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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1902
Page
2
A Chicago woman files for divorce alleging her husband has no standing in swell society. The item notes society snub and marital dispute as reflected in a terse divorce request.
The U S Supreme Court declares the dis criminating and class laws of Georgia Indiana Louisiana Michigan Mississippi Montana Nebraska North Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas and Wisconsin invalid, affecting how these states enforce civil rights protections.
Queen Wilhelmina of Molland may travel beyond her dominions at will. The sole duty she bears is to spend at least ten days annually in Amsterdam, regarded as the true Dutch capital. The Hague serves as the government seat only.
A New York man, caring for his invalid father, carried him on his back through a burning tenement. He improvised with a trunk strap to secure him when the ties failed, staggering to safety as flames raged around them.
Col William F Cody known as Tuffalo Mill has promoted a Swedish colony of 5000 people to be located in the Big Warn valley in Wyoming. That Cody the hunter of a few years ago is now actively promoting an agricultural enterprise shows the remarkable changes in the west.
John Kelley of Baltimore, described as a resister, returned home intoxicated and began cursing his wife. He suddenly choked, trembled, and could only utter sounds, later becoming deaf and mute. The paper notes he believes the episode was a punishment for blasphemy.
Prince Henry's railroad journey through this country amazed observers with exact timekeeping and lack of accidents during a harsh season. The New York arrival, timed to the hour after a lengthy trek, underscored American railroads' precision and reliability.
A Colorado man named Whitney proposes to drizzle one inch of rain statewide in Nebraska for 1000 dollars and repeat the soaking for another 1000 dollars as needed. Nebraska could accept with little flood risk if funds are available. paying in advance would be unwise without guard against loss.
Rev Dr George C Lorimer of Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York warned in a recent sermon that the influx of foreigners threatens the American church and that rising Sunday amusements for foreigners may erase Sunday observance unless action is taken.
The regency of Queen Christina of Spain could be extended five years to let King Alfonso finish schooling and travel before ruling. Critics say such a step reveals the king’s incapacity and would risk the dynasty amid strong revolutionary pressure.
A Hagerstown notice proclaims the death of Robert McCarty at 105. The writer mocks centenarians who drank and chewed tobacco, arguing lifestyle proof is needed to claim longer life and cautioning boys against chewing or drinking to avoid shortening life.
The loss of an entire life-saving crew during a rescue off Massachusetts highlights dangers in a government run service few know well. The life-saving system, unique worldwide as a government establishment, is well funded and organized to save lives and property along coasts and lakes.
The article states that the present war cost Britain 5,000 more lives than the Crimean War, calling the latter discreditable despite examples of bravery like the Light Brigade. It criticizes generals’ incompetence and notes gallantry in South Africa while urging future generations to forget the contest.
A sweep of federal activity from Washington shows Senate debate on protecting the president and repeal of the war revenue act, plus House action on safer money by mail, postal revenue, and a tax on renovated butter. The river and harbor bill advances, and pneummatic tube mail service is authorized. Senate adjourns to the 24th while contests and electoral notices proceed in the House.
G W Pritchard died and John Below was fatally wounded in a duel at Corydon Kentucky. In a Southern railway wreck near Charlottesville Virginia two persons were killed ten hurt and much mail was lost.
Across reports from Paris and London, Parliament debates Boer war tensions as Dillon faces suspension while Irish Nationalists condemn the action. A Paris tribunal approves cession of Panama Canal property to the United States amid global conflict chatter.
Milford Green, 50, wed Laura Monday, 17, of Montevallo. Odessa fire destroys three brick shops, $12,000 loss. Chillicothe woodenware plant to move to Atchison Riot. Dorsey Shackelford to be renominated in 8th district April 5. St Louis lawyer Daniel Jewett, 95, still practices daily. State treasury warrants issued for bonds, $500,900 and $4,475. Maggie Dunn seeks separation after morphine attempt. two boys burned in separate incidents. Masonry troubles cited by R A Culler. May Severs seeks divorce after abrupt wedding disappearance. Hopkins case: Nelson Foster sued for £10,000. earlier conviction for betrayal. appeal to supreme court. Austin Miller acquitted in Deco ration Day killing of brother-in-law John Price. Shelby county Angora goats yield mohair profits. Howell County drought aid meeting yields no attendees. county debt-free with $6,000 treasury. Misleading Omadeums rumors denied. Mrs Mary Miles pleads guilty to gambling. others jailed. Miss Mary Mate sues over dam ages in state institute project. charges denied as malicious. Missouri coal wealth noted. large St Louis trust merger of Colonial, Missouri, and German Aid with $7 million capital. Marceline coal vein found near 14 feet deep. Rev J A Berry marks 50 years in Moberly Christian church. Owasco pistol duel ends with Brandon dead. Lamar Methodists unify north and south churches. south dissolves and merges with north.
