Sam Waterfield Ends His Life With a Bullet
Coroner reports conclude Samuel Waterfield died by self-inflicted gunshot at home on Mast Carpenter Street. Family and neighbors testified of a single shot heard on the porch and a second inside the room, with the weapon a 52 Harrington & Richardson. Funeral planned at 8:30 a.m. with burial at Clark Chapel Cemetery near New Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Chas. H. Martin
Sterling Noel
J. C. Ancell
FH. Tt. Roberts
J.D. Wammatt
Decansad
Samuel Waterfield
R. A. Mitchell
Potter
W. S. Armstrong
Rechell O'Bryan
Susan
Wisse Waterfield
Mabel Smith
James
Ldon Waterfield
Vy. T. Shreve
New Franklin
Clark Chapel
Senators to Fight Goldstein Appointment
The Senate Finance Committee reported favorably on Nat Goldstein of St. Louis for internal revenue collector. Borah and others will investigate before confirmation. Goldstein previously testified in 1920 about a $2500 campaign contribution from Jacob Babler and faced opposition from senators recalling the testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Db. C
Senate Finance Committee
Nat Goldstein
St. Louis
Internal Revenue
Borah
Goldstein
Washington, D. C
Nak Goldstein
Fardhig
Senate Campaign Fund
Jacob Babler
Missouri
Lawler
Decorate Ms Nit Cannisaigut St Louis for Reed Day
A brief civic notice urges citizens to help decorate the business section in festive attire for a Reed Day celebration in Moberly. The piece emphasizes flag displays and welcoming visitors to leave with a positive impression and a desire to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nit
Cannisaigut
St. Louis
Reed Day
City names new supply commissioner and revenue pick
St Louis Missouri May 4 Governor Hyde names Joseph J Miam as city supply commissioner to succeed Nat Goldstein who yesterday was nominated to be internal revenue collector in the eastern Missouri district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Hyde
Joseph J. Miamas
Nat Goldstein
Internal Revenue
Aissauri District
Cost of Living Drops 4.2 Percent in First Quarter
Washington reports the cost of living fell 4.2 per cent in the first quarter, from a 22.9 per cent drop since postwar highs. The general level remains 60.9 per cent above prewar 1944, with food 88.7 per cent higher and declines listed in clothing, fuel, furniture and miscellaneous categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Labor
Mary of nursery rhyme claims lamb birthplace in school tale
In Southorurd on Sea an elderly woman Mrs Mary Hughes asserts she and Nellie the lamb inspired the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. She disputes earlier attributions to Moratia Tate and Miss Burl, recounting schoolyard visits and the lamb’s later fate as market mutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southorurd-on-Sea
Eng
Mary Ainvshoes
Shoe
Viktle Lamb
Encyclopedia
Moratia Tate
Mary
Vitle Lamb
Olake Nellie
Nudgery Jarrit Kins
Eva
Hughes
Nellee
Lamb
Nellie
Wroexham Market
Fints
Well, Well, Harding Has Plan to Settle Strike
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers and Secretary Davis plan to call on President Harding in Washington to discuss his proposed settlement for the coal strike and industrial unrest. They will confer with Harding after meeting Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Washington, D. C
John JL. Lewis
The
United Mine Workers
Ta‘por
Davis
White House
Lewis
Our Boys Discussed at Rotary Luncheon
Rotary Club luncheon featured talk on the boy in school and education's role in shaping futures. Speakers Wigginton Br Ragan Dawson discuss grammar and high schools, labor, and family support while four boys from local schools received 10 minute talks and encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Iar
Wahheey
Iayemond Kroggel
High School
William Boadster
North Park
Ralph Shpple
Wast
Wigginton
Avere
Morrest Martin Tald
Tr Fustry
Babe Ruth Operated On For Tonsillitis Today
New York reports Babe Ruth, famed home run hitter, underwent a tonsil operation this morning. A hospital bulletin stated the procedure was successful and Ruth is doing fine. A more serious procedure was planned later in the day by the medical team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
New York
Swat King of Baseball
Fle
King’s Avise
High School Classes Abandon Fight for Baseball Showdown
Compromised conflict between junior and senior classes leads to a baseball game instead of a planned class clash. The dispute began with a flag raised on a pole. principal Meredith halted a ground fight and proposed a flag-raising pole at the other field. The plan now is a winner hoisting the flag after tomorrow’s game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiuniors
Meredith
Otter
Notice to Public on Parking Restrictions
On May 6, due to traffic congestion on Reed street and the business district, citizens and visitors are asked to park autos as far from the area as possible. Chief of Police A. P. Mize signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Street
A. P. Mize
Reed to Speak at Moberly Campaign Opening
Senator Jamies A Reed arrived in St Louis and spent the day reviewing proofs for a speech to be delivered at the campaign opening in Moberly next Saturday. He declined to see visitors or discuss the Beveridge New primary contest in Indiana. his wife will join him tonight from Washington for the trip to Moberly.
