Receivers Named for K G A R Lines Company
Kansas City officials report receiver appointments in the K G A R Lines case after the company failed to pay a fuel bill. Liabilities exceed 37.9 million with assets around 27.9 million. Three receivers likely named for stockholders bondholders and the city to oversee proceedings.
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Kansas City
Frank C. Niles
Kansas City Railways Company
Federal District Court
Niles
Stone
Missouri Public Service Commission
State Utilities Commission
Pilgrim Pageant Planned in Springfield
Prof R R Robertson plans a Pageant of the Pilgrims to mark the landing celebration. It will be presented in connection with nationwide events on or before December 21 at the public schools. Dedication of Macon Masonic Temple noted with grand lodge officers’ involvement. Dr Lestie Harper and Vivian Maurine Chambers wed in Butler and will reside in Adrian.
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Springfield
R. R. Robertson
Masonic Temple
Macon
Masons of
Julius
Garrell
St. Louis
Grand Lodge
Bates County
Butler, Mo
Lestie Harper
Adrain
Vivian Maurine Chambers
C. A. Chambers
R. H. Bisser
Farmers and Merchants Mercantile forms chain stores in Clarence
Shelbyville Missouri reports the Farmers and Merchants Mercantile Company organized at Clarence to operate a cooperative chain of stores with capital stock of 75000 dollars.
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Shelbyville
Farmers and Merchants’ Mercantile Company
Clarence
Mexico Elks Roundup Opens With Unridden Horse Challenge
Mexico Mo. Elks begin three days of events led by Ed McCarthy from Cheyenne Wyoming as he attempts to ride the unridden outlaw horse Coyote in the opening round-up activity.
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Elke
Mexico
Elks
Ed McCarthy
Cheyenne
Wyo
Coyote
Shelbyville Farmer Dies at 69 in Missouri
Humphrey B. Miller, 69, a retired farmer from Shelbyville Missouri, died at his home from nephritis. He is survived by six daughters and two sons.
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Shelbyville
Humphrey B. Miller
Here
Benton Road District Formed in Ava Missouri
Ava Missouri Benton Township voters approved creation of a special road district by an almost unanimous margin. The action establishes a dedicated governance body to oversee road work and maintenance in the area.
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Benton Road
Ava
Benton Township
Branson Fair Called Off In Missouri
Branson Missouri organizers cancel this fall fair. The group will keep intact and begin work immediately for a larger fair next year.
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Branson
Farmer pays record price for piglet at Delaney Bros sale
Shelbyville Missouri Frank Keller of Taylor Missouri paid 4025 dollars for Superior Giant a one year old bear at the Delaney Bros Poland China hog sale held on their farm south of Lentner.
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Shelbyville
Frank Keller
Taylor, Mo
Superior Giant
Bob Belle
Delaney Bros
Poland
Cale
Lentner
Curiosity Recovers a Car in Odessa Missouri
A farmer's wife in Odessa discovers a stolen car tied to Dr. L. V. Dawson of Kansas City after finding a handkerchief with his name in the vehicle. She alerts his daughter who contacts the doctor, who then identifies and retrieves his car.
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Odessa
Plan to cut railroad valuations eyed by Missouri tax board
L Chouteau Dyer of St Louis a tax commission member has submitted a plan to the state board of equalization to lop off 20 269 332 from the franchise valuations on the main line railroads for this year. The commission had earlier recommended a total railroad valuation of 155 512 212.
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Jefferson City
Independent bid by Force in Eleventh District
G H Force of Wellston announces an independent run for Congress after losing the Democratic nomination in the Tenth District. His campaign disclosure lists spending on silk stockings for a widow and face cream for a beautiful blonde.
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Wellston
G. H. Force
St. Louis County
Pink ballot law invalid claims AG McAlister says
Jefferson City reports Attorney General McAlister declares Missouri’s pink ballot law invalid. He argues the measure was crafted to appease suffrage advocates seeking a voting option for the November election rather than establish a lawful framework for presidential electors.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
McAlister
Smithton Republicans organize large club officers named
Sedalia Missouri Republicans of Smithton form a large club and elect officers J H Pace president Miss Fannie Rin gen vice president Mrs H J Hotsen secretary and B F Carpenter treasurer The club plans to celebrate the 133rd anniversary of the constitution on September 17.
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Sedalia
Smithton
J H. Pace
Fannie Ringen
H. J. Hotsen
Piller
B. F. Carpenter
Livingston Grange endorses road bonds at Avalon meeting
The Livingston and Carroll County Grange annual field meeting in Avalon drew 1,000 delegates who unanimously endorsed a $60,000,000 road bond issue to be voted on November 11. The endorsement followed an address by Master O. Kain.
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Indorse
Chillicothe
Livingston and Carrol County Grange
Avalon
Staite Masterr
O. Kain
Dimmitt Named Maryland Vocational Education Supervisor
Shelbyville native Roy L. Dimmitt, now with the Federal Board for Vocational Education in Washington DC, accepts the post of state supervisor of vocational education for Maryland. Gas Attack Vet Dies in Dexter. William P. Thompson, 29, a World War I veteran from Dexter, dies at Jefferson Barracks from gas injuries received in service. Marshall Justice Dies in Marshall. George L. Mason, longtime justice of the peace, dies at 78 in Marshall. Kirksville Seeks Union Station. Kirksville residents urge the Public Service Commission to require a union station at the railroad junction of the Wabash and U K lines.
