Colonel House Returns From Europe Trip
Col E M House arrives in New York praising Allied gains from the London and Paris talks. He says there is no peace in sight in Britain or France and notes even pacifists in France concede the country is not seeking peace today.
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International News Service
New York
London
Paris
E. M. House
Wilson
Europe
America
Atlantic
House
Great Britain
France
Colonel House
Camp Funston Men to Go to France
A number of men of the 89th division from Camp Funston Kansas will be transferred and sent overseas for service in the rear of American forces. The War Department letter published today states it is necessary to move men to regular army and National Guard divisions to complete their organizations.
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International News Service
Camp Funston
Kan
89Th Division
War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
British Regain Lost Trenches From Germans
On the western front British forces retook ground in the Ypres sector amid a large German concentration. French front reports describe only artillery duels. Italian forces continue to pin down Teutons with reports of numerous prisoners captured.
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International News Service
London
Western Front
Ypres
Teutons
Telephones for Service and Not to Be Abused Ruling
The State Utility Commission ordered Clinton County Telephone Co to reinstate a phone taken from John F. Metzger after he talked sassy to the manager. Judge Noah Simpson wrote the opinion, noting managers and operators must not be abused.
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State Utility Commission
John F. Metzger
Clinton County Telephone Co
Metzger
Noah Simpson
Sedalia Corn Show Closes After Record Auction
Pettis county wrapped its best corn show with an ear grown by William Ramid of Dresden selling for 100 dollars to Hughesville residents. Proceeds benefitted the Red Cross.
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International News Service
Sedalia
Pettis County
William Ramid
Dresden
Hughesville
Red Cross
Leahy to Speak at Capitol Red Cross Drive Kickoff
Hon John S Leahy of St Louis will address a large mixed faith audience at the Capitol hall tonight on the Red Cross drive With 1500 capacity and 4300 Cole county memberships targeted the campaign will begin tomorrow with stations opened city wide and women volunteers ready to solicit members Frank Chapman campaign manager for Gale county announced no soliciting tonight
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House of Representatives
Capitol
John S. Leahy
St. Louis
Red Cross
Leahy
Navy
Mr. Leahy
Frank Chapman
Gale County
Chapman
Cole County
Four Vacancies Open in Missouri Legislature Next Spring
Gov. Gardner says four vacancies will exist in the Missouri Legislature when the special session convenes. Soldiers S W Bates and Harry Bridges have enlisted or hold commissions, while senators T B Whitledge and representative B F Suart have died, making elections unlikely.
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Missouri
Gardner
S. W. Bates
Carthage
Harry Bridges
Cape Girardeau County
T. B. Whitledge
St. Mary’s
B. F. Suart
Buchanan County
Sugarless Candy Suggested For Xmas In Missouri
Columbia Missouri December 15 sugarless candy is proposed to celebrate Christmas while conserving sugar. Miss Louise Stanley of the University of Missouri says syrups can replace sugar in candies except cream varieties. She recommends taffy and popcorn balls made with sorghum or corn syrup for Christmas.
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International News Service
Columbia, Mo
Food Administration
Louise Stanley
University of Missouri
Missouri crops top half a billion in 1916 1917 review notes
The 1917 Missouri crop report shows $546,263,624 in farm crop value for 1916 led by corn at 268,958,027 bushels worth $298,741,775 across 8,068,987 acres. Wheat, oats and other crops posted strong yields and 1918 fall wheat seeding surpassed federal targets amid favorable conditions and rising home canning and livestock figures.
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Missouri
Jewell Mayes
State Board of Agriculture
United States
Stanley Selzer Returns Home to St Louis
Stanley Selzer has come back to his residence in St Louis after a period away.
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Stanley Selzer
St. Louis
Marshall High Girls Seek Battalion of Death Idea
Marshall Missouri December 15 1917 Marshall High School girls plan to form a Battalion of Death to join boys in the military drill starting January 1. The student group cites Russia’s Command of Death as a model for women in war.
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Marshall, Mo
Marshall High School
Russia
Lightless Two Nights A Week Ordered By State Official
State Fuel Administrator Wal lace Crossley issued a federal order for two lightless nights weekly to cut energy use. All signs including merchants and theater displays must be off on Thursdays and Sundays, with only minimal safety lighting allowed. Residents, apartments, and offices should limit lighting to half the normal level to conserve coal.
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Wallace Crossley
Federal Fuel Administration
Washington
Navy
Missouri
Crossley
Fuel Administration
Women Street Car Conductors on the Job at St. Louis
In St Louis on December 15 the first female street car conductor debuted as United Railways opens a training school. After a sixteen day course and exam the women will lead strap hangers and earn equal pay to men, with vacancies filled by female staff as men depart for military service.
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ST. Louis
International News Service
United Railways Company
Army
Navy
Murphy Returns to Springfield Home
M. J. Murphy has returned to his home in Springfield, marking a quiet end to his travels. No additional events or affiliations are noted.
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M. J. Murphy
Springfield
McCord Resigns to Take Federal Service Role
Adjutant General McCord resigns to become executive officer for Missouri in charge of the federal selective draft. He will hold the rank of lieutenant colonel and will remain in Jefferson City while Chief Assistant A V Adams becomes acting adjutant general. McCord, long a National Guard leader with substantial St. Joseph holdings, returned from Jefferson Barracks after taking the oath of office.
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Adams
McCord
Missouri
A. V. Adams
Jefferson Barracks
National Guard
St. Joseph
Gardner
Jefferson City
Fulton Mason Dead
Fulton Missouri December 15 D D Ford oldest citizen in Fulton and possibly Missouri Mason died this morning He joined the Masons in 1854 and long served as secretary of the local lodge
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International News Service
Fulton, Mo
D. D. Ford
Fulton
Missouri
The
Masons
Rev Crayton Brooks to Preach in City Tonight
Former First Christian church pastor Rev Crayton Brooks arrives today to preach at the Christian church tonight. Service at 7 to finish in time for the Red Cross meeting at 8 15 at the capitol. A good chance for friends of Rey and Mrs Brooks to reunite.
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Crayton
Brooks
First Christian Church
City
Christian Church
Red Cross
Capitol
Friends of
Rey
Missouri kicks off nationwide draft reclassification drive
Missouri draft boards mailed first questionnaires to 300000 registrants as part of a nationwide reclassification to prepare for a second call of 500000 men for training within two months. Volunteers to the armed forces closed at noon as Missouri reports leading naval recruiting efforts and rapid processing continues.
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Missouri
United States
Reed and Little Wed by Judge Goodall in City Court
Joplin resident J E Reed and Guthrie native Migs é Little were married yesterday at the courthouse by Judge Goodall in a formal ceremony.
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Judge Goodall
J. E. Reed
Joplin
Migs É Little
Guthrie
City
Court House
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