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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
4
A miscellany of editorials and notices cites President Roosevelt’s return to Washington and sharp attacks on political corruption. Missouri Republicans quibble over Kerens and Bunche while East St Louis battles flood damage with sandbag dikes. Other items discuss rural delivery growth and critiques of government waste and favoritism.
Kansas City Times reports a sink hole near the riverfront stock yards west of The Globe-Democrat and Twentieth Street. A large pond, 14 feet deep and 500 feet long, submerged three locomotives including a prized 1000 class prairie engine, plus overturned Pullman cars. Tenders remained above water while more cars are debated.
The Nevada Mail cites Missouri Republican papers led by the Globe-Democrat accusing them of partisan aims in doodle prosecutions. It singles out the Globe-Democrat as biased, defending boodlers and whisky ring allies, while applauding Democratic efforts to root out corruption in St. Louis and across Missouri.
Flood in Hannibal Missouri rises four inches to 22 feet 2 inches at the bridge. Water submerges one third of South Hannibal population 3,000 as seven Bear creek bridges go underwater. North Main to South Hannibal areas flood up to two feet with many streets and buildings affected. Bear creek valley flooded from levee to Lindell Avenue, covering at least eighty city blocks.
Pension Commissioner Ware reports that over 22 percent of Spanish American War enlistees filed pension applications while fewer than ten percent served. Through now 14,000 pensions granted, 18,185 rejections, and 34,210 claims pending. Projected 60 percent of soldiers may apply before year end, risking a pension list larger than from the Civil War, a matter for the American people to grapple with.
Lathrop Indiana June 6 Judge Paul J Colby was informed he would receive a pension after a 37 year struggle. He served with both Confederate and Union forces during the Civil War, facing initial rejection due to his first Confederate enlistment. The government’s decision to grant pension arrears marks a rare, precedent wording in his long case.
The June report from Missouri state board of agriculture lists corn at 74 percent condition with 82 percent of area planted amid washouts. Meantime wheat, oats, and meadows show mixed damage from rain and pests, with notable losses from Hessian fly and overflow.
In Jackson Kentucky this morning Judge Redwine presided over the murder trial of Tom White and Curtis Jett for the death of Hon. James B. Marcum. The militia brought the prisoners to court and Special Court Elisor Jones received them. Prosecution sought to have Redwine removed from the bench amid lively preliminary spurring. Additional eligible jurors traveled from Magoffin county, some riding forty miles.
Eldorado Kansas reports the supreme court order affirming Jessie Morrison sentence. Sheriff moved to her home where she lay ill under care of two doctors who advised rest for 36 hours. A guard was placed and Miss Morrison was transferred to the penitentiary tonight aboard the Missouri Pacific toward Kansas City. Mrs George Hawly and Young accompanied her.
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as superior cures for eczema psora scalp ringworm and milk crust among other skin ailments. It promises immediate relief speedy permanent care safety and economy with instructions to bathe cleanse apply and take the Resolvent Pills for severer cases. It claims a single set often heals infant skin conditions and scalp issues when other remedies fail.
By virtue of a special execution from Bates County Circuit Court I seize the right title and claim of Andrew J Clem in the south part of the west half of the north quarter section 20 township 39 range 30 Bates County Missouri. The sale is on Thursday July 2 1905 between 9 am and 1 pm at the west front door of the court house in Butler. Public auction to satisfy Monroe Laskey versus Andrew J Clem.
Trustee sale order cites D N Carnes and Florence Carnes wife on a 1900 deed of trust for twenty acres in the northeast quarter and related parcels in Bates County. Default on payment triggers sale under sheriff execution. Sale set for July 16th, 1908 at the mart house in Gatarday per note and deed terms.
Attorney General Knox today announced the resignation of Judge Henry C Caldwell of the Eight United States circuit. He resides in Little Rock Arkansas and retires under a congressional act for judges who have served ten years or more on the bench.
In a remote area a person endures accidents and injuries, kept going with Bucklen's Arnica Salve praised as the best on earth. Available at H. L. Tucker's drug store for 25 cents.
Two men die and a bystander is mortally wounded in a duel last night at Eagle Lake Paso Texas City Marshal Kinard and William McDow shoot each other to death as Kinard tries to quiet McDow Pierce Hammond, a bystander, is mortally wounded The two combatants shake hands and die shortly after their final exchange of fire
New York June 8 Mayor Low received a five thousand dollar check from John D Rockefeller to aid victims of western floods. The donation underscores philanthropy from prominent figures supporting disaster relief efforts.
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