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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1902
Page
2
The Potosi Journal reports fourteen hunters have been killed in the northwest this season. The note adds that football fatalities reach thirteen. The piece frames the carnage as a grim reminder that fun can mirror war.
American apple growing has become an international industry with practitioners proving deep knowledge of horticulture as they hold conventions.
Report says Mexico plans a trans Sierras railway to the Pacific, with engineers facing more obstacles than at any other western continent site. The ambitious project highlights significant engineering challenges and national development goals.
A device attached to one locomotive signals audibly the approach of another on the same track, providing collision protection. A test near Frankfurt proved successful, demonstrating automatic warning between trains on the line.
England secures Lord Tennyson to govern Australia at a salary of 50 000 per year for a single year. Lord Hopetoun resigned in May and no candidate accepted the post until now. The chosen appointee is Lord Tennyson.
The czar of Russia seeks a fast trotting horse and buys one from a Maine man. He has placed the animal among 16 American horses in the imperial stables at St. Petersburg, setting a pace for the Yankee horse trade.
Gen Chaffee has assumed his new command of the department of the east with headquarters at Governor's Island New York He will remain in New York the remainder of his term of service and be retired by the age limit in April 1906
An American steamer was captured by icebergs in the North Pacific and drifted helplessly to within 600 miles of the north pole. The event is described as one of the most remarkable ocean adventures, suggesting future experiments with drifting in ice.
A 60 year old man named Allen died suddenly at Niagara Falls. The coroner ordered an autopsy. Doctors found a growth three and a half inches long connecting his heart and left lung. The heart was large but in fine condition while the lungs were in poor shape.
The post office department shows huge gains from 1852 through last year with receipts rising from 6.9 million in 1852 to 121.8 million recently. Since 1882 receipts have tripled and over ten years added 50 million, while the annual deficit fell from 6 million to 2 million, underscoring large growth.
Composer of The Mocking Bird and hundreds of songs dies suddenly at his home in Philadelphia aged 76. Author of 201 technical books on musical instruments and arranger of over 2 000 compositions for violin and piano. Won selling rights sold Mocking Bird for 35 dollars while publishers later admit earning 3 000 000 from its sale.
The Krupp gun and iron works in Germany began with two workers and now employs about 45,000 men. There have been no serious labor troubles, credited to good relations between the Krupps and their workers and an arbitration agreement for resolving differences.
Secretary Hitchcock argues against the stereotype that only a dead Indian is of value. He cites 269,306 Indians nationwide with 59,732 in New York and the Five Civilized Tribes, leaving 179,574 across 156 reservations with 45,127,000 acres. They are deserving of citizenship in their homeland.
Five United States warships raced from Hampton Roads to San Juan Porto Rico. The event was not a sport but a display of seakeeping and speed with Cincinnati the easy winner. The note compares it to the Oregon’s longer maiden voyage from San Francisco to Key West at the war’s start.
Consul Mason of Berlin reports that goose fat is valued in Germany by the working classes as a butter substitute. Goose grease is used at table and for cooking. Germany raises many geese but local supply is deficient, with 6,431,277 live geese imported last year plus substantial goose grease imports. the U S may develop a large trade in goose grease with Germany.
A weekly roundup surveys notable developments from Washington and across regions the East West and South. It highlights political moves policy debates and major events shaping national discourse with concise summaries and key names where readable.
The Senate confirmed Hon. Oliver Wendell Holmes to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court on the fourth. Resolutions from Oklahoma and Indian Territory delegates favored their admission as one state and opposed the omnibus statehood bill. The House adjourned to the eighth.
Senate leaders reject Panama canal construction under French concession and push for a Colombia treaty. Roosevelt gains assurances from former Cuban reciprocity opponents to back ratification this session. House appropriations panel endorses a pension bill at 139 million. Reed dies at 62, to be buried in Portland. Martha Washington stamps to replace eight-cent issue. Secretary and Mrs Shaw celebrate their twenty fifth anniversary with a Washington dinner.
A blizzard along the Atlantic coast wrecked ships and caused widespread suffering with several lives lost. Notable deaths include Henry S. Cutler, famed composer and conductor, and First Lieut. Bo W. Loring who witnessed Lincoln’s assassination. The schooner Wesley M. Clear went down near Hatteras inlet with crew lost. A fire destroyed the Masonic Temple at Laconia, N. H., for a $125,000 loss. Political note: New York election returns show Gov Odell leading by 8,803 votes.
Hegerle & Gothman’s bank safe blown open in St Bonifacius Minn securing $500. J H Wodder Aurora Beacon publisher died suddenly. Ward S D nearly wiped out by fire. Denny in St Louis jailed two years for perjury. A B Anderson to be U S district judge. George Bear hanged at Sioux Falls. Carrie Nation jailed in Topeka. Chicago coal short by 1,000,000 tons amid cold. Shamrock stock show bully sold for 56 cents a pound. U S navy fleets engage off Culebra. Denver mayor and 11 aldermen jailed four months for contempt. Whiteville Tenn Savings Bank robbed of $2,000.
