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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
2
Mount Lassen erupts with volcanic fire sending fumes and ash 2000 feet high. One man is killed and another injured as a party near the crater suffers injuries. Several others escape unscathed, with spectators risking proximity to the smoking crater to take pictures.
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher is recommended for commander in chief of the fleet by Secretary Daniels as he nears the end of his current tour. The appointment would follow the completion of Admiral Hadeer’s upcoming service period in the next weeks.
The funeral of Adiat KE Stevenson was held at the Second Presbyterian Church with the pastor Rev ON Alberg officiating. Attended by a memorial speaker Mr Stevenson Hey Walter Therdin, pastor of the Third Presbyterian Elyarety of Chicnea, Gor Dionne and his entire staff were present.
In Savannah two four year old twins Dardis and Teresa Martin and their twelve year old sister Avira died after attempting to wade across a river while visiting the Me 102 area. Their father Jacob Mortly reported the family had come to the river to play when the accident occurred.
A J M O Neil of Vittebury and Cornelius Van der Tilt Jr team up to unveil a planned aircraft derived from a Livourold schoolboy concept. The project, linked to Cornelius Vanderbilt Sr, faces trial as the ages and details remain murky.
Christiaan Norway Capt Amundsen, after two months of preflight aeroplane tests, has obtained a pilot certificate enabling his North Pole expedition plans.
A blast at a careneh facility killed five men, four of them foreigners, and left ten others in hospitals with likely fatal injuries. The accident occurred in a hazardous area where laborers were working under dangerous conditions.
The St Paul Minnesota Supreme Court upholds a divorce ruling, stating a wife who forces her husband to cook breakfast can be deemed cruel and inhumane under Minnesota law. The decision emphasizes marital duties and potential grounds for divorce in the state.
Mildred Mullin, a resident of Katens City, set a pile of quilts soaked with fuel ablaze in her home and fled. Firemen found her body severely burned. the tragedy is being investigated as a suicide by self immolation.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Zeppelin airship of the SZ class damaged near Diedenhof Germany as a trainer airship breaks away from its gondola and tears behind the rear section in a partial wreck description.
St Louis-Jones Campbell, reputed richest man in the city, died at his summer home near Greenwich, Connecticut, after five weeks of illness. The death reportedly ends a long, prominent career and leaves a large estate to be settled.
Unclear OCR fragment notes a person connected to a prison transfer or detention event involving White Star and Boston. Details are fragmented. no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes could be established from the readable text.
Secretary of Labor Wilson says the United States faces a labor surge driven by a bumper wheat crop iron and mining revival and textile stagnation. He notes strong demand for 20 000 to 36 000 harvest workers and plans rail excursions to move eastern labor to the wheat belt while western farmers offer wages of 21 to 2 50 a day with board.
London authorities blame militant suffragettes for an attempted explosion inside Westminster Abbey aimed at damaging the coronation chair known as St Faward s chair. The blast caused only slight damage to the chair while the Stone of Destiny suffered heavy chipping.
London, Macnaid Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons his plan to introduce the promised bill amending the Irish Home Rule bill ahead of the Lords second reading. Unionists claim victory as he proceeds. Lords will freely modify the amendment, likely excluding visitors and protecting Protestant minority.
New York report says William Watterson secretary of the Philadelphia social service commission was dragged into a hallway by two footpads in the lower East Side. The robbers beat him and rifled his pockets but were interrupted by a policeman and a girl who chased them, leading to the suspects' arrest after a brief struggle. Patterson, injured, was taken to a hospital.
Witnesses testified on charges of a clairvoyant swindle. One victim, Mrs T Beles of Long Beach California, reportedly lost 30000 dollars. The case centers on alleged fraud tied to psychic promises and financial loss in Los Angeles.
In Little Rock Arkansas unruly oxen broke up the dress parade of the Arkansas Travelers and caused the wreck of a replica of the original Arkansas Traveler cabin float during the event.
Ul-Twenty state women chased a peddler who insulted a housewife several blocks and into the arms of two policemen hurried him to a police station to prevent a mob.
In Dubois Pennsylvania Jesse Horn accidentally dropped a cartridge at home. Sunlight through a window intensified by a glass pane discharged it and the bullet shattered the leg of his eight month old son.
In the Onuk Creek area of Colo More than 00 eone rifles pistols and up to 5000 rounds of ammunition have been surrendered by miners since federal troops moved into the field end strike district.
Reports from St John New Brunswick describe a violent gale along the Gaspe coast of Quebec and the Bay of Chaleur. Between 100 and 125 fishermen are said to have perished over Thursday and Friday. Many families suffered losses as boats and homes were wrecked along the shore, with damages exceeding 300000. The Gaspe steamship was nearly wrecked and must be dry docked.
In Pittsbugh, Westinghouse workers gathered near the East Pittsburgh jail around noon to force entry and seize leaders. Police blocked the advance as a brass band led the crowd toward Turtle Creek. A clash injured two men and a constable, and one suspect was arrested. The mob dispersed after officers pursued them to the jail.
South American diplomats signaled they will not be pawns of Washington as talks near a provisional Mexican government led by a general. Mediators laid the framework for a new executive to govern Mexico and candidates are being winnowed to those acceptable to Mexico City. The delegates plan to submit a chosen name to the provisional president for approval before adoption at the conference.
