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Show EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE WRECKS NEWSPAPER PLANT JO PUN". Mo.. Sept. 13. Unknown persons per-sons exploded dynamite In the two presnos and four linotype mnchluos of tho Nows-Ilerald, Nows-Ilerald, tho local afternoon paper, causing caus-ing damage amounting to $20,000. Six packages of dynamite of two atlcks each wore lined. One package had beon placed j In ouch of (he two proas?? nnd the four linotype machines. All of the linotype' machines, wore wrecked and one of the presses wns badly damaged. Th? dynamite dyna-mite In the other press fulled to explode. P. E. Burton, manager of he is'ews-llcrald. is'ews-llcrald. said tonight: "The outrage- waa perpotratod by persons per-sons who oppose the politics of decency, advocated by the News-l-lnrald." Mr. Burton offered a reward of ono thousand dollars for tho apprehension of tin. guilty persons. Every window In tho building, which Is situated at Fourth nnd Joplln streets, In the heart of tho business district, war-broken. war-broken. No ono was In tho building when the explosion occurred. |