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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
2
A collage of quips and notes touching on public figures, inventions, and social trends. Observations include claims about perpetual motion, a humor about a doctor and a horse battery, jokes about beer and maple syrup on a battleship, and playful city notes on fashion, health, and fame. A light, miscellany column style reflects the period’s wit.
Fragmentary text quotes the Russian press declaring terms impossible amid unspecified tensions. The snippet lacks clear names, dates, or locations to add context.
Peoria Illinois January report notes that the president of a standard company was told by the attorney general that for an indictment to be valid it must be drawn by a grand jury in the same state as the accused. This could end the case against the men.
The Russian press hardens its stance as the peace talks approach, urging resistance to humiliating terms even if it means continued war. The Russ mocks Sato's Japan terms as an armistice and questions Kontr a’s spokesman’s motives. The Sviet criticizes Taft and Alice Roosevelt’s visit while the U S hosts the plenipotentiaries.
New York reports a Chinese government order for about 30 million pounds of copper to mint a new coinage as brass cash is phased out. The deal, priced with Senator W. A. Clark, aims to fund war materiel with the copper coins and convert cash into cartridges amid rising tensions in China.
James H. Pope, an Adams Express Company agent in New Salem, Pa., who vanished after a March 10, 1904 theft of $8,000, was captured in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Secret service and private detectives tracked him for over a year before his arrest.
Ex president of the Equitable Life Assurance society James Alexander traveled to the Catskills from Babylon New York with his nurse Mrs Kenny and his wife. He appeared in good health and had shed forty one pounds over the previous three months.
Fragmentary text notes a long trip involving a person named Bryan, with references to Madison Wisconsin and Uniontown Pennsylvania. The readable items indicate plans or actions around a journey and a grant of something upon returning. The garbled OCR obscures clear dates or outcomes.
Panic over yellow fever spreads to small towns in Louisiana and Mississippi with renewed calls for quarantining freight. Some towns refuse shipments from New Orleans citing fear of contagion, while others seek fumigation of mail and express matter. Officials warn New Orleans would face greater losses than the fever itself if freights are restricted.
Governor Hoch announced that the Title Guarantee and Trust Company of Scranton Pennsylvania would be sued to recover state funds lost in the First National Bank failure in Topeka. The suit aims to hold the trust company responsible as security for million dollars on the old bond of State Treasurer Kelly. Attorneys prepared the petition after a conference with the attorney general and partners.
In Chicago E. H. Harriman met with railroad officials and announced plans to study railroad building conditions in the Philippine Islands. He will travel to Manila after a brief stay in San Francisco before departing for the Far East.
Guthrie Oklahoma Judge Botford issues restraining order against Frank Hutto professor at Oklahoma Agricultural College Stillwater from violence toward his wife Lydia Hutto who seeks a divorce. Hutto a former legislator in 1899.
In Washington Seoul through Teh Moo Sin informed the United States it will not recognize any Russia Japan agreement affecting Korea unless Japan is consulted. Seoul asserts Korea’s independence and territorial integrity, noting past assurances from Japan about respecting these rights. Special agreements reiterate that stance.
Fragmentary dialogue references Foster Mitts Co New York and Mr Geering. Q&A style exchanges mention a chauffeur, a hearse, and a remark about meeting a hearse being a sure sign. The text conveys tense, transitional dialogue around a medical product and funeral imagery.
The Delmar Jockey Club of St. Louis suspended racing citing police raids and pending court decisions. Adler said they will close until the Supreme Court rules on questions raised by the track operation under the new law. Attorney General Hadley filed quo warranto actions for ouster. Judge Marshall issued order to show cause for charter forfeiture returnable in October term.
Ardmore Okla reports John Kanary a 67 year old Wynnewood resident was arrested on a charge of attacking a 10 year old girl. While ill he asked to lie down and was allowed to, later found to have cut his throat with a razor. He probably will recover.
Authorities in Kusenji find arms and documents tied to a plot against the Turkish sultan. Searches of Turkish homes reveal revolvers rifles cartridges and compromising papers. Rifles hidden aboard a Turkish steamer at Kustenji are also discovered.
Springfield Illinois reports Secretary Egan of the state board of health travels to Cairo and Memphis to consult authorities about Norfae disease prevention amid 1878 yellow fever spread with 500 North cases and 100 deaths.
A chaotic dialogue blends pug squabbles with scenes of married life. A pug fight ends with one pug carried away to the jug as the couple quarrels about love and appearance. A separate jab about Japanese policy appears in a jumbled aside.
The piece warns about cereal coffee imitators mimicking Postum to gain sales. It notes hundreds of small factories sprang up in nine years, many failing, while one recent imitator hopes to win favor by copying ad style but lacks proper processing knowledge and labeling honestly.
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