Governor Gardner names new committee for child code work
Governor Gardner reappointed the old children's code committee and named new members to study conditions and draft bills for the upcoming session. Reappointed: Cave, Buford, Ellington, B., Halbert, January, Kinney, Mangeld, unlap, Sheldon, Walker, Wag er, James, Oliver, Welch. New members include Butler, Markham, Loreau, Waldheim, Lionberger Davis, Leoard, Lippman, Dekin, Morton, Gravelle, Davison, Elwood, with additions from Kansas City, St Louis, Joplin, and Jefferson City. The interurban Kansas City line seeks rate increases under a blanket rail application.
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Jefferson Clay
Gardner
West
Thodes E. Cave
St. Louis
Buford
Ellington
Columbia
TL. A
Halbert
Harry C. January
Phillip Moore
Michael Kinney
George B. Mangeld
Lee Unlap
J. Sheldon
William Valker
Kansas City
J. L. Wager
Jefferson City
W. J. James
Stoseph
St. B. Oliver
Cape Girardeau
Lee Welch
Mountain View
J. K. Butler
Conference of Charities
George D. Markham
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Chamber of Commerce
Aaron Waldheim
Presient Jewish Federation of
Payroll messengers robbed at two points in KC area
Eleven men were arrested in Kansas City Missouri and Kansas City Kansas in two related payroll heists. WIHI son & Co. packers paid out 3179 dollars to the bandits, while Standard CW Company messenger Ralph Williams, 17, was knocked down as three robbers in a small car relieved him of 4100 dollars at a busy street intersection.
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Kansas City
Kan
Wihison & Co
Standard CW Company
Wilson & Co
Ralph Williams
Fulton City Considers Impeachment Of Police Judge
Fulton Missouri city council moves to impeach Police Judge Frank Anderson for misconduct and lack of qualification claiming he is not versed in law. Anderson cites unfriendly officials as the motive and says a hearing is set for August 18 with a strong defense and hints at developments.
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Fulton
Ivalinst
Frank Anderson
Anderson
Missouri Cotton Yields Hold Steady In June Report
Jefferson City Missouri crop officers report Missouri cotton improved nine points in June and at 81 percent condition, a lint yield of 225 pounds per acre is expected. With 148000 acres planted and normal abandonment, total output may reach 71900 bales per FE A Logan and Jewel Mayes from Federal and State Agriculture departments.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
FE. A. Logan
Jewel Mayes
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Fulton Strike Still On Near Fulton Mo
The Fulton strike by coal and clay diggers persists as workers hold to their claims while operators refuse concessions. Operators report securing a lease on a nearby strip mine, promising enough coal to supply Fulton institutions and industrial plants.
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Fulton
Begley Rice Farm Sold in Missouri Bankruptcy Proceeding
Cape Girardeau reports the only profitable rice farm in Missouri is to be sold within days. A. D. Doane of Poplar Bluff, trustee for George Begley Jr. confined in prison for forgery, met with bankruptcy referee O. A. Enehans to discuss selling part of the estate.
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Begley
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
Doane
Poplar Bluff
George Begley, Jr
O. A. Enehans
Bank Chooses Clarence Man as Cashier at Dun Duncan Bridge
Clarence resident John Beam is named cashier of the newly organized bank at Duncan's Bridge with capitalization reported as LiV. The appointment marks the opening of a community financial institution led by local leadership.
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Clarence
John Beam
Ccity
Dunjcan's
Child Travels 1 000 Miles From Poplar Puff Mo
Poplar Bluff Mo reports the youngest traveler possibly in the United States. Trena Greer age one year. daughter of Mr and Mrs A W Greer arrived after traveling nearly 1000 miles alone and is noted as a remarkable solo journey in local news.
