Missouri Wheat Drops Forty Percent Across State
Missouri wheat acreage fell by about 720000 acres from last year, totaling 580000 statewide. Poor early drought and late rains, plus price uncertainty, reduced plantings in some regions by as much as 60 percent. Despite wheat shortfalls, corn crops are expected to stretch to a record high next year. Separately, J B Long of Farmington was acquitted of murder in Belleview Valley, claiming self defense after a fatal blow to a tenant. In Fayette, fourteen fat turkeys were found hidden in corn shacks, later traced to theft from roosts and loaded into an automobile.
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Four Held for Swindling in Kansas City Case
A county grand jury indicted Samuel T. Tranin and wife Emma Tranin and R B Samis and wife Amanda H Samis for obtaining money under false pretenses. They face charges for obtaining 5000 dollars from Mrs Esther Larvey on March 1 1919 and a separate indictment accuses Samis and wife of obtaining 600 dollars from Mrs Nitta Harris.
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R. B. Samis
Amanda H. Samis
Esther Larvey
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Ozark Builds $100,000 County Court House
Work rushes on Ozark construction of a three story freproof courthouse worth $100,000. The new building rises on the former court house site in Christian County with rapid progress noted.
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Farmer Captures Eagle Near Whitewater in Feats of Flight
Farmer Harry Welker of near here captured a large eagle measuring six feet from tip to tip. Edward Moore of Hannibal, Deputy Internal Revenue Collector, is named to succeed Thomas M. O'Brien as Clerk of the US District Court of the Eastern Division of Missouri in Hannibal, effective January 1. Fireman P. H. Hall of Burlington railroad was killed after a fall from his engine at Machens, Mo., ninety-five miles south of Hannibal.
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P. H. Hall
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Model Youth a Robber in Missouri Bank Heist
Robert Pankey of Eldorado Springs Missouri confessed to the December 11 Bank of Washburn robbery. Officers found more than 8000 in Liberty Bonds on him. He said the money was part of 12850 obtained. He told investigators he was tired of eluding posses and revealed details of the crime.
Carrollton Breeders and Feeders elect officers in meeting
In Carrollton Missouri a combined meeting of the Carrollton Breeders and Feeders Association and the Sale Pavilion Association elected officers. R H Monier was chosen president J W Rea vice president and O C Puch secretary treasurer. A board of directors including R W Brown Fred Ronald W A Metcalf R F Lozier H A Uhrig and Frank Purry was also elected.
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I W W Members Sentenced in Kansas City Case
Federal Judge John C. Pollock sentenced twenty seven members of the Industrial Workers of the World in the Federal District Court in Kansas City Kansas. The guilty verdict followed a jury trial on conspiracy against the government. Sentences ranged from three to nine years in Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary.
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Hannibal Saloons Open After Wartime Prohibition
In Hannibal Missouri whisky returned to the bars for retail sale for the first time since wartime prohibition. Bottled in bond whisky sold for 12 1/2 dollars per quart. supply brought from St. Louis by truck and bought by Samuel Gravis a local restaurateur and saloon keeper. A separate note reports a 16 year old girl Euniece Sherman-Lowers received five years in state pen for luring a young farmer James Henry to Sportsman's Park where he was robbed by two men.
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Poplar Bluff
Euniece Sherman-Lowers
James Henry
Sportsman’s Park
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E. P. Dorris
Former Warden Dead Louisiana Civil War Veteran
Col William J Dougherty a former warden of the Missouri Penitentiary under Gov Grala Brown during 1870 72 died at the Federal Soldiers Home in St James aged nearly 87 years He was a Civil War veteran and longtime resident of the city
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William J. Dougherty
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Missouri Penitentiary
B Grala Brown
County bounty fuels hawk and owl round up in Jackson
Boys in Jackson County wage a merciless war against hawks and horned owls driven by a county bounty. Twenty nine birds were turned in to the County Clerk as part of the effort.
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Woodyards Established in Saline County Towns
Sedalia reports municipal woodyards set up in all large Saline county towns to operate during the coal shortage. In Ottenville, 42 year old W Clarence Smith, who suffered a fatal head injury in a Kansas City elevator last November, died at his father’s home. Sedalia also notes a gambling house robbed by a drunken man, taking $250.
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W. Clarence Smith
Kansas City
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Turkey sells for 9.80 at Seymour fair time
Robert Winninghaim marketed a 31 pound turkey in Seymour, receiving 9.80 dollars. Pierce City farmer Simon Baumgartner won three white ribbons for wheat, oats, and rye at the National Golf Products Exposition in Kansas City. The Maples Hotel in Republic was bought by Dr. B L Beal who hopes to form a stock company to build a brick hotel.
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Prohibition Rulings, Packers, and War-Tensions Stun Nation
The Supreme Court upheld the prohibition act, rattling liquor interests and tax revenue forecasts. Palmer pressures Packers toward curbing leverage as reorganization looms, while DAnnunzio's troops hold Riga or London talks. European diplomacy and peace treaty debates intensify as Germany balks at reparations and central Europe faces hunger and political unrest.
United States Declines Anglo Persian Treaty Endorsement
A Teheran paper accuses the United States of abandoning Persia triggering a diplomatic reply from our legation stating we befriended Persia but Persian authorities vetoed the treaty with England. Curzon condemns the statement as undiplomatic and asks Washington to correct the impression. The U.S. will not approve the Anglo-Persian treaty at present.
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Government to Hold Railroads Past January First
Reports from authoritative sources state the government will not return railroads to private ownership on January 1. Instead it will continue operation through March 1 or possibly a month longer. The delay eases market fears and avoids paralysis of transport and business until Congress acts. Director General Wines reportedly advised the president to retain control until legislation is enacted.
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Mexico Replies on Jenkins Case Sparks U S Tension
Mexico’s reply to Secretary Lan sing’s note on Consular Agent Jenkins reached Washington on Thursday. Carranza says he assumes bail release ends the complaint but refuses to drop the proceedings, asserting U S innocence plea is not enough to lift Mexican jurisdiction. Washington must act next to resolve the dispute, with Senator Bull warning the policy will not be abandoned.
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Newark Shade Tree Commission Heralds Municipal Control
Newark in 1904 created a shade tree commission with power to plant and care for shade trees on public highways. A 1905 law added parks, and 1906 enabled ordinances for protection and regulation of shade trees. The result was elevated status for street trees and a growing public sentiment in their favor.
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New Philadelphia street lamps blend function and beauty
Along a major Philadelphia boulevard twelve experimental street lamps illuminate a concrete safety island. Each 14 foot bronze column supports a lamp engineered to maximize downward and outward illumination, combining efficiency with a classic design as reported by Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Philadelphia
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Co operative Building Promises Unified Housing Plan
The article condemns the wasteful piecemeal American method of laying out and selling lots over years. It advocates planning and contracting for a group of fifty to two hundred fifty houses at once to achieve cohesive design, better neighbor relations, and shared benefits by cooperative buying and placement.
Own Your Own Home Day Reveals Native and Immigrant Interest
In Niagara Falls a Y M C A thrift week survey of 1 000 workers asked if they would take a long term loan to buy a home. Of the 480 Americans and several European nationalities, 473 or 97 percent said yes. Among 580 Poles Italians and Spaniards only 191 or 26 percent desired homes, with many planning to return home to acquire property there.
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Niagara Falls
Egyptologist Professor Diggs Faces Rising Costs
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes that Professor Diggs, a renowned Egyptologist, is deeply troubled by escalating expenses. He worries about paying large present or near-future bills as costs increase.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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