Life of James Shields and Edward M Shepard highlighted
A long recitation traces James Shields from Ireland to Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri and California, detailing his battles in the Mexican and Civil Wars, Senate service, and state offices. It also notes Edward M Shepard, Missouri educator and scientist born 1854, his career at Drury College, his fossil and mineral work, and the museum named in his honor, with death in 1934.
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Ake
Secord
Supreme Court
United States Senate
Ireland
Amergan Middle West
Scotand
Amenca
Kaskaskia
Llinois
Illinois
Polk
Washington
Shields
Abraham Lincoln
Lyman Trumbull
Lincoln
Cerro Gordo
United States
Senate
California
Mazatlan
Mexico
Winchester
Stonewall Jackson
Missouri
Carrollton
State Commission of Railroads
L . Bogg
James Shields
Minnesota
Edward Martin Shepard
West Winsted
Connecticut
Roanoke College
Virginia
Waynesburg College
Pennsylvania
Drury College
Springfield
Drury
Shepard
Greene County
State of Missouri
United States Geological Survey
Missouri Geological Survey
Suney
New Madrid
Missour
I Shepard
America
Ozarks
Geological Society of America
American Association For the Advancement of Science
College
Edward M. Shepard
Natural Science
Be Safe On Memorial Weekend Highways
Safety engineer Harry Griffith urges careful driving as Memorial Week-end traffic rises. April’s safety report shows 279 accidents, 40 deaths, 370 injuries, and $46,346 in property loss. Most crashes involve vehicles on straight roads at over 30 mph. pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles appear among casualties.
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Harry D. Griffith
State Highway Department
Mr. Griffith
The
Safety Bureau
Nearly Three Hundred Killed During Week End
Violent deaths totaled 294 during the Memorial Day weekend across 45 states. Traffic accidents caused 174 deaths, drownings 72, fires 11, and other accidents 40. Illinois led with 25 fatalities, followed by Pennsylvania with 22 and Ohio with 20. Missouri registered nine.
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United States
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Missouri
Safety Head Appointed to Highway Patrol Institute
Jefferson City reports Technical Sergeant D. C. Snedaker is in charge of a new State Highway Patrol safety institute to deepen accident control and prevention knowledge for troopers. He earned a Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute fellowship for his work. Colonel Marvin B. Casteel says the institute will open at general headquarters and later operate at each troop HQ statewide.
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Jefferson City
D. C. Snedaker
Snedaker
Northwestern University Traffic Safety Institute
Marvin B. Casteel
Highway Patrol
Missouri tourism spending projected at 35 million this year
Conoco Travel Bureau estimates Missouri will attract about 35 million in out of state tourist spending this year. The projection, based on last year and current inquiries, cites 8.8 million to retail stores, 7 million for lodging, 6.9 million for fuel and motor needs, 2.8 million for recreation and 2.1 million for incidentals.
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Kansas City
Conoco Travel Bureau
Joe H. Thompson
Bureau
Denver
Missouri
Thompson
Conoco
Roosevelt to seek sweeping tax overhaul by next Congress
Washington treasury said the administration will ask Congress to overhaul the Federal tax laws completely, simplifying them and adding business levies favored by President Roosevelt. He hinted at revision of undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, noting he would let the bill become law without signing it to spotlight unwise parts. Also mentions roving trip of the Humes and Walker party visiting Rock Island Davenport and Iowa to see relatives.
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The
Treasury
Congress
Roosevelt
Department
Arthurdale
W. Va
Ruthordale
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H. S. Johnson General Directors
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Maudie Walker
Rock Island
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Davenport
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