Speedy Justice and Economy Chief Aims of Simplified Code
The Missouri code revision, led by Gov. Major’s commission including Hugo Muench and others, aims to simplify appeals by abolishing demurrers, shortening records, and reducing written opinions. The plan seeks faster, cheaper justice with permissive use of old methods and stricter rules to curb delays in appellate courts.
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Major
Special Code Commission
House
Senate
Commission
Frank Harris
Joshi Barbee
Hugo Muench
John W. Halliburton
James €. Jones
Elijah Robinson
David H Harris
Alberto Nortons
Cal Uothburton
Carthage
Bere
Joint Committee
Supreme Court
Breckinridge Long
Code Commission
Muench
Carrent News Bureau
Local readers joke about moving to Colorado
In a humorous column from The Press, a Missouri reader heckles Colorado residents. He cites Clod Masher and Clod Hopper in a playful complaint about preferring local life and avoiding a mass relocation, warning against overly liking one place. The tone stays light and satirical.
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Colorado
Public school break-in and city leadership shifts in Southeast News
A Southeast News report details a night-time break-in at a public school with vandalism on the blackboard and student books. Jackson Cash Book notes R. K. Wilson resigns as mayor, with Ho H Mueller likely to act as mayor until spring elections. Oak Ridge Bank stock changes favor local buyers, as W C Cracraft, C W Henderson, J L Hinkle, and Nettie Howard sell to Brown Clippard, James W Kinder, Morton Swan and others. Bank capital is $10,000 with $7,500 surplus.
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Jackson
R. K. Wilson
Wilson
Ho H Mueller
Oak Ridge
Bank of
W.c.cracraft
C. W. Henderson
Essex High School Board Receives Praise and Groundwork
A 1915 letter from Crry, Missouri, to the Essex School Board commends the board for securing dictionary resources and good laboratory equipment for the agriculture class. The message notes an approved unit plan across Agriculture, Algebra, English, and History and praises Superintendent Revelie for leadership.
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Essex Board of Education
Revelie
Missouri Dog Law Favors Restraint and Tax on Owners
Missouri Ruralist notes support for a law to keep dogs from running at large and to tax dog owners like other property. The piece argues restrained dogs protect livestock, especially sheep, and cites market losses from fear and injury. It stresses penning at night may hurt flock health and urges community input to improve the paper and communications with readers.
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Missouri
Turner Wright
Daniel Hahs of Cape Girardeau County Dies at 82
Daniel Hahs born February 11 1832 in Cape Girardeau County died February 4 1915 aged 82 years 11 months and 4 days. He served in Company G Eighth Provisional Missouri Militia and was honorably discharged. Uncle Dan known as a quiet peacable citizen leaves a son a daughter a brother four sisters eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral at Barks Chapel Church conducted by Brother WH Moore with burial at the church cemetery awaiting the resurrection morn led by Rev. W. J. Poston.
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Daniel Hahs
Cape Girardeau County
Eighth Provisional
Missouri
Dan
Lutheran Church
Barks Chapel
WH Moore
Poston
To Our Correspondents Requesting Quality Submissions
The letter asks correspondents from other counties or states to improve the quality of letters sent for publication as space is crowded. It notes that quantity matters less than quality and urges readers to provide meaningful communications to ensure important matters are not crowded out.
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Deas
Bessville
Marble Hill
Jones
Castor River
Colorado
Ley
Bollinger County
Bollinger
Enel
Tim Perss
Thvar
Primiat Qualiy
Stygan Way
Warning Against Health Cures From The Past
A satirical list mocks old time health advice by linking common habits to extreme diseases. It parodies the idea that simple actions like drinking water or eating certain foods could cause severe illnesses while suggesting absurd precautions to stay healthy.
Arctic and Sahara extremes and a political quip
The piece lists Verkhoyansk as the coldest inhabited place with January lows to 90 degrees below zero and July highs to 86 above, notes the Sahara interior as the hottest area at about 122 degrees, cites Greytown Nicaragua as the wettest with 260 inches of rain, and Port Nolloth in South Africa as the driest with under an inch. It then presents verses and a comic quip about former Congressman Benton and ex-State Senator Ball in the Madison House lobby during the Missouri legislature’s organization.
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Verkhoyansk
Arctic Circle
Siberia
Sahara Desert
Africa
Greytown
Nicaragua
Port Nolloth
South Africa
J. P. Campbell
Doniphan Prospect News
Jefferson City
M. E Benton
Missouri
David A. Ball
Pike County
Madison House
Benton
Dave
Ball
St. Joseph
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Woman's National Weekly
Missouri Ruralist
Code Revision Committee
General Assembly
Olathe, Colorado
Southeast News
Department of Education
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Revelle
Hove
Schiul
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