Gardner seeks a state tax commission and revenue plan
Governor elect Col Gardner convened state officers and legislators in St. Louis to form a revenue commission. He proposed options including inheritance taxes, capital gains, corporate surcharges, an income tax, mortgage and secured debt taxes, and various industry levies. He warned the panel to propose measures to raise funds, aiming for a minimum $5.7 million in new revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Gardner
St. Louis
Olect
Nixon
Who Supplies Villa and the Arms Trade
Representative Walia calls for a congressional probe into Villa’s supply lines and the arms and loot he used to resume hostilities. The inquiry would reveal who aided Villa, including possible illicit shipments and individuals trading with his forces, a matter of public interest and embarrassment to hidden traders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kadi
California
Ams
Mexico
Villa
Chihuahua
Ir Hn
Walia
St. Louis Republic
Butler Chickens Win at Joplin Show
J W Poffenburger of this city won two prizes at the Mineral Belt Poultry and Pet Stock Association show held in Joplin last week. His barred rocks and barred rock cockerels placed first and also earned premiums amid strong regional competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Poffenburger
Mineral Belt Poultry and Pet Stock Association
Stoplin
Pallett
Elise
Rebekahs Elect Officers for Carnation Lodge No 230
Carnation Rebekah Lodge No 230 1 C C F held their annual election Thursday night The officers elected were Noble Grand Mrs Nellie Bolin Vice Grand Mrs Emma Allen Secretary Miss Nina Culver Treasurer Mrs Anna Osborne Two new members were initiated into the order A dainty lunch was served and a general good time was had
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnation Rebekah Lodge No
Noble Grand
Nellie Bolin
Emma Allen
Nina Culver
Anna Osborne
In and Around Maysburg society notes
Mrs Godwin went to Butler Thursday and returned home Sunday. Mr Russel Focht and Miss Macie Hughes married at Clinton Friday. Arthur Simpson visited his uncle Sue Ewing Sunday. Fayette Snow welcome 11 pound boy last week. Mrs Gilbert remains ill. Mr Gilbert has the lagrippe. Leslie Edrington visiting Albert and Mrs Gilbert. Mrs Dale fell last Monday, injuring a rib and back. improving. Sam Farmer and wife dined with Tan White Sunday. Mamie Gilliland wed Mr Calvird near Clinton Sunday evening. Preaching planned at Christian church next Sunday by Rev Lunes and at Baptist church by Rev Cheek. Bertha Scott to visit aunt Mrs Farmer. Lee Martin returned from Dakota. Dodin Patt's mother ill. Dora Mills and Bernice visited Mrs Snow Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert
Dale
Sam Farmer
Tan White
Mamie Gilliland
Calvird
Clinton
Christian Church
Lunes
Peru Items Revival to Christmas if weather holds
Local notes from Peru report ongoing revival through Christmas if conditions stay favorable. Entries mention Rev Thavold Pittiard visiting families, social visits around MeTl Bevilsizer Pred Wishard and Gertie Cox of Mount Zion, Jess Wallace return from Nebraska, and several neighbors hosting gatherings. Mention of hog delivery by B S Requa and a measles illness in the James Nuckols household. Santa may bring sleighing next Sunday. residents visit F Blankenbaker and Maggie Thomas families. pie supper at Double Branch noted. MINNEITALA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thavold Pittiard
Bevilsizer
Pred Wishard
Gertie Cox
Mount Zion
Ross Willis
Jess Wallace
Nebraska
Mel
Carl McCoy
Hazel McCoy
Aly
Grover McCoy
Vern Thirper
B.S. Requa
Butler
James Nuckols
Santa
Roy Latham
F. Blankenbaker
Dorsey
Oklahom
Maggie Thomas
Fair Mount News: Local Happenings and Visits
Mrs. Harry Fleischer has been on the sick list the past week. Nick Rapp and Andy Harriman were in Appleton City on business between trains Friday. Fairmount school will have a pre supper and entertainment Friday the 22nd. Grandma Hintz, living with her daughter, has moved to live with another daughter. Fred Vogt Jr and wife dined with his parents and others. Hog butchering occurred the past week. Mr and Mrs Bolte transacting business in Rich Till Sat. The Durst family and John Marquardt's group dined with friends Sunday. Miss Anna Vogt staying with her sister-in-law. Mrs Len Vogt taken to St Joe by Dr Reynolds for appendicitis. Friends wish her speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Fleischer
Nick Rapp
Andy Harriman
Appleton City
Fairmount School
Gandma Hintz
Joe Bracher
John Marquardt
Fred Vogt, Jr
Fred Vogt
Mis Vogt
Frank Rapp
John Seider
Bolte
Rich Till Sathedlay
Widow of Colonel Butler Dies in St Louis
