Missouri Governor Hyde Pushes One Man Government Plan
The governor advances a broad consolidation bill creating a single agriculture commissioner at $5000 a year and depots at $4000. Critics liken the move to Kaiser era centralization, noting loss of department control and reliance on one thinker. The St Louis Star mockingly refutes expert land valuation claims and warns higher taxes if valuations leap, urging restraint after a surplus left by Governor Gardner.
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Europe
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State Board of Agriculture
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Land Reclamation Department
Immigration Departments
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Bonaparte
German Empire
Wilson
Missouri
Republica
The
St. Louis
Missouri River
St. Louis County
Lim County
the Star
St. Charles
Fox
State Board
Heax Commission
State Board of Equalization
Gardner
Woman Accused in Hamon Estate Insurance Suit
Ardmore Ok Feb 28 the Hamon estate sues Aetna Life Insurance for 100000 claiming Jake L Hamon died from a wound inflicted by an automatic pistol in the hands of Clara Smith Hamon The suit outlines the estate stance ahead of Clara Smith Hamons March 10 murder trial she is free on bond after an initial assault charge was upgraded following Hamons death the estate asserts accident versus intent in the shooting
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Ardmore
Frank L. Ketch
Jake L. Hamon
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Hamon
Ketch
Clara Smith Hamon
Women Seek Equal Rights in New Federal Bill
The Woman's Party in Washington debates equality with men in law. Alice Paul leads hunger strikes to end discrimination, aiming to remove alimony, property, and child custody biases. Mrs Ida Husted Harper argues a wife should support her husband when he is ill or in need.
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Washington
Alice Paul
Congress
Ida Husted Harper
End of A Perfect Day on Equality and Alimony Issues
Excerpt discusses legal support for a disabled husband, alimony questions in modern marriages, and the role of women voters. Mrs. Harper argues law should not discriminate by sex and favors local readjustment, while Everett Wheeler suggests educating women voters on American institutions and law.
A Reward for Home Builders Tax Exemption Enacted in New York
The New York board of estimate passed an ordinance granting a five thousand dollar annual tax exemption for ten years on all new dwellings in Greater New York. Signed by Mayor Hylan, the measure aims to stimulate home building and ease the housing shortage. It offers five thousand dollars exempt for each one family house and for each apartment in tenement housing.
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New York
Greater
Board of Estimate
Hylan
Chas Ray Heeds Mottoes In Alarm Clock Andy
Youthful motor truck salesman Charles Ray stars in Alarm Clock Andy at the Jefferson tonight. His motto Do It Now and the cracked boarding house mirror frame his bid for success as he stumbles toward a breakthrough after a pretty girl and a hopeful meeting with a businessman. Jerome Storm directs the Paramount Artcraft release produced by Thomas H Ince.
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Charles Ray
Andy
the Jefferson
Charlie
Beau Brummel
William Blinker
Jerome Storm
Thomas H. Ince
Paramount Artcraft
The Work Way. How to Reach Glory Through Earned Effort
A line from the Atlanta Constitution muses on life and destiny, asking how one reaches glory if life itself does not tell the story. It suggests that true ascent requires work and effort to earn wings.
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Wings
Atlanta Constitution
Saving That Stamp Envelopes How To Remove It
Instruction on removing a stamp from an envelope using a blotter cut to stamp size soaked in cold water. Place blotter over stamp, wait a few minutes, then lift to reveal the stamp detached and ready for reuse.
Tragic Ends of Roman Emperors
The passage lists emperors killed or driven to death in dramatic fashion. It cites Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, Tiberius suffocation, Claudius poisoned by his wife, Commodus killed by his mistress, Galba slain by the Praetorian Guard, Caligula murdered after self-declaration as a god, and Nero’s suicide to avoid execution.
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Earth
Julius Caesar
Tiberius
Claudius
Commodus
Galba
Praetorian Guard
Caligula
Nero
Finger rings cited as danger by Seattle shipping board
Seattle shipping board representatives warn finger rings cause accidents among shipyard workers. In the last month two men lost fingers and over twenty minor incidents occurred due to rings, urging workers to remove rings before starting work.
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Seattle
Shipping Board
Shock for the Explorer Sable Coat Worth £10000 Not the World’s
A sable coat of 150 skins bought for £10000 is not the most expensive fur. An ermine mantle once owned by the czarine was valued at £12000 and a Greenland native girl wore a silver fox dress worth about £80000 at current prices.
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Greenland
London
Musical insect sounds from wing vibrations and stridulation
The buzzing comes from rapid wing vibrations sometimes over a hundred times per second, with a possible quivering organ near the wing base. Chirping or trilling arises from a stridulating organ where a hard part is scraped against another, akin to a fiddle bow across strings.
Imaginary Grocery Orders Come From Kindergartners
A kindergarten class practiced English by calling an imaginary grocery store. A girl asked for bread chops and a little gravy. Meanwhile Grandma read, then Little Jack remarked that Grandma was “looking over her glasses” not to wear them out.
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Jack
The Awe in Audience and Cobra Poison Tracing
The article notes that audience reaction need not mirror an actor’s impact and discusses a Curious Magazine piece. It describes tracing cobra poison effects by injecting into a frog, detectable even at dilutions of one in ten million.
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Curious Magazine
Fragmented Note Hints at Hidden Place Under Cover
A fragmentary text hints at a hidden location beneath a surface. It mentions a place under something like a cover and refers to a child or person drawing attention to the concealment. The readable parts point to a secret space not yet fully described.
Topeka Woman Chafes At Aging Chaperone Duty
A Topeka woman recalls a pinch of aging when asked to chaperon a party of young folks, noting several in the group are older than the chaperons and the worst sensation is growing old.
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Topeka
Kangsas
Call £ 68 Green and subscribe for the Democrat-Tribune
A brief reader call urges subscribing to the Democrat-Tribune, citing a specific amount of 68 pounds as the prompt to act and join the newspaper’s readership.
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Democrat-Tribune
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All Drage
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YS City
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