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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
2
A Chicago newspaper item notes Japan has diplomatically hinted at possible action over Brook affairs with Russia. The piece cites small percentage of population involved in crimes, noting arrests in Chicago during the first months of a year as context, and references constitutional matters in Atlanta.
The Springfield Leader laments Russia’s push for favorable peace terms with Japan while fearing a US role in a power‑brokered settlement. It notes Russia’s hope to deny allies a say and curb Japan’s gains, warning of future meddling in world affairs. The Quincy Herald reports the Panama Canal will be 200 feet wide at the bottom and 40 feet deep with two tide locks, and contrasts it with the Suez Canal dimensions, urging lessons from past canal failures.
A Transbil Journal report says fifteen children ages five to fourteen traveled from St Louis to spend the summer with J A B Melroy Jr in Rensselaer awaiting the rest of the family. The note adds that adult Little Ben, known for a single child, soon gains more spanking territory. Liquid Veneer Wood Bros.
In a wartime address Roosevelt praised ship gunnery at Santiago as decent but not first class. He warned that Japanese crews were limited to natives aboard war vessels while American fleets drew sailors from many nations. The world has learned lessons from Japan's forces.
Senator Hopkins of Illinois says administration pushed abroad canal materials to undercut home prices. He believes few in Congress oppose the president or intend to block the Subtreasury plan. Representative Tawney of Minnesota, on Ways and Means, rejects Stand-patters who say the government should pay trusts more than foreign prices. The Herald notes this tests tariff logic and argues why private American consumers should bear more costs under the tariff system.
The June Current Literature highlights poems from Recent Notable Poes and Western Wife by Will Chamberlain with lines about prairie life and domestic scenes. The piece notes Ava Current Literature credit and mentions a cruel act of dumping three puppy pups near the Clark pasture and visits by Mesdames Susan Boarman and W. N. Maddox to relatives in Huntington.
Mrs Q Charles Bust Vinsterl Porter and Miss Ihe Baynum visited relatives in Shelbina on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harry Corret spent Sunday with relatives Jesse A Chadwick of Quincy was in the city with friends en route to Moberly to work in the machine shop. Del C Buckman wife and child of Pt Madison Iowa were in the city Sunday en route to Stoutsville to visit.
Mrs Richard Kirby serves as the Hello girl for Buffum people on Sundays urging proper attire for first class service. Miss Lena Metson from St Louis arrived Saturday to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs W S McClintic.
Jim Bowman longtime local resident drifted in from Oklahoma on Sunday and enjoyed reuniting with old friends. He reported his father Dock is well and thriving in his trade.
Joe Mountgomey endured a tense trip to Sp lding when his Sunday coat vanished. A nearby lady veteran, attentive to his side, located the coat. The week’s notable event was Monroe Anderson being at work.
The article warns readers who do not want a paper to refuse delivery and avoid paying. It condemns publishers who force subscriptions or expect payment from non-subscribers, urging proper refusal at the post office and highlighting the injustice of billing nonparticipants.
Dr JJ Ro Pentuff resigned as president of Stephens College effective June 1. He will assume the presidency of Texas Baptist University at Dillas and begin work there soon. He is highly esteemed in Missouri for character and scholarship. The notice commends him to Texas brethren and notes Rev Pentoff is well known in the city, having married Miss Addie Gentry.
A Massachusetts law reportedly allows men the privilege of three plain drinks annually to escape arrest, praised as liberal by the Motherly Democrat while noting it as a rare legislature recognizing such as a right. Col. W. T. Youell was a business visitor in Macou Saturday.
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