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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1905
Page
2
The Potosi Journal notes Russia's education adequacy with one village school per 12 000 people. It cites New York health department data destroying six million pounds of adulterated foods in twelve years. Hiram Maxim recalls an automatic gun idea sparked after Civil War service.
Bangkok Times reports a new law in Siam gradually removing slavery. It declares that no person can be born a slave or be made a slave, signaling the eventual end of slavery in the country.
The First Christian church pastor in Cripple Creek Colorado announces lunch after Sunday services in the Endeavor rooms. Lunch is free to all attendees, ending long monopolies by corner saloons that offered free lunches.
Indiana Wisconsin Nebraska and other Western states pursue stringent smoking laws. Similar bills have appeared in Illinois Michigan and Minnesota. Courts hear cases challenging these sweeping measures as unconstitutional.
Historical note on how US colleges were financed by lotteries and stock sales in western sectarian schools. Much money was never redeemed, remaining tainted. The document argues such funds were unlawful as no service was rendered in return.
The Portuguese have adopted automobile traction for a battery of four 140 millimeter howitzers using the Behneider-Canet system. Made at the Crew for works in France, the motor pulls the four in convoy one behind the other, carrying about fourteen tons load and traveling at least five and a half kilometers per hour on all slopes. The vehicle also carries five tons of munitions.
Señora Alvarado, wife of Pedro Alvarado described as Mexico's wealthiest citizen, died in Chihuahua. He rose from peasant origins and once offered to pay Mexico's entire public debt. The couple had just finished a palatial house regarded as among America's finest.
John Alexander Dowie outlines a sweeping project to found a religious and industrial colony in Old Mexico. He intends to tap underground water from extinct volcano craters, construct a merchant fleet to sail the Soto La Marina river, and build a railway to move colony products to the sea.
The text notes a rapid influx of future American citizens and questions whether the nation can process the material into loyal Americans. It recalls past impressions of European immigrants and asks if earlier waves, mainly Southern Europeans, arrived at 12,000 weekly and where republicanism was untested. The concern centers on changing immigrant origins and potential impact.
The main track mileage of the United States railways could circle the earth along the equator eight and a half times. Their revenue in 194 would cover the national debt twice over and still leave a large surplus sufficient to support Spain’s government for a year. On American railways payrolls there are 1,590,000 workers, more than the combined armies at Appomattox.
A traveler observes in the South that most residents focus on two themes beyond private affairs. Education for white children and the settlement and development of vacant or underused lands with white settlers tie the concerns together, shaping regional growth and industry.
A wartime plan seeks to honor the San tiago fight by listing names of the dead and their regiments. A committee has visited key sites including El Poza hill where Grimes fired the first shot, the ford where Hawkins and Kent opened fire, the San Juan back house, and the El Caney ruins and Kettle Hill that helped make the president.
Washington June 2 Practically no new developments in the peace negotiations between Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt has focused on other matters while awaiting the selection of envoys for the Washington conference. Ministers Takahira and Cassini called on the president to convey official advices from Tokio and St Petersburg praising Washington as the conference seat. No decision on hosting Washington will be made until the envoys meet and organize.
June 26 St. Petersburg reports show a unified effort by the military faction to keep Russia from concluding peace. Linovitch and subordinates push optimistic, dispatches warn against disbanding an army of about half a million without victory. Correspondents mirror the push and frame risks of a humiliating settlement.
A Tokyo Daily Telegraph correspondent calls a Cossack assault on a Japanese field hospital near Taipoushin the war's most disgraceful act. Red Cross badges were worn yet volleys, drawn swords, and bayonets killed and wounded noncombatants as Russians dismounted, fired, and mutilated victims. Medical supplies were burned.
Havana marks the death of Gen Maximo Gomez with a three day mourning period. Flags at half mast cover legations and consulates as Spanish and Cuban authorities honor the general. The funeral is set for Tuesday with a $15,000 appropriation and public business suspended.
Jefferson City June 19 Gov Folk after talks with Atty Gen Hadley sent a letter to Sheriff Herpel of St Louis County directing arrest of race track operators violating the law. He cites open felonies by wagering on horse races and says the state will not tolerate such conduct. Deputies to be summoned and citizens may be asked to aid. If local facilities fail, the state will provide help to enforce the law.
Lamar Missouri June 19 Senator LD Hicks of Marshall died at 77 after three weeks at his daughter's home. His vote helped pass a law that ended Missouri racetrack gambling. His death coincides with the expiration of the old racing law.
June 20. Tu storthing adopted a formal reply to King Oscar to express goodwill yet support the dissolved union. A large meeting of Swedish residents in Norway urged the king to push a peaceful settlement to preserve Scandinavian friendship. Swedes in Norway report they enjoy fair treatment, urging amicable adjustment of interstate interests amid possible riksdag action June 21.
Allen Dukes, a 20 year old farmhand, killed 95 year old Thomas J. Snider at the Kenry Imhoff farm four miles north of Murphyshore. Dukes claimed self defense after beating the blind, frail man who had lived with the Imhoff family for 16 years. no motive is known and the coroner's jury did not credit the self defense claim.
Springfield June 20. At the request of the state board of agriculture, Alty Gren. Stead prepared an opinion declaring street fairs unlawful in any city. Fair associations holding fairs on streets outside enclosed spaces where admission is charged and order cannot be maintained are not entitled to a $200 legislative appropriation.
