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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1902
Page
7
London reports from the War Department show that British forces in South Africa up to May 30 total 97,447 casualties. The tally includes killed wounded prisoners disease deaths and invalided home with 28,134 dead or permanently incapacitated. Killed or died of wounds total 7,792 and deaths from disease 14,250.
The newspaper notes a $100 reward offer and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces, strengthens the patient, and builds up constitution to aid healing.
In London the Commons heard a message from King Edward proposing to grant Lord Kitchener four million dollars in recognition of eminent services. Government leader A. J. Balfour presented the message as a signal mark of favor. Irish Nationalists Dillon Redmond and Swift MacNeill announced opposition at every stage. A resolution to implement the king’s message will be debated tomorrow.
Reports from Hermosillo say 73 soldiers under General Torres pursuing the Yaquis in the Mazatan mountains were ambushed. Thirty men killed, 15 wounded, and 50 Yaquis reported killed or wounded after a hand to hand fight when ammunition ran out. Survivors returned to Hermosillo.
London reports that Baroness Rannes mother of Florence Maybrick may gain a pardon in a coronation amnesty. US Ambassador Choate would not deny. Maybrick's trial ended with a life sentence after a contentious arsenic death of her husband. The note mentions international courtesy and possible amnesty timing.
Reader letter from Garden City Missouri argues Sunday article on Cass and St Clair county bonds was biased. Describes 1970s bond scams by Tebo and Neosho Railway under county court, bonds issued without valid roadbed, Supreme Court ruling for innocent purchasers, US Supreme Court decision, and a raid in Gunn City where three alleged perpetrators died as citizens intervened.
New York January 5 The American Congress concluded tuberculosis is an infectious disease. Resolutions summarize that it is spread from person to person via dried sputum of a consumptive patient. The document urges national, state and municipal actions to establish prevention methods.
Trade mark described as the light blue enameled metal box with a tail C symbol and stamped c.C.C. on each tablet. Promoting retail sale not bulk.
The piece notes President Roosevelt and Emperor William habitually carry revolvers during tours near Washington and in Europe. It compares them to the sultan and past rulers who kept loaded weapons, cites fears of assassination, and jokes about potential misfires and reliance on fists. It blends speculation with anecdotal mentions of other monarchs and historical events.
A historical discussion questions whether monarchs like King Edward and other leaders carry weapons in public. It cites incidents including a Lisbon savage attack, a royal shooting of a horse, and debates on rulers’ readiness to act with a firearm, contrasting de jure immunity with de facto danger to rulers.
On June 4 in Leavenworth county a cave was found on a high bluff above Oak Mills station ten miles north of Leavenworth. The small entrance opens to an interior more than twenty feet wide, deep enough for a man to walk through. It appears man built and may contain treasures. A party of ten men will thoroughly explore it.
Fragmentary note reflects on stale friendships and faded affection with garbled wording. It suggests attempts to revive interest through odd metaphors while muttered lines hint at romance and miscommunication amid a disjointed text fragment.
Fragmentary notes reference old cities and trust, with jumbled terms and missing context. Core ideas about recognition of historic cities and caution in telling history appear amid garbled phrases and nonstandard spellings.
A Kadisus City company represented by Hale plots to supply natural gas from the big district to Iyilin and surrounding towns. It must deposit 200 and meet beneficiary conditions, with the maximum gas rate set at 0 per ton cubic foot.
In Omaha a clash erupted in the district court equity branch between John Velser and John T Cothers as Cothers testified. A scuffle followed with a severe kick and the judge adjourning the session.
An early 20th century remedy advertisement claims Allen's Lung Balm can stop a lingering chest cold or cough with quick relief. It asserts no other treatment matches its effectiveness for benedictions, dismissals, and various lung ailments, urging immediate use for best results.
A fire at the residence of Mrs. Helle Smith near Hagdin in Ray county last night killed Mrs. Smith and her two daughters aged five and fifteen. Authorities suspect murder to conceal the crime and the house was burned deliberately.
Constipation or diarrhea when bowels out of order. Cas carets Candy Cathartic will make them act naturally. Genuine tablets stamped C. C. C. Never sold in bulk. All druggists roc.
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