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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1912
Page
2
A mosaic of satirical quips and observations from the Potosi Journal lampooning spring, farming, transport, and social trends. It riffs on rain, alligator farming, boat invention, recalling umpires, fashionable corsets, and odd aphorisms about crime, half cents, and hair goods.
The piece notes knitting as a nerve remedy in Germany and Boston planning a hospital for blues victims. It questions whether buying tickets to leave Boston would be cheaper. In Kansas City a dentist’s wife horsewhipped his office girl, a scene described as painful. Telephone operators report corn from headgear, but corn on the ear is blamed for discomfort.
A Denver woman keeps her savings in an icebox hoping for a cool million as reports claim declining lawyer numbers in New York and a push to induce immigration.
The era notes more buttons on women’s dresses signaling fashion trends. A quip about scientific patience and mosquitoes hints at germ theory. California traveling salesmen plan boycotts of tipping policies, while Boston plans a hospital to cure the blues inspired by Browning, illustrating civic devotion.
An expert urges simplicity in cultivating a garden noting that clear words ease the mind when lettuce resembles weeds. The counsel emphasizes plain speech to avoid overcomplication.
The Germans assert that bathing increases bacterial counts but offsets odors. The statement presents a balance between sanitation concerns and odor control, suggesting a nuanced view on cleanliness and health impacts.
A New York lawyer contends that in America the crook runs less risk than the honest workingman, arguing the crook typically secures full value for legal services.
A brief observation notes that an average man is not alarmed by the fact that a dollar bill may host about a million and a half microbes. He does not keep the bill long enough to incur danger.
After wireless telegraph operators are regulated by the government there may be room for hope that something can be done about palace car conductors and head waiters.
The quote notes a pedestrian's right to assume drivers will use ordinary care to avoid harm and to govern behavior accordingly. It asks what this right will avail in the next world, implying uncertainty about afterlife consequences of legal standards.
The French submarine Vendemaire was struck by the battleship Saint Louis and sank in about 180 feet off Cherbourg as warships maneuvered with submarines. Three officers and 24 enlisted men perished. divers failed to recover survivors. Reports said the ship’s shell was breached and rapid sinking made rescue impossible. The disaster follows a history of submarine accidents in French service.
Max Dub, pioneer merchant of Lincoln, after attempting suicide with a razor, escaped from a hospital and drowned himself. Last week his home burned, and the body of his elderly wife was found among the ruins.
Washington court upholds interstate commerce commission on lumber rates from Willamette valley Oregon to San Francisco. The ruling finds the commission did not act arbitrarily in setting the charges.
New York reports the liner Mauretania entering port amid signs of new management after the Titanic disaster. The passenger list shows Capt. W. T. Turner at the top, followed by Capt. S. G. McNeil in large capitals as Staff Captain, signaling a potential shift in command structure.
A Chicago group plans an Albany office to heal divisions among New York suffragists. They believe a united front could ease the path to winning the statewide vote.
United States Secret Service Agent E. J. McHugh with police raided two lodging houses and found a plant for raising bills. Two suspects were arrested.
Delegates are being selected daily for the national prohibition convention with 1,484 delegates expected in Atlantic City on July 10 to attend the quadrennial gathering.
Warren Lally of Dizon Alabama drowned while steering a launch to keep twenty high school girls from going over the dam on Rock River. The rescue attempt protected students but ended in tragedy.
More than 6,000 Marines are on Cuban soil at Santiago as plans for a general campaign are mapped out. The force will be ready to march against the rebels as soon as Washington signals.
Tacena Washington reports Louis Hill resigns as president of the Great Northern. He cites his father James Pail’s resignation as chairman of the board, signaling a leadership shift in the rail line’s governance. The moves come amid a broader restructure of top executives.
Gen. Monteagudo withdraws Cuban troops from properties guarded by U S marines as Havana suspends constitutional guarantees and martial law is declared. The United States faces anti intervention sentiment after 450 marines land at Ciamanora and guantanamo. Detachments move into Santiago Camaguey and Oriente while reports of a police style crackdown on insurgents emerge.
London. Harold A. Sanderson a White Star Line director testified at the Board of Trade inquiry that the Titanic was manned properly and that a larger crew would have meant no need for additional men. He said crew unfamiliarity with lifeboats stemmed from difficulty in getting crews to participate in drills.
Charles P Taft of Cincinnati donated between 50000 and 60000 to his brother C P Taft’s Ohio campaign, with L C Laylin filing a Columbus report. The total spent in Ohio reached 66473.98, making Charles Taft the largest contributor.
In Washington Senator Kern reviews Lorimer probe evidence from Clarence Funk and Edward Hines about a Chicago Union League club meeting the day after Lorimer’s election. Funk says Hines urged a $10000 contribution to cover Lorimer’s cost, while Hines’s account remains largely private until testifying.
Boston, Mass. Harry Marshall known as Enrico Mascioli died in the electric chair for the 1910 murder of Frank Cusumano. He died calmly murmuring prayers and kissing the crucifix after the straps were fixed.
In Bath Maine Amos Pinkham’s shiny bald head guided rescuers to locate and pull the captain from the water after he fell overboard on a dark night.
Dixon district notes a 1912 graduate Warren Lally in a report on river safety activities near Rock River. The fragment mentions efforts by Dixon High School and its alumni to prevent river hazards and protect the community. Further details are unreadable.
