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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
7
A state news piece urges farmers to plant halir corn sorghum and other forage crops to attract game birds and sustain their breeding. It discusses wildlife decline, deer, quail, and calls for conservation actions tied to the capital project and political candidates.
The Supreme Court grants a writ of certiorari to review the ruling of the St Louis Board of Equalization on the tax of Louis tanks cod trust companies, reducing assessments from 69 to 66 percent. The writ is returnable in 20 days. Also discussed is an application by the United Railways Co of St Louis to the Missouri Public Service Commission for consent to issue 92 million dollars in bonds of the Lows & Meramec River and the St Louis Stebbin liner, claimed to be to refinance. President Richard McCulloch says the new issue will not increase bonded debt, and old bonds would be retired by the new issue.
Missouri railroads complain of high property taxes while urging study of freight rates in neighboring states. State Board of Equalization cites per mile charges for Missouri and adjacent states and lists earnings comparisons among lines such as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, Missouri Pacific, St Louis and San Francisco, and others. The data show Missouri earnings lagging or leading relative to Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Arkansas. Officials note assessment remains a small portion of total value, around 22 percent, amid broader fiscal questions.
A fragmented report covers political operatives arguing over land policy and taxation. Figures including Colina officials, Santa Ga Gey Mab le, Gov Rye, and John Fo Swanger are cited amid discussions on land control, mortgage protections, and voter concerns at a national rally.
Governor Mejord announces appointment of Witstron of St Jules as chair of the catecnatr board. The posting praises osteopathic expertise and vows new leadership. The plan includes three new executives and a focus on reform at the city level.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a report naming Tienes J Akfae of St Louis and Alfred Pettit of Knove Ulir among officials, plus a governor’s boast about a requisition under the power act. It cites Walter K. Chom seeking a receiver for Metropolitan Town Mutual Fire Insurance Co with $762,000 in policies and assets questioned. A wartime note discusses Colonel Lewie and the Lewis gun, its manufacture, and Allied sales.
Representative Hatedal of Mallforata seeks a government report on a new gasoline refining method. The Bittman process, claimed to yield more fuel, centers on a plant perfected by Peter Mallian, with implications for state ownership and potential bureau study.
A fragmentary caption describes Mare. Abidtul Huseem, wife of the Turkish chargé d’affaires in Weehingisa, as a popular figure, though the text is garbled and incomplete.
A local trade group in Omaha organized to fight the dry amendment set for a statewide vote next November. The group and allied labor leaders warned that some employers seek to undermine union strength by steering support to liquor interests and reducing workers to passive observers.
In a Chicago Tribune piece Byrns warns of wet brain or delirium tremens. He argues alcohol lowers moral tone and impairs judgment, leading to tremens and death. He cites warnings from Seeleth and Belfeld and notes only about one in four attacked by delirium tremens recovers.
The article notes disparities in alcohol use by country, with Portugal and Spain consuming notably more per capita than the United States. It mentions Germany and Switzerland among others, highlighting higher beer consumption and general patterns of intake relative to population size.
The text alludes to New York Times state issue themes on wartime conduct, cholera defense, and public virtue. It mentions a congressman JW Bryan and trade defense proposals, cautioning against liquor effects on homes and national policy.
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