Missouri Game Law Tightens Wildlife Protections
The Forty first General Assembly enacted stricter Missouri game laws prohibiting catching or killing coon mink otter beaver and muskrat from April to November except on private property. It restricts hunting within another's inclosure without consent and bans killing deer under one year or does not permit killing does within five years. It prohibits killing certain birds including quail turkey and songbirds, banning nest disturbance and egg taking for five years. Restrictions cover fishing devices, sale transport and possession of game birds or animals, with limited take on private premises for family consumption and strict limits on non residents.
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Forty-first General Assembly
California
Missouri
Woods Holds Claim in Lawton Townsite Case
In J. L. Calvert v James R. Woods Acting Secretary Ryan refused to order a hearing on charges that Woods entry near Lawton violated townsite and homestead laws. The decision says land adjacent to Lawton was not subject to townsite occupancy and that Woods’s entry follows general homestead provisions, not townsite restrictions.
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J. L. Calvert
James R. Woods
Ryan
Woods
Lawton
United States
Population of Missouri by age and nativity in 1900
Census releases detailed Missouri population by school, militia, and voting ages with illiteracy notes. Findings show native white to be about 75 percent of school age, foreign white and native foreign combined near 18.2 percent, and colored school age at 5.1 percent. Militia and voting age groups include foreign-born shares and literacy gaps, with totals for school age up to 20 years, and separate tallies for males and females by nativity and color.
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Census Bureau
Missouri
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