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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1919
Page
6
Jefferson City April 15. Revenue and tax bills, several aimed at creating funds to offset the financial loss the state will suffer through enforcement. The measures move through the legislature to shore up the state’s finances amid growing fiscal pressures.
The Missouri senate and house moved on key finance bills as they addressed the federal prohibition act. Gardner administration measures passed include a corporate franchise tax raising revenue, an inheritance tax expansion with charitable exemptions, and a mortgage tax debate. They also advanced redistricting bills, non resident judges, and an Australian ballot proposal. A McCullough Duncan measure proposes a constitutional convention, and a 6000 mile Good Roads plan cleared the house. The tax commission faces abolition with powers shifting to the state board of equalization.
A new trial was granted for J Norman Cook who was convicted of manslaughter in Chicago for killing William E Bradway last summer during a quarrel over Bradway's attention to Cooks 18 year old daughter. Grounds included conduct of Mrs Cook at trial. Affidavits from Earl Genereaux and Florence Genereaux of Fort Clinton Ohio stated Mrs Cook gestured approval or disapproval near the jury box throughout the trial.
Paris April 14 The credentials committee of the peace conference held its first meeting today and elected Jules Camben of France president on examining the credentials of the delegates. The committee found many inadequate and incomplete and many countries failed to indicate which two of their five representatives shall sit as actual delegates.
Quincy 10 will compete in the Tri-State Y M C A meet in Keokuk on June 13 with track and swimming events. Classes A B C cover weight groups. events include sprints, distance, jumps, throws, relays, chin ups, and swimming trials. Ribbon prizes announced. additional Quincy volleyball and industrial baseball plans outlined.
Washington April 14 the supreme court held that the transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes through a dry state is not prohibited under the Reed prohibition amendment, interpreting the act to permit such transit.
New York April 15 use of former district draft boards in staging caucuses to select delegates for the American Legion convention in St Louis May 8 was urged by temporary state chairmen Theodore Roosevelt and Bennett Clark. The World War Veterans association executive committee also appealed to the railroad administration for a rate of one cent per mile for all delegates traveling to the convention.
Rev. Eli Mowrey of Mansfield Ohio, an American Presbyterian missionary, was arrested by Japanese forces on a charge he allowed his premises to be used in the Korean independence campaign. He is confined in a local prison and treated well. Reports also mention Dr. Ansel W. Gilles of Mount Pleasant Iowa being arrested.
A claim of loyalty to Japan was proven unfounded after authorities conducted a home search, revealing no supporting evidence. The case hinges on suspicions tied to nationality, but investigators did not find material proof linking the individual to Japanese allegiance.
A vintage advertisement claims Texas Wonder treats kidney and bladder troubles for men and women and regulates children’s bladder issues. It promises a two month supply for $1.25 and urges mail order or druggist purchase with testimonials from Dr. W. Hall in St. Louis.
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