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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
2
The Potosi Journal ridicules a Iowa man who failed to sell a tar for 5000 dollars and wonders why he did not raise Iowa corn to sell cars. A New York headline mocks a "Woman Tamer Killed by Lions" while a tuberculosis serum is criticized for failing its intended patients.
Discussion notes that appendicular surgery is becoming history as most who can afford it have paid the bill and the general population manages digestion with ordinary prudence under the laws of health.
In Central American waters a Christmas meal arrives from Uncle Sam with 10 000 pounds of turkeys 300 000 pounds of fresh beef 20 000 pounds of mutton and assorted plum puddings pies apples grapes and nuts. A petrified man found near Asheville North Carolina once sold for 5500 but now serves as Portland cement ballast in a model form, with little impact on the gold brick market.
The 1,782 national banks organized since March 1900 hold a combined cash capital of $104,000,000. This nearly unique fact emphasizes that their capital is real cash, unlike other corporate forms.
The National Association of Letter Carriers undertakes a large scheme to provide pensions for its elderly or disabled members, presenting a self funding alternative to government aid.
New safety plan calls for pay cars to be armored with steel sheeting impervious to bullets on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Proponents say the move is a blow to train robbers as the specialized defense becomes part of service.
In fiscal year 1903 the United States post offices processed 8,959,568 pieces of special delivery mail. Postmasters earned $716,765 in fees on this mail. The service employed 2.17 messengers on average, down from 2,659 the previous year.
Examination of French records suggests Great Britain might have possessed the Louisiana territory from Louis XV had she chosen to take it. It remains uncertain if it was foresight or luck that spared Britain the burden of relinquishing it, a decision deemed necessary to the United States’ government operations.
The piece notes some claim that homes suffer from excessive demands on wives and mothers. It argues the remedy is more devotion to simple pleasures at home during winter, encouraging families to enjoy leisure by their firesides.
The will leaves 10,000 dollars to the first Spanish general landing in U S territory with an army capable of avenging Cuba and the Philippines defeats. The bequest, seen as lacking worldly political sense, will instead join the Bank of Spain's capital until delivery per the will's terms.
An NY civil service case asks how tall a candidate is when measured on one leg versus the other. A man, required to be at least seven feet seven inches tall, stands on one leg to meet the rule but is half an inch short on the other. The commission remains puzzled as to which measurement to count.
Miss Helen Gould toured the Richmond Virginia Railway Young Men's Christian association, staying to help equip the building. She offered to photograph members, noting some might decline, but none refused her generous gesture, as her presence drew a hearty welcome.
Maite reports a poor BFralas season with an unusually small pack. Average output reaches 1,300,660 cases yielding about 91,060,000 cans. To pack sardines 70,000,000 pounds of herring are needed, with materials costing 1,600,000 dollars and wages totaling 1,009,000 dollars. Original sardines hailed from France and Portugal, but an Ingenious Yankee claims something that is "inat as good."
Summary of yearly railroad mileage growth and a batch of national items. Chicago sees Gladys Asch shot by Altieri Altenhofen who then commits suicide. Danville resident Hiram W. Beckwith dies in Chicago at 72, once Lincoln's law partner. Senator Hanna may decline GOP chairmanship after term ends. Moody asks Congress for 2 million for naval armor. Gen Reyes warns the Colombian government that war on Panama equals war with the U.S. Office changes appoint C M Waters as superintendent of salaries and allowances. Roosevelt family spends Christmas quietly at the White House. US train and railcar output for 1903 shows 154800 cars built, 2400 passenger cars, 1433 exported, 5152 locomotives.
