20 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1901
Page
1
St Louis Democrats have nominated Rolla Wells as their candidate for mayor. The piece notes tensions within the party and mocks Democratic coverage while contrasting with independent columns.
Local contention centers on the court’s choice of the Journal for public printing at 163 cents per square. A taxpayer advocate argues the bid should have been opened to competition with the Journal, citing election ballot rate concerns and taxpayer interests.
A Missouri House bill would limit ballot publication to 100 dollars per newspaper, conflicting with existing statutes that set notices at one dollar per square. The measure, initially aiming to abolish ballot publication, passed with a 190 dollar amendment.
Ironton Register notes clerks thrust themselves into ballot publication questions while neglecting their duties. The column also points to the State Organization backing a bill to raise clerks salaries, paralleling tension with country newspapers.
The writer mocks Democratic officials for plastering office walls with a discredited figure, urges removing Bryson from the County Court room, and mocks Missouri political figures named in the state press as contenders for the ten greatest Missourians, listing several politicians with critical nicknames and claims.
The article argues that Democrats advocate converting state school funds into certificates of indebtedness labeled as investments. It notes the higher rate of return claimed and references the fund's management and implications for public finances.
The discussion centers on state bonds paying 5 to 6 percent interest as a direct school tax. Restoring funds to government or state bonds at 3 percent could yield about $129000 annually. If $250000 in annual interest now funds schools, outside income of $125000 would reduce the tax by nearly half, a point Democrats neglect.
A local Democratic paper argues that printing the county financial statement at legal rates would cost about 180, contrasting with prior years’ bills of 1505, 255, 1899, 89, and 1900, and accuses an Independent editor of bid manipulation favoring non legal rates. The piece claims Journal publishing has reduced costs to roughly 60 percent of legal rates since its launch.
H Wise of New York and attorney W H Page Jr arrived in St Louis to negotiate contracts for new lead smelters and concentrators in Washington and St Francois counties and in St Louis or East St Louis. The plan aims to challenge the lead smelters trust by financing independent facilities and expanding mining of Missouri lead ore in the southeast. The St Louis or East St Louis plant is to be built immediately, with site choice depending on bridge costs and river side access.
Public notices report the present Congress will authorize construction of four war ships to be made in Connecticut with links to Lewisians Tennessee and Washington. St. Louis Democrats support municipal ownership of public utilities on their spring election platform. The State Camp MWA met at Moberly last week, adjourned to meet in Jackson, Mo., in 1903.
An earthyquake shock was felt at Poilar Bloffon the evening of February 14. The disturbance lasted several seconds and was of sufficient force to break houses and rattle dishes.
Heavy snows and extreme cold prevail in Chihuahua Mexico causing widespread hardship among residents as the unusual weather disrupts daily life and local services noted in early reporting.
A Danish government reply to the United States purchase proposal for the Danish West Indian islands is anticipated. J P Morgan, the New York banker and syndicate promoter, estimates profits from the deal could reach 25.4 million dollars as he consolidated the steel import control.
Citizens of Madrid surge into streets protesting government limits on rights. Clerics and secularists clash as riots erupt, with demonstrators shouting liberty cries and authorities working to restore order amid rising tensions.
Mrs Nation shown as a jointwrecker sparking a widespread temperance crusade in Kansas. saloonmen report closures to avoid losses. In Texas Live Association talk on horse futures, a member notes fewer horses and that supply may take years to meet demand.
A Missouri State senator introduced a humorous resolution in the Senate last week proposing a formal groundhog day in the state to settle whether February 2 or February 4 marks the weather-forecasting event.
A stranger at a Brazil Indiana revival meeting sought religious consolation and revealed a troubled past. He claimed to be a petty criminal who killed three men, stole ninety eight horses, made counterfeit money, and helped rob several banks in Texas.
At Piidtar Bluff Missouri on February 13 a gun report rang out as George C Orchard County Clerk sat at his desk. A bullet shattered a window. the shooter is unknown and it is unclear if the blast was accidental or intentional. Orchard is a steadfast citizen and a member of the Democratic State Central Committee from the fourteenth district.
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas push a project to erect monuments on the San Jacinto battlefield about twenty two miles from Houston. Through the society the state was induced to purchase the ground and convert it into a state park with markers and improvements.
Archbishop Kain of Ss Louis diocese issues directive amid grip disease urging churches to declare Lent fasting obligations optional for the sick while preserving abstinence. Health advice from physicians accompanies guidance, highlighting serious and potentially fatal consequences of the inscreous disease.
Miss Elizabeth Katurick of Bloomington Alabama faced arrest after using letters to lure men into marriage and request money for travel expenses. Dozens of victims sent remittances but heard nothing in return. One complainant spurred the case. An unrelated ad promotes a blood purifier, claiming health benefits, sold by F. X. Tessie.
In Issinge several people were poisoned but no fatalities occurred. Fritz Saings of Middlebrook fought his father after coming home drunk on Feb 12, injuring him, while his brother tried to intervene and their mother was struck. Fritz fled on a northbound train. Separately a mule betting tale from Steeleville Mirror reports bets on sand pulled by a mule with rope, ending in the mule proving unable to pull ten pounds. A Plackwell youth was assaulted on a train platform after trying to recover money from a dollar bill mixup, the robber refusing to return the cash.
James H. Tattaton was hanged at Rennelt, Missouri, after attempting suicide by wrist-cutting days earlier. He had murdered his stepmother and her three children to secure their share of his father’s property. Prohibition notes report a conductor pledges action after a disrupted run. A patent remedy promotion claims Buckeye File Ointment cures piles amid other ads.
A small farm four acres situated about miles south of Potosi offers cultivation with good soil, a few trees, and a couple of mining prospects nearby. Listing notes price is 0 and instructs to apply at this office.
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