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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1901
Page
2
Hetty Green counsels women speculators with a blunt warning. A statistician places crime taxation at 200 million dollars and criminals’ annual income at 400 million. Census predicts U S population reaching 300 million by 2000. Prophecy’s long range beauty lies in prophets not losing reputation.
Reports indicate horses have become remarkably scarce in the market. The horseless era prediction did not unfold as expected as people pivot to automobiles while horse breeding develops a broader reach.
A Pennsylvania woman walked 28 miles to take her first train ride, but disliked the iron horse’s appearance and turned back home. The tale of the tramp’s 56 miles would seem a stout sample of the strenuous life for many.
The piece mocks U S senators noting a quart of plums cannot feed the crowd of applicants for power. It says only a politician who can duplicate the loaves and fishes miracle will easily become president for life.
On inauguration day Rhode Island led in population density and remains first. Population per square mile rose from 63 in 1790 to 100 in 1840, 161 in 1860, and 407 by 1900, showing continued growth across the decades.
By the death, almost simultaneous ly, of Sir Walter Besant and Robert Buchanan, England loses two of its most noted literary men of the present period. Both possessed exceptional gifts in the writing of poetry and novels, and both were ardent workers in various social reforms.
A leading insurance company, prompted by many prominent policy holders, grants special and more favorable rates to those who abstain from alcohol. British companies have favored total abstainers for years.
Washington officials say there is nothing to fear if Congress does not renew the act, since a treaty with China mirrors its provisions and remains in effect until 1904.
Six men who governed New York Cornell in different eras include Cleveland elected 182 Hill elected 1895 Morton 1891 Black 1896 and Roosevelt 1898. Three later reached high national office with Cleveland becoming president Hill a senator and Roosevelt vice president.
A New York baggage man smashed a trunk into a car corner and tried to break it in two. The trunk held explosives, and if all goes well he may leave the hospital and resume work next month. Travelers express sympathy for the injured man.
A thoughtful contrast is drawn between the imagined pleasures of wealth and the reality of work for a capable young man from St Louis who abandons aimless amusements to become an apprentice in a steel mill, illustrating the pull of labor and responsibility over idle leisure.
London authorities arrest Earl Russell on bigamy charges saying a Nevada divorce and subsequent marriage may not be recognized under British law England will try him to determine if American divorces stand in England The case could influence Nevada tourism as well and reflect on cross border divorce validity.
An aging speaker notes doctors are vigorously pursuing the hidden microbe blamed for rheumatism. Historical contenders include staphylococcus pyrogenes albus and streptococcus, with diplococcus recently suspected. A very small organism with a long name is suspected to be the culprit.
The New Century club of Philadelphia has compiled the statutes of every state on dependent neglected and delinquent children. Philanthropy workers increasingly believe in early education and care to shape honest self supporting citizens rather than reforming idle and vicious adults.
A weekly summary from Washington and across the nation notes Cabinet unity on tariff issues with Russia, no U S response to China indemnity demands, and a justice department probe into Sherman act enforcement. It reports corn yield experiments, Cape Colony boer insurrection impact, Cuba’s Platt Amendment reception, assassinations in Tokyo, Taft named civil governor of the Philippines, Cailles surrender in Luzon, a postponed Sartoris Talfour engagement, Chaffee as military governor, a 60 mile wireless test from Tucania, Monroe Doctrine recognition by Germany, and France’s wheat crop shortage driving on U S imports.
Seven days ending the 21st saw exchanges total 288 485 074 dollars, up from 2419 191 049 the prior week and 59.5 percent vs last year. US business failures numbered 193, up from 183 and 179 in the prior and 1900 periods respectively. In New York horses suffered a new grippe-like disease. Paterson explosion killed 14 and injured many. Arlington, New Jersey saw Thomas G. Barker convicted for shooting Rev. Jon Keller. National league standings show Pittsburgh 593, St Louis 540, New York 525, Boston .523, Brooklyn 611, Philadelphia 489, Cincinnati 467, Chicago .358. American league leaders Boston .622, Chicago .608, Detroit 510, Washington .526, Baltimore 224, Philadelphia .447, Milwaukee 375, Cleveland 270. Pennsylvania wind and rain caused property damage. Pittsburgh reported three deaths. Adelbert S. Hay, ex-consul to Pretoria, fell from a New Haven hotel window and died. In Boston harbor the Estelle sank after a collision, two lives lost. A quarrel led William Farnes to kill his wife and himself near West Harrington, Massachusetts.
A digest of scattered events from across the nation includes fires in Rogers Texas killing Miley Calhoun and her three children. Amos Towne killing Mrs Sallie Granger near Frankton Indiana before taking his own life. a Chicago photographer falling from a balloon but staying unhurt. Transport Ohio bringing troops from Manila to San Francisco. reports of rising prosperity in the West. a Grinnell Iowa Congregational church dropping Prof Verron’s name. Indian resistance to Kiowa Comanche reservation expansion. Judge Jackson restraining striking miners at Thacker. H W Newman reelected president of the Lake Shore railroad. Texas troops sent to Trinity to protect a black man from a mob. Robert Waddell winning the American Derby in Chicago. first Kansas wheat load sold at 65 cents in Winfield. severe storm damage in Logan County Illinois. Lincoln public buildings unroofed. Kansas Democrats rejecting fusion with Populists. a deadly cloudburst in West Virginia wrecking Keystone and Vivian with heavy losses. H S Church of Louisville ends his life after killing a woman. United Irish societies in Chicago vow defiance to England. nonunion laborers attacked in Columbia Washington. Chicago council barred boxing per counsel Walker. Frederick Davies killed near Milford Indiana while saving a train. widespread storm damage across Ohio.
