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Newspaper

Potosi Journal

Location

Potosi, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1920

Page

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Wilson Disparagement of Congress Sparks War Debt Debate

Harvey's Weekly argues President Wilson and allies inflated wartime costs and debt. It accuses Wilson of blocking preparedness, mismanaging defense, and shifting blame to Congress while contrasting U.S. debt gains with Britain France and Russia. The piece credits Congress with cutting expenses and challenges Wilson’s claims about outlays and rail and merchant marine policy.

Wilson Congress France Russia United States

Deserter Hid in Hills With Wife and Baby for Two Years

Carl Amerine, drafted Civil War deserter from Camp Sherman, hid in the hills near Chillicothe Ohio for about two years fearing a firing squad. He survived on herbs and wild berries while his wife kept his uniform preserved. A neighbor helped arrange surrender at Camp Sherman after local officials learned there was no danger of pursuit.

Jim Chillicothe Colom Carl Amerine Camp Sherman Amerine Thore Stone

From Kaiser Palaces Fornistines for sale in New York

A damaged OCR item describes items offered for sale at the Aldersen gallery in New York. It mentions money from German palaces and a crystal god or electric chandelier claimed to be from a Copenhagen dealer and a Manion peach design at the center of the window.

Germany Aldersen Galleriee New York Veeetmar Povelsen Copenhageet Oukatsers Palace Manion Je Js Winetointh

Gas Brook Farmer Falls After 75-Foot Plunge in Well

Gas Brook farmer, 75 feet, plunged into a well on his farm near Goyesea, NOY, after being moen thrust into the air by a fas pocket inn well. Mera N. Stapler, 57, fell to the bottom and died instantly. David Linton, a neighbor, was drawn to the top of a windfall and fatally injured.

Kis Farns Goyesea Noy Mera N. Stapler Sears David Linton Neichbor

See America First Peer Heisl Accommodations and Scarcity

The piece discusses American tourists facing high European prices and scarce food in areas of Poland Germany England and France during a period of unfavorable exchange rates. It notes typhoid fever and quashed epidemics affecting travel, discrimination against Americans in Germany, and broader cautions about travel abroad this summer as Americans reassess foreign travel costs and accessibility.

Washington Spencers United States Europe Poland Germany Soviet Raetia Eurege England France

Women Form Regiment in New York Drills Led by Col Rasielo

Left to right Majdnon, Col. Helen Daredo, and officers of a regiment for women now forming in New York. Col Rasielo also commands the Women's Motor van. Women there are enrolled and drilled under Seventh Regiment guidance in New York City.

Majdnon LB Gay Helen Daredo New York Rasielo Arusey New York City

Now study alien tongues in heated wartime language shifts

The passage describes a surge in learning foreign tongues amid wartime pressures. It notes Rag eh wih Spenkh, shifts toward North and South American emigration, and a rise in demand for Ruaisa and Tarkieh as a spell of global linguistic cultural exchange and turmoil unfolds.

Berlin Evreybady North Amverica Sromfluavisn Lengvinges Bank Dirks

Gen Buelow’s Son Killed in Romania Escape

A fragment reports General von Buelow’s son killed while trying to escape from Romania during a wartime voyage. A supposed bribery plot allegedly involved young Buelow aiding a retreat and a companion facing attack at sea. The vessel was damaged, and the son was shot.

Vienus Roelow Genmoan Cmey Cape Romania Hewlow Bine Beelow

Fragmentary OCR News Snippet

A garbled OCR fragment mentions a rabbi and a street scene on Main Street. It lacks clear actions, dates, or identifiable organizations to summarize a coherent event or person.

Women Rule Bad Men’s Town in Wyoming Election

The article describes a Wyoming election in Jackson Hole where a ticket of women defeated a male ticket. It notes the town’s historic ties to outlaws, the unexpected result, and the broader context of frontier governance and gender roles in a remote western community.

Seeewer Anell Cotte Jacks Jackson Sackewon's Ech Company Théofie

Unclear text fragment hints at music group nomenclature

Fragmentary OCR reading mentions playing tricks, a father figure, a “Gerk” or “Gerk Owing” with six time over something, and notes about a third band addition for a temporary chord. Names, dates, and places are unreadable.

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Census trends show rural decline and urban migration

The article reviews 1900 and 1910 census data, noting a rise in farm numbers yet falling food prices and a drift of population from rural farms to cities. It cites increases in urban populations, with more than 100,000 residents in over 300 cities projected and 50 cities of 100,000 or more already in 1910.

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