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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1902
Page
4
Enirro P Allen of D Atest & Co publishes a subscription notice listing Tas Che Ween and a weekly Thursday dispatch. It states postage paid and a charge of 17 shillings for delivery to any address.
Readable fragments list candidates for state and local offices including representatives clerks treasurers and judges with names such as WATTERSON LEDWICK JOHNSON Ne PADDEN and WRUCEK For North District judge and associate judge posts and notes about majorities and election context in a late era railway county political page.
A garbled dateline describes Democratic victory pressures and Republican fractures in St Louis. The text mentions ballot issues and factional renewals amid a contested election atmosphere, with references to Nesbit Haw and various party strands.
A garbled, hostile political jab mocks Democrats and Republicans, claiming biased leadership harms history and public records. The text hints at voting manipulation fears and accuses rivals of deceit, but readability is poor and specifics are unclear.
Win J Stone declares the Democratic party looted the school fund and must be whipped from power. He denounces Viewhaayne bela and asserts the party is responsible and deserves the scorn and denunciation of the people, vowing Missouri will not accept such conduct.
Roachville residents condemn partisan slander in the Stoll letter dispute. The piece notes insults hurled by editor Atkeson against Democrats, defends Elder Lewis Wix and Cherk Wix, and confirms Stoll farmed for Wix on half shares. Dated October 25, 1902, with local signatories A Binnines and D Youna Jr.
A damaged editorial voice pleads with Missouri voters to cast Democratic ballots on Election Day November 4. The piece stresses duty and national hope, urging private citizens to unite for a Democratic victory and national cooperation.
A heated township dispute compares road tax rates and uses under Democratic and Republican controls. It notes road levies from 1596 to 1001 and splits of the SU cent levy for township and bridge costs. The article recalls a Republican offer to donate 150 dollars from residents, while detailing how funds were spent on meetings and incidental expenses.
The article criticizes a Republican board and the A.P. for raising the poll tax from $2 to $3 and approving oversized payments to overseers. It notes inconsistencies with amounts paid under past Democratic control and claims sworn witnesses will testify that certain sums were not earned, highlighting alleged impropriety in local tax allocations.
The fragmentary OCR wheel assembles a wartime memory piece with allusions to Kipling and Kipahbean, recalling Republican pasts, loyalty tests, and political memory. The text wanders through line breaks and garbled lines, referencing war, rebels, and repression while invoking a refrain about memory and forgetting.
A letter argues against returning the Republican party to power citing mismanagement and personal abuse by former officeholders. It contends public improvements and taxes were kept up, warns of hazardous experiments, and urges voters to review County Clerk and Treasurer records to see alleged treasury looting and taxpayer robbery under past administrations.
A Bates county reader attacks GneGeo. P. Wackeby, long time Rich Hill postmaster, as ultra radical and hostile to Democrats. The letter urges Democrats to oppose him, warns of voting against Francis Marion Cockrell, and notes whiskey license history tied to Lincoln era and federal licensing.
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