Farm lands rise in value and Missouri State Fair urged
Songres W Hamlin of Greene County comments that Missouri farm lands have risen about tenfold in value over a decade despite calamity talk. He promotes Sedalia’s State Fair starting August 18 and urges farmers to exhibit. He endorses Bob White of the Mexico Ledger for secretary of state and invites quicker discussion statewide.
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Roosevelts Publicity Remedy and Republican Trust Stance
The piece condemns Baiperor Bill for opposing his son’s marriage to an American girl while praising American women. It argues Republicans press anti trust rhetoric with publicity as a remedy and claims Democrats manage state finances honestly whereas Republicans distort books to attack Democrats. It frames protectionism as linked to trusts and criticizes Republican finance handling.
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Roosevelt
Lynching Debate Sparks Kansas City Star Response
A Kansas City Star editorial on lynching draws ire from readers who condemn mob violence yet demand accurate reporting. The letter argues legal punishment should prevail, cites Salyers and Gates cases, and defends Saxon law heritage while accusing the Star of slander and bias.
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Kansas City
Shaming the Trusts and Tariff Debate
A Republican exchange discusses Roosevelt and tariff policy. The piece notes Roosevelt’s clear statements on tariff reduction, referencing McKinley era duties. It frames the president’s stance as pivotal amid ongoing protectionist and free trade arguments.
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McKinley
Iereferre
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Webite
Standard Oil and Monopolies Trim Tariff Reform Critique
The piece argues against Standard Oil claiming 48 percent dividends equal income under free competition yet imply it crushes competition by violent and lawless means. It calls for restraint on tariff reform and accuses the Republican Party of serving powerful interests.
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Standard Oil Company
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Republican Party
Then and Now on republican tariff reform and trust rhetoric
A historical excerpt cites Chairman Babcock of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee critiquing Democratic tariff criticism. It references remarks printed in the Washington Star on July 20 and the Washington Post on September 21, 1901, arguing about surplus goods, steel orders, and the so called fat frying speech as evidence of Republican messaging.
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Rpublican
Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington Star
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Habcock
Kansas City Journal taxes claim refuted in Missouri contrast
The piece argues Kansas has 1600 more miles of railroad yet Missouri railroads are taxed far higher. Missouri roads pay 25 cents per hundred while Kansas pays 55 cents. Missouri taxes on all property supposedly higher. Kansas purportedly has no treasury, while Missouri is described as rich and Democratic.
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Coal Barons Drain Public For Seasonal Strike Prattle
The coal barons of Pennsylvania again fool the people and pocket millions by skillfully stoking a miners strike. Twelve weeks ago they hid about a million tons of coal and drove prices to double the usual level. Rumors say scarcity will push prices higher as the stock is sold at inflated rates, then miners may be allowed to work. This seasonal scheme repeats each year.
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Pennsylvania
Missouri Debt and Treasury Shift After 7 Years
The text portrays a partisan view claiming Republicans ruled Missouri from 1805 for seven years, mismanaged about 36 million dollars, and that Democrats reclaimed the state, paying off debt, restoring the treasury, and deeming bonds as worthless. It suggests attempts to manipulate figures and reflects heated historical rhetoric about governance and fiscal policy.
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Nationalist stance on lynching and jail defense in Lexington
A Lafayette county editor rejects lynching as justice and defends nonlethal jail defense. He argues editors in other cities misinterpret local calmer actions, notes mob was organized outside the city, and asserts residents are lawful and prudent, contrasting with larger cities.
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Gates
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Lexington
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Kansas City
Sedalia
Mine LaMotte Sold to New York Bankers for 1.5 Million
Mine LaMotte, the oldest and famed U S cobalt nickel source long worked by the French, was sold last week to New York bankers for 1,500,000 dollars. Once a silver mine, it shifted to lead and metal production, yielding 5,900,000 pounds of lead and 1,000,000 pounds of nickel and cobalt last year. Located near Fredericktown in Madison County, the property spans 38,000 acres.
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United States
New York
Missouri
America
Ontario
Frederick Wwo
Madison County
Anniversary of Wilson's Creek Battle Highlighted
Tomorrow marks the 41st anniversary of the Battle of Wilson's Creek. The clash showed raw troops could face regulars when armed and courageously led, and the engagement became the bloodiest on Missouri soil. A dispute between Generals Price and Moutal delayed Confederate actions and may have altered outcomes.
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Motul
Rev Job Barr Andrew Death in Colorado 1902
The Rev Job Barr Andrew pastor of Eminence and Pleasureville churches in the Louisville Presbytery died August 10 1902 in Pueblo Colorado at the end of his long pastorate. He studied at Washington and Lee University and Union Louisville Theological Seminary and was ordained 1895 after serving Eminence and Pleasureville. He valued education devotion and piety, leaving a legacy of faith and ministry and the bereaved family praised his character.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
Union Sod Louisville Theological Seminaries
Lafayette Presbytery
Plessureville
Gail
Christ
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Felde
Christia Faith
K. C. Gorpos
Census Growth and Southern Industry Shock
A fragmented account notes the south’s population rising faster than other regions, cotton’s global role, and Birmingham Chattanooga iron and steel growth. The writer recalls a Sunday shooting near a Birmingham area, mentioning a black laborer’s death and a flurry of disparaging remarks about social folly.
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Uirmingham
Seraumus
Holt
Resolutions of Respect for George W Johnson
The Bard of Directors of the Commercial Bank of Lexington Missouri mourn the death of director George W Johnson after twelve years of service. He was a valued officer and gentleman whose upright life and gentle ways benefited the bank and community. The board offers sympathy to his wife and family and notes the loss to business and social circles.
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