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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
The piece mentions talk of electric lights for towns, burglaries in De Sore with losses in hundreds of dollars, and an inaugural ball liquor rule. It notes Governor Ladsics and Bradley contesting ballots due to printing error in Maries county, with calls for fair, speedy proceedings and reflections on pre election persecution.
An editorial fragment cites the Manufacturers association Home Market Club and Protective Tariff league fearing a wage fall from free trade policy while reporting a record wage rise. It argues tariff profits are not shared with labor and condemns immigrant labor as a wage threat, noting tariff barons influence and rising manager woes. A Missouri broke piece in Bollinger county is urged for citizens to read.
The letter argues that population growth and rising public needs require higher revenue, challenging Governor Gardner to examine property prices and assessments. It questions whether the state can fund needed improvements without higher taxes and urges attention to broader property valuations and their impact on public finances.
The New Madrid Record discusses the possibility of Russell leaving Congress due to health and being urged to run for Missouri governor in 1920. It notes his proven popularity in the Fourteenth district, a Republican majority, and argues a trusted statesman is needed to lead the Democratic ticket if he leaves Congress.
Miss Cecil Myers visits friends here. Gifford Lutes and Charlie Lutes spend holidays at home. Lee VanAmburg and Charles Masters visit. Miss Katie Butler, Mr and Mrs Everett Bess, Will Abernathy, Arnold Zimmerman, Winchester Shell, Joseph Galoway attend gatherings and visit relatives. A social was given at the home of Mr and Mrs R J Baker in honor of Vesta Zimmerman.
A flood of visitors arrived from St Louis and nearby towns to spend Christmas and the holidays with relatives in the area. Names include Fern Hobbs, Miss Margaret Kekum, Aunt Mary Hahn, Mrs. Mary Caider, DeWitt, Mabuee, and many others visiting parents, siblings, and grandparents. The Presbyter ian church Christmas entertainment drew a good crowd.
Wm EF Harrison and Grant Gillespie of St. Louis, under a Republican committee, filed more than forty election contests this week in southeast Missouri. They allege fraud to seat Judge Henry Lamm over Frederick Gardner, citing Cape Girardeau and Dunklin counties among those with fraudulent voting. The drive targets county officers, several congressmen, and the governor race, with a Democratic legislature but cautious lawmakers ready to probe fraud.
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