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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and places with references to a city, visitors, and a shop or guests. Specific names and locations are unreadable, yielding limited verifiable details but suggesting a local social notice type item.
The Lexington Intelligencer lists A. W. Allen as editor and publisher and notes weekly Friday publication with a $1.50 yearly advance subscription. It states second class mail status at the Lexington Missouri post office and requires signed communications.
The piece notes Germany's setback as Greece and Belgium receive attention. It praises British forces for growing stronger each month and their ability to breach solid German lines at low cost. It emphasizes German morale suffering under relentless Allied offensives at Wytschaete salient.
Judge James Quarles of Louisville has been elected to the law faculty at Washington and Lee University in Lexington. A former chancellor and longtime judge, he will return to Virginia where he is well known. He has been an elder in the Second Presbyterian Church and was endorsed by the Louisville bar and bench and by United States Solicitor General John W. Davis.
A national German propaganda drive in New York by the Friends of the German Republic establishes 140 East Nineteenth Street as headquarters. Circul ars in German and English by J. Koettgen urge US Germans to back the movement to secure the Kaiser’s fate, while relatives of Romanoff of Petrograd face hardship. Miss Vera May Campbell returns from War rrensburg, and G. H. Schmidt travels to St. Louis on business. A Lexington testimonial extols Doan’s Kidney Pills for backache and urinary issues, with Mrs. D. W. Weedin praising them in 1906 and again in 1916.
L. Z. Graham and his daughter Miss Lottie traveled to Buckner Saturday for a family visit, meeting acquaintances and enjoying a day away from home.
Washington reports recruiting officers stress that enlistment is open to men aged 18 to 49 despite draft registration. The army navy and marine corps urge immediate enlistment in any branch or in the National Guard or naval militia, with future opportunities for noncommissioned ranks or commissions in new regular army regiments.
Washington reports widespread attempts by munitions manufacturers to dodge taxes on wartime profits. Revenue agents found 40 percent of returns incomplete or reduced, with total potential tax shortfalls estimated up to 13 million dollars. Investigators say profits were often claimed to be zero or deducted via plant-valuation schemes, while many firms revived balances to claim larger refunds. The government expects tax receipts to rise to about 36.5 million after revisions and additional inquiries.
Reports flag a looming war dialogue led by Lord and Elish Lampkin's arrest for slacker charges. Other items note a federal probe into food price hikes in St Louis, focusing on sugar rice flour and potatoes amid price speculation. A Liberty Loan drive nears target with large Cross appeal contributions.
A World editorial condemns partisan bias at the New York World urging the press to maintain strict responsibility toward the presidency. It argues against suppressing military secrets and defends a free press as essential to informing citizens during wartime. It notes Republicans and Democrats alike should unite against autocracy and honor the national war effort.
Advertises availability of fruit and ornamental trees grapes small fruits flowering shrubs roses climbers asparagu s rhubarb privet and hedge plants with promise of reasonable prices and avoidance of fakes. Also lists local notices of people traveling to Kansas City for business visits and returns.
The University of Missouri conferred 626 diplomas to the 1917 graduates, the largest class in the institution’s history. Agriculture graduates numbered 119, with 98 bachelor’s, 21 advanced degrees, and 2 doctors. Graduates are heading to roles worldwide including China Japan Hawaii and Brazil, while others hold government or academic positions.
Dr. Z M Williams traveled to Marshall on Friday for business. Mrs Oscar Andreen, with her granddaughter Virginia Henry, accompanied him and then proceeded to Kansas City Friday for several days.
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