State body makes Scott 15 quit and new Capitol turn over
Scott 15 withdraws from the state body with Ratcliff as successor amid a push toward Demias Mecalcitrant of cer le Unanimous Bills paid zero by the state. Gov Gardner directs Attorney General McAilever to prosecute and pledges no state employee will traffic in state purchases. The new capitol is nearly ready. state holds back bond and will move offices soon, with $214,000 paid for work approved and penalties possible for late handover.
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Demias
Cer le
Jeferson City
Ett
Looe Taretti
Martiverly Uitte
Tren Feni Swat
Sochem
John Wyott
Bite
Tn Kale
Thardner
McAlieter
Enet
Lic Bevier
Cobe Foun
Gardner Int
Giatee
Bell
Atate
Scott
McAilever
Artien
Sen
Sea
Gerson
Tim
Toisson
Rovernient
Scot
Bis
Morrie Gopdon
Duly
Gardner appoints library war council members
Gov Gardner names a state library war council to cooperate with the national body. Appointees include William Jainews, Mrs George Bull, and J. Woll among others from St Joseph, Cape Girardeau, Carthage, Columbia, Hannibal, Joplin, Sedalia, Springfield, and Webb City. The council aims to raise funds for libraries and purchase books for soldiers in this country and France. Missouri is in a five-state southeastern division led by Burr Jones. Pay day for Missouri regiments in Nevada noted. funds short in banks delaying payments totaling about 200000 needed vs 40000 available.
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L. M. de Foe
Columbia
George E. Mu Ban
Hannibal
John J. Woll
Joplin
Hal Gaylord
John & Probert
Ranene City
Arthur Bull
Lemar
Edward Hidden
St. Louis
Mia
D. W. Stele
Bedalia
George Daniel
Springfield
Frank Lo Farlow
Webbt City
Phata Hawkins
Charleston
State
National Library War Council
Library War Council
France
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Burr Jones
Nevada
Barracoa
Uncle Sam
Schools Make Good Showing
State superintendent Vol W Lamkin reports enrollment in schools higher than expected amid war conditions. County superintendents supplied limited notices, with high schools and elementary schools showing varied enrollments. efforts to gather precise figures continue as fuel and coal issues affect districts.
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Vol W. Lamkin
Couinty Saper Intendents
State Treasurer Finds Hidden Diaptectant in Old Courthouse Vault
State Treasurer Middiekamp uncovers substantial quantity of disinfectant in an old capitol building vault. Investigation shows funds for many items charged to the state but never located. An inquiry is now underway into the discrepancy and missing inventory.
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Siptome Cour
Middiekamp
Guard Troop Movements Delayed After Sept 21 Announcement
War department orders delay the transfer of Missouri and Kansas na tonal guard troops to Camp Dontptan until after September 21. Regular troops are to move to various training camps during the week of September 17 to 24, as officers warn that guard movements then would cause congested traffic.
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Missouri
Kansas
Dontptan
War Department
Uniforms issued to Missouri supply train troops at Camp Denlphan
Uniforms were issued to the six track companies of the Missouri supply train stationed at Camp Denlphan. These men had previously lacked uniforms. Four companies hail from St Louis, with one each from Springfield and St Joseph.
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Missouri Supply
Camp Denlphan
St Louie
Springfield
St Joseph
Barbecue Celebration Honors Callaway Enlisted Men in Missouri
Gov. F D Gardner spoke to about 4000 at Fulton state hospital yard celebration honoring Callaway drafted men with barbecued sheep. The event, first of its kind in Missouri, influenced other cities. Prosecution Attorney Paul Prosser and Governor Gardner spoke amid a State Federation of Labor meeting addressing labor laws and convict labor critiques.
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Missouri
F D. Gardner
Fulton State Hospital
Fulton
Gov. Gardner
Paul Prosser
Howard County
State Federation of Labor
Iresa
Ite
R. T. Wood
Springfield
Jaat
Wood
House Unanimous War Measure Passes Senate Action
The House approves the largest war appropriation in history totaling over seven billion dollars across multiple departments. The measure funds army, navy, fortifications, transportation, and emergency needs including ships, ordnance, aviation, and medical supplies with extensive contracts and cash provisions.
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Senate
Biettene Melody
Naval
Army Aubelet Enon
Thaval Ordname
Wooden shoes gain favor as war sparks durable footwear
In Chicago many wooden and partially wooden shoes appear in stores as leather prices stay high. Dealers foresee wider use if the war endures. Motormen, dairy, garage, and shop workers lead purchases while fully wooden designs, including wooden soles with leather uppers or all wooden pairs, attract rail yards and lumber yard workers amid foil for sabot style.
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Chicago
Bhs
No More Offers of Peace Sweden 15 Imposed Upon
Confused dispatch discusses whether Sweden faces pressure from Allied victory expectations as debates over peace terms continue. Vatican influence is cited as shaping Allied and Central powers dynamics, with emphasis on Germany’s handling of embarrassing disclosures and diplomatic restraint amid ongoing negotiations.
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Sweden
Americas
Izeios
Vatican
Costa Rica May Declare War On Germany
Costa Rica moves toward war after siege and government actions. President Tineo orders recall of Congress as diplomatic relations with Germany deteriorate amid arrests of three prominent Germans and expulsions of all Germans resident in the country.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Cota Rica
Germany
Tineon
Gongales
Com Springs
Aiet
Kampel
Altechul Andrelioh
Costa Ric
Ptemed
Tineco
Congress
Germans Finest Soldiers Warn of Hard War Victory
Manhattan Kansas reports Major General Leonard Wood at Camp Passion warns that the war will be hard to win. He says U S and allied troops must be trained to the highest degree and that hundreds of thousands of American youths will go abroad, many not returning, as Russia’s crisis lengthens the fight.