The death of Rev. Oren Burbank Cheney founder and first Bates College president occurred in Lewiston Maine aged seven years. Andrew Carnegie reportedly allocated 4 million dollars to a perpetual fund aiding workers wounded in Carnegie plants and heirs of those killed. At Laura Run Pennsylvania a collision killed three and injured seven on a Baltimore and Ohio bound train with protruding timbers. In Brooklyn Admiral Edwin White retired from Princeton New Jersey died suddenly. New York post office Christmas records were broken with one million packages passing through in one day. The first class battleship Town has been placed in commission at the Brooklyn navy yard. In Hollowville New York farmer Joseph Phillips murdered his three children and hanged himself. In Baltimore three youths Goebel Haberstraw Reckhusser found dead, believed from gas asphyxiation. Pneumonia added to New York City health concerns prompting sanitary code change. Passengers from the steamship Menominee survived a 60 foot wave in the Atlantic. one seaman died, three injured. Holiday trade volume reports vary per Dun's Weekly.
A mixed Des Moines to Chicago news roundup reports Mrs. T. J. Cummins dies at 77 in Des Moines from pneumonia. Detroit parole for a bank official. Chicago livery strike tensions. 42 Philippine soldiers buried with honors. Chicago holiday shopping up. Lawrence Murray named assistant secretary in Washington. Mattoon men killed in a head on collision near Beer Illinois. Judge Poke Barrow dies in Savannah. Chicago indictments against union leaders. Illinois Steel mills idled. Missouri supreme court rules against ticket brokers. Des Moines man arrested for suspected wife murder. William Coggwell, famed artist, dies in South Pasadena. two men killed crossing a rail near Gladwin Michigan.
M. M. Trauten seeks 5000 dollars against a local tinners' union in Aurora Illinois for alleged strike threats blocking work for a nonmember. Dowie prophesies Christ’s 10 century reign at Zion City within ten years and says he will accompany Christ in the return.
Reports from Cali say Colombian volunteer forces in the region are disbanding with no indications of an attack on Panama. Cartagena similarly reports such activity. Coton City thrills at news of Britain recognizing Panama. William Buchanan’s credentials as U.S. envoy are presented in Panama. The Bolonna tower sold to an Italian nobleman amid protests. Anesia’s reply to Japan’s note is under review with potential amicable changes. General Jiminez’s army advances toward San Domingo City, battle expected as unrest grows.
Gen MacArthur lands in San Francisco from the Hawaiian Islands aboard the steamer Siberia in good health and pleased with the islands, calling them a valuable acquisition. The report also notes a Nebraska to Omaha freight rate cut on grains and a mix of other 19th century incidents and appointments.
Reports from Missouri cover Johnson county poor farm plans a $20000 indigent home, Carthage railroad land purchase, old women’s clubs in Holt county, court reporter prospects for J T White, a Mexico postmaster, and a list of legal actions. Also noted are university debates with Nebraska declined, pardons, a narcotic varnish intoxication incident, kidnaping allegations, and a Christmas wedding anniversary note from John D Rockefeller.
Grand Rapids Mich December 29 The Pere Marquette wreck near East Paris left a charred dismembered body found under the engines with others missing limbs and skull fragments. Coroners and railroad officials fear ghouls robbed victims while at the scene or in baggage cars. Relatives report missing money and valuables from several victims. Authorities warn of ongoing vandalism and theft at the wreck site.
Huffalo November 28 report says seven thousand sheep burned to death at the East Duffalo stockyards Monday night. The long sheds housing the flock were engulfed before release, with two sheds totaling 61 000 square feet incinerated. Fire swept swiftly through parallel cattle and horse sheds. The loss is estimated at an undisclosed amount.
Chicago December 29. Livery owners association oppose arbitration chosen by drivers as delay continues. Owners refuse to commit that the strike could still lead to settlement, keeping negotiations unsettled for now.
In military circles it is noted that states names have been used for first rate naval ships except Utah Delaware North Carolina South Carolina and North Dakota. A gun lost by Capt Roberts arrives in Faeland and will be given to Earl Roberts as a family heirloom. Confidential reports gain importance in army discipline with strict penalties for poor reporting and potential early dismissal for juniors.
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