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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
2
The Potosi Journal quotes a scattered Washington and Philadelphia reflection on politics and labor, noting frustration with Congress and employer dependence. It derides indifference and complacency while musing on luck and trouble, with playful if garbled phrasing throughout.
Thomes Nelson Pate reports returning from Europe where he says Europeans view Americans as two nation of gratters and mentions witnessing guides hotels and many other aspects as a victim of cultural differences.
Princeton defeated Yale to seize the Intercollegiate series as Yale once again challenged its former supremacy. The piece reflects on railroad clerks who gained coal stock without payment and questions whether those denied opportunity deserve criticism, closing with a caution against sour comments.
A Pittsburg lady on a slumming tour prompted the board of safety to mandate that all Pittsburg residents eat at home and that mothers ensure their children wear ample clothing regardless of the weather. The text highlights an ongoing reform and exposure effort in the city.
The piece describes San Francisco’s Chinatown as a self contained Oriental settlement with residents largely staying within its confines all year. It portrays the community as culturally Eastern and distinct from wider society.
A Melbourne clerk without a magnifying glass inscribed 10101 words on an e post card. The text draws from Shakespeare Dickens Genesis and the song Home Sweet Home. The script is praised as beautifully done with enough clarity for reading with the naked eye.
The passage describes a luminous ring around the moon and a vast space in the heavens. It compares distances to heavenly bodies and wonders how long it would take to travel to the sun at express speed, estimating five years for a continuous journey to traverse the sun’s orbit.
An American tourist touring Oxford learned from a station porter that the town’s railhead sits about a mile from Magdalen College. The porter quipped that builders likely placed the station near the railway for convenience, adding that he did not know the exact reason.
The general staff ordered veterans of the Spanish war Philippine insurrection and the Peking relief expedition to wear bronze medals on dress parade and ceremonial occasions to honor their service. A special badge for certificate of merit recipients will add a $2 monthly increase.
A large woman on an approaching elevated train rises and pushes toward the door, bracing to prevent being pushed aside. She commands a man to back off as the train nears the station, insisting she must first exit before him. The scene is tense and charged with authority.
In a comical incident a rooster rode a U L passenger train to Tamia and refused to leave its seat as the conductor announced all aboard. The bird perched contentedly near a pend and drank from a cup while nearby passengers watched the odd scene unfold.
A nostalgic reflection argues aging is not marked by greying hair or wrinkles but by appetite and zest. When a man sits to a feast of stewed chicken with gravy and biscuits and digs in with both hands, smiles, and helps himself multiple times, he is a boy again.
Attorney General Moody announces federal action initiating criminal proceedings against Standard Oil Co under the Elkins law for rebates in interstate commerce and possible Sherman anti trust charges. He will press further if investigations justify, and will curb discriminatory trade and transportation practices, with cabinet approval.
In federal court Fre day judge Smith McPherson sentenced five defendants convicted of making rebates on shipments. Swift & Co Culiby Puch fhe Co Armour Packing Co Nelson Morris Co and Chicago Burlington & Quincy railway charged. George T L Thomas of New York fined 80 and four months. L F Taggart of New York fined 4000 and three months. Appeals filed with stay of execution until June 29.
Chicago. Richard Ivens, convicted of murdering Bessie Lidlster, a Hollister choir singer, was executed at 11:02 a.m. Friday. He faced death calmly until the drop, then collapsed as the cap was drawn. A brief, convulsive prayer attempt failed to emerge.
A massive blaze swept Golconda Illinois causing severe destruction to the Wil-ity plant and nearby foundry lines. The fire, starting from an unknown source, overwhelmed the town lacking fire protection and led to major property losses and fear among residents.
An article reports the death of Charles El Tote ler, a liquid air expert, in a Valerie NS hotel after witnessing a two month ailment from Bhisht’s dhow. Born in New York in 1819, the exact cause remains unclear amid garbled OCR data.