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Manhattan
Kan
Leonard Wood
Wating Army
Camp Passion
Wood
Kateas State
Federal War Tax Backed for Retroactive Estate Levy
Washington announces a wartime measure to enforce the federal estate tax retroactively, targeting estates passing since September 1916. The government plans to collect the federal tax alongside or instead of state inheritance taxes, provoking jurisdictional conflicts discussed since the law’s passage last year.
Daylight Saving Period Ended Across Holland and Germany
Clocks in the Netherlands and Germany were set back one hour at 1 o clock on September 17 marking the end of daylight saving time. The daylight saving period began on April 1.
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Enda
Amsterdam
Holland
Germany
Vacht
Echeduin
AEF Not Correct Address Cause War Dept Notice
The War Department warns that A E F letters can mean American Expeditionary Force or Australian Expeditionary Force. Do not label letters or packages to the boys in France with A E F. This notice clarifies the potential misinterpretation and urges proper addressing.
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Washington
DP. C
France
War Department
Washington pact settles insured package losses
Washington reports the post office department has received notice that Salvador ratified a postal treaty with the United States. The agreement guarantees indemnity for damage and loss of insured packages.
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Washington, DC
Post Office Department
Salvador
United States
Germans slain or wounded in raid on Belgian town
In a recent raid by allied airmen on Roulers Belgium a bomb hit a building near the market killing or injuring 900 Germans.
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Amsterdam
Contente
Roulers
Women Admitted to Harvard Medical School
Cambridge Mass. For the first time in the university's history women are to be admitted to Harvard Medical School. Admission depends on registration of a number of recommended students.
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Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Medical School
Rail lines show strong July earnings for railroad system
Railway operators report July revenues of 106,337,106 with total operating revenues near 952,407,17 and expenses around 41,000,006. National seven month figures reach record levels with revenues about 029,209,753, while operat ing expenses and revenues trend upward across the country.
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Witlee
Bootleggers Use Airplane To Evade Dry Law
In Bartlesville Oklahoma bootleggers employ airplanes to move intoxicants past federal officers using an overground route. Authorities fear the dry law will be flooded. It is unclear if army aviators participated or if independent flyers operated the raids.
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Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Japan to Send Finance Mission to United States
Tokio reports Japan will dispatch an official mission of financiers and businessmen to the United States next month. The group will study wartime finance and seek to promote business and economic ties between Japan and America.
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Japan
United States
America
Chicago reports 16 new infantile paralysis cases
In Chicago the health department records 16 new cases of infantile paralysis, bringing the city total under observation to 110. Health Commissioner Robertson has assigned 25 quarantine inspectors to active duty to pursue controls and tracing.
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Chicago
Robertson
Milwaukee warrant tied to Alderman statement on offense
Milwaukee City officials issue a warrant for Mrs. Roland A. Alderman based on a sworn statement accusing Reverend Walter G Blossom in a statutory offense case. The case centers on the alleged implicating remarks made by Alderman.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Roland A. Alderman
Walter G Blossom
Russian government to carry out Stevens commission transport plan
Petrograd reports David HK Francis authorizes quick enactment of Stevens commission transportation recommendations. In Geneva, German authorities acknowledge manpower wastage and announce acceptance of boy volunteers aged 15 for the army amid front line losses.
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Petrograd
David HK
Francis
Stevens Commission
Geneva
Munich
Cologne
Shawnee Woman Guilty in Husband Murder
Florence Mary Ktoe, 38, found guilty of murdering her husband Jeane Roe, 64, and sentenced to nine years at hard labor. The case concluded in Shawnee, Oklahoma, with the jury delivering the verdict and the court imposing the term.
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Shawnee, Ok
Mra
Florence Mary Ktoe
Jeane Roe
Argentina and Germany Break Diplomatic Break Vote
Washington reports Argentina and Germany separated relations with a 23 to 1 vote in the Senate urging severance. The move follows disclosures of German contacts and signals in Buenos Aires, with fears of wider naval and economic effects on the Allies and Central powers.
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Senate
Washington
Germany
Buenos
Arcettine
Etale
Argentina
Attacks Too Long Credits in Food Administration Vote
Washington reports concerns over credit length in the food administration drive. Traveling salesmen and grocers face measures to shorten credits, with stricter rules for retail dealers and a push to curb unnecessary grocery delivery services. Retailers may be guided on displays for core meal substitutes as wholesalers urged to order more corn meal products.
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Washington
Sheleeale Grocers
Faod
Mia
Eight year old girl killed by servant in Paterson NJ
Mary Cataling, a household servant for Crafies Hoe, reportedly drowned the eight year old Rose, the employer’s daughter, in the Passaic River to settle a family grievance. After the child’s disappearance, Cataling attempted suicide in the same river and was arrested. Physicians deemed her possibly demented.
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Paterson
Crafies Hoe
Paswale
Eri Tatice
Mary Cataling
Passaic
Mia. Rose
Mary
Sugar cards to start October 1 in England
Sugar cards will be levied throughout England on October 1 with distribution beginning December 1. Plans for bread and meat rationing will follow.
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London
England
Tragedy in New Britain as two wounded by cutting
Mrs. John Tobin, 24, was killed in New Britain New York by having her throat cut. William Wise of the quartermaster's corps at Port Slocum, on furlough, also cut his throat but is expected to recover.
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Sweden
Cownt von Lesburgs
Germany
New Britain, Conn
John Tobin
William Wise
Quartermaster’s Corps
Port Slocum
N. Y
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