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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1902
Page
3
A fragmentary note lists the Democratic ticket for Fort Congress West, with candidate Hi Hhwile associated to Greene County. The readable text confirms party designation and county linkage, but lacks full context or positions.
The Missouri Press Association will meet at the Coates house in Kansas City on July 23 and 24. An excursion is planned to Colorado Springs and Denver.
A mob drives fifty white men from Decatur Indiana expelling all blacks. Cattle and hog prices record at Kansas City at 7.65 per hundred pounds. Gov Jel Davis excluded from Little Rock Baptist church. Russellville church accepts him. Miss Ethel Sigsbee weds Robert T Small in Washington D C. Missouri reports more congress than Oslo. Ohio spends 127000 more to run its penitentiary. Gov Jeff Davis releases a negro from Arkansas penitentiary on condition he would move to Massachusetts, but he vows to return to Arkansas. The Arkansas penitentiary is preferred to freedom in Massachusetts.
Two weeks ago Prof. T. E. Spencer sold his half interest in the Marshall Democrat News to Mr. John G. Miller. Spencer, longtime superintendent of Marshall schools, has been named superintendent of the Irving school in St. Louis with a salary of 2000 dollars and will relocate. He is described as an able educator and fine writer.
A whimsical note from Iowa reports the Noble Order of the Mysterious Title enacting a rule against auctioneers wearing the title after a thousand sales and barring bootblacks until they have shined two thousand shoes, reflecting local humor about inflated titles.
The Chillicothe Constitution refused to publish a traveling dentist ad to support home dentists. A scrubbed look at the page shows only one small ad for a local dentist and little home advertising overall. The editors say they stand up for the town, discouraging outside sellers.
County court at Orewa discusses compromising £5000 of Snis Bar township bonds issued in 1870 for a railroad never built. Wonderly bonds valued at £23,299 may settle at 6 percent compound interest from 1885 to 1902, with attorney fees up to 1500 to be paid if compromised. Citizens urge amicable settlement amid general scandal and political quagmire.
The Cuban congress passed a pension for Gen Gomez but he refused it due to a near empty treasury and unpaid private soldiers. The piece praises Gomez as an example of patriotism and criticizes pension grabbers in both Cuba and the United States, contrasting lofty ideals with domestic money grubbers.
Editorial summary on Cuba’s dire industrial distress under American policy. Statements from Calbarien Manzanillo Cienfuegos papers lament mass unemployment, beggary, and looming vagrancy as the young republic endures restraints and delays from the U S Senate. Authors argue blame rests with United States reciprocity policy and local administration.
W F Neely, once sentenced to ten years in Leavenworth and fined 56701 for Cuban postal department frauds, has been released. He was named in President Patton's amnesty proclamation. The piece questions who benefited from the plunder and urges punishment for the thieves by the United States.
In Welllegion Kansas the president of a leading bank pays taxes on 880 dollars of personal property, while a barber in the town pays 120 dollars. The piece argues laws favor bankers and corporations over barbers, farmers, and laborers in Republican Kansas.
G Neale sells his interest in the Richmond Democrat to E Hopkins of Wentworth Military Academy. Hopkins will assume editorial management July 1. Neale, a leading Missouri newspaperman, praised as a strong citizen and Democratic stalwart, endorses the transition and wishes success to the new firm.
A Kansas City brewery secured an order for 7,000 barrels of beer for the Leavenworth Soldiers Home, amid remarks on government provisions and Kansas law. The piece notes the daily 20 barrels figure and criticizes state policy and taxes while commenting on Kansas politics.
A crowd gathers at a depot to greet Mark Twain. A boy, unsure who is coming, climbs a freight car to watch. As the train arrives Twain steps off, the crowd erupts with cheers while the boy, mistaking him for a criminal, shouts for a rope. Dr. Clemens laughs, tears streaming.
The Columbia Herald notes widespread but false chatter that Walter Williams of the Herald will resign journalism for gospel ministry at Columbia Presbyterian Church. The piece labels the announcement as wholly unwarranted and rejects Cuban reciprocity as a political ploy aimed to hurt Roosevelt and aid Hanna.
A gang of Ladrones in Binangonan Philippines captured seven American soldiers on May 0th and cut them to pieces. The bodies were so mutilated identification was impossible. The piece notes American peace efforts under Teddy Roosevelt. It cites six hundred Mexican soldiers trapping Yaqui camp, killing all men and many women and children. The piece condemns the Mexican army’s order to kill prisoners.
The financial editor complains that Secretary Root exaggerated revenue from the Philippines and shows receipts at 20,704,062 while expenditures surpass a billion dollars since American occupation. The piece accuses officials of misrepresentation and questions the accounting of funds and freight bills.
A discussion of balancing play and work for youth, stressing that work must have a clear end. It argues drudgery without purpose harms growth, while meaningful tasks tied to real ends build harmony, self-mastery, and social understanding. The piece urges guiding schooling to show work’s significance and ultimate aims.
A concise life lesson urging kindness over hostility. It contrasts hate with love as a key to success, warning that hatred breeds enemies and undermines achievement. The speaker emphasizes choosing constructive attitudes to build positive outcomes.
A periodical urges time for recreation amid high-pressure life. It argues every man should have a half-holiday weekly and fully engage in wholesome pastimes such as bicycling, golf, baseball, target shooting, hunting, fishing, tennis, and fencing. Employers should grant weekly holidays and encourage recreation over drudgery.
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