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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1902
Page
2
The Salvation Army counts Sophia queen of Norway and Sweden as its staunch ally. Her inherited wealth has enabled substantial financial aid to the movement, strengthening its charitable work and reach.
A New York policeman pursued a streetcar style automobile and found the driver holding a young girl with one arm. If the vehicle cannot be handled with one hand, it remains unclear whether horse and buggy transport will be displaced.
The American Humane society begins a worldwide effort to safeguard animals. Already many consuls have been questioned and their answers show humane work has a foothold in some countries but is wholly lacking in others.
The immigration bureau reports 648,743 immigrants arrived in the country last fiscal year, up 160,825 from 1901. Austria-Hungary contributed 58,599 new arrivals, Italy 42,379, and the Russian empire along with Finland 22,090, as the leading sources.
The passage foresees a trend toward delivering sermons remotely via telephone collations so people can listen at home. It suggests this could reduce church attendance and even replace churches, with pastors speaking from their studies and congregations possibly dozing without disturbing others.
A fresh naval encounter occurred between Colombian government ships and insurgent gunboats. The skirmish is described as not a major battle, yet it prompts caution. The piece muses on U S interests in Panama and calls for orderly conduct by local youths amid the region’s tensions.
The battleship Maine shows a strong start on trial runs. It reached 18.29 knots beyond contract and held about 19.95 knots for half an hour, indicating a fast pace for a large vessel. If engaged in combat, her speed would challenge pursuing cruisers.
Census data indicate the south is becoming the nation’s principal lumber region while Michigan and other northern states see declining lumber product values. The shift is attributed to decades of reckless northern logging, with wiser counsels finally emerging though damage remains.
A typed peace agreement between British and Boer leaders is described as the first instrument of its kind. Louis Botha signs in a fine clear hand while other signatories show rougher writing. De la Rey splits his name as de la Rey and Christian de Wet signs with a small d.
Noah Wallace of Iowa reports success in luring trout to shore with bread. The fish emerge three feet onto the bank to eat, then slip back to the spring. A writer notes the shiny speckled rush and flip back, while Wallace claims trout can be trained like seals.
The report notes strong western crops despite heavy rainfall but rising floods in the Des Moines and Mississippi river valleys devastate fields in southern Iowa and northern Missouri, wiping out prospects of bountiful harvests.
Dismantling the White House draws relic seekers who gather wood nails and brick scraps. A crafty boy sold nails claimed to be from the walls, yet genuine white house nails are over a century old and uniquely shaped, unlike modern factory products.
A roundup of international and domestic dispatches notes army orders for humane prisoner clothing and reports the pension commissioner marveled at the flood of veteran pension applications from the Spanish American War. A census on the pecking industry shows big companies drove out smaller concerns over ten years.
In a late report authorities dropped the charge of violating the fopation mode against Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers. Heavy rain near Dresden New York caused crop and property damage with several buildings wrecked and a fire fatality reported.
A flood of items from Texas to Wisconsin, Indiana, and California notes deaths, battles, and rail incidents. Clergy and church actions appear, along with notable drownings, a fatal train wreck, a tied heavyweight fight, and sensational crimes including lynchings and a double murder. Also reported: a centenarian birthday, theater loss, airship patent, and labor strikes in Chicago telegraph.
A Manila dispatch reports the sultan of Berdayen has been arrested and is to be held as a hostage while Moros who attacked Americans in Mindanao Island surrender.
A fire at the celebrated Trappist monastery in Oka, Quebec, caused a loss of 300000. Other items note British diplomacy aims, Taft and officials aboard the German steamer Princess Trene, discoveries near Janohah, King Edward's health, and tense global events including race and warship activities.
Disorderly scenes marked a New Jersey primary with violence including a fatal shooting in Camden and another near Burlington. Reports mention shootouts, a marshal dispatched to disperse Crazy Snake and followers in Oklahoma, and various tremors and crimes across multiple states. An elderly educator, Robert Morrison, died near Fulton Missouri.