The London Sun asserts General Botha has surrendered. An interview with Sir Claude MacDonald states the empire would profit from the recent war.
Late flood reports from the West Virginia coal fields greatly exaggerate initial claims. Estimated property damage drops from 2 million to about 500 thousand dollars, and reported deaths range up to a figure under twenty.
The Pan-American grounds state building was dedicated. Dr Brubacher cites 72.5 percent of indigestion cases linked to unsound teeth. The German emperor orders a schooner yacht built in the U S. Smithfield Virginia claims the oldest church, St Luke’s from 1632 restored by 15 percent. Escaped convicts at Fort Snelling used a woman to shield them. Oklahoma shows the largest census increase in 1900. Baltimore & Ohio to operate B and O Southwestern. its organization remains. Oklahoma fruit shipments of peaches estimate 750,000,000 bushels. U S currency per capita stands at 25.13, down from 26.71. Natick Massachusetts to celebrate 250th anniversary on July Fourth. San Francisco’s Rev S D Hutzenpillar elected president of Ohio University for three years. Secretary Wilson says Mississippi valley farmers hold vast riches in beef and crops. German envoys visited American shipyards incognito to study warship and merchant ship construction. Florida has the most land under water among states. Wyoming the least in proportion. Dr Dyson hopes scab eradication in U S sheep within two to three years.
Missouri items condensed cover saloon license hikes in Vandalia and county debt clearances in Grundy county. Reports detail Bryan's St. Joseph lecture, oil gas drilling start at Chillicothe, indictments in Audrain and Missouri liquor cases, a peacemaker killed at Macon, Butler oil firm formation, and assorted local incidents across several counties.
Gen Cailles with 950 men and 310 rifles surrendered at Santa Cruz Laguna. Cailles wept as arms were handed in receipts for 30 pesos each. Gen Sumner returned the sword and flag. Cailles to MacArthur. Frank Merkin, a US deserter, was placed in irons after surrender.
The Esmeralda sailor’s reports from Manila describe a crippling tariff that halts commerce on Guam and sparks fears of starvation without government aid. Governor Schroeder laments hoodlumism after a whisky theft, prompting punitive measures that drove 74 marines to flee the barracks, 72 recaptured and awaiting court martial as the ship departed.
Washington reports reveal an order dated May 40 releasing five hundred prisoners of war to mark their surrender and acknowledge U S sovereignty. The named insurgent leaders Mascarde and Lacuna command regions in Batangas Zambales Bulacan Nueva Ecija with allied forces. Commissions as brigadier generals were issued to Crowder Allen Howse in recognition of service in the Spanish and Philippine campaigns.
Washington June 85 Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes ruled that a legacy to an adopted daughter is taxed as a stranger in blood to the testator. Former rulings inconsistent with this decision are revoked.
Washington June 25 The post office department authorizes St Louis post office fifteen thousand dollars for pay of additional carriers to be appointed during the next fiscal year.
Sixty three head of fat cattle averaging 1424 pounds sold yesterday on the Sioux City market. Armour bid them in at six dollars per hundredweight, the highest price on the market in ten years.
Akron Ohio June 25 Dr Ira A Priest president of Buchtel College has resigned Trustees to act today He refuses to give reasons for his action
Public notice promotes a handsome Colorado descriptive publication by L W Wakeley G P A inviting readers to request a free special folio on health resorts and scenery with low summer excursion rates. Mention the paper.
Irelith of the Poles. Three expeditions seek the south pole while six pursue the other end of the world. The Baltimore American notes nine new speakers joining the lecture platform next year.
The notice describes an extended leisurely itinerary with long stops in the Park. Private coaches are provided for exclusive use on the drive along with Pullman sleeping and dining cars. An escort from the American Tourist Association led by Beau Campbell, General Manager, lists contact at 123 Marquette Building Chicago. Train departs Chicago via the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway on Tuesday July 9 at 10:00 p.m.
Hartford Post notes a debate on classifying nicotine as a thingless item, alongside tobacco and other elusive concepts, reflecting shifts in policy and public perception. The column comments on language and the evolving status of substances in public discourse.
A Washington Star quotation warns ambition is safe when paired with effort while a letter from Van Buren praises Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments. The date Feb 10, 1900 appears among readers’ testimonials, and Atchison observer notes a caution about notoriety versus real good.
A short editorial remark from the Atchison Globe questions labor effort, noting the idea that slaves do not work very hard. The comment appears as a provocative line reflecting attitudes toward work and freedom.
The report notes a 999 year disposition of crown lands in New Zealand. It also covers demographic shifts in London where the Jewish population has more than doubled in two decades, and German empire figures listing 3,000,000 Polish speakers within its borders. Germany and the Netherlands plan a new cable to the Dutch East Indies as well. Restoration costs for the Papal Palace at Avignon are estimated at 1.4 million dollars. A Vienna incident tells of a boy and girl fined for carrying parcels without a license after helping an elderly woman.
In Rockbridge Missouri June 24 the community and Rockbridge Lodge No 435 A P M and F celebrate the recovery of Ambrose McKay a respected citizen and Mason. Once tormented by diabetes rheumatism and kidney troubles his limbs painful and sleep elusive the remedy Dodd's Kidney Pills brought rapid improvement and relief. He praises the pills as worth far more than their cost and notes rising reports of cures across Missouri.
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