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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1902
Page
5
HuviAn Insurance advertises farm property coverage in a New York town, owned or tenant-occupied. It promises personal inspection and rate quotation on application, and claims to insure anything. Contact the Lexington office for details.
London Tit-Bits highlights Lord Salisbury's cabinet as the most aristocratic in Britain's history with nine peers among 19 members. It notes 36 titles total, 400,000 acres owned, 45 mansions, and an estimated cabinet income around £855,000 yearly, averaging over £40,000 per minister.
The article details how the Duke of Devonshire and Lord Lansdowne hold a large share of titles and lands. Devonshire owns 7,200 extra acres in Middlesex and a vast estate. Lansdowne possesses extensive estates though fewer acres, with multiple palatial seats. Cadogan’s London property also highlights vast wealth, placing him among cabinet’s top earners with about half a million pounds yearly.
Milwaukee Sentinel reports Sampson Curtis with acute rheumatism mistook alcohol for liniment during an attack. His wife applied the liquid freely, and as pain subsided they discovered his skin thickly coated with a yellow gummy substance from shellac in the bottle, leaving him "a tin soldier swimming in mucilage."
Early in the morning the house pages staged a mock session electing the oldest page speaker and adopting a resolution to raise salaries from 75 to 150 dollars per month. Dewey Constantine interrupted by waving a bil and demanding petition, was dragged to the bar and compelled to comply.
The sultan's throne room at Constantinople is a lavish display with unequaled gilding. A Venetian chandelier of 200 lights casts a gleam, and the throne features a vast red velvet seat with arms and back in pure gold.
Probate court entries for May cover first through seventh days listing minors and deceased estates. Curators, administrators with will annexed, guardians and executors named for numerous cases including Wagomer, McGhitbery, Wilkinsen, Bartmah, Corder, Walton, Youngs, and others with diverse estates and guardianship arrangements.
Contested 1908 Democratic primary rules outline precinct setup voting hours and method. It specifies ballot boxes receiving and counting, appointed judges, and penalties for improper voting while detailing offices up for nomination and precinct locations in Lexington Missouri.
The article outlines voter and election procedures including ballot preparation limits at polling places, maximum time in the booth, and restrictions on nonvoting assistance. It references observers and judges, mentions count/settlement of ballots, and notes reporting rules for irregularities to the committee per 1880 statutes.
Public sale under probate orders in Lafayette County Missouri to settle the estate of Fredrick Rodenburg deceased. Lots 2 3 4 and 5 of Bank A in Concordia to be sold at public auction at the Lexington courthouse for cash to pay debts. April 1902 notice and administrator MAT D Wilson in charge. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Letters of administration granted April 7 1903 in Lafayette County Missouri for Georges D Dovall estate. Creditors must exhibit claims within one year or be barred within two years from letters date. AUXTHUR FPF. HOBINSON 4-105
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