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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1909
Page
3
The Agriculture Department bulletin on the Mexican boll weevil adds little new insight. It reiterates burning cotton talks and winter work to curb pest points, estimating overall damage at 25 million dollars. The crop loss remains around four percent, despite eastward spread and local severity in Louisiana.
A Milwaukee couple seeks divorce over petty quarrels described by the Baltimore American. The husband objects to being required to accompany his wife shopping while she criticizes his mismatched neckwear. observers call such complaints a travesty to sacred relations.
The dirigible feature plan tied to the Hudson Fulton celebration failed to impress as the balloons would not rise enough for a strong exhibition. Aero planes conducted several successful but modest flights, signaling considerable work remaining before airships can be relied on for regular transportation.
The article notes spelling matches were a popular rural school entertainment and aided spelling proficiency. It recalls how pupils learned to spell from memory rather than reading from pages, contrasting with present writers who can spell hard words yet struggle with simple terms without tools.
The passage notes that avoiding football games and races where participants risk death would eliminate such events, yet the element of danger remains a strong draw for many people, highlighting the irony of public interest in perilous spectacles.
A physician boldly argues that removing a vermiform appendix is a criminal operation. The remark challenges accepted medical practice and sparks debate on surgical ethics and legality.
The speaker jokes that given a choice between rats and higher education the high school girl would likely pick the rat. They argue education should focus more on what is under the pupil's hair than in it.
The remark notes that as the year grows late, people who did not meet January resolutions should seize the pleasant weather to pursue their goals. It emphasizes using favorable conditions to continue effort and improve prospects before year end.
A mine survivor recounts working about thirty minutes in the blaze that cost many lives. He describes escape attempts and the tense hours while rescue crews fought the fire.
The coroner's inquest heard miner David Wright recount that a fire in the St Paul mine was discovered around 1 30 pm but workers in the second vein were never warned. He said bosses failed to sound a general alarm, condemning the neglect as a cause of many deaths while a woman testified miners were kept loading coal for hours after the blaze was found.
Hubert Latham, famed French aviator, reached 1700 feet and flew 27 minutes through a hurricane gusting to 60 mph near Mourmelon France. Spectators watched as his monoplane twisted and pitched in the gale while Latham remained cool and unshaken.
Winnipeg report says a coal miners strike around Edmonton has ended with a 22 percent wage increase per ton mined and union recognition. The deal brings a prompt settlement after months of labor action affecting local resources and production.
Officials in the navy department grow anxious as another day passes without finding the five deck crew members of the gunboat Marietta off Port Limon Costa Rica. The missing men have attracted growing concern in Washington.
A New York syndicate of bankers reportedly plans to take over control of the Wabash line in the near future, drawing interest in the financial district as discussions progress.
A benefit performance by the Associated Theater Managers raised 6745 for Cherry mine disaster victims, boosting the Cherry relief fund to about 80000 dollars to date in Chicago.
New York dancer Bessie Van Dorn known as Bessie De Voe sues Frank J Gould for 200000 claiming breach of promise. She cites oath sworn excerpts from letters in which Gould reportedly admits engagement and says she is “worth waiting for.” She says she has hundreds of letters but will withhold sentimental parts.
New York City police tracked a seven year old girl, Lotta Menninger, daughter of Charles Menninger, kidnapped from 511 West Forty-fourth Street on November 29, to a murder on the roof of a tenement at 609 Eleventh Avenue. The body showed neck bruises and a cut above the right eye, indicating a brutal struggle. Detectives search for the abductor who lured her away.
Des Moines Iowa seventh annual corn exposition opened today at the New Coliseum after days of installation. Judges have evaluated competitive exhibits and will award premiums totaling 20000 dollars. The event attracts thousands of farmers and citizens while daily programs include lectures on farm topics and domestic science.
Fifteen prominent Umatilla county residents paid fines totaling 43 000 dollars in federal court in Portland Oregon for pleading guilty to defrauding the government of part of the public domain. The defendants were among leading citizens who conspired to claim lands improperly in the public domain.
Professor Frank L. Dyche of the University of Kansas said he must abandon his planned ascent of Mount McKinley to recover the records claimed by Dr. Frederick A. Cook as having been left there.
In San Francisco a harbor tug named Nevada exploded a fifty gallon gasoline tank aboard. The blast blew a hole in the hull and sank the vessel with Captain Peter Figarri aboard. He is reported as the sole occupant and presumed lost.
The schooner Marie Palmer, one of the coast's largest four masters, ran ashore on Frying Pan shoals in Beaufort North Carolina during the night while being towed. The vessel sits in a dangerous position as rescue efforts continue.
