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Newspaper
Missouri Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
2
The official tally records Hadley leading by 17,263 votes, while Taft carried Missouri by 1,026 and many papers claim Bryan won the state with no reduced plurality.
Aubrey Conway moved out of his ward prompting a special election to fill the vacancy on the city council. The move leaves the ward without representation until a new member is chosen.
The exposition starts in Chicago tomorrow and runs for several days. Ten farmers and stockmen are urged to attend to gain insight and observe exhibits.
Jacob F. Gmelich, a Republican, is elected lieutenant governor by 30 votes according to official returns. The result yields only two state officials for Republicans with the rest of minor officers going to Democrats.
The piece argues the deposit guarantee is not an urgent need as firms are not rushing to offer such guarantees and there is no specific anxiety about deposits following the election.
The Arrow Rock precinct, previously honored for best Democratic vote, dwindled this year and the banner disappeared or may have fallen into the river. Citizens suggest turning it into a Republican banner and note other towns like Crear ville Norton and Slater showing gains.
Gilliam criticizes Missouri Democrats for electing a prior workhouse inmate to the state legislature in St. Louis. He urges cleansing the party of old state gang influence and vows continued fight to restore integrity, linking the issue to Governor Folk and moral accountability within Saline and the state.
Fragmentary text notes the recent election adoption of a constitutional initiative and referendum amendment. It emphasizes public awareness and the importance of direct citizen action in shaping state law. Limited remaining details suggest regional focus but lack full context.
The article explains the initiative and referendum processes, thresholds, and filing timelines, noting how two thirds district support can force a vote or veto over state laws. It argues the veto does not apply to measures referred to the people and discusses lobbyist resistance and the Prohibitionists as early beneficiaries. It warns about high costs of frequent votes and potential misuse of petition drives.
Goy elect Hadley pledged to serve all people after taking office. He promised a strong, clean, progressive administration, insisting police departments not be political machines and that state power be used to secure fair ballots for all citizens. He called for efficiency across government, especially in education and chemical industries.
An old health ad claims neglecting constipation liver and bowel trouble poisons the system and can cause chronic disease. It promotes Ballard's Herbine as the sure cure for stomach liver and bowel issues sold by P. H. Franklin.
Uncle Jack Cross recalls 1840 settlement in Chariton County Missouri by Dave Duncan and family. Duncan, seven feet tall, wife six feet, 18 sons and one daughter, average six feet, smallest son Wilkis weighed 240 pounds. He sought 18 hats in Glasgow pledging proof from Uncle Daniel Gooch of Bellsbury.
A referendum league representative tabulates 95 county returns showing the initiative and referendum amendment with near 1,000 majority. St Louis city adds 31,000 for the measure, while the road tax amendment trails with about 8,000 to 15,000 split and St Louis at 80,000 in favor.
The article invites readers to visit McChesneys Studio to see the year’s nicest new photographic styles and offers a chance to call in and view the display.
Dr R H Nuckles delivered an address in Kansas City before the Osteopathic Association and was elected president of the district covering Western Missouri. About sixty doctors attended, and the meeting was described as splendid.
A compact fragment recounts Thackeray and Howells on oyster psychology with a Lowell anecdote. Lowell notes oysters’ apparent reactions to pepper as a humorous example in a crowd of literary reminiscences from Woman’s Home Companion.
Indiana health department urges sleeping with head under a window tent to breathe fresh air. It claims air quality causes coughs colds pneumonia and other respiratory diseases and that the tent provides outdoor air while in a warm room. The bulletin notes cold weather hood use and says pure air aids repair and may cure early consumption and catarrh.
A Til sels political gathering debated nominating a popular man for a nearby district. A speaker praised a personal friend for battles and peacetime service, then a voice urged for the man who will run the best, prompting the orator to reaffirm his war record as superior.
A man brandishing a rifle claimed to shoot faster than any gun. He fired at a live electric wire, the bullet pierced the air hole and electric current traveled through the weapon, killing him. The incident is described as a fatal electrocution with a sudden strike from a bolt from the sky.
A dozen sailors from the Wolverine entered a Summit street bar around 11 pm. They whispered to the pianist and launched the prelude to the Holy City. Four men rose, bared their heads, and soon all in the crowded room did likewise, as the barroom atmosphere shifted with the tune.
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