanese power brokers. The piece says they head Chinese pro-Japanese politics and serve Japan in an ambitious plan to influence China and justify intervention.
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China
Tsao Ju Ling
Chang Hsiang
Japan
Lu Chung Yu
Wang I Tang
Interior
Samuel G. Blythe
Saturday Evening Post
Invention Lets a Doctor Write With the Knee
A Portland physician devises a knee writing device for the disabled, using a leather strap over the bent knee, spring clasps, two pencil clips, a music rack like support for paper, and a ball joint under the foot to allow pen motion.
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Portland
Ore
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Noa
Not Yet Says Women Won’t Rush In House Attire
The remark states women will not hurry to the grocery before breakfast wearing pantalette house suits. It reflects social expectations about women's dress and behavior in public spaces.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Whites Clothing
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a wonderful blue that makes clothes whiter than snow and urges readers to buy the genuine product at their grocers.
Newcomer Baroness Delays Eclipse Visit at Observatory
A newly minted socialite, described as a baroness or duchess, mingles with a professor and is invited to his observatory for an eclipse. She arrives two hours late and learns the eclipse is long finished, but she insists on waiting for the next one.
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London
Squashnoodle
Speed and Talent On The College Cro chet Team
Lois boasts she is the fastest cro cheter on the college team while Marx challenges Zasso to measure speed. Lois claims she can reach about thirty knots an hour in cro chet trials.
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Marx
Lois
Marx—Zasso
The Average Man And Broad Minded Forgetting Wrongs
A reflective line notes that an average man believes himself broad minded while he is willing to forget the wrongs endured by others. It critiques self serving tolerance and hidden bias.
Swamp-Root Ad Seeks Sample Liver Remedy
An old advertisement from October 3, 1916 promotes Swamp-Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. It claims benefits for liver and bladder issues and offers sample sizes for ten cents by mailing to the company. It notes availability at Owl Drug Store in Redalia Miscou and lists price details for various bottle sizes.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
She Would Get Even by Calves Chasing Girl
A frightened girl recalls Marcellis fond of playing with calves. One chase forces her to crawl under a fence and vow retaliation as she fears being harmed soon.
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Marcellis
Perseverance as told by Sheriff Wheeler at Phoenix banquet
Bisbane Arizona patriot Sheriff Wheeler recounts a tale of perseverance to a Phoenix audience. He contrasts police grit with a bartender Boozer who bragged about domestic troubles and drunken confessions. The humor underscores stubborn persistence in dealing with trouble.
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Wheeler
Bisbane
Arizona
Phoenix
Lacked Temptation. A quirky jailhouse exchange
In a terse wartime interview a prisoner asks the guard if he has ever been arrested and the guard replies he has never owned an automobile. The odd coupling hints at survival humor amid hardship.
True compliments forgive many of his lies, study notes say
A humorous observation suggests that when a man occasionally tells a woman how pretty she looks she will forgive most of the other lies he tells. The saying implies flattery softens truth-telling.
Advertising the Enemy editorial sparks village debate
A village reader quotes a sharp critique from the Pisindealer editor, noting that the editor shows strong animosity toward the Kaiser. The comment, captured by a Farmer Hernbeak, urges restraint to avoid fueling attention.
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Pisindealer
Farmer Hernbeak
Kansas City Star
Life Line Note Involving Molly Polly And Charrie
A fragmentary exchange shows Molly writing to Charrie and Polly confirming. Molly notes he was engaged, while Polly mentions receiving a letter that his best girl has left him, prompting Molly to send a line in response.
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Molly
Charrie
Polly
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