Sheriff and official slate announce candidacies
Harmony Township W B Compton and Breton Township Geo F Patterson announce for Sheriff subject to Republican convention. John L Paul for County Assessor. Bellevue Township J F Evens and J F Williams as County Judge candidates. Owen S Martin Belgrade Township for Judge of County Court from the 2d district. Henry C Compton George F Beals Concord Township as ad district candidates F E Cole from 2d district subject to convention. Nominations by convention preferred. central committee to seek cand idates wishes when time comes.
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W. B. Compton
Harmony Township
Geo. F. Patterson
Breton Township
John L. Paul
J. F. Evens
J. F. Williams
Bellevue Township
Owen S. Martin
Belgrade Township
Henry C. Compton
Concord Township
F. E. Cole
Central Committee
Oregon Blaze Cut Along Path to Republican Victory
Oregon last week cut another blaze along the path that leads to Republican victory next November.
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Oregon
Congress adjourns for summer vacation in brief respite
Congress adjourned last Wednesday for the summer vacation, giving the country a pause from the tiresome antics of Lenz and Sulszer.
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Congress
Lenz
Sulszer
Democrats Push Expansion While Sparing Credit Split
The Democrats advocate expansion but seek to prevent Republicans from claiming the credit for adding to the national estate. The statement frames partisan leverage rules and political credit in shaping policy prospects.
Post-Dispatch Endorses Platform Omits Free Coinage Plank
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorses the Democratic state platform while omitting the 16 to 1 free coinage plank. The Republic is implied to do the same, highlighting a shared editorial stance and potential omission by both papers.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Republic
Missouri Democrats Accused of Buying Candidates
A criticize-tinged report claims Missouri Democrats in recent campaigns used payments to Populist candidates to secure Democratic victories, portraying this tactic as a common practice by the party to influence elections.
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Missouri
Reere
Democrat Boise predicts Bryan defeat on free coinage
Ex governor Boise of Iowa warns Bryan will be defeated again on the free coinage issue. Republicans have long predicted defeat, but a Democrat of Boise's standing lends them increased confidence in victory.
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Boise
Iowa
Bryan
No Prosperity Debate in Bryanite Exchanges
Some Bryanite papers deny prosperity while others concede it and credit the improved condition to the Spanish war or India’s famine. The paper arguing prosperity is only a reflex of India’s suffering is condemned as asinine.
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Spain
India
Pers
Paving Blocks in Knob Lick More Expensive Than 1930s
A Knob Lick correspondent notes granite paving blocks now fetch 35 to 40 per 1000, up from 22.50 during the Cleveland era. He links prosperity to India’s famine and mocks Ironton Register for claiming prosperity and urging the paper to justify such claims amid national economic shifts.
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Farmington News
Knob Lick
Cleveland
India
Owever
Ironton Register
Missouri
The
Register
Republicans Weigh Primary Shift For County Nominations
A faction within the Republican party discusses departing from the traditional delegate convention in favor of a primary. While not opposing a primary outright, they seek a clear reason to change the long established method for county offices.
Democrats Lose Ground in Missouri Platform Controversy
The Globe-Democrat cites a Kansas City platform claim that Missouri reduced its bonded debt to 2.6 million as a falsehood. It argues the total 1899 bonded debt stood at 3.64 million plus 6.5 million in certificates, with current estimates near seven million, and accuses the Democratic party of deceit about fiscal progress and home rule.
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Col
Ingersol
Democratic Party of
Missouri
Kansas City
Lesueur
Missouri Voters Review Party Platforms and State Leadership
Missouri voters, numbering over 750000, may inspect the leading party platforms for state issues. The piece decries Gov Stephens and the Legislature as corrupt and incompetent, while noting the Democratic platform’s backing of Stephens’ administration as businesslike. It contrasts this with a Republican plank advocating home rule, and hints at persistent machine control in the state capital.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Stephens
Porto Rico tariff anger at San Juan consul
A Porto Rico letter claims all locals favor the new tariff except British consul Mr Finley in San Juan who had bought much sugar and tobacco in anticipation of free entry to the United States. The piece accuses Democrats in Congress of repeating Wilson bill tricks to push American market benefits to Britain.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
Finley
United States
Congress
Insurance solicitation from Hartford agent opens appeal
An agent from the Orient Fire Insurance Co of Hartford Connecticut seeks patrons in an advertisement addressed to W. T. Hees rer in Potosi Maine. The notice presents a formal insurance sales pitch and contact invitation.
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Orient +Fire Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
W.T. Hees
Potosi
Order of Publication in Missouri Circuit Court
Public notice in Washington County Missouri that Pleasant T. Ramsey sues unknown heirs of J T Wertz and William L Wertz to determine estate and title to land in section 4 township 35 range 1 east in Potosi. Defendants must answer by August term or default judgment will be entered. Publication to run in Potosi Journal for four weeks.
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Lerein
Washington
Missouri
J. T. Wertz
William L. Wertz
J. K. Wertz
J. KB. Wertz
J. B. Wertz
State of
J.B. Wertz
Potosi
Isaac A. Letcher
State OF Missouri
Isaac A. Letcuer
Circuit Court of
Washington County
County Missouri August Term Pleading Over Land Title
Pleasant T. Ramsey sues Edward Dobyns trustee and unknown heirs of Timothy Keith and Frances Ann Keith to establish title in fee simple to land described as West half. The plaintiff claims ownership and possession and files the petition in the August term of County Missouri court.
Notice of suit in land claim Washington County Missouri 1900
The petition states Edward Dobyns is a nonresident and unknown heirs of Timothy Keith and Frances Ann Keith claim interests in the described real estate. The court orders publication for four weeks in the Potosi Journal to notify defendants to answer by August term. State of Missouri Washington County clerk certifies copy dated May 26 1900 with seal.
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Washington
State of
Missouri
Edward Dobyns
Timothy Keith
Frances Ann Keith
Frances Ang Keith
Frances Ann
Potosi
Isaac A. Letcnes
State of Missouri
County of Washington
Isaac A. Letcher
A. D
Public sale of Missouri trust property to satisfy overdue notes
Frank Hawers trustee will sell at public vendue the described lands in township 37 north range 3 east Washington County Missouri to the highest cash bidder at the courthouse door in Putesi on Friday May 22 between 9 am and 4 pm. The deed of trust dated November 14 1895 conveyed the property to secure notes four of which are past due and unpaid. The parcel includes parts of sections 1 and 2 and totals about 242 acres more or less as described.
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Sophrona Cook
William Cook
Ofice of Recorder of Deeds
County of
Washington
State of Missouri
Court House
Putesi
Waskington County
Missouri
Frannk Hawers
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