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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
A scrambled excerpt from the Potosi Journal discusses a mix of amusing and odd notes. It mentions glass, cleanliness in Cuban cities, a Brooklyn waiter’s death after a $3 tip, and various social curiosities. It also parodies headlines about Anna Gould, a Detroit woman, a New York hotel for women, and a sultan buying a famous diamond. The piece riffs on tipping, alcohol, confidence, and exaggerated news flotsam.
Fragmented OCR text mentions automotriks in Britain and water cars in England markets, tied to France. It attributes a strong but unclear impact to a concert by Scho Bull. The readable facts are minimal and fragmented with no clear events, dates, or entities beyond France and England references.
The health department warns residents about a deceptive housefly infestation linked to a local business. Officials say the fly may appear harmless but can carry germs and poses health risks, urging cleanliness and awareness to prevent spread.
The German emperor, not wanting to be left behind, reportedly plans a raise for his own salary as living costs climb. Berlin also notes increased duties on foreign ministry affairs and the general public sighs at higher prices.
A fragment discusses King Edward potentially elevating William Waldorf Astor to the peerage if it would please the United States. It argues England might gain by a noble_nature alliance and questions why Americans should object to such honors if the mother country seeks sympathy.
Six state legislatures urge Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment for direct popular election of United States senators. A two thirds state petition is required before Congress must call such a convention.
A New England grain elevator used an inventive fix when fresh boilers were needed. Instead of halting operations, a railroad locomotive ran alongside the building and a pipe connected a boiler to the engine inside. Work continued with no employee losing a day.
An unidentified officer hints at major fleet maneuvers at Magdalena Bay while promising the world will be astounded by forthcoming federal disclosures. The public is urged to remain patient as authorities withhold specifics.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa discussed an English synonyms study noting the Mobil ity bill would supersede state laws rather than annul them. He explained that to supersede means to overlay a statute with a greater jurisdiction, while Bacon called the distinction a difference without a meaning as the debate turned heated.
A western woman at an Illinois woman's club posed provocative questions about man and woman’s creation, citing Burns and an earlier writer who claimed Nature’s craft defined woman. The discussion touched on whether woman was made after man and whether Nature’s apprenticeship matters in her role.
A severe storm across Kansas kills two in Chester and threatens nearby towns as floodwaters devastate Enid Oklahoma. Enid endures its worst flood on record with Main Street submerged by 12 feet and Boggy Creek swelling to two thousand feet wide. Twenty businesses washed away. three fatalities reported with partial recoveries and widespread property loss expected.
Unofficial returns show Joseph M Brown defeated Hoke Smith for Georgia governor by over 14,000 votes. Missing county results unlikely to alter Brown's majority. Brown, 57, long tied to railway interests and former war governor, rose from freight clerk to influential railroad official before serving on Georgia's railroad commission.
Tornado struck Scandia and Gerera causing extensive property damage including homes and barns. Dozens of people are missing or seriously injured. Communication lines are cut off and fears grow that the toll is higher than at any other point in the region. Local Republican Tim remains to be heard as authorities assess the disaster.
The article describes widespread flood damage in Eritte Mot with violent streams. Wires down and the electric light service interrupted. Rail tracks on the Norther Pacific heavily damaged. thousands of men work to save the line. Damage costs run into thousands of dollars.
The Shah seeks to appeal to Czar Nicholas as internal strife in Persia deepens. Reports say he may argue his inability to govern and propose Russia assume temporary control if required, hoping to avert overthrow.
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in hospital with heart trouble smothering spells and fainting. After using Deans Kidney Pills he states health improved and credits the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Mrs Louis Leck of San Antonio Texas reports her baby suffered six months with eczema on face head ears and limbs. After trying two doctors without relief the Cutiura remedies cured sores and restored clear skin within two months. Now age two the child has no recurrence. April 14 1907.
In San Francisco a sealed box car from Galveston was opened in Southern Pacific yards. Sixteen exhausted Chinese passengers were located, some with crackers and water. One carried a certificate of admission. others were turned over to immigration authorities. Officials suspect the men were smuggled from the Mexican border via El Paso and the seals replaced. An apparent release plan at the city failed.
