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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1903
Page
4
The item reports an early 20th century newspaper issue with a misprinted masthead and pricing, noting postage and class mail marks. It references editor roles and a quoted remark about labor strikes, describing military squads beating strikers to enforce work.
Alaska Governor John 8 Brady, visiting here, says Dawson City prices potatoes at fifteen cents per pound. He recalls a young man who raised eleven tons on two acres and sold them at Dawson for 2310.
August Busch son of the St Louis brewer proposes to build a grand country house on part of the old Dent farm near St Louis the former Grant home and expected to be the handsomest country residence in America.
In St Louis a man forced a street car to stop by drawing a pistol after the motorman failed to halt. He was arrested but discharged by the court, which ruled constitutional rights of citizens trump street car safety.
Joseph Pulitzer provides 2000000 for an endowment at Columbia University New York to create a journalism school integrated with other professional schools such as law medicine and engineering. The gift aligns the new school with Columbia’s existing professional programs and expands journalism education.
Buckner extends wide invitations for August 29 featuring a baby show but no barbecue dinner. Music and oratory will be provided by speakers Hon. James A. Reed, William S. Cowherd, Herbert S. Hadley, and D. A. Ball. The day’s politics may hinge on the spectacle of prize babies and candidates.
In Les Me's Weekly Justice Brewer urges two old remedies speedy trial and abolition of appeal in criminal cases. He notes England for a century had no appeal from conviction in a federal court and argues race separation would be needed to end lynching, though unlikely to be interrupted by radical treatment.
The Lafayette County Fair should grow in importance as a source of wealth for the county. It acts as a stimulant to local agriculture and related crafts, promoting method comparison and boosting interest in producing basic forms of wealth among citizens.
Advocates voice strong discouragement over the Isthostan canal after the Columbian Congress rejects the treaty. They argue transcontinental railway interests secured the defeat and question any national benefit. The piece notes ship routes to the Pacific and terminals under Southern Pacific control, dubbing the project a costly toll gate without clear relief or military advantage.
A Kansas City Star fragment portrays an Arrow Rock elder in Saline County Missouri delivering a benevolent monologue on state affairs. The piece contrasts his bucolic diction with urban editorials, argues for Missouri River improvements, and cites engineering and taxation limits, predicting river works could transform St Louis and similar hubs.
An editorial from Columbia-Rerard discusses The Missouri River as an engineering challenge. It critiques river management, outlines historical and technical issues, and suggests possible priorities for future planning and infrastructure.
The column notes the assessed valuation of public service corporations set by the board of equalization for 1008. It observes that railway telegraph and telephone property in Lafayette County equals about one quarter of county real estate excluding town lots, higher when town property is included. It compares ratios to other counties to show these corporations hold substantial value and influence.
Fragmentary old-time prose discusses post office thefts and an investigation promising to go to the bottom. It mentions Roosevelt hinted to “dip deep” into issues like Indian Territory rotbenness and hints at public scrutiny, with quarreling thieves and muddled phrases.
The city undertakes curb work along ten blocks on South Street to lay vitrified brick sidewalks. Despite extensive brick sidewalk use, many paths are wide and poorly maintained, with real estate rising while business booms. Officials hope street improvements spur wider sidewalk reform.
The Marshall Democrat News objects to Intel Licencer remarks on a recent editorial. The piece argues governors, platforms, and political reform are mischaracterized in a scattershot attack. It defends measured critique and condemns rabid voices demanding a rough house in Missouri politics.
It is believed Temocrat-News can be depended upon to steer clear of the very appearance of consorting with the latter and such a course is inconsistent with a warm and sincere advocacy of the claims of Mr Folk.
A Boston congressman calls tour legislators wise and predicts growing sentiment for tariff revision. He says the Republican party will endorse the McKinley tariff clause granting the president power to negotiate reciprocity treaties, with Roosevelt actively shaping the policy as a noted negotiator and reformer.
The book by James Howard Briggs traces Carnegie Steel Company practices that crushed rivals. A May 15 1890 Schwab letter argues England cannot produce pig iron or rails at cost, contrasting U S rail prices of 26.12 per ton with higher English costs. The piece notes political parties defending these economic “robberies.”
At a Lone Jack picnic Governor Dockery Judge Gantt Senator Clark and Prosecuting Attorney Hadley spoke. Hadley a Republican delivered the longest speech urging uncontested election of Joseph W Folk as governor to curb corruption and end partisan ballot corruption. He said Democrats and Republicans should unite behind Folk. He would vote for Fire Alarm Flanagan against Folk.
The Missouri Department of Publication seeks copies of every Missouri written book for exhibition at the State Building. Walter Williams and F J Moss oversee securing works to represent the brain alongside soil products. The text mentions preservation methods and German storage trivia as context.
A Smithsonian expedition member recounts a perilous ledge crossing in the Colorado canyon interviewed by the Youth's Companion. With a 400 foot drop below and a failed plant across, he gropes along a narrow wall, clawing to regain balance and finally making the jump to safety amid fear and exhaustion.
A retrospective on golf over the past year notes its rise without gate money and its appeal to the busy man seeking health and recreation. It contrasts golf with cricket and football, discusses evolving competitions, and praises the sport’s simple, human enjoyment despite modern athletic pressures.
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