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Poplar Puff
United States
Trena
A. W. Greer
Child receives skin grafts after scald incident
Florence Hays of Westplains Missouri lies in a hospital here as surgeons prepare skin grafts for a child scorched in a scalding accident. The family faces medical bills and ongoing care while hopes for recovery hinge on the grafts from donor skin.
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Westplains
Florence Hays
Missouri State Fair at Sedalia set for August week
Big entries at Sedalia Missouri, August 14 to 21, promise a record Missouri State Fair. Livestock, saddle stakes, and home economics entries closed July 21, with swine and sheep showing exceptional growth. Prospects for cattle and crops hailed as signs of prosperity statewide.
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Sedalia
Missouri
Gardner Buys Property in Peterson City Missouri
The Central Missouri Trust Company building in Peterson City was sold for 225000 to Giov. Gardner C. G. Hammond of this city and St. Louis parties. The seven story fireproof structure, erected five years ago by the Jefferson City Investment Company, is the city’s only large office building on the best site for such an investment.
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Gardner
Peterson City
Central Missouri Trust Company
C. G. Hammond
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Clark Is Renominated for Congress in Ninth District
Champ Clark was nominated in Democratic primaries without opposition for the Ninth District, marking his fifteenth nomination and thirty years in Congress if elected in November. He expects to be reelected speaker if the next Congress is Democratic.
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Montgomery Ciity
Champ Clark
Clark
Board Refuses Recount in Sedalin County Sheriff Race
Sedalin Mo Canvassing Board refuses recount in sheriff race after lawyers Sedalin Hall and O Bannon petitioned alleging 13 vote defeat for Republican candidate Andrew Moerschel to W A Mewell. Board rules no jurisdiction to open ballot box.
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Sedalin
Wolmes Hall
W. PD. O'Bannon
Andrew Moerschel
W. A. Mewell
Attempt to Wreck Train Near Marshall Missouri
An eastbound Chicago and Alton passenger train struck a tire pile obstructing the track five miles east of Marshall. The engine suffered minor damage. no injuries reported. Company detectives are investigating the incident.
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Marshall
Chicago & Alton
Requisition Honored for Frank Poulos Return
Jefferson City Mo Governor Gardner honors Timnois governor's requisition to return Frank Poulos to Chicago where he is charged with robbery of Mrs Leta Canifax of silks and wearing apparel valued at 2500. Poulos is in custody of St Louis police.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
Timnois
Chicago
Frank Poulos
Leta Canifax
Poulos
St. Louis
Will Rebuild Courthouse in Sedalla After Fire
Inspection Committee appointed by Circuit Judge Hopkins B. Shaln reported to the special grand jury and recommended rebuilding the $100,000 courthouse damaged by fire rather than constructing a new one costing $500,000.
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Sedalla
Hopkins B. Shaln
Hay May Oppose Reed in 2 Years’ Political Clash
Montgomery City Missouri Charles M Hay who ended his campaign for United States Senate here on Monday said if the official vote showed he was defeated he would stay in politics and would likely oppose Senator Reed two years from now.
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Hay
Reed
Montgomery City
Charles M. Hay
United States
Here
Licensed Autos in State Contribute to Good Roads Fund
There are 268,142 licensed automobiles in the State with owners contributing $2,004,018.75 to the State good roads funds. The St. Louis office registers the greatest total, 54,000.
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Jefferson City
St. Louis
Fire destroys multiple Crocker, Swedesburg businesses
A blaze of unknown origin gutted OC private wire of C. Vikers and destroyed W. A. Patterson’s store, W. J. Rouse’s grocery restaurant and the Post Office building at Swedesburg Missouri.
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Crocker
C. Vikers
W. A. Patterson
W. J. Rouse
Swedesburg
Woman Sues Railway for Ten Thousand After Mother’s Death
Sedalia Missouri filed suit against Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway for $10,000 damages over the death of Mary I Conlee near Bedalla last April. Estaline Conlee acts as plaintiff seeking compensation from the railway company for her mother’s death.
