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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1902
Page
4
A 1903 United States era newspaper note includes various opinions on coal prices, foreign policy, and politics. It condemns coal barons paying little girls for sight work in mines, discusses the Spain-Venezuela tensions, and critiques US military and fiscal policy while noting Oklahoma statehood debates and the Senate saloon controversy. It reflects current affairs and local business concerns with an editorial voice.
A Kansas City dispatch reports a renewed United States circuit court judgment against St. Clair County Missouri for 941,014 on bonds first issued in 1873 to fund railroad construction. The judge, now renewed every seven years, adds accrued interest to principal, keeping the debt alive and eroding county resources. The original holder was Gen. John B Henderson. the claim was later transferred to his son. The last renewal occurred in 1906.
The Intelligencer extends warm Christmas greetings to friends and patrons hopeful for health and happiness. Sunday schools plan varied entertainments to teach children the meaning of Christmas, from trees to cantatas, emphasizing Jesus as the savior. The paper urges enjoyment of the holidays and cheerful acts that may bring joy to others.
The author argues trusts have long robbed the south and west while the east suffered with coal shortages. Now easterners demand removal of tariffs, boasting a hard stance as they face higher costs. The piece expresses sharp anger at eastern consumers and a call for the rich to pay higher prices for luxuries.
German and British forces pounded the Muerto O Cabello fortress at Venercela Saturday evening. The fort was quickly demolished as a mob tore down the British flag from the customs house and the Helliah demanded immediate satisfaction. President Castro delayed his reply, and the bombardment resumed.
Court records list multiple civil matters and judgments from the first day with sheriff reports of sale, partitions, and default judgments. Notable items include partition judgments for Julius Maring et al and Elizabeth Wilkers on et al, and default judgments in several cases including W. B. Weedin vs. Magee Hopman and Frook 8. Nipper vs. Mo. ac. BR. RK appeal.
Dec 15 and 16 sessions list verdicts and judgments in Missouri Pacific and other railroad cases. Wins for defendants on some motions, plaintiffs awarded 2500 in one case and 400 plus costs in another. References include Elizabeth Wilkey, Lexington Co, and Higginsville city case with damages continued or by stipulation.
Mrs Susan M Hammer widow of Charles Hammer died Tuesday night in Odessa aged about 60. She was daughter of the late Dr Mitchell and sister to Jane Howe David G Mitchell and John Mitchell. She joined the Methodist church young and lived a Christian life. Her husband died about a year ago and their children have passed on. The body was buried at Wellington Thursday.
A Lexington Acre 243 meeting of the Fraternal Order of Bogies at K of P hall elected officers for the year. Louis Gratz was past worthy president James Conners worthy president Lea Bopper vice president Julius Wickler chairman John T. Bell worthy conductor William Cavanaugh inside guardian Harry Rice outside guardian Bravat Fogert secretary Pat Fagan treasurer M Sudaherk trustee for three years.
Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor of the bureau of navigation drew a crowd at a Washington hotel where two young women teased him about his writings. They pressed him for his greatest work and he hinted a line about abridging the land of the castanet and Two Women and a Fool, then retired exhausted. The episode showed the admiral’s modest manner and long career.
Two men who never knew each other met at dinner and discovered startling overlaps in California past and current Manhattan addresses. A stranger claim to travel six blocks matched a prior residence, highlighting odd personal coincidences before the piece shifts to a German army officer's consent and wife income disclosure rules.
A Memphis storytelling session recounts John King’s tale of luck and a 157-horse race in Ireland. A man wagers a million to one on his skate and wins when another horse crowd stalls, illustrating how fortune can flip at a critical moment. The crowd, with a poker table finish, ends the tale as a lively night in the veracity club.
A Viennese woman traveling via the Ostend express to Passau attracted customs notice with an enormous luggage lot. A long box held thirty-two hats, later described as sixty-three hats total, provoking astonishment from the officer who insisted on opening the case to verify the cargo.
A fragmentary OCR item hints at a hard headed man and a restless journey in Chicago. The readable text mentions a desolate path, stubborn resolve, and urban friction framed as a dramatic slice of city life. The piece remains incomplete but conveys tension and motion through urban imagery.
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