State Tour Proposed by Automobile Assn
Globe-Democrat reports Macon Missouri mayor Harry M. Robey and E B Austin of Jefferson City named secretary of the Missouri State Automobile Association. Roy F. Britton remains treasurer. Planning focus is a Jefferson City gathering and a state fair run to Sedalia, with a touring committee meeting likely next week. Robey recently completed a 2600 mile motor boat trip with a party including Breckinridge Jones Jr. and others.
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Globe- Democrat
Harry M. Robey
Macon
Missouri State Automobile Association
Jefferson City
Sedalia
Rubey
Mississippi
New York
Great Lakes
Breckinridge Jones, Jr
Thomas Dooley, Jr
St. Louis
James P. Hinton
William Hinton
Hannibal
E. 8. Smith
John Doneghy
Wheat Reaches 101 1-2 on Board of Trade
Chicago August 24 frost reports from the Canadian Northwest sparked a rush at the Board of Trade. By close Sept wheat rose to 90 cents and May to 101 1/2 cents from Monday’s 48 1/2 and 96 1/2. Weather bulletins and Fargo telegrams indicated frost across Canada and into Dakota from Lisbon to the Canadian line. Corn and oats rose with the market as the Patten crowd reportedly unloaded large lines.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Canadian Northwest
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canada
Fargo
N. D
Dakota
Lisbon
At Fare 38 Hours Man Quits Winner Over 3800
Saratoga N Y Aug 24 Bob Tucker wins long distance gambling championship at Manhattan club after a 38 hour session. Bets ranged 100 to 500, never more than 4800 ahead or behind, final tally 4800 ahead. Previous year helped net 50000 from a gambling house over three days. Advertisement for Dr King s New Life Pills.
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Saratoga
N. Y
Bob" Tucker
Manhattan Club
Tucker
A Yellow Fever Cure Suggestion in London Paper
A London correspondent claims a universal cure for yellow fever by taking a tumbler of olive oil with squeezed lime juice at symptom onset, repeated until vomiting and purging occur. The letter asserts infallible virulence reduction and rapid recovery, citing cases in Cuba and the South.
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London
Cuba
South
Maud Missing Funds Letter Reaches Police Chief
A farmer on Meramec Ok rural route sent Daniel Ahern , chief of police, a note describing Maud who received money intended for clothing and wedding preparations but did not appear. The writer asks the police to pursue the matter to recover the funds.
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Daniel Ahern
Meramec
Maud
Abel
Japanese Miners Get $170 for Labor Shortage
Omaha Nebraska reports scarce labor in the west forces higher pay. A miner from Gartfield Otob earns 170 dollars as employers struggle to fill tunnel and mining work amid remnant war season and market demand.
Alabama Gov Comer confronts federal injunction over railroad rate law
Governor Comer states he will press for compliance with the new rate law by October 1 and, if ignored, call a special session to push tougher measures. Judge Jones condemns state interference with court orders and urges grand jury action, warning of contempt and possible indictments for officials resisting federal injunction. Comer argues the demands are moderate and testable in court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Comer
Thomas C. Jones
Jones
Alabama
Grand Jury
Kidnapping Capture Near Mattoon Tests Police
Miss Stella Orndorff, Mattoon High School student, was abducted two miles west of Mattoon by a Windsor farmer, tied by a handkerchief, and driven away. The man fled as Miss Orndorff fell unconscious, leaving police to pursue the suspect described as a possible peddler who had sold fish.
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Matton
Ill
Stella Orodorff
Mattoon
Etrest
Harry Smyser
Windsor
Miss Orndorff
Japs Plan to Get the Philippine Islands
Berlin reports an eight Japanese bankers pool plans peaceful conquest of the Philippines by purchasing the islands from the United States. The phrase implies a conquest without war. The move hinges on money markets and war rumors, delaying any bond issue until October.
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Berlin
Republic
Philippine Islands
Japan
United States
Prayers For the Needy Delights a Senate Chaplain
A leading American politician took his young son to meet Dr Hale the Senate chaplain who prays for the Senate. The boy asked if the chaplain prayers for the Senate and was told no, the clerk explained, he prays for the needy and others in the national capital. The item notes the novelty of the encounter and the chaplain’s role.
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Little Son
Edward Ve Hale
Dr. Hale
Senate
Wheat damaged by rain hits Whiteside wheat stock
Continued rain in Whiteside Missouri damages stored wheat. Thousands of bushels remain shockbound and much may be ruined. Much of the wheat had sold for 82 cents, subject to grading, with rains hindering strict grading to No 4.
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Whiteside
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Wrarrensburg, Mo
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D. A.hemamy
W. F. Duvann
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Missouri State Bank
Butler
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