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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
2
The Potosi Doumal notes proposals on flour from New Jersey sweet potatoes and fuel from Texas soil, suggesting syndicates will be busy evaluating these ideas in the coming weeks. It also reports czar’s doctors debating his health and Rider Haggard’s shift from imaginative writing to peaceful legal manners.
An Indianapolis woman discovering her husband had deserted her gave a reception and banquet for friends. She then returned to her girlhood home and left word that if he came back he need not seek her, saying she had had enough of his society.
Frank E. Brumley paid $79,000 for a seat on the New York Stock Exchange and is its youngest member. A few years earlier he worked as an office boy earning $2.50 a week, yet he was not idle or loud at work, unlike some.
Miss Letitia Semple daughter of President Tyler and former White House mistress attended a Washington reception for Mrs Daniel Manning and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was described as the little lady in black with a Quaker bonnet, a figure few recognized.
A Chicago man without a stomach is cited as proof that the stomach is only a survival remnant of humanity’s herbivorous past and not crucial to the body’s economy. The speaker warns that if the idea spreads, pain may only be justified by a toothache.
A 15 month inquiry by 14 British experts concludes there is no hereditary drunkenness and that love of intoxicating liquors is not transmitted from parent to child. The result does not weaken temperance reasons, but removes a non scientific argument.
Andrew Carnegie's benevolences over 20 years amount to 35,985,025 with gifts since January 1 totaling 22,827,000 at about 195,000 daily. In America gifts reach 24,679,300 and in Britain 11,305,725. He funded 56 libraries and eight colleges in the United States and 23 libraries and six colleges in Great Britain.
The decade saw silk spindles rise from 715,000 to 1,426,000 and looms from 20,800 to 48,200. The country now supplies nearly two-thirds of its silk consumption, signaling rapid expansion in the sector.
The rector of St George's in Brooklyn announces a circular prohibiting audible courtship during church services. He allows mild expressions like holding hands but reserves more strenuous displays for private spaces.
A traveler recalls a wealthy American in Peking last winter who offered to finance moving two temple bronzes to New York during the lootings. General Chaffee rejected the plan with a firm warning that any looter would be shot, leaving the man to depart in shame.
The 1882 Egyptian rebellion leader Arabi Pasha is pardoned by the khedive and allowed to return from exile. The move follows advice from Lord Cromer the British diplomatic agent, and Britain’s influence in Egypt is noted as strengthened by the revolt.
A professor explains that the humpbacked mosquito is harmless while the grecian bend mosquito breeds malaria. The warning urges housekeepers to check mosquito shapes before admitting them and to stay vigilant about pests.
During her western journey Mrs McKinley received items from various groups. Chinese residents of Los Angeles sent an embroidered bedspread. Women of southern cities sent a profusion of flowers. A crate of strawberries came from near Houston Texas. Dates from Arizona were grown and cured there. Mint workers in New Orleans sent rare flowers. Decatur Alabama women presented a loving cup and a basket of trout via two of Mrs McKinley’s former schoolmates.
A weekly history digest notes Mrs. McKinley improving yet cause for concern, Loomis not returning to Venezuela but reassigned. U S census shows population including Alaska and Hawaii. May debt decreased 10,268,762 with cash balance 123460. Government July revenues 52,629,440 expenditures 42,136,560 surplus 10,492,880. Platt amendment stance maintained until Cuban adoption and stable government. Capt Henry W Howgate, 47, dies after stealing 380,000 from the government.
Week ending 31 ult saw 71.6 billion at leading clearing houses, up from 2.52 billion prior week. 144 US business failures in seven days to ult, vs 180 prior, 155 in 1900. Brig Gen Thomas Wilson US Army (ret) died in NY at 70. Illinois to trial June 13. Baseball percentages show American Association leaders Chicago and Washington atop. Rockefeller to establish NY institute for medical research. Rh C McCormick, Arizona territorial governor and congressman, dies in NY at 69. James A Herne, actor and playwright, dies in NY aged 63. Exposition Illinois Day on June 25 in Buffalo.
