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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
6
Hungarian irregulars invaded Austria and occupied Kirschlag after a battle with gendarmerie. The story notes casualties on both sides and reports other global events including relief efforts for Russian children, American aid to Paris, and political moves in Austria, Japan, and the United States.
Federal prohibition agents seized fifteen thousand cases of whisky valued at one million dollars at several North River piers. It marked New York’s largest single liquor seizure since the Volstead act took effect.
Britain invites De Valera to a conference in Inverness on September 20 with the condition Ireland remain within the empire. The cabinet says the reply to Sinn Fein is decisive and a ministers committee will act when De Valera replies.
A major blaze in Jeffris Wisconsin wiped out portions of the town twelve miles from Rhinelander destroying lumber mills a pulp and paper plant and a refrigerator factory. Fire raged into morning with flames seen from Rhinelander and Merrill sending firefighters from nearby towns to battle the inferno. Nearly the entire population of about three hundred residents fought to save homes as thousands of feet of sawn wood stored at Larson Lumber Co yards fed the flames.
Washington reports Secretary Herbert Hoover warns farmers are selling wheat too rapidly. He says at least 40 percent of the crop has left farmers in thirty days, depressing prices and disrupting orderly marketing, with concern voiced by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Delegates of the National Association of Letter Carriers refused a resolution directing executive officers to begin a salary hike campaign. The measure failed 334 to 73 at the convention in St. Louis.
National guardsmen and citizen volunteers reported fires near Onamia Hillman and Johnsdale now under control after rapid suppression efforts amid districtwide outbreaks.
A reflection on how country editors held power in colonial and early republic America. The preacher, lawyers, and politicians all answered to the editor, who spoke to the people in plain speech and set political guidance, shaping local Americanism through Horace Greeley as a prime example.
The article explains how a cat's pupil normally appears as a narrow vertical slit and widens to an oval in dim light. It notes that under bright light the pupil shrinks similarly to humans, but cats can form circular pupils under atropine and vary with light exposure.
The Anglican Church plans a grand Gothic cathedral in Wellington to honor World War I. Architect Frank Peck leads the project on the St Mark’s site, with a 20 year build. First units include a war memorial chapel and two Maori and South African war chapels.
Observers near Westminster Bridge note a statue of a bowman on the London county hall corner with an absent bowstring and left handed archer kneeling to shoot. An architect calls sculpture not a rational science and says the figure aims for beauty rather than a feasible hit.
Muskrats proved profitable as curiosities two dozen years ago and became wealth sources for locals. The American consul in Prague told Secretary Hoover that Czechoslovakia exported 50 000 muskrat skins last year. The fur chase drew London buyers and other markets to a growing industry with low capital and steady profits.
Jefferson City MO further developments in the Missouri State Penitentiary drug probe were expected after a conference involving Warden Hill Governor Hyde and Prison Commission Chairman Nelson. Parole offers were reportedly considered for Vic Gueringer Oscar Harrison and Morris Lewkowitz in connection with alleged confessions. No warrants yet issued. Investigators focus on reports of dope being distributed by convicts on recreation grounds.
A statewide midsummer survey by the Missouri Co operative Crop Reporting Service led by E A Logan and Jewel Mayes finds Missouri farms house 16 048 bathrooms and 23 870 kitchen sinks across nine hundred farms. Nodaway Jackson Saline Henry Jasper lead in bathroom counts with Bollinger lowest. Barns with running water total 4 647 led by Saline St Louis Nodaway Callaway and Green.
Jefferson City May Gov Hyde granted clemency to four convicts in the penitentiary. Paul Jennings Young and Jennings Young of Christian County had sentences cut from ten to five years for burglary and larceny. Earl Emil Rozelle of Boone County had a ten year term reduced to five for forgery. Edward Terrill of Kansas City received a sick parole after a five year sentence for burglary and grand larceny.
