David W. Stark (c. 1879 - c. 1941) was a member of the Missouri Legislature in the early 20th century. He was a farmer in West Line, Missouri. [1] [2] [3]
Political life
In November 1910, Stark was elected as a Democrat to the Cass County seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. [4]
On Monday, May 20, 1911, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat printed a story headed "Drunken Democrats Turn Assembly Into a Sunday Debauch; Liquor-Fired Mob Breaks Up Senate Session; Carouse Is in Celebration of Game Warden." [5] In it, the Globe said: [6]
The Sunday session of the House terminated late in the afternoon in a fist fight and near riot. Kirby J. Smith of Ava, Missouri, a clerk in the office of Game Commissioner Tolerton . . . was assaulted upon the floor of the House by Representative David W. Stark of Cass County.
The St. Joseph News-Press reported that Stark "struck at" Smith and then "grasped him by the throat and pushed him, scrambling and fighting, to the rear of the hall. . . At last someone tripped Stark, and the two sprawled on the floor, and the other representatives" pulled Stark off. [7]
Stark filed a suit against the Globe the next month, alleging libel and asking for $150,000 in damages. [8] The newspaper paid him $2,500 to withdraw the suit. [9]
Stark served two terms in Missouri's House of Representatives, and in 1916, he was elected to its Senate. He himself voted in Freeman, Missouri. [1] [10]
Personal life
Stark's family lived in Cass County, Missouri, since the early 1850s. [11]
A marriage license was issued to Stark and Martha Ingels of Jackson County on May 16, 1910. [12] In 1917, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that Stark was one of nine senators who "have their wives on the pay roll of the General Assembly as clerks or stenographers at $3.50 a day." [13]
About 1921 or 1922, Stark became "mentally unbalanced" and was admitted as a private patient at the Nevada Hospital for the Insane. In 1928, his private funds having been exhausted, his expenses at the hospital were taken over by Cass County. [3] [11]
In 1941, the Missouri Senate held a memorial service for eight former senators, including Stark, who had died "since the last session of the General Assembly." [14]
References
- ^ a b "How Stark Won Out," Warrensburg Star-Journal, August 11, 1916, Page 3
- ^ "Democrats Have 32 Majority in Assembly; Half Senators Lawyers," The St. Louis Star, January 3, 1917, Page 6
- ^ a b Butler Weekly Times, cited in "Former State Senator a Patient at the State Hospital No. 3
- ^ "Missouri Democrats Gain," The Jefferson Democrat, November 17, 1910, Page 1
- ^ "Legislature Scores the Globe-Democrat," Twice-a-Week Democrat, March 24, 1911, Page 1 No copy of the original Globe article is available.
- ^ "The Globe-Democrat's Version," The Shelbina Torchlight, March 24, 1911, Page 2
- ^ "Fist Fight Jars Quiet of Sabbath," St. Joseph Gazette, March 20, 1911, image 8
- ^ "Two Suits Against the Globe-Democrat," The Southwest Mail, April 14, 1911, page 3
- ^ Centralia Courier, quoted in "He Punished the Vilifier," Monroe City Democrat, April 23, 1914, Page 3
- ^ "David W. Stark," The Lexington Intelligencer, June 23, 1916, Page 1
- ^ a b "Parole for Truth," The Kansas City Times, December 29, 1928, Page 1
- ^ Jackson County Recorder of Deeds
- ^ "The Donkey Loaded Down," The Neosho Times, February 8, 1917, Page 3
- ^ "Memorial Services for Eight Deceased Missouri Senators," Springfield Daily News, May 29, 1941, Page 7
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David W. Stark (c. 1879 - c. 1941) was a member of the Missouri Legislature in the early 20th century. He was a farmer in West Line, Missouri. [1] [2] [3]
Political life
In November 1910, Stark was elected as a Democrat to the Cass County seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. [4]
On Monday, May 20, 1911, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat printed a story headed "Drunken Democrats Turn Assembly Into a Sunday Debauch; Liquor-Fired Mob Breaks Up Senate Session; Carouse Is in Celebration of Game Warden." [5] In it, the Globe said: [6]
The Sunday session of the House terminated late in the afternoon in a fist fight and near riot. Kirby J. Smith of Ava, Missouri, a clerk in the office of Game Commissioner Tolerton . . . was assaulted upon the floor of the House by Representative David W. Stark of Cass County.
The St. Joseph News-Press reported that Stark "struck at" Smith and then "grasped him by the throat and pushed him, scrambling and fighting, to the rear of the hall. . . At last someone tripped Stark, and the two sprawled on the floor, and the other representatives" pulled Stark off. [7]
Stark filed a suit against the Globe the next month, alleging libel and asking for $150,000 in damages. [8] The newspaper paid him $2,500 to withdraw the suit. [9]
Stark served two terms in Missouri's House of Representatives, and in 1916, he was elected to its Senate. He himself voted in Freeman, Missouri. [1] [10]
Personal life
Stark's family lived in Cass County, Missouri, since the early 1850s. [11]
A marriage license was issued to Stark and Martha Ingels of Jackson County on May 16, 1910. [12] In 1917, the St. Louis Globe-Democrat reported that Stark was one of nine senators who "have their wives on the pay roll of the General Assembly as clerks or stenographers at $3.50 a day." [13]
About 1921 or 1922, Stark became "mentally unbalanced" and was admitted as a private patient at the Nevada Hospital for the Insane. In 1928, his private funds having been exhausted, his expenses at the hospital were taken over by Cass County. [3] [11]
In 1941, the Missouri Senate held a memorial service for eight former senators, including Stark, who had died "since the last session of the General Assembly." [14]
References
- ^ a b "How Stark Won Out," Warrensburg Star-Journal, August 11, 1916, Page 3
- ^ "Democrats Have 32 Majority in Assembly; Half Senators Lawyers," The St. Louis Star, January 3, 1917, Page 6
- ^ a b Butler Weekly Times, cited in "Former State Senator a Patient at the State Hospital No. 3
- ^ "Missouri Democrats Gain," The Jefferson Democrat, November 17, 1910, Page 1
- ^ "Legislature Scores the Globe-Democrat," Twice-a-Week Democrat, March 24, 1911, Page 1 No copy of the original Globe article is available.
- ^ "The Globe-Democrat's Version," The Shelbina Torchlight, March 24, 1911, Page 2
- ^ "Fist Fight Jars Quiet of Sabbath," St. Joseph Gazette, March 20, 1911, image 8
- ^ "Two Suits Against the Globe-Democrat," The Southwest Mail, April 14, 1911, page 3
- ^ Centralia Courier, quoted in "He Punished the Vilifier," Monroe City Democrat, April 23, 1914, Page 3
- ^ "David W. Stark," The Lexington Intelligencer, June 23, 1916, Page 1
- ^ a b "Parole for Truth," The Kansas City Times, December 29, 1928, Page 1
- ^ Jackson County Recorder of Deeds
- ^ "The Donkey Loaded Down," The Neosho Times, February 8, 1917, Page 3
- ^ "Memorial Services for Eight Deceased Missouri Senators," Springfield Daily News, May 29, 1941, Page 7
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