Daughters of Kerr in Belmont Love and politics clash
Gloria Kerr, a motherless girl raised in wealth, returns to Helmont to confront her father David Kerr a reform rival battles with Judge Gilbert and editor Joe Wright. Gloria learns Kerr’s graft network. she confesses love to Wright who asks her to marry, but she refuses to betray her ideals and leaves Belmont. Wright vows to stay and fight.
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Gloria Kerr
Helmont
David Kerr
Kendall
Chicago Packers
Judge Gilbert
Kerr
Joe Wright
Reform
Gloria
Belmont Society
Gilberts
Europe
Wright
Lila
Hermont Newa Kerr
Gilbert
Belmont News
Ella
Tin
Dr. Hayes
Belmont
Gloria confronts tears and a delayed fatherly surprise
Gloria harshly judges her tears as a weakness then clings to independence. A knock interrupts a farewell to Wright as Patty lets in David Kerr, Gloria's father, returning after years in politics. Gloria reveals she has not seen him since the Judge Gilbert office, and the scene shifts to family revelations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Kerr
Ilie
Gloria
Wright
Patty
Joey
Bosy
David Kerr
Glorian
Adamson Readability Anecdote From Washington Star
Representative William C. Adamson chairman of the interstate and foreign commerce panel, admits his handwriting can be unreadable. A Carrollton client handed him a letter. Adamson calls the scrawl not writing and jokes about a prank. The visitor shows the printed envelope bearing his name, sparking a moment excised from the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Adamson
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Carrollton
Adamson
The Modern Traveler And The Small World
The excerpt discusses how modern travelers are shaped by leisure and prosperity, breaking free from habitual shells to roam the world. It likens travelers to a Sancho Panza in a mirrored cabinet, seeing many similar reflections of themselves during their journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sancho Pancho Pansa
C. E. D. Phelps
Oyster industry in Japan dates back to early 1700s
As early as 1720, oysters were prown by artificial means in Japan and long before the Mayflower descendants sought oyster ventures the Japanese had planned for efficient oyster grounds. The industry, though ancient, remains modest with total output under a quarter of a million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Puckett Free of Matricide in Not Guilty Verdict
Tilly O Puckett was acquitted of murdering his mother Mrs Susan Puckett Makin 50H after a courtroom rush of congratulating supporters. His wife embraced him as he said he trusted the verdict though anxious due to suspicions. The defense claimed he found the burning home and fired at a fleeing figure. The case followed Mrs Makinnon’s body found at the burned Macketts home on Sept 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
O. Puckett
Susan Puckett
Puckett
New Trial Granted in Fulton Mrs Ross Murder Case
Fulton Mrs Susan Ross, recently convicted of murdering her husband and given a life sentence, was granted a new trial by Judge David Harris who found fair hearing issues due to radical differences between defense attorneys. Insanity will be the next defense, one attorney earlier suggesting another person committed the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Susan Ross
David Harris
Harris
Governor Endorses Federal Presidential Primaries
Gov Major endorses President Wilson’s call for national presidential preference primaries and urges enactment of a federal law. He argues objections about erasing state boundaries are invalid since presidential nomination is a national matter. He notes this matches a recommendation he made to the last legislature.
Negro Convict Released in Indian City
Albert West, a Negro convict, was released from the penitentiary under a gubernatorial commutation reducing his sentence by two days for highway work on August 20 and 21. He had been sent from Jackson County July 2, 1912, for two years for robbery in the second degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieraon
Albert West
Major
West
Jackson County
New Madrid Votes New Courthouse
New Madrid county held a special election to issue bonds for a courthouse and jail. More than 4000 votes were cast with the project winning by about 899 votes above the two thirds requirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Tes
Man Talks of Divorce Plans After Night Watchman Affair
A man says his wife forces him to rise early to hunt burglars and that he intends to divorce her and marry a night watchman, detailing a tense marital dispute and future plans.
Plodding Pete Declines Farmhand Offer
Plodding Pete refuses a farmer's offer, saying he values the kindness shown and does not want to become the target of jealous neighbors. The exchange emphasizes loyalty and personal integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Small Boy Purchases Cigars with Half Dollar
A humorous exchange shows a boy handing a druggist a half dollar and ordering five 3-cent cigars with change. The druggist notes the father usually buys 10-cent cigars, to which the boy retorts that the father isn’t smoking this time.
