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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
2
A jumbled column of quips and remarks on politics, crime, travel, and society. It mocks declarations from leaders, wagers on aviation and baseball, jokes about Paris bank robberies, marriages and divorces, and the Arctic, with brief asides on laws and manners.
A curious old item notes a New York dentist who wed fifty women and never met the Philadelphia mistress with ten husbands, a comic tale of matchmaking and mistaken unions in early gossip.
A reflective line about people aiming to swim the English Channel to claim achievement, noting that saying they did it is as easy as actually doing it. The text critiques motivation and value of the feat rather than reporting a concrete event.
President Roosevelt receives Baron Komura and Minister Takahira at luncheon and Baron de Rosen at dinner, praising the Japanese and Russian envoys for advancing peace talks. The visits from Sagamore Hill to the Sylph and rail trips were conducted without incident, with both sides expressing appreciation for the progress of the conference.
In Panama ten laborers on the Panama Canal work force face near starvation as prices soar. They survive on scraps and wild cane while begging officials for aid. Washington cables for relief as an emergency bid from Markel is considered for immediate action.
Luis H. Rahn of Urique Mexico sues Thomas W. Lawson in the Boston supreme court claiming $3,750,000 in damages for alleged failure to finance the Lawson Company of Mexico. Rahn seeks 7,500 Lawson shares and 22,500 shares placed in a ten year safe deposit to bind the agreement.
In Odessa the court martial proceeding for seventy five mutineers from the battleship Georg Pobiedonosetz concluded after ten days. Sentences: three executed, thirteen to penal servitude, thirty three to disciplinary works, twenty acquitted. Read aloud aboard the ship with crew present.
Four passengers aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm ship of the North German Lloyd, seated near the captain, were identified as among the wealthiest travelers. Their combined fortune was estimated at 400 million dollars, enough to buy out all Europe’s dressmakers' stock.
Premier Katsura spoke at a joint session outlining peace terms. Progressive leader Oishi urged resignation over unsatisfactory terms. Baron Yamamoto defended the decision as better than war and noted no disorder due to rain and guard patrols.
Armenian bishop in Shusha reports devastation with hundreds killed or wounded as fighting continues for five days. Government offices churches schools and shops are destroyed and thousands beg for food funds and shelter amid widespread starvation. In Baku reports note 3000 of 3600 oil wells damaged and warning of renewed warfare and rising unemployment.
Uprising in the Baku district has apparently passed the crisis though the situation remains grave and order distant. Fighting factions loot burn and murder in the old district and city. Troops continue arriving as losses are estimated between 50 and 75 million dollars though calculations are questioned.
Washington reports new postmasters for Kansas Osbornes Portis Tweed Gove counties Missouri Cliquot Monroe Royal Stark and Stark towns with replacements for resignations and a death. Noted appointees include Hi ram B Smith Charles A Deves Thomas H Phillips Charles E Hawn Thomas F Breuer Terry T Wells amid resignations.
In Cleveland John D. Rockefeller is rapidly improving as a bicyclist. He has learned to ride straight without a helper for balance though safety marks remain. He even takes the machine on golf links, riding between positions, but on sod accidents are frequent and a helper is still needed.
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston donates 1000 to Kansas City labor temple fund. The Industrial Council confirms receipt and states the money will be used for the project.
Typhoid fever serious in Columbia Missouri prompts joint meeting of the university board of health and city council to adopt drastic sanitation measures. Fifty nine cases reported as students face rigid examinations and boarding house inspections ahead of the September 12 term start.
Secretary Ellis reports rapid August growth for Missouri corn with most fields safe from frost. Damage from rainfall wind and overflow lowers August average to 95 points but remains 18 points above five year average. Projected state yield about 255 million bushels from 7,076,050 acres with fair September weather needed for ripening. Plowing for wheat progresses. winter apple yields mostly unsatisfactory with limited surplus. some counties report apples above home needs.
Wellsville Missouri mayor Burk Haller orders a strict Sunday closing rule for saloons. He serves notice requiring saloonkeepers to bar all entry on Sundays under penalty of enforcement.
Gov Folk announces many appointments across Missouri. Charles S Goodman is named administrator of vice O M Mathers James L Grubbs from Canton Tabbed for a two year term James H Kelsey Carrollton and Carre named to a two year post J M Shartaliam H Hughes on the Missouri commission Thomas H Landrin Charles H Haskell E E Rand named to the revenus board Read lists of appointees from Savanna Tarkio St Joseph and other towns. Stock at People's United bank oversubscribed funds ordered returned. Missouri crop outlook predicts 1903 yield near 250 million bushels on 36 bushels per acre with slightly higher acreage.
In Carthage Missouri two robbers held up a sleeping car porter during a Frisco train stop Saturday night. They entered the smoking compartment and robbed several passengers of cash and valuables.
Jefferson City Missouri residents depart Saturday to join May Day events in Portland. Lieutenant Governor McKillis is expected Monday to act as governor during Governor Folk’s absence.
In Mexico Missouri a broad call prompts a special meeting at the courthouse on the 23rd to plan a campaign against what organizers call the autoevil. Farmers and town residents sign the petition backing the effort.
A Missouri miner died after a dynamite blast at a Carthage area mine. The 23 year old man suffered severe facial injuries but lived about an hour and a half. He left four children and a widow.
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