Rene Beer, a 35 year old man calling himself a Frenchman, almost despoiled the Most Holy Redeemer church treasury valued over 160000 dollars. He was arrested at Fifth Street police station after being found near the sanctuary’s lit windows. Wires and prior copper thefts connected him to the crime, while the church’s guard Bacchus is said to have made no denial of involvement.
A school morning routine was interrupted by a note, revealing a teacher would be absent for days. The class whispered about the hymn choice, and when asked what to sing the boys quipped Count Your Dressings, triggering a chorus of laughter.
Lapete County Commissioners voiced support for Sheriff Smuteer to continue the Hello Genners mystery investigation. They pledged to provide funds for the probe as new clues emerge. A letter from Antwerp, Belgium by M Goranson asks about his brother once in Sweden, last seen in St. Louis, with $50,000 missing, amid fears he may be tied to Mrs. Gunnars case.
Counsel for Mme Anna Gould asks the civil tribunal for a payment deferment. She previously faced caustic claims from Count Boni Castellane over a necklace. The court approves a reduced schedule of six thousand francs every three months to the claimant, easing immediate financial pressure.
Frank Chicaxy former Sherman House manager filed a bill in the circuit court asking for a receivership and an order declaring the Sherman House corporation and its president Joseph Beeld liable for thousands of dollars allegedly withheld by Reifel while awaiting appointment guidance.
Attorney General Bonaparte announced Saturday that anticipated suits against the Standard Oil Co would be postponed until next term. He said the proposed prosecution of the anthracite coal roads for Elkins Act violations would also be carried over for the summer.
A man named B. Austin from Franklin shot his wife in her father's yard while croquet was played. Reports say she was shot multiple times with severe injuries. the couple had been separated for three weeks. She leaves four daughters. Austin has not been captured.
Allies in Chicago renew efforts after defeats by Taft delegations in Alabama and Arkansas. They vow to contest every filed challenge and press on through remaining contests.
A young woman uses a telephone for the first time and, in a tense moment, the drug clerk explains that the listening devices are there for a purpose. The scene captures her embarrassment as she struggles to recall the number she was trying to call.
In a Harper's Weekly vignette, Wittie the office-boy stammers to the firm head as he asks to take a day off. The boss speeds him along, urging to speak quickly and not waste the day.
Edyth I told him I did not intend to marry him and warned that if he wrote to me there would be consequences. The speaker suggests he might have included matinee tickets in some form of message.
Missouri update reports new Knights Templar officers chosen at the Columbia conclave led by Grand Commander William H. Harvey of Kansas City and other provincial officers including Arthur M. Hough Jefferson City and William F. Kane St. Louis. Also noted is a peculiar Randolph county deed transferring 120 acres near Darkeville to Jesus Christ, dated 1850, never contested, with descendants preserving the property in trust as described by the Stoutsville Banner.
Martin Collins aged 82, a veteran insurance man in St. Louis and a prominent Mason in Missouri, died at home after five weeks with la grippe. He served as sovereign general inspector of the Order of Scottish Rite of Missouri, a thirty third degree Macon, and member of the supreme council of the southern jurisdiction, having lived in St. Louis for sixty years.
George and Claude Blessing, sons of George Blessing living a mile south of New Hampton, Nodaway county, were struck and killed while attempting to rescue chickens from rain. Jacob Durand of Falls City drowned after reaching for his hat blown into Muddy creek. Several barns were struck and burned.
Engineers will survey an electric line from Independence to Greenfield in Dade county within 10 days. The promoter is C. C. Crandall of South Dakota. The line serves Greenfield Stockton Monegan and Independence, connecting at Independence with the Metropolitan Company's Kansas City line.
After ten years presumed dead, George Galloway known as The Ozark Fiddler has returned to Stone County home. County authorities and friends seek to restore property valued at $15 000 now held by his heirs.
Floyd Leslie, 16, son of Postmaster W. T. Leslie of Glasgow, died from injuries after tripping on rough ground and falling onto a weed stalk that pierced his body five inches. He succumbed several hours later.
Peter Arth completed a ten hour walk around a city block with a brick balanced on his right shoulder winning $5 after a wager sparked a life controversy. Nearly the entire population of St. Charles witnessed the event.
