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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1920
Page
2
Instructions describe crafting a furniture set from white pine using a band saw to cut Pieces in figures 1 6 9 12 13 and 14 to form a table two chairs a foot stool and laborers parts. Pieces interlock by precise marking and cutting to fit in their original positions for proper assembly.
Instructions detail making a wooden toy battleship with parts labeled A through Q, including hull, decks, masts, funnels, gun turrets, secondary guns, smokestacks, spars, and wheels. It covers shaping soft wood, patterning from Fig 2, assembling decks, drilling holes for guns and masts, and final painting for a completed model.
British Home Office reports casualties in Ireland up to November 27 totaling 673 killed or wounded by anti government elements. Deaths include 151 policemen 47 soldiers and 41 civilians with additional cadets. Destruction spans 60 courthouses and 528 police barracks amid 2401 raids and mass arrests. Scotland Yard conducts searches in London amid Sinn Fein activity with two men detained and one released.
A nationwide federal probe reports a planned revolutionary movement against the Obregon government in Mexico. Documents seized across border cities including El Paso and Laredo detail aims of a new reform movement. Investigations led by W A Wiseman and F B Rerenian are pursuing key figures. several manifests and testimonies are being translated by federal agents.
Five men held up two messengers of Kean Taylor & Company on Brooklyn Street in front of Love Brothers hardware. They seized a package containing 476000 in Liberty Bonds, fired on the Messengers, and fled in an automobile. One messenger was shot in the head. Tony Im Gregado and Joseph Gregado were arrested with three others, amid conflicting stories.
Washington states government petitions District Supreme Court to appoint a trustee with power to seize stock yards properties and securities of the Big Five packers after nine months without a plan. The petition requests assignment of sale and disposition of assets under court direction, returnable December 14, per the filing. Also notes army strength shortfalls and truncated other items about Pige, a grocery robbery, and a proposed wage increase for women and minors in Minnesota.
Warren Stone of the Brotherhood of Hallway Engineers tells the U S Railway Labor Board that after 17 years as ultra conservative the union seeks a plan to adjust differences between railroads and employees. He notes the load on locomotive engineers and urges an immediate board hearing to decide on a national adjustment body to resolve disputes beyond wages.
Kansas City board removes Bh Teasley a city detective who led Lengel Chester during a dramatic escape from a train near Broken Now while awaiting murder charges in the Barton case. The board also revokes the Midnight Secret Service agency license and cancels all special police commissions tied to the agency and its staff.
San Francisco authorities report Edward Ther e k was released from Leavenworth and re jailed on a crowd larceny warrant. He sent a telegram to the San Francisco captain of detectives promising to come voluntarily, but police say his offer will not be accepted. Clyde: The text also notes unrelated items from Indiana and Spain about seals and a deputy assassination, with various manufacturing price reductions.
Geneva reports describe a mood toward revising the covenant to ease U S entry, with Article 10 rarely named. Delegates discuss postponing broad changes, urging a special committee, while U S policy under the new govt remains a key unknown. Argentina’s Senor Pueyrredon signals procedural tension at this session.
Report says Clare Smith sought after a man named Jake To Ptin, with a driver Ko Wo Sallis giving a statement about a drive to a lonely road near Ardmore and Dinlas. Investigators note several women were detained then released after questioning about the alleged accidental shooting. no conclusive evidence of a missing woman or a crossing of the river is confirmed.
The Chamber of Deputies adopted electoral reform providing proportional representation and universal suffrage. The vote was 125 in favor and 1 against.
An 18-year-old Austrian stowaway abandoned his risky eluding of Ellis Island officials after wandering the harbor for hours in darkness. He called for assistance, expressing dejection as he sought rescue and safety.
Four armed men boarded a northbound Southern Railway train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati near Oneida and rifled the mail car. Four people died in an apartment fire at 2 West BTU Street, New York, including actress Marjorie Lescomb and three unidentified persons. Third Gray Agent Geavieted.
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