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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
2
Crime trends show rising divorce rates in major cities. New York records 24 divorces per 1000 marriages, Chicago 110, and San Francisco 23 as disputes widen across the Westward course of connubial dissaux factions.
A popular bullfighter fought 65 bulls last season, killing 133. He earned 60000 dollars in earnings. His only injuries were a foot bruise and a severe leg wound.
A through train service from Paris to Pekin was arranged by the Nord Quest and Orleans railway directors of France with representatives of Belgian Dutch German and Austrian railways.
A 23 year old youth is described as holding the lance of power in the Rhode Island legislature, with both parties offering him the speakership of the house. The Kansas City Star notes these events add to Rhode Island’s reputation as a toy state.
Congress passed a bill relieving tea im bended warehouses from duty after January 1. The tea merchants will be freed from paying $7,000,000 in duties or shipping 70,000,000 pounds of tea to other countries. They will likely be more watchful in the future.
A new pedestrian tunnel beneath the Thames has been completed and opened. The tube measures 11 feet in diameter and 1,217 feet in length, with the top 13 feet below the river bed. Access is provided by electric elevators and spiral iron stairways at both ends.
Capt Kidd Capt Avery Capt Sin clair and Jack Silver lead foreign pirates in a bold venture near Cavite Bay. They seized $17,000 from a Chinese crew. The article highlights American superiority in marine commerce across departments.
James Glaisher, renowned meteorologist, is 93. Forty years earlier he made a famous balloon ascent reaching about 28 000 feet before losing consciousness. His companion Mr Coxwell opened the valve to prevent collapse, and the craft likely reached 35 004 feet.
Bareira is described as the only vine city in existence and Zine as the sole material that withstands the local climate. It took thousands of residents six months to construct the enclave with zinc hospitals churches arsenals and dwellings. Zinc coffins are used for burials and most railroad cars are zinc as well.
The largest grapevine in the world grows in a secluded Carpinteria valley spot in Santa Barbara County California. Its trunk circumference is about 3 feet 3 inches, with branches reaching three feet in girth. The vine covers nearly half an acre and needs a frame of 60 posts to support it. It is pruned annually to prevent further spread.
Dr W B Palmore editor of the St Louis Christian Advocate works on a miniature Jerusalem display for the St Louis world’s fair. He estimates 250000 dollars needed and has raised 200000 to date. He believes the exhibit will mitigate the mid way evil influence.
Growth of the M. C. A. is detailed in the association year book. From 1476 associations in 1901 it rises to 1575 in 1902 while membership grows from 264 477 to 423 224. Total property value reaches 22 503 000 and the movement is represented by 414 buildings.
Pension Commissioner Ware urges stripping pensioners of pensions for infamous crimes and opposes opening the pension roll to deserters from both federal and Confederate armies. His independent stance is noted as noteworthy.
Frederick L. Hoffman, an insurance writer, concludes marriage increases life expectancy. He finds married men exhibit substantially lower mortality than single men across ages, especially between 45 and 64. In this range, three single men die for every two married men.
Missouri reports 27 mail routes with an average of 125 pieces daily. University curators elect John D. Lawson as dean of the law department. Missouri railroad fellow-servant case to reach the U S Supreme Court on writ of error by John Th. Overall. Largest mule on earth, a three-year-old mare, to be shown at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Col. Joseph Williams found dead near Columbia after disappearing ten days prior. Whisky trust to build distillery near South St. Joseph. two million dollars on site. I U Stem and wife report a family fire return in Carrollton. Missouri Democrats claim Jackson County as the party’s banner. Guard to seek $100,000 legislative support. Numerous local incidents include a fatal accident in a Santa Fe yard and a canning factory bid at Maryville.
The funeral for Mary A S Grant was placed in the red granite sarcophagus beside her husband in the Riverside tomb overlooking the Hudson. The ceremony in New York included Bishop Andrews and Rt Rev Alexander Mackay Smith. The casket arrived from Washington on the Meigs and was escorted by the Grant Monuments Association and a G A R post party. The body was transferred to a hearse and brought to the tomb after a stop at the Fifth Avenue hotel. The lid was sealed tightly in the grand, solemn rite with many officials present.
