Grandchildren slain by grandmother in Missouri tragedy
In Knox City Missouri M James Jett 45 killed her two grandsons Harold eight and an unnamed five year old before slashing her own throat Police say the grandmother may have been deranged by the death of her daughter Mace Hamlin found the bodies. the grandmother is expected to die The two children had a prior tragedy with their mother's death seven months earlier.
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CBI Associated Press
Knox City
James Jett
Harold
Mace’ Hamlin
Big Dick On the Job in a Dice Game
Seven men played dice at Fred E. Henry’s home when a bystander yelled for a “big dick” and a man entered, scolding the group for gambling. Jeff Carroll and Fred Opal were jailed after an evening of heavy drinking, taken to Police Headquarters overnight. Officer Joe Burns supervised, Chief Frank Gretlein hosted them. Rev. Leroy Dillener of Kirksville heads to Persia for missionary work, will reunite with Mrs. Dillener in New Jersey and sail from New York around December 15.
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Erre Haute
Fred E. Henry
Jeff Carroll
Fred Opel
Fred Opal
Jamaica
Joe Burns
Police
Frank Gretlein
Leroy Dillener
Kirksville
Persia
Dillener
New Jersey
New York
Western Union Seeks 10 Percent Rate Increase in Missouri
The Western Union Telegraph Company asked the Missouri State Public Service Commission for authority to raise rates by 10 percent for 12 months, renewing a prior 20 percent request. It says current gains are insufficient and reverting to old rates would cost $51,856 annually, with 1919 net income $20,655 and wages up $19,908. Missouri plant value listed at $359,000 and operating revenues $372,865 for 1919.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
State Public Service Commission
Missouri
Judge James Elected President of Farm Congress
Judge W. K. James of Andrew County was unanimously chosen president of the International Farm Congress at the close of its annual convention in Kansas City. Judge Jones, a former House member, is well known in the area for his prior service.
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Dhidge Jones
Lawyers Lead In Missouri General Assembly Majority Narrow
State secretary of state figures show forty one lawyers among the next Missouri legislature, with thirty nine farmers. Notable is 2 B Tout of Archie listed as physician and minister, reflecting diverse occupations. The roster includes eight merchants, four physicians, four real estate agents, three bankers and editors, plus various trades.
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General Assembly
Missouri
John L. Sullivan
State Senate
House of Representatives
B. Tout
Archie
Monument
Sheep protection plans to move Missouri legislature
William P. Elmer, a Dent County state representative, says sheep protection measures will be pushed in the next Missouri legislature. He notes prior attempts failed and cites a two year old sheep and dog law proposed by Spencer of Buchanan County that was defeated as city objections blocked it. He argues such a law would aid Ozark development but warns cities oppose it as class legislation.
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Associated Press
Salem
Mmo
Missouri
William P. Elmer
Dent County
Elmer
Spencer
Buchanan County
Ozark Country
Lou Tellegen to Present in Jefferson Theatre Next Wednesday Night
Prominent actor Lou Tellegen and his company arrive Wednesday at the Jefferson Theatre for an in person appearance. He will present an elaborate revival of his success Blind Youth a three act comedy drama set in Paris and New York.
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Lou Tellegan
Dee
Himeelf
Jefferson ‘Theatre
Paris
New York
Crime, Art, and a Youth’s Confession in Council Bluffs
The piece recounts a play by Tellegen and Mack once staged in New York and tied to a pupil of Rodin who rose to fame with Sarah Bernhardt. In Council Bluffs Iowa Fred Poffenbarger, a confessed mail car robber, recalls starting crime at age 14 by placing cockleburrs in a girl's hair as officers question him.
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Ing
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Fred Poffenbarger
Poffenbarger
Fragmentary Text Summary Card
The readable fragment references a figure in a distant era and mentions origins and a second connection. Details are unclear due to damaged wording.
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East High Street
Daughter
Kansas City
A. J. Herrod
Ivery Womens
Western Union
Lower Rouse
Tout
Lou Tellegen
Chiropractic
OURE
Jefferson Utility Company
W. McCarty
Fred T. Roberts
C. Czarlinsky
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