Northcliffe dies as doctors report peaceful end
Viscount Northcliffe, famed British publicist and editor of the Times and Daily Mail, died at 10 12 am after a lengthy illness. Doctors cited endocarditis septicemia and heart failure as causes, noting his death will influence postwar newspaper policy and Lloyd George era debates.
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Associated Oresk Indon
Viscount Neliffe
Lord Northcliffe
Viscount Northcliffe
Northcliffe
Porson
England
London Times
Daily Mail
David Lloyd George
The
Isle
John French
Gerany
Baron Northcliffe
Ondon Times
Repington
Lance
Marten
Lord "Kichener
Aglind
Agland
Lloyd Qorge
Gland
Lloyd George
Gallipolli Opaign
Mesopotamia
H. J. Luis
Northcliffe and Lloyd George clash mark WWI press power
The piece reviews Viscount Northcliffe's wartime role and shifting loyalties toward Lloyd George and Churchill. It notes his rise from editor to head of propaganda in enemy countries and his later denouncements of wartime secrecy. It highlights public fascination with his constant public gaze and his Irish birth and family ties to Rothermere.
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Asquith
England
Viscount Northcliffe
United States
Lloyd George
Europe
Germany
Australia
Winston Churchill
Churchill
House of Commons
Northcliffe
Lord Northcliffe
Chapelizod
Ireland
Alfred Charles William Harmsworth
Answers
London Daily Mail
Mary Elizabeth Milner
Robert Milner
Kindlington
St. Vincent
Baron Rothermere of
Hemstead
Hildebrand
Both Legs Broken in Car Accidents
Earl Brown of Cooper street suffered fractures to both legs when the fender struck a concrete railing on a bridge near Brushy creek west of Sedalia. He was riding on the car driven by George Craddock with a full seating capacity and was treated by Dr. J M Harris before being returned to his home.
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Earl Brown
Cooper Street
Dresden
George Craddock
Sedalia
J. M. Harris
Main Street
Brown
Bloodhounds Used in Cole Camp Robbery Probe
Sheriff W H Fewell and Deputy Edgar Wells used bloodhounds Brownie and Red Ranger to trail suspects from a Cole Camp harness shop to a general merchandise store after a theft of 25 to 20 dollars in cash. No arrests announced.
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W. H. Fewell
Edgar Wells
Cole Camp
Brownie
Red Ranger
Pettis county farm bureau promotes state trophy race
Pettis county farm people may earn points toward the Missouri Ruralist pep trophy cup with registration. Adjacent counties gain points per registrant, as Pettis seeks to prove county spirit in statewide competition.
Plans to reorganize the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad
Plans to form a new Missouri Kansas Texas railroad company to acquire all Katy property. The plan seeks interstate commerce commission approval to issue 52.9 million in five percent bonds 27.2 million in four percent bonds 29.1 million in six percent bonds 57.5 million in convertible bonds 30 million in seven percent preferred stock and one million non par common shares.
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Washington
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri-Kansas- Texas Railroad Company
Katy
Children Meet for Flag Drill at State Fair Grounds
Over three hundred school children rehearsed a patriotic flag drill at the State Fair Grounds under state physical education director Mr Abekin. The drill, prepared for a mass performance at Liberty Park, was directed by principals and teachers and staged at the Live Stock Pavilion and near the grand stand. It will occur Monday at 3 PM after the team contest at 1 30 PM with no further rehearsals.
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Abekin
Liberty Park
Crazed man shoots five in Oklahoma
At Wright City, Clayton Thompson went berserk and fired on pedestrians. Sheriff W. A. Felker of McCurtain county died, along with John Anderson and Clifford Pruett. Two others, Cleveland Christian and Clayton Thompson, were seriously wounded.
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Associated Press
Idabel
Okla
Ss. W. A
Bud) Felker
McCurtain County
Uead
Wright City
Here
Clayton Thompson
Sheriff Felker
John Anderson
Clifford Pruett
Cleveland Christian
Mountain View
Complaint Filed For Heart Balm In Whitney Case
The action for one million dollars for breach of promise was filed by Evan Brown Fontaine a dancer against Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney son of Harry Payne Whitney in Balliston Spa New York. The suit alleges a courtship from May 19 1919 to October 28 1920 and a promise to marry three days after October 28 1920 which was not kept. The filing was made by Fontaine's attorneys.
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Associated Press
Balliston
Spa
N. Y
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Harry Payne Whitney
Evan Brown Fontaine
Whitney
Miss Fontaine
Prisoners Escape From Salina Jail
Salina Kansas. August 14. Prisoners Andrew Morgan and Claude Jandre escaped from the county jail at midnight Saturday. Morgan was charged with shooting conductor Frank Collins and Jandre with automobile theft. Morgan had previously overpowered the sheriff during a prior escape attempt and endured a ten day hunger strike. No trace of the pair has been found.
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Salina, Kans
Andrew Morgan
Frank Collins
Claude Jandre
Morgan
Ten Die in Anoka Minnesota Train Wreck
Ten people were killed when passenger train No. 107 crashed near Ananda le Minn during a collision with a freight train and an oil truck driven by Fred Lamar, who ignored warnings. Forty others were injured, six seriously, as debris blocked the main line for a day.
