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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1906
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show the Intelligencer masthead with date April 1905. Editor Hopkins and manager Neale appear in the damaged text. The source lacks a clear event or article content to summarize a distinct news item.
The publication lists multiple candidates authorized to announce runs for Lafayette County offices including Probate, Deeds, Recorder, Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff, and Judge. It notes filings subject to Democratic party regular action and mentions Columbia planning an $865,000 hotel and Insurance Commissioner Vandiver lifting a suspension on New York Life. Senator Dryden introduces a federal incorporation insurance bill aimed at reform.
On Wednesday the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate united to elect M. Clement Armande Fallieres to succeed M. Lounet as president of the Republic of France, a decisive vote reflecting broad support across the chambers.
A fragment notes criticism of Congress for doubting Secretary Taft's capacity to oversee the Panama canal enterprise while he acts as a guide to a group of congressional messengers. The tone suggests partisan friction and questions of leadership during canal management.
Globe-Democrat statistics show Missouri spent 82 160 000 on public robs in 1904. In Lafayette county including taxes the expenditure was 22 227 dollars.
A 77428 point seven one discrepancy is noted in the Kansas treasury department books this week fueling old Missouri Republican complaints about inflated records. Officials have been reviewing figures for over two years but progress remains slow and uncertain.
The beet sugar and statehood factions have united in a coalition aimed at securing a sizable portion of their demands. After failing to pass the Philippine bill, their next test is how they will fare on the statehood bill.
The article portrays Joseph Chamberlain as the strongest personality in Britain today. It states his power is direct and serious, and that he commands admiration even from detractors, while acknowledging the surrounding amid public debate and hostile reactions.
The piece discusses alleged railroad discrimination by the Standard Oil Company via preferential rates to near refinery locations, aided by Kansas and neighboring state disparities. It cites specific rate contrasts from Chanute to Weber, Superior, Coolidge, Molly, Alva, and others, questioning Missouri's response to border-pinged pricing and cross-state shifts.
The piece lampoons the president during recess and notes tense Panama criticism. It cites Senator Webster on debt, Taft and Roosevelt resenting critique, and assistant engineer Luedy’s remark accusing Shonts of dictating Isthmus policy, calling him Roosevelt's pet.
Governor Cummins urges lawmakers to curb monopolistic pricing while preserving fair competition. He argues government power should prevent a few strong interests from crushing rivals by dumping goods at absurdly low prices in competitive neighborhoods. Such action, he says, would unjustly fortify monopoly unless it protects bona fide competition.
A few years ago Prevident Roosevelt was a tariff reformer. Now reports from Washington claim he has given hearty support to the Aldrich Cleary bill. It sets a maximum and minimum tariff rate with the Dingley rates as a floor and a maximum twenty five percent higher than ship. If he can also push railroad legislation, his record would be unique.
A county Democratic appeal condemns indifference and pettiness, stresses duty and unity to defeat the opposition in November. It recalls a major setback two years ago and urges voters to focus on current issues rather than past quarrels, urging collective effort and virtuous campaigning.
Kansas City Democrats show anxiety to enter the mayoralty race with Gregory Teasdale Rozelle Dean and Kumper named among possible contenders though all are dismissed. Republicans press strongly as a Baltimore hotel meeting endorses Kemper and claims a four thousand vote edge. Rumor of Sawngate pressure to align factions in Jackson county fuels speculation of healing moves by Rempers.
The Intelligencer announces B C Drummond as a Democratic candidate for county treasurer, referencing his prior nomination two years ago and his long history in party service. He has edited Democratic newspapers from Wellington to Odessa and now runs the Lexington News as editor and proprietor.
Announcement in this issue states Meridith Thomas seeks the office of associate justice of the county court for the Western district subject to the party. He previously ran four years ago and was defeated by Judge Bute by 41 votes. Thomas is a prominent farmer and Democrat from Lafayette County, widely known and respected, and supporters believe he would devote his best effort to public service if nominated and elected.
The passage mocks prominent figures and media sensationalism, speculating that a single article by Cortelyou could sell vast copies. It hints at the Jodunrance investigation yielding no statements from Cortelyou, highlighting public curiosity and political intrigue.
The year just passed showed notable prosperity with few business failures and no major disasters. Growth appeared in building, foreign trade, and bank clearings, while poetry and labor faced limited issues.
Governor Folk states that upon pardon application for anyone condemned to the penitentiary, he will publish the grounds of the petition so newspapers may raise objections and argue why the pardon should not be granted.
The Missouri Court of Appeals this week ruled that hosting a new game tile requires a local license in the county of residence. Legal debate continues among lawyers and several circuit judges. The inter-high hoors Gratorsea contest is set for Columbia on the last Saturday in April, with scholarships for first-place boy and girl winners. The Kansas City Star says it will publish Mr Bryan's weekly letters from around the world, praising him as a keen observer and lucid writer.
Senator Raynor denounces the new Monroe doctrine as a financial tool driven by moneylenders and foreign influence. He quotes Taft on Santo Domingo, argues against a government receivership role, and predicts a future “Department of Foreign Oetat” with a secretary to match.
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A Manhattan businessman owns a wooden penholder linked to three U S leaders. James B Reed, cousin of Tom Reed, declined offers of 3000 to 4000 for the pen once used by Washington Lincoln and Grant. Lincoln gave Reed a pencil with a note and the pen was later presented as a gift by Grant. The piece traces back to a Mayflower era lens box lid crafting.
The text cites Marsden in Success arguing self consciousness hinders growth. It warns that focusing on oneself drains sympathy and blocks ambition, preventing expansion and achievement as the mind turns inward instead of outward.
A Charlestown navy yard report warns the venerable Constitution, once famed as Old Ironside and bearing Lawrence’s motto Dont give up the ship, is in danger of sinking at her dock. The nation recalls Trafalgar and Holmes while funds and guardianship falter to restore her historic form.
A wealthy, childless Bronklen couple keeps a daily custom from poverty. The wife trims the husband’s hair at home each year she studies his cat then reproduces the look until the barber visit. The husband also grows his hair short, and the ritual rekindles youth as wealth weighs on them.
A fragment from a Boston tale describes Miss Carolina Powell claiming she heard of the meanest woman in the world. She visits a neighbor before breakfast and confronts a cook ad for a position, asserting she only wants to outlive those rejected by the employer.
An opaque note mocks reasoning, claiming Maple are too petulant to expose their doubts while helping despite uncertainty. The fragmentary text suggests confusion over thinking, timing, and cooperation, with pagan-like phrasing and a cryptic Pak attribution.
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