Missouri Governor Discusses Attracting Farmers to the Land
Gov Major spoke at Jefferson City addressing Agriculture in General and What Should Be Done by Farmers to Make Life on the Farm More Attractive. He argued modern conveniences like daily mail and telephone connect country dwellers to the world and could reverse the exodus to the city if farmers act to enhance rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
Missouri Public Service Commission
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Bell
Major
Missouri
Pastor Sues Church for Salary in Schell City
Nevada Rev Dwight Kelly sues Presbyterian church of Schell City in circuit court for 75 dollars claiming the balance due for ministerial services. Higginsville board re-elects Col J K Walton at Confederate home then notes his resignation March 1 after purchasing a Liberty house.
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Nevada
Dwight Kelly
Presbyterian Church of
Higginsville
Board of Managers of the
Confederate Home
Col. J. K. Walton
Col. Walton
Liberty
Waiting for the Spur
Maud notes that he has visited regularly for ten years and wonders why he never proposes. Beatrice explains he acts on the spur of the moment, a trait highlighted by the judge.
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Maud
Beatrice
Gadderfly’s Life Misread as Street Corner Dignity
A Birmingham Herald quotation recalls Gadderfly, a man whose presence on a street corner was mistaken for dignity. The witty remark notes the long held illusion of his importance and social stature in life.
Drowning and Drought Hit Brazos Flood Refugees
Houston reports more than 20 000 homeless as Brazos river floods Texas towns. About 400 to 500 refugees marooned on a mound near San Felipe and 50 in a gin house. Rescue trains from Houston and food/clothing shortages amid 40 miles of inundation. Most victims are black. death toll uncertain until waters recede.
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Houston
Tex
Sunnyside
Brazos River
San Felipe
Boute
Brazos
Waller County
Brazos Valley
Dawe
Horseshoe Bend
Ap Iml
Koppes Bridge
Parker
Noord
Mumford
Koppes Bride
Christmas Tree Planned on Capitol Plaza
Washington reports a community Christmas tree to be placed on the broad east front plaza on Christmas Eve. Viceresident Marshall and Speaker Clark signed permits suspending capitol rules to allow the tree erection.
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Capitol
Washington
Broad Plaza
Marshall
Clark
Pankhurst Freed on Seven Days License
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, militant suffragist leader, freed from Exeter jail on seven days license after arrest at Plymouth on December 4 on arrival from the United States aboard the Majestic.
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Pankhurst
Londlon
Emmeline Pankhurst
Plymouth
United States
Majestic
Exeter
Washington suffragists march on White House for voting rights
In Washington a group bearing "Votes for Women" banners jammed public spaces outside the White House to push President Wilson toward backing a constitutional amendment granting universal woman suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Wilson
Stockholm Commodore Drowned After Missing Nine Days
Carl Werner a wealthy Stockholm manufacturer and commodore of the Stockholm Yacht Club was found drowned after a nine day disappearance. Authorities believe a love affair drove him to take his own life.
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Stockholm
Carl Werner
Stockholm Yacht Club
Tie
Cox Buys Shubert Interest in Theaters
George B. Cox of Cincinnati bought the interests of Alvin Untermeyer and Andrew Freedman in Shubert theatrical enterprises for 4,0000. The deal reportedly closed quickly, expanding Cox holdings in the theater chain.
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Cox
Shubert
New York
George B. Cox
Cinccinnati
Alvin Untermeyer
Andrew Freedman
Sald
Philippine Officials Resign Amid Reshuffle
Manila reports Cotterman director of the bureau of posts and Campbell judge of the court of first instance have resigned their positions amid a government reshuffle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
C. M. Cotterman
Bureau of Posts
Richard Campbell
Court of First Instance
Two Drown in City Water Main
Two men drowned when a city water main burst during a street trench work. A third worker narrowly escaped death as the flood swept through the excavation in the city.
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Cincinnati
Plumber Sheriff in Critical Condition After Eating Teeth
Wichita Kansas sheriff and local plumber lies in a hospital in critical condition after swallowing his false teeth during a meal. Doctors say only a surgical operation can save him.
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Wichita, Kan—Fe. J
Bank in Every Kansas County
Topeka Kansas notes every county now has a bank as the state charter board grants a charter to a Johnston Stanton county institution. Stanton had been the sole county without a bank, completing statewide coverage.
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Kansas County
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Charter Board
Johnston
Stanton County
Stanton
Will reading at dinner in Aurora features $1,009,000 estate
At a dinner party in Aurora, 1-D. W. Simpson read his will disposing of a $1,009,000 estate and invited the 12 guests to sign the document. Mrs. Simpson and daughter M Ellen Yerrise are named heirs or recipients in the will.
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Aurora
D. W. Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
M Ellen Yerrise
Forty Year Terms for Highwaymen in Minnesota Court
In Minneapolis Charles Baile and Max Devote pleaded guilty to highway robbery in district court. Both defendants were sentenced to 40 years imprisonment at Stillwater, marking a severe punishment for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Baile
Max Devote
Stillwater
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