Mallister Goes After Coal Trust
Jefferson City reports McAllister resumes Missouri and Illinois coal trust probe at Planters Hotel in St Louis. He cites uniform price rises and a master price sheet used by producers to set daily openings, with profits cited at 200 to 300 percent per ton.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri
Illinois
National Fuel Administration
Planters
St. Louis
McAllister
Fuel Administration
Ilinois
Oil Lease Nets Kansas City Firm Land Near Brussels
Ozark Oil and Gas of Kansas City leased land near Brussels to drill for oil. About 50 farms were leased for prospects, with a damages suit of 30,000 dollars filed in Lincoln circuit court by Christ W er of St Louis against the Els-Prainage District for damage to 300 acres of Winkelmeyer land in the drainage district annex. A tight frost was reported there and fears were voiced about the time.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Missouri
St. Louis
Kansas City
Robert Hicks
Hickory County
The
American Legion
Sedalia
Hannibal
Lemses
Ozark Oil and Gas
Brussels
Christ W Er
Lincoln
Els- Prainage District
Winkelmeyer
Reed Condemned by Piney Township Democratic Club in Texas
Democratic women of Piney township organize a club in Houston Texas county with Mrs Robert Lamar as president and Mrs C M Howell as vice president. The group adopts resolutions endorsing the League of Nations and condemning Senator Reed.
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Reed
Houston
Piney Township
Texas County
Robert Lamar
C. M. Howell
W. F. Carty
League of Nations
Senator Reed
German Methodists Merging at Warrenton Conference
Bishop William M. Quayle announced the merging of four St. Louis German congregations at the St. Louis Annual Conference of German Methodism in Warrenton. The move reflects diminished use of the German language in the churches. Roach New Bank President, Kansas City. Cornelius Don Roach, once ousted as chairman of the state tax commission during the last legislative session, has become president of a new Kansas City bank he organized.
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Warrenton
William M. Quayle
St. Louis
Roach New Bank
Kansas City
Cornelius
Don) Roach
State Tax Commission
Roach
Land Prices Soar in County Transactions
Land prices rise as William McGhee sells a 320 acre farm three miles northwest of Shelby to Howard Payne of North Salem for 100 dollars per acre. The Logan farm northwest of town, previously 65 dollars an acre, now lists at 110 dollars per acre.
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Shelby
William cGhee
Here
Howard Payne
North Salem
Logan
Rent profiteers named by city complaint board
After investigating landlord complaints the board will publish the names of profiteering landlords and the properties where they charge exorbitant rents. Cape Girardeau Woodmen of the World elected five delegates C T Lewis Gust Schultz J W Pearson Grover Bond and R L Anders to attend Sedalia convention Sept 29 to protest higher insurance rates by supreme officers.
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St. Louis
Woodmen
Cape Girardeau
Woodmen of the World
C. T. Lewis
Gust Schultz
J. W. Pearson
Grover Bond
R. L. Anderson
Sedalia
Supreme Officers
Farm Club Convention Draws 700 at Sedalia Fair
Seven hundred delegates attended the third annual Missouri Farm Clubs convention held at the state fair grounds in Sedalia.
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Farm Club
Fair
Sedalia
Missouri Farm Clubs
State Fair Grounds
Revival of cannel coal mining in county
The movement to revive cannel coal mining is under way with T. L. Price of Jefferson City planning to reopen a Holt Summit mine where a five foot vein exists. The project aims to boost local coal production and employment in New Bloomfield area.
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WIN
Cannel Coal
New Bloomfield
T. L. Price
Jefferson City
Holt Summit
Major R. & Wilks Honored At Verona Birthday Tribute
Five hundred people attended a Verona celebration honoring the eighty seven birthday of May.
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R. &. Wilks
Verona
Five Members of U S Forces Die by Own Action in Siberia
A report from V Vladi vostok lists casualties up to August 31 among American forces in Siberia including one officer and twenty four men killed in action eight died of wounds forty died of disease and twenty six died in accidents.
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Siberia
V Vladivostok
U.S. weighs Mexico revolt aid and Barragan plot claims
An appeal was made at the White House for U S recognition of the belligerent anti-Carranza factions in Mexico and for financial aid to topple Carranza. Washington regards Barragan’s assassination plot report as part of Carranza insiders seeking support. Treasury notes maturing before 1920 are funded, with a planned 10 million dollar appropriation to reinforce vaults. The Prince of Wales may visit November 12 and be hosted at the White House. The House approved life admiral rank for Benson and Sims, sent to the Senate.
