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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
2
A summary of multiple brief items reports Maine remains prohibition by 365 votes after initial returns. Other notes include a fatal fire in Williamsburg Missouri, a planned railroad construction from Salina, Kansas, and various local and state government actions across Kansas and Missouri.
Justice Hayes writes that Guthrie city charter is invalid. A Kansas call for a special election in Caney to approve 36000 dollar bonds for an eight inch gas pipeline to supply local factories is noted. Kansas attorney general John Dawson faces suits aimed at a resigned judge. St Joseph Missouri will send 300 delegates to the Missouri German American Alliance convention in Kansas City September 17 to 19. A farmer near Macon Missouri sold his farm to buy a moving picture show and car prompting a sanity inquiry for his wife. Walter Hamilton, escapee from Huntsville Texas prison in 1905, has been captured in Oklahoma City.
During army maneuvers at Berlin the dirigible balloon M.3 caught fire and fell with crew escaping by jumping. A balloon with three Germans carrying freshly taken French photographs landed near Rouvres France and was seized by authorities.
New York to coast flight kicks off as James J. Ward starts the cross continental attempt for a 50000 award. Weather and winds noted as pilots like Cessna and Wetsig fly before crowds while others face accidents and legal actions unfold in Kansas and nearby states.
Missouri notes recall a 50 year old clash when Columbia students ousted the Millersburg marshal and city government collapsed. Now a special eight mile road district may form with $15000 planned for permanent improvements in the western Calaway county town. A St. Joseph deputy clerk, Jesse Farris, believes he found an 1853 half dollar identical to one valued at 15000 by a Chicago collector after seeing reports.
Arthur Carpenter captured in Arkansas and brought to Warsaw on a charge of assault with intent to kill escaped by digging through the concrete and brick wall using a piece of a horse shoe. His cellmate Jesse Stacey on a similar charge was captured by Sheriff Allen just as he was about to drop from the cell.
D S Jones former mayor acts for Bevier Commercial club in a contract with Fairbanks Morse to build an electric light plant. The $10 000 stock is sold to citizens at 100 per share and the plant is to be completed in 90 days.
Springfield architects complete plans for a 16 story building for F X Heer A B Crawford and A J Eisenmeyer. The Woodruff 10 story office building, erected a year ago by John T Woodruff, is at present the tallest structure in the city.
R. E. Culver of St. Joseph presiding in St. Louis city Democratic state election contest cases ruled Attorney W. C. Marshall has no right to access the poll books. The decision addresses the investigator's ability to view registration records amid the contest actions.
News of the marriage of Dr. N. M. Baskett editor of the Moberly Monitor and Miss Margaret Gore of Paris was received by a friend of the bride. The wedding occurred in London where the bride formerly taught vocal music at William Woods College.
Campbell will hold its annual corn show on September 29 and 30. The first day features a parade of farmers and merchants floats schoolchildren motor cars and livestock. Corn expert S M Jordon will lecture.
A cloudburst at Reeds Spring flooded streets and made Baily Creek the highest on record. Four miles south a railroad bridge was washed out and a work train engine and tender plummeted through the structure.
Entries for the Interstate Live Stock and Horse Show in St Joseph closed with 1550 head of stock listed for the event spanning September 25 to 30, the largest number in the show’s history.
The Marceline board of aldermen have moved to pave seven blocks of streets with vitrified brick, marking a significant upgrade to the town’s paving program and public infrastructure.
Joseph Ingles a 47 year old dairy hand was killed when lightning struck his umbrella handle as he crossed a field near Waukeshaw station on the Strang Line near Kansas City.
The $100,000 bond issue for road improvement in the Columbia special road district was carried at the election by a vote of 1,847 to 170.
Special elections have been called to organize the New Florence and Mineola road districts along the central state highway, outlining steps for official highway administration and local governance.
James H. Cronin, a political lieutenant of Col. Edward Butler, died of blood poisoning in St. Louis as Butler's funeral was held. Cronin's death coincides with the civic acknowledgment of Butler's service.
Missouri Confederate veterans held their annual reunion in Lexington. The event opened with a formal celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of Lexington on the battlefield. A reception for chaperons, maids of honor, and sponsors followed at the Elks home.
Beverly dispatch reports President Taft objects to appearing in a "chariot of state" drawn by eight large mules during the Sedalia fair. The stance reflects Taft’s caution about public display while on tour.
The Grand Opera House presents Chicago's greatest musical The Girl I Love with the original cast as the week of September 17. A $2.00 show at popular prices. Dante's Inferno continues at the Shubert beginning September 17 with daily matinees.
A four inch rainstorm struck Boonville for four hours washing out bridges and house foundations. Launches and small boats sank on the Missouri river while small streams swelled. Railroads reported washouts and streets flooded as trees were uprooted.
About 150 Craig family members gathered at Atkinson's Ford north of Fulton for an annual reunion, representing about half of the clan. The event also marked the 100th birthday of William Craig, grandfather to many attendees.
At Columbia the Missouri conference of the Methodist church south adjourned and Rev. H H Johnson who led the Clarence Missouri church sent a resignation letter stating his conduct made resignation necessary.
Julius Wagner aged 25 died in a Springfield hospital after living a week with his spinal cord severed from a wagon accident. He was knocked from the wagon and paralyzed from the shoulders down and remained conscious until shortly before death.