Riotous scenes erupted after Boston Elevated workers called a strike. The union employee action shut down surface, subway, and elevated street railways across Greater Boston, triggering widespread disruption and clashes with authorities.
In Shreveport Louisiana Clarence Williams aged 19 shot and killed C S Smith over an incident where Smith slapped Williams' sister, a 14 year old girl who was waiting tables at the boarding house. The slapping prompted the fatal shooting as the assailant defended his sister.
In New York William A. Reynolds sues to annul his marriage to Miss Mary Kilkeally claiming the wedding ring, cast at 9 cents, was furnished by the bride. The intriguing dispute centers on the ring as the key point of contention in the dissolution case.
In Muskogee Oklahoma Rosa Fritz seeks divorce from Thomas Fritz a Black man under sentence to be hanged for killing Walter Watson eighteen months earlier. The case highlights a dramatic legal delay in capital punishment proceedings. In Washington Spinal meningitis claims Senator Nixon of Nevada after nasal catarrh surgery at Episcopal Eye Ear and Throat hospital.
Washington reports the senate adopted a resolution to appropriate 300000 dollars to outfit army transports with self righting lifeboats sufficient to accommodate all passengers and crew. New York details a burglary where Mrs. Mary Bernheimer, wife of Sidney Bernheimer, was tied and robbed of jewels worth 10000 dollars after being assaulted by a maid aided by two accomplices.
Washington reports that Mexico will settle with American citizens who suffered injuries during the Agua Prieta and Juarez border clash. Embassy officials said the agreement covers compensations owed to individuals harmed in the conflict.
Pack train stationed aft Fort Riley shipped to Fort D. A. Russell Cheyenne. It will march back with the Fourth Field Artillery and arrive in time for the August maneuvers.
Chicago Police Chief McWeeney declares support for appointing several women detectives to enforce the city hatpin ordinance under the motto it takes a thief to catch a thief, signaling a new approach to public safety.
Frank Williams a well known farmer and coal operator in Rich Hill Missouri ended his life by shooting himself three times in the left breast. He had selected a local undertaker for burial and shipping instructions were given since he was a bachelor with no relatives. He cited sudden heart trouble as the reason. He was prosperous and a Royal Arch Mason.
The United States Supreme Court, in several decisions read by Chief Justice White, ruled that the commerce court must not substitute itself for the Interstate Commerce Commission and reversed the commerce court, affirming ICC authority. The full court concurred in these principal decisions.
Albany New York report states Mrs. Hannah Dwight Greene, on her death, divided a six thousand dollar estate among three bellboys praised for politeness. The beneficiaries, named as from Boston, Providence and Littleton New Hampshire, receive equal shares as dictated by the late owner.
In Essen Germany more than two hundred people including many children are receiving medical care for eye injuries after viewing the recent total eclipse without smoked glasses.
In Brussels and the Walloon provinces agitation among workers continues with about 100,000 men on strike. Authorities report that measures are beginning to have an effect on the labor movement.
Philadelphia report states Ottomar E Schreiber, only 24, is charged after testimony shows he has two wives living within three blocks of each other since his second marriage. The case highlights bigamy and social scandal in early city life.
The house votes 72 to 47 to exclude funding for Taft's tariff board for the new fiscal year. Debates include Sims of Tennessee on reforms and Gompers urging support for the Brantley workmen's compensation bill. Other items cover Panama canal funding, homestead act changes, gun control, beef trust inquiry, the Erdman act, weather bureau scrutiny, and partisan clashes in Congress.
The notes present varied, fragmentary lines about people aging and tea. References include sentiments on old friends versus new, Garfield Tea described as old and true, and remarks about women's numeracy and aging ten years over a decade. The text reads as disjointed musings without a single coherent event.
A brief exchange asks what is meant by pay and which union a jack of all trades belongs to, highlighting confusion about compensation terms and multi skill memberships.
A brief local-item note about a man nicknamed Rastus Skinnah who has been talking a lot about how he raises chickens. The story clarifies that he intends liftin rather than farming, reflecting a colloquial misunderstanding or boastful claim. The piece preserves regional dialogue and tone from the Catholic Standard and Times.
A busy author explains he must write in dialect because several letters are broken on his typewriter. He notes it is not his usual method but a necessary workaround to complete the story.
A judge notes contrasts in a dialogue about progress. Brinkley praises smokeless gunpowder and wireless telegraph while Cynicus mentions moneyless foreigners seeking loveless marriages with heartless heirs.
In a San Francisco Chronicle excerpt mariners recall fogs at sea near Newfoundland. One old salt says thick fogs forced them to lean on deck rails and, when the fog lifted, many toppled into the sea. The anecdote highlights peril and humor of seafaring life.
A Tulsa youth asks a Tulsa girl to marry but is refused as she is deemed too young. The father, a traveling man, says she will visit Pawluska, promising she will be older on return. The exchange reflects a stubborn pace of Midland Valley trains and small town timelines.
A man in evening clothes clung to a crowded surface car footboard as it rounded a curve in Chicago. He fell hard onto cobblestones when the car jerked. The conductor and about twenty passengers helped him. He asked if there had been a collision or if he had gone off the track, then quipped that he would not have alighted if he had known.
Eugene Smith of the New York bar argues in Case and Comment that penal codes are unsound and misaligned with modern state crime relations. He cites wide state disparities, noting perjury and larceny penalties and irregularities among Pennsylvania Connecticut Ohio Rhode Island.
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