Proposed Amendments For Missouri Constitution Describe Key Proposals
Jefferson City reports outline ten amendments including free school books, a state capitol fund, initiative and referendum, a national military park in Greene County, and measures to curb railroad influence by requiring free passes for state officials. Other items cover school funding, pensioning police in large cities, a five cent state tax for education, and an annual property tax for capitol construction.
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Jefferson City
General Assembly
Dietriot
Korinithar
Cromah
Bohol
Tie Binte
Jala
Kanene City
St Joseph
Ammendienta
Ray Teemotive Oliver
Blaze Awinor
Trenaneen
Supreme Court
St Lowe
Kansas City
Congress
Greene County
Wilson Creek
Death of Sidney Brown Fairchild at 70 after long telegraph career
Sidney Brown Fairchild of St Toula died Saturday at 4 PM at his residence 5159 Page boulevard. Born February 26 1894 in New Haven Conn he served in telegraph roles from age 14 including manager in New Haven chief operator in Washington DC Civil War military telegraph service and later chief operator of the Department of the Gulf at New Orleans. He spent much of his career with the Western Union Telegraph Co and its successor, with duties in St Louis and the Signal Corps.
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Washington, Dd, C
Military Telegraph Service
Department of the Gulf
New Orleans
Benjamin F. Butler
Signal Corps
Jen. Hanks
Red River
Elone
St. Louis
United
Monuments for Governors of Missouri
Jefferson City plans to erect three monuments to former Missouri governors Austin, King, and McClurg. The Imet act funds the project with 1500 dollars. A commission including Gov. D Bookery, Sam B. Cook, and Albert Allen awarded contracts to Abercrombie Stone Co. for gray Vermont marble monuments, 22 feet high. Austin King lies buried in Richmond, with $9 by county, died April 22, 1870. Brown died December 1, 1885, buried in Kirkwood. McClurg died about three years ago, buried in Lebanon.
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Jefferson City
Imet
Dargie Itor
Austin
Kate Crown
Joseph W. McClory
Conininaton
Consir
D Bookery
Sam B. Cook
Albert ©. Allen
Swturay
Abercrombie Stone Co
St. Joseph
Vermont
Laclede Power Wins Right to Draw Mississippi River Water
In St Louis the Laclede Power Company won a city water-right battle, with Water Commissioner Alderman stating a permission to bore through the levee for suction pipes would be granted soon. The ruling came on advice from the City Counselor in favor of the plant.
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St. Louis
Laclade Power Company of
Tine
City Water Department
Ben CL Adiina Ald Thitirsa
Elenttle Company
Wisconsin Veterans Mourn Loss of War Time Mascot Abe
A Wisconsin veterans group laments the loss of Old Abe the war eagle, mascot of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry. The tale recalls Abe's capture, marching salutes, battle feats from Corinth to Vicksburg, and his postwar fame in Madison and Chicago.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Capitol
Abe
Bate Cagte
Eighth Wisconsin Infantry
Frederickatown
Hurricane Creek
Flambeau River
Ashland
Price Counties
Sky
Thunder
Camp Randall
Madison
Fred
Chicago
JT. Barnum
Cairo
Walt
Elijah
Corinth
Aho
Thomas J. Hil
Eau Claire
Hamdeh
Vicksburg
W. Edward Homaston
What is the King and the Hereros Rebellion
The Hereros in revolt against Germany hold a high view of their chief Mahereo. A sung line asks what compares to Mahereo and questions European rulers. They despise Europeans, labeling a European as olyirumbo meaning white thing.
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Germany
England
Mahereo
Misrouted lecture ends in Pittsburg mixup
Dr H H Husky, botany professor, was expected at the New York College of Pharmacy but boarded the wrong train and went to Allegheny’s penitentiary. He announced a lecture there, causing a lengthy wait for an audience before the error was cleared and he could not reach his Pittsburg engagement.
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Pittsburg
H. H. Husky
New York College At Pharmacy
Alleghany
Genteman
Lysary
Herodims
John
Christ
Frohman quip on wartime song about May Yoho
Charles Frohman jokes about May Yoho joining Mikado aid and a satirical line on a song about the Yalu River. He recalls Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Yoho heading to assist during the Russo Japanese conflict and imagines a postwar engagement.
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Charles Frohman
Putnam Bradlee Strong
May Yoho
Putnam
May
Mr. Frohman
Yalu
The Martyrdom and Mission of John the Baptist
The lesson surveys Jesus third Galilean tour, John the Baptist’s martyrdom under Herod Antipas, and the royal birthday feast at Machaerus. Herod’s fear and oath lead to John’s beheading, with Salome’s Dance key to the plot. John’s death signals the forerunner’s lasting example of courage, conscience, and faithfulness guiding the Christ narrative.
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Jesus
Galilee
John the Baptist
Mark
John
Herod the Tetrarch
Herod Antipas
Herod the Great
Peres
Tetrarch
Elijah
Luke
Herod
Io John the Baptist
Farrar
Josephus
Castle
Ma Eherus
Herodias
Philip
Aratas
Herod Antisies
Viettine
Rome
Thyrafore
Antipas
Castile
Macherus
Aretas
Salome
Herod Philip U
Naraea
R. V
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Missouri Doings
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Columbia, Mo
The
State Historical Society of Missouri
Academy Hall
State University
Missouri
Clarkaville
Frita Fielder
Pike County
St. Louisan
Booveville
Mos
William Carrick
Laws
Marth Douglass
Cooper County
Sidney Brown Fairchild
Commission
Laclede Power Company
St. Cirlos
Mike Gertrude Ducho
Theodore
Conrad
Josephville
Theo
B. Krainhardt
Alees
Gertrude Duello
Columbia
Bornen
Missouri University
Kangae University
J. A. Potter
Mt. Vernon
M. EB. Ota
Hop King
C.J. Walker, Jr
Colombia
Clifton Wotgedale
T. K. Smith
Glenwood
Kansas
United States
Stanton
William M. Stanton
Missouri Agricultural College
Parmer
Jawed Thuraitay
Estate Agricultural College
Alexandria
Emy
Henas
Grant
Logan
Sherman
Sheridan
Grand Pacific Hotel
Boston
George Gilles
George
Yveterana
Lucius Fairchild Poxt
Torus
College Hall
Keon
Jolie Baptist
Herodiax
God
Arabia
Sant
Jhecus
Peril
S Wren
Enos L. Pacorrer
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