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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
2
A column of quips and witticisms touches on baseball gun violence coffee divorce and Harvard elms. it notes a 1912 baseball season forecast a kansas cyclone race a new jersey society woman dying playing bridge and a princeton student’s pocket invention for women's stockings.
In Ohio it has been held criminal for a candidate to give a voter a cigar. The recipient of the cigar very generally endorses that principle.
A Massachusetts man who inherited millions has bought a farm and plans to raise chickens, aiming to stay financially secure. In Hagerstown Maryland the public library operates a door to door book delivery service by automobile, a system likely ordered by telephone. An optimist hopes the anthracite coal dispute will end soon to ensure cheap, plentiful coal next winter.
On Mars a year spans 730 days and several ladies appear to have quietly adopted the Martian calendar without public discussion. The observation hints at casual shifts in timekeeping among residents.
The note states eggs cost five cents a dozen in China but warns the shortest route is 8,000 miles away. It frames the contrast as an economical housekeeper’s concern and hints at travel distance affecting prices.
A claim attributes awareness of appendicitis to ancient Egyptians 7,000 years ago, implying a link to the wealth that funded pyramid building. The statement mingles medical history with speculation about sources of pharaonic wealth.
A scientist claims older altars move faster, while a long practice of dodging vegetables and similar tokens from audiences suggests experience may aid avoidance.
A college professor notes a woman scratching a match with an outward motion, while sheaths and gowns are praised as advancing female freedom and emancipation.
Art detectives claim the famous Mona Lisa may be in the United States with the single clue a smile that will not wash off. The unusual identification hinges on her enduring grin.
The Toledo Blade quips about a girl described as having a perfect foot, raising skeptical tone about the remark and its context. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A preacher contends no man may tell his wife a lie even a harmless one while the claim of self-preservation is described as the first law of nature. The remark contrasts moral duty with natural instinct, prompting debate over honesty within marriage and survival imperatives.
An old rule is cited implying caution in overlong writing. The speaker argues that rising costs and impulsive leadership will not be taught by excessive writing, urging restraint and practical action over lengthy discourse.
A Pennsylvania judge who ruled that a husband's home is where his wife abides is not the same judge who sent an Allentown woman to fall for having nine husbands.
Boston reports that the marriage license bureau shows no Hub ladies used leap day to wed. The piece questions whether the bureau examines applicants about who proposed, noting this would add a new burden to the already daunting task of marrying.
Wilbur Wright, famed aeroplane inventor, dies in Dayton at 3 15 after a two week fever. Surrounded by family led by Bishop Milton Wright and siblings Orville Katherine Lorin Roushlin, he fades peacefully with Dr Conklin in attendance. In Atlantic City, detectives trumpet graft cases tying four councilmen to a concrete walk scandal, with more names to come and possible arrests pending Attorney General action.
JT Kirtley owner of a Hannibal printing office and his wife with their four year old daughter, and Crandall King a Hannibal High School junior, drowned when a skiff capsized while crossing the Mississippi to go fishing on Decoration Day. The swift current dragged the boat under barges. only Mrs. Kirtley’s body was recovered.
John McKelvey of Marquard Missouri, a patient at St Johns Hospital, knocked down nurse Mary Budde and leaped from a second story window to the pavement. He was carried away unconscious with severe head and body injuries, a broken right leg, and only a nightshirt for protection.
An old Morton Salt Co building undergoing wrecking collapsed trapping nine workmen under debris. None were seriously harmed though nine laborers were buried briefly before rescue and inspection of the site.
Chicagro Edna Behm and Cecilia Lucas both aged 18 confronted a street hugger who attacked them. They chased and pummeled the assailant until he fled, then alerted no police.
Baltimore editor in chief Richard Ortman of the Germain Correspondent died in Baltimore. Born in Gusternheim Germany in 1844 he immigrated to the United States in 1869.
Well known traveler and author Bernstein was turned back at the Russian frontier. authorities refused to honor his passport and barred his entry during a crossing into Eychkuhnen in Prussia.
Philadelphia man Georgee Hilligen, cited for failing to send his daughter to school, told Magistrate Writheys he was a mere figurehead in his home. He received a five day sentence.
United States District Attorney Alexander Ackerman will seek a warrant in Macon Georgia charging Thomas Watson with sending obscene material through the mails. Ackerman awaits an affidavit from a Sumter South Carolina post office inspector. The May issue of Watsons Magazine contains a Latin article attacking the Roman Catholic Hierarchy.
In La Grande Oregon a chase is under way as a posse hunts in the Blue mountains for young lovers T H Hopson age 22 and Miss Clara Norris age 17 of Elgin. Their attempt to wed was halted when her parents objected and officials intervened before a license was issued.
Doctors in Camden New Jersey investigate the death of the fifth Kaumeister child, all dying at age five with similar symptoms. The case raises questions about a possible hereditary or environmental cause linking the siblings. Local health officials await further autopsy results and family history details.
One hundred inmates at the Ohio state penitentiary struck after being ordered to continue contract labor. Warden Jones moved the strikers to the idle house immediately.
San Antonio reports the death of Joe Priest a renowned United States secret service veteran noted worldwide for his skill and service in the government.
In Newcastle Pennsylvania a riot nearly erupted as veterans returning from decorating soldiers’ elaves demanded removal of a red flag hung from the Soriatists headquarters. The tense confrontation prompted authorities to intervene to prevent violence.
