Harding Address Delights Farmers On Kansas Visit
President Harding toured Hutchinson Kansas delivering an agricultural speech to thousands at the state fairgrounds. He later rode a tractor and met farmers, spoke to schoolchildren, and recalled a boyhood romance with Mattie Neil of Caledonia Ohio. The trip also featured rail consolidation remarks in Kansas City.
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Hutchinson
Kansas
Harding
United States
Gioes
Ms. Harding
Kansas City
Reno
Ding
Warren G. Hardy
Warren
Mattie
Warren Harding
Unson
Attie Neil
Caledonia
Ohio
Harding Predicts Improved Farm Outlook Postwar Struggles
President Harding spoke in Kansas on June 23 forecasting the worst of the postwar low mood is past and gradual improvement in agriculture will follow. He highlighted farm credit legislation, wartime policy reversals, and continued government aid to restore farm prices, debts, and markets aided by Farm Loan Board reactivation and lower freight rates.
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Hutchinson
Kans
Harding
Middle West
War Finance Corporation
Federal Farm Loan Board
Harding Praises Agricultural Legislation and Credit Act
President highlights legislative package aiding farmers through marketing cooperatives anti gambling measures in futures and irrigation schemes. He insists the agricultural credit act of 1923 will modernize farming finance, stabilize prices and help farmers pay debts while benefiting the nation.
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Washington
Mr. Harding
Borah Rules Out Third Party Bid for President
United States Senator William Borah of Idaho said in Spokane that he will not be a presidential candidate and will not head a third party. He predicted Harding would likely be nominated by acclamation and noted the Democratic field was perplexing with names such as McAdoo, Smith, Ford, and Underwood as possible nominees. He urged Ford as the strongest potential third party leader if such a movement occurred.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
William U. Borah
Idaho
Couer D'Alene
Harding
William G.mcadoo
Smith
New York
Henry Ford
Oscar Underwood
Ford
Senator Borah
Borah
Vermifuge Ad Promises Safe Worm Expulsion
If you have reason to think your child is suffering from worms, take the safe course use White's Cream Vermifuge. Worms can not resist its expelling influence. Price 35c. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Marriage Licenses Issued In Sedalia Area
Ray R. Phillips and Martha Mae Young of Sedalia. Albert L. Green of Grand Rapids Michigan and Lucille Alice Kelly of Sedalia. Henry Foss O Neill of Beaman Iowa and Mary E Grimes of Sedalia. Earl W Stanfield of Kansas City and Virginia O French of Windsor Missouri obtained licenses.
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Ray R. Phillips
Martha Mae Young
Sedalia
Albert L. Green
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lucille Alice Kelly
Henry Foss O'Neill
Beaman
Mary E. Grimes
Earl W. Stanfield
Kansas City
Virginia O. French
Windsor
Heat Wave Death Toll Rises Across Central Regions
The central United States endures an unprecedented heat wave with 23 deaths in Chicago and over 200 prostrations in six hot days. Readings over 90 degrees stretch from Nebraska to Ohio, while water restrictions and arid conditions strain cities and suburbs. President Harding travels through Kansas amid the heat and forecasts relief on reaching Salt Lake City.
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Associated Press
Chicago
West
Weather Bureau
Decatur
Atlantic Coast
Ohio
New Orleans
Nebraska
Harding
Kansas
Salt Lake City
Harvest Hand Succumbs in Heat at SIKESTON
An unidentified 40 year old harvest hand in Sikeston Missouri died today from heat effects while working in the fields.
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Sikeston
Sedalia Heat Wave Reaches 93 Degrees Saturday Afternoon
In Sedalia the thermometer read 93 degrees in the shade as the heat wave peaked Saturday afternoon, signaling sizzling conditions across the area.
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Sedalia
Man from Herculaneum Acquitted in 1921 Murder Case
Ernest Hayes of Herculaneum was acquitted by a jury in Hillsboro of first degree murder in the 1921 death of Andrew Deck, a former St. Louis saloonkeeper and alleged informer. Hayes had been sentenced to death in 1921 but had a new trial granted. his son Eugene and James H. Seward were convicted as participants and remain under sentence. Deck allegedly provided information to enforcement agents about the Hayes.
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Hillsboro
Ernest Hayes
Herculaneum
Andrew Deck
St. Louis
Hayes
Eugene
James H. Seward
Seward
State Supreme Court
High Court
Deck
Promotions at Missouri Pacific railway shops
An official bulletin from Superintendent J. P. Downs lists promotions at the Missouri Pacific shops. J. W. Storm becomes machine shop foreman alongside J. H. McQuiddy who was recently made general machine shop foreman. Storm’s former post as link and motion foreman goes to G. D. Bailey. W. C. Johns is named mechanical inspector reporting to the superintendent.
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Missouri Pacific
J. P. Downs
J. W. Storm
J. H. McQuiddy
Mr. Storm
G. D. Bailey
W. C. Johns
Acid Hurling Husband Sentenced to 25 Years
Roy E. Reed of Kansas City was found guilty of maiming with intent to disfigure after throwing acid on his wife Ruby Reed in Carthage Missouri on May 12. A jury delivered a 25 year penitentiary sentence after about an hour of deliberation. Reed's defense rested on an insanity plea.
