29 May 1907
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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
1
In Missouri Roosevelt seeks victory amid railroads opposing the public and calls out retaliation by rail firms. A new equity exchange to regulate farm product prices forms in St. Louis alongside another trust.
A brief remark noting teachers earn less than common labor and that intellect does not always outdo material conditions. The line contrasts mind and matter as a reflection on wages and value in work.
Report notes Roosevelt will leave the tariff law untouched. The comment compares him to a prudent figure who avoids grasping the hot end of the poker.
If the world could be regulated in accordance with the recommendations of the graduating essays Heaven would lose its attractiveness.
Attorney General Hadley is expected to be the Republican nominee for Missouri governor next year unless he is nominated for vice president making a different ticket possible.
The federal government can use public revenues to build national highways in Porto Rico and the Philippines, but for some inscrutable reason it cannot spend money here at home for the same purpose.
The piece portrays Corey as an old fool with excess money and a young woman willing to barter herself for money, presenting a sensational view of their relationship amid ongoing news chatter.
The Watera-Pierce Oil Company defied a Texas court ruling to reveal its books while Standard and its subsidiaries resist legal limits. Reformers argue a year in stripes would teach the industry a stricter respect for the law.
President Roosevelt's planned Mississippi journey will not be hailed by river traffic boosters as overflows of boats. A government commission surveying the river found too few vessels in active business to prepare a report, reflecting a lack of bustling activity along the waterway.
E. G. Lewis urges his claimed million readers to lend him twelve dollars each without security to fund a personal rebellion against Uncle Sam. The piece playfully questions whether Brother Abe has already contributed and suggests Lewis may be enjoying a good fishing season.
Col Paul B Moore who joined Farmington hospital board resigns from Boonville orphanage board to accept the farmington appointment Dems scarce in this state area Mr Cayce of Judge Higginbotham could have taken it without resigning another post
In a Missouri antitrust decision, Special Commissioner Anthony’s findings against Standard Oil Waters-Pierce and Republic Oil Co. mark a major victory for the people. After two years of hearings, the case goes to the state supreme court for confirmation, with potential removal of the oil trust if the report is upheld. The effort reflects continued diligence in the attorney general’s office.
Oil Trust preys on Missouri. Standard may be forced to operate lawfully or face penalties. John Temple Graves urges no political division and Roosevelt nomination without opposition. Groves calls for addressing urgent social questions beyond party lines, with Roosevelt as the leading exponent, as predatory wealth pushes for old party battles.
A newspaper voice debates Andrew Carnegie's wealth and philanthropy. It argues wealth gathered from workers is unequal, urging producing masses to claim their dues and fund libraries and colleges themselves rather than rely on Carnegie or Rockefeller philanthropy.
The Democratic State Central Committee proclaims Missouri’s public schools as a vast free education system from valleys to hills, crediting the Democratic party for its establishment and criticizing Republican critics. It asserts Missouri's progress in education and allegiance to democratic control.
A Salem Republican party critique cites Missouri's 11 000 illiterates, nearly all rural, to mock Democratic governance. The author contrasts voter literacy with claims of “front rank” progress, quoting a New York Tribune reaction praising a Civil War era parade as American though not military.
The Saturday Evening Post warns readers against fraudulent high return pitches promising five percent monthly gains. True profits come from using one’s own funds, not from inviting investors. If a scheme seems too good, it’s likely a swindle and should be forwarded to authorities for inspection.
A Vienna writer recalls a Civil War keepsake a Washington letter dated May 24 1866 by the father of an officer now in Vienna. An Austrian officer who went to the United States joined the north for the war and commented on Grant Spermap wat Chertlan and army reviews with mentions of maneuvers and parades.
A forest service bulletin says Americans use six times the European per capita weed and the nation consumes over three times what U S forests grow yearly, predicting a timber famine. It notes population growth barely matches timber cut rise, northeastern mills maxed, Washington leading in cuts, one fifth of forests owned by government, and the average felled tree age at least 14 years.
An exchange editorial argues that paying a dollar a year does not grant control over a paper or the editor. It says readers should value the paper for the service, not treat subscriptions as charity. The editor welcomes paying subscribers and rejects calls to drop the paper.
June St. Nicholas notes a curious fact about green caterpillar hearts. Instead of located in front, these hearts run along the back from tail to head and are visible under the skin. She mentions earthworms and other crawlers share this long dorsal heart, while crustaceans show shorter hearts beneath the shell in the back area.
Dr. Alexander Dockery returns to the Gallatin school board where he once served as president after a career in congress, four years as governor, and a near-miss U. S. Senate bid. The Linn Creek Reveille notes the public’s eventual clarity on a man’s fitness.
An old notice mentions Rep J E Organ of Dent county condemning a session fix for wood roads funds and criticizes beer drinking counties. A merchant named GW Cooyd in Plank, Me recounts a past injury treated with Rucklin's Arnica Salve and credits it with avoiding amputation.
A 17 and 19 year old sisters tried to smuggle contraband tobacco from Swiss to Italian side via Stilfser joch. They were surprised by two customs officers but the younger sister fired a rifle from behind a rock. The scene devolved into a humorous standoff with officers taking cover. The episode ended with the sisters narrowly escaping capture as they fled along mountain paths amid the officers’ reactions.
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