In Houston Texas a wealthy youth Lloyd Jaimson was killed by TD M Moody, the father of Moody's daughter, as Jackson and Moody's daughter fled the Moody home amid mounting worry. The case links a fiancee's father to the fatal act, casting a pall over a planned ceremony and prompting police scrutiny.
A cyclone swept through Hominy valley and Skiatook south side, 20 miles north of Tulsa, killing seven and injuring several others. The storm cut a 200 yard wide path for five miles, destroying farm buildings and derricks in the Skiatook oil fields. Residents of Skiatook fled to storm cellars and country residents accounted for most fatalities and injuries.
In St Joseph Missouri Jude Rusk division of the circuit court a jury awarded Thomas E Coleman $15 000 against the Rock Island Railroad for injuries suffered while on duty as a switchman. Coleman, employed by the railroad about 25 years, sued for £20 000.
W R Riley a fireman on the Kansas division was killed at the roundhouse when he stooped to drink from a hose near the cinder pit and was struck by a moving engine. His head was severed and thrown beneath the engine in the tragic accident.
A former soldier named Al-Nasir Mulnix, about 70, was struck and killed by a Clover Leaf freight train while lying on the track near Fair Grange. A quart bottle of whiskey was found in his satchel. Separate cable notes Havana reports President Gomez signaling possible American Marines landing to guard foreign property amid Cuban hostilities.
In Buffalo Valley Tennessee Mrs. Jessie C. Barnes shot and killed Mrs. W. W. Judd amid alleged romantic tensions with Barnes' husband. Authorities report Judd had been linked to the Barnes marriage. The case centers on alleged improper attentions and resulting fatal violence.
An automobile driven by Charles Wilkes left the road near Holcomb Il and turned over in a ditch. Sikes was killed. His mother Charles Shermerhorn and two others were injured.
United States Marines were landed on Cuban soil to guard the Spanish American Iron Company plant at Daiquiri, a town 15 miles southeast of Santiago.
Fuarnum Fish and Herrard accompany the flyer in a mission over thirteen towns between Watertown and Milwaukee Wisconsin. The aircraft patrolled the route as part of an air expedition, covering the distance in a single flight and signaling the era of rapid overland aviation progress.
Reports from Havana say American marines landed at Daiquiri after Gomez authorized the move to protect foreign property. Gen Monteagudo prepares to advance on rebels within 24 hours while Estenez’s guerrilla column remains near Aligarcia. A rebel attack on Bavate targets a Swedish colony, with houses burned and livestock driven off.
Ilavana President Gomez was informed American marines had landed at Daiquiri from the gunboat Paducah. The notice came from Oriente province governor, center of the De ero revolt.
Judge Laurendeau in Quebec courts rejects an agnostic witness who promised to tell the truth, insisting witnesses swear by the Bible or not testify at all. The ruling affects Quebec trials and oath practices.
Melvin Vaniman launched his airship Akron from a hangar in Atlantic City New Jersey and circled over meadows and bay for about an hour before making a safe landing.
Frederickshaven Germany reports Zeppelin 11 on its maiden trip over Basel Frankfurt am Main Goettingen and Bremen to Hamburg covering about 450 miles distance.
A rattlesnake attack at a hen house on George Henderson’s farm near Greenville, South Carolina, killed three children. Two boys were bitten, the elder aged years, and a third child drowned in a wash tub when the mother went to help the others.
Six people drowned when a boat overturned in a squall near Chenneville Quebec. Report notes thirteen aboard including both men and women. Local authorities confirmed the tragedy and began investigating the incident.
Chicago socialite Mrs. Emmons Blaine urges that women should abandon hats over four ounces, labeling heavy headgear a mistake and championing lighter millinery for fashion and comfort.
Washington senate approves a House bill extending the eight hour principle to government work contracts by a decisive 45 to 11 margin. The measure targets labor on federal projects, aligning practices with wider labor standards and economic policy. The vote sets the stage for potential enactment into law.
Boston report states Plutino, the famed wild man of Borneo exhibited by P. T. Barnum, has died in Waltham. He was believed to be 62 years old and likely born in Ohio.
Newbury N H James Fogarty a contracting firm foreman collapsed and died of apoplexy while reaching for a glass of beer at St Andrews bar colleagues said he declared he would take the drink even if it killed him.
Government relief boat Nokomis arrived with three barges from St. Louis after nearly two months to carry supplies to residents in the flooded district. The townspeople continue living in tents as floodwaters recede slowly.
New York hotels suffer, 21 hotels and six top restaurants closed as waiters strike. Hotel Managers' Association remains firm, refusing any compromise and maintaining continued disruption across the city.
A Washington observer relates a Popular Magazine tale about a Jewish man on a New York to Philadelphia train lacking a ticket. He rides with actors who repay the conductor by calling their company name. When asked for his ticket, the Hebrew replies “Comp’ny” and then names “The Pittsburgh Cloding company,” illustrating frugal wit.
A quote contrasts fashion sense with a remark about the couple Santee Bava. The speaker deflects the notion of stylishness by noting they have several children, suggesting practicality over trend.
A quoted exchange hints Buges's habit of roaming the house causing unease for his wife while she asserts dominance, highlighting a domestic power dynamic without graphic detail.
A Ft. Worth man testifies that stopping coffee and switching to Postum cured his bilious temperament, malaria, and boils, claiming 15 pounds gained and no medicines since. He cites Postum red blood claim from Battle Creek ads and references The Road to Wellville booklet.
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