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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
4
Notice shows the item is registered as second class matter and entered at the Plattsmouth Nebraska post office. The brief implies mail handling status for local circulation and archival processing.
St Louis residents protest the transfer of the Missouri River Commission headquarters from St Louis to Sioux City Iowa. The office has been housed in St Louis since the commission’s creation.
Senator Dretr icn endures open shunning by Republican managers who demand he stay silent during the campaign. The embattled figure recognizes his precarious position and makes a last desperate effort to salvage his stance.
The Journal argues Cass county could produce a suitable candidate and urges Democrats in Plattsmouth to unite behind Hon. H. D. Travis for the congressional race.
Frank Dr. Eager editor of the Nebraska Independent is being groomed for Congress on the fusion ticket. He is an able man with a large following in the First District and across the state, and his friends may induce him to enter the race.
The piece urges fusion supporters to cast ballots for W. H. Thompson and the fusion ticket. It argues the fusion platform serves taxpayers laborers and the state while jabbing at Republicans and corporate influence. It calls readers to compare platforms and choose the plan best for public taxation and corporate accountability.
There have been no pardons from the penitentiary for several weeks. Gov. Savage has not yet returned from the west and is expected home in a few days.
Two lots of Carnegie six inch armor plate failed the required tests, enough under the contract to reject the entire lot. It remains to be seen if the Secretary of the Navy will reject a plate batch produced by the Steel Trust.
The article argues the anti trust law shows little value to a Republican administration. It notes the attorney general could have pursued criminal charges against beef trust promoters but chose a civil suit to protect party allies.
The Nebraska senator who opposed Cuban reciprocity and was repudiated by his state convention offered services to the state campaign committee, which rejected them. The report notes Republican sentiment in Nebraska and speculates on Dietrich’s own reaction.
The piece argues Roosevelt’s retirement of General Jacob H. Smith reflects political necessity. It describes the “kill and burn” order given to Waller as excessive and unworthy of honorable warfare, noting Smith’s pleasant character but poor wording.
During Congress, Democrats argued the United States should not govern Filipinos as an inferior race. They insisted democracy would grant liberty once Filipinos prove capacity for self government, mirroring Cuba's path to independence.
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Pills as a cure for tongue coating and dyspepsia with a claim to normalize the liver. The message highlights ease of use and lists druggists as sellers, priced at 28 cents.
The passage criticizes large trusts for failing to achieve prospects and mocks leaders who seek loud applause without guidance from HQ. It notes E J Rathbone promising disclosures on General Wood's Cuban administration but suggests timing favors Senator Hanna's presidential bid.
Captain J N N McClanahan a notable county politician and former grand master of the Iowa Masons will lose his right hand due to a handshake with a friend met after years The grip fractured small bones and led to a cancerous growth Doctors in Chicago hospital advised amputation which will be performed today.
In Fremont a Black Baptist preacher from Plattsmouth, Rev E D Wilson, was wounded by H Adams, a local laborer, with a pocket knife over alleged improper advances to Adams wife. Adams fled arrest after Wilson declined to press charges, and Wilson continued preaching at a negro revival while awaiting further action.
In Cass County Nebraska the 80 and 160 acre homestead claims by Mrs. Sarah B. E. Philpot and others outlasted squatters. The government land ruling finally allowed final proof after years of court action against B. and M. railroad contest. The land, near town, valued at 60 to 70 dollars per acre, now belongs to homesteaders as government land.
Mrs Caroline Krytinar died at 2 30 this morning at her son in law John Skomal home after an illness dating from last Easter of stomach cancer. A widow she leaves four married children. Funeral is set for 10 o clock Saturday morning at the Bohemian Catholic church.
Thieves pried loose a penny gum slot machine from Bach’s grocery on lower Main street last night and carried it away. A glass from the shed door was broken and the rear entrance opened, but nothing was taken. The machine was padlocked and screwed to the wall. a pry bar pulled out the screws. The gum and pennies were under a dollar, but the machine was worth more. No solid clues. authorities suspect local boys.
A Nebraska City tale describes a husband and wife each donating to opposing sides of a local dispute. They hold a household arbitration to decide that neither party will divert earnings or savings to any contestant, and both pledge to inform each other before giving money.
Ed Barstow and wife Chas Forbes and wife and HJ Streight and wife returned from Lake Independence reporting Plattsmouth residents enjoyed a grand fishing trip. Early bad weather gave way to clear skies and record catches including a ten and a half pound pickerel. Most party members expected home by Sunday.
Readers report vile anonymous letters sent to multiple families and individuals across the city. Mothers and youths note similar handwriting and urge postal officials to identify the sender, who may face federal confinement if caught. The sender's gender remains unclear as authorities investigate quietly.
A sales notice invites buyers to secure a cheap farm home near Kansas City in Cass, Henry or St. Clair counties. The signer J. H. THRASHER offers location services in Missouri’s farming belt, highlighting grain fruits cattle hogs horses and more.
A son of Oscar Lindahl in Nebraska City narrowly avoided losing a leg when he stepped into the path of a man with a tire axle. He was struck and received stitches to close the wound.
Flammarion notes that one thousand million francs equals Rockefeller's wealth if earned at one franc per minute since Christ. A town of 300 workers earning seven francs weekly would not match one man's lifetime savings. The piece also mocks a wedding description, calling some lines "fairy like glides" and then deriding other awkward wedding imagery.
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