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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
2
A Carthage Press note cites a Nebraska farmer writing home about 7000 spent so far on the livestock and grain price decline after last fall’s change. He warns the cost may rise further, tempering enthusiasm among farmers for reduced living costs.
Governor Hadley enrolls the Commercial Clubs of the state in an effort to boost immigration to Missouri. The Democratic legislature refused funds for the Immigration Bureau amid concerns that newcomers might vote Republican.
The Old Guard Democrats promised former Governor Folk the 1912 Democratic convention endorsement as a presidential candidate. Folk’s friends insist they will not accept any other course, regardless of the Old Guard’s stance.
The forecast from St. Louis cites the hottest June since 1836, 75 years ago, and speculates a possible link to Halley’s comet. It suggests a solar cycle might affect us every 75 years, but hopes the worst is past.
David A Ball former Democratic gubernatorial aspirant suffered apoplexy shortly before 9 o clock Sunday evening at his West Georgia street home. He had complained for days and was bedridden for a day. Friends fear the attack may prove fatal, given his poor health since his breakdown at the state primary three years ago.
Voters in 1912 must settle county and city division into senatorial districts. The Roach Major gerrymander lacks constitutional conformity, so Governor Hadley has not approved or promulgated it. If Democrats press it, they must use the initiative and await Supreme Court review on its legal merits.
A Chinese warship heads toward the Pacific coast of Mexico demanding six million dollars in gold indemnity for the massacre of 303 Chinese in Torreon a month ago and seeking reparation for the insult to the flag.
John Taylor recalls a church fair begun by women who debt funded a carpet replacement. Fifty wives sewed shirts and overalls, advertised to undersell stores, and sold the lot in two hours. The men paid for the goods with cash, while the women’s labor counted as their gift. The narrator notes the women’s clever move to benefit their families.
State news notes a $100000 courthouse bond measure carried by a safe majority in Boonville Cooper county last week. Reports also warn Pettis county faces severe potato crop damage from a Colorado potato bug outbreak. Nearby tragedy in St Charles county recounts two Amptmann children burned to death after a barn fire started by matches. A sensational St Louis case alleges a child born to L E Davis shows negro blood, with claims of mixed white and Spanish heritage and family splits.
Noah Gallehugh sued John Malone for 300 dollars over cattle that broke a fence and damaged crops near Vance Kansas. After brief proceedings the judge dismissed the case and the men shook hands exchanging a check to settle. They then drove home together.
Maryville reports Mrs Delia Miller age 52 dies from grief over the death of her daughter Mrs Oda Hubbell and her family murdered November 21. Hez Rasco, convicted killer of the Hubbell family, remains confined in Nodaway Jail under sentence.
Disjointed quotes from Walnut Grove Tribune Bazaar and London Tit Bits mock politics marriage and everyday quirks. A Missouri mother-in-law whisky dispute and a Kansas City car line tale illustrate humorous misreads and social foibles across midwestern and British papers.
The narrator questions his wife and others about a church fair purchases totaling two hundred dollars with four dollars each from bitty columnists. He asks why funds weren’t paid directly to the merchant and notes there had been no church fair in town for some time. The dialogue reveals confusion over who paid and how much was raised, hinting at a community effort gone awry.
Mrs Carry A Nation, famed Kansas saloon smasher, died at Evergreen Hospital in Leavenworth Friday night June 20 after months of illness. Her efforts sparked a nationwide temperance movement, including a notorious December 27 1900 incident in Wichita and a brief jail stay, helping launch the era of militant suffragists and saloon smashing.
Representative Washburn, toast master, recounted a pastor’s remarks at a new parish. The priest allegedly said I have come here to heal the dead, cast out the sick and raise the devil, with words slightly twisted in his announcement.
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