Missouri school funding soars in biennial report
A review of state finances shows toll receipts into the general revenue fund from July 1, 1914 to July 1, 1915 totaled 5998.15447 dollars. Public school expenditures for 1913-14 exceeded prior records, with over half of total general revenue apportioned to schools, amid debate over the one third apportionment and related comment from the hostile press.
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Missouri
General Revere Fund
General Assembly
Tariff as a Political Issue in the Next Election
The piece argues that despite falling foreign purchases and record US commodity prices, protectionist sentiment grows. It contends Europe’s pauper labor and war disarray threaten the economy, urging a high tariff as a political tool to counter risk and keep voters aligned, noting both parties’ reluctance to remove tariff from politics.
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United States
Bradstreet
Europe
Benn
Jabor
Arusin Aosling
Saturday Evening Post
Making the Martial Mare Go
Analysis of Britain’s wartime finances shows a massive debt surge with a 3.0 billion dollar debt and a new loan of 1.75 billion, yet funds may exhaust by year end. The piece notes daily war costs at fifteen million dollars and forecasts broader use of irredeemable legal tender notes if the war endures.
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Eny
Great Britain
England
Joan
Treasury
Pew
Belle Fourche water project opens homesteads in South Dakota
The Saturday Evening Post notes public entry to the Fourth Unit of the Belle Pray irrigation project in South Dakota. The land is free under homestead law, water funded at cost, and after twenty years a permanent water right is granted. The area near towns offers modern services and profitable alfalfa, hogs, and dairying prospects.
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Uncle Sam
South Dakota
Medeus
Thedin
Harker
Thas
Reclamation Service
Albert V. Leonard
United States Reclamation Service
Chicago
Belle Fourche
Judge Simpson to call conference on initiative petitions
In a few days Judge Noah W. Simpson of LaBelle Missouri chairman of the Gardner Land Bank State committee will issue a call for a conference of jurists from this organization to decide the exact form and wording of the initiative petitions to be circulated next year in Missouri. The petitions aim to place on the ballot for the November 1916 election a proposed constitutional amendment to finance the Missouri Land Bank and activate its operations.
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Gardner
Bank State Organieatio
Geo BL Pili Columbia
John Koesver
Jefferson Clin
C Lo Woods
Rollo Rieh & Correll
Clark
Blanton Pars
Geo
HO Seriten
Sedalia
M Po Vooady
Warrenstuing
Wersly
Mxisape Land Bank
Fred D Gardner
St Louis
Elliott W. Major
Europe
Andersatt Craig
Maryville
Clecuwive
Gardner Land Bank
Simpson
New
Missouri Land Bank
Supreme Court
Simpson and
Stark
Samuel Rosenfeld
St Louis Board of Freeholders
Col. Gardner
Noah W. Simpson
LaBelle
Gardner Land Bank State Committee
Missouri
Missouri Land Bank Plan Promotes State Prosperity At Rally
A constitutional amendment for a state land bank and rural credit to begin in 1917 is urged as a path to broad prosperity for Missouri residents. Col Gardner and state committee members plan public discussions and an informal hatchery to explain the measure, with California Grange involvement to illustrate the idea’s reach. A separate item notes a peach skinning method and a woodpecker’s accidental electrocution near Keokuk.
Living room as heart of the home and family space
Advice on creating a warm, multiuse living room featuring comfortable seating, ample light, a fireplace, and space for books and hobbies. The piece stresses that the living room serves as play, work, and rest space, shaping memories of parents and home life. It also notes grape seeds yield an oil with unknown prior use.
Missouri University opens September 13 with 3000 students
Preparations are under way at the University of Missouri in Columbia to welcome about 3000 students for the regular session, which begins September 13, 1915. The text notes the value of certain materials for soap making and mentions a South American refinery planning large scale production.
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University of Missouri At Columbia
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