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Newspaper
Daily Captial News
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
4
The piece condemns a major state graft involving merchants and a prison clerk, urging swift, sworn complaints to prosecute all offenders. It notes the need to deter future crimes, criticizes casual settlements, and mocks related figures like Dr. Cook and Riley Davis while weaving in satirical asides from multiple papers.
The piece honors Commander Byrd as a famed aviator and polar pioneer while criticizing Chamberlin and Levine as doubtful backers. It portrays Byrd as noble, Virginia-born, and determined to make a Paris round trip, contrasting him with what it calls a mercenary, obstructive backer and a volatile aviation duo.
The Bellanca pilot leaves a woman fainting on the field without word, driven by a desire for a keg of Pilsener. Among promoters and aviators, he is seen as central, “the bank.” We hope Byrd recovers and returns before Levine begins.
A reader poem from the Tampa Times recalls waiting for a white bird and paying tribute as it crossed the sky. The verse honors Courage and resilience, hoping for a sign that life endures despite a fall.
Noted European scholar Josef Bard discusses why the Jewish race endured extinction threats while other ancient civilizations vanished. He contrasts democratic Jewish culture with aristocratic fallen empires, arguing that broad Jewish masses preserved identity and religion, enabling revival even after massacres.
Charles W. Seaman of St. Louis was elected department commander at the Missouri Spanish American War Veterans encampment in Trenton. Harry D. Snyder and Leroy S. Yattan were named senior and junior vice commanders, with R. A. Anderson as chaplain and Dr. W. L. Sharp as surgeon. Kirksville chosen for 1928 encampment site and a pro veteran pension relief measure was urged.
William C. Robertson of Fulton has been released by the state eleemosynary board effective July 15. John H. McDonald of Fulton has been elected to succeed him. Dr G W Bruton of Nevada receives a three month medical leave and Dr T T O Dell of Maplewood becomes acting superintendent.
Dennis Grogan and his 14 year old son Frank perished in Bridge Creek near Memphis Missouri while fishing. Frank slipped and could not swim, and Dennis dived to save him but cramps pulled them both under. They were visiting relatives in Baring, the elder's hometown.
A L Ferguson 57, Columbia druggist and former Sedalia resident, died at the county hospital after an illness of under 24 hours. Born in Kentucky, he had lived in Missouri since age four and in Columbia for 14 years. He previously ran a drug business in Sedalia and worked as accountant for Sedalia water and light. Burial is planned at Otterville, Missouri, likely Friday.
Walter Cravens former president of the Kansas City Joint Stock Land Bank and five other officers and directors will go to trial September 5 at a special term of federal court in Kansas City on federal indictments tied to the bank’s operation. The trial date was announced today.
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