Cape Girardeau Missouri students from Southeast Missouri State Teachers College won honors at the Missouri Centennial Celebration in Sedalia for outstanding exhibits in industrial arts chemistry agriculture and manual training. Noted commendations went to Gladys Gautier St Louis Wilbur Forrester Webster Groves Lydia Bremmelsick Chesterfield Ann Jureka Wellston and Nerenice Allison Cape Girardeau.
Cape Girardeau Missouri coroner jury finds Edward Barnes age 49 shot and killed at home in Smelterville. The verdict charges Fred Foeste son in law with premeditated murder.
Harry F. Feazell of Commerce Oklahoma has purchased an oil lease 12 miles west of Nevada Missouri and contracted to drill eight wells on the tract. The first well will start once a drilling rig is shipped from Oklahoma.
All zinc mines in Howell county Missouri have shut down due to low ore prices. Only a few miners remain as many workers moved to Oklahoma and Kansas wheat fields for harvest.
Sedalia Missouri celebrated Labor Day with a parade featuring 35 labor organizations. H Laws of St. Louis was the principal speaker, serving as secretary of the State Plumb Plan League.
Sedalia Missouri reports public and parochial schools along with country schools opened with larger attendance than the previous year.
John W. Gregory, 70, a retired farmer, died at his Lamonte home. He belonged to the Christian Church and was a Mason and Odd Fellow. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. In Mobherly, a September 10 meeting to discuss Randolph county road hard surfacing will gather delegates from across the county.
The Missouri Farmers' Association in annual session at Springfield votes to support world disarmament. The convention sends a message to President Harding urging open, public discussion at the world disarmament conference and warning of threats to civilization.
Assistant Attorney General Merrill advised Secretary of State Becker that state senatorial district candidates for delegates must come from primaries or conventions. The plan calls for one Republican and one Democrat per district and fifteen at large, with delegates nominated by petitions equal to 5 percent of legal voters in a district. No thinning process is provided and the top vote-getters, regardless of party, will attend.
The Missouri Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South re elected Rev Charles O Ransford as secretary for the 17th time with the 105th session opening in Hannibal Rev Ransford is associate editor of the St Louis Christian Advocate Rev J M Monroe of Clifton Hill was chosen as statistical secretary.
Threatening weather reduced attendance at the labor celebration in Jefferson City Missouri. The gathering at State Park was organized by the Knights of Columbus after labor unions canceled a parade. Jefferson City is noted as a strong labor union city in the state.
State Director of Finance Hughes approved Fuller State Bank of Princeton for a charter to operate in Missouri. The bank's $25,000 paid capital is fully paid, with stockholders J E Fuller S Fuller L J Fuller and L W Hoover.
World War I veterans Fred and Books Teachor were interred in the same grave in Monroe City after arriving from overseas. The Edgar McCann Post of the American Legion led their funeral service.
Missouri bee colonies have produced 81 pounds per colony totaling 5,100,000 pounds of honey by September 1, 1921. The state-wide returns were received by E. A. Logan and Jewell Hayes of the State Federal Department of Agriculture.
Over 150 boosters from Lockwood and nearby towns toured Dade county and surrounding communities to advertise the Dade County Fair. The group visited Carthage Joplin Jasper Mount Vernon Stotts City Miller and Grays Point and other towns.
Benton Missouri. Callahan Construction Company lands the contract to dig about 12 miles of ditching near Oran in Scott County. Total project cost estimated around $256,600 with a $250,000 portion funded.
Princeton Missouri Fuller State Bank in Princeton gains charter from State Director of Finance Hughes. The new bank shows capital stock of 25000 dollars with stockholders J E Fuller B S Fuller L J Fuller and others.
In Hannibal Missouri the cornerstone for the Church of Blessed Sacrament was laid. Rev. Charles Van Sant of Ste Genevieve preached the dedicatory sermon. Knights of Columbus attended in a body. Rev. T C Fox is rector of the church.
In Mexico Missouri Lodge 919 B P O E initiated the United States first class of Junior Elks. The event marked a historic start for the junior division within the national fraternal order.
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