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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
4
Local announcements list Democratic primary candidates for Lafayette County offices including Sheriff Assessor and County Treasurer. Opinion pieces discuss Folk Cowherd and Ball campaigns, Kansas City politics, and remarks on speakers and endorsements amid Missouri politics with notes on Derby and Stone plans and national figures.
A Prosperity Association in St Louis boosts confidence but warns prosperity is not guaranteed. A large local printer circulated a line claiming times are what we make them, and a concern over pessimism dismisses fears as a wolf cry.
In Lexington the miners strike hurt business though some profits in April and May matched last year. The miners have returned to work and optimism grows for a brighter season ahead.
The piece lauds William 8. Cowherd for remaining favored in the Democratic gubernatorial race while detailing opponent Mr. Ball’s stubborn campaign. It argues Ball’s anti higher education stance harms Missouri, praising Cowherd’s stance as aligned with enlightenment and state interests, and predicts Ball will face consequences.
A long list of 1908 campaign figures for Democrats and Republicans across offices from Governor to Court of Appeals. Names like Cowherd Ball Staple Hadley and Gmelich appear with vote tallies. Other items include district court candidates, state offices, and a batch of court dockets and local notices. The piece reads as a roll call of election results with scattered local notices and ads.
Malformed notice states that tenure of the estate of Alvnic Tackwoude was granted on the ith day of June 198, by the Prolate te at afayatts County. All claimants with proper rights are required to present them within the specified period to avoid lapse.
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