Arrest County Official in Missouri Embezzlement Case
John A. Dowdy public administrator of Stoddard county was arrested in Dexter on charges of embezzling about 92 000 from the Stolert estate. The case follows a voluntary assignment by Dowdy & Co a longtime Dexter merchant firm with liabilities near 25 000 and 5 000 values. Dowdy could not post bond and was taken to Neosho while other Missouri court actions include a murder verdict in Neosho and a first degree murder conviction in Jefferson City related cases.
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Dexter
John A. Dowdy
Stoddard
Stolert
Mgare
J. A. Dowdy & Co
Poutheaut
Missouri
Cowboy in Cabin: Richard A Ballinger’s Plains Youth
Richard A Ballinger, later Seattle mayor and Taft cabinet figure, grew up a cowboy in western Kansas. He spent three years riding cattle across the range, narrowly escaping a fatal hoof encounter, while studying climate, language, and a plan to attend college. He later became Garfield’s successor and held several commissions.
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Woshington
Richard A. Hallinger
General Land
Nee
Seattle
Taft
Judee Ballinger
Kansas
James Ko Garfield
Virden
Kat
Mallloger
Spring Creek
Furl
Larned
For Larned
Ireck
State University of
My Notable Life Scenes From the Plains and Courts
A long reminiscence covers early life in Kansas, cattle ranching, a near rider incident on Spring Creek, and years serving county offices in Larned. The narrator recalls education at state institutions, encounters with notable figures, and a shift toward law and public service amid frontier duties and personal risk.
Paint Test Promises Purity in Lead and Color Tools
A period piece notes a simple chemical test to detect impurities in paint materials and guard against adulterated white lead. It promotes a free outfit from National Lead Company including a curet, color schemes, and a specifications book, urging homeowners to verify purity before painting.
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National Lead Company
Trinity Building
New York
National
A Fitting Penalty for Lost Head in Jovet
A cryptic quip contemplates penalties for failed judgment in a jovet. The remark hints at marriage fines and gendered views as a societal joke about punishment and emotion in public life.
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Missouri News
Whitechurch
Neosho
John Whitechurch
M. W. Smith
Smith
Racine
Neoshore
Tucker
Springfield
Eugene Tucker
Ellie, Mear
Tee Tucker
Mre Wille
Joshua Fllis
Toferson City
Hadley
Comelete
Godfrey
Pulaski County
Panitentiary
Criticisen
le Flogged
Tr Kate Here
Miniater
Lebason
Hes. Mart
Do Johnson
Salomen O' Dell
Ross
Here
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Pondeed Johnson
Laclede
Lupton
EuEdictor
St Louie
C Jorge H. Green
St. Louis Star-sayinga
St. Louis Star
City Hospital
Solbeth Whip and Collar Co
Rolla
Ube
Fast Rolla
Mexico
Santa Fe & Perry Traction
Hannibal
Fulton
Columbia
Electra
Chivvis
Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs
Mra
W.R. Chivvis
St. Louis
Missouri State Federation
Wilbur S. Bell
Kansas City
B. M
Shepard Baving
Frankel
Mra. Miller
Cowboy
Richard A. Ballinger
Garfield
Timllinger
Corning Judd
Chicago
Kankakee
Til
Decatur
Ala
Patchogue
the Waldorf
Aliling
Preas
Eczema
Ec Getoa
W. Harrison Smith
Mt Kisco
Power Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Prope
Boston
Hoewittt
Sewitt
Weart Street
New York City
Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Newport
Prave
Leese Cocwry
Fave J. Cwentt
Pesaro
Cheney & CO. Toleda O. Fone
Texas
Everybody's Magazine
National Bureau
Bell Morte
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Joao Gaadaloupe
Jalattan
Jalison
Allen
LeRoy
N.Y
Bangs
Adele
Hamline
Bork Bed Ag
Pruseia
Chamberlain
U.S
Dimbers FF
Treves
Winslow
Joe Drors
Castoria
UTA Ns Tben Od and
Samuel Pitcher
Tie Centaur Company
Tia
Bears
Anteed
Ise
Fern Hottien
Andl el Wiittinen Vellwererdt Wwatiersier
Gelly
Spobo Medical Co
Cheniess Bactechite Goshen
SPOHN
Lewis
Dodds
Carters Iver
Carters
Mel Wposh
Spain
Ole Wakers
Tienuice
Weltiusah Fupmorter
Pou Atu Pal
Western Canada
Pennant
Government of
Canada
Melernal Rodale
Crawford
Winth
Tenens City
Broughton
Minuis
Wational
Trinity
Beoeuel
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