Fire Companies Name Officers in Washington Area
This week elections were held for officers of three Washington fire companies. Wilson Hose: John Dodd foreman Ray Lemley assistant foreman Orie Turner secretary and treasurer. Hook & Ladder: Silas Ross foreman R H McCarty assistant foreman John Rittler secretary Jake Minick treasurer. Gazelle Hose Company election to follow this evening at Schenefelt restaurant banquet.
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Washington Fire
Wilson Hose Company
John Dodd
Ray Lemley
Orie Turner
Hook & Ladder Company
Elec
Silas Ross
R H. McCarty
John Rittler
Jake Minick
Gazelle Hove Company
Schenefelt
Governor Hadley Seeks Broad Reforms in Missouri
Jefferson City December 5 The governor urges a sweeping program in his final message. He claims both parties support measures once championed by Republicans and opposed by Democrats in prior sessions. He calls for home rule for St Louis and Kansas City workmen’s compensation laws and a public utilities commission to regulate railroad and other rates.
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Jefferson City
Dew
Hadley
St. Louis
Kansas
Good Losers Promise Goats Rally and Vengeful Votes
A dramatic local lament notes 57000 goats stolen or missing causing anger and threats. The piece skewers defeated factions vowing to regain power when elections come and the goats return with imagined vengeance.
Governor backs state parks plan amid tax reform push
The governor endorses a revised taxation system to distribute burdens equitably and proposes state purchase of Ha Ha Tonka and several beauty spots including Round Spring, Geyser Spring, Marble Cave for creation of state parks. He urges the Democratic majority to pass the measures.
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Ha Ha Tonka
Greer Springs
Oregon County
Round Spring
Shannon County
Carter
Marble Cave
Bione
Hadley
Honor social events mark Washington society notes
Mrs. Owen Hayes hosts Poinsettia club gathering in north Washington Thursday. Dinner Bridge club meets at Leigh H. Wallace home with six o'clock dinner and bridge games. Seventeen youngsters celebrate Cloyce Horsey birthday at his parents' southeast Washington home. Mrs. Laura Maxwell hosts six o'clock dinner for Mrs. Cynthia Carpenter and Miss Bella Carpenter of Rock Island Illinois. Jet Emeline Taylor and Carl H. Combs wed at East Main Street home with 30 guests. couple to Chicago for stock show then home west of city after January 1 on groom's farm three miles west.
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Owen Hayes
Poinsettia Club
North
Washington
Dinner
Leigh H. Wallace
al Horsey
Cloyce
Laura Maxwell
East Main Street
Maxwell
Cynthia Carpenter
Bella Carpenter
Rock Island
Sinois
Miss Mary
Minn
Ruth Wilson
Miss Carpenter
J. F. H. Taylor
Jet Emeline
Carl H. Combs
U. S&s. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Taylor
Emilax DE Ve
Alice Eyestone
Lavonia Dodder
Grace Jones
Enor Hayes
Washington High School
John Combs
Chicago
City
Rumor Links Herbert Quick to Agriculture Post
Washington reports a growing rumor that Herbert Quick, editor and notable agricultural authority based in Springfield, Ohio, may be named Secretary of Agriculture. A Wilson ally and Bryan associate, Quick is described as political, literary, and volatile, with past mayoral experience in Sioux City and influence in labor and farming circles.
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Washington
Wilson
Herbert Quick
Department of Agriculture
Quick
Springfield
W. J. Bryan
Sioux City
Question of Christmas Island sale under new Monroe Doctrine
The piece discusses whether acquiring Christmas Island by a foreign corporation would fall under the New Monroe Doctrine prohibitions. It notes Greig family ownership with residences in San Francisco Honolulu and Fan ning Island and mentions Father Rougier. It also covers oleomargarine colorings and legal limits on possession for sale, with quotes from Mr. Barney on enforcement and butter price implications.
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Christmas Island
Greig
San Francisco
Honolulu
Fanning Island
Father Rougier
Pacific Islands
Washington
Beveridge to Talk in Children's Benefit
Ex United States Senator A J Beveridge joins Julia Lathrop head of the Children's Bureau and Homer Folks secretary of the New York State Charities Aid Association as speakers at a convention in Philadelphia. The gathering at Hotel Walton will focus on industrial education for youth including manual training and the expansion of technical high schools with emphasis on Pennsylvania schools preparing children for industry.
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Philadelphia
United States
A.J. Beveridge
Julia Lathrop
Washington
Children's Bureau
Homer Folks
New York State Charities Aid Association
National Society For the Promotion of
Hotel Walton
Pennsylvania
Roose Velt Declines Another Presidency Bid
Charles S Bird former governor candidate quotes Roosevelt at a banquet last night in a want ad notice. The article notes he would not pursue another presidential candidacy and mentions reunion plans tied to the gathering.
German Syndicate Eyes Coal Station at Christmas Island
Washington reports a German syndicate, citing the Lodge Resolution, seeks to acquire Christmas Island to establish a commercial coal station for supplying Pacific routes. The move signals strategic interest in Pacific coal resources amid U S senate action.
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Washington
Dec
United States Senate
Christmas Island
Commissioner targets oleomargarine sellers in Des Moines
Des Moines reports state food and dairy commissioner W B Barney observed oleomargarine in a restaurant window with color capsules and the colored product. He noted a potential legal violation and had the items removed. He then requested a formal ruling on behalf of oleomargarine makers.
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Des Moines
W. B. Barney
State Food and Dairy
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Thomson
BY Walt Mason
Tims
SEC. OF Agriculture
Barney
Beveridge
Boston
Mass
Evening Journal
Roose
Velt
Charles
Bird
Can
Didate
Pacific Island
Oleo Sellers
Arctics
Atchison & Finney
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