Genoa Conference Faces Collapse Amid Russia Deft Maneuvers
Genoa May 4 The conference shows fractures as Lloyd George pushes through talks while Russia balks at allied proposals. France and Britain edge toward a pan European non aggression pact amid French opposition to the Russia note. Premier Poincare threatens resignation if Belu m’s backing falters.
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Genoa
Lloyd George
Lovert
Wrench
Belpfans
France
Great Britain
Russia
Britain
Lieyd George
Paris
way—Wrande
Lloyd, George
Chitallocarance
Poincaire
Belum
Higdon Declines Missouri Senate Bid Despite Wilson Advice
St Louis May 4 John C Higdon, a Missouri attorney, told Woodrow Wilson he would not enter the Democratic senatorial race. Higdon cited previous defeats and said he would not run this year against Senator James A Reed and Breckinridge Long after Wilson urged him to avoid complicating the contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wilson
Higdon
St. Louis
John C. Higdon
Bt. Louis
Woodrow Wilson
Missouri
Wilson
James A. Reed
Breckinridge Long
Tavill
Prisoner Sent To State Pen In Overalls And Undershirt
Claude Bush, a convicted highwayman, arrived at the state prison in Kinston wearing only overalls and an undershirt after a dispute over sending his clothes to Elizabeth City. He argued the state must not seize his person without also seizing his clothes, prompting jailer Thomas Conway to improvise to transport him.
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Kinston
WN. C
Claude Bush
Tehwayman
Bush
Thomas Conway
Wien
Greenville
Elizabeth City
Conway
Funeral Service for John C Snell Scheduled
Funeral service for John C. Snell will be held at 2 30 oclock tomorrow afternoon in the Mahan and Son chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Snell
John. C. Snell
Mahan ‘& Son
Reception Planned for Mrs. Jas A Reed in Moberly
The women of Moberly and vicinity invite the public to a complimentary reception for Mrs. Jas A Reed at the Elks home Friday from 3 to 5 P M. The event features a large volunteer committee with sections for general, entertainment, decoration, serving and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. A. Reed
Moberly
Jas. A. Reade
Elks Home
O’eladk
Fred Priesmeyer
Mary Sheahan
Fredericka Priesmeyer
Martha. Martin
Mary Louise Rothwell
Frances Short
Emmett Connors
Proctor Pierce
Lucille Borgmeyer
Helen Walman
Nadine Alolman
Nina Iorita
Maurine McMahan
Margaret Davis
Alliene Marshall
Helen Smith
Pauline Walden
May. Caplinger
Lorraine Holsinger
Melen Nebergall
Wks
Bank of England Holds 130 42 875 Pounds Gold Reserve
London reports show the Bank of England stores about 130 42 875 pounds of gold as backing for its currency. Official statistics note 145 892 275 pounds in notes in circulation and explain the bank’s private joint stock status, not a state bank, dating back to 1694 when it financed war and received note issuance rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Engishmen
Bank of England
Reed to visit Friday with 1 PM arrival reception
Senator Reed will arrive Friday at 1 00 PM and attend a reception. A committee will meet him at the station and cars will park on the south side of Reed street facing the station. Citizens are urged to bring friends and line up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Bank of England Notes and Gold Backing Explained
The text explains that Bank of England notes in circulation are not fully backed by cash, totaling 18.45 million notes issued against securities. It notes legal tender rules with gold demand rights, other banks handling cash changes, and gold reserves about 47.95 million pounds. It also describes note cancellation and automatic invalidation when moved between counters.