Homer Davenport, son of Benjamin Davenport, living 12 miles north of Joplin, shot himself through the heart with a small revolver. He walked downstairs and fell dead at his father’s feet.
Harvey Chambers a rural mail carrier died from injuries after slipping and falling while running bases. He suffered a broken left leg in two places and a spinal injury.
W A Rippe a Hartville area farmer four miles west of Hartville died by suicide shooting himself with a revolver local reports say authorities listed it as a death by own action investigation ongoing confirming none others involved in the incident
Rain delays the formal start of the Missouri cross-state road project once planned for Sedalia. The setback provides a lesson to farmers and locals about the benefits of rock roads and permanent highways.
David Taggart aged 60 died at Wabash hospital in Moberly from injuries after he fell or was thrown from a Wabash passenger train between Keyesville and Dalton while en route to Kansas City.
Residents of Millersburg northwest of Fulton plan a public park on the site where the Daniel Boone stone marker was found five years ago. The effort aims to honor local history and create a community space near Daniel Boone Park.
The Scalia Boosters club reports 8000 dollars raised for immediate road improvements between Scalia city and Springfield aiming to fast track repairs.
Preston Hoagland, a young farmer near Mexico, confessed to officers that he took his three day old son to Laddonia and left the boy on the doorstep of C. C. Stevens' store.
Fred Ball, a young farmer near Ozark, pleaded guilty in cries court to killing his wife. He was sentenced to life in prison after previously claiming the death was an accident.
Warren D. Vincent the Hoisington Kansas postmaster faces a three count federal indictment. Bond set at 2500 he must appear in September court. A $2000 registered package from Brinkman Co of Great Bend to Brinkman Bank State Bank Olmitz was opened at Hoisington after a five inch slit in the mail bag.
Secretaries office reports six towns missing, Portland counts show repeal opposition results. If Limestone Manicous Isle and Tapsfield figures swung to match Augusta, repeal could win by 336 votes. Official recount probable to determine outcome.
Excelsior Springs Missouri reports serious trouble securing a right of way for the Kansas City Excelsior Springs electric line. Farmers between Liberty and Excelsior Springs seek prices deemed excessive, risking condemnation to force access. An extension to Wibbard in Ray county is under consideration with surveys along the territory to coal mines.
An agreement reached between rival building trades factions ends a near year long strike in Chicago Illinois. The stoppage cost the city millions of dollars in construction activity and disruption.
Believing Lancaster area lands near here hold oil or gas, a company of capitalists is taking leases on many farms. Each lease grants ten year rights and tests will begin.
Chicago J J Carrigan president of the International Brotherhood of Railway Clerks announces a general walkout of Illinois Central clerks at East St Louis affecting about 500 bill and yard clerks.
Cherokee Oklahoma mayor A J Titus was arrested by a deputy U S marshal during a council meeting. He was ordered to Enid to answer an indictment for misapplication of funds of the First National Bank, linked to a Justice Department investigation. Titus appeared in Enid before U S Judge Cotteral.
Alex, a 500 resident town nine miles east of Chickasha on a Rock Island branch, was sold for 40000 to Washita Valley Improvement company. The transfer moves ownership of the Oklahoma town to the purchaser.
Dr S F Keesler long time anatomy professor at Ensworth Medical College in St Joseph Missouri has willed his bones to the college for posthumous student study after his death.
The advisory board of physicians who will select the state tuberculosis hospital site will meet to arrange visits to proposed locations in several western Kansas towns.
Puck notes a humorous contrast as expectations of a man are dashed by a surprising sight. The line contrasts imagined romance with a bird seen during a close inspection, reflecting a lighthearted social observation.
An advertisement invites readers to obtain five samples of Gold Embossed Birthday Flower and Motte Post Cards by sending a 2 cent stamp. It lists Art Post Card Club at 731 Jackson St in Topeka Kansas.
Robert Henri in New York critiqued a Chicago promoter who paid a high price for an so called old master. He argued the buyer uses the painting as a megaphone for his wealth and that the man is content with his bargain.
The plantation figure Uncle Mose tells a Success Magazine interviewer that he is a preacher yet avoids discussing the Gospel. He insists he touches the subject very lightly as the questioner probes his religious affiliations.
An advertisement promotes Ball Bluing as the preferred laundry additive for housewives, stating Ball Bluing is solid blue through and unlike liquid bluing. It notes 5 and 10 cent sizes and targets grocers for distribution.
A Southern social scene portrays an Alabama dance with fiddlers and musicians on stage. The floor manager directs participants by shoe and stockings, ordering shoed and stockinged attendees to the center and barefoot dancers to the corners. The account reflects period attitudes and segregation era vernacular.
In a contribution to the Christian Register Thomas R. Slicer relates a tale of a minister challenged by a witty remark about conscience. A dialogue depicts satire turning serious as the speaker suggests conscience is the vermicular appendix of the soul, and the minister notes the sting.
A Houston Post humorous caption notes a wife smiles toward her husband not from love but from a sense of humor. The exchange contrasts affectionate appearance with sly wit in a lighthearted line.
A succinct reflection attributed to Dante on the pain of recognizing time wasted and lost, expressing a somber view of insight without action.
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