Reports from Avoes Indiana and Lookout California recount killings and mob violence. Executions occur in Maryland Mississippi and South Carolina with hangings and a noted rise in crime. Drought hurts northwest wheat prices while Chicago rail and labor tensions flare. Brigham Young’s anniversary is marked in Utah as Michigan wins a major athletic meet. A Chicago offer seeks proof of honesty from professionals.
In Cassopolis Michigan Nick Connor fatally shot his wife during a quarrel and then killed himself. Police report the double tragedy as a domestic murder suicide ending in the couple's deaths.
The ruler of China signals willingness to pay indemnity at four per cent but demands a 40 year payment period instead of 30. Across Europe, an Italian anarchist in Rome cites a plot against Czar Nicholas, Emperor William, President Loubet, and the Queen of Italy. Boers attack Windfontein, lose 174 British dead or wounded. Cabinet to notify Cuban convention that its Platt amendment action is unsatisfactory, urging acceptance or rejection by Cubans. Nearby St Petersburg reports 40 shot and 150 wounded among workers. In Manila ex insurrectos form a labor association for government work. Tehuantepec fires kill 70 and destroy property. Allied generals in Teking plan troop withdrawal in June, to hand city to Chinese officials. The Logan sails from Manila with two battalions of the Twenty-eighth. Secret archives show Aguinaldo plotted to betray the United States while seeming allied.
Chu Nin Hui the newly arrived Cor enn minister called at the state department on the 3d and will present credentials at the White House on the 4th. He travels with two Japanese nobles Ye and Min who will stay in the United States for a time. The State Bank of Indiana closed its doors and assets were moved to Columbia National Bank, opening the same day. All depositors will be paid dollar for dollar on demand. Terre Haute Street Railway Co. workers strike over failed wage increase for firemen at the Brazil giant. Lightning and cloud bursts caused damage across parts of Germany, disrupting Thuringia rail traffic. San Dominican government restores constitutional guarantees and releases political prisoners. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon to lead South Congregational in Chicago for July. Reuben H. Donnelly elected president of the Chicago Exchange with John J. Mitchell as treasurer, single ticket. Rumor that President Havemyer will resign as head of American Sugar Refining Co., to be succeeded by W. I. Thomas.
The southern states planted 27 52 000 acres of cotton this year, an increase of 2 111 000 acres. Admiral Rodgers to represent the U S at the Perry monument unveiling in Japan. Observers at Faribault Minn Goodsell observatory report a new planet. Rear Admiral Sampson head to appear on medals for Santiago battle. Jack the Ripper atrocities resume in Whitechapel as a woman is found mutilated. Texas fever found among northern Germany cattle. said to have existed over a century. Court of Claims awards 1 3 6 820 for Manila Bay veterans. Winton and Shanks abandon cross country auto attempt. Edison discovers cheap Portland cement, forecasts cheaper houses. Purcell Fairy Queen score found after 200 years in Royal Academy library. Nicaragua canal impasse awaits Senate foreign affairs makeup. Chili denies Magellan Straits fortification rumors. Nineteen of 78 Filipino visitors to Buffalo expo barred for contagious diseases.
Merchants of Gower raise funds for a hitching rack on the square. A carload of orphans ages 3 to 6 arrives in Marion County from New York. Mrs Luther Saunders of Mexico wins the Hardin College vocal contest for a $1,000 piano. Boonville fire destroys three barns and more, owned by Hu ber Emmett and Kopp. California suffers a $20,000 fire loss. West side courthouse square brick and a one story building burn. A Missouri farmer grows corn by walking 300 miles per acre then 600 miles to find work. Champ Clark delivers a funeral oration in Pike County for Samuel Willis. Judge Wofford orders Holmes of Metropolitan Street Railway jailed then released by Judge Henry. A 90 year old man in Ripley County rides a train for the first time. Missouri State University exhibit at Buffalo Pan American exposition. World’s fair board will fund a $1,000,000 project under Gov Dockery with five Democrats and four Republicans. Rolla School of Mines commencement draws many visitors. 177 pupils, 30 graduates. Atlas Cement of New York to build a large plant near Hannibal with 1,000 workers. Monroe City sees a 14 year old boy assault a 4 year old girl. lynching avoided. Kansas City finds a deserted 3 month old girl baby. Hydrophobia fear as dogs bite horses and cattle. Richmond merchants press for a street fair. Daviess County to vote on courthouse. Gov Dockery appoints McAfee to Mountain Grove fruit station board. A Hoist County man wins a $5,000 tobacco tag piano. Lafayette County Old Men’s Club reaches 94 members. Kansas City to Swope Park electric line nearing assurance.
