Missouri appoints Roach to tax commission chairmanship
Governor Gardner announced the Missouri State Tax Commission lineup. Cornelius Roach of Carthage named chairman with a full term, James H. Galeener of Sikeston to a four-year seat, and James Y. Player of St. Louis to a two-year term. Roach outlines a plan to expose waste, value hidden property, and eliminate inequities in taxation. The same day Gardner named the State Prison Board, with Warden William R. Painter as chair and six-year term, Henry Andrae as four years, J Kelly Pool two years, and Willard P. King as secretary and chief clerk. The commission will operate from the Penitentiary and oversee reform schools in Boonville, Chillicothe, and Tipton.
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Gardner
Missouri State Tax Commission
Cornelius Roach
Carthage
James H. Galeener
Sikeston
Scott County
James Y. Player
St. Louis
Player
Gareener
University of Illinois
Commission
Roach
State Prison Board
William R. Painter
Henry Andrae
Chillicothe
Industrialec
Tipton
Courtney W Oates and Emma M Hart Court Case
Court records show Courtney W Oates and Emma M Hart involved in a legal matter. Proceedings centered on property or civil dispute with standard filings and scheduled dates. Names appear in docket entries and notices.
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Courtney W. Oates
Emma M. Hart
Missouri War Work Council appeals for YMCA funds
J B Walton of the Walton Trust Company and Missouri State Board is a member of the Missouri War Work Council of One Hundred which backs a continent wide campaign to fund 200 buildings and 1 200 secretaries for YMCA work with servicemen. Missouri's share is 1000 dollars with headquarters in St Louis. Contributions may be sent to Walton care of the Missouri State Bank at Butler.
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J. B. Walton
Walton Trust Company
Missouri State Board
Missouri War Work Council
America’s Sons
Missouri
St. Louis
Walton
Henry Beardsley
Kansas City
Bates County
Missouri State Bank
Butler
Fewer Hazards in War Now
A Philadelphia Public Ledger excerpt argues Allied death risk per day now is far lower than in the Civil War and Civil War era battles such as Antietam, noting 2 million English troops in Belgium and France and monthly Allied losses around 114 000. It compares daily risk to battlefield open clashes in earlier wars and cites higher early war losses in France.
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England
Belgium
France
Antietam
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Red Cross Seeks 100 Million for War Relief
The Red Cross War Council seeks one hundred million dollars for military and civilian relief at home and abroad during the war. President Wilson proclaims Red Cross Week June 18 to 25 and urges nationwide support to empower the organization to carry on its mission. Conferences have been held in San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Denver and Wichita with local leaders pledging aid. Joseph Tumulty has solicited prominent citizens and promises of assistance have poured in. The campaign aims to raise fifteen million in the West and organizers expect full subscription by week’s end.
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Red Cross War Council
Wilson
Red Cross
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Denver
Wichita
Kan
Joseph Tumulty
West
Bargains at Logan Moore Lumber Co for secondhand doors
Bargains include good second hand doors at 1.50 and glass doors at 2. 50 gallon linseed oil barrels priced at 0.75. 4 12 by 12 ft farm gates at 4.25. Hog troughs 1.15. A few sheets of odd size galvanized iron roofing offered for closeout to cover granaries sheds or outbuildings in Butler Mor.
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Logan-Moore Lbr. Co
Butler, Mor
Mrs. Margaret Logan Dies in Cairo Illinois
Mrs. Margaret Logan of Cairo Illinois died the morning of the report in Cairo. Daughter of Mrs. M C Arnold she grew up in this city and was a Butler High School graduate of 1898. She taught locally then married George Logan in 1898 and leaves a son George Arnold Logan. A longtime M E Church South member she was known for cheer and sympathy. Funeral plans have not been set. interment will be in Cairo beside a daughter who died two years ago.
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Margaret Logan
Cairo
Ilinois
M. C. Arnold
Butler High School
George Logan
George Arnold Logan
M. E. Church
South
Guards May Not Mobilize For France Training Change
Washington June 19 Brigadier General Mann ordered adjutants general to allow National Guard units to mobilize and receive instruction in local armories instead of state camps. The change follows Guardsmen's prior Mexican border service suggesting home training may be unnecessary.
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Washington, D. C
France
Mann
War Department
McAdoo thanks press for aiding Liberty Loan campaign
Secretary McAdoo expresses gratitude to the press for educating the public and spreading Liberty Loan messages. He credits newspapers and multilingual press with sustaining the effort as returns are tabulated across reserve banks, with Atlanta already complete and others awaiting Monday finish.
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Washington
McAdoo
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Atlanta
A Trick in Sawing for Square Cuts
A brief carpentry tip from American Boy explains how to start a saw so the edge reflection forms a straight line, helping boys saw at right angles to the edge and produce square cuts with less difficulty.
Plan First Army Draft for July 4
War Department aims to draft 500000 men for a new army with a target drawing in the first week of July and a camp by September 1. Police estimate 9,666,000 registered with 600,000 of military age not required to register, while missing states may add about 265000, signaling a near 100 percent census registration.
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Washington, D. C
Kentucky
New Mexico
Wyoming
Crowder
War Department
Wilson
Baker
Over 100000 Prisoners Taken British in War
London reports James Tan MacPherson says Britain has captured over 190000 prisoners in the war. Western front totals through May include 76067 with 8000 more in June, Mesopotamia 8730 since July 1, 1916, and 134 guns captured on the western front since July 1, 1916. Territory regained on the western front amounts to about 600 square miles.
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London
James Tan MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
Kut-El-Arma
Egypt
Farm Loans Plan Offers Freedom from Debt Burdens
A Canterbury, Missouri publisher invites farmers to explore a loan plan promising low cost and liberal pre payment privileges with no renewals or periodic rate increases. It costs nothing to investigate and their own interest should prompt action. tf ay
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Canterburys
Butler
Butler Commercial Club Visits Virginia Village
Butler residents flocked to Virginia on Thursday for the first in a series of neighboring town visits. About fifty cars carried more than two hundred fifty Butler folks to the Virginia Methodist Church where church ladies offered ice cream and cake in a yard lit by Delco Light Co. electric lights set up by their traveling agent.
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Butler
Virginia
Butler Commercial Club
Virginia Methodist Church
Delco Light Co
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