Mrs Ellen Butler widow of Colonel Edward Butler longtime Democratic leader of St Louis died today at age 70. She was principal heir to his 4 million dollar estate and had married Edward Butler when he worked as a blacksmith fifty six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ellen Butler
Edward Butler
Missouri Second Regiment to Leave Border Service
The Second regiment of Missouri, formed from companies in nearby towns, is among 16,000 National Guard troops ordered by General Funston to return home and be mustered out of federal service. The homeward move will occur in three waves, starting January 5 or 7, to ease railroad loading. About 75,000 guardsmen remain on the border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Missouri
National Guard
Frederick Funston
Funston
War Department
William A. Raupp
Pieres City
Bolivar
Carthage
Municipal Christmas Tree Placed at Court House Yard
At the last meeting of the But ter Ministerial Alliance a committee of one member from each church was formed to oversee a municipal Christmas tree. A large tree will be lit each night before Christmas in the courthouse yard. Monday night features a Christian church program with orchestra, chorus, solos, and anthems. Donations to the relief committee may be given at the church or via committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butter Ministerial Alliance
Court House
Christian Church
Terald Angels
Goldie New Soc
G. P. Wyatt
Fred Williams
Edna Clark
W. C. Nixon Frisco President Dies at 58
W. C. Nixon, president of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad, died at his home in St. Louis at age 58. A native of Earlville Illinois, he rose to prominence after joining the Frisco in 1906 and served as chief operating receiver during the Frisco’s receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
W. C. Nixon
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Nixon
Frisco
Santa Fe
Earlville
Linois
The
Local Births and Notices From Missouri Addresses
Named individuals Bert F Wackerman Hazel L Arendt Chas M Brayton Nettie M Bell Tromer C Linard Antha G Crockett Fred H DeMott John R Stevens Clemy Duggan appear with Missouri towns Butler Adrian Adrian Amsterdam Auburn and Bates County. The fragment lists multiple personal notices including locations in Missouri and Nebraska and a few repeated city references suggesting a public notices collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tromer C. Linard
Butler
Antha G. Crockett
Adrian
Fred H. DeMott
Adrian, Mo
John R. Stevens
Auburn
Neb
Clemy Duggan
Bates County
Real estate transfers listing multiple parcel sales and prices
A batch of real estate transfers records consolidates numerous deeds from Osage, Walnut, Elkhart and Shawnee counties. Transactions include sales to and from Wm Livengood, Carrie Green, John Wade, J I Wade, J C Turner, J S Pierce, B Arie Realty, C Henderson, Harriet Nichols, and others, with parcel sizes ranging from 36 to 160 acres and prices up to 12 000 dollars. Names, sections, and additions noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Livengood
Chas. Chick
Osage
Carrie B. Green
Mt. Pleasant
John F. Wade
H. M. Herold Jr
J. Montgomery
B. G. Dick
Walnut Creek Coal Co
J. I. Wade
Aeree
Walnut
J. C. Turner
F. M. Adkins
Elkhart
Jesse E. Smith
Pierce
West Side
Butler
C. J
Montgomery's 3d
J. Drummond
Stephens
B. Arie Realty Company
B. Arie
B. Henderson
Newt. Spillman
C. B. Henderson
Sarah E. Spillman
Harriet Nichols
Isaac Fowler
Shawnee
J. 1
Beaman
L. A. Beaman
Inez Groves
C. A. Burris
Hbbeck
Burdette
Millia A. Kline
G. W. Cathey
Packers Pay State 62500 and Promise to be Good
Jefferson City Mo Dec 16 The five packing companies Armour Swift Morris Hammond and the St Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company paid 12500 each into the State Treasury, money to go to the general revenue fund. The payment ends ouster proceedings as long as they comply with state antitrust statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Treasury
J—D_ Allen
Frank Hagerman
Kansas City
Genmail
Supreme Court
Armour's
Swift, Morris, Hammond
St. Louis
U. S. Buys Aviation Field Near Fort Monroe
The War Department purchased about 1700 acres on Lower Chesapeake Bay near Fort Monroe for an aviation experimental proving ground. Cost 290000 with additional 1500000 sought for buildings and equipment. Between Back River and Hampton Virginia the flat tract suits a first-class proving ground and may be named Langley Field after Prof Langley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Chesapeake Bay
Fort Monroe
Army
Congress
Back River
Hampton
Langley Field
Langley
United States
President and Mrs Wilson observe first wedding anniversary
Washington on December 18 marks the first anniversary of President Wilson and his wife. The couple golfed in the morning and the president kept White House appointments in the afternoon. They will attend theater in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cravens Leave Ocean Report in Suburban Notice