Ohio representative Kyle earned a lighthearted tale as he traveled for campaign work. In a country inn he requested quiet in room 14, but drummers in adjacent rooms complained of his loud snoring. Kyle claimed he slept well in room 16 after a late night of singing for the audience.
A petition filed with Judge Howard Gray by attorney W. Jones of Joplin seeks a special grand jury to investigate actions of Jasper county Prosecutor W. N. Andrews. Jones alleges failure to prosecute saloon keepers on Sundays and mentions an alleged alliance. Missouri postmaster salaries are announced with several increases and decreases across multiple towns including Joplin Farmington Fayette Higginsville Higbee and others.
Charles G. Patterson, who shot ex-Senator B D Martin at Marshall last May, had a preliminary hearing before a Justice of the Peace. Martin testified to the events, Patterson bound over to the July term of the criminal court and released on a 1510 dollar bond. C A Davisson, a Pettia county stockman, aged 50, committed suicide at his home three miles southwest of Greenwood by shooting himself in the heart with a shotgun press against the trigger with a stick. health believed to be the cause.
Mexico leads a one mile rock road venture with A N Johmsen directing work under the agricultural department. Citizens provide stone teams and labor while government supplies machinery and experts.
A Balkan diplomat reports in private dispatch that Arab rebels are advancing on Mecca. The sultan’s authority, tied to Mecca’s religious prestige, faces potential collapse if Mecca falls, fueling palace consternation amid mounting fears of loss and upheaval.
At a Crawford theater mass meeting the St Louis Typographical union adopted resolutions for reinstatement in the International Typographical union and restoration of its charter. The three year contract with the Typothelae was canceled, halving a nine hour day and a 19.50 weekly wage. A strike may follow if open shop is declared. In Danville William Parkinson known as Klorax Bill died in an ambulance from morphine overdose given for pain.
Washington reports President Roosevelt and two school chums were briefly lost in the Virginia hills south of Washington. He later found a telephone, summoned his carriage, and quipped that he lost ten pounds but the trip was worth it.
Chefoo June 29 Japanese authorities ordered American and European firms still in Port Arthur to depart and remove their merchandise. Many firms are arranging to charter steamers to complete the evacuation or transfer of goods.
Washington June 20 Cap. E. 8 Prime recently detached from command at Port Royal Navy Station has been placed on the retired list with the rank of rear admiral.
Chambersburg Pennsylvania June 2. Thomas B. Kennerdy president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co. died here Monday evening. Born in Warren county New York August 1 1827 he became president of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Co in 1882 succeeding Frederick Watts.
In Shelbyville Indiana on June 19 a three year old girl Cora Sandefer was accidentally scalded when her mother spilled a kettle of boiling water at her feet. Doctors fear the child will die.
O M Burns, former cashier of the First National Bank of Montpelier Ohio, pleaded guilty in U S court to altering bank records. He was sentenced to seven years in the Ohio penitentiaries.
In a June 20 report from Washington, Col B. K Roberts of the artillery corps is promoted to brigadier general and placed on the retire list. The notice confirms the military advancement and retirement action.
At the Ivan colliery in Khartsisk, Ekaterinoslav district, Southern Russia, an explosion on June 18 killed about five hundred workers. The mine belongs to the Russian Doxrets company. Rescue efforts and investigations are underway to determine causes and determine the fate of missing miners.
In Sedgewick Arkansas on June 19 a father recounts how his son, crippled by swelling and unable to walk, recovered after taking 35 Dodd's Kidney Pills over eight days and then eleven more, restoring his ability to run and sing. a tale cited by medical observers as remarkable. The piece also includes a stray, out-of-place exchange about a doorkeeper and a restaurant cashier.
An old advertisement notes that sending 20 cents yields a posture and packing of a full size one dollar box of Dr Mow’s Stomach Tablets. The tablets claim to cure indigestion and are attributed to Stomachic Co in Sturgis Michigan.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal quotes a man remarking on his wife’s protection and the idea of receiving trouble if allowed out of her care. The terse exchange implies tension over marriage and independence.
Veteran Joshua Heller speaks from Urbana about kidney relief. He recalls praise for Dean's Kidney Mills and notes later pills were less effective, still endorsing the preparation. Fister Milburn Co. Buffalo, NY sells it for 50 cents per box through druggists.
The advertisement promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female ailments including ovarian troubles inflammation uterine issues and spinal weakness. It claims relief for backache leucorrhea menstrual irregularities nervous debility and kidney related discomfort offering confidential correspondence with Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Berlin doctor warns against piano use by anyone under 18 after a study of 1,009 girls found 60 nervous cases. The article recalls 1805 London medical society practices like bleeding patients, notes malnutrition affects brain function via teeth, and cites Sir Frederick Treves and Dr Arthur Latham on diseases and tuberculosis in London.
A dramatic exchange from the Detroit Free Press describes a burglar discovered in a residence, with one speaker expressing terror and the other noting anticipation from prior expectations. The scene captures a tense confrontation within a private space.
A quotation from Uncle Eben in the Washington Star notes that many people seek sympathy rather than proper treatment, comparing this tendency to rely on affect over actual health needs. The line emphasizes dyspepsia medicine as a remedy for genuine ailments rather than emotional consolation.
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