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Bank O
Bank of England
British Isles
England
Treasury
Women Leaders Travel Crowd to Moberly for Senator Meeting
A Kansas City message reports over one thousand Kansans will travel to Moberly for a Saturday morning senator meeting. More than one third are women, with additional travelers en route. Curators and organizers expect a large crowd and plan to provide meals and comfort during several hours' stay.
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Iansas
M. J. Lilly
Wanesas City
Kansas
Citians
Kansas City
The
Reed
Moberly
Seventh Grade Pupils Shower Teacher With Fruit
Pupils of grade seven at South Park arranged a fruit shower on Miss Ana Mounce’s desk while she answered a long distance call. Miss Mounce returned to a playful surprise as students laughed and ate, listening to selections on the vietrola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Park
Ana Mounce
Missouri Medical Association names new officers
The Missouri State Medical Association elected officers for the coming year in Jefferson City. Presiding is Dr. A R McComas of Sturgeon with vice presidents Dr H C Powers Joplin Dr Wrank T Ridge Kansas City Dr C Gaylor St Louis Dr VM C Callison Kirksville and Dr B W J Goodwin St Louis serves as secretary. The association also set the next annual meeting city as Joplin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McComas
State Medical Society
Jefferson City
Missouri State Medical Association
Joplin
A. R. McComas
Sturgeon
11. C. Powers
Wrank .T. “Ridge
Kansas
City
Br. War O C. Gaylor
St. ‘Louis
Vm CG. Callison
Kirksville
J. DY
Ll. M. Edaus
Caboot
BW. J. Goodwin
St. Louis
French Claimant Seeks Duke Title in Pleneuf Case
Mil. Eng. Shepard John Otway Culfe, a lodger of a local police officer, filed a claim with the French government asserting the title of Duke of Pleneuf and Marquis of Granville and Pleneuf, asserting he would be the fifth holder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mil
Shepard John Otway Culfe
Duke of
Pleneuf
Granville and
Historian Lord Clifford Predicts Distant Peace and Fading Crime
Lord Clifford of Chudleigh spoke on A New Hypothesis of Creation before the Society of Philosophy, Arts, and Sciences, forecasting life becoming worth living in 5500 to 16000 A D. He predicted war ending by 5500 A D and crime shrinking to vanishing by 6000 to 16000 A D.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Clifford of
Chudleigh
Soicete de Philogie, Sience Et Beaux Arts
Portrait Burnt Over Secret Grudge
London report details John Co. Steinbelt a retired official who nursed a 79 year old secret sorrow. At his death he directed his portrait shown as a boy in faded dress costume be removed from its frame and burned, revealing a long held grievance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
John Co. Steinbelt
Fahey
Accidental Shooting Injures Logan Kribbs Wife
Early last evening Logan Kribbs and his wife were near their head street home when a supposedly unloaded automatic shotgun went off in Kribbs head. He had not used the gun for months and believed it unloaded. Mrs Kribbs had returned the gun to a closet after lending it to a neighbor, and was assisting her sister when the weapon discharged striking her side of the head. The shot created a plaster hole a foot long in a nearby wall. This morning Mrs Kribbs was improving, pain-free but dazed by the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan Kribbs
Fos. X
Head Street
Mr. Kribbs
Wan Iing Weat Ol
Struc Kribbs
Kribbs
Pete
McKinley Files for United States Senator Nomination
Jefferson City May 4. John C. McKinley of Unionville formerly lieutenant governor files with the secretary of state as a Republican candidate for United States senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
United States
Jeffarson City
Tohn CG. McKinley
Unionville
Leutenant
Financial Situation Improves Say Treasury Secretary
Washington May reports Secretary Mellon told the banking committee the financial situation is rapidly growing better and well on the way to normal, especially for agriculture. He urged passage of a bill to extend the financing corporation that loans to farmers and livestock producers for another year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
the Treasury
Mellon
Jhouse ‘Banking Committee
Wan Fishance Corporation
Six Green Diamonds Found in Bluemhoe District
A Johannesburg port reported by London on May 3 states the world's sixth green diamond has been found in the Bluemhoe district. The stone weighs 42 carats and is valued between $25,000 and $30,000. Before this find there were five known green diamonds. one was owned in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bluemhoe
Johannesburg
United States
Unclear excerpt mocks language misuse by Sir Arthur Balfour
An unclear British fragment notes astonishment about American English usage. It references Sir Arthur Balfour and a perceived misuse of the English language, hinting at international discourse and public reaction. The passage is fragmentary and lacks full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
America
Sena
Sir Arthus
Balfour
Weather outlook fair tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with moderate temperatures. No precipitation is expected and skies remain mostly clear across the period.
