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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1900
Page
1
Report notes a Rockefeller purchase of the Gobbler zinc mine near Wentforth Missouri for 250000 dollars. The item mentions rural free delivery progress and road improvements as indicators of growth and comments on political warnings to avoid previous excesses.
Under Democratic rule in Missouri taxes do not diminish, but a Republican national administration makes it easier to get the wherewithal to settle with the tax collector.
Iron County census figures reveal a ten year population drop of 403 residents. The note blames excessive bourbon culture as the cause of this decline in the neighboring county.
Governor Stephens reportedly desires to cap his political career by becoming a United States Senator and is arranging to position himself to succeed Senator Veat in 1903.
Democratic members of Congress back tax cuts to widen the deficit, a move aligned with the party’s fiscal approach to running the nation. The stance reflects ongoing debates over budget priorities and revenue policy amid broader economic concerns.
The county party notes internal splits as base supporters push back against leaders. Smaller factions complain of self serving motives and plan to pursue remedies, while dissenters threaten alignment with Republicans as 1902 looms as a year of retribution.
A passage contrasts treatment of Black voters in Democrat and Republican ballots, noting that Democrats pat him on the back for a Democratic ballot yet seek disfranchisement for a Republican vote. It argues the Democratic party would deny the negro the vote entirely.
The piece argues the Republican State Committee should cut expenses by not keeping a permanent headquarters in St. Louis with full-time chairman and secretary. It contrasts Democrats who close offices after campaigns and use funds strategically, urging Republicans to fight with their own methods to win Missouri.
The piece questions Democratic control linking state taxes to the State Interest Fund. It cites Dockery’s admission that taxpayers paid forty seven million dollars for interest and sinking fund to cover a debt of twenty one million, with eight million unpaid, wondering where the missing funds went and how interest charges could account for unaccounted sums given current bond rates.
Washington County becomes the theatre for a sweeping capital investment push as a company announces new plans and seeks local support. The move signals potential jobs and economic activity, with details awaiting formal approval and public input.
A firm plans a $1,000,000 capital to develop disseminated lead deposits near Irondale in the county so the boom may begin with the new century. Another company nears a deal for mineral lands by Potosi, signaling large investments. Timber lands and orchard prospects are gaining recognition as capital eyes the county’s resources.
The piece argues inequality in the road poll tax, noting foot travelers and woods routs bear similar service as road users with teams. It proposes a graduated plan: two days of service plus extra levy for heavier road use, with corporations and non residents taxed by wagons engaged.
The article recalls a late Populist candidate’s pledge to stay in politics after McKinley’s renomination and a marine anecdote where Commodore Jonah vows to remain in a whale as long as he lives. It notes Red Sea Record calling Pharaoh the neerleas leader and parallels to modern times with similar figures.
In New York anarchists heckled a hall proprietor during a Bresci rally for Humbert’s family. Speakers threatened McKinley’s life if officials limited free speech. The piece denounces anarchist doctrine as license that breeds assassins and undermines law and order.
The Postmaster General urges extending rural free delivery to 52 million of 77 million Americans, funded by office savings and rate reform. The proposal would cover most New England, much of Pennsylvania and Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas as population grows, with England's system cited as model. The plan cost about 20 million annually, with funding from discontinued offices and higher pound rates.
The Missouri Legislature shows 20 of 34 state senate members are lawyers, with four farmers and three merchants. The rest include an undertaker, a medical student, a hotel keeper, a molder, a banker, and a lumber dealer. The House lists 38 lawyers among 140 members, plus 37 farmers, 11 physicians, 10 merchants, 7 teachers, and numerous others. An ad promotes HERBINE for vigor with price five cents, sold by F. X. Tesa.
The corn shredder, recently common in preparing corn stalks for stock feed, is blamed for frequent hand injuries. Readers are urged to exercise extreme care when operating the machine to avoid losing a hand or more.
A newspaper writer crafts a hostile article at a caller's bidding. The caller fears backlash and refuses to sign the piece. The editor rebukes the anonymous stance, prompting the man to leave in a huff.
Round About Us notes the new State insane asylum at Farmington will soon be ready for occupancy. Rufous Crisco and Louise Copeland of Shannon County walked twenty miles to Salem to obtain a marriage license. The Fredericktown Democrat News reports the smallest Madison county baby born to Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Whitener of Marquano weighing 1 pounds. Deeds drawn last Monday by Judge Gossom transfer 358 acres of Jacob Day property to W. Browning of St. Louis for a conveyance.
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