Made-in-Japan banquet celebrates Journalism Week in Missouri
Fifteen tons of Japanese food and souvenirs arrive in Columbia from San Francisco for the Made-in-Japan banquet closing Missouri School of Journalism Journalism Week. Gifts totaling over 10000 dollars come from Nippon, via America’s Friend Society, for 400 attendees in Tokyo counterparts, with Saburo Kurusu as principal speaker.
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Japan
Missouri
United States
School of Journalism
University of Missouri
Columbia
San Francisco
America’s Friend Society
Imperial Hotel
Tokio
Saburo Tkurusu
Marcel Knecht
The
la Matin
Paris
Karl Walter
Kansas City Star
Great Britain
Niel Nielson
New South Wales
Dairy development campaign expands cattle in Missouri counties
J. H. Wood of Shelbina reports at the Northeast Missouri Industrial and Agricultural Association’s second annual convention in Hannibal that more than two thousand dairy cattle have been placed in twenty six counties since last fall. He also announces E. J. Troper of Minnesota has been engaged as dairy expert by the association.
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Northeast Missouri Industrial and Agricultural Association
J. H. Wood
Shelbina
Tannibal
E. J. Trogper
Minnesota
Once Rich Died Poor: Louis A. Coquard’s Fall from Fortune
Louis A. Coquard once a well to do St. Louis broker died penniless in a city sanitarium. Twenty years earlier he was rated a millionaire and was associated with James Campbell, a railway and traction magnate who had once worked as a clerk in his office.
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Louis A. Coquard
St. Louis
James Campbell
Former State Senator Craig Dead At 60 In Maryville
Anderson Craig longtime attorney and former state senator dies at his home in Maryville age 60 widow and two children survive him. Dies in fire sparked by lightning John Polk 60 perishes after being trapped in his Bendavis Wright County residence wife rescued through a window badly burned accident details unknown.
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Anderson Craig
Maryville
John Polk
Bendavis
Wright County
Stock Breeders Organize in Ozarks Pure Bred Stock
The Ozarks region breeders formed the Ozarks Pure Bred Stock Breeders Association at a Springfield meeting. FG Griener of Billings was named president, Dr J C Doggett of Crane vice president, and W E Cundiff of Springfield secretary. Greene county farmers urged Missouri members of Congress to back a wartime prohibition and a year after peace, plus government control of grain elevators and food storage houses.
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Ozarks
Pure Bred Stock Breeders’ Association
Springfield
Ozark Region
FG. Griener
Billings
J. C. Doggett
Crane
W. E. Cundiff
Greene County Farmers In Convention
Missouri
Congress
Bakers End Kansas City Bread Strike With Wage Agreement
About 200 union bakers who walked out reached a settlement with employers ending a bread famine in Kansas City. The main issue was a two dollar weekly raise. a compromise on other demands followed. Most large bakeries resumed operations around 3 pm, except Campbell Baking. City bread supply fell to a quarter of normal, but no major shortages occurred due to short strike duration. Restaurants were prepared to use cornbread if needed. Officials warned possible future price increases, with loaves potentially up to 15 cents if required.
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Kansas City
Islue
Campbell Baking Company
Howard Smith
Master Bakers’ Association
State Defenses Fund pledges fund drives for food and troops
Missouri state council of defense members authorized subscriptions of 100000 dollars for a campaign to secure a greater food supply, conserve foods, and increase troop enlistments. Governor Gardner led with a 1000 dollar gift. Plans include county councils, farm and garden Sunday, and pastor leadership in mobilizing family food production amid fears of war. A separate note reports Mrs Boss Friend’s suicide in Douglas county, blamed on fear of sons entering battle.
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Missouri State Council of Defense
Gardner
Missouri
Jewell Mayes
Missouris Board of Agriculture
Mayes Save
Farmers’ Institute
Country Life
Boss Friend
Good Hope
Douglas County
Mother of Educators Dies at 69 in Fulton
Mrs Madeling Bush mother of Professor Ernest F Bush Wellsaton school superintendent and Professor J H Bush Fulton city school superintendent died suddenly at Fulton of apoplexy at age sixty nine.
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Madeling Bush
Ernest F. Bush
Wellsaton
J. H. Bush
Fulton
Marshall Chapter A R aids war hospital outfitting
The Marshall chapter members led by Dr A R are fitting up their headquarters to produce surgical dressings and supplies for a war hospital. A dozen local men from law, student and business circles have applied for enlistment in the May 14 Fort Riley training camp. Joshua Barbee chairs the Marshall committee.
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Marshall
A. R
Fort Riley
Joshua Barbee
Marshall and Vicinity
Gingham Revived for Summer Wardrobes in Youthful Gowns
Gingham makes a comeback as Palm Beach fashion signals a fresh season. Cotton plains stripes and plaids replace satin for affordable frocks, with home sewing and ready to wear expanding choices. High dressmaking costs push shop pricing, but cotton frocks offer stylish options for afternoon, evening, and everyday wear.
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New York
Palm Beach
Paris
Palm Berch
Gloghnam
Jersey
Mr. Emerson
Louis Botha A Fighter Of The Boer War
The piece notes Louis Botha rose from subaltern to field command under Joubert. At Colenso he led 6000 against 18000 Buller, using trenches to repulse attackers. European experts praised his defensive skill and grasp of enemy intent, despite minimal formal military training and no map use.
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Louis Botha
Botha
Joubert
Cornet
Colenso
Family quarrel over new cooks shocks mansion
A wife informs her husband that the Dub leighs must be cut immediately, lamenting the quarrel of their cooks while the husband pleads that the Dub leighs are their best friends, illustrating domestic tension and social pretense in a lettered scene.
Pussy willow buds expand when kept in water at home
When pussy willow buds are brought indoors and placed in a jar of water they begin to swell. The change is visible as the buds thicken and open into slender catkins, signaling readiness for further growth.
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Island Kingdom
State University
Missouri Council
America
Hostetter
Bing Arinsh
Nutrition
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