Political quotes and resignations echo Missouri politics
A mosaic of editorials and notices skewers Missouri Republicans and Democrats amid Rooseveltv era tensions. Highlights include calls to oust corrupt figures, remarks on Senator Stone’s reelection stance, Governor Folk’s prayer life, and Rev. B D Weeks resigning from the Baptist pulpit with tributes from local pastors and congregants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. D. Weeks
Baptist Church
Weeks
J W. Pickerton
Christian Church
John Campbell
Presbyterian Church
Jesus Christ
H. ©. McPherson
M. G. Church South
Monroe City
Monroe
Clinton County
Democrat
Rabbit lures seven dogs to death in quarry tale
The Brookfield Gazette raises skepticism about a Fulton Gazette story describing a rabbit that supposedly lured seven dogs to an abandoned stone quarry, leapt aside, and let them fall 100 feet. The critique notes the tale may be true but questions publishing it in hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Gazette
The
Gazette
Brookfield Gazette
W. C. T. U. Column Highlights Temperance Efforts
Courtesy of the Democrat, Elia L. Shearman edits this WCTU column urging organization and education for temperance. It notes Randolph county votes, upcoming events at Saratoga Springs, a tablet unveiling for Dr Billy J. Clark, and world tour plans of Mrs Katherine Stevenson and reminiscences about Mrs Julia Ward Howe and her Battle Hymn of the Republic. The piece closes with Howe’s verse and calls to moral reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly
Huntsville
Randolph County
Nellie Burges
Saratoga Springs
Billy J. Clark
United States
Katherine Lent Stevenson
Julia Ward Howe
Possum Finger Adventure In A Field Tale
Charles Sharp and Clem Hansen dig in a field after their dogs uncover a hole. Sharp retrieves a finger bitten by an animal, then uncovers a white possum. The tale adds a quip about U S reciprocity treaties and McKinley in a Herald quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sharp
Clem Hamner
Charlie
Clem
Senate
Congress
McKinley
Quincy Herald
National Democratic Campaign Committee Seeks Public Support
The National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has begun operations at its Washington headquarters and plans a campaign handbook by July 1. It seeks voter support, information on local conditions, and contributions to fund efforts toward electing a Democratic Congress. James T. Lloyd, Chairman, urges contributions and distribution of the handbook to contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington, DC
United States
Washington, D. C
James T. Lloyd
Stone Faces Three Political Forces in Senate Race
The Hartville Democrat notes Stone must contend with three power factors: the Kansas City Star, the Post-Dispatch, and Bill Phelps, a key railroad lobbyist. It claims Phelps is Jay Gould's man Friday and that the two Republican papers seek revenue. The missive suggests Democrats reject being controlled by these “political assassins” and favor genuine democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Senate
Kansas City Star
Post-Dispatch
Bill Phelps
Hartville Democrat
Jay Gould
Falk
United States
Ua Belle Star
Ely couple sails from town on Paducah excursion
Mr and Mrs W L Ely departed Thursday to St Louis and boarded a boat for an Inqui jance Mens excursion bound for Paducah Kentucky.
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W. L. Ely
St. Louis
Paduleah
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