A 14 year old boy Frank Rogers and his aunt Miss Florence Ely vanished from Evanston on July 13. They were last seen leaving the station together after meeting at the depot with a box and a satchel. Police and families search nationwide amid sightings and hotel reports, with no decisive trace. A Christmas appeal and chain-letter plea seek tips, offering a reward.
A pending bill to reorganize the army becomes law, Gen. Miles threatens resignation. The Philippine senate committee endorses a distinct coinage system for the islands. Attorney General Rn notes public binds in Porto Rico once belonging to Spain and now under U.S. control. Gov. Would of Cuba discusses with the president transferring the island to the Culmas. The president plans to visit the Charleston exposition on April 9 and present a sword to Maj. Jenkins.
Across the United States seven days ending June 21 shows total exchanges of 2.1667 billion dollars up from 2.1217 billion. The number of business features fell to 209 from 232 and 240 in the prior week and year. Reports cite buoyant domestic demand and gains in foreign trade. notable items include fires started by Edwin Farlex at the Astor House, Carnegie libraries gifts totaling 862.00 for 42 cities, the Vermont Supreme Court chief justice Judge Russell Smith Taft dies at 67, and a New York murder link dismissal for Florence Burns. A crash at McDonald Station, Pennsylvania kills Tony Amberdians and wife, and a fire at PF Collier’s Eatontown stable destroys 16 hunting horses valued at 160000.
Reports include Henry Wright sentenced to 99 years in Texas after a failed assault on a white girl, and hangings of George Gordon in Mississippi and John Kenry Peavy in Georgia. Others note wreck of the barge Hamilton with deaths, adjournment of Colorado’s special session, and a string of race related violence and curiosities from Kentucky to Montana.
In the senate the oleomargarine bill faces scrutiny with a ten cent per pound tax on colored imitation butter and a reduced tax on uncolored margarine. House discussion touches election disputes as Goebel issues surface in the Rhea case. Additional items note U.S. consul remarks on Greece and sugar duties tied to Danish West Indies shipments. A Denver court halts a boycott by the Denver Retail Clerks and Greely invites wireless telegraph bids between Nome and St Michael Alaska.
A miscellany notes King Edward reviving Custer, Queen Willheloina’s band commands, Cuba’s Wood calling for a 1 percent take cut, Senator Cullom seeking a 1 million Lincoln monument in Washington, and Prof. von Halle predicting England’s first serious clash with the United States. Also mentions Cuba’s Lyons as House doorkeeper, a $5 million marble Washington railroad station, MarconiCanadian wireless pact, British tobacco profits bonus, Germany’s stance on women in universities, Kentucky’s Mathan Stubblefield demoing a wireless phone, Texas seed oats export, a 5000-strong Juarez bull fight with six bulls killed, Panama Isthmus tensions, and U S possible intervention over censored cables.
A famed union dubbed the Diamond Wedd paired a U S Navy daughter with Don Estaban Santa Cruz de Oviedo, with gifts over 100000 in pearls and diamonds. Archbishop Hughes officiated, Stedman paid tribute in verse, and public moralists debated luxury. The groom died soon after. under Spanish law the widow gained dower only, and gifts became hereditary looms. Japanese parliament counts 130 farmers, 23 barristers, six editors, three doctors, 26 mechanics, and 76 without fixed profession.
A Forest and Stream writer recounts a Saturday scene in Luray Virginia where hundreds of darkies buy melons from a farmer as payment. One man breaks his fruit on the curb, unleashing a profane tirade in a Hyde like transformation, illustrating a volatile moment of anger.
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