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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1911
Page
2
A collage of wry notes from Potosi Journal comments on weather heat songs and silly inventions. It mentions toads heart stimulants airplane races and a rooster in Evanston. Banter targets a Chicago professor a lawn mower inventor and Boston's elite hospital plans with sharp wit.
If you spot a moth while inspecting winter garments for all wool content the correct response is clear and immediate. Take note and act promptly to protect clothing from damage and preserve materials in use.
Buffalo residents react after eggs left in the health commissioner’s care overnight hatched into chickens. Officials face questions about handling and oversight as the unusual outcome prompts local chatter.
A European artist has arrived in New York to paint the city, while locals claim the work is unnecessary as the city already has numerous men devoted to the job.
A youthful scion of the Begum of Bhopal involved in an escapade in Paris is returned to India. The cable confirms the Begum as a woman. Net result appears to be a quiet homeward passage with no further public action.
A report from India states four ferocious Hons were captured alive and unharmed using fly paper. The note suggests that nature fakers remain active and in fine fettle for the season.
A London society journal prints an advertisement by a peer and peeress with quiet tastes offering to associate during the summer with a married couple visiting England for a consideration. The proposal hints at aiding impoverished nobility to avoid work and presents an opportunity for Americans with money to spend.
A New York bachelor killed himself after losing $2,000,000 in Wall Street speculation. The remark contrasts that a man with such wealth who strives for more does not leave the world much poorer when he ends his life.
A sculptor claims it is impossible to diminish the majesty of the human form in clothing, while the author contends he would reject fully the idea of displaying the form without trousers in protest or satire.
New York's $10,000,000 library is finished after nine years of work. The project is a remarkable achievement that will shape the city's cultural future and stands as a testament to long term commitment and public funding.
The vice president of the Philadelphian team became so excited during a game against Cincinnati that he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died from the effects. Caution: Don't take your baseball too seriously.
Washington acts move to authorize construction of six government owned steamers for the Panama trade. The aim is to counter Pacific Mail control, lower transcontinental rates, and provide naval auxiliary capacity in wartime while linking Pacific coast points to Colon via the canal and Panama Railroad. California shippers plan a large winter convention to rally support for the plan.
Col. George W. Goethals conducts a vigorous campaign urging passage of early legislation to authorize government tolls for canal vessel passage so the information can be released to the world at the earliest date.
The German Kaiser and his suite visited Reser Admiral Badger aboard the flagship Louisiana as the second division of the U S Atlantic battleship fleet was inspected. He lauded the ships officers and men for their smart appearance and the squadron's general efficiency.
Montgomery Missouri selects Clark as a receptive candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1912. In a letter to editors, he says he is not a candidate and may never be, but the mere mention is a great honor.
In Memphis Tennessee a boiler explosion on the Mississippi river packet City of St. Joseph sinks the boat. Five negro crewmen drown, one severely scalded dies before hospital, about 50 others including roustabouts passengers and officers are injured.
Mayor Kreismann of Keokuk Iowa leads a party of city officials and engineers from St Louis Missouri in a Pullman junket along the Hartington line to inspect the new Keokuk power dam. The trip aims to arrange electric power supply from Keokuk for St Louis use.
An Indiana Union Traction line trolley from Logansport derailed in Kokomo injuring five of eight aboard with two feared dead. Rescue and investigators patrolled the wreckage as responders battled flames and secured the scene for officials.
The United States circuit court of appeals in St Louis ruled Union Pacific Railroad is not violating the Sherman antitrust law. The decision concludes the merger does not breach federal competition rules and upholds the company’s legality.
Washington D C common railway carriers must telegraph to the Interstate Commerce Commission any collision derailment or other accident resulting in death after July 1 1920 and provide full details at once for investigation and recordkeeping
Bruno Oscar Klein, noted German composer conductor and teacher, died at his New York home. Born in Germany fifty three years ago he studied music in Munich and moved to New York in 1883 pursuing composing and conducting.
Fusionists control Tennessee after a retreat by regulars as bitter clashes erupt in the Senate. Major figures include Mayor Crump of Memphis and Republicans Grown Leiper and Farmer, with clashes against the Memphis whisky faction. Judge Goodpasture faces bribery accusations amid reopening legislature and a note for $1 500.
Congressional notes cover the Underwood tariff plan on cotton goods with aims to cut duties and debate over free animal reentry and postal route funding. The Lorimer case, Arizona recall, and mining fraud probes feature, plus a push to subpoena Mormon leader Joseph F. Smith and a navy yard corruption inquiry.
London reports the coronation of George V and Queen Mary at Westminster Abbey with 7000 spectators, crowds lining the route from Buckingham Palace, and a royal procession featuring nobility in coaches and autos. The ceremony included the anointing, crowning, and homage by peers, with strong turnout from British and imperial representatives.
A Hodeidah dispatch reports tribesmen in Aden rout a Turkish column led by Mahomet Ali Pasha outside Ghenza van on the Red Sea. About 1,000 Turks killed. Mahomet Ali Pasha slain or captured. Survivors fled as tribesmen captured four cannon, two Maxims, 2,000 rifles and ammunition. The Turkish gunboat shelled by mistake, causing additional deaths.
A cyclone with rain and high heat hit Iquique on June 24 sinking about a hundred loaded lighters in the harbor. Chips lost their masts and roofs were blown from several buildings. The storm caused panic and numerous injuries as rain rarely falls in the area.
Charles M Schwab closes what is described as the largest foreign iron ore contract for Bethlehem Steel. The deal covers about 3,000,000 tons of Swedish ore to be imported within roughly four months, marking a pivotal US steel industry procurement.
Mrs Lea wife of United States Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee is out of danger after a transfusion of a quart of her husband blood into her veins. Doctors say the operation saved her life and she is recovering at an unnamed hospital.
In Boston an inquest into the Andrew steamer disaster reveals Harriet Kelly a stewardess who perished was in fact a man who had posed as a woman for thirty years. The finding sheds light on a long concealed gender presentation amid the deadly blaze.
Peter Larsen, a wealthy retired farmer, was found dead in a cistern behind his Main Street home in Fowler. The body showed a skull cleft of an ax, and investigators labeled it a homicide in the quiet Indiana town.
Announcement by E. T. Earl owner of the Express states he will soon start a daily morning newspaper to contest the field with Gen. Otis's Times in Los Angeles. The move signals a major market challenge and could reshape local press dynamics.
An eastern cigarette maker claims a plan to evade Kansas anti cigarette law by producing a cigarette wrapped in a very thin asbestos sheet that does not flip ashes. He believes the device will pass as legal under state rules.
The article lists visiting royal and state representatives for the coronation. Notable names include Germanys Crown Prince and Princess Henry, Frances de Fauque, United States ambassadors Hays Hammond and Greely, Admiral Vreeland, Austria-Hungarys Archduke Karl Franz, Italys Duke of Aosta, Denmarks Crown Prince, Swedens Crown Prince and Princess, Roumanias Crown Prince Ferdinand, Norways minister Ingrans, Japans Prince Fushimi and Togo, Chinas Taul Chen, Servias Crown Prince, and Chiles minister in London, among others.
Scotland supplied the Westminster Abbey floor carpet for the coronation of King George. The blue linen design featured the Order of the Garter badge and Tudor rose, with thistle shamrock and lotus, set in festoons and ribbons to complement robes, vestments, and uniforms.
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