Stormy Dry Bill Debate in Missouri House Stalls Ban
Dramatic session in Jefferson City features Farris and Damron battles over a dry bill. An amendment to prosecute rail express carriers for liquor shipments fails tos OS. The Damron bill on state finances and other measures are outlined, including a rail shelter proposal and a Cornelius contract fight. House discusses enforcement and new dry laws with claims of leniency toward carriers.
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Frank Farris
Damron
Farris
Robinson
House of
Missouri
Oklahowwa
State Revenue Shows Big Gains Across 42 Years
State Treasurer Edwin P. Deal supplied figures showing revenue growth across 42 years. Receipts rose to about 7.8 million with expenditures up 670 percent, while public schools received portions of revenues, and state university funding fluctuated. The report notes substantial funding changes and ongoing debates over rates and public works.
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Edwin PL Deal
Deal
IsTife
Geneal Revenue Fund
Sius
State University
Naval measure passes Senate and House adds submarines
Congress pushed supply bills toward adjournment as the Senate approved the naval measure at around 152 million dollars and added construction for five submarines, a hospital ship, a gunboat, and an armor plant, while debates continued on fortifications and other items. The House accepted most Senate amendments in the army bill but rejected some provisions including a prohibition on speed-up devices. No special session is planned, with arrangements for President Wilson’s San Francisco trip under discussion.
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Congress
Senate
House
Smart
Ho Sens Kome
Wan Fieseu
Niesiziniure Sone Sho
Ty Polleet
Cuba
Gouo
White House
Dent Wilson
Steve
Senate Foreign Relations
San Francisco
Hanned
San Franciscso
WEDS BESIDE FATHER'S BIER
Mrs Robert Johns of Woodlawn presided as a strange Wednesday produced a double event. Within an hour her daughter Evelyn wed Elmer H. Nelson of Pontiac, and her grandson christened. The same day funeral rites were held for her husband. The ceremony occurred beside the father’s coffin as a tribute to his memory.
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Chicago
Minos
Robert Johns
Woodlawn's Womans Club
Evelyn
Awo
Elmer HW. Nelson
Pontiac
John
Johns
Tulsa landowners declare war on Holy Rollers
In Tulsa County a large group of landowners plans to confront Holy Rollers whose growing fervor threatens agricultural progress. They propose to identify country churches under stationed ministers. Ninety percent of Holy Rollers are tenant farmers and transients moving yearly. Backers say harvests suffer as cult members attend protracted meetings following new leaders.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Widow Bertha Cramer Awarded 2700 in Upholsterer’s Death
In Newark New Jersey Mrs Bertha Cramer receives a 2700 judgment over her husband an upholsterer who died after a tack he held in his mouth punctured his tongue the ruling cites negligent handling of the tack during work.
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Newark
N. J
Bertha Cramer
German POW couples gain permission to wed in London
In London several German prisoners of war who were engaged to English women before the war have been granted permission to marry. Armed guards will be posted during the ceremonies to oversee the events and ensure security.
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London
Russia and Britain in disputes over sea access and war path
London reports Sir Edward Grey stating Britain sympathizes with Russia's aim for a warm water port and Black Sea access, linking to broader peace terms. The piece notes Russia's perceived aims and Britain's cautious stance as Europe moves toward potential conflict.
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Edward Grey
House of Commerce
London
Eng
Ediward Grey
House of CaMmens
Britain
Russia
England
Sir Edward Grey
Rusela
Black Sea
Young Wife Kills Stepson in Arkansas Shooting
In Sprinkle, Arkansas, 16 year old Thetia Massey shot and killed her stepson Leonard Massey aged 9 at the Massey home. A coroner's inquest found the boy shot in the head while seated outside the kitchen. The stepmother blamed Albert Litterall 18, a neighbor's son, for the incident.
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Sprinkdale
Arkansas
Frank Mawsey
Bia
Thetia
Maxsey
Syeareld
Leonard
Masses
Acoronti
Massey
Albert Litterall
Neleh
Submarines to Use Canal Panama Defense Orders
American submarines 2 and 4 ordered from Cristobal to Balboa to test mine laying and target practice related to coast artillery defense problems across the canal zone.
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Canal
Panama
Cristobal
Balboa
Coast Artillery
Small Chance for Water Bills Washington
Prospects for conservation bills sought by the administration in this session of Congress are very slim, according to Senator Walsh of Montana.
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Washington
Walsh
Montans
National University proposal discussed at convention
Diperpent, Ohio speaker at the Department of Superintendence meeting urged standardization and comparison of school systems nationwide. He proposed Washington establish a national university to inform states and communities on school methods, scope, efficiency, and economics.
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Ohio
Department of Superintendence
National Education
Washington
Bureau of Education
Berte
Toma
Heme
Three Slayers Die In Chair At Sing Sing
Ossining N Y three murderers Hubert Kane Oscar Vogt and Vincent Campanelli faced the electric chair at Sing Sing prison with no tremor and left letters urging abolition of capital punishment. In Montreal a $3 900 000 damage suit over the Empress of Ireland collision was argued in admiralty court. In Orange New Jersey John Henry was found intoxicated and sentenced to 20 days workhouse after admission.
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Sing Sing Prison
Hubert Kane
Oscar Vogt
Vincent Campanelli
Areine
Oxborne
Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Empress of Ireland
St. Lawrence
Storstad
Clean Kidneys With Salts Advice For Back Pain
A vintage health ad suggests that meat overwork harms kidneys and offers Jad Salts as a remedy. It claims daily spoonfuls in water before breakfast cleanse acids, flush urinary waste, improve kidney and bladder issues, and relieve back pain and rheumatic symptoms.
Remar kable tale of a failing marriage and a batterer
A newspaper recounts a remarkable account of a man who returns to his former wife after years apart. The story notes the batterer does not change and the couple’s relationship remains troubled.
Fragmented query on empathy and debt in Europe dialogue
A garbled discussion presents two speakers debating compassion and limits of heart. One claims to have a heart but reveals exhaustion and mounting debts, while the other questions the sincerity of concern and the ability to help.
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Europe
Notable Patent Secretary Receives High U.S. Salary
The article notes Mies Alma K Hoyd named private secretary to a lieutenant governor in Mary Pickford era satire. It mentions a $2,000 weekly salary for weeks in arrears and hints at profit sharing in the U.S. women-owned industry, with James Warbasse and German army fashion influence shaping the money style.
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Mies Alma K Hoyd
Motjain
Peonsylve
Mary Pickford
Daly
United States
Mre Jamee P Warbasse
Jenkinn
Gierman Takors
God Dretamalere
Postum Beats Coffee Claims of Health Harm in Kansan Testimony
A Kansan woman recalls severe heart palpitations and sleep trouble from coffee, then reports dramatic health improvement after switching to Postum. She attributes digestion, breathing, and rheumatism relief to quitting coffee and using Postum, sold by Postum Co. The ad notes Regular and Instant Postum varieties with brewing details and prices.
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Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Midh
Wellville
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