Probate Court Docket May Term 1917 Highlights
A detailed Probate Court docket from Lafayette County Missouri lists May Term proceedings for May 14 to May 29 1917. It names deceased individuals executors administrators guardians and minors plus noted public guardians curators and public administrators with dates of appearance and involved parties. A closing certification confirms the docket as a true copy issued March 29 1917 by Judge Stephen N. Wilson. Local society notes mention residents visiting Kansas City Higginsville and Woodward Oklahoma for various reasons.
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Lafayette County
Missouri
Stephen N. Wilson
Savings on Kansas City Star and Times Subscriptions
Ad offering discounted bundles for the Kansas City Star and Times with multiple issue counts and total prices. Includes unclear stray text but lists bundle prices such as 8.13 and 36.60 and mentions The Intelligencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Intelligencer
City Star & Times
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Price List
Readable prices for oranges bananas beans celery strawberries potatoes cabbage and more. Items listed include per dot or per bunch with varied cents and early market figures. The fragmentary text suggests a grocery price sheet with produce names and unit costs.
U boats supplied by U S vessels in Atlantic claim
A report cites Manitowoc crew accusing American Trans Atlantic Company vessels of secretly shipping food and oil to German submarines off New York and Puerto Rico. Officials from the Navy and State Department say investigations are underway but no conclusions reached. Company president Richard G Wagner calls the Manitowoc crew story fiction and says none of its ships ever supplied submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Atlantic
Geovernament
Trans-Atlantic Company
Manitowoc
Orto Rico Today
New York
Navy Department
Department of Jiating
San Juan
Trans Atlantic Company
Newport
Atlantic
Richard G. Wagner
Manitower
Porto Rico
Heavy Wheat Loss Across Area in May Crop Report
Washington reports abandoned winter wheat area totaled 12,437,000 acres due to drought, far exceeding prior years. Remaining crop area 27,653,000 acres shows 72.2 condition with yield forecast 366,116,000 bushels, below last month’s 420 million and well under 1916 and 1915 coups. Rye forecast 60,736,000 bushels versus 47,383,000 in 1916.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Big Anti Submarine Move Plans in Allied Conference
Allied plan to stamp out the German submarine menace involves American Admiral Sims. British officials say the U S navy will play a major role in the organized campaign after a Paris conference with Premier Lloyd George and other British leaders. The conference members report satisfaction with results and anticipate a rigorous antisubmarine drive on return to London. A Greek ship Parthenon was sunk by a German submarine after departing New York for Havre, causing a loss of about 4.5 million dollars, according to owners.
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Paris
W. S. Sims
Lloyd Godrye
London
New York
Parthenon
Havre
Three Norwegian Ships Down Reported in London May 9
The Norwegian foreign office reports the Norwegian armed ships Tolekn Vale and Tromp have been sunk or damaged in an incident. Details remain unclear, with authorities issuing statements from London and awaiting further confirmation.
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London
Norwegian Foreign Office
Ateamshipe Tolekn
Vale and
Tromp
Eubomerines
Soya
Army Divisions Larger Under New U S System
National Geographic Society releases wartime figures on a reorganized U S infantry division. At maximum strength it would comprise 28 235 officers and men with 6 834 horses and 4 875 mules, cost over 9 million dollars, and include three infantry brigades plus artillery cavalry engineers signal aero units and supporting transports. Authority: Army War College tables forthcoming.
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U.S
Germany
National Geographical Society
New York City
United States Army
Europe
United States
Wrights Spend Sunday in Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Z A Wright spent Sunday in Kansas City visiting and sampling local dining options while staying at a short city break venue nearby.
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Ben Steel
Kansas City
W. H. Veach
Woodward
Olka
Smith Clark
Edward Felgate
Felgate
J. L. Babcock
Sedalia
Higginsville
Selgate
Jeffersonian
H. F. Blackwell
T. R. Butler
Mrs. Z. A. Wright
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