Dallas resident Francis M Fran rote, a professional marksman, was attacked on a Texas and Pacific train by a deranged man. He sustained severe injuries and required hospitalization and treatment at a sanitarium.
A battalion of 3200 United States marines from Camp Elliott has been transferred to Corozal to be prepared for any emergency during the election day slated for Sunday.
Kaiser sailed the Meteor to victory in the first large schooner race defeating the German vecht Hamburg and the British built yacht Clara with Prussia Emperor William aboard Friday.
Guests of Kaiser William attend a patriotic Kiel event with Mrs Longworth aboard the Hamburg. Empress Augusta Victoria and Princesses join the festivities as electric illuminations light the city and warships illuminate the harbor. An American evening ends with rockets aloft and imperial hospitality.
A $25,000 bond was approved by the county court for Mrs Emma Kaufmann in the Agnes Polyets murder case. Five women were to remain in custody, with Mrs Kaufmann released to her home Monday under police guard at the residence.
Gov. Andrew L. Harris of Ohio is seriously ill with acute indigestion and exhaustion, forced to bed Sunday afternoon. Friends are alarmed over his condition as age and frailty raise doubts about his return to Columbus to resume duties.
A fragmented report outlines Emma Ledoux's conviction amid a murder suicide in Stockton and a separate case in Hoosenville Indiana where Harding, a Civil War veteran, shot his wife and killed himself. Other items note James Pr. Cudahy denying Louisville Packing Co. as a branch of Cudahy Packing Co.
John Meriwether of Troy a newspaper worker rolled from bed and fell from a window in St Louis at 1 am. He was taken to the hospital with a broken rib.
Eminent architect Stanford White of McKim Mead & White was shot dead by Harry K. Thaw during Mariselle Champagne on the Madison Square Garden roof. Panic swept the fashionable audience as Thaw fled a rapid arrest, with investigators identifying him after initial misdirection. The motive appeared linked to alleged infidelity, amid disputed enmity between White and Thaw.
Gov Harris of Ghio was exhausted after a full day at Wess and spent most of the time in bed. He rose at 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. after an early breakfast, then rode to his farm six miles from Easton to inspect the new barn work before returning to Corwnilius on Monday morning.
Tokyo dispatch reports June 2 that Admiral Togo replied to an invitation to attend the Jamestown exposition. He warned of great expense sending a fleet abroad but stated funds could be dispatched if the Diet votes the money this year as desired by the United States.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Boston population article shows garbled names and stray phrases. The readable bits reference Boston and a city matter but lack coherent facts, dates, places or figures to summarize a clear event or outcome.
The Senate passes the bill authorizing delivery to the Southern Historical Society of unidentified Confederate battleflags held by the secretary of war.
Secretary Arios rapid actions suppress election disturbances and restore calm in Panama. American marines remain in the canal zone, maintaining order as the republic reports tranquility.
M. C. Latta of Oklahoma is appointed assistant secretary to President Roosevelt to succeed Benjamin F. Barnes, who is named postmaster at Washington. Latta assumes duties in Washington, with Barnes moving to postal post.
A state street druggist recalls a quirky customer who bought moth balls and boasted he could outplay the old game with them. The tale underscores small-town humor and the cautionary note about selling risky joke items to naive buyers.
A trained nurse recommends Grape-Nuts as nourishing for babies the aged and those with stomach difficulties. She details a recipe using soaked Grape-Nuts and egg white with fruit juice. The doctor husband also prescribes it, promising nourishment and rebuilding in 19 days, with the slogan There’s a reason and the famous Road to Wellville book.
A comical tale from the American Spectator recounts two Alabama colored church pillars Peacon Smith and Deacon Jones discovering a hen's nest with two dozen eggs. Jones proposes moving them to the big house while Smith frets about Mars Will. They decide to smoke and roast the eggs in a hidden pine thicket rather than risk misplacing them. The piece closes with a moral wish for men to dream more by night and work more by day.
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