14 Feb 1912
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1912
Page
1
The piece claims Democratic reform serves private gain by shifting salaries. It notes Republican exit from Missouri delegation contention at the last moment while muttering a slogan about broken promises.
The Republican party of Missouri will hold its state convention at Kansas City on April 25 to name the party s presidential electors and elect four delegates at large to the Republican national convention. Washington County will have six delegates to the state convention.
A Roosevelt boosting organization formed at Jefferson City last week with State Game Warden Jesse A. Tolerton leading. The group plans an active campaign to have Missouri’s delegation to the national convention instructed for Roosevelt, with broad district representation and strong support from rank and file Republicans.
The mean partisan action in Missouri politics involves embargoing Supreme Judge Brown and State Superintendent Evans, both long-serving officials who have not drawn salaries. Contestees seek to test the constitutionality of an old statute before the supreme court.
The Journal backs Roosevelt for a third term, arguing the two-term limit is not a fixed rule and noting local Democratic officials often serve consecutive terms. It contends Roosevelt has electoral strength to defeat any Democrat, unlike Taft, and points to Roosevelt's partial first term as not undermining established precedent.
An upcoming congressional probe of the Money Trust by a Democratic committee clashes with Democratic campaign managers begging for financing. The piece doubts the investigation will be deep enough to cause damage, noting this as a key spectacle of the current political campaign.
The piece argues Democrat optimism hinges on reduced Republican support from big business since prosecutions of trusts. It notes trusts remain highly profitable, but prosecutions reveal methods driving public opinion. It cites Marie Henry Watterson seeking funds from Thomas F. Ryan, a leader in life insurance interests, to back Wilson.
A Milwaukee church proposes dances at Guild Hall and a free parish dancing school to counter public dance halls. Dr. C. H. Pankhurst criticizes narrow traditionalism and argues dancing is a natural impulse. warns against suppressing youthful urges, likening it to an overpressurized boiler. Also includes an ad for Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism relief.
State circular notes an early March teachers certificates exam on March 1 and 2, outlines paper sizes and formatting, suggests county funding or bulk purchasing, details paper handling by county or state superintendents, and explains grading and certificate timing under the new law. Also includes road district settlements and county fiscal items.
WM P Evans signs a brief note proposing topics for discussion. The fragment hints at a list of twenty suggestive questions on one or more subjects, inviting consideration or debate.
Public sale announced by Sheriff Lawrence W. Casey of Washington County to satisfy a transcript execution against Topozark Orchard Co. The vast property detailed spans multiple sections and townships in Missouri totaling 2718 acres, with the sale set for March 5, 1912 at the Potosi court house. Also includes local notices, property descriptions, and a Homestead proof notice for Robert Midgett in Courtois. Medicines ad for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy closes the listing.
An old backache remedy story from Farmington Missouri extols Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial by D. P. Kerragan describes relief after taking the pills in 1906 and again recently, with claims of rapid improvement and a sale price of 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo, NY distributes.
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