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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
4
An item enumerates township representatives and officials including Ankamien Statlor Co. A Calvird Clinton Missouri Henry F Poague Clinton Missouri Prosecuting Attorney D C Chastain Watt Dawson Howell H Heck Unige Township Representative in the State Legislature Jas N Sharp Mound Township Joseph B March 8 C Williamson Osage Township.
With Justice Hughes leading in the Republican nomination race the old guard may press Teddy to endorse the nominee or face alternatives. The Progressive convention marks time awaiting the G O P decision while Perkins and aides struggle to keep a lid on disclosures. Teddy holds the leverage for concessions unless events derail him.
The piece cites praise for Judge Calvard as competent, painstaking, fair, courteous, and obliging in duty. It notes Senator Boies Penrose has scarcely been in Washington since this Congress began, answering 11 of 124 roll calls, and accuses him of caring more about the Republican machine than lawmaking.
The Bates County Press Association was organized in Butler on Saturday afternoon with publishers from the county present. Temporary officers were named, a permanent form adopted, and a committee appointed to draft a constitution and by laws.
In Springfield on June 6 the German Catholic Union of Illinois adopted resolutions pledging loyalty to the United States. Delegates seeking to condemn President Wilson were defeated. August Selzer of Edwardsville was re elected president for the second year, with an auxiliary and new branches established. Peoria chosen for the 1917 meeting.
St Paul June 6 James J Hill railroad builder who died last week left no will widow filed petition in Ramsey County probate courts to appoint son Louis W Hill president of the Great Northern Railroad as administrator of the estate valued at ten million dollars and contested by eight children the estate initially believed larger.
About fifty members of the Johnstown Christian church gathered at Dr Maxey’s home to surprise him on his 70th birthday. He has preached there for the last 30 years and enjoyed the festive day with a happy crowd and well filled baskets.
Opera House manager Parrish announces a circus engagement at the venue with promotional previews and signs of an upcoming show. The notice highlights the event as a forthcoming attraction at the local opera house.
A fragmented reminiscence describes traveling through rough roads in a Ford vehicle with tire trouble and a wobbling ride. The speaker notes a stubborn pace despite gear shifts and rough terrain, hinting at a lively roadside vignette from a past journey.
Leslie improves rapidly gaining 8 pounds during the journey. The note ends with best wishes and a signature from Jas Stephenson of Webber Colorado Springs Colorado.
Washington reports John J. Kilgallon, a New York student arrested in Dublin in connection with the Simon Fein uprising, likely will be into the end of the war defense. O Gorman of New York was scene vetoed with the editor noted.
In Comanche County near Coldwater Kansas a Presbyterian service faced a hailstorm and a looming twister. Rev. A G Alexander paused preaching to lead a hymn as darkness fell. A rumbling indicated a tornado approaching and the congregation urged steadfast faith during the perilous moment.
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