Larger Pacific Fleet Essential to Protection
Admiral Hugh Rodman urged expanded west coast bases to shield American commerce as Pacific Fleet grows beyond 175 vessels. He warned Japan's rising naval program and pressed for improved dockyard facilities from San Diego to San Francisco Bay, with Bremerton and Mare Island cited as key bases.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Fleet
Hugh Rodman
America
Japan
Pacific
United States
Admiral Rodman
Navy Selection Board
Whic
Dewey
Manila Bay
George
America Mint
Pew
Atmien
International
Orehan
United States Mercantile Marine
Washington
Rodman
Navy Department
San Diego
Los Angeles Harbor
San Francisco Bay
Naval
Mare Taland
Alemedi
Bremerton
Wash
Navy
State Fair Premiums Doubled at Missouri Exposition
Premiums at the Missouri Centennial Exposition and State Fair will exceed double this year totaling 93 220. The event runs August 8 through 20 with three new departments historical exhibits baby health contest and Chamber of Commerce premiums. Management adds fifteen acres for a white city camping site with tents electric lights water and provision stores.
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International News Service
Sedalia
Chamber of Commerce
Jessie James Back Again In Local Burglary Note
Burglars entered a Poplar Bluff store days ago, rifled the cash drawer and took a small amount of money. A letter to the proprietor two days later claimed, Here are the 22 pennies we took from your cash register. Have more in the drawer the next time, Jessie James. O Cedar mops are promoted as keeping floors bright and clean by Buckley.
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International News’ Service
Poplar Bluff
Jessie James
Navy coast defense plea spans states for Pacific naval ok
A message to American men urges Kansans Ohions New Yorkers Mainers and Floridians to back the Navy Department through their lawmakers and support the Pacific Coast naval improvement programme as essential to national welfare and coastal strength.
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Kansas
Ohio
New York
Maine
Florida
Pacific
California
Oregon
Washington
Navy Department
Congressmill
Nevada to use lethal gas in death chamber switch
Nevada legislators approve a gas execution method replacing hanging or firing squad with a sealed death chamber. The article notes a new wing at the Carson City state penitentiary, gas injections, and how witnesses observe the process as the condemned pass away in a single week. It recalls a 1919 hang case known only as Casey, who had a wooden leg.
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Reno
Ney
Nevada
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Carsey City
State Penitentiary
Carson City
Earth
Lychich
Casey
Friendliss
Swimming Party At Wolf Bayou For Panny Nat Bu Kley
A younger group enjoyed a swimming party last Thursday evening at Wolf Bayou with chaperons Mrs. Jessie Jackson and Lisa Jessie Hill. The event featured sandwiches salads and punch prepared by the girls and boys respectively. Names listed include Carmel Popham Allie Cameron Pearl Cameron Ethel Lewis Madaline Buckley Lucile Jackson Martha Welker Cecil Proctor and Kos Dorris Ronnie Dave Birch Greenwell Roland Croom Harold Popham Ernest Lesler Kat Buckley. Everyone swam until dark then gathered for supper and reported a most enjoyable evening. Houston Buckley left for St Louis Sunday night to buy stocks for Buckleys Store. Buckleys promotes a cooking stove as delightful and easy to operate as a Has stove.
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Nat Bu Kley
Wolf Bayou
Jessie Jackson
Lisa Jessie Hill
Carmel Popham
Allie
Pearl Cameron
Ethel Lewis
Madaline Buckley
Lucile Jackson
Martha Welker
Cecil Proctor
Kos Dorris
Ronnie
Dave Birch
Greenwell
Roland Croom
Harold
Popham
Ernest Lesler
Kat Buckley
Citizens investigate booze effect in Evanston
Six Evanston residents underwent a test to reveal liquor effects. Reports describe a range of incidents from domestic disturbance and window injury to sleeping in an alley and attempting to water a car at a horse trough. All six were arraigned. three fined ten dollars, two sent back to cells, and the sixth released.
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Evanston
Boyer
U S warns of slipping foothold in South America
Notre Dame dean Rev John F Ohara warns American business men that South American exchange depreciation hurts US trade. He notes Argentine currency losses limit purchases from the United States, while British and European banks profit from South American funds transfers. He urges balanced trade, increased US production, and American investment in South American securities to restore exchange parity and revive US commerce.
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International News Service
South Bend
Ind
John F. Yhara
Department of Commerce
Notre Dame University
United States
Ren O'Hara
South America
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St. Louis
Buckley's
Wells Drug CO
Lal En Rexall
Hayti, Missouri
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