Weekly Leader Urges Democrats to Support Weaver Ticket
A weekly leader urges the Editorial Convention finance committee to seek Republican subscriptions before the election and urges Democrats to back J J Weaver and the Democratic slate. It condemns radical Republicans, attacks taxation policy favoring capital, and calls for votes for Weaver, Beiderlinden, Duncan, and the entire Democratic ticket.
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Fellows
Weaver
Republican Party
Springfield
M. M. Johnson
N. B. Turner
Johnson
Mr. Turner
Beiderlinden
Duncan
J.J. Weaver
School Board Election Urges Unity For City Schools
In Springfield a city school board election will choose six directors next Tuesday with three-year terms split between one and two years. The piece urges nonpartisan voting, supports reelecting the present board, and warns against charges of a ring or corruption while inviting whistleblowers to come forward.
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Iman
Springfield
Missouri
Amelia J. Carson
Jobo O
Tate
Tis
Greene County
Missouri rail commission classifies lines in dispute
The Board of Railroad Commissioners declares certain lines as class A but the text splits the St. Louis & San Francisco into an unclear class. The debate centers on passenger rates three versus four cents per mile and how lines are categorized. Regulators admit ambiguity while defending the law’s intent and invite reasoned arguments.
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Board of Railroad Commissioners
Wntil
Smeouri
Kansas
Texas
Hannibal
State Line
Fort Seo
St. Louis
Haness City
Northern
Kansea City
Eat
Loule
Iron Mountain & Southern
Kansas Chay
St. Jo
Cornell
Biull
Kansas City
Mamburg- Tue Lowa
Southern
Missouri Northern
Toland Patolfe Hailroad Company
Lineville
Leavenworth
St. Louis & San Francisco
Missouri
School Directors Face Battle for Board Election
Two tickets compete for the school board seats amid a tight race over school affairs. The current board includes AL McElhany M Bowerman J F Fellows plus others for one and two year terms. An opposing ticket lists Henry Sheppard Geo Vox Charles Sheppard with W J McDaniel Joe Shepyard Frank Sheppard. Both slates feature respected men and could shape policy.
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Ueury Sheppard
Geo. M. Vox
Charles Sheppard
W.J. McDaniel
Joe Shepyard
Frank Sheppard
Political clash over German language in St Louis schools
Special correspondence notes a heated public debate in St Louis over teaching German in public schools. It covers Congressional aspirants in the Third District, with Brockmeyer and Frost viewed as leading figures, and discusses the rise of German-affiliated voters and a Communist influence. It also mentions Superintendent candidacy rumors and the fight for Supreme Judge between Carter and Norton, highlighting regional political dynamics.
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St. Louis
Globe- Democrat
Westliche Post
Messliche Post
Globe-Democrat
Organa
John J. O'Neil
Eighth Ward
Nat
James Edwards
R. G. Frost
Jim McBride
Congress
Supreme Juder
Judge Carter
Missouri
Norton
Carter
Judge Norton
Judge C
Hee
St. Francois County
Jones
Men and Women I Remember from Greene County
A reminiscence article recounts old time residents in Greene County from the west and northwest areas. It recalls Christopher McElhannon, Randolph Lanham, Uncle Billy Warren, Major Nathan Boone and his sons, the Boone daughters, Col. F. T. Frazier’s wife, Dr Constantine Perkins, and other families like Canfields, Kelleys, Whittenburgs, Looneys, Tatums, Wilsons, Murraye, Robinsons, Wadlowe, Leepers, Reynolds, Yeakleys, Lindeeys, and Porters, framing their roles in frontier life and the early Masonic Lodge in Springfield. The writerAge and reflections span 45 46 years back, noting values of honesty and steadfastness among neighbors.
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Tur Leapen
Yancy Place
Christopher McElhannon
Randolph Lanham
Tam
Lanhams
Billy Warren
Pap
Capt
Julian
R. J. McEthany
Ash Grove
Walnut Grove
Boones
Nathan Boone
United States Army
James
John
Howard
Boone
Gay
Col. F. T. Frazier
Greene County
Constantine Perkins
Dr. Perkins
Springfiehd
Canfields
Kelleya
Whittenburgs
Looneys
Tatums
Wilsons
Murraye
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Wadlowe
Greene
Delaware
Joseph Porter
Porter
Catharine
Wyatt Sanford
Springield
Bill
Owens
Billy
West
Marchth
Religion and Politics in Boon County Missouri 1878
In Boonville Missouri on March 9 1878 correspondence discusses political plans for a Superintendent of Public Schools post. J T Clark and Bro Kennedy are named in a debate about religious influence in politics and the role of church members in civic life.
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Booxville
Dean Bro
J.T. Clark
Springfield
Southwest
Dro. Kennedy
Bro. Kennedy
State railroad tariff rules as division into classes A to G
The article outlines MT AMMAIY Com regulation dividing railroads into four classes A to Us and more, with price scales per mile and per load. It sets charges for freight, prohibits excessive rates, and defines class-specific items for grain, lime, cement, lumber, coal, and heavy goods, including penalties for noncompliance.
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Claes
Ralirom
Ou Brest
Erie
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