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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
2
A large Fourth of July celebration is planned for Marshall. Mexico schedules the presidential successor election for October 15. McAllister Springs will open to the public on June 15 after upgrades costing thousands.
Ray Harroun won the 500 mile auto speed race at Indianapolis with a Marmon car. He averaged 77 miles per hour, a remarkable record for the event.
Marshall seeks to lure factories by securing water power and coal rates. The plan stresses cheap electricity as the key first step to draw industry to the city.
The press bureau reports Bryan stands firm for free raw wool while Democrats in Congress especially from Missouri fear adding it to the free list. They are said to have deserted Mr. Bryan, as Democrats are described as principled in platforms but voting on current issues.
Former Governor Folk was ousted from the Democratic race for Senator after accepting a pledge from Missouri party leaders to secure the state's delegation for him at the 1912 National Convention. He finds the pledge as fragile as crust.
Lorimer is to be tried again by a Senate Committee. The patience of the people with the politics represented by Lorimer has been tried to the limit. Unless the Senate absolves itself of responsibility, the confidence of the people in that august body will be rudely shocked. Press Bureau.
The pensions commissioner rules that after August pensioners may be paid at home without a notary. Vouchers will be sent to each pensioner with a blank for two neighbors to certify the recipient was alive for the quarter.
Democrats in Congress cut tariff on wool to about 50 percent, lifting prices. Lowenstein & Co. now pay 18 cents per pound, four cents higher than a month ago, with 400000 pounds in hand. Each cent move equals $4000 to them, and gains to farmers loom if price returns to 26 cents per pound.
Markets rise cautiously as lawmakers press for recourse to trade measures and free trade rhetoric intensifies. Critics warn that political gamesmanship threatens reciprocity and long standing economic aims.
The speaker argues Congress will do little beyond draining finances and revealing to voters the error of sending a group of “poor sticks” to Washington, implying a forthcoming political backlash.
The publisher announces a plan to discontinue nearly all papers in arrears after a period of consideration. A few long-standing customers in short funds will be kept, with extended time gladly granted. The note emphasizes that business cannot thrive with lax collections.
The text argues many in Saline value honor as highly as wealth and would accept a lower salary for the title. It notes a trend of discreditable or unfair means to gain honors, especially by those with means or status, and warns that true honor comes from preferring others, citing Paul the Apostle.
The Kansas City Star continues to clash with rising living costs, noting farmers once persuaded by anti living claims now see hog prices down. With hogs at 250 pounds yielding ten dollars less than a year ago and other goods following, farmers and workers risk unemployment if the cost of living persists, per Warrensburg Standard Herald.
On May 20 1911 seven Saline rural students took exams for four Marshall school board scholarships. Competitors listed include Ray Wood Stonewall White Jr Roberta Ruff Raymond Deal Hugh White Jr Helen Terrell and Sarah Brown. Three reached the required grade with Ray Wood and Hugh White Jr among the top qualifiers.
In Columbia anti horse thief efforts rise with a proposed militia and breeches clubs. A Warren county three year old boy drowned after stepping on a loose board into a cistern. Jefferson City officials back a state spelling bee to promote spelling art. Americus resident traps a mouse and a black snake head is found in the trap. Callaway well yield proves iron pyrites mistaken for gold fuels gold stirring local interest.
A plea for home economy to protect the wife’s health and nurture children. Encourages employing help to ease labor, prioritize evening family time, Bible reading, and reading magazines and the home paper. Emphasizes spiritual training, wise minds, and preventing idle thoughts for a bright future.
A collage of small items from Unionville, Breckenridge, Bolckow and Elk City papers. Humorous quips on speech, a divorce suit, a moon tale, graduation chair mishap, and a wordy thesaurus on crowds. Practical home remedies and odd adages fill the page as lightweight curiosities.
A list of old time home remedies covers stain removal from carpets and china, lime spots, berry stains, grass stains, mildew and scorch on linen. It includes remedies using vinegar alcohol molasses starch and tobacco and notes applying heat or sun for certain stains.
William Rade of Belleville Illinois owns a mastodon molar discovered by William Brenner in the Mississippi River bottom south of Chester. The tooth measures 1 foot long, 6 inches in diameter and weighs over 5 pounds with several parallel ridges across its face. Brenner refused a $600 offer for the specimen.
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