Fred Rosena faced the gallows in a drug induced stupor as Dr Elmer Norris county physician who attended the hanging testified Rosena was given opiates in liquor smuggled to him.
London reports King Edward has formally accepted the invitation to act as arbitrator in the Alsop claim dispute between the United States and Chile. The decision comes through the foreign office as the two nations seek a neutral third party to resolve the case.
Special agents of President Zelaya head to Washington to urge Knox to set aside his ultimatum. If needed, they will appeal to Congress. The U S department contemplates recognizing the provisional government of Nicaragua under Estrada, while delaying to avoid hampering insurgents. Secretaries Knox and state department officials discuss protection of American interests as bodies of two executed Americans are burned at Bluefields and New Orleans arrivals report the event.
Government forces under Generals Vasquez and Gonzales attack Rama near Bluefield Nicaragua with Gen Estrada in command of revolutionary troops. Skirmishes favor the revolutionists while Col Guadamuz surrenders to Gen Matuty after two days without food. Chamorro halts government troops at Greytown as US repudiation of Zelaya sparks strong revolutionary support.
In pursuance of a state board rule convicts nearing sentence end and showing good behavior were granted clemency by Gov. Haskell. Fifty two short term men were pardoned so they could spend Christmas dinner at their homes, under the rule allowing release thirty days before expiration.
Olga Everard, only child of multimillionaire brewer James Everard, married William Williams, former chauffeur and onetime secretary to Everard, in New York. Greenwich report notes the union ties a heiress to a former driver now husband.
King Manuel of Portugal toured a Paris project funded by Baron Rothschild involving workers' housing. He expressed keen interest, then departed by special train for Lisbon.
Evansville Indiana Mrs William Putter wife of a merchant in Hiberfeld attempted to witness an operation on her son but she swooned and died before doctors could revive her.
Mrs C H P Belmont, a prominent suffragist, headed a parade of ten thousand girls from the shirtwaist factories of New York City’s East Side as they marched through the streets.
State health department figures show fifty five pellagra deaths in Alabama from January 1 to October 1, 1909, with forty eight cases still under observation.
Washington reports Secretary Knox handed Filipe Rodriguez the Nicaraguan legation charge passport and a scathing note denouncing President Zelaya. The move marks a shift toward personal reprisals and asserts U S aims to hold all actors accountable, effectively ending diplomatic ties with Nicaragua.
Reading of gorillas and orangs as feared giants, with notes on posture, strength, and legendary behavior. Du Chailly and Emin Pasha are cited regarding attacks, human ties, and forest raiding by apes. The piece weighs theories on lion ape relations and native beliefs about transmigration and wild men.
Edward P. Mitchell, longtime editor at the New York Sun, elected president of the Sun Printing and Publishing association succeeding the late William M. Laffan in New York City.
In Chicago a benefit by the Associated Theater Managers raised 6745 for Cherry mine victims families. The relief fund now totals about 80000 dollars as the effort continues to aid those affected by the disaster.
In the financial district a report gained attention that Gould control of the Wabash railway may be acquired shortly by a syndicate of New York banks. The potential transfer signals major banking interest and shifts in railroad control amid market speculation.
A blaze at the Northwestern Malt and Grain company plant in Cre gin DL, a Chicago suburb, caused damage estimated at more than $100,000 and threatened the $2,000,000 facility for a period before being controlled.
Dr. W. H. Shull of Henry county, convicted of arson and sentenced to two years, was escorted to the gate of the state penitentiary by his wife who kissed him goodbye and left weeping as he commenced his term.
Jefferson City Missouri reports Governor Hadley has moved the De Armond successor election from January 25 to February 1. The change affects voters statewide and alters campaign timing for candidates and party committees.
Edward P. Mitchell, longtime editor on the New York Sun, has been elected president of the Sun Printing and Publishing Company, succeeding the late William M. Laffan.
The piece notes progress in China amid awakening times yet criticizes native medical practice. It argues that despite over fifty years of European contact Chinese doctors remain ignorant of anatomy and physiology and hold ludicrous ideas about internal organs and disease causes.
A historic Versailles clock once owned by Louis XVI has been restored after years of silence. Comte de Beauchamp arranged the project. M Leroy, descendant of the original constructor, and M Dujardin-Beecmet, with M de Nolhac, curator, oversaw the work and heard the clock perform popular airs again.
Flower lovers can see a specimen from the first chrysanthemum grown in England preserved in the British Museum herbarium. The small yellow variety was introduced long ago but did not gain popularity and faded from common cultivation.
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