Hoover blasts food price profiteering in senate
Washington June 19 Herbert C Hoover told senators that food speculators have taken 14 billion dollars from Americans in five months. He argued the Food Control Bill would organize resources and curb middleman commissions, not create a dictatorship, noting prices in England are lower and asserting widespread support among trade groups.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
Congress
Hoover
United States
England
Grounding Fences to Protect Livestock from Lightning
Farmers are advised to ground all wire fences to prevent cattle and horses from being killed by lightning. Install grounding wires every twenty rods, sink them four to five feet into moist soil, and wrap around fence strands so current reaches the soil. Moist earth conducts, dry does not. use No 8 or No 10 galvanized wire for grounding per Farmer and Stockman.
Sixty escape from ruin in Paris factory collapse
Paris dispatch reports eighteen dead and eighteen injured rescued from the ruins of a munition factory after a collapse yesterday. Rescue teams continued operations amid unstable structures and ongoing fears for additional victims.
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Paris
Suspect in Keet case held in Hutchinson jail
Dick Carter, first suspect in the Baby Lloyd Keet kidnapping and murder case, is jailed in Hutchinson awaiting Springfield officers. He offered an airtight alibi and said he would waive extradition after being recognized by M. W. Reynolds of Swift and Co. Carter claimed he worked in Wellington for three months and denied involvement.
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Hutchinson
Kas
Dick Carter
Murtle
Baby Lloyd Keet
Springfield
Carter
M. W. Reynolds
Swift & Co
Noa
Plant
Reynolds
Doc
Piersol
Adams House
Wellington
Two Billion Dollar Liberty Loan Oversubscribed
Washington reports a vast oversubscription to the 2 billion dollar liberty loan with the small investor driving the response. Secretary McAdoo says no part of the oversubscription will be accepted and the issue will be limited to the 2 billion dollars, prompting reviews to pare down larger subscriptions to meet the total.
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Washington
McAdoo
Sweden says war will not end soon, pledges neutrality
Stockholm reports Foreign Minister Lindman told parliament Sweden will continue to observe unequivocal royal neutrality. He warned the war will not end soon and Sweden must be prepared for sacrifices, noting the difficult harvest this year.
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Stockholm
Lindman
Spain Likely to Enter War Allies Side
Rome reports papal nuncio in Madrid saying Spain's entry on the Allies' side is very likely. King Alfonso is convinced intervention cannot be averted much longer. The move would signal the war nearing its end and the defeat of the Central Powers.
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Rome
Papal Muncio
Madrid
Spain
Alfonso
Rescue advice warns kidneys and bladder danger
GO TO THE RESCUE Rescue the aching back If it keeps on aching, truckle may come. Often it indicates kidney weakness. If you neglect the kidney's warning Look out for bladder disorders. This Butler woman will show you a to go to the rescue, Mrs. Roy Dalton, W. Harrison St,
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Truckle
Butler
Roy Dalton
W. Harrison St
Red Cross Appeal Urges Immediate Support
A wartime appeal stresses urgent Red Cross funding and volunteers. It notes thousands laboring without pay to aid humanity and argues that $millions are needed now to sustain the relief effort and that every citizen may soon face service requirements.
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The
Red Cross
WANTS EX CONVICTS IN ARMY FOR SERVICE
Warden Robert J. McKenty of the Eastern penitentiary defends allowing ex convict volunteers to join the U S fighting forces. He cites unconvicted criminals and ex convicts alike as capable patriots and urges equal opportunity to serve Old Glory. A letter from a penitentiary club secretary supports the plea.
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Deakyne
United States
Robert J. McKenty
Eastern Penitentiary
The Devil Bows to the Kaiser Satirical Tale
A circulated satirical piece depicts the devil by a lake of fire resigning from his post, admitting infernal limits and claiming Kaiser Wilhelm and the war surpass Hell. It mocks military shift and prioritizes wartime heroism over traditional evil.
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Hell
Rhine
Kaiser Wil‘helm
Moves Office to Capital in Missouri Agriculture Board Vote
Jefferson City is set to host the secretary’s office and all executive machinery after a unanimous state board of agriculture vote. Governor Gardner supports consolidating departments in Jefferson City, moving the state veterinarian, dairy bureau, and pure food law administration there. P. P. Lewis, board president, instructs a sub-committee to decide what farm institute work remains in Columbia.
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Jefferson City
State Board of Agriculture
Columbia
Gardner
Dairy Bureau
P. P. Lewis
Farm Institute
Agricultural College
Kaiser Wilhelm backs Greek exile king in message to Constantine
The Kaiser pledges wrathful aid to Constantine and his royal brother-in-law, promising restoration to the throne with the German mailed fist and divine aid. He says Germany and allies will avenge the punishment of the royal dynasty and hopes to welcome Constantine in Germany soon. The note is dismissed as piffle in America.
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Wilhelm
Constantine
Greece
Kaiser
Germany
William
Europe
America
Property Interests In Real Estate Not Effectively Conveyed
The case details multiple defendants who hold or claimed interests in a parcel described by deeds in various books and pages. It states that William R. Johnson acquired deeds but did not convey interests, died owning them, and several heirs and buyers did not fully convey their interests. Defendants include Bettie C. Johnson, Sarah A. Johnson, Joseph H. Johnson, John Evans, Elisha Evans, Henry France, J. C. Welliver, Thomas Huff, and Marthe Jane Huff, with discrepancies in recorded deeds and potential identity overlaps. The filing contends that rights and unknown interests remain unrecorded or unpassed, referencing county record books.
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William R. Johnson
Bettie C. Johnson
Sarah A. Johnson
Joseph H. Johnson
John Evans
Eligha Evans
Elisha Evans
Henry France
J. C. Welliver
John C. Welliver
Thomas Huff
Marthe Jane Huff
Bateau
Lodge Directory of Local Fraternal Groups
Directory lists meeting times for Weedmen The Camp Confederate Veterans Marmaduke Camp G A R Bates Post 6 American Yeomen Knights of Pythias Woodman Lodge National Americans Media Butler Encampment A F and A M Royal Arch and other benevolent orders with meeting nights at Castle Hall and Fraternal Inn.
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Marmaduke Duke
Butler
Hall In
Plan to achieve freedom from the bar offer stands
The message promises a low cost plan with liberal repayment terms and no renewals. It presents a simplified path to freedom while noting associated costs, though the text remains garbled and unclear in specifics. The target audience is urged to consider this option despite the vague wording.
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Woodman
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