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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
2
Missouri leaders spearhead a $1,000,000 drive to aid veterans and fund reparation work, with county allocations and a state convention. The text outlines war work, commercial clubs, and a push to ratify the federal dry amendment, while noting uncertain Senate support and local political maneuvering.
Missouri six other states and the District of Columbia have not yet agreed to cooperate with the United States Public Health Service in a Missouri program when qualified. The federal money sent amounted to 35,807.91 dollars to aid the work. Other delinquent states listed include Idaho Michigan New Mexico Pennsylvania and Utah.
An influenza vaccine developed by the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s public health laboratory is offered to registered physicians at no cost for study and potential future distribution. The program, not yet in wide production, invites doctors to examine production methods as a step toward broader use.
A long list of names with towns across Illinois Missouri and surrounding states memorializes soldiers who died in action. The roster includes James Moncravie Irving TL Edgar Fuqua Kaness iy Me James Milan Leesa Bummit Roy Hamm and many others with hometowns such as Monticello Cleveland Olney Read St Louis Carthage Urbana Urbana Collinsville and Elgin. The public notice acknowledges their supreme sacrifice and honors their memories.
Paris police report M Victoire a French banker seized in Paris while preparing to depart for Argentina with 15,000,000 francs. Authorities say his liabilities total 10,000,000 francs. The arrest highlights a major financial scandal with significant sums involved.
The War Trade Board dissolves the Cotton Distribution Committee led by Charlies J. Brand and revokes all regulations it had established. The resignation ends committee operations in Washington D C as part of the board’s restructuring.
Iowa Governor W L Harding, speaking in Chicago, denounces pacifists and argues universal military training is essential to Americanism and national strength.
Chicago column urges federal action to back clean federal highway commission and AP appropriation, aiming to build roads across the country. The American Highway Congress records support for expanded road funding and nationwide construction efforts.
President Wilson has discussed Russia with French statesmen and aims to establish a definite policy all allied powers and the United States can agree on before the peace conference. Russia’s plight and who may speak for the people remain the central issue as famine looms and Omak government ties fracture into factions.
Washington announces a nationwide drive to enroll 400000 boys into the Boys Working Reserve starting December 23. The first national field organizers convention met December 16 in Denver to plan efforts for 1919. A new vocational text Farm Craft Sonsonas edited by Eugene Davenport aims to teach boys farm skills for vacation work and increased food production.
Figures from the eleventh annual Inter national Milk Dealers Association meeting indicate actual distributor profit is a fraction of a cent per quart.
Paymaster Joseph Gruenwald of the International Harvester plant in Milwaukee was held up and robbed of 25000 dollars. He was struck from behind and the nickel containing the money was stolen.
Mrs. Vincent Astor wife of a navy lieutenant and former waitress and dishwasher in a Bordeaux canteen is expected to arrive in New York aboard the French Line steamship Lorraine. The notable passenger is linked to a multimillionaire husband and recent wartime service.
W F Siemens brigadier general in the Confederate Army and a surviving signer of Arkansas secession articles died at his home in Monticello Ark News notes his status as a Confederate officer and signer of secession papers with no graphic details.
The report says twelve spies were held in the Tower of London during the war. Carl Hane Lody alias Charles A Inglis, once of Omaha Nebraska, was the first executed. Two women were sentenced to death but commuted to long terms. Idssle Werthe, with Row lands, relayed movements of the British fleet from London to Rosyth Scotland but the information did not reach Germany. Eva De Bournouville is serving life penal servitude. One spy hanged himself in Brixton Prison. many convicted escaped.
Washington report to the Senate Military Committee notes that over 2,600 American soldiers in France suffered shell shock and were treated after news of the armistice. Surgeon General Ireland says about 800 remained ill at the time, with Plattsburg as a principal hospital where most patients are first sent and a large majority recover quickly, often within 24 to 48 hours.
Paris reports President Wilson may visit German soil during Europe talks and perhaps tour Berlin. He is urged to see the army of occupation and visit several American units to show appreciation for their valor, with limited time for sight seeing due to conference work.