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Annandale
Minn
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Steve
Fred Lamar
Lamar
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Medina Ohio
Louis Yahn age 21 of Newark New Jersey and James Ray 21 mechanic and pilot at the Medina Aviation Club were killed when their aircraft spun tail first and plunged about 200 feet while approaching Chippewa Lake near Medina Ohio Yahn visiting his lifelong friend Ray.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Louis Yahn
Newark
N. J
James Ray
Medina Aviation Club
Chippewa Lake
Medina
Yahn
Ray
Plane crash near Detroit injures four
In a field near Redford, ten miles northwest of Detroit, a plane piloted by Guy K. Rudd crashed from about 250 feet. Three others, including Martin Driscoll, 32, suffered severe injuries with a possible skull fracture. Rudd and two others were bruised. All four were hospitalized but expected to recover.
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Detroit
Mich
Redford
Guy K. Rudd
Rudd
Martin Driscoll
Bicken
Safa
Bedford
Three Prisoners Escape From Missouri Prison Farm
Three inmates escaped from the Algoa prison farm near Jefferson City Missouri last night authorities said. The trio includes Harry Hammon 55 serving murder conviction Greene County 19 1/2 years ago a trusted inmate who would have been paroled next month John Brakebill 25 serving six years Howell County for assault burglary and larceny and Harry Brown a Kansas City Negro serving five years for burglary and larceny.
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Associated Press
Jefferson
City
Algoa
Harry Hammon
Greene County
John Brakebill
Howell County
Harry Brown
Kansas City
Damages Sought in Suit Over Farm Loan Misrepresentation
James N. Wilkerson files a circuit court damage suit seeking 2200 against James A. Tipton. He alleges misrepresentation on a second loan on a 140 acre farm near Ionia with exchanged property in the city. Wilkerson says he was promised no payments until December 1 1922 but mortgage foreclosure occurred in August. R A Higdon represents the plaintiff.
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James N. Wilkerson
James A. Tipton
Wilkerson
Tipton
Ionia
Topton
R. A. Higdon
Escape of convict from Missouri state farm prompts alert
Chief of Police George Rector received a morning communication from Jefferson City warden requesting a lookout for a 185 pound, 6 feet 1 inch tall black man in khaki who escaped from the state farm north of the Missouri River Sunday night.
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George Rector
State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
State Farm
Missouri River
Dozier Divorce Filed Over Custody and Alleged Indignities
Sadie L. Dozier sues George W. Dozier in circuit court alleging general indignities. She seeks custody of their minor Iris Cleo Dozier, aged 16, plus suit money and attorney fees. Married July 1, 1904. Lamm Bobling and Lamm represent the plaintiff.
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Sadie ~L. Dozier
George W. Dozier
Iris Cleo Dozier
Lamm Bobling
Lamm
Vlaintiff
Missouri Northeast Wheat Yield Sets Record
Maryville farmer B M Chandler reports 33 bushels to the acre on 35 acre wheat, hailed as the greatest yield in northeast Missouri. Other items note a Confederate veteran’s new teeth, DeMolay delegates heading to St Louis, and Missouri Writers Guild site chosen for Crawford Springs.
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Maryville
B. M. Chandler
Missouri
Poplar Bluff
T. B. Hilton
St. Louis
Illinois
Masonic Order
Steelville
Crawford Springs
Missouri Writers’ Guild
Louis Dodge
Gallatin
Jimmy” Estes
Jimmy
Auto Fatalities Rise In Kansas City Area
Ver non Campbell age 11 son of hotel manager George S. Campbell was run over by a car in Wichita on August 14. Driver F C Firestone a 53 year old traveling salesman from Anthony rushed the boy to a hospital where he died about an hour later. The accident occurred in the business district and raises Sedgwick county auto fatalities to fifteen since January 1.
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Pettis County
Missouri Pacific Railway
Columbia
Farm Bureau Board
Capen Electric Company
Sedalia
Quisenberry
Capen Electric Co
Robert B.nusser Company
M. D. Norton
Pettis County Farm Bureau
W. T. Angle
Farm Bureau
Pettis County Livestock Shipping Association
Wichita
Kans
Vernon Campbell
George S. Campbell
F. C. Firestone
Anthony
Kansas
Sedgwick County
Mortgage Trust Company Robbed in Kansas City Heist
In Kansas City Missouri on August 14 robbers struck the Fast Mortgage Trust Company vault taking 716 dollars. The vault combination was pounded off while other vaults remained untouched. Bank doors and windows were secured and investigators called the case a complete mystery.
