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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1904
Page
2
The Jackson Herald notes class matter registration at Pestosco Jackson Missouri and lists advertising rates. It mentions professional card at 665 per year, legal advertisements at legal rates, and display ad routes available on application.
The grain market summary describes current conditions, demand signals, and price directions. It notes steady to firmer trading in cereals with cautious demand, citing transportation costs and weather influences. Analysts expect modest gains in futures, with buyers watching export pace and accumulating positions.
Thousands attend the Missouri Pavilion dedication at the World’s Fair with a military parade featuring Missouri Guards, cadets, bands, and a reception. Governor Dockery presided as ceremonies opened with invocations and speeches by state leaders amid a crowded, festive display.
The article notes heavy rains prompt farmers to consider drainage work. USDA investigations suggest properly engineered drainage systems pay for themselves through higher yields. It details trenching methods, tools, and machines, plus soil and fertilizer considerations for various land types.
Perryville hosts a corner stone laying for a new Perry county community building with lodge members civic groups and parade participants. J Mordanville led the ceremony with Mayor Lindson MAT and representative Charlene Kiefner among speakers including Congressman Forward Hobble and Caldwell Drake initiating the building contract.
A brief heavy rain Thursday morning swelled rivers and spoiled early crops in Nevada Missouri. An accompanying electrical storm further discouraged farmers, delaying or destroying first plantings as weather data show unusually high rainfall for the period.
Missouri items tell of a Chicago mother who answered a prison recruitment ruse to recover her son. A fake benefactor pretended to help, but the con artist extorted money and clothing before she learned the truth. Porton, from St Louis, served sixteen years for earlier crimes, while the case exposed a wider fraud network.
John R. Platt of New York sues to recover 485,985 alleging extortion by Hannah Elias. The case exposes a wealthy, bearded man linked to a fatal shooting near the Green home in New York. The incident, described amid jealousy, ties to the man known as the father of New York.
Aged New York magnate John Ro Pratt faces exposure after alleged blackmail by Hannah Elias. Pratt describes threats to publish details of his relations as he seeks to recover money, admitting financial ruin warnings and plotting to reveal all before publicity. Prosecution against Elias looms if testimony fails, with families and prominent figures at risk of involvement.
At West Mark on the Hudson River, Episcopal prelates joined in the dedication of the Order of the Holy Cross monastery. The facility sits on about seventy acres with fruit trees, vines, and livestock. Architect Henry Vaughan of Boston oversaw the design.
Reports describe Perry squadron guns heard by settlers up to thirty five miles east of Cleveland and nearly one hundred miles away. The account credits the action with preserving the Northwest for the United States during the War. Justice Brower preaches in New York City describing the pulpit as a bench and warns of mixing church and law. He discusses the Bible and compares it with the Koran and Confucius.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway plans to move between 20000 and 26000 people to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota for open settlement next month. About 382000 acres will be divided into 160 acre plots, with 2400 quarter sections available. Railroads expect over 60000 applicants and will run special trains from the east and central west.
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