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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1909
Page
3
In Stockholm a grave diggers union strike worsens city conditions as hearses give way to stretchers and military escorts. Food supplies run thin, milk and ice delivery halt, burglaries surge, and clashes between strikers and troops raise fears of epidemic and lawlessness. authorities rush to restore gas light and water access.
Missouri state data shows 1908 coal production at 3,317,215 short tons valued at 5,444,907 with a drop from 1907 and a slight price change. Separately, Macon residents hosted a free farmer picnic with no charges, offering free rides, meals, and boat use for about 1,000 attendees, funded by local business and women’s groups.
Charles C Gates, posing as a German baron, checks into Congress hotel claiming apartment 1602, conflicting with Baron A Haemler. Clerk John Burke discovers the mismatch and Gates reveals he aims to conduct private business in disguise before returning to New York.
In Honolulu, more than 6,000 Japanese plantation workers return to work after the Higher Wage Association and laborers end the strike. They had demanded one dollar per day, causing significant losses to planters in the islands.
The Arkansas Farmers' Union meeting passed a resolution condemning Wheat King Patten and ordered members to raise enough wheat annually to supply their families with flour. Lincoln Penny Chokes Boy To Death In New York City. John Nicoita gave a Lincoln penny to his 9 year old son James who, while playing, swallowed the coin and died.
George C. Bolin, 21, editor of the Wetumka Gazette, is identified as the youngest editor in the state, based in Hildenville, Oklahoma. The county details note the distinction, highlighting Bolin’s youth and position in journalism.
Report says Quin ton Doyle, a negro, severely injured A J Kerr, then seized a shotgun and defied arrest. Captured, he was taken from the constable by townsfolk and lynched. In Oklahoma, Fredrick resident Denny Collins is under arrest for killing a mule and torturing the animal.
W A Southall sold his 386 acre farm near Columbia to D L Voorhies of Na pier Tennessee for 23000 dollars. The farm previously brought 19000 three years ago and 12000 fifteen years ago, reflecting rising land values in the area.
The contract to build a Carnegie Library in Perry Oklahoma has been awarded for ten thousand dollars funded by a donation from Andrew Carnegie. The city will raise one thousand dollars annually by tax to support the project.
Captain W A Collins of Company D, Second Regiment National Guard of Missouri, was notified by Adjutant General Frank M. Rumbold that payroll overpaid by one day during a Nevada encampment. Each officer and private must remit one day’s pay to the adjutant general. the error was in the adjutant general’s office. If unpaid, the state would cover the excess.
The Cassville Republican calls for real estate men to promote Southwest Missouri as a land of opportunity. It contrasts booming Southwest Texas and New Mexico with the Ozarks, noting rich pastures and growing interest in arid land at high prices, urging local promotion.
W. S. Hale & Co. of Nevada arranged a large exchange in Drywood township trading Bruce Farm of 60 acres to W. F. Howard of East Lynne for a stock of goods at Marshall and other property. The land sold for $57,600 at $60 per acre.
Chief Creecy directs St. Louis police captains and the detective bureau to enforce the new state law making concealed weapon carrying a felony. Dealers sending deadly weapons to minors face penitentiary terms, while displaying weapons in show windows carries a $50 fine and six months imprisonment.
Captain James E Gregg aged seventy a railroad and mining contractor died at his daughter s home in Kansas City after three years of ill health He was among the men who built the Kansas Pacific now the Union Pacific Railway Powell Kansas City obituary notes memorializes his contributions to the railroad industry
Fire, believed to be incendiary, swept a large building at Rakert Springs health resort near De Soto. The property belonged to St Louis capitalists and was reported as a major blaze with extensive damage.
J A De La Vergne Jr secretary and registrar at Rolla School of Mines resigns effective September 1 1909. Edward Kahlbaum of St Louis likely to be elected successor. De La Vergne has returned to Denver after serving since September 1908, succeeding Charles L Woolls.