Edward Forishay a Kansas City actor and stock company member shot and killed Miss Edna Stokes in the Vernon hotel Chicago after a quarrel. He claimed he intended to die by suicide but his nerve failed as hotel staff restrained him until police arrived. Miss Stokes formerly from Sedalia Missouri had restricted his access after a prior beating.
Marshal W. E. Oakes of Metropolis Indiana was shot by A M Covington after ordering women from a hotel saloon. Oakes fired back, killing Covington. Oakes was fatally wounded and may not survive. he filled the unexpired term of Gus Sl Crouch, killed in February.
London report states Banwell of Weston-Super-Mare defeated Ellison of New York in a pigeon shooting match yesterday. Banwell had 36 kills from 44 birds, while Ellison managed 25 from 43 before conceding.
Berlin on June 4 reports the sultan plans to present a hospital wing to the city. Plans have been sent to Emperor William for approval and potential construction pending royal consent.
New York on June 4. It was reported yesterday that President Havemyer would resign from the presidency of the American Sugar Refining Co. and be succeeded by W. B. Thomas of Boston.
The United States transport McPherson that ran aground off Matanzas on February 4 has been floated and towed into Matanzas harbor and will proceed to New York.
Kansas City Mo June 4 Mrs Lulu Prince Kennedy twenty year old bride of a month was placed on trial for the murder of her husband Philip H Kennedy contracting agent of the Merchants Dispatch Transportation Co. Prosecutor Hadley asked veniremen if they held capital punishment scruples and Kennedy wept briefly then composed herself. The case hinges on duress allegations after Kennedy filed suit to set aside their marriage two days earlier. Kennedy’s father in law and brothers Bert and Will Prince faces later trial for conspiring to kill the husband and Will is jailed unable to secure Lord.
Wm Klusmire, accused wife murderer of Helton, is held in the county jail in Topeka Kansas awaiting Jackson county authorities. He claims his wife killed herself and describes bruises from carrying her from a barn to a field. He had a restless night and dreams of his crying children.
Teddy Diver, 19, was fatally injured during a midway show when Oliver's bicycle dive from a 40 foot platform went wrong. He plunged into a basin with only five feet of water at the edge, his wheel swerved, throwing him head first onto the shallow outer edge.
In Wheeling West Virginia on June 4 the second section of a working train on the Pittsburgh Ohio Valley and Cincinnati railroad crashed into the first section near Towhatan killing two and injuring over 20. The caboose housed 28 Italians. Named dead are Amelia Chan and John Meting. Tony Wetrine and Barney Metzinski were mortally injured. Twenty Italians remain seriously hurt and under care.
In Mineral Point Wisconsin on June 4 seven thousand dollars was found under a sidewalk near Stewart Jeleff’s former boarding place. He is held on a charge of robbing the First National Bank recently. Two nitroglycerin bombs and a bundle of skeleton keys were also found by private citizens.
Benjamin Setty alias Watson, 28, narrowly escaped a lynching by about 30 McKeesport residents after alleged assault on a four year old girl. Police used maces to control the mob and took Setty to the station while the child lay unconscious and possibly unrecoverable. Strong guard is kept around the prison amid ongoing excitement.
Max Rosenstein a well known young man was drowned when the gasoline launch Sapho sank in the Mississippi River in front of the custom house on Sunday night June 4 in Memphis Tennessee.
The Ward liner Vigilancia ran aground off Los Colorados about eighty miles west of Havana on January 14. It has been freed from the reefs and towed into Havana harbor after salvaging efforts.
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