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Associated Press
Carthage
Roy E. Reed
Kansas City
Ruby Reed
Reed
Butler Man Named State Grain and Warehouse Commissioner
Kansas City June 23 Governor Hyde announced he would appoint W. O. Atkeson of Butler Missouri as state grain and warehouse commissioner. The governor said the appointment would be made Monday on his return to Jefferson City. Atkeson, a former sixth district congressman, will succeed Thomas J.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Hyde
W. O. Atkensor
Butler
Jefferson City
Atkeson
Thomas J
Death of William J. Babb Former Wichita Mayor Reported
Lawrence Babb assistant publicity manager for the Missouri State Fair learned Friday of the death of his uncle William J. Babb former mayor of Wichita Kansas.
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Lawrence Babb
William J. Babb
Wichita
Kas
Nine year old drowned while chasing fly ball in Ohio River
Stephen Gerbach aged 9 drowned in the Ohio River at Pittsburgh after pitching headlong to catch a fly ball. He attempted the catch near the riverbank and was swept away by the current. Authorities reported the accident occurred at midday today.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen Gerbach
Ohio River
Bal lard's Snow Liniment promotes itch relief
Itching diseases can be controlled and removed by applying Bal lard's Snow Liniment. The relief is prompt and permanent. Three sizes offered 30c 60c and 1.20 per bottle. Sold
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Ballard
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Creamerymen Plan Sedalia Meeting in June
The Missouri Creamerymen's Improvement Association schedules its regular June 28 meeting at Hotel Terry in Sedalia. W. H. E. Reid says the session will review statewide progress on cream grading and Indiana method trials in nearby counties. A Kansas City Dairy Commissioner report notes over 300 cream stations surveyed with many set to adopt the Indiana system. An American Express and Railway rep will attend to aid cream shipment service and can return empty cans. Many members expect to attend despite June being the group's busiest month.
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Missouri Creamerymen’s Improvement Association
Sedalia
Hotel Terry
W. H. E. Reid
Springfield
Indiana
Kansas City
American Express and Railway Company
Kidney and Dladder Treaty Cure Advertisement
An advertisement offers a small bottle cures by mail for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims swamp testimonials and urges sending $1.25 to Dr. and W. Hall of 2926 Olive St, St. Louis, Missouri. Sold by druggists.
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W. Hall
Olive St. St. Louis
Vandalism Targeting Missouri Road Markers Promised Harsh Action
Jefferson City Missouri June 23 the state highway department announced a vigorous punishment campaign against vandals who damage route markers along state highways. Hundreds of dollars in damage have been reported as markers are mutilated and destroyed. A highway official said the markers guide travelers and vandalism creates tourist trouble and those caught will be vigorously prosecuted under the state automobil e law.
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Jefferson City
State Highway Department
Missouri
Highway Commission
Highway Department
Wrestler Strangler Lewis Arrested Three Times in Cleveland
Ed Strangler Lewis arrived in Cleveland to train before sailing for Europe. Police suspected him of being Arthur Whitfield linked to a policeman’s shooting, detaining him at three stations before identity confirmed. He then continued to New York to sail July 4 with manager Billy Sandow. a leisure trip with possible exhibition bouts.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Lewis
Cleveland
Europe
Arthur Whitfield
Billy Sandow
New York
Goats to Save Infant Life Supply Milk to Infants
The Grenfell mission in Labrador seeks goats to supply milk for infant life and Chicago magnates, including Mrs. James A. Patten and Charles A. Stevens, are donating pure bred animals. It is claimed goats milk could save 500000 babies annually in the United States, with goats milk selling around 40 cents a quart.
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Chicago
Grenfell
Labrador
James A. Patten
Charles A. Stevens
United States
Coal wage talks loom as anthracite strike threat grows
Washington June 23. The coal commission rushes to finish its report on wages profits and costs in anthracite mining to aid upcoming wage negotiations. Miners wage contracts expire August 31 and a strike is feared if replacement terms fail. Delegates meet June 26 to frame new demands amid rising union influence led by John L. Lewis.
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Washington
The
Coal Commission
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harding
West
John Hays Hammond
Southwest coal operators warn of UMWA domination endangering mines
The Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators Association told the federal coal commission that unless miners receive relief from the United Mine Workers of America the southwest coal industry faces mass curtailment and potential collapse. They accuse the union of production stints, higher fuel costs, and violations of a 1903 agreement, covering 300 mines with 25 000 to 30 000 workers and 13 million tons produced annually across Missouri Kansas Arkansas and Oklahoma.
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Washington
United Mine Workers of America
Southwest
Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association
Federal Coal Commission
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Stolen Cadillac Recovered Near Knobnoster
Two young men James Cooper of Sedalia and Tarlton Byrd of Knobnoster were arrested near Knobnoster by city marshal Tom Stanley in connection with a Cadillac roadster found ditched three miles east of Knobnoster. The car, stolen from James Green of Kansas City, was identified by Sedalia police. Cooper and Byrd, unable to name their accomplices, were jailed in Sedalia then county jail. other suspects unidentified.