Mrs John McDermott wife of the center fielder of the Montgomers baseball team drank carbolic acid at her Wellsville home. Prompt medical attention may save her life. She was formerly on the stage. John M Sallee, a widely known attorney and Democrat of North Missouri, died at his Bethany home after a brief heart illness.
A Dixon town reader reports relief from back stiffness cloudy urine and frequent urination after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial from H. Mayne of Market St Paris Tenn credits the pills with restoring health and strength. Sold by all dealers 10 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Kansas naturalist Prof Siow leads students on an annual insect hunt. A passing Texas cattleman doubted the scene but visited the professor’s tent and heard hundreds of mounted species named. The cowman later declared the professor the smartest man he ever saw, knowing all bugs by name.
Mrs. M. A. Schwerin states her infant Vivian suffered sixty boils from head to spring each year. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and later Cuticura Resolvent, with full recovery after several applications. She reports no recurrences in two years. Detroit Michigan February 24 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp sole proprietor Boston.
A clergyman who drank occasionally hires an Irish man to clean his cellar. The man lifts empty whisky bottles and looks through them at the sun. The preacher remarks they are all dead ones, Pat. Pat replies that at least they had the minister with them when they were dying.
In New York general sessions the feud between Judges Rosalsky and O Sullivan showed a twist when Flynn, a defendant, claimed to be Irish before Rosalsky, and then on Friday another man swore before Rosalsky he was a Jew, evening the rivalry.
Alfred East asserts American women are the most charming and well behaved, likening them to American machines. He credits the U S educational system for making women good fellows and praises mothers for caring for children while urging confidence in Castoria.
The speaker recalls saving a rose given by Miss Antique last week. Though withered, the rose remains a reminder of Miss Antique, a keepsake described with affection and lingering sentiment.
A brief, odd item notes sore throat as not trifling and claims it can spread through food. It touts Hamlins Wizard Oil as a quick cure and ends with a quip about a friend and licking.
A mosaic of quotes notes a wife mourning a lost husband, a doctor’s grim line on starvation, and a sermon urging acceptance of life. The Heartfelt Sympathy piece reflects hardship, hunger, duty, and the call to kindness taught by sorrow and daily care.
William S Bennett of New York City spoke at a district political meeting recalling a literal chairman who invited the audience to hear from him before other speakers. A separate note mentions a doctor bringing a patient to the hospital for a necessary operation to secure a roof for a new house.
A testimonial from M. F. Ryan of Bedford Square London endorses Resinol Ointment for all skin eruptions. The note claims high usefulness and efficacy, recommending it to intelligent people across the world.
A historical line notes a girl reaching thirty without being detected prompts her to suspect errors in the family record. The remark implies possible misdating or clerical error in genealogical notes and family sheets.
A fragmented line expresses a caution that even when desire is strong, financial means may prevent action. The odd wording suggests OCR noise but conveys a theme of longing versus economic constraint without specific persons or places.
A waiter describes Gustav of Dar, a renowned gourmet, who grills three chops at once and eats the middle one while the outer two, after drying to a brown, are served to his wife. The tale contrasts cost and appetite, noting a two dollar pair of trousers versus a five dollar meal. The exchange ends with the waiter’s quip about sharing the leftovers.
A local dialogue recalls a harsh reputation for stealing food as chickens grow scarce. The exchange features Sambo and a Chile addressing labor and survival, highlighting tension over social stigma and scarcity in a community setting.
Former High Sheriff Chesterfield C Middlebrooks awoke to noises he described as an earth tremor. He found a six pound frog under his bungalow, whose croaking he said cracked the structure. He plans to capture the Kuwil frog to save his property.
Witty dialogue pits a stern parent against a youth who deflects blame by invoking his grandfather. The exchange highlights generational attitudes toward work and responsibility in a playful, old fashioned repartee.
The dialogue discusses first and second birds and a need for a strong telegraph wire to sit on. Lewis and Si Binder are referenced in a cryptic sportslike exchange with cautious humor about beginnings not ensuring endings.
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