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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1908
Page
2
Potosi Journal notes a Tennessee supreme court ruling upholding segregation that confines saloons to designated city territory. Other items mention naval marksmanship at Santiago, floods along the Pawpaw and Maumee rivers, and remarks on American social scenes and baseball talent.
An Englishman says American men make ideal husbands yet the Chicago Record-Herald argues ideal husbands are not what American heiresses want. The New York Jury verdict by coin flip strengthens the view that verdicts are gambles. A New York bankrupt says a gentleman cannot live on less than 50000 a year, while Zanesville records thousands live on less. Ellis Island inspectors plan nationwide hunts for alien criminals, implying a risky search to keep them from arriving.
A newborn hippopotamus at the Central Park Zoo in New York City is valued at 35,000. Officials remark that baby animals are judged by the exclusiveness of their station in society rather than beauty.
A St. Louis preacher is quoted asserting that kisses are unpardonable under any circumstances before marriage. He notes there can be more variety in them before marriage than is consistent with discretion after the ceremony.
A social figure hired an agent to shield her name from press coverage, triggering a feature article with a two column portrait. The question asks whether the repress agent’s salary was raised or lowered, based on the resulting column and portrait.
A Nevada town of 10,000 has sprung up in three months and newspapers announce two respectable women arriving. New York city faces 102,834,326 dollars in back taxes, with breakdowns for real estate, personal property, corporate real estate, and franchise taxes. The U.S. grants a permit for a 1,000,000 dollar power plant near Denver with a 20,000 horsepower output. Bishop Potter lauds a New York fireman who died in duty, noting firemen face great risk at every blaze.
A legislative act cedes 10 mile long Panhandle tract to the United States to create a national park akin to Yellowstone. It includes part of Palo Duro canyon. A private buffalo herd near the canyon is said to be donated to the government with the park.
In autumn 1906 Chicago health officials urged Lincoln Park Zoo to place two monkeys in an outdoor cage for winter. The keeper feared a rash experiment but prepared the cage. The monkeys not only survived the cold, but came into spring in better health than indoor peers.
William H. Allen, secretary of the bureau of municipal research in New York City, declared that municipal government in America is a dead failure in a recent address. The Youth's Companion notes the remark was qualified, saying the bureau exists to help cities avoid failure. The piece contrasts Babylon's dead city with alive cities that have not yet died.
Wealthy American Burton H Barnes navigates a Corsican vendetta abroad to protect Marina and Enid Anstruther as they awaits a wedding. Suspicion falls on Count Cipriano Danella while Lady Chartris flees for a Casino engagement, and Barnes plans decisive moves aboard a villa in Nice before a risky marriage.
In Nice, Miss Anstruther and Maud Anstruther confront wedding plots as Barnes guides Lady Chartris toward Count Danella. Enid vows secrecy while Maud contemplates revenge and a maid of honor role amid tense alibis and suspicions along the promenade.
Maud and Enid discuss a jealous plot involving Belle Blackwood and a note from Sally Spotts. Barnsey may face a rival as Burton and onlookers weigh loyalties. The scene shifts to a Parisian gossip and a controlling warning from Sally about imminent danger at the St Petersburg Hotel.
A solemn reflection on a sublime spirit entering the next life. The passage contrasts mortality with eternal light, praising genius as immortality. It notes the divine destiny of such minds and the enduring impact of those who traverse the earth to suffer and purify themselves. The text ends with an unexpected statement about Belgian potato consumption.
Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, divorced wife of Brodie L. Duke and tied to the tobacco trust, spent the night in a Chicago police cell after failing to post bond on a warrant accusing her of cashing a fraudulent check at the Great Northern hotel. She wept, blamed persecution by her former husband’s family, and said she was innocent.
Federal grand jury in Huntington West Virginia returns several indictments in peonage cases following an inquiry prompted by the Italian government. The notice lists prominent coal companies and other large concerns accused. Assistant United States Attorney General Russell will aid District Attorney North in the prosecution.
Detective Cal Lahan arrived from Cleveland with Wilfred Gray who was mourned as dead after a burial on July 19, 1907. Gray vanished in April 1906 and was later charged with alleged shortages in his accounts as banker of a local Woodmen of the World lodge.
Scranton Pennsylvania George B Sehouley the chief conspirator in the bid to obtain the million dollar Crawford estate was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary for forgery. Accomplices Albert N Bachman and Charles F Beidel received five year sentences each.
In Montgomery 33 cents owed to veteran John Voet for a settlement error was paid by check. The $1.10 note covered the balance from an error when he was discharged as a soldier. Milwaukee suits over $100,000 against the Chicago and Northwestern were decided for the railroad. In Columbus 150 recruits were sent to Cuba by War Department order, with unconfirmed理由 for transfer. Marinette reports Crivitz nearly wiped by fire as Marinette fire brigade aided with a special train.
Bald Mount Pa resident 45 year old Wood shoots his mother Mrs Lucretia Wool claiming a mistaken burglary during her entry to the home. In Johannesburg an estimated 5000 residents are destitute prompting a mayoral meeting on unemployment amid rising hardship. The Nardin Star newspaper is sold to GW Cross and Thomas O Munger from long time editor A L Linbeck.
Pictures record a duel between M. Thomegeux and M. Meyer at Grande Rowe. Meyer was wounded in the hand during the third showl.
Snyder Texas fire destroyed two thirds of the houses on the west side of the public square in Snyder, the county seat of Scurry county.
United States district court imposed total fines of 11 150 on several men arrested nationwide over links to a loan ring. Judge Beon presided as authorities connected the defendants to a sprawling ters operation.
Testimonials from Mrs Long of Atwood Colorado Mr Morrison of Paterson New Jersey and Mr Dewiselt of Chicago praise Peruna for easing cold catarrh and coughs with rapid improvements in children and adults Their letters claim relief after short use and endorse the medicine as highly effective and valuable for general cold symptoms
In a Philadelphia public school a girl shows aversion to geography. A note to her mother prompts Rosie to explain her mother and aunt marry, and that the teacher herself has never married, implying marriage as the family end for women.
A stylishly dressed woman enters a Chinese laundry and pays for a laundered shirt. She quips about the hair ornaments and Chinese etiquette, prompting the puzzled response from the shopkeeper as she exits.
A village doctor recalls a quarrel with a chronic patient, an elderly woman who paid little yet demanded prompt service. She chides the doctor for not attending during the night, insisting her money should count as others do, while he responds he has never seen any of it.
A father sits with Dorothea in a country house as she scampers the moment with a joke about looking at the future and mistaking it for the pasture. The scene captures a gentle domestic moment framed by reflective misperception.
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