Progressive Gallatin officials announce plans to erect a new high school building valued at $25,000 as part of the town’s development efforts. The project signals growth for the Missouri town with construction slated to begin this year and a push to improve local education facilities.
The State Bee Keepers association held a two days session at Carrelton. Officers elected for the ensuing year include President J. W. Rouse of Mexico, Vice President W. T. Carey of Wakenéa, and Secretary-Treasurer Robert E. Holekamp.
A vein of cas is found on the Charles Davis farm one mile north of Rolim near the Maries county line. The quantity is described as sufficient to supply the mower for operation of the machinery. Local promoters report a promising discovery on the site.
A Macon Times-Democrat note recounts Secretary Taft's search for a horse large enough to bear his weight. It claims a westborn horse was found and happily carries Taft, though the exact origin remains unlisted. The horse is described as a Macon county product bred at College Mound.
Progress on the Kansas City to St Louis state road continues with slow pace. Curtis Hill, state highway commissioner, says the Kansas City to Warrensburg segment is now assured. Jackson County court pledges a road from the county line into Cass County.
Of 134 law students examined by the board at Jefferson City, 120 were successful and licensed to practice law in Missouri. Miss Lydia Lee of St. Louis earned the highest honors, and she works as a stenographer for Edward C. Crow of St. Louis, former attorney general.
Railroad brakeman Howard Irving riding as a passenger near Trenton lost his life after leaping from a moving train to recover his hat. His wife had died weeks earlier and he was en route to Gallatin to visit his two children. He was mangled under the wheels when he jumped.
A spring wagon carrying four persons slipped from a bridge into a flooded stream ten miles northeast of Richmond. Three occupants died: Carl Johnson, 1 years old, James Patton, 6 Years old, and Cora Patton, 25 years old. Rosa Patton, sister of James and Cora, was saved.
De Hart Steel Tire company plans a Springfield plant with $100,000 capitalization. Officers include H N Phillips of Poplar Bluff as president, Mrs M H De Hart of Cincinnati as patentee and vice president, and W H Handell of Springfield as manager and secretary. A large workforce will be employed.
John T. Lewry aged 73 died at Clinton from an overdose of laudanum. He had lived alone for years and left a note directing where his money would be found. About 17500 dollars was later discovered by his physician.
A fragmented dialogue shows a husband muttering about learning and experience while his wife retorts that experience does not bar code, reflecting a terse domestic exchange from the source.
At the annual meeting of the board of trustees of William Woods College in Fulton, Dr. W. S. Woods of Kansas City, the namesake of the college, pledged to pay this year's deficit, covering an amount of seven thousand dollars.
By order of the governor, three insane convicts were moved from the prison to the Fulton state hospital for the insane. They will be returned to finish their sentences once cured.
W. F. Botsford, president of the American National Bank of Los Angeles, was robbed Tuesday of jewelry valued at $10,000. The incident occurred in the city, details follow from police.
Missouri Pacific officials told the board of equalization on Friday that the railway lost $400 for every mile of track in Nebraska last year. The line operates 297 miles in the state.
In Port of Spain Trinidad there were two bubonic plague deaths with no new cases reported. Health officials confirm the outbreak is contained and monitoring continues.
Nearly 200 members of three Nebraska regiments attended the Lincoln gathering. W. J. Bryan, once colonel of the Third Nebraska, and Gov. Sheldon, a captain in Bryan’s regiment, attended. A camp fire and business meeting preceded an evening banquet where Bryan, Sheldon and others spoke.
San Francisco reports that P. C. V. Canfield of Waterloo Iowa, a Leland Stanford junior, became suddenly insane in the university library on Thursday. He was overpowered and removed to a San Jose facility by the lunacy commission.
Indianapolis case where Harry Brunaugh was found guilty of presenting a fraudulent claim against the city for asphalt street repairs. Trial concluded late Thursday afternoon with a verdict in a local municipal fraud matter.
Salt Lake Tribune ad notice seeks potential advertisers offering business exposure and service details with emphasis on met sut after percent and tote feet home references.
A testimonial letter from a New York reader claims Grape-Nuts improves strength, nerve and brain power after night shifts. The writer reports weight gain of 20 pounds, increased vigor, and better exertion, noting the food travels well and is carried while traveling. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan markets the product.
