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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1906
Page
4
Parsing of the docket fragment shows names and titles scattered across the line. The eastern and western district judges are listed with roles such as chief or presiding, but the text is incomplete and lacks a coherent event or outcome.
A Delaware state convention endorses Bryn for president in 1908. Uncle Joe Cannon consents to speak in Missouri this fall in Kansas City and St. Joseph. Reports of riots in Russia and unrest in Jackson County politics, with primaries set for Saturday September 15. The Independence Fair schedule and the Waverly Times debut are noted.
The article describes Bryan's reception in Lincoln with crowds near 60,000 to 100,000, contrasting New York and Lincoln welcomes. It notes clashing views on law enforcement, Sunday laws, and railroads government ownership debates, plus party platform positions and critiques of Republican tactics. It references figures like Homer Bassford and John Sharp Williams and discusses oil trust testimony and political maneuvers in various states and territories.
The piece argues that navigation on the Missouri River would bring great gains each year and accuses Republicans of neglecting river work. It claims the party’s policy is to abandon Missouri river navigation and predicts continued neglect under Republican control of the Sixtieth Congress, with Speaker Cannon blocking supports.
Miss Sadie Jay and Miss Lillian Cromwell, graduates in instrumental music and art, join the University of Middle Tennessee at Tullahoma. Jay returns to teach instrumental music at the University of Middle Tennessee while Cromwell becomes vocal music teacher, both praised as highly qualified. Also notes Prof. Richter now at Jacksoo, Tenn and mentions local Lexington figures Mansfield McClelland and the Worthington family with a new Lexington address.
The Old Men’s Club of Lafsyette county will meet at Odewia on Saturday September 22 to elect officers for the coming year. Since the June meeting two members have died including president Robert T. Russell and James W. Warren. Memorial committees will report on deaths of Joseph Wolf Duke Prigmore George W Wyatt John Wollenman James R Anderson W R Roberts Rev W J Brown. The club lists 118 members with Jamis Alombaugh the youngest at 71. fraxe Bowman secretary. Governor Folk and Professor Walter Jadwin of Corder to succeed Professor O A Phillips as county school commissioner, a change tied to War rensboro relocation and State Normal School pedagogy department.
Odessa residents and visitors attended the Lexington fair with many from Dover Wellington Mayview and Versailles. A marriage license was issued Warren Martin and Oleta Barker. Notables included Col Robt Everbard George Sheets and Peter Maillot and candidates A M Bunting and Henry Powell visiting for county events. A theater show at New Grand Sept 15 features The Old Clothes Man by James Kyne MacCurdy with Solomon Levi as lead.
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