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Newspaper
Potosi Journal
Location
Potosi, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1908
Page
2
A compact, period tone column lists scattered items including migrations, an insane Panama lottery winner who lost $15,000 in a week, a critique of society, growing vegetarianism, Hetty Green lectures, a South Dakota suicide over fishing, the Calvo doctrine, the Kaiser’s claim of peace, and a summer girl balancing finances with her conquest.
A speculative article envisions Alaska rising to prominence as the continental coal supplier in future centuries, noting current neglect but projecting strategic importance and resource potential for the region. The piece frames coal as a lasting staple and hints at shifting economic centers over time.
Two policemen and a soldier traded about 30 shots in Kansas City without injuring anyone. The incident prompts questions about the reliability of Western marksmanship and public safety.
Oysters are unusually fat this year due to minimal damage to feeding grounds from drought. A professional swindler of lawyers has been caught and none of the profession has volunteered to build him a case of craziness.
In Denver a divorced millionaire woman marries a detective, with her former husband pursuing her. The story hints at perilous investigative work and personal risk in a high-stakes romance and crime setup.
In Ohio a man has written twenty one thousand words on a single postcard and now aims to complete his useful career by attempting to swim the English Channel. He plans the feat as a showcase of endurance and dedication.
The piece notes President Diaz being asked to continue as ruler, a situation mocked as evoking envy from eastern monarchs and rulers. It casts Diaz as a strongman figure and comments on his authority and influence. The tone is satirical about foreign rulers envying his grip on power.
A travel lesson emerges from an account of visitors in Yellowstone Park urging restraint on taking rocks, especially yellow varieties, leaving only what is essential for the journey.
A drop in enrollment at medical colleges raises concerns about future doctor shortages while undertakers say they see no immediate crisis.
In two recent instances a bull attacked a locomotive and got the worst of it, though the bull’s final emotion may have been satisfaction. The reports describe the animal turning on railway equipment and being defeated by metal and motion.
A man was arrested in Philadelphia for swindling several lawyers, prompting a look at the old saying about the shrewdness of a Philadelphia lawyer.
A small Maltese cat traveled 2500 miles from Holland Michigan to San Francisco by being hidden in a bureau drawer wrapped in sacking and shipped by slow freight. The cat leapt free when freight handlers opened the drawer.
Passengers on a Orova to Lima train were held at Galera 15,000 feet up in the mountains by a fully armed band. Some travelers were taken hostage while fifteen soldiers aboard were disarmed. Four soldiers were wounded and one was shot in cold blood for refusing to surrender his rifle.
The Old Geezers' club has been organized at Pittsburg. Only old men can belong to it, and the purpose is to vote for old men on any ticket. Branches are expected to form nationwide, reflecting a pledge to honor old age in this country.
The San Francisco mint will install a new carpet in the adjusting room. The old carpet, ten years in service, is lined with gold dust and will be burned to recover the metal, expected to yield four to five thousand dollars. The Chicago Record-Herald notes this profit beats many gold region pros pectors.
The article envisions wireless telegraphy covering The Pacific and the oceans, bringing the sea to human use and enabling rapid news. It speculates that the sultan of Sulu could call the White House by wireless phone, noting hope that interruptions and busy lines remain minimal.
A multi part ballot measure proposes amendments to Missouri constitution including compensation for the General Assembly at 750 dollars per year with limited per diem for officers and staff. It covers taxation, road funds, initiative and referendum powers, and judicial structure with a nine judge Supreme Court divided into three divisions.
The text outlines constitutional amendments for the Missouri Supreme Court including division assignments, in banc procedures, terms, and suspending rules. It details appointment of additional judges, term lengths, and transfer rules for cases, plus provisions for court staffing when sick or disqualified. It also covers tax revenue separation between state and local bodies, local option taxation, and uniformity of tax application, with timing starting January 1, 1979. It specifies local taxation powers and school funding protections, and clarifies that local option does not impair state tax authority.