Washington July 29 The Mississippi River Commission submitted its annual report to the chief of engineers. Estimated 1904 expenditures include 2,000,000 for continuing work, 50,000 harbor Memphis, 25,000 Greenville harbor, 25,000 Delta Point preservation, 100,000 Natchez Vidalia harbor, 20,000 Red and Atchafalaya rectification, 200,000 New Orleans harbor. A balance of 2,539,264 remained for improvements at start of year. The commission notes funds shortfalls slowed projects and caving levees cause loss.
Washington reports that Dr Russell Wilson of Ohio, captured with a revolutionary party in Nicaragua, will have his death sentence commuted. The decision follows representations by Minister Corea and a cable from US Consul Chester Donaldson at Managua. The president will commute the sentence as a courtesy to the United States and in sympathy for the mother.
Col James B Maynard longtime Indiana newspaper figure and former editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel died at his home in Indianapolis Monday aged 83. He gave up active newspaper work several years ago. He was born in New York.
London reports say Joseph Chamberlain the colonial secretary remains weak after a recent accident but has continued to fulfill official duties for the past two weeks.
Nearly 300 independent biscuit and cracker bakers gathered in Cleveland Ohio for the annual convention of the American Cracker and Biscuit Association, where industry matters and trade issues were expected to be discussed.
Cleveland reports Senator Hanna, active on Dr Wilson’s case, expressed gratification upon Washington dispatches that the president of Nicaragua would commute the prisoner’s sentence.
Cairo reports 45 new cholera cases and 38 deaths on Sunday. Moucha records 10 new cases and 2 deaths as the outbreak continues across the region.
A Missouri report notes a season record yield and quality with nine ty acres producing 40 bushels per acre and weighing 614 pounds per bushel at the Elsberry elevator, verified by W V Mayes. A Denver dispatch claimed Ephraim W L Ewing, brother-in-law of U S Senator F M Cockrell, was lost on Wyoming plains, though a later report said he was not lost.
Reports from Independence and nearby towns include Edward Butler kinship politics with John R. Butler running for the Twelfth district and Missouri Press members backing Lieut. Gov. John A. Lee. Mont Pelee and Soufriere in Martinique study show similar eruptions with no lava flow, while Dr Jaggar notes ongoing activity and cautions on rehabilitation without warning systems. Also noted are local obituaries, a big carthage move rumor, school certificate dates, and a peculiar prison case in Hannibal.
A party of engineers led by Lieut Brown at Matalang river was attacked by Moroy at midnight Friday but repulsed without American casualties. Three Moros were killed. Native reports say the sultan of Nauli led the assault, likely mistaking the camp for sentryless.
London July 29 The body of the late John W Mackay who died recently will not be taken to the United States until September due to Mrs Mackay's health preventing an earlier departure.
Robert 9. Cook former president of the Swine Breeders' Association of America and a prize winner at the Chicago World's Fair for Poland China hogs died in Wichita on Monday.
Fulton Mo July 29 Rev Robert Morrison founder of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and long involved in education died at his home near Fulton of senile debility aged 50 years He was prominent in educational work for many years.
Mrs Pauline Judson secretary of Schermerhorn Golf Club in Brooklyn New York recounts relief from womb pain and inflammation after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She notes it restored health after three months and urges others to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
Sash curtains of green India silk enhance the dining room while pink art ticking cushions end with white cotton tassels. Tips include using common yellow soap for mesquite bites, changing water with mignonette, avoiding mixing treliotrope with other cut flowers, and enjoying pure grape juice heated with citrus zest and cloves. Bamboo paper features a blue reed and leaf design on a ribbed white ground with a frosty finish.
Stratford Wisconsin July 28 William Junemann recalls lifting grain with a farmer last summer that strained his back so badly he could hardly stand. After taking a fifty cent box of Dod's Kidney Pills his back healed quickly and he praises the remedy highly.
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