Lowden Money Spent in State in Campaign Probe
Testimony before a Washington congressional inquiry shows Governor Lowden directed $38,703 in Missouri expenditures to win support from national convention delegates. L. L. Emerson testified that $32,703 went to Liv Morse at Excelsior Springs and $5,000 to Nat Goldstein and Robert E. Moore of St Louis. Goldstein admitted cashing a $2,500 check and routing funds to a Missouri district for Lowden’s benefit. Also notes Morse’s role and the Missouri launch conference in Bubler’s office. In Macon, J Wes Johnston of Paris joins the North Missouri Century Club, celebrating Uncle John Branham’s 100th birthday with the rule of being 80 plus and still working. Johnston, 87, details ten-hour days, six days weekly, typing abstracts and land-title work amid spring land orders.
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St. Louis
Congressional
Washington
Lowden
Missouri
L. L. Emerson
Congressional Committee
Liv" Morse
Excelsior Springs
Nat Goldstein
Robert E. Moore
Goldstein
Liv” Morse
Jacob L. Bubler
Republican National Committee
Macon
J. Wes Johnston
Paris
North Missouri Century Club
John Branham
Atlanta
Providence
Johnston
Springfield case paused as defense seeks August delay
Circuit Judge Orin Patterson granted a continuance until August 30 and took the demurrer to the indictment under advisement in the State against Richard McCulloch, president of United Railways, and Bruce Cameron, former transportation chief, charged with burglary and larceny over the stolen franchise referendum petition from St Louis in June 1918.
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Springfield
Orin Patterson
Richard McCulloch
United Railways
Bruce Cameron
McCulloch
Cameron
St. Lous
Poplar Bluff man to surrender after fatal Grays Ridge shooting
Oscar Roberts, who killed Lawrence Kernel at Grays Ridge and fled to Morehouse, has called Stoddard County officials and said he will surrender. No arrest warrant has been issued. Roberts shot Kernel when he found him talking to Mrs. Stoberts.
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Poplar Bluff
Oscar Roberts
Lawrence Kernel
Grays Ridge
Morehouse
Stoddard County
Roberts
Kernel
Body of Man Found Near St Joseph Missouri
The body of Thomas P. Davis, en route from Billings Montana to Hannibal Missouri, was found beside Burlington trucks fifteen miles north of here by a section gang. Davis, 37 years old, had either fallen or jumped from an early morning train. In his pockets were over $600 in money and valuable papers. He formerly lived in Stewartsville Missouri.
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St. Joseph
Thomas P. Davis
Billings
Mont
Hannibal
Burlington
Here
Davis
Stewartsville
Twain's Playmate Dead in Clinton Missouri
Clinton Missouri reports the death of Polk Quarles age five years, a cousin and boyhood playmate of Mark Twain. He had served as clerk of the Probate Court for many years.
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Twain
Clinton
Polk Quarles
Mark Train
New Pastor at Macon Missouri First Christian Church
Rev. Stobert Be. L. Prunty of California Missouri has been called to the pastorate of the First Christian Church of Macon.
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Macon
Stobert BE. L. Prunty
California
First Christian Church
Hawkins boy dies after auto injury in Columbia
Roy Francis Hawkins seven year old son of B H Hawkins of Columbia is dead after being injured by an automobile Sunday.
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Columbia
Roy Francis Hawkins
B. H. Hawkins
Short Horn Cattle Sale Totals $50,000 at Elsberry Mo
Prewitt family of this city held an annual sale of purebred shorthorn cattle near Clarksville Missouri selling fifty head averaging over 973 dollars each for a total of 50 000 dollars. The sale drew buyers including the elder Prewitt and his son and brother.
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Elsberry
W. ©. Prewitt
Clarksville
McAlester Buys 2600 Acres Timber Near Columbia Mo
Berry McAlester returns from Eminence Arkansas with 2600 acres of timber land. Estimated timber at about 7,000,000 trees with three fourths twine.