Two minors, John Romhetta and John Boradino, drowned while bathing in a large reservoir near Revier. They could not swim and were unable to save themselves, reporting authorities said.
The 41st annual commencement of First State Normal School took place in Keksville with 120 graduates, including 67 women and 53 men. The summer school opened with an enrollment of about 554 students.
Announcement says John T. Stone of Chillicothe will succeed James T. Pradshaw July 1 as chief weighmaster under the railroad and warehouse commission in Kansas City.
At the Travelers Protective Association annual convention in Springfield Horace L. Roy of Kansas City was chosen president of the Missouri division directing a 6000 plus membership.
The state board of health in session at Springfield elected officers: A. H. Hamel of De Soto as president and J. A. B. Adcock of Warrensburg as secretary.
J. FE. Moore, 29, cashier of the Farmers' Bank of Lucerne, shot himself in the head after returning home from work. He kissed his wife and two young sons before going to the smoke house and taking two fatal shots, ending his life. Authorities report no other details.
Frederick Muff an 86 year old Missouri pioneer was run over and killed by a southbound passenger train a few miles south of Macon authorities reported the fatal accident.
The 22nd annual commencement exercises at Drury College will be held in Stone Chapel on campus from June 6 to 11. Gov. Folk is named as the principal speaker for the event.
Mrs B B King wife of Brimson station agent Mrs Anna Coakley and her five year old brother drowned crossing Sugar creek in a carriage on the river road. Local residents report a sudden rising water and unsuccessful rescue attempts. Public notice joins families grieving and calls for safety precautions along crossing routes.
By a nearly five to one margin the voters of St Joseph approved the issuance of 500000 in school bonds. The funds will be used to erect modern buildings and provide adequate fire escapes at the district schools.
Readable bricks from a log house chimney near Bunceton reveal several inscribed dates, with some bricks marked 1839. The discovery ties to the home's build era and preserves local history from the era.
A lively exchange notes a boy's advanced memory for the names of nearly every player in the major leagues. Maggie remarks on his surprising brightness for his age showcasing early sports literacy.
An amateur stage chase ends in farce as a fugitive hides under a small table. The pursuing commander trips over the suspect’s legs, rises, and jokes that the villain has eluded them again, provoking laughter through a comic misstep.
In Pinch Uee Allen's Foot-Eage. A powder cures painful smarting nervous feet and ingrowing toe. Greatest comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy. A cure for sweating feet. Sold by all druggists, 25c. Trial package free. Address A. G. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A humorous line notes that since heir Jim De Peynter lost his money he has entered social burglary by chaperoning rich parvenus. The quip asks how this constitutes burglary and answers that he helps them break into society with a Jimmy.
Important to Mothers urges careful scrutiny of CASTORIA bottles as a safe and sure remedy for infants and children ensuring correct use and identification of the product. The notice emphasizes parental diligence in selecting appropriate medicine for young ones.
Donor text notes a large land offering by Dr Charles F Simmons of San Antonio Texas. The ad boasts a 95000 acre tract sold mostly to farms with town lots good water and fine soil. Lots range 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars with 10 dollars monthly payments.
Prospectus advertises farm land in Atascosa County Texas ranging from 10 to 640 acres plus 2 town lots for 210 dollars with payments of 10 dollars monthly. Contact Dr Chas F Simmons in San Antonio for details.
A Ruskin quotation argues that a woman’s power lies in governance and order rather than combat or invention, stating her intellect should focus on sweet arrangement and decisive leadership. The line frames gendered expectations about women’s social function and intellect.
An advertisement offers a farm deal at 210 dollars per acre or per smaller units with payments of 10 dollars monthly. The package includes land from 10 to 640 acres plus two town lots in Texas, described as rich soil with pure water. Readers can write Dr. Chas. F. Simmons in San Antonio, Texas for literature and views of the land.
A brief thought on the difficulty of individuals maintaining self-respect without effort, noting that some people resist change or display confidence only when challenged.
Humble primrose wins favor as Lord Beaconsfield backs its cause and foundations establish the Primrose League to perpetuate the flower’s prominence.
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