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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1917
Page
1
A garbled critique juxtaposes flags and liberty with warnings about constitutions and democracy. It references fear of political suppression, party control, and the need to resist erosion of rights, with scattered mentions of figures and events.
The government notes hard work raising two billion dollars for a war fund among the people, while coal barons easily drew similar sums over the past year. Oil kings and commerce princes gathered amounts that dwarf the government’s efforts, painting a stark contrast in the economic burdens of the era.
The piece notes President Wilson pushing Congress to authorize a nonpartisan tariff board and to appoint a trade commission and Federal Reserve Board with bipartisanship. It cites past moves and contrasts party representation, arguing his selections favored Democrats and raised concerns of political influence.
In Jumps into a soup pot tale, Jasier Cook, at a Pennsylvania scene, leaped into a hot pot filled with lukewarm liquid and snakes after a confusion over a prank. Police cleared the room in minutes as serpents were removed, leaving Cook dazed and promising to nick a snake if freed.
A garbled account from a Los Angeles park notes a girl near a pond spotting a gold fish. Marie Fusston reportedly caught it with her hand as bystanders wondered why someone would catch the bright fish and what would become of it.
In a grim attempt to save Sen. Elwanisville Pe-Mre Jota Lut of this town, a woman donated a quart of her blood for transfusion. The donor, referred to with garbled names, hoped life could be restored for the ailing senator who had suffered from a severe bleed for weeks. The son Ederard Lam died at Wither Barre Hospital hours later.
Fragmentary local notice describes changes in city life after a house removal and saloon crackdown. It notes grocery and hardware stores reporting higher trade, factories employing more workers, and wage adjustments at a wire mill. The text references public order measures and economic shifts, with scattered names and dates unreadable.
An owl in Morganton North Carolina perched on a power line triggered a live wire outage lasting about five hours. The bird suffered burns along its wings and body and was thrown to the ground when the insulator failed. Current shut off at the switching controls, leaving the town in darkness until repairs were made.
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