Mr and Mrs J F Cravens depart Ocean area amid local notices. Details are sparse in readable text, but the couple's move appears noted in a brief community snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Cravens
Ocean
Kansas Tull of Drunkards
Washington reports Senator Thompson of Kansas declares the state actually prohibits prohibition in Kansas while Senator Reed of Missouri counters that drunkenness is more prevalent there. Reed argues Kansas has more drunkards per square inch than any state, warning of the need for regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thompson
Kansas
District of Columbia
Senate
Reed
Missouri
Union
Court of Appeals Sustains Super intendent Moreland
The Kansas City Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court ruling upholding Superintendent Moreland in forming a Bates county consolidated district that included Bates County district number six. Cass county sought an injunction to block the move, but the circuit court and appeals court maintained Moreland's action. Silvers and Dawson represented Mr Moreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Court of Appeals
Cass County
Bates County
Moreland
Silvers & Dawson
Marriage on a Train in Drexel
The Rev. Mr. Reynolds of Richards Presbyterian tied a Richards man and a Nome woman in a mobile ceremony aboard a passenger train. License issues forced them to marry in transit at Drexel as trains arrived together. The couple then continued to Kansas City unaware of their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Reynolds
Presbyterian Church of
Richards
Nome
Harrisonville
Drexel
Reynolds
Kansas City
100th Anniversary of American Sunday School Union
The American Sunday School Union prepares to celebrate its centennial after forming over 120000 Sunday schools with about 500000 teachers and more than five million scholars. It expands rural child development and issues pamphlets detailing field experiences, available free on request from first president Alexander Henry and notable officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sunday School Union
Alexander Henry
Ameri
Universal military service urged to avert war
Major General Scott told the Senate Military Committee that the United States must adopt universal liability to military service, abolish the volunteer system, and implement universal training as democratic and economical. He called for 500,000 to be ready at outbreak and 500,000 more within 90 days, with tripled figures in wartime. Leonard Wood criticized the National Guard as a failure and urged a 4,000,000 strong army. Debates on curtailing preparedness expenditures surfaced in Congress led by Majority Leader Kitchin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Scott
Army
Senate Military Committee
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
National Guard
Congress
Kitchin
House
Obstacles in the Way of Peace in Hague Talks
Copenhagen dispatch outlines the main impediments to a peace conference among Germany Great Britain France and the Allies. Key issues include sea supremacy military limits Alsace and Lorraine guarantees for trade indemnities Balkan borders and Poland recognition. Berlin reports quote the Frankfurter Zeitung warning that even a possible agreement would face deep practical difficulties amid war losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
The
Hague
Germany
Great Britain
England
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Balkan
Poland
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Demott and Banke unite in Adrian nuptials
Fred H. Demott and Miss Grace Banke, both of the Adrian neighborhood, were married Wednesday forenoon by Rev. George Scroggs at his South Delaware Street home. They planned a honeymoon by train to Independence, Kansas, to visit Mr. Demott's parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred H. Demott
Grace Banke
Adrian
George Scroggs
South
Delaware Street
Butler
Independence
Kansas
Mr. Demott
Money in Eggs From Poultry Remedy Ad
Poultry remedy claim promises monetary gain from selling eggs and keeping hens in good condition. Advertisement cites C C Rhoades Pharmacy Butler Missouri promoting Golden Egg product and money back if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Thomas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gardner
TAX Commission
Joplin
Rebekahs
Maysburg
Peru
Fair Mount News
Col. Butler
Inter
Lamar
Weest Plains
Vieree City
Linton
Sarcoxiv
Webb City
Springfield
M—Aurorn
Municipal
Bert F. Wackerman
Hazel L. Arendt
Altona
Chas. M. Brayton
Amsterdam
Nettie M. Bell
Merwin, Mo
U. S
Aviation Field
Wilson
Court of Appeals
C. C
Rhoades Pharmacy
O. KM
Butler, Mo
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