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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1920
Page
2
In a quiet Home Sector scene a military doctor closes the bedroom door, reports “He’s gone,” and prepares the body with embalming fluid as colleagues acknowledge the finality of death and the duty to mark him for heaven.
An old advertisement promises painless corn and callous removal with Freezone. It claims a toy bottle costs only a few cents and that applying a small amount to the affected area will instantly remove the corn or callous without pain or soreness. The copy exudes boastful sales language typical of period ads.
South America is said to possess greater undeveloped resources than any other continent. Its soil could yield crops grown worldwide and its gold silver iron coal mines have been scarcely touched.
President Wilson tells New York World he is confident the San Francisco Democratic convention will welcome Republican acceptance of a League of Nations referendum. He criticizes Chicago platform tactics, says the party tries to obscure the core issue and urges a genuine democratic vote to determine America’s stance on international cooperation.
West Orange New Jersey warrants charging assault and battery were issued for nine members of the Beta Sigma Fraternity of West Orange High School over an initiation in which dentist Dr. Howard Applegate says he was tarred and feathered, blindfolded and left for hours in the woods. A defend ant, William Kilch, says the act was a joke and not severely punished, while Applegate reports being beaten and threatened with stoning.
Topeka Kansas Pearl Last held at State Hospital for the Insane in Parsons is named heir to a fortune estimated at 000000.
Ed McLand aged 45 pleaded guilty in Wisconsin within four hours of arrest for the murder of a five year old girl near Ashland. He seeks a state penitentiary sentence.
Federal grand jury indicts four Fortymith wholesale grocers for Lever Act violations alleging sugar sold at prices producing unreasonable profits.
Snow break ends an eight day Omaha heat wave as temperatures fall sharply by 22 degrees. In Pittsburgh a grim discovery finds the skeletons of two infants hidden in a furnace vent at the home of A M Travis, later found by the resident upon returning home.
Herbert Hoover declares in a public letter that the Chicago Republican platform is largely constructive and progressive. He urges party unity to avoid log-rolled minorities and supports Senator Harding as the administrative balance, warning against domination by any single group.
Five Camp Grant soldiers sought after a woman in an auto shot. Investigators traced a deadly shooting involving Lucille Moss wife of Capt Leroy Moss camp utilities officer and daughter of Colton Arnold. Authorities hunted four escapees from the guardhouse as they weighed charges.
The final official toll from the Ministry of War fixes French military deaths in the Great War at 1,262,872. Details of individual fates remain uncertain, with some cases including Mer wy noted as unknown, according to Matin.
Centerville police arrest Cartela Himsa 18 for shooting man Tony Matto after a phone call where she reportedly said I have shot a camp. Summer Guits Down to 7.80 noted in North Adams advertising ads for summer salts and salts pricing. local clothing firm advertises price cuts impacting North Adams market.
Montreal reports the American Federation of Labor endorsing government ownership of railroads, a defeat for Samuel Gompers. Initial vote 29,059 to 8,340, with a decisive turn that sparked questions about his reelection. Rail workers, including United Mine Workers, allied to oppose him. Carpenters and Building Trades largely supported him. Despite calls to stay, delegates boosted his salary from 10,000 to 24,000 yearly.
Hanover IA reports a quarrel over whisky ending in the death of an army officer's wife. Trebert TT Meads of La range, WH junior, charged with murder after a shooting at Miron’s teona do. Meads captured on a train to Boston, confession said self defense. Waived examination, held for September grand jury. County jail at Woodeone. Defense to be directed by his father A Meads of hleage.
Mise Helen M Cirese graduated from law school but cannot practice for a year. She is 20 years old and cannot be admitted to the bar for another year.
Government directives set aside more than Gat motor vehicles to Nathou G with distribution supervised by the Motor Transport Militia Bureau in Portland Oregon. A separate incident reports a man named Carl Wonner who fell 60 feet from Oneonta Gorge, sustaining a head abrasion after a misstep at the cliff top. Memorial services were held for Field Marshal Marl Kitchener.
The 20th Annual Missouri State Fair at Hedalia August 14 to 21 will award a total purse of 511,191.25 across departments such as speed, draft horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, and home economics. Officials say attendance last year reached 235,000 and expect even greater participation this year.
Reports from Cape Girardeau Monette and Butler highlight civic and church matters. Stanfeld wins a local race by a large margin as Cape Olerdeau elects officers. Monette notes economic activity with wine-like harvest and preserved goods. Westminster College in Fulton receives a $100,000 grant from the Northern Presbyterian board.
Summary of court actions and state notices across Missouri. Includes sentencing updates, appeals outcomes, and paroled offenders. Reports bond authorizations by Missouri Public Service Commission, fines for shop incidents, and crime arrests plus regional events in Excelsior Springs Hollister and Aurora.
Shrines visit Balivar Missouri as Suirinera delegates from Soulswoeet Missouri travel to Malhvar on October 9 with a 73 review trade event. The Abow Ben Adbem Shrine in Fulton and Fulton New W.T. Scarborough pastor of the Merhediet church join the convention. The Fifth Chevelet of the Christian Endeavor Union closes after a three day gathering. Also reported are a Bolivar wedding, Pullman Strikers return to work in Chicago, a Presbyterian pastorate change in Hopkins, a large Church of the Brethren conference in Sedalia, a Republic Community Club formation, and Poland China hog shipments from Wheatland to a Brazilian coffee plantation in South America.
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