Palmyra preps centennial celebration events week
Palmyra Mo July 16 Palmyra gears up for its 100th anniversary festival starting Monday with a six day program. Pageant Tuesday features 250 cast to depict Palmyra history from its founding by Virginians crossing the Mississippi to early settlers around the spring. Highlights include Carnivals July 23, Marion county soldiers welcome July 24, Old Settlers day July 25 with Governor Gardner, and automobile day July 26.
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Palmyra
Plas
American Victory Boys
Marion County
Victory Boys
Hannibs
Old Settlers
Gardner
Main Street
Marion Countian
Mississippi
Benjamin Vanlandingham
Demand For New Vote On The Daylight Law
Washington July 16 The repeal of the daylight saving law, thought settled by the house, was reopened in conference between Senate and House agriculture leaders. Senator leaders pressed for another house vote on the rider to repeal daylight saving in the agricultural bill. The full house agriculture committee will consider the matter today.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Agricultural Committees
Agricultural Committee
Accidents Plague Abandoned Bridge West of Ursa
Residents report two accidents on the condemned Wissman lane bridge west of Ursa in the past week. A corn load fell into the creek and a driver narrowly avoided plunging off the treacherous crossing. Farmers demand replacement, noting seventeen years of condemnation and impassability. A temporary plank path has washed away, and a dispute between the drainage district and highway supervisors delays replacement.
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Ursa
Wissman Lane
Boyer
War and disarmament arguments in Ford testimony
Counsel pressed Ford over pacifist pamphlets and his 1915 stance on preparedness. Stevenson claimed Ford urged universal disarmament and warned that preparedness could be murder. Ford defended limited defense and denied full opposition, while admitting some pages were prepared by his publicity team.
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Ford
Stevenson
Mount Clemens
Mr. Stevenson
Mr. Ford
Ford's Senate Ambitions, War Views Spark Exchange
Attorney Murphy and Stevenson clash over changing Congress, while Ford denies desire for Senate. The exchange covers Newberry wins, league of nations, preparedness, and disarmament, with Ford asserting conscription as fair, and recalling ignorance about history in the wartime context.
Objection in court over belittling remarks by Tribune
An objection was interposed as Mr Stevenson argued that the plaintiff was defamed by a Tribune description calling him an ignorant idealist. Mr Ford admitted ignorance on many matters and said he was beginning to appreciate art while noting a liking for the banjo.
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Mr. Stevenson
Congress
Mr. Newberry
Ford
Truman H. Newberry
Cuba
Maine
Stevenson
Tribune
Million Cattle Are Drowned By Floods
Government reports show that one million sheep and 100000 cattle have been drowned in floods in the southern Buenos Aires provinces. Railways and telegraph lines are interrupted and isolation has lasted over a week. Heavy rainfall caused the floods, with snowfalls along the trans Andes causing line damage and long debris blocks. An American party arriving overland from Antofagasta described week long hardships.
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Buenos Aires
Pacific
Antofagasta
Chile
Committees To Make Red Investigation Underway New York
Samuel Ber fer deputy attorney general serving as counsel to the joint legislative committee investigating radical activities said on Monday night that representatives of the Ohio and Witness legislatures had arrived to cooperate with the New York committee. Investigations conducted here.
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New York
Samuel Berfer
Joint Legislative
Ohio
Witness
Russian Soviet official aids middle west operations
Bergregald developed con stiears and provided capable information on operations in the middle west. A Martens, representative of the Russian Soviet government, appeared here.
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Bergergald
Middle-West
Ll.” A. Martens
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Offer Digestive Relief
Poor digestion and ailing elimination cause weakness headaches and paled skin. Ordinary laxatives only give brief relief. A 25c box of Nature’s Remedy NR Tablets promises quick first-dose relief and lasting balance. Use nightly for a week then as needed to maintain health. Sold and recommended locally.
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