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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1908
Page
4
The item riffs on grip illnesses, Prohibition era saloons, and public figures like Taft. It notes 60,000 killed or injured yearly from earthquakes and landslides and critiques cultural fads and press reaction, hinting at national mood and editorials of the Kansas City Star.
The Inrine Weencur begins its thirty eighth year of publication 1904 marking its 1571 founding as a Democratic organ by Judge William Young John T Smith and R B Vaughan. It notes absorbing Caucasian in 1875 and enduring liberal patronage in Lafayette county while promising news without personal bias and reporting a new press and modernized type.
Fragments report public concern as parents kept children home in December due to contagious illness. Local board faced criticism for not closing schools amid fears for student welfare.
The article notes daily disinfection makes school premises clean and lowers contagion risk. It highlights that irregular attendance has harmed lower grades, delaying progress as more than half the class is often absent. Authors urge parents to bring children to school promptly each day to recover lost ground.
Dr Richard Henry Jesse led what became the University of Missouri from a small college to a state university. He increased enrollment from 510 to 2508, added law and medicine years, raised admission standards, and expanded high school accreditation from six to 157 statewide, earning lasting statewide gratitude.
Irving Tevis and Prof. and Mrs. M. J. Patterson with daughter Mary Elizabeth return from Colony Kansas Tuesday evening. Mrs John Briscoe and her sons Vaughan and John and daughter Ruth come back from a week with relatives in Veranilies Missouri Tuesday evening. Mrs Jennie Vaughan, visiting Dora Carter, heads home to Kansas City Wednesday evening.
Milas Ida Johnson visited Odessa Monday night. Claude Elliot of Kansas City visited. Alma Kincheloe and Lena Smith spent Tuesday in Odessa. Many locals attended funerals, dinners, and holidays with relatives in Higginsville, Lexington, Independence, and Odessa. Names include Ww Jennings, Tra Johnson, Grace Bradshier, J B Jones, Arthur Riley, Loury Stoenser, Mrs. Proctor, Miss Lillian, Miss Lena, Mrs. Waterhouse, and others. mentions of Kansas City trips and Christmas visits.
The state of Missouri where the case against Geo Bwor Collector of the revenue in Lafayette County Missouri is filed. The petition seeks judgment on a parcel of land described as Lot Five A and First block in a given property, with notices to named defendants including Edward Venatile and others. The plaintiff requests a decree for amount due and costs, and the matter proceeds in the Circuit Court of Lafayette County Missouri. An attorney or agent will attend as required with process to be served.
The column records neighbors visiting, hosting guests, and family gatherings across town. It notes brief travels to Odeera Tast and Bigginsville, plus a large 30-guest dinner. An obituary honors Benjamin F. Winsor of Quolambug Johnson Co Mo born Dec 18 1847 and died in Kansas City Dec 27 1907, with church faith and Mayview ties, followed by funeral details and pallbearers.
Miss Alma Glank, who had been spending a few days with friends in the city, returned to her home in Kansas City Tuesday evening. Warren Sherman, spending the holidays with relatives, left for Columbia Wednesday to resume his studies at the Missouri University.
The story portrays DeArmond as a towering figure amid rival Missouri sympathizers and Democratic peers. It paints Williams as incapable in recent years while lauding DeArmond’s speeches and leadership, describing a charged intra party scene and regional tensions.
Mrs. A. Davis with her little daughter Maud were called to Kansas City on Thursday by her sister Mrs. W. A. Maley.
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