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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
2
The Butler Weekly Times is printed on Thureday each week with notice of J D Allens Butler and Prop as post office second class mail matter in Butler Maine.
Next Monday the Butler school year opens with retained staff and a hopeful enrollment as students return to classes. Nearby Camden county endures threats from a mysterious P C company whose nitro blasts destroy property and prompt warnings to residents. Judge Cox faces pressure over a grand jury probe amid countywide unrest tied to cattle disputes and local power dynamics.
The Springfield lynching cases against three Black men burned on the public square last spring were dismissed without protest from the governor who previously mobilized state militia and oversaw a special grand jury that issued 23 indictments. Critics question why the violent act went unpursued once public attention faded, contrasting it with how a whiskey case might have been pursued.
Secretary Taft comments on Missouri saying the state has progressed beyond its former poverty. He lauds its diversified wealth and growth under Democratic management, despite Republican attempts to discredit it. The remarks frame Missouri as advancing near the top among states in the Union.
A detailed how to for county fair corn displays. Emphasizes fair play, 12 equal ears, and judging points from the Mr Corn Growers Association scorecard. Covers uniformity, maturity, purity of color, shape, proportions, kernel shape, germ quality, and selection tips for best results.
Prosecuting Attorney Dawson led the defense in a heated proceeding with strong appearances by Dawgon Chastain Griffith and Jackson. The lawyers performed well and Dawson earned credit for the interim result, with the final outcome to be decided later.
A fragmentary OCR reading mentions hydrophobia and a path toward a place likely Sebhenis Waanciaded with unclear names and months. The text is garbled with repeated vowels and missing context, leaving an unreadable portion about information or actions.
Assistance was arranged to bring Mr Calhoun to the offices in Nevada where five or more neighbors conveyed him arriving about nine. Six men and two physicians tended to the patient as suffering continued until death at 4 45.
Walter Harrington son of C C Harrington Carthage Mo was caught breaking into the Pacific Express office at Otterville Mo at 4 am after a fight with detective Walter Kemp He was held on bond of 2 by his father and released The case ties to a pattern of thefts where jewelry and goods are shipped C O D to stations then broken into depots with large sums seized
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