A Munsey's editor recalls a tale where a stranger, buying a year's subscription with newly donated clothes, is mistaken for a horse thief. The foreman refuses to denounce a patron, quipping he would not go back on a subscriber, despite the sheriff's chase.
The document outlines several proposed amendments to the Missouri Constitution including sections on taxation, indebtedness limits for certain cities, waterworks and public utilities financing, and the creation of a subway indebtedness provision. It details submission timing, voting thresholds, and the mechanism for raising funds via annual taxes and sinking funds to support incurred debt.
Reports say several Canton wives have left their husbands claiming equal rights. The law, however, allows imprisonment for wives, and they face harsh consequences for their rash choice in pursuing autonomy.
Hyenas show extraordinary digestion. One animal reportedly swallowed six large bones whole without choking, illustrating remarkable digestive capacity.
The University of Missouri begins The University Missourian, a student run journalism paper sold for two cents and published daily during the school year. Sixty six students enrolled in the department by day three, each set to contribute to the four page six column edition backed by the state though aimed at self support. The project uses journalism labs in place of traditional labs and features experienced editors with outside press background.
Lyndon B. Phifer, 16, freshman at the University of Missouri, earned a Carnegie bronze medal and $2,000 for rescuing 10-year-old Paul Burrows from a freight train danger. He dragged the boy from a trestle into water, then swam after and pulled him to safety. The rescued boy’s parents presented a gold watch, and the Carnegie hero board provided funding for Phifer’s education.
A search party on the lake Abernathy area near Kirksville uncovered a $1,000 treasure hidden by John Gilmore in 1862. Fear of Confederates drove the hiding, and both Gilmore and his wife died soon after, leaving no heirs. Hidden in a clay bank, the pot was found after 21 feet of digging. The finders refuse to surrender the gold, risking a major lawsuit with Gilmore’s heirs.
A swarm of bees settled in the statue of justice atop the Kirksville courthouse dome. A small crack in the statue’s back was spotted by observant scouts, prompting swift action to address the issue.
The 10 month old daughter of R O Middlemas a Springfield area farmer drowned after tumbling head first into a milk bucket before her parents discovered the tragedy.
The Farmers' union of Laclede County adopted resolutions urging the district's congressman to support a parcels post bill.
John Lewis Baldwin, longtime editor of the Independent and early Mavon county pioneer from 1849, died at his home aged 62. He was a great grandson of Squire Boone and a brother of the famed Daniel Boone.
The Mount Leonard peonage case ended with acquittal as Mary Kays, a Black woman, was held for six years but released. The trial occurred before United States commissioner John M. Nuckols and Mrs. Belle Kays in Kansas City.
The board of managers of the Independent weekly at the state university voted to revive the publication after it had been discontinued last May to avoid competition with the daily.
A trio attempted to rob the Farmers and Merchants bank in Wheeling but their effort proved ineffectual. No injuries are reported as authorities investigate the incident and review security footage.
Chief of Police Stonestreet was accidentally shot in the left arm above the elbow while seated on a curb stone at Pleasant Hill. Assistant Chief Bailey leaned over to speak and a revolver fell from his pocket, discharging as it struck the pavement.
William Julius aged 19, a mule driver at Bevier mine, was killed when three loaded coal cars rolled over him. The incident occurred underground, with investigators noting the sequence of pushes that led to the fatal accident.
James A Brown aged 75 was found dead in bed at his Chillicothe area home by his wife Mrs Bowen who had risen early for the morning meal. Heart trouble is reported as the cause of death in the incident.
Frank Hall of Windsor dies at Missouri Kansas and Texas hospital in Sedalia after injuries from a blast that damaged ten kegs of powder in Windsor. The death list climbs to fourteen.
The Kansas City board of trade injunction suit against the state board of railroad and warehouse commissioners was decided against grain dealers by Judge Park in the circuit court. The 65 cent weighing fee on grain cars entering or leaving Kansas City elevators was upheld as longstanding law.
Mrs. Cordelia Trimble Burgess, wife of Missouri Supreme Court Justice G. D. Burgess, died at the family residence in Jefferