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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
1
The text notes Bryan has not ruled out a third nomination while asserting Imperial Missouri maintains imperial governance under Democratic rule.
A regional trend shows young voters shifting toward the Republican party in large numbers, signaling potential changes in statewide political dynamics and election outcomes. Local analysts cite outreach efforts and messaging resonating with younger constituents.
A Bryanite exchange notes that the President's letter regarding a third term proposition and references to Emperor McKinley have disappeared from the discussion. The message marks a loss of source material and prompts questions about the remaining records and context.
On July 4th the Philippines will transition to civil rule and plans call for a celebration in true American style. The move marks a shift in governance and broad public festivities are anticipated nationwide.
Europe may refrain from starting a tariff war as buyers favor American products. Foreign consumers show preference for U S goods over rivals, signaling demand for U S exports amid rising protectionist pressures.
The speaker predicts a future where Democrats will endorse President McKinley’s acts within a generation while Republicans will be far ahead of the slower opposition, implying a long lag for the opposition to adapt. The remark suggests partisan shifts and aging reform perspectives.
In a pattern noted by observers, Missouri Bourbons resist federal constitutional limits while molding their own state constitution to suit party aims and often override it without awaiting judicial construction.
A political opinion asserts that county Democrats pretend to aid Black voters during elections but actually endorse disfranchising them and favor Missouri adopting harsher tactics used in the South to suppress the Black vote.
Under the Dingrey tariff, free trade theories collapse as domestic demand and exports surge. The fiscal year ending June 30 will reach one and a half billion dollars in sales to foreign markets, surpassing the record year 1900 by one hundred million. With high wages and strong domestic markets, free traders have no ground to stand on.
Readers are urged to probe how Salem Monitor and Hillsboro Democrat would convert county school funds into certificates of indebtedness bearing 5 and 6 percent interest. The piece questions prior bond sales and asks what Democratic editors did with funds before current investments.
Missouri Supreme Court rules ballots must remain secret in election contests based on alleged fraud. The decision rejects inspection of ballots to uncover fraud, citing constitutional protection of ballot secrecy even as contests arise. The ruling reflects state policy limiting access while preserving vote confidentiality.
The text accuses Missouri institutions of Democratic supremacy interference. It claims imperialism is rampant in the state’s highest court and in the legislature. It asserts constitutional overrides occur in both branches at party demand.
The spring campaign critics accuse Republicans of extravagance and payroll padding. Wells administration boasts savings but cites only a veto of extra gardener pay as concrete economy. Harry Hawes, leading Democratic police, blocks further cuts. The piece portrays Democratic economy as limited to selective vetoes with public impact.
Missouri Democrats face a split as Bryanism factions clash with reorganizers and Allen Merriwether launches an Allied Third party advocating fairer state elections. His St Louis mayoral run and Bryanism ties fuel the fracture, with potential shift toward the Republicans.
An open critique condemns Missouri state governance as controlled by a thirty year Democratic monopoly. It alleges ballot box falsification and forgery, Nesbit law suppression, and fraud in St Louis elections. The piece claims citizens are left with no legal remedy and that election returns are secretly manipulated by party operatives.
Kansas reports bank deposits up over 30 percent from a year ago. Philippine courts will keep Spanish for five years but require English familiarity first. Plowman manufacturers plan a US combine in New York to control the plow trade. Tarkio College receives a 500000 donation from David Rankin, a Missouri millionaire. Thousands crowd Kiowa Comanche Apache border lands awaiting opening for settlement. many destitute. Alabama treasurer funds 80 percent of teacher salaries amid bank loans. Lone Wolf’s injunction appeal to block Indian land opening denied. echoes of President Harrison’s progress stance.
A St Louis mayor, a Democrat, claims April 2 municipal election fraud totaling 96,276 illegal votes within a 110,000 poll. The state supreme court blocked opening ballots to compare with registration lists, citing constitutional election safeguards. The case seeks to contest ballots and reveal true results amid claims of residents voting where not legally registered.
The Globe-Democrat laments a sweeping gerrymander that seized fifteen of sixteen congressmen and twenty-seven of thirty-four state senators, urging Missourians to decide how to respond to the loss of political rights.
Sunday’s heat reached 110 degrees in the shade marking a record for the season. Rev. Hi Whitehead missed a local appointment due to a protracted meeting starting at Rock Spring church house. Born June 16 to Rabt Carty’s wife a daughter. mother and child well. Pearl Mosier ill but hoped to recover soon. Local attendees report trips to Flat River and Bonne Terre for visits. picnic plans for the 29th underway. Sam.
The region endures dry weather and poor crop prospects under the Republican administration. Local visits include Miss Leona James and Miss Rastl of De Soto to Racola, and Prim Justin’s return from St. Louis County. Camp 5429 MWA honors deceased at Old Mines cemetery. lead prospecting by Allen Bros on Pat Murphy’s land. Bella plans a Bell telephone between Old Mines and Possom Trot. Ironton Register notes northwest growth and a Ladies' Home Journal teaser on a seven million population region in eighty years.
Potosi Meat Market owned by G. E. Alcott advertises cash payments for hides tallow pelts and furs with a brief line inviting readers to try their services.
News from Belgrade reports gardens failing and crops struggling as drought lingers. Sunday events at Mount Zion include Children's Day and a basket dinner. Obituary notes Mr Henry Cover, Civil War veteran of the Sixth Illinois Infantry, who died near Quaker last week. funeral at Sugar Grove on the first Sunday in July led by Rev James Yount. Capt J F Bennett of near Caledonia attended Grand Army Post. Rev James Yount, Marion Payne and James Cole of Quaker present. Agricultural outlook remains poor with wheat cut, meadows failing, corn wilted. optimism rises for rain. McCormick agent B F Newcomb reports sales of binders and mowers. J H Crooks' mother returns to Kansas. Dr Talley returns from Chicago. family visiting via Marle Hill. Uncle Silas Johnson notes 103 degree heat. Fiory.
Round About Us reports R. A. Marsden named postmaster at Hillsboro while Henry Thomas pays a 1000 fine at Poplar Bluff for running a gambling house. A new 7000 church contract is set for Farmington. Scott County wheat yields about 18 bushels per acre per Poplar Bluff Citizen. J N Miller near Dexter uses three binders on a traction engine cutting fifty acres daily. Ollie Graham of Fredericktown swallows wheat beard causing throat obstruction. rushed to St Louis for operation.
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