A clash between American sailors and Mexican soldiers at Tampico resulted in the deaths of two Mexicans and one American. Local officials report the incident as a fatal skirmish with tense border tensions ongoing.
The U S Department of Agriculture issued a call for all discharged men to report for farm work. The notice urges eligible veterans to seek opportunities in agriculture as the nation rebuilds and farm labor needs grow amid postwar programs.
In New York two East Brooklyn Savings Bank officers were shot and killed by two robbers who fled in a taxicab with $13,000 after wounding a detective who attempted to intervene.
Washington DC appropriation of 26000 funds the House Committee to probe the National Security League over charges of disloyalty against members of Congress. The action aims to establish the scope and conduct of the inquiry and to determine whether the league’s actions warrant further scrutiny.
A message from Dr. Adolf Delnaman of the University of Berlin was read at the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America urging the United States to soften armistice terms. The appeal stressed humanitarian concerns and sought a speedy end to hostilities.
John D. Rockefeller files an affidavit asserting he has sworn off the $10,000,000 personal property assessment imposed by the New York Tax Commission. The action centers on the tax dispute involving the famed industrialist and financier in New York.
The American delegation at the Paris peace congress backs sinking surrendered German warships and rejects distributing prizes by naval losses to avoid clashes and align with President Wilson. England, via Sir Eric Geddes, supports destroying captured vessels. some minor powers may push for prize division. Wilson denies endorsing the League to Enforce Peace plan while reaffirming support for a League of Nations and peace.
Amsterdam reports Spartacus group outlines immediate steps to safeguard the revolution. Proposes armament of police, soldiers, and ruling class members. arming of male proletarians and workers militia. confiscation of arms and armament works by soldiers and workers councils. formation of a proletariat red guard. abolition of officers and council control by soldiers and workers. replacement of prior political organs. abolition of parliaments and councils. election of a general council to control the executive. cancellation of state debts and war loans. appropriation of landed estates banks coal mines and large industrial works. confiscation of fortunes above a threshold.
Washington reports the 1920 presidential race begins January 10 with a Republican National Committee gathering in Chicago. Will Mayain calls the meeting a get-together as Republicans feel victory from the lost election and look to opportunities to measure abilities. Duquoin miners elect McAllister and Hartley to top posts, while a hospital doctor is slain by a patient in Chicago and Jane Addams endorses an early league of nations plan.
In Peoria Illinois a mob patrolling streets sought an alleged murderer. The sheriff seized the suspect from a train and transported him by automobile to jail, where he was lodged successfully.
The article urges farmers to consider Western Canada for low priced lands and high yields after harvest. It highlights Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as fertile regions with record wheat and beef markets, citing examples from Portage la Prairie Moose Jaw and Barons. It emphasizes peace, schooling, favorable conditions, and easy marketing for reliable returns.
In a wartime scene violins, couples and crowds fill theaters as civic bans press on. Mario and Arthur perform while a Red Cross nurse tends the wounded and a game of marriage proposals becomes a grim joke amid the era. Arthur refuses to pretend to be shot again, preferring reality to theatrics.
A short preschool scene shows Rosemary and her brother Edward pretending to be parents. Rosemary calls Edward a bad boy and Edward objects, insisting the game is too real and stops playing. The exchange highlights imagined role play turning into a conflict as one child resists the realism of the scenario.
A waterfall roar is produced almost entirely by the bursting of millions of air bubbles in the water. The sound results from rapid air release as water plunges and turbulence creates powerful foam and spray.
A suggestion urges delaying major choices to avoid lifelong remorse. The note warns against casual hesitation in urgent moments like meeting a bear, clarifying that the sleep over guidance applies to important decisions, not immediate danger.
A report notes that over 6,000,000 acres of land lie untended and uncultivated across the region. The piece highlights the vast scale of unused acreage and hints at possible reforms to improve agricultural use and productivity.
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