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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1902
Page
7
The editorial voice condemns shallow free silver or gold Democrat rhetoric. It asserts loyalty to the Democratic platform and endorses White's Cream Vermifuge for children, priced at 25 cents, by L. Tucker.
Miss Ella King, 19, shot and killed Pat Valentine, 22, after he refused marriage. The first shot struck his heart and bystander J A Power was wounded. The girl said she sought revenge for being unable to obtain a warrant served, and she showed no remorse before being jailed on murder charges.
Berlin May 22. Teeserrence de TD from Paris has submitted results from 264 balloon ascents. Altitudes of 11 meters or more were recorded. Instruments show a warmer atmosphere at 10,000 meters with well defined boundaries in the belt between 11,000 and 18,000.
Reports via telegraph indicate Golind northern or western portion swept away by a tornado with from 1 to 100 deaths. Houston operator connected at 7 o'clock but few details available. Beeville also suffers damage from high winds near the gulf coast.
In Wichita Kansas on May 15 the five growers of Texas and Louisiana through their organization opened talks with implement dealers in Kansas and Oklahoma to coordinate harvest labor for corn wheat and rice from New Orleans to North Dakota. The notice also plugs Bullard's Snow Liniment with a 25 and 50 cent price, as sold by H. L. Tucker.
Clinton Denorat cites a record comparing Republican era funding. He asserts Henry county schools received $9,619.41 from 1865 to 1870, versus $55,158.48 from 1896 to 1901, urging readers to request official records from Sam B. Cook, secretary of state, to verify.
The poem recalls Crowninshield’s feats on the ship’s deck, noting his bold display of leadership as guns were trained against the firing foe. It questions whether that was all he did and laments the sons urged to ignore petty quarrels while praising Crowninshield’s stature as a hero ashore.
Constipation or diarrhea when bowels are out of order discussed in a brief health blurb. Product references appear oblique and are not fully clear, but underscores the need for bowel health guidance and mentions druggists as a distribution point.
A mob of about 4,000 men burned Dudley Morgan at Lansing Texas noon today after a claim he attacked Mrs. Mell of Lansing. Morgan was captured near Mount Pleasant and identified by Mrs. McKay. Bloodhounds from Mineola Sulphur Springs and the penitentiary were used, and a crowd converged at Hallville to witness the vigilante execution.
An old advertisement touts Twentieth Century Casearets Candy Cathartic as far ahead of ancient pill poisons and liquid physic. It claims genuine stamped C C C and notes they were never sold in bulk and available from all druggists.
May 22 Webb City Missouri reports Win Jones a Black man is held on an alleged assault of a white woman named Parmeter. The crime occurred between here and Varrel Junction about two and a half miles from town. A crowd waits at the jail for Parmeter to identify him amid fear of lynching.
William Bradley, a prominent farmer living fifteen miles south of Rolla, shot and killed R. T. Grisham of Yancey Mills after suspicions of Grisham and Bradley’s wife. Bradley had settled Grisham debts earlier and learned of a possible affair while his wife was away. Local notes mention community events and assorted local gossip.
In Canton Ohio on May 2 a riot broke out in the Stark County Workhouse workshop. Gunman Giganti seized a revolver from a guard and fired, fatally wounding guard Homer Stone who fought back. George Jacob, a former guard, was also shot. Stone and Giganti were severely wounded. prisoners attempted escape but guards and trustees contained them until police arrived.
A gunfight between Grisham and Taylors led to Grisham being shot and killed. Bradey and his wife aided in a neighbor search. Grisham’s body was found on a rocky ridge about 200 yards from the shooting site. Coroner Buskett conducted an inquest. Bradley surrendered to the sheriff and posted 2000 bail for the next circuit court.
In Kale Oklahoma on May 21 Peott Foster, a saloonkeeper, fatally struck bartender Chassmith with a hatchet then tried to shoot his wife and killed himself with a revolver after borrowing the gun to threaten a neighbor. Jealousy over rumored attention to his wife is cited as the motive.
The article mentions cool pleasant weather aiding plowing and curly wheat bloom, warnings about rain to protect the crop, Rev Walton’s Sunday sermon at Passaic, minor local sickness, a light rain shower, and visits by Mrs Thayer, Mrs Duncan, Miss Flossie Denies, Miss Allie Kingore, and Miss Lucie Eichler. J Tathwell runs a corn mill, J W Packer and Zimmer prepared a large hay barn, Tom Oden plans a big corn crop and may buy calves, and Mrs Snakenberger in Alma notes aging and wheat and corn conditions awaiting rain.
A determined mob gathered at the Joplin jail to seize William Jones, a Black man, accused of attempting a criminal assault on Mrs. Parmeter of Webb City near Carl Junction. Identification was incomplete as she could not travel to Joplin. A heavy rain dampened the mob’s mood and police say the immediate danger has passed.
Rheumatism is conceded to arise from a poisoned blood condition and is best treated by Herbine which acts on the liver kidneys and other blood purifying organs to remove offending agents. Price 25 cents. H L Taeker
Dallas May 22 The Southern Methodist Church will return 2585,000 it collected on its war claim if the United States will grant relief. It will mildly censure Publishers Barbee and Smith for pushing the claim through Congress and will overturn the money. Presiding elder McMoorre aided the compromise, while the United States Senate was prepared to meet the return of funds. The settlement would save 258,000 and end the issue.
Havana reports Thelhowse adopts a revolution declaring May 19 decoration day and passes a motion expressing sympathy for American sailors and soldiers killed in Cuba. Representative Lyanz withdraws from the chamber vow never to return as a motion honoring Nar ciso Lopes is tabled. Pickpockets exploit the Prado as crooks target business. a policeman attempting an arrest is killed.
Readable fragments hint at a historical notice or treaty related to a group or party. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR. The text mentions obligations and a detentions scenario, with scattered references to a faction called Nani and a signipe context.
Adjutant general Corbin received a cable from Captain Gallefrher who went to Martinique on the Dixie. The eruption remains confined to the northern shore and nearby villages. About thirty thousand people may be affected by the destruction zone. Conditions are otherwise normal though panic is widespread. The eruption yesterday was severe but did not increase desolation significantly. Supplies are enough for eight weeks and the Dixie is discharging cargo and will sail to St. Vincent with remaining cargo.
A May 22 opinion for PL Stone of Cass Stone clarifies homestead rights in bankruptcy. The court upholds his claim to the entire Cass Stone property, including a large front 100 foot building and rear 40 foot restaurant space, despite prior removal of his family. the state constitution is cited as backing the exemption.
A garbled old text touts mysterious “Chitnyey isvlokerd” with sit and describes a fire ailment, broneliad tulas and rope with vhiewn, and a supposed Hamme of Whe Mtehors. It mentions Livtelnett treatment with Allens Sage Malsutu claiming to dry up piles, quell inflammation, stop a comet of dust, and “overcome those terrible colds” that may become consumption.
May 22 report says Tammany Hall will be governed by a three man leadership. Charles F. Murphy remains chairman with Daniel F. MacMahon and Louis F. Haffen named to the triumvirate. Lewis Nixon has resigned as part of the change.
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