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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1900
Page
2
The article notes that Missouri Science claims telling a fish age by scales is premature and cites no method yet. It also highlights census data showing one million married women employed in U S factories, presenting a critique of married men’s situation and implying social change.
A sanitary testament for oath administration is now on the market. It uses white celluloid binding instead of leather, enabling washing and disinfection at intervals.
The dominion franchise act prohibits displaying any sign of political faith once official nominations are made, meaning campaign buttons cannot be worn during the heated campaign period in Canada. The rule aims to curb public political expression in the final stages of elections.
A Missouri town plans portable schools to handle shifting population. The scheme troubles a local boy who dislikes the idea of school following him around.
One of the most frequent uses to which the telephone is put by French country subscribers is that of an alarm to wake them in the morning. Those who wish to be assured at a given hour have only to advise the telephone administration the night before of the hour at which they wish to be rung up.
Thanksgiving began in 1621 when Plymouth Governor Bradford set a day for praise and prayer after harvest. The practice spread to other colonies, grew through the revolution, and became a national holiday in 1863.
Engineers repairing the Galveston-Mexico cable after the Galveston hurricane report evidence of a submarine eruption. The twisted cable sheathing, reversed lay of the wires binding to the core, and unusual core tension support this theory.
Tennessee editor admits his prior election forecast was wildly off by a vast stretch, claiming he missed it by the space between oceans east to west and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Yosemite, an American merchant steamer converted to an auxiliary cruiser, was sunk at Guam during the typhoon with no heavy loss of life. The disasters follow earlier wrecks of the Charleston and a near miss for the Oregon, underlining the extreme dangers to American ships in Oriental waters.
A two story street is planned for crowded London with an elevated iron sidewalk above the standard walk. Light steel bridges at street corners would connect sides, and stairways would appear at other corners. Shops could have second floor show windows and entrances. The idea is credited to Charles Dickens who suggested it in 1864.
Britain and Ireland with 40 million people cast 4.2167 million votes in the recent parliamentary election. Compare this with about 15 million votes in the United States, suggesting apathy but actually reflecting restrictive suffrage laws. The ruling classes have not yet trusted the common people to participate in government.
The census notes queer Texas patterns with Bailey county at four residents Cochran 25 Andrews 37 Lynn 17 Dawson 36 and 25 counties under 600. Some counties lack streams or rail lines and are largely prairie dog and reptile country. Tom Green county spans 45,000 square miles and only 6,804 people, a vast contrast to Ohio.
The piece notes Mr Kruger's reception in France as a striking historical figure, contrasting his long life of travel and conflict in South Africa with his current honor among a leading nation and cultured people. It points to evident French animus but stresses the dramatic shift in his status.
A congressional candidate John Thompson suffered defeat after saying that woman suffrage was the easiest to obtain keep and manipulate. His remark spurred women voters to mobilize and vote against him, flipping the result in Wyoming.
A summary of recent U S political action across the nation in Congress and the Senate. The Mississippi bridge bill for Dubuque was approved in the Senate on the sixth with executive session focus on the Hay Pauncefote treaty. The House passed the army reorganization bill with a canteen prohibition amid a 166 to 133 vote.
The annual report states total postal receipts from all sources 102,354,579 and expenditures 107,740,267, a deficit of 5,358,688. Immigrants arriving this year totaled 445,572, up 136,857 from the prior year. Mary L. McLean, mother of John R. McLean and Mrs. Dewey, died in Washington at 72. U.S. exports to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, and Pacific islands will total 50,000,000 this year, up from 41,000,000 in 1899.
Week of industry data reports $2.25 billion moved at U S clearing houses, up 15.3 percent from 1899. US business failures total 287, up from 184. Harvard beat Yale at Cambridge. H J Hayden of New York Central is dead after a fall. Charles Foster barge sank near Erie with eight crew lost. Artist John McAuliffe killed by a fall in New York. James Parker freed after seven years of a 13 year sentence. George Knight dies at Thomaston state prison, age 83, with 43 years in service.
A packing firm in New York paid 2145 dollars or 1.50 a pound for a steer at the Chicago fat stock show. A mob lynched Dan Long near Ivanhoe Virginia for criminally sa saulting Mrs. Fisher. A split ended the Ohio Federation of Labor convention. Alabama bill calls for constitutional convention to restrict Negro vote. 110 deaths on the Great Lakes this season versus 100 in 1899. At Pontiac Michigan J J Axtell was knocked out by Kid O'Hara in 43 seconds. Death of ex United States senator John Lawrence Manning Irby in Laurens South Carolina. Morgan Park Academy students celebrated a football victory by burning a building. A skeleton of a woman chained to stock near Great Salt Lake sparked a 50 year old tragedy. Oldest mason Adna Adams Treat died in Denver aged 103. Saxton block fire in Canton Ohio destroyed by M C Barber, loss 300000. William N Jackson, 91, oldest active railroad man, died in Indianapolis. About 2000 telegraph operators on the Santa Fe railway went on strike crippling the road from Chicago to San Francisco. J W Coppinger former US consul to Toronto died in Alton Illinois aged 49. Fire destroyed the main building of the State Agricultural College at Ames Iowa, loss about 90000.
On the Nehico river in Luzon General Funston attacked and routed 100 Filipinos. George Arthur Pearson was hanged at Hamilton Ontario for murdering Miss Annie Griffin, his sweetheart. British authorities say they cannot locate a Filipino junta in Hong Kong.