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Sedalia
Estaline Conlee Today
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company
Mary I. Conlee
Bedalla
Good Roads Program Planned in Adair County Missouri
About $60,000 in road work will be undertaken in Adair County this year. Roughly $20,000 will fund improvements on the road between Novinger and Danforth. The balance will cover cross-county state roads and related improvements.
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Kirksville
Adair County
Novinger
Danforth
Gets a Life Term for Slaying Neighbor in Cooter
Caruthersville Missouri born Floyd Hall charged with killing John White a neighbor at Cooter on November 14 last year was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Caruthersville
Floyd Hall
John White
Cooter
Enemies near Warsaw as Bolsheviks press drive
Soviet forces advance toward Warsaw after breaking armistice talks with Poland. Polish defense slows the push on Danzig corridor as German and British diplomacy weighs heavy responses while strikes and rate debates ripple through Europe.
Cox formally nominated as Democratic presidential candidate in Dayton
Governor Cox addressed about 50 000 Democrats at Montgomery county fair grounds in Dayton Ohio on Saturday declaring support for immediate League of Nations entry and treaty ratification. He urged enforcement of prohibition, repeal of war taxes, and a shift to business taxes, aligning with San Francisco platform themes.
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Dayton
Cox
Montgomery County Fair
United States
League of Nations
League
San Francisco Platform
Political primary results across several states with party slates
Missouri nominating Breck inridge Long on a League of Nations and law enforcement platform defeated others for the Democratic senatorial nomination while Republican renomination went to Spencer. Kansas renominated Curtis and Governor Allen for the GOP. Oklahoma shows Ferris leading Gore per incomplete returns. Bailey won in Texas. New York Democrats tapped Alfred Smith for governor and Harry Walker for senator, backing a Volstead act modification and Irish Republic recognition.
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Missouri
Breckinridge Long
League of Nations
Repubiicans
Spencer
Kansas
Curtis
Allen
Scott Ferris
Gore
Oklahoma
Bailey
Texas
New York
Harry ©. Walker
Irish Republic
Air mail route opening marked triumph and tragedy
Aviation week celebrated the launch of the New York to San Francisco air mail route while reporting the death of Lieut. Locklear, a noted stunt aviator, who perished when his plane plunged about 1,000 feet near Los Angeles.
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New York
San Francisco
Locklear
Las Angeles
Road Builders Study Soils For Highway Durability
The Bureau of Public Roads and the Bureau of Soils in the U.S. Department of Agriculture launch a soil study to aid highway engineers. They will sample subgrade soils, analyze moisture effects, and test bearing value to explain why soils fail when wet, with Maryland as the initial site on the Washington Baltimore road.
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Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Solls
Maryland
Washington-Baltimore
Baltimore
Federal Highway Engineers
Poor Roads Impede Market Access for Farmers
Farmers face hindered marketing as road conditions govern timely delivery of crops. Despite modern wire communications giving price signals, bad or impassable roads waste effort to relay market news and prevent exploiting peak prices.
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United States
Money To Improve Highways
Counties and states have allocated over 1 billion dollars for local road improvements. The nationwide effort aims to spur economy, speed interstate commerce, and bolster national defense through robust highway construction and upkeep.
Weeds as a vexing farm problem across fields
The article notes weeds plague farms because farmers and land owners did not monitor fields closely or identify new weeds early, allowing rapid spread and costly eradication. It emphasizes timely detection and identification to control growth and reduce expenses.
Joy Riders on Farma Speak to Farm Population
A rural reforming stance notes more joy riders live on farms than in cities and argues city dwellers should not view roads as personal pleasures. The piece frames a shift in perspective from urban entitlement to rural ownership and responsibility on infrastructure.
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Farma
Modern road programs serve business and farming needs
Modern roads are being built or planned with service as the primary requirement. The interests of both the business man and the farmer are served in the comprehensive programs for road work now under way.
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