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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
1
Pryanite exchanges discuss McKinley and credit for Kansas crops and Missouri drought blame. Democrats warned against calling Missouri imperial while avoiding insult, as they caution about being labeled imperialists and political posturing.
Those who seek tariff reform clash with every new foreign trade report. The trade picture under the Dingley tariff is described as thriving, framing reformers as foreign sympathizers and complicating calls for change.
A large cotton duck combine with a capital of 50 million dollars is forming to blockade southern cotton mills. Bryanite outlets will blame McLaurinism for enabling such actions in Democratic strongholds.
A member of the Alabama constitutional convention proposed counting illiterate votes as one quarter. Missouri Democrats could do similar tricks. The Missouri legislature reportedly fixed Republican votes for Congress to count as 1.5 times? 1,314,000 remains unclear.
A voiced editorial praises anti gambling efforts on the street while criticizing local Democratic candidates for courting black Republican votes. The piece argues real change requires broader action beyond prosecuting a few offenders and accuses opponents of exploiting racial divides to win support.
An opinion notes that Jeffersonian Democracy differs from Jefferson's era while accusing it of infringing the name. It cites the Spooner resolution and the Platt amendment as examples of imperial policy, arguing that Jeffersonian influence resembles the era of Jefferson in guiding territories obtained through purchase and that Missouri reflects this imperial tendency.
In Chicago a man declares himself the Prophet Elijah reincarnated and gathers a sizable following. Critics label him an irresponsible fanatic or a confidence schemer, noting humanity's enduring readiness to accept new religious teachings despite inconsistencies. The piece reflects on blind faith in past eras versus present receptiveness.
The excerpt ponders how past acceptance of ideas contrasts with today’s credulity. It suggests that current eagerness to believe is the reason people are asked to accept anything presented as truth.
The piece analyzes a 25 cent levy per 100 dollars with two fifths for debt interest. It cites Lesener’s 1901 1902 revenue estimates and argues annual general revenue funds fall short, implying state funds diverted to other Democratic expenditures and urging extra revenue. It notes Hillsboro Democrat involvement.
The St. Louis Republic critiques Jefferson patriotically praising natural rights and contrasts it with recent Supreme Court decisions and McKinley era powers. It cites Thomas H. Benton on Louisiana Purchase governance, arguing Jefferson would not approve such executive control. The piece questions contemporary knowledge of Jefferson and hints Benton’s alignment with his era.
Alaska spring cleanup may yield more than ten million dollars in gold as operations on the Klondike dike push ahead. Officials caution results are preliminary and dependent on ongoing ore processing and market conditions.
RESTGNATIONS two South Carolina U S senators who theatrically resigned their offices have withdrawn their resignations from the Governor. They demanded conditions but the Governor refused to consider them. Mc Laurin urges unconditional restation but Tillman declines. Tie fears the Governor would take him at his word.
A London report claims Lady Abinger's horse recovered from a lung cold in two days after telegraphing to a healer for absent treatment. The article notes the horse's receptive state may have aided the cure and ends with a jab at believers.
The article notes a Native American figure Lone Wolf seeking an injunction against the United States to block opening lands to white settlers. It frames the struggle as a long fight using legal restraint rather than force. The narrative contrasts native resistance with federal expansion in frontier land policy. The piece also reports on Missouri strawberries shown in Buffalo, describing a 16400 quart carload from 17 Monnett Derry Grower’s Association exhibitors. Commissioner Bell collected and organized the display, listing Warfield, Gandy, Burbeck, Phillips, Aroma, Haverland, Star, Clyde, and Saunders varieties amid high demand due to southwest dryness.
The piece argues Melkinley adapts Jeffersonian policy in Porto Rico and the Philippines, showing more regard for current islanders than Jefferson did for Louisiana residents a century ago. It cites a recent act and a petition warning of an influx of “savage hordes,” likening it to Venice prison fears and recalling Jefferson's 1803 Louisiana treaty pledges later repudiated.
The Globe-Democrat cites charges against Anenustus Chorntesa Gratiot Richard Canik and David Musick linking them to St Louis early history. It argues the paper’s Jefferson reference targets another person, portraying the real Jefferson as the original American imperialist and criticizing President McKinley as a weak extirpator of natural rights.
A display in Cole and Nixon’s window shows two large chunks of lead ore averaging 50 to 70 percent lead from Ryan shaft Neo, contradicting experts. The Irondale Lead Co plans a mill by early September with about 300 workers. Over 2400 tons of ore are on site. a rail switch from Iron Mountain railroad serves the mill. Local mining pride centers on George J. Cole dubbed Old King Coles.
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