Consuls in Turkey report a dreadful condition of affairs in Armenia with hundreds of Armenians daily killed. Warships Iowa and Philadelphia depart from San Diego to South America under Admiral Kauta. In Durban Lord Roberts signals a conciliatory policy toward the Boers. A Chinese reformer urges restoration of the emperor. Chamberlain predicts civil rule in the South African republics with Milner governing. Portugal and Holland clash over the Lorenzo Marques consul. Britain delays notifying powers of Transvaal annexation. The czar sends sympathy to Kruger. Floods kill cattle in Jalisco and Guerrero. American advance in the Philippines progresses with limited fighting.
In the senate on the 19th Hen Charles A Towre recently named to fill the late Senator Davis oath taken. No major business in open session. committee to discuss the May Pauncefote treaty in secret. House passes the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill for 24,196,308 after a three hour ten minute debate. Col Picquerdt protests amnesty bill in France. Walter D Glenn, Chicago financier, held in Cook county jail on prior disappearance and alleged shortfall. Roosevelt names NY delegates to the National Live Stock meeting in Salt Lake City. President sends reports on Puerto Rico agriculture. Lorain Steel Co resumes work with 3,000 workers. Cotton production projection for 1900-01 at 10,100,900 bales. Hobson improving at Presbyterian Hospital. King of Sweden reported serious but improving. Missouri items condensed with court judgments, treasurer report, and local incidents.
The bulletin covers diverse items: salmon output records in the Northwest, Prussia income tax, King Victor of Italy nearly drowning in Rome floods, a monthly settlement for Countess Castellane, N M Hanna’s Cleveland hospital gift, Northern Pacific stock value, Denver homicide rise post capital punishment repeal, a 100000 young peach trees shipment to Cape Colony, Boston workers’ cooperative forms, Jersey City night school for older Black women, California horseshoe production for a Shetland pony, Providence dealer offering wedding services, racehorse Robert J resale price, New York Central rail plan for Boston harbor grain elevation, Decatur gold and phosphate hints, and 1899–year rail earnings comparison.
In Washington on December 10 the Senate seated Mr Towne after credentials were read. Senator Chandler of New Hampshire objected to a clause saying Towne would hold the seat until his successor was elected and qualified, noting the constitution only requires appointment until the legislature meets. Towne took the oath, was escorted to the desk, and welcomed by colleagues on the Democratic side as routine business proceeded. A district judge appointment in Ohio and inauguration preparations were touched on before the Senate recessed to executive session. In the House, District of Columbia committee duties were postponed to advance the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, with debate quickly closed under the five minute rule.
William H Booz father of Oscar L Booz killed in hazing at West Point plans a statement for Congress and the War Department. The appeal to Congressman Wanger seeks a full investigation and includes Booz death details letters from the family and delirium utterances.
Denver December 11 Gov Thomas explained his refusal to honor Indiana Governor Mounts requisition papers for Clinton Oxman saying they were not in correct form He sent them back for rectification He denied his action affected extradition of former Kentucky governor W S Taylor in the Goebel murder case Oxman is accused of swindling J Mayer Greene of Vilparaiso for 10600.
Washington reports that experts from the United States to Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, Hawaii and Samoa will aggregate 50 million dollars in the year 1900, compared with 41 million in 1899, 19 million in 1898, and 17 million in 1897.
Newton, December 11. Vite 0. Hub bard, a head brakeman on train 951, east bound, on the Illinois Central Switz City branch, was run down by the wheels at a crossing Sunday afternoon and killed.
The Elgin City Carpentersville and Aurora railway was sold yesterday to a Cleveland syndicate of railway promoters for 550000 dollars, or 110 dollars per share. The road runs from Carpentersville to Geneva, about twenty miles.
Jackson County reports the death of its notably tall resident who died yesterday at one o clock from typhoid fever. He stood six feet eleven inches tall.
Letter to Dr Hartman from Mrs Lizzie M Brewer extols Peruna as a universal cure for grip and female catarrh. She claims rapid relief for colds, la grippe symptoms, weakness, and menstrual irregularities, with numerous testimonials and offers a free catarrh treatise. The ad-like note promotes Peruna by citing a New Lisbon resident, J W Reynolds, and urges readers to read Mrs Brewer’s endorsement.
Edmond Kelly, sent from Paris to Madrid on urgent business at war outbreak, disguises as a Frenchman with a foulard cravat. He spends seven weeks in Madrid with minimal harassment, offering dispas sionate, substantial observations on the wartime situation.
A World description has a prisoner claiming burglars shun homes with young babies, fearing the baby’s cries will wake parents. He says mothers may rouse and rock the cradle briefly, but fathers will pretend to sleep, even if danger looms.
A Cleveland Leader column presents pithy maxims on human behavior and love. It cautions against overestimating others intelligence, notes that a woman's no may not become yes, and humorously contrasts romantic notions with practical comforts like a furnace fire.
A survey notes vast language gaps in Britain with 508,036 Welsh only speakers in Wales, 40,738 Gaelic only in Scotland, and 32,121 Irish-only speakers in Ireland. It adds China’s porcelain art has declined over a century, with few quality pieces on the market. A joke exchange praises a damaged but repaired porcelain valued at $250. The Countess of Meath funds a Dublin home for workhouse girls to learn domestic skills.
Mrs Nobbiey is asked why she winters away. The quip says she leaves to farm her household plants to neighbors, not due to climate. Chicago Evening News reference.
Vest faced a pig theft accusation raised by Walker during the 1a race against A. B. Walker. The exchange centered on whether Vest owned or bought pigs, with Vest denying proof and Walker pressing the issue. The dispute illustrates wartime era political theater and how accusations shift during close elections.
In Chicago on December 10 1900 S P Bush conductor of Holy Name Court 26 faced danger from Brights Disease. A local druggist advised Dodd's Kidney Pills after Rush suffered stomach failure and two months later he recovered fully. Rush credits the pills as the life saving remedy sold for 50 cents a box by all dealers.
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