In Columbus a burglar, sleeping, confessed to murder in Austria after being confronted by Warden Thomas. Gott echling, awaiting extradition to New York, allegedly told of the crime while asleep. Governor Cox pardoned him, freeing a short Lorain county sentence, upon Washington’s request.
Greenwich Conn pames Campbell, chairman of the head of directors of the North American Company and a director in 33 other firms, died last night at his country home Mead Mountain Sound. He was aged 72. His death followed a blood poisoning incident.
General McReynolds submitted to President Wilson a report recommending against pardons for Frank M. Ryan and other former officers of the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union convicted in the Indianapolis dynamite conspiracy case. The condemned men had made a second appeal directly to the president, clinging to a possible reversal.
An elderly Chicago mariner, Try TSh1, was praised for bravery aboard a vessel that foundered near Cape Napier. He saved 60 lives over four decades and a gold watch and chain were awarded by local residents for his heroism.
A new trial is ordered for Pfanschmidt accused of murdering his father mother sister and Miss Emma Kaewpen in their home. The case stems from Jones for Reserve Board in Washington where speculation centers on President Wilson’s potential appointment of Thomas J. D. Jones of Chicago as governor of the Federal Reserve Board. In Los Angeles Adele T. Bryant, ex New York art critic, failed to obtain a divorce and became the wife of Covina rancher Salomon I. Strvant.
A proposed measure by the health committee would ban public drinking troughs for horses and require spring faucets with each commercial driver to carry a water pail. The move follows a scours on sclanders, blamed partly on troughs, and seeks to curb horse water access. Meanwhile at a German aerodrome a tank explosion killed a sergeant corporal and two soldiers of the imperial aviation corps.
Federal Judge Landis ordered the confiscated hair switches and puffs sold to the highest bidder in the case titled The United States vs One Case of Human Hair. Webb City, Missouri voted 1435 to 791 to return licensed saloons, continuing its dry status by four years.
Chicago figure A. N. J. Baumgartner, once a plumber, noted in bankruptcy that fixing gas pipes earned him more than his stint as a banker after his private bank collapsed. He acknowledged profits from pipe work exceeded those from banking activities.
Pittsburg reports Fa-Electrocution has been adopted by the Animal Rescue league as the best method of disposing of diseased and surplus dogs and cats. A metal passing house is under construction to facilitate the process.
A blazing fire swept through an old style East Side tenement in New York. Eight people died, including five women, and seven were badly burned. More than twenty others suffered injuries in the blaze.
Oshkosh authorities hunted for the bodies of Jaco Dele an 18 year old and Joseph Hirzig a 23 year old after a boat up set while they tried to change seats leading to their drowning.
The University of Missouri board named multiple new professors and accepted resignations. New appointments include D. O. Motoverney as Tulane law dean successor to C. R. Murdick, and A. R. Lambwis as assistant in necultural chemistry. Other moves assign instructors in bacteriology, chemistry, physics, and sociology, with several resignations noted.
Dry conditions hurt pastures and crops but boost prospects for a good fruit crop in Missouri. Professor Whitten expects above ten year average overall, with peaches, apples, plums, cherries and pears likely to do well. Warm, dry spells threaten fruit with damage, while pests and insects thrive in drought. Dr J P Campbell dies in Chicago. funeral planned at La Plata. Teachers enter summer study at Warrenstore normal. 1055 Missouri teachers registered. Robberies target motorists near Valley City. three cars involved, valuables taken, reward posted. Lexington mourns death of Jacob J Pulkerson. Lafayette County remembers him. Platte County Old Settlers meet at Platte City. Hannibal census shows growth. Missouri wheat crop declines due to Hessian fly and armyworm. Liberty boy drowns at Liberty.
A newspaper man drove a one mile trip in Pettis county to assess army worm damage to corn oats and timothy pastures. Worms attack mainly after sundown while some fields escape with high yields. Hundreds of acres will need replanting by June 20. rain is badly needed as drought already harms berries and vegetation.
A southbound Burlington passenger train struck a motor car carrying six people one and a half miles north of Green Castle Missouri, killing four instantly and injuring two. The dead include Elbert Thomas and Virs Thomas from Wheeling and Mrs Jesse Ray of Green Castle. The Rays and the Thomases were returning from Green Castle when their car stalled on the track. Ray and his daughter were hospitalized in Chillicothe with serious injuries. The article also reports-related local items about liquor sales, wind injuries, a death in the woods, a two-year sentence for arson, a teacher sues a student, a Missouri art professor staying, Pythian Sisters officers, and university alumni news.
A Boston philanthropist, it is said, recently received a notable letter. The missive is described as significant by local accounts, with no further details provided about sender or content.
Eddie wrestles with a stumble as a fall interrupts a moment of action. No Lo slips while hanging photos and dictionaries, revealing a lighthearted exchange about words and humility. Jude chides, noting many men preach more than they practice.
A private letter from New Jersey describes eye trouble improved after quitting coffee and using Postum. The writer notes her son avoided glasses after three years on Postum, and she herself regained health with no heart distress. The company cites testimonials from Pattle Creek Michigan and promotes Regular and Instant Postum with brewing notes and price.
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