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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
4
A fragmented OCR entry mentions a postal matter in Butler Missouri with unclear details about an arrival or designation at the local Post Office. The readable portion indicates an administrative reference but lacks full context or names.
Gov Elliott W Major delivered the commencement address to the Missouri Valley College graduating class at Marabal last week. The degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon the governor by the institution. Of 161 applicants examined by the State Board of Bar Examiners in Jefferson City, four are women and two are Negroes.
A Leeton man tied a rope around a cow’s neck to guide her to graze in the yard during a rainstorm. The rope tightened as the rein pulled, choking the animal to death.
Many farmers in Montgomery County, hindered by persistent rain, have turned to hoeing corn the old fashioned way using cheaper labor. Wheat and grass are near harvest, while Louise Walsh, daughter of Frank P. Walsh, leaves Kansas City for Loreto Ky to join the Loreto Sisterhood and consider taking the veil after several months.
Despite no body recovered, a Ploesser is buried at Ashburn Cemetery following the Dupont powder plant explosion south of Hannibal. Relatives traced the missing relative as services were held Sunday afternoon in his memory.
Ray Athe 23 David Sikles 18 and James Sikles 23 drowned when their boat overturned Saturday afternoon in Independence Town Wapsipinicon River Miss Jane Adams of Chicago touring Europe for Vatican officials conveyed that a peace movement is not favorable at present Former Gov Dockery Missouri Third Assistant Postmaster General invited by Grand Lodge Masons to preside at the Missouri Capitol cornerstone ceremony June 24 He indicated willingness to attend if duties permit The Masons plan to invite all former Missouri Governors who served as Masons
In a Friday vote of 18 to 22, the Illinois Senate rejected the Canady Bill ending the death penalty. A snowstorm hit Butte Montana from midnight Friday to Saturday night delaying rail traffic but expected little crop damage. The Georgia Prison Board voted 2 to 1 against clemency for Leo Frank, sentenced to die for Mary Phagan's murder, with Governor Satan noted as the only possible savior from the death penalty.
A Friday letter from the Collector of the Police and an Assistant Secretary confirms that at least one officer and other crew members of the German auxiliary cruiser Prins Eitel Friedrich are in violation of internment regulations.
After testifying before a federal grand jury on Lusitania arms reports, Baldwin Locomotive Works President Albn B Johnson disclosed a cable from the English contract for 150 locomotives to be built by year end, totaling 6 million dollars. In Bristol, David Lloyd George urged unlimited arms output, recalling skilled engineers from the front to boost munitions production.
Maj. Gen. George states the defenses of the Panama Canal are such that no hostile fleet could pass through the waterway. The assertion underscores confidence in strategic fortifications and patrol readiness during the period.
A local retailer announces new dress shirt styles from E and Ww, highlighting refreshed fabrics, colors, and fits. The update emphasizes versatile options for office wear and formal occasions, inviting customers to explore the newest arrivals.
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