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Kansas City
Fast Mortgage Trust Company
Missouri U to Open August Twenty Ninth
Registration days at the University of Missouri will be Monday and Tuesday August 29 and 30. Class work will begin Thursday August 31. The notice comes from Columbia Missouri dated August 14.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Guide For Freshmen At Missouri Y M C A Handbook
The University of Missouri Y M C A issues a Student's Handbook for new freshmen. It greets students with President Jones remarks and covers Evils to Freshmen Rules for Freshmen Organization of Student Government The Honor System Missouri songs and Yells and other guidance for new students at registration.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri Y. M. C. A
Jones
Missouri
Mrs Coolidge In Auto Collision In Portland
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge wife of the Vice president was in an auto collision in Portland Oregon last night. Her car struck another vehicle but no one was injured. Wallace McCamant the other driver reported the accident to police.
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Portland
Oregon
Calvin Coolidge
Wallace McCamant
Carpenter Dead in Explosion at Port Arthur Plant
Beaumont Texas Aug 14 F H Kapp a carpenter was killed and seven men were seriously burned when a still at the Texas Company Port Arthur plant exploded this morning.
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Beaumont
Texas
F. H. Kapp
Texas Company
Port Arthur
Picnic for Children at Liberty Park Tuesday
The Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees will host a children's picnic at Liberty Park on Tuesday afternoon and evening from 2 to 7 o'clock. The event promises enjoyment for attendees.
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Liberty Park
Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Sedalia Cubs Triumph In 8 7 Victory At Stover
The Sedalia Cubs defeated Stover 8 to 7 on Stover’s diamond in front of a large crowd. Sedalia led 6 to 1 entering the seventh inning before Stover rallied, aided by Ferrow’s rough spell on the mound. Hays hit a second inning homer while Delph and McMullin each had three hits. Cubs totaled 14 hits.
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Sedalia Cubs
Stover
Sedalia Boys
Stover Boys
Ferrow
Cubs
Slim
Hays
Delph
McMullin
Garrison
Blackman
McGee
Ferrell
Hathaway
Falls
Harris
P Mason
Humphrey
Smithton couple obtain marriage license
Leslie E. Morris and Eunice Smith, both of Smithton, have been issued a marriage license.
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Leslie E. Morris and
Eunice Smith
Smithton
Missouri Pacific Local Time Table Nov 30 1921
Corrected timetable lists westbound and eastbound departures and arrivals with train numbers and passenger counts. Includes Lexington and Warsaw branches with mix of local and through services and Sunday exceptions.
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Schedule Corrected
A corrected timetable dated February 12 1922 lists north and east bound arrivals departures for Katy Flyer Katy Lim Loc Pass and other trains with times for stations and stops along the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway network.
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Katy Lim
Holden Division Local Train Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary transit notice shows east bound and depart times. Arrive times listed as 7:45 a.m. and 2:25 a.m. on Sunday at location 338.
Elks Plan Giant Circular Memorial in Chicago
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will erect a circular memorial with a dome and Grecian pillars at Driveway Parkway and Lakeview Avenue facing Lincoln Park. A $2,500,000 structure will house the lodge offices and Elks magazine editorial rooms with public access next summer.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
National Memorial
Lodge
New York
Elkgdom
Grand Lodge
Elks Magazine
Drivesey Parkway
Lakeview Avenue
Lincoln Park
Fred C. Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Lake Michigan
Bilits
Court to decide Ozawa citizenship color in landmark case
The Supreme Court will hear Takao Ozawa's challenge to naturalization, arguing he is white and therefore eligible. Ozawa cites his upbringing, education in American schools, and his children’s American-born citizenship as proof, while Japanese origin remains a barrier under the naturalization law.
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Honolulu
Iy Ei
United States Supreme Court
Takao Ozawa
Ho Dulu
Japaese
Ozawa
United States District Courts
Hawaii
Circuit Court of the
Ninth District of
California
Supreme Court
An Ozawa
Japan
James M. Beck
General
United Statate Department
Americas
Georgetown Items Fragments from Sedalia Social News
Mrs J B Johnson and Mrs Carrie Black shopped in Sedalia Thursday. Mrs J O Greenstreet hosted a birthday dinner for her daughter Lillian and sister M E Mattatall visiting from Panama. Mr and Mrs Leslie Campbell returned home after attending the funeral of Lucile Campbell. Claudine Greenstreet and Frances Willette Greenstreet, Oklahoma, ill with scarlet fever, show improvement. J J Jaeckel lost a valuable horse last week.
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J. B. Johnson
Carrie Black
Sedalia
J. O. Greenstreet
Miss Lillian
Greenstreet
M. E. Mattatall
Panama
Leslie Campbell
Mr. Campbell
Lucile Camp+bell
Claudine Greenstreet
Frances
Wiletta Greenstreet
Oklahoma
J. J. Jaeckel
Deeded His Daughter to Wealthy Brother in South Carolina
Greenville, August 14. W. H. Gillard, a widower with six children, deeded his 6-year-old daughter Inez to his brother J. H. Gillard for valuable considerations. The deed requires the uncle to care for the child and to acknowledge any interest through the father. Gillard cited poverty as his reason while noting the brother is well to do.
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Vate Greenville
S. C
W. H. Gillard
Incz
J. H. Gillard
Inez
Gillard
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L. M. Monsees
Pettis County Farm Bureau Board
J. F. Howe
Salina
J. N. Wilkerson
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