Five Inmates Move to Missouri Legislature
A fragment notes that one beedler in the pen is worth five in the legislature, suggesting inmates gain influence only when moving to Missouri.
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1903
Page
1
Democrats' Wall Street Faith Faces Next Year Test
The text hints at Democrats banking on Wall Street support for party success next year but suggests skepticism about this strategy. It reflects political sentiment amid financial backing and party prospects amidst economic signals.
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Wall Street
West Gains Financial Independence Shrinks Democratic Talking Point
Wall Street acknowledges the West's growing financial independence from the East, undermining a Democratic argument. The shift signals regional economic divergence and potential realignment of political narratives ahead of upcoming campaigns.
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Wall Street
No Monkeying with the Tariff as a Republican Mantra
A quotation stresses tariff stability as a key Republican issue, aligning with broad support for ongoing prosperity and cautioning against policy changes that might threaten current economic gains. The line emphasizes unity behind preserving protective measures to sustain growth.
Political rhetoric on party success in Chicago and Rowans
Mr Bryan states that success requires the Democratic party to obtain both its Chicago and Rowans city utterances. He urges continued effort. Billy notes this is the kind of talk Republicans favor hearing.
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Bryan
Rowans City
Billy
Grover Cleveland Denies Return to Public Life
Grover Cleveland strenuously denies any plan to reenter public life, aligning with Mr. Bryan’s view that he has no chance of returning to theTwin.
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Grover Cleveland
Mr. Bryan
Grover
Missouri Broom to Clean City Hall Brawl Hints Voters May Act
A Missouri observer urges a political house cleaning in Jefferson City after decades of dirty and slovenly governance. The speaker calls for two people to decide on a new broom next year to bring reform.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Flood of convictions fails to drown hoodlums
A newspaper note remarks that recent high waters did not drown any hoodlums. It also observes that the flood of convictions overwhelming hoodlums has not yet swept a single one into the penitentiary.
Missouri Democrats Slipstream Post Office Revelations
Mis souri political groups cheer the Post Office Department disclosures while signaling they warned against similar spectacles last winter as the Legislature at Jefferson City faced straw man arguments and loaded assignments.
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Missouri
Post Office
del Terron City
Sam Cook and a Governor Bid Stirs Fee Debate
A reader asks whether Sam Cook would push bills as governor to secure a large fee for Bani. The inquiry questions potential self interest and the ethics of a candidate leveraging office for personal gain.
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Sam Cook
Sam
Folk and Ed Butler Shape Missouri Democratic Nominations
The passage argues that Missouri politics are controlled by the party ring with Ed Butler's influence guiding nominations. It suggests Folk cannot win while Folk remains a Democrat and the St. Louis delegation, led by Butler, will block Falk. It emphasizes power over popular will within the ruling faction.
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Folk
Missouri
Mr. Folk
Hhis
Falk
St. Louis
Ed Butler
Trial of Jett and White in Kentucky Ends in Mistrial
Curtis Jett and Thomas White were tried in Jackson Kentucky for the murder of J B Marcum. The jury failed to reach a verdict and the case was sent on change of venue to Cynthiana in the Blue Grass district. Locals threaten to intimidation witnesses and it highlights sectarian tensions in Breathitt county.
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Curtis Jett
Thomas White
Jackson
J. B. Marcum
Breathitt County
Cynthiana
Blue Grass
Jett
White
Kentucky
State Press Notes Silence at Jefferson
The state press repeatedly references a maintained silence at Jefferson, signaling limited official comment or disclosure. Readers see continued quiet from authorities, with observers calling for transparency amid ongoing questions at the Jefferson site.
Missouri News Roundup From Around the State
Special aerograms to the Journal note labor strife at Sedalia and wood choppers seeking higher wages. A Polk County wife killer fled. a state audit shows Missouri owes $441274 for Civil War troop expenses. Proposals to form a new county around New Bloomfield, Webb City express office robbed of $2000 in silver, recovered. Juvenile suspects jailed. An eight year old girl killed in Birch Tree area with a mysterious ax assault near Winona. St. Louis swindler Arnold linked with other fraud cases. News-Herald wheel theft prompts taunt. Escaped convict Claggett captured in Cole County. A nude wild man terrifies farmers near Joplin. Missouri Republicans urged to close corporate monopolies before the campaign.
Hoogle investigation shows Dockery linked to political machine
The piece argues Governor Dockery avoids aggressively pursuing hoodoo disclosures due to machine interests. It asserts the Cole County grand jury halted probe to protect Democrats tied to state administration, and claims Dockery’s silence reflects concern for the political machine's prospects.
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Dockery
Cole County Grand Jury
Missouri
No Guilty Man Will Escape In Postal Scandal
President Roosevelt vows a rigid, swift investigation into postal frauds. Postmaster General Payne works in unity with the President to expose wrongdoing and punish offenders. Democrats are accused of spreading stories to discredit the administration for partisan gain.
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Roosevelt
Postal Department
Payne
Postmaster irregularities and political fallout implied
The piece argues the President will pursue postal irregularities vigorously, presenting himself as more decisive than Democratic editors. It contends offenders will be exposed and punished, portraying administration success as a boost to Republican prospects in next year’s campaign.
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Republican Party
Globe-Democrat
Monopoly Legal in Missouri
Missouri Democrats tout state antitrust laws contrasting them with national policy. Federal Newton Securities case ruling strengthens Sherman Act pressure by barring interstate stock purchases to create monopolies. Missouri court opinions echo a more permissive stance, while federal law aims at broader anti monopoly enforcement.
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Missouri
Missouri Supreme Court
St. Paul
United
Wallstreet Against Roosevelt and the Trust Money War
Albany Capital reports that Wall Street magnates threaten no funding for a Roosevelt nomination while Roosevelt vows defeat if funds are essential. The piece notes Bryan's 1896 1900 slush fund accusations and predicts Democrats courting Wall Street money, then asserts public trust in Roosevelt and warns against hypocrisy in campaign finance.
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Wallstreet
Roosevelt
Bryan
Democracy
Wall Street
Dog suit continues over hound killings at Das Ave
J. B. Bollinger sues George Kethherside for killing two hounds. Tried twice, set for next Saturday. Costs so far about 21 dollars and 50 cents, with the dispute likely to grow more costly for both sides.
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Das Ave
J. 8. Bollinger
George Kethherside
Executors Notice From Probate Court In 1903
Letters testamentary issued for John P Bugg deceased by Probate Court on March 1903. Creditors must present claims within one year for allowance or risk loss of benefit. claims not exhibited within two years may be barred. Mary F Braa executrix of John P Bugg deceased.
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John Pugg
Mary F. Braa
John P. Bugg
Dockery's War Record Highlighted by Storyteller
Private John Allen of Tupelo, famed tale teller, claims Missouri governor Dockery had a war record, noting he formed a county home guard unit near war’s end that stayed within the county unless invaders approached. The account appears in the Raneas City Journal.
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Gay. Deegery
Missouri
John Allen
Tupelo
Miss
St. Louis
Allen
Gov. Dockery
Raneas City
Cow Drowns Attempting Water at Enidsaya Tank
At Enidsaya Eagle waterworks a cow habitually drinks at a tank outside the pumping station. The valley floods the tank, and the cow waded the overflow to reach the water. It nearly drowned twice but finally drank and returned to land, apparently convinced it had found a safe way to drink.
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Enidsaya
Lend
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