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United States
Mexico
Carranza
White House
Mexico City
Juan Barragan
Washington
Prince of Wales
Canada
Wilson
House
William 8. Benson
William M. Simms
Benson
Sims
Senate
Fire damages Central Elevator Com warehouse at Pitts Dargis
Fire in the engine room of the Central Elevator Com wholesale grain dealers at Pitts Dargis caused the loss of 300,000 bushels of grain valued at 500,000 dollars. Col. George Pabyan, a Geneva Illinois resident, met with District Attorney Charles F. Clyne in Chicago to discuss opening a large Fox River store selling food to consumers at cost. Reaction from wartime price levels has emerged amid rising prices and scarcity.
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Pitts Dargis 'Pa
George Pabyan
Geneva
Ill
Charles F. Clyne
Chicago
Fox River
Romanian Delegation Refuses Austrian Peace Treaty Signing
The Romanian delegation at the peace conference announced it would not sign the Austrian peace treaty. Meanwhile, Havana news notes Cyclonis winds flooding sections of the city. A Flemish activist leader Dr August Borms has been condemned to death after a week long trial.
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Vienna
Geneva
Renner
Hapsburgs
George Gaston Quien
Edith Cavell
Austria
Havana
August Borms
Germany
Pershing Leads New York Parade Through Fifth Avenue
Tens of thousands line Fifth Avenue as Gen John J. Pershing and the First Division march in full wartime dress. The parade leaves at 10 o clock from One Hundred Tenth Street with Pershing at the head and his staff, the division marching in precise formation past cheering crowds.
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Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
New York
America
John J. Pershing
France
Baker
Lafayette
Picpus
Fifth Avenue
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Pershing
Military Rule in Boston Brings Troops to Restore Order
Boston endures a night of lawlessness as 5,000 soldiers occupy streets after a police strike. State guardsmen open fire on a mob wounding and killing multiple, with stores looted and civilian injuries reported amid mounting chaos.
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Boston
Treaty Reported to Senate Amid Open Debate
The German peace treaty with amendments and the League covenant with reservations were reported to the Senate by the foreign relations committee. A majority opposed ratification in the form proposed by President Wilson. The open discussion marks the first major document debated publicly rather than in executive sessions. The committee majority report, signed by all Republican members, asserts the reservations protect American rights and sovereignty.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Typhoon Drowns 3000 in Southeast Coast Storm
A great typhoon swept the southeast coast a week ago causing the deaths of at least three thousand people. A colossal tidal wave reached twenty eight feet, pausing aid and rescue efforts in the affected regions.
New York Tailors Fight 44-Hour Week Demand
New York tailors strike as demand for fall styles rises. Over eight thousand workers demand a 44 hour week and $50 weekly minimum from clothing firms in the city.
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New York
Man Quarrel Inquiry In Judge White Court
A man appearing in Judge White's court for a third time over a quarrel replies he could avoid fighting but clings to a risky recipe. The judge asks for the recipe and the man cites a line attributed to Shakespeare or Kipling, then says the rule is to say nothing do nothing be nothing.
Quip on Etiquette From a Shoe Emporium Proprietor
A shoe emporium proprietor tells the new assistant not to ask a woman what she wears, arguing it is easier to know her size than to argue with her. The remark is framed as a blunt salesroom rule.
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Shoe Emporium
Don
End to His Rope Cheats Meet Inevitable Justice
A pithy morality note warns that cheats inevitably confront someone they cannot deceive, suggesting their downfall comes as sure as consequence. The quip frames dishonesty as a self-defeating flaw bound to surface in time.
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Coal Trust
Wheat Control Committee
Railroad Administration
United States Grain Corporation
Red Cross
Dell D. Dutton
American Red Cross
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Koeln
Wollbrinck
Fulton
Missouri Women’s Federated Clubs
G. A. Still
Kirksville
James C. Welsh
Charleston
Mississippi
O. H. de Walf
Ozark County
Poplar Bluff
Long
Hampton
Dugginsville
Yellville
Ark
Joe Long
Charles Hampton
Poulsmnan—kist
World News
Peace Notes
Trades Union Congress
Glasgow
Scotland
United States Senate
National Assembly
Baltic
Courland
Edward Brus
Blue Grass Savings Bank
Otto H. Barthel
Davenport
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Post Graduate Hospital
Milford
Conn
Benjamin M. Binkowitz
Wall Street
Gulf Refining Company
Marlin
Tex
Tulsa
Okla
Jefferson
Efferson Barracks
Clifford D. Forrester
Marionville
Tampico
Grand Avenue
Baileyville, Kas
Glass
Treasury
Congress
Gabriele D’annunzio
Rome
Tokio
D’annunzio
Maddox
Azores
Ponta Delgada
Nieuwied
Knights of Columbus of Lafayette
Metz
Esplanade
Petrograd
Mueller
Women OF Middle AG
Poe
Urbana
Lydia E. Pinkham
Henson
Lydia E.ham
Eatonic
Atonic
Boatment
Trevor -Caticarn
Dept. E
Haarlem
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