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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1929
Page
2
A fragmented political message condemns Mayor Jenkins and a unilateral Democratic policy. It warns Republicans like J R Nolan of ouster from committees and loyalty to the mayor as the sole leader. The piece questions bipartisan options and emphasizes victory and dominance over opposition.
A defendant in police court challenged the city's right to enforce sidewalk obstruction rules on unfirmed property. The defense cited sidewalk ends and safety issues on Dunklin Street and Miller Street between McCarty and Wagner Place, noting pedestrians forced into weeds or the street where traffic is heavy.
In a era of expanding air service, two new air routes connect the U S with Canada and Mexico. The system speeds business, shuttling passengers and cargo across national lines in American planes. Officials cite heavy postal traffic and rising trade as justification for broader networks and tariff considerations.
A 1920s discussion outlines how the Veterans Bureau extends beyond war-risk insurance, providing medical care, travel support, prosthetics, burial expenses, clothing for indigent patients, and vocational rehabilitation. It notes support for dependents and envisions enduring relief programs funded by taxpayers.
The text recounts how millionaire Harry Sinclair, once able to delay cases with wealth and lawyers, ended up jailed for thirty days then six months after further court action. It argues his conviction reestablishes faith in justice, equality, and the supremacy of law.
In a Fulton Westminster College commencement address Governor Caulfield calls for a fierce and militant passion for honest public service. He laments the drift toward indifference in politics and urges capable citizens to sacrifice for the nation, warning against self serving professionals and urging broader political participation.
Comment from other papers to the Canadian Board of Railway Commissioners 1928 notes 101 of 1000 grade crossing accidents occurred when drivers tried to heat the train. Incidents include drivers sleeping on tracks and others stopping on tracks to retrieve dropped items.
In Detroit a grand bridge across the river to Windsor signals triumph over nature and symbol of progress. In Boulder Canyon engineers plan a dam that will flood irrigate vast lands and power industries, proving mankind’s lordship of creation. The essay argues these feats embody romance, progress, and future hopes for human relations.
A birthday section lists Evelyn Affaller, Alert H Turbett, Helen Ruth Shockley, Shennan Lee Long, Robert Junior Coleman, Mildred Maddox and others with their addresses as part of a local natal day celebration. The piece includes a school girl inspired tale about George T Angell and a plea for Jefferson City parents to submit children under fifteen for a Birthday Club update, plus a note on animal cruelty awareness from the prevention societies.
Mr. Ernest Waterston of Hannibal Missouri credits Hoyt's Compound with ending two years of indigestion and gas. After six bottles he reports being a new man capable of hard work, endorsing the medicine and noting local Jefferson City Tolson's Pharmacy as a seller with other druggists carrying it.
A health article explains phosphorus sources in milk eggs potatoes cheese meat and nuts and outlines its role in bone and brain development. It notes dietary balance prevents disturbances and mentions a 1929 trust sale of Cole County Missouri real estate as a separate item.
Severe mixed notices include an executrix claim for Lafayette Bacon estate in Cole County Missouri a property sale by Chet A Platt Trustee and a state highway bid invitation from Jefferson City Missouri plus a Windsor Castle royal cabinet formation report noting King George ill and arrival of Alastair MacDonald and Lord Arnold with Colonel Seymour escorting the monarch.
Sealed proposals addressed to the State Highway Commission of Missouri in Jefferson City will be received until 2:00 p.m. on the ith day of January 1925 at the Secretary of the Commission in the Highway Building. Proposals will be publicly opened and read at that time and place.
London reports Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald accepted King George V invitation to form a cabinet replacing the resigned Conservative premier Stanley Baldwin. The move follows decisive polls showing Labor victory and signals a new government in Britain.
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