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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1902
Page
2
The conference in New York led to the appointment of a large committee to draft a plan aimed at settling disputes between employers and workers without lockouts strikes or boycotts.
The outlook for the National league ailed by leadership fights and court battles is doubtful. The piece notes a vast mail flow to the dead letter office this year amounting to millions in money orders drafts and mortgages and hints some letters never arriving.
The graduation of a Turkish girl from an American medical college in Turkey prompted an imperial edict. It forbids Turkish children from attending foreign schools, prohibits Christian teachers in Turkish households, and bars Turkish ladies from public appearances with Christian women companions.
Parliament eyeing rapid mail service as transatlantic steamship project advances. Wanton, Ireland awarded contract to build a great pier at the eastern terminus to secure the shortest route and quickest passage, replacing the older 30 day travel standard.
The text notes New England has one bank per 7,056 people while the western states average one per 1,986. It asserts Iowa leads all states in number of banks relative to population.
Signor Marconi declares successful transmission of electric signals from an English station 1700 miles to this continent without wires. The dispatch calls the feat the most wonderful scientific discovery of modern times.
A Chicago school of instruction for laundry girls is announced, promising a future with spotless linen and well pressed collars. The sight of a diploma framed above a laundress’s washtub will indicate a graduate who knows her craft.
The senate's 72 to 6 vote ratifies the Hay-Paunceforte treaty. The action signals tacit British acknowledgment of the Monroe doctrine, ends entanglements from the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and allows U S canal construction without provoking other governments.
Newry CC Payne becomes the fourth Wisconsin postmaster general. Alexander W Randall served under Andrew Johnson, Timothy O Howe under Arthur, and William F Vilas under Cleveland. Other western men include James N Tyner of Indiana under Grant, Waltie Gresham of Indiana and Frank Horton of Iowa under Arthur, and Don M Dickinson of Michigan under Cleveland. All served fractional terms in the named administrations.
A call urges community action to curb bad language by boys who break through restraints and seek peers at night. Emphasizing cooperation of pulpits, press, police, parents, and teachers, the piece stresses preventing youth downfall and saving the boys from hardened profanity.
Mrs. Carl Atheno, wife of the alleged hypnotist buried six feet underground in Kansas for six days, declares he is a fakir. She says air entered the coffin via the shaft watched by the public and food was passed down at night when unseen. She adds the sleep was feigned and notes his remarkable belly control.
A survey of Washington and world affairs notes Roosevelt’s civil service changes and armored ships to receive wireless telegraphy. Reports detail Panama Canal price talks, naval training plans, and the Chinese exclusion law debate. Conflicts include Boer actions, Chaffee’s Filipinos, Samar disaster, and a 17 hour engagement in Colombia. Harmful news from Progreso and Vineta arrivals frame a tense global scene.
Park hurst of Gloucester Mass posts missing with eight men aboard after gale of November 25. Also Croker accuses Belmont over nomination painting. Pope Knight Commander Crimmins. Trenton anniversary reenactment in New Jersey. National Bank of the Republic to retire 100000 of circulation. New steamship line to the Philippines announced. Richard Phillips Leary dead at Chesses Massachusetts. Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie raises wages 10 percent January. Senator Sewell dies at Camden. Bradstreet reports booming US trade and holiday surge. Two brothers drown after falling through ice on Conesus Lake, Livonia New York.
Fort Wayne Indiana two dead and one dying from asphyxiation after gas escape Henry Shaffer and Annie James died found Henry Anderson dying Richard Watkins shot and killed by son Theodore Watkins near Bra il Indiana three killed during land dispute near Wilmot Arkansas Chicago packers expect hikes under new German meat law Fire destroys steamer Sun at Memphis four burned to death in Chicago three men crushed by falling girder at American Bridge Works Telegram to Gov Shaw claims approval of treasury portfolio declined to discuss policy Christmas fatalities include a race clash in Alabama John B Rogers governor of Washington dies of pneumonia Isaac Westoberore miner commits suicide at Newport mine 200 feet deep Ella Cropsey found murdered near Elizabeth City North Carolina McKinley monument fund reaches 20019 Illinois subscriptions A 2500 reward offered for Louisiana Purchase Exposition symbol design
The Kimberley mines produce 17000000 dollars worth of diamonds each year as disclosed to the stockholders of De Beera Mining Company.
It is broadly said in Buenos Ayres that disputes between Argentina and Chile are resolved, despite a protocol change protested by Argentine minister Portela. Meanwhile US Consul Atwell reports an international exposition to be held at Lille in May to September 1902 featuring art machinery and agricultural products.
Newport News Va Dec 29 The battleship Missouri was launched at 11 12 AM with Miss Marian Cockrell christening her using Missouri wine. Miss Marie Houx Warrensburg and Miss Virginia Lee St Louis served as maids of honor. Secretary Long spoke of navy funding while guests including Sec Gage and Missouri officials attended a post launch banquet. The ship is sister to Ohio and Maine, contract price 2985000, keel laid Feb 7 1900, 51 percent complete, 388 feet waterline length, 72 214 inches breadth, crew 40 officers 411 men.
A Yonkers Statesman note recalls a dry goods veteran who ends behind a coal office counter and faces misfortune after a lady orders two tons of coal. The clerk, in a dreamy aside, asks if delivery is needed or if the coal should be sent, hinting at a fateful twist.
A Kansas City quarantine tale from the Hanni bal and St. Joe line recounts a colored porter saying he was held for three weeks and it wasn’t smallpox but “nuffip but celluloid,” as he shared the experience with acquaintances.
The scene records a customer asking for a cup of chocolate with whipped cream while a waitress shouts to the kitchen. The odd phrasing suggests a humorous or satirical revival in a Catholic standard newspaper style.
Population growth in Manitoba Assiniboia Saskatchewan and Alberta calls for bigger school facilities as many new buildings stand half occupied. The trend reflects faith in future expansion and immigration aided by homestead laws and cheap railway lands. Government agents distribute information and ads in papers to attract settlers.
A faded Yonkers Statesman fragment recounts a dry goods worker turned coal office counter clerk. A female customer asks for two tons of coats, the clerk replies with a dreamy, half-absurd line about a cigarette as he puns over the request, hinting at a comic misunderstanding.
The column bounces among figures Freeman and Ketcham praising resolve while F Noliiman quips that his spouse is a blacksmith. The exchange reflects rounded rivalries and witty banter in a late edition sports or opinion page.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a natural cure for bowel issues. It claims the product causes easy movements without gripe or pain and costs 10 cents to start restoring health. Each tablet supposedly bears CLCC and is sold in metal boxes.
An agitated woman tells a cab driver she has been looking for her husband for two hours. The cabbie coolly replies that she has been “journ” for a husband for 25 years, a humorous misquote from the Tammuny Times reflecting a playful misunderstanding.
Advertisement urges consumers to inspect packaging for Baker's well known trade mark of the chocolate girl and warns of imitations and counterfeit goods. A free copy of Miss Tarloa's choice recipes is offered to any housekeeper by Walter Baker & Co., Limited in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
A New York Press item notes a young lover weighing his ability to support a wife as he faces debts beyond rent and clothing costs, highlighting financial strain and personal doubt in marriage plans.
Reproduction calendar in ten colors with six paintings by Moran and Tadaedt. This cheap offering is from the General Passenger Department of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. Send twenty five cents to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago for delivery by mail.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press quotes Delia Phiwat discussing a copper company the house man mentions and notes on polite unions. It also references John F Boyer of Trinity Springs Ind in February 1000 and a remark about people lacking grace and focusing on German and art.
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