A large attendance including New York officials and military officers gathered in Riverside for the funeral of Mrs. Viofes Soferaot. Bishop Andrews led services at the Methodist and Episcopal churches with prominent family members and civic leaders present. Separate report from Pittsburg notes a fatal gas explosion in a boarding house injuring three people, with E G Walters severely burned and not expected to recover.
Washington, Dec 22 Captain Daniel P McCartney a retired naval officer died at his home Sunday from pneumonia complications. He served in the Civil War rising from assistant engineer to chief engineer and held a long career in the service.
Champion Michigan reports United States Steel Corp purchases the Champion mine and adjoining iron ore lands for about 2 million dollars. The deal consolidates ore holdings in the area and consolidates mining operations under the steel firm.
The Times publishes a Rudyard Kipling poem criticizing the Anglo German Venezuela agreement. The poem is expected to spark widespread discussion and debate.
New York report says Cornelius Van derbilt showed considerable improvement on Sunday with a one degree drop in temperature and he rested well through the day.
A major fire in Knoxville on December 25 destroyed or damaged multiple buildings along Commerce and Gay streets, including the Brown Harrl Ware Co. and surrounding firms. Losses are estimated around four to five hundred thousand dollars, with some figures suggesting higher totals. Firefighters and extra engines from Chattanooga aided in containing the blaze, saving several large structures and keeping the worst damage near the Brown building. The largest loss was the Brown Thatchware Co. stock and buildings, with other affected firms including Shanklin Grain Co., Gillespie Shields & Co., and Davies Furniture Co. insured mostly.
Dec 24 report says helper engine on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad ran out of control between Connersville and Liberty. It wrecked two freight trains and killed two men, with several injured. Engineer Callahan raced to reverse the switch and avert further disaster, but a collision near Liberty claimed the lives of Mike Polew of Indianapolis and Drake man, and Rounton Osborne of Centersville.
Liverpool imports data show wheat 21 300 quarters from Atlantic ports none from Pacific and 25 000 from other ports. Corn imports from Atlantic ports total 14 000 quarters for the week.
Washington December 25 The secretary of agriculture will this afternoon remove the quarantine against Connecticut begun last month due to foot and mouth disease. Meanwhile reports from Sydney December 23 show the drought's impact on wool traffic in New South Wales with 346,009 bales this year compared with 27,000 in 1901.
Dee 24.1 ML Deutsch a Hoernellsville, New York furniture maker, visiting St Paul for his health was found dead in bed at the Windsor hotel. Death attributed to apoplexy.
The Indianapolis Journal argues the Monroe doctrine does not bar U S territorial gains in the east and says the pledge was only to avoid interference in wars between European powers. The Philippines acquisition is not a reversal of that policy, and concerns are partisan rather than factual.
A London address by Sir William HH Preece argues against free trade, faulting it as a damaging error. He cites American and German gains from lower prices and new markets, while noting Britain’s decline in commercial standing. The piece critiques Democratic protectionist leanings ahead of 1904 elections and references Shaw’s fiscal figures and U S political commentary from multiple papers.
The Philippine Islands, under American guidance, enter an era of industrial development and prosperity says Vice Governor Luke E. Wright in Washington. He cites a gold standard currency, tariff revisions, new railroads, and rising tobacco sugar and copra shipments as key factors, noting native copper in Benguet and the spread of English through schoolmasters. Wright, a Democrat, argues reforms benefit natives and future growth despite anti imperialist opposition.
Walter J Ballard argues against the view the tariff mainly benefits New England. He cites 1900 census data showing Western manufacturing dominance and wages, with 225,287 establishments and $5.2 billion yearly product, versus New England’s smaller turnover and wages. He concludes protection should remain to benefit many workers.
A collage of editorials weighs in on Roosevelt’s annual message and the tariff shift. The Washington Star notes Mr. Bryan’s claim to clear explainers while the St. Louis Globe-Democrat criticizes Bryan’s Cleveland imagery. The Baltimore American and Cleveland Leader discuss Roosevelt’s conservative tone and republican strength amid debates over race education and industry. The Troy Times reports a tariff reduction, citing the tea duty’s expiration as war-era revenue policy ends.
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