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Shelbyville
Roy L. Dimmitt
Washington, D. C
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Maryland
Dexter
William P. Thompson
Jefferson Barracks
Marshall
Marshall, Mo
George L. Mason
Kirksville
Public Service Commission
Wabash and
U. K
Photographers' Association Chooses Poplar Bluff for Next Year
Sikeston Missouri reports the Professional Photographers' Association of Southeast Missouri and Northern Arkansas adjourned after selecting Poplar Bluff as the next meeting place for the coming year.
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Poplar Bluff
Sikeston
Professional Photographers’ Association’ of Southeast
Missouri Aid
Arkansas
Namber
Growing Japanese Problem Hits National Stage
Washington reports the Japanese immigration and property rights dispute has become a serious national issue with potential impact on the upcoming election. Veterans of Foreign Wars supports excluding Japanese citizens and other unassimilable races. The Japanese ambassador is authorized to seek a new treaty to protect property holdings and tighten immigration limits. Senator Harding hints Republicans may take a firmer stand than Democrats. A settlement principle between the United States and Japan appears to have been informally agreed, prompting formal talks.
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Washington
Japan
Pacific
Convention of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Shidehara
Tokio
State Department
Harding
Hile
United States
Saghalien Island
Siberian
Colby
Home Rule to Ulster Now
London reports the government will bypass passage of the home rule bill and enact partition of Ireland. An undersecretary for Ulster is to be appointed, enabling six counties to come under Sir Edward Carson and the Orangemen. A local Ulster parliament and citizen police are seen as forthcoming steps with transfer of functions from Dublin and Whitehall to Belfast.
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London
Ireland
Ulster
Edward Carson
Orangemen
Belfast
Dublin
White Hall
Japanese race equality at League assembly to be discussed
Paris reports that the League of Nations will confront racial equality for Japan when the assembly meets in Geneva on November 15. Japan aims to bring the issue before the body after failing to win recognition in Versailles, facing opposition from American and British colonial delegates.
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Napanese
Geneva Assembly
Paris
General Assembly
League of Nations
Geneva
Wilson
Japan
League Assembly
Abraham Lincoln Lawshe Dies at 59 in Monrovia
Abraham Lincoln Lawshe former third assistant postmaster general under Roosevelt and Taft and long time auditor for the Philippine Islands died at his Monrovia home. He was 59.
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Los Angeles
Abraham Lincoln Lawshe
Roosevelt
Taft
Philippine Islands
Monrovia
Here
Congress of the International Council of Women meeting
Christina Norway hosts a session of the International Council of Women. The Congress discusses favoring the League principle and broader woman’s rights on a global platform.
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Christinia
Norway
International Council of the International Council of Women
Calo tabs promise nausea free Calomel relief
An ad touts Calotabs as a nausea free calomel tablet for biliousness and indigestion. One capsule taken at night with water cleanses the liver by morning without taste or griping, with a money back guarantee if not delighted. Sold only in original sealed packages for thirty five cents.
Child protests dinner chicken as mother explains food use
Shirley, taught to value birds, cries out as his mother prepares a chicken for dinner. He objects that the chicken cannot know it, while she says God gave them for food.
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Shirley
Bayer Aspirin Adverts Ask for Genuine Bayer Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as genuine and safe, with directions for relief from headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism colds and pain. It notes handy tins of 12 tablets for a few cents and larger packages sold by drugists, and identifies Aspirin as a Bayer trademark made from mon oacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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Bayer
The Car Dealer Builds Silence In New Models
A prosperous citizen asks for a new car and the dealer boasts phonographs in all models. The clever twist notes the phonograph’s noise dulls engine knocks, a humorous take on early automaker marketing.
Diamond Dyes Color Card Offers Rich 16 Colors
The advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes promising easy instructions for dyeing fabrics. It claims dye works on wool silk linen cotton and mixed goods and guarantees perfect results with Diamond Dyes only. A druggist offers the Diamond Dyes Color Card with 16 colors.
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Adv
Rubber from Ocotillo Wood Promises Industrial Use
Ocotillo rubber in Arizona is described as resembling ordinary rubber and vulcanizing well. The plant is abundant, yielding about 200 pounds of gum and 90 pounds of tar per ton. An experimental factory reports daily crude gum production of one ton, with tar by products valued for specific uses.
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Arizona
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Elihu Root
Council of the League
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Kovel
Vielkovyta
Maloroypa
Mielniki
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Tarsus
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St. Paul's Institute
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Palmer
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House of Representatives
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Leavenworth
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Owen
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Missouri Partner
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Pittsburg
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Maine
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Parkhurst
Bertrand
G. McIntire
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
George H. McGuire
Federal Arid
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Salt Lake City
Astoria
Ore
Eakin
Antlers Oo., Lumber Company
Dewey Gassett
Crockett Scott
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Robert Bennett
North Little Rock
Shantung
Chili
Shansi
Peking
A. D. Heininger
American Board of Missions
Tokio Newspaper
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Japanese Navy Department
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Koyno
Lida
Lithuania
Leon Trotsky
Trotzky
American Congressional Party
Far East
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Kobe
Osaka
Mesopotamia
East Prussia
K. G. Gar
U. S&s. District
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ACION
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George Hammonds
Corso
Lincoln County
Cheriff Grothe
St. Charles
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Warren
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Hamimands
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Missouri Service Commission
Missouri Union Telephone
Henry County
Windsor
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Calhoun
Montrose
Deepwater
Urich
Ladue
Secretary of the State, Board of Agriculture
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G. O. P. Club
FAPS
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Bellans
Parker
Chen Tees
Patee
Saeres
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