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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
4
A chaotic, fragmentary item lists the Carthage Republicans nominating Theodore Lucals for Congress on the 14th amid riot reports in several states while railing at mob rule. It mentions resignations in Britain, court cases, and various political jabs about economy and officials in a periodical tone.
In Joplin on Tuesday at the Republican judicial convention, J R Barton of Kansas was paraded to speak amid strong Missouri Kansas tensions. He mocked Jayhawker memory, warned Missouri voters about a possible GOP Missouri victory, and linked past Quantrell raids to current party rhetoric.
Surgeon Major Peter R Egan testified that they received the same treatment as the natives and did not suffer.
A Missouri election column accuses Republicans of hypocrisy over ballot formats and state indebtedness. It notes the Joplin convention adopting a blanket ballot and claims Democrats call for investigations while failing to audit public books. The piece argues the attacks are political theater before elections.
Wisconsin Republican Congressman Cooper, chairman of the House Committee on Insular Affairs, denounces brutal talk of annexing Cuba yet votes for it. He says Cuba is a new republic and pledges against forcible annexation, warning affluent backers may favor it but urging restraint despite party pressures.
A Richmond dispatch describes James Singleton of Brookfield entering a Lawnon railroad lunch counter, eating, and leaving without paying. Mrs Runsell pursued him to the Milwaukee depot, knocked him down, and fired shots from a revolver. That night a burglar near Elmira was shot at by Garrett with a shotgun. Singleton was jailed and later treated after 120 shot were removed from his body. The piece mocks politics and cites Republican claims of looting public funds, noting a Joplin convention slate. Rockefeller is accused of controlling oil prices and transportation, impacting workers.
The article argues that strict home sanitation lowers death rates and that municipal regulation of plumbing, drainage, and ventilation is essential. It cites Chicago's early sanitary code, links poor plumbing to scarlet fever and diphtheria, notes higher infant mortality in river wards, and urges public education to improve sunlight exposure and housekeeping beyond strict regulation.
A speaker urges patriotism and prophecy from the pulpit amid national trials. He warns of perils from wealth concentration, race issues, and shifting programs while stressing faith in civilization and a bright, expanding future. He cites the Spanish-American War as a sign of global mission and America’s strength to act.
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