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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
1
A terse report notes Senator Stone adapts attire with the season yet continues his political routines. State media mentions a wary State Game Warden Tolerton resisting a Democratic push to resign.
The text notes Mr. Walter Hensley in Congress delivering speeches on tariff concerns as the legislation moves slowly. The remark underscores frustration with the pace and debates surrounding tariff policy and its political handling.
The speakers urge free cotton exports and flexible sugar policy as part of the Democratic tariff reform. They argue the South should gain net benefits from shifts in duties, while opponents warn of sudden price swings and industry disruption.
A remark notes President Taft and his wife enjoyed their silver wedding more than the grand coronation events abroad, contrasting intimate celebration with elaborate ceremonies overseas.
The Republican party remains unsettled though Bryan persists as a factor in the Democracy, leaving party affairs not much more serene than those of the Republicans.
The statement expresses calm acceptance of whichever candidate wins the presidency, noting the eventual inauguration will proceed without bitterness and the winner can assume office smoothly without external support.
Census data show horses in Missouri gaining more than 170 percent in value over the past ten years while mules rose by over 1 percent. The article suggests that motor vehicles may not easily replace the existing horse stock.
The piece notes that even with possible passage and presidential approval the Democratic tariff plan may only modestly reduce living costs. It argues Democrats would gain a talking point by blaming the policy’s fate on the death of 1911.
The attorney for Democratic state office hopefuls says he will ask the Supreme Court to throw out the entire St Louis vote so his clients can be seated. He flatly asserts Republican votes should not interfere with a Democratic candidate, reflecting Southern political attitudes and Missouri Democratic pride in the state’s regional alignment.
The writer derides the coronation of George V as senseless ceremony and mocks both royal pageantry and public fascination. He notes Americans’ interest and questions their view of the Bunker Hill monument and George Washington.
A New York polo scene showcased the sport as an elite pastime, described as croquet on horseback with football rules. The article notes the mismatch between rich access and broader participation and mentions a polo club after a four game event.
The article condemns an extravagant banquet costing 3600 per plate. It compares S600 as the average annual income of a US worker supporting a five person family, contrasting it with the idle rich who exhaust that living for a single meal. It argues workers produce far greater value than they earn and warns of growing restiveness and socialism.
Defeated Democrats vow to seize on technicalities as a last resort to contest Supreme Court and Superintendent races won by Republicans. The piece cites past Missouri decisions flawed by technicalities, including an indictment phrasing error and an initiative law challenge to a gerrymander. It accuses Democratic leaders of favorite use of technicalities since 1910 to avoid public anger.
The article critiques Representative Kahn reliance on biblical Palm Sunday scenes to argue recall sentiment. It warns that crowds are not the entire citizenry and mob judgment rarely mirrors public opinion. It notes that a chorus of anger does not equal a mandate and cites a hypothetical referendum.
The St. Louis Star argues recalls can be deliberate expressions of judgment if proper safeguards exist. A recall held after campaigns should be seen as a calm vote, not mob action, warning against dismissing all elections as mob rule and urging safeguards and sober judgment.
A passage cites Warden Thomas T. Tynan of the Colorado State Penitentiary denouncing the idea of a criminal nature and blaming criminologists for fostering solemn hopes about criminal eyes ears and mouths. The piece also notes rain in St Louis and local social notices including visits and a fire that lost a barn with two mules. It ends with a final settlement notice for Francis M. Gibson estate and printing ad for the Journal Office.
The article muses on rain as a remedy for drought and a test of human behavior. It links seasonal circuses and school picnics to weather impacts, suggests nature preserves soil fertility, and questions fruit and vegetable prices tied to supply, invoking prayers for rain and traditional wisdom.
Farmers report fine crop after straw cover and plan renewed planting to save moisture. John Irvin bought the Niehaus farm Saturday. Mrs. Bone of Mineral Point visits J. E. Bone’s family. Rowlands began threshing Monday. L Burch and Lill Matkin held a fish contest Saturday with odds favoring Burch. Claude J. Hill bought the W. A. Jobe property. I M A R Co provided a special car for Mrs Cyrus Dent’s funeral at Potosi Wednesday. J. M. Hughes and wife of Irondale visited relatives here Wednesday. Miss Humphrey of Irondale visited Prof Knight’s family this week. J. A. Maxwell of Belgrade was a Bismarck visitor Wednesday. Mrs Frank Waiton of St. Louis visits relatives here. Dr J L Eaton made a professional visit to Annapolis Saturday.
Lawrence W. Casey, Sheriff of Washington County Missouri acting as Trustee, will sell at public auction at the courthouse front door in Potosi on a specified Thursday between 9 am and 5 pm the described real estate securing a note in the 1903 deed of trust by Emma E Pelton and Jerry M Pelton to J E Walton. The sale follows default on payment and the trustee’s refusal to act, with twenty days notice required.
In the Circuit Court of Missouri, Washingwu County, August term, the case lists Jobo M. Munro as plaintiff against the unknown heirs consort devisees donees and all other heirs and grantees of Vikingy Hudspeth deceased including immediate mesne and remote voluntary and involuntary claimants with unspecified details and potential heirs. The notice references unknown heirs consort devisees and potential grantees in an inherited estate proceeding.
Plaintiff alleges unknown heirs and grantees of William Hudspeth James Midgett and John Hudspeth claim title to two tracts in section 32 and 36. The action seeks a decree proving plaintiff owns eighty acres in Washington County Missouri and bars all other claims. Publication ordered in Potosi Journal with August 1911 term.
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