French government receives US note on debt terms
Paris reports a note from the United States demanding Franca's debt be stretched to thirty years with interest switched to four percent. Edmonton miners tally 1,260,900 pounds of whitefish catch in the east winter by three firms on Buffalo Lake. Calgary mine reveals a 20 foot petrified fern tree section unearthed at Waayne Alberta.
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Paris
United States
Edmonton
Alberta
Buffalo Lake
Calgary
Waayne
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Sam Waterfield
Penper
O'Cloek
Sarmiel Snell Waterfield
Harrington & Richardson
James Waterfield
Eldon
Waterfield
Teagan
Jorden
Clost Pamious Nursery
Bach School
Br S&s. T. Ragan
George TW. Dawson
Reighard
Luther Nickell
Clyde
Door
Police
Lloyd Gon Ghp
Frank Oormey
Merdawines
Ifl. Jones
Walter Bundridge
John Lynch
Clyde Miller
C. J. Binns
Barbara Mullen
Mesdames Jno
Curry
Em. Rothwell
M. J. Lally
J. G. O'Keefe
W. Kk. Megee
Wm. Mas‘len
John Jennings
Rolla Rothwell
S. P. Towles
Me J. Lilly
Mesdames Forrest
Wartin
Otto Burk
Tuid
Joh Ruselt
Miss
Mollie ‘O'Keefe
Miss Sadha «Mullen
iMargaret Mullen
Mesdaimes J
T. Sheahan
Joe Kirby
Tom Clark
Ben Levy
Otto Megee
W. T. Henson
HH. P. Jennings
Glaude
Marshall
George Sparks
EH. R
Waller
la. Wein
Trmvba
Wm. Biggers
Talt
Coates
Nellie Carlisle
Dennis ‘B. Dosing
Is. Tydings
Sannebeck
J. R Lowell
Wan. Vandegrift
Lee Burton
BH. O. Doyle
9. M. Hill
Jack Butterly
Chas
Hall
J. M. Boucher
Kelly
Harve Simms
W. HH. Wekart
A. C. Dingle
Chas. Larson
Miss Mollig Kelly
Anna Maude Rothwell
Mesdamies Chas
Green
Q. Q. Ash
Danny Martin
James Layneh
Ia N. Phelan
Louis McCabe
Alma McDonald
J. &. Cherrington
Bill O'Neele
J. Lo iNackley
Louis Rat- VY
Archin Klein
Whittington
Daly
Geo
Blythe
Mary Deener
Richard Carter
Fr. Myers
Jim
Cadigan
Tey
Clark
Music Committee
Edmund Jurke
Imelia Goetze
A. B. Rubey
Bertha Coetze
Lillie Stewart
W. W. Greenland
Harry Haworth
T. D. Mangus
Ray Lamke
Clementine Groshong
Joseph Wiseh
Hdna White
P. Towles
Lucile Lynch
Geo. Nelson
John Lamb
Sueusley
Harry Thomas
Greaves
Maupin
Harve Pilcher, Jr
Flora Palmer
J. Ly, Ford
Bueckner Nave
J. H W. Babcock
Louis Hunt
Gee, Burnham
BANK
Inge
Omatrman
Logan Knibbs
Waia Handling
Britsh
Wantada
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