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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
4
The Lexington post office listing informs readers of current global affairs such as Martinique disaster reports and atrocities in the Philippines. It notes rising interest in a forthcoming city creation race, along with political commentary on Oklahoma statehood and Ohio legislature adjournment.
Illinois Senator Billy Mason travels to Cuba for a visit while Senator Beverage of Indians urges prompt action to bolster eastern defenses as William prepares to set foot on the Havana quay, aiming to steady the island’s stance.
The Intelligencer notes evident democratic harmony across the country with promising access prospects in 1904. A vigorous tariff fight is expected to sweep the nation for the party of the people.
The two opposing Democratic committees in Jackson County have merged, closing a rift in the party. Cowherd's renomination for Congress strengthens the Democratic cause in the county and indications point to a strong victory this fall.
The Democratic press in Indiana sees comfort in the state’s recent municipal elections. Indiana’s political leaning is usually Democratic and some suggest the party consider selecting its next president candidate from Indiana.
From St. Louis comes word Edward Butler, a boss politician and alleged boodler, has become a raving maniac. The city press withholds unkind comment yet notes that Butler’s push to trial with expected conviction raises questions about a method in his madness.
The piece notes Roosevelt appears pleased with his administration while urging an unbiased view of a volatile internal party trend. It warns that the rising tensions could prove as disastrous to him as the volcanic eruption of Mt Pelee did to Martinique victims, framing a looming political eruption.
William J Bryan will cover Cuba President Palma's inauguration for Colliers Weekly this week. His reporting is expected to meet high editorial standards, with Bryan writing as clearly as he speaks, enhancing the publication's prestige.
The Kansas City World review exposes the beef trust as an absolute power within limits, dictating prices, terms, and supplier behavior while suppressing competition. It argues trusts corrupt politics, law, and public institutions, branding them a menacing force surpassing other monopolies and threatening democratic order. Groner Wilson.
The piece argues against press manipulation by campaign interests and cites historical prophecies about alignments with the United States. It warns that US trusts and large corporations seek vast Chinese markets and global railroad routes, implying a shift in international power and domestic influence.
The June issue offers a character sketch of Edward VII by Chalmers Roberts with photos of the King Queen and palaces. It also surveys Did Columbus Discover America based on Henry Vignaud and should Christians Buy the Holy Land by Arthur Greene. Includes Plant Making In a Dutch Garden by EB P Lyle Jr De Vries chrysanthemum cut steel with electricity Science and burglary by C H Dennis. Adele Marie Shaw profiles William Phips The First Self-made American.
A writer muses on Alfonso XIII as Spain’s youth king and questions involving the Philippine conflict. He suggests the United States should abandon war aims, condemns the water cure and civilian suffering, and critiques imperialist conquest while reflecting on lives lost and the cost of empire.
A tight Lafayette county Democratic primary last Saturday produced few contests as most incumbents sought second terms. With farm work taking priority, turnout was light and spirits muted. The piece notes upcoming fall elections and questions municipal ownership of public officials.
The Indianapolis Sentinel denounces Senator Lodge for evasive hypocrisy defending abuses in the Philippine conflict. It cites his assertions of regret, claimed reasons, and defense of Secretary Root while acknowledging investigations and orders to punish cruelties. The piece argues Lodge masks proven wrongdoing and implicates him in minimizing wartime cruelty.
Senator West voices opposition to direct popular election of United States senators. He cites reasons but opposes a democratic doctrine favored by the last national convention. The piece argues government branches should stay closest to the people to preserve republican ideals.
A terse editorial fragment questions whether a man who marries a widow gains judgment over the dead, noting the sentence lacks specificity and asking if the deceased faced judgment through such a marriage.
May 20 report from Piedmont Missouri notes Captain Richard Armstrong Collins known as Captain Dick Collins died suddenly after a one day illness. He was 60, war veteran, legislator, and respected Lafayette county resident who lived in Piedmont since 1888. Burial planned in Confederate Home cemetery Higginville with funeral party leaving Wednesday.
A Lexington meeting of ladies forming a salat to entertain Old Men's Club members was held at the courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs William Aull was named chairman and Miss May Punk secretary, with an executive committee including Mrs Geo W Johnson and others. A selecting committee and other names were listed in the fragment.
On June 8 the Higginsville Daughters of the Confederacy mark Jefferson Davis’s birthday at the Confederate Home led by state president Mrs A and Asbury and local chief Mrs Belt. About fifty delegates with baskets plan to attend from Marshall and nearby counties with dinner on the grounds and speeches by Rev W R Painter and Judge Gantt among others to be invited. 97 Lafayette county Confederate veterans will receive the Southern Crony of Honor badge made from a southern cannon, a privilege of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
A Greenville lawyer troubled by biliousness sick headache sour stomach and constipation writes that after trying many remedies he was disappointed until using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. He recommends it to others suffering from those complaints and notes it is available at Farmers Drug Store.
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