Reports detail the drownings of H. Cole W. B R Wanser and N. M. Martin near Leavenworth Washington while surveying a site for a power plant. Also noted is a permanent injunction against Cleveland unions blocking boycotts at a restaurant. Daily earthquake shocks persist in southern Utah since November 17. In Pleasant Hill Tennessee a family cremation occurs after their home burns. A St Louis man Benjamin Wagner fatally shoots his nephew D W Blair and then commits suicide.
A Breslau address by the German emperor labels socialists as foes of wage earners. Martinique reports renewed volcanic danger on Mont Pelee. Thomas Nart, 62, famed American cartoonist and recent US consul general appointee, dies of yellow fever in Guayaquil. Near Havelock Ontario a family tragedy occurs when Mrs Rogers and a 12 year old son are killed by a train. the mother and daughter are fatally injured. American warships to monitor Venezuelan events as tensions rise. In Paris, ambassadors urge exemption of Passionist fathers from France’s expulsion of religious orders.
In the Senate, all committee amendments to the immigration bill were adopted except one on an eluSpecific test. The committee’s action striking a section banning liquor sales in the Capitol was concurred in. An amendment imposing a three dollar head tax on each immigrant was also adopted. Other amendments were voted on and the bill went over. In the House, resolutions expressing condolences on the death of former Speaker Thomas Jr were adopted, then adjourned. A separate passage notes the death of former member TL. Reed and adjournment in his memory. A Chicago machine shop fire caused $1,100,000 damage, killing two and injuring many. Across the country, coal miners, train wreck in Missouri, and a San Francisco fire are briefly reported with casualties and damages.
A Salt Lake City company forms to reclaim 271000 acres of arid land by irrigation. Explorer Robert E Peary maps polar regions from recent journey data. The pope backs Guidis policy in talks with Gov Taft on the Philippines friars question. Britain seeks to seize 650000 in gold bars linked to Kruger and Leyds. American Enoch Emory sees strong trade in czars empire. Morgan syndicate paid 22500000 cash to White Star Dominion holders. A bound volume of the Annual of the French Navy is given to President Roosevelt. Alfred Mosley and English workers express satisfaction with their US and Canada tour. A leading Anglican clergyman urges Protestant merger around belief in Christ. Paymaster General Bates supports army canteen reestablishment claims. Two turret guns on USS Texas burst during practice off Hampton VA. gunners prevent damage. A railroad employes federation to include all brotherhoods planned for St Louis Jan 5, Potentially 50000 men. J J Hill offers transport for army officers to the Philippines at 100 for officers and 25 for privates, plus freight at 40 cents per hundred pounds.
Missouri dispatches report Gov. Dockery grants a respite to Thomas Dunn until January 22 and pardons Charles Lewis of Buchanan county for forgery. Walter Williams withdraws as Columbia Herald editor to serve as world’s fair commissioner. Also covers disappearances, a grand jury true bill against Ina Osie for birth with a much older mother, Mrs. H. Clay Ewing’s death, a hog disease in Boone county, a deep well at the state university, a bridge accident near Glasgow injuring J. F. Adams, fraud verdict against E. W. Butler, a Sikeston shooting incident, and other local items.
Washington December 9 The House paid a remarkable tribute to former Speaker Thomas B Reed. Only three precedents exist for adjournment after a member’s death Henton Blaine Alexander Stephens and Reed. The chaplain spoke of Reed’s life and service before the House unanimously adopted resolutions and adjourned in his memory.
The U S steamship Panther arrived at Chimpton roads from Colon with fever-stricken Marines who had protected isthmus railroad property for over a month. Fourteen men aboard, including two officers, were taken to Portsmouth navy hospital. The seriously ill will receive care while others are granted shore leave to recuperate.
Kansas Cites Mo Dee reports the case of Bal Pather for bribery in the St. Louis Wehting bill, which appeared before the circuit court. The case was postponed to the law term after a defense motion for postponement. Circuit Attorney Folk for the state and FH Harris for the defense supported the delay, and Fudge Hockaday announced the continuation.
Local reports say H L Barnes was arrested in Bloomington D on suspicion of being involved in a bank robbery. AL J Maenes, from Denver, Colo, is also rumored detained on similar charges. The shcr i notes a man matching the bank work in Cropsey area and staying at a local hotel. Cornelius Vanderbilt Said to Have Typhoid in Scranton Pa President Vanderbilt ill with typhoid fever confined to bed for a week with no complications expected.
In Toronto Ontario on Sunday night Maud Hughes Gertrude Harner and Hat Brady were walking home from a church when they were struck by a train at Grimsby station and killed. The tragedy closes a quiet weekend with no survivors.
Dr S B Hartman of Columbus Ohio reports a young girl with laryngitis and loss of voice found great relief from Peruna after treatment by Sisters of Charity. The letter states hopes for a complete cure and invites readers to request a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio.
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