Temple in a Pyramid for Ararat Shrine Proposed
Architect Louis Curtiss unveils plans for a unique pyramid temple for Ararat temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine to be built on Admiral boulevard with a 80 by 130 foot footprint. The reinforced concrete design includes a granite veneer later and Portland cement exterior later encased in polished granite. Funds are being raised after February Shrine meeting appointing a committee chaired by John T. Harding to oversee erection.
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Louis Curtiss
Ararat Temple
Admiral Boulevard
John T. Harding
John Q. Watkins
Lee B. Mettler
Tainted Meat Brought Over Eads Bridge Into City
Thousands of pounds of tainted and diseased meat are said to be moved under cover of darkness from East St. Louis to St. Louis across the Mississippi by night, with sales occurring the following day.
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St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Mississippi River
Fast St. Louis
Arkansas River steamboat service to revive from Muskogee
A new steamer City of Muskogee, built in Jeffersonville, will launch soon to revive freight and passenger traffic between Muskogee and Fort Smith on the Arkansas River. Plans also include a line to New Orleans. Coal from Choctaw lands near Tamaha could fuel lower river trade.
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Arkansas
New Orleans
Backera
Musgoore, Ox
Arkansas River
Muskogee
Fort Smith
City of
Jeffersonville
Ind
St. Louis
Fort Gibson
Choctaw Nation
Tamaha
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Indian Territory
Mary D
Memphis
Mississippi
Egyptian style concrete building described with sphinx front
A plan for a large reinforced concrete building features a twenty foot square base a sixty five foot pyramid a sphinx figure over the entrance and monolithic obelisks. Interior rooms include a lodgeroom stage reception and offices while the basement hosts banquet halls kitchens and power plants.
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Plaster of Arts
Walmsley Enters Senate Race Under New Primary Law
Harry R. Walmsley, Republican hopeful for state senator in the Seventh district, filed his petition in the county clerk’s office yesterday becoming the first to comply with Missouri’s new primary law. The measure requires candidates for state senate, Congress and circuit court judge to gather signatures equal to 3 percent of the county votes for presidential electors in the last election.
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Harry R. Walmsley
A. L. Cooper
Congress
Missouri
Campaign Badges Now Part of Officer Uniforms
The War Department declares campaign badges non political and mandatory for officers to wear. A Civil War badge design features President Lincoln on the front with the motto "with malice toward none, with charity to all" and the reverse reads "The Civil War, 1861 to 1865" within a wreath.
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Washinocton
War Department
Lincoln
Ouster Suits Against Coffeyville Mayor Advancing to June Court
The Supreme Court docket advanced the Coffeyville city and Mayor J H Wilcox ouster suits to the June session. Cases filed earlier this year saw quick arrangement and short testimony before the commissioner. Findings will be submitted for the June hearing. A Bohemian quip notes life as a gloomy prison with a cautionary remark from a girl with a trap.
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Topeka
Coffeyville
J. H. Wilcox
Supreme Court
Thrift Logic in Breakfast Choices
A compact argument praising economy in diet highlights Grape-Nuts with cream as a balanced wheat and barley cereal. The piece notes savings in money and health for thrifty workers, claiming such a breakfast boosts energy and brains, tied to the slogan There’s a Reason.
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