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James Cooper
Sedalia
Tarlton Byrd
Knobnoster
Tom Stanley
Stanley
Kansas City
James Green
Cooper
Byrd
W. H. Fewell
Butter cake to pay off mortgage in Berlin tale
In Berlin a Hamburg capitalist and his wife pressed a debt from a local baker. When the baker offered a 10 000 mark note worth little today, the wife quipped to bake a butter cake instead. The baker hesitated then agreed, noting flour costs.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Bread and Butter Cake Payment to Mortgage Creditor
In a unusual settlement a debtor sends his creditor a butter cake intended for Sunday dinner as payment toward the remaining mortgage. The gesture signals a creative resolution amid financial strain.
Life term given to slayer of father
Anson Texas June 23 A Jones County district court jury found Henry J Toussaint guilty of murdering his father O Toussaint and sentenced him to 99 years in the state penitentiary.
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Anson, Tex
Jones County
Henry J. Toussaint
O. Toussaint
State Penitentiary
Ballard's Snow Liniment for Oak and Ivy Poisoning
Antiseptic healing remedy recommended for oak and ivy poisoning. Three sizes available 30c 60c and 1.20 per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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Ballard
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Dempsey to meet Tommy Gibbons July 4 in Shelby Montana
City notes Dempsey defends heavyweight title July 4 in Shelby Montana against challenger Tommy Gibbons of St Paul. Gibbons brings proven skill and a feared punch, while fans back home consider him a strong test though few expect victory. Measurements and notes compare Dempsey and Gibbons in height reach weight and chest as both prepare for the bout.
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ST. Paul
Jack Dempsey
Shelby
Mont
Jess Willard
Tommy Gibbons
Gibbon
Gibbons
Dempsey
Dempsey-Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
Luis Firpo
Dempsey Gibbons
Otis
Cnecas
Georgetown Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Miss Dorothy Graham studying at Warrensburg State Teachers College spent time with her parents last week. A children's day program at the M E church drew a large crowd. Farmers are busy cutting wheat. Mr. and Mrs. Schmitt visited Mrs. Frank Muir. A V Felder and daughters Ella and Elizabeth from Sedalia called in Georgetown. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Campbell of Richmond visited relatives here recently.
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Dorothy Graham
State Teachers College
Warrensburg
M. E. Church
Schmitt
Frank Muir
A. V. Felder
Ella
Elizabeth
Sedalia
Georgetown
Leslie Campbell
Richmond
Campbell
William Cranfill
Roadster Stolen and Stripped Recovered
A Dodge roadster owned by Leonard Baum of 407 North Quincy Avenue was stolen from near Fourth Street and Osage Avenue between 9 and 10 30 Friday night. It was found Saturday morning by Leo Leimer in a pasture of John Kehl north of the Missouri Pacific tracks, stripped of tools and accessories, and returned to the owner.
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Dodge
Leonard Baum
Quincy Avenue
Fourth Street
Osage Avenue
Leo Leimer
John Kehl
Missouri Pacific
Child Killed By Contact With Dangling Wires In Inquest
Seven year old James Smith died after touching a broken telephone line that hung near a city power cable. An inquest found death from electrocution due to a mis insulated wire along a Home Telephone Co line and a City Light and Traction Co primary line. The boy’s parents and six siblings survive. witnesses described sparks and the shorted wire at the scene.
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James Smith
Walter Smith
East Third Street
Home Telephone Co
City Light and Traction Co
K. R. Barenun
F. R. Morley
J. L. Russell
G.S. Young
City Light and Traction Company
C. R. Carpenter
McLaughlin Funeral
E. F. Staats
Telephone Company
Engineer Avenue
Third Street
Traction Company
K. R. Bamnum
Mary
D. Hubbard
Gladys
Lucille
Eva
Carl
Ira
Ernest
Poultry Club Reports May Egg Production and Profits
Pettis county poultry club members reported May egg production from 18 flocks averaging 16.24 eggs per hen. Top flock, Mrs. O D Jenkins, Nelson, averaged 24.4 eggs. second place went to Mrs. J M Baldwin, Lamonte, at 21. Other high earners included Mrs. J C Longan. Net profits varied with Mrs. C G Upton at 115.33 and Mrs. J M Baldwin at 11.65. Recommendation urged cockerels disposal and infertile eggs marketing to curb losses in heat.
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Pettis County Poultry Club
O. D. Jenkins
Nelson
J. M. Baldwin
Lamonte
J. C. Longan
Sedalia
C. G. Upton
Jewelry store heist nets 5000 in jewels and cash
Two armed bandits robbed the Hogan Jewelry Store in Cranite City. They took about $5000 in jewelry and $250 in cash and fled in an automobile. Police sought suspects and details in the late night crime.
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Cranite City
Lll
Hogan Jewelry
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