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Columbia
Berry McAlester
Eminence
Ark
Missouri Briefs Include Bank Chief Acknowledgments
Kansas City tea room manager and soda fountain worker face arrest for serving a caid beverage with 18 percent alcohol. J F Ashoff of State National Bank St Louis elected president of Missouri Bank Clerks Association. Charles B Mulligan St Louis cotton broker guilty of securing funds from a bank on false pretenses given five year term. Judge F W Coon of Kansas City elected president of Missouri Association of Eagles. Springfield judge seeks continuance in Richard case on second degree burglary. Russell Lace Foundation study ranks Missouri schools among U S. Paintings bought by John T Mulligan found bogus cost 100000 but sold for 6253 pounds. Jefferson City county court figures show Greene County assessment rise igniting tax debate. Local levy auto 65 cents then 35 cents per 100 dollars after threshold.
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Kansas City
Charles B. Mulligan
St. Louis
Tis
Europe
John T. Mulligan
New York
Jefferson City
Frank M. McDavid
Greene County
State Board of Equalization
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Greene
Sedalia Editor Plans Senate Bid Against Long
Jefferson City reports George H. Scruton, editor of a Sedalia newspaper and recent lieutenant colonel returnee from Europe, intends to run for senator against Breckinridge Long. Scruton has discussed with leading Democrats and probably will file, aiming for the nomination without formal organization backing like Jaimes L. Minnis.
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Jefferson City
George H. Scruton
Sedalia
Europe
Breckinridge Long
Scruton
Jaimes L. Minnis
Bank Vault Robbery at Farmers' Bank of Callao
Burglars raided the Farmers' Bank of Callao in Macon Missouri blasting the vault door and looting safety deposit boxes. They escaped with bonds securities and other valuables, with losses not yet estimated but likely under five thousand dollars.
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Macon
Farmers’ Bank of Callao
Kansas Governor's Requisitions Honor Bank Robbery Suspect
Jefferson City Missouri Governor Gardner honored four requisitions from Kansas. One targets James H. Harper also known as J. H. Harriett, charged in the Newton bank robbery of August 22 1919 that yielded about ninety thousand dollars with twenty two thousand in cash.
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Jefferson City
Gardner
Kansas
James H. Harper
J. H. Harriett
Newton
Fifty-Year Oakland Church Sold for Tear Down
Pilot Grove Missouri reports the Oakland Church building near town has been sold after fifty years of use by Methodists and Baptists who worshipped there for half a century. The congregation plans to vacate as the structure will be torn down.
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Pilot Grove
Oakland
Fulton Men Eye Old Fashioned St Louis Fall Event
Prominent stockmen farmers and businessmen in the Fulton Mo area show interest in plans to host an old-fashioned St. Louis themed fall event this season, signaling collaboration among local agriculture and business communities.
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Fulton, Mo
St. Louis
Odd Fellows Temple to Rise in Columbia Missouri
In Columbia Missouri the Independent Order of Odd Fellows plans a $250000 temple and students building. The local Columbia Odd Fellows lodge has pledged $10000 as the nucleus of the fund to start the project.
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Columbia
The
Odd Fellows of Missouri
Columbia Odd Fellows
Moberly To Host New Cumberland Presbyterian School
Moberly Missouri area awaits the founding of a new Cumberland Presbyterian Church academic and theological school. The institution aims to join local education efforts and broaden religious study offerings in the region.
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Theology School
Moberly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Phone System Sold In Butler Missouri Sale Sealed
The Butler and Rich Hill telephone system owned by F M Campbell was sold to A J Erhart of Roselle Kansas for nearly $100000. The deal reflects a major change in regional communications with Erhart taking control.
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Butler
Butler and Rich Hill
F. M
Campbell Here
A. J. Erhart
Roselle
Kan
Suit to set aside Loveland will decided for defendant
Sedalia Missouri judge Hopkins B. Shain in circuit court ruled in favor of defendant Mrs Nellie H Schenck Eliott of St Louis in the case brought by Gilbert Loveland and others to invalidate the will of John Loveland The decision closes the long contested suit in the circuit court with liability and probate implications for the Loveland estate.
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Sedalia
Gilbert Loveland
Nellie H. Schenck Eliott
St. Louis
John Loveland
Hopkins B. Shain
Legion to Celebrate in Walton with barbecue and wrestling
The American Legion of Callaway County plans a July 5 celebration in Walton featuring a barbecue and a wrestling match with local participants and Legion members taking part in the event.
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Legion
Walton
American Legion of
Callaway County
Gompers on Labor Duty and Election Costs
A long article reviews Gompers urging immediate action to curb living costs and boost wages, opposing Esch-Cummins and Kansas laws, while criticizing profiteering and Palmer. It also covers Senate probes into pre-convention campaign spending, sugar market controls, Armenia mandate debates, and ongoing European conflicts with emphasis on figures, parties, and key players.
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Samuel Gompere
Congress
Executive Departments
Inobor
Kansas Court of Industry
Gompers
Palmer
Profiteering cases hit by New York appeals court
The Lever Act was upheld as constitutional by a federal circuit court of appeals in New York in Weed & Co. Buffalo clothiers. Judge Hazel had refused to enjoin a district attorney from pursuing profiteering charges. A separate federal grand jury in New York indicted American Woolen Co. and its president William M. Wood for Lever Act profiteering, alleging 3 percent profit over cost, with Wood contesting the claim.
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Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
Weed & Co
Buffalo Clothiers
Hazel
American Woolen Company
William M. Wood
Ite
Wood
Mexican Provisional Government Faces New Upheaval
Rebels led by Felix Ding surge along Vera Cruz coast joining forces with Carranza loyalists. Diaz had quit fighting Carranza and sought exile. Pancho Villa opposes the new government, resuming banditry in Chihuahua. Mexican congress elected Adolfo de la Huerta of Sonora provisional president.
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Mexico
Felix Ding
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Diaz
Pancho” Villa
Chibncahua
Mexican Congress
Adolfo de la Huerta
Sonora
United States Considered for International Association Membership
Secretary Meredith backs acceptance of invitation to join the Permanent International Association of Highway Congresses. The American Association of State Highway Officials favors inviting the U S to next year’s meeting, citing benefits from an international highway forum and unified road classification. The expanded advisory committee will include the full executive group to broaden regional representation and guide a national road program.
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Meredith
International Association
United States
International Association of Kord Oogresses
American Association of State
Secretary of Agriculture
Wie
Washington, D. C
State Department
American Consult General
Paris
Meredittu
Congress
Siae
Internatuvesll Association
Uniteld States
Thomas E. MacDonald
Bureau of Public Roads
Cilem
Mers
Dorepearm
Brussels
Peris Ana S Bendon
High Way
State Highway Officials
Wiit
American Association of Shute Highway Officials
Esaw
Arcigestia
War Department
Good Roads Council Public Campaign Near St Louis Radius
The newly formed federated council of 2S business and civic groups launches a campaign to educate people within a 100 mile radius of St Louis about the benefits of road improvement. The effort aims to build support for better highways and modernized transport infrastructure.
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Civic Organizadors
St Louis
Federated
Tonnie Council
St. Lows
Poor Roads Costly to Public and People
Fragmentary text discusses transportation costs, noting high road expenses. Mentions payments by each member of the public, including women and civilians, and references United States context.
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Big Boss
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J. F. Ashoff
State National Bank of
F. W. Coon
Missouri Association of Eagles
Russell Lace Foundation
Callao Bank
Odd Fellows
Natioonal Woman's Party
Hays
Spa
Belgium
Francisco Villa
Iis Camp
Chihuahua
Senate
Labor
Edward W. Pickard
Borah
Hiram Johnson
Knox
Johnson
Poindexter
Hoover
Senator Sutherland
Harding
Colonel Proctor
Wood Fund
Ambrose Monel
William Wrigley, Jr
H. M. Bylesby
Kenyon
Carlin
J. Bruce Sterlng
Pennsylvania
Crucible Steel Company
Herbert Dupuy
Steel
Paign
New Jersey
Edwards
Cox Campaien
Michigan
Ohio
Chicago
Hiram
Coliseum
Lowdon
Willis
Senator Harding
Charles S. Wills
San Francisco
Shallenberger
Nebraska
Hitchcock
C. F. X. O'Brien
Jersey City
Claude Porter
BF. T. Meredith
John H. Bigelow
Burris Jenkins
McAdoo
Cuba
Wilson
Armenia
William Jennings Bryan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
State Colby
Moscow
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Thrace
Borisov
Beresina
Minsk
Letvia
Uvinsk
East Prussia
Form Good Roads Council
Sollam
Peer Em Foods
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