M.S. A. notes and local district news from Zalma
The column lists new pupils Miss May Kinder Nora Bair Myrtle Gibbs Anna Sample Katie Conner and Mr Noah F Chestner plus visits by Prof J A Richards and Miss Radio Cheek. It reports a teachers association plan, Excelsior Society meeting, officers elected, local court notes, weather and farming updates, marriages, deaths, arrivals of a new boiler, and flood news across the Mississippi valley with regional impacts and newspaper service notes.
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M.S. A
J. A. Richards
Radio Cheek
May Kinder
Nora Bair
Myrtle Gibbs
Anna Sample
Katie Conner
Noah F. Chestner
Excelsior Literary Society
M.S. Gladdish
J. A. Burton
Local Notes From Glen Allen Church and Town
Measles reported in town. Born to James W. Zimmerman and to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Taylor a girl. Parson Nelson takes charge of the 2 hotel. Brother Yount and Brother Pinnell preached at appointments. Several people attended the baptising at Daniel Zimmoerman's. J. A. Berry left for St. Louis.
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James W. Zimmerman
Yount
J. A. Berry
St. Louis
Pinnell
J. A. Taylor
Jake
Parson Nelson
Daniel Zimmoerman
Tuk Press
Reed Resumes Business Despite New Congress Threats
Despite warnings from incoming congressmen, Speaker Reed has again resumed business at the old stand, keeping the legislative process on track amid political tensions and leadership challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Bollinger County Teachers Association Spring Program
The Bollinger County Teachers association schedules a program for Saturday April 3 starting at 10 a.m. The forenoon features music, choir, prayer, and academic talks by Rev. W A Davault on arithmetic interest and W A Davault on the development of the colonies. The afternoon includes physiology digestion with Misses Jettie Morgan and Nancy Mabrey guided by R J Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Association
Bollinger County Teachers’ Association
W. A. Davault
M.S
Argh Treee
Jettie Morgan
Nancy Mabrey
R. J. Hubbard
First Oklahoma Hanging Law Introduced by I N Terrel
A Detroit observer recalls the Oklahoma capital punishment shift recalling I N Terrel who introduced the bill and was the first man sentenced under the new law after a pistol fire incident.
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Oklahoma
West
I. N. Terrel
Terrell
Press Snippet Reveals Legislative Fallout and Tragedy
A Detroit Free Press quoted piece recounts a lawmaker who shaped a death penalty, faced later trials, and fled with the report. It notes a murder of his wife in Oklahoma City and references Missouri legislators including Harry McPherson visiting Kennett and a Southeast Missouri way lands investigation panel with members from multiple counties.
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Harry St. John
St. John
Oklahoma City
Detroit
Farris
Missouri
Russell
New Madrid
Jones
Butler
Myers
Bollinger
Tribble
Dunklin
Hess
Mississippi
Sawyer
Cape Girardeau
Averill
Pemiscot
Ward
Stoddard
Williams
Scott
McCollum
Ripley
O’bannon
Wayne
The Birthday Trick Across Ages Reveals A Lesson
A king tests a gray haired professor with a mental arithmetic riddle to uncover the month of birth and age. The professor answers 1200 and the monarch reveals that the last two digits show the age, a playful method to learn how old someone is.
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Conti
Lecember
Wal
New York Herald
Southeast News Highlights Fires Floods and Local Deaths
Francis Lape's Hickory Ridge home burned last Friday destroying all. B. S. Schwab of Dutchtown reported $700 in damages from Hubble Creek floods and a broken levee along with fencing and farm damage. Walter Helderman died in an accident near Burfordville last week, shocking the community. his father Elam Helderman faces a grievous loss as the family endures multiple regional accidents. L. F. Klostermann sold his long-held woolen mill plant Saturday for $500 to H. B. Humbert of Santa Clara, California, after years of negotiations and failed offers to operate the mill locally.
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Matt Barber
Matt Anderson
J. W. Dixon
Harry Gaines
Dunklin County
R. P. White
J. G. Glasner
Louisa Dixon
Lutesville
B. F. Stevens
A. C. King
Greenbrier
J. T. Cameron
J. M. Houchin
Kate
Bisinost
Southeast News
Francis Lape
Hickory Ridge
Lape
Dan Lape
Here
Schwab
Dutchtown
Hubble Creek
Walter Helderman
Burfordville
Elam Helderman
Walter
Cape Girardeau
L. F. Klostermann
H. B.humbert
Santa Clara
Cal
Arkansas Farmer Waits, Wheels Locked by Floods
An Arkansas farmer in upper hills faces a flooded river where a wagon is trapped. After a passerby notes the delay, the farmer calmly uses a rope to free the wagon, joking that un-hitching would have left him getting wet. The tale highlights patient, resigned rural pragmatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Upper
Describing a Desert Word Through a Child’s Riddle
A mother helps her son with geography as he struggles with the word desert. She defines it as a barren place where nothing grows, prompting the boy to respond with a clever children’s riddle about a feathered head.
Moving The Tiger Remains From Old Cage After Show
An old circus man recalls a tiger escape incident at a fixed location menagerie. The royal Bengal tiger was housed in a cage that needed replacement and, after a performance, crews moved it into a new cage alongside the old one. The sliding doors and roof opening complicated the transfer.
Tiger Escape Near Cage Break A Wild Chase At Show
A team attempted to move a tiger between cages during a show. The tiger pushed against a door bar, separated cages, and slipped out into the arena. He roamed before reentering the old cage where keepers finally closed a gate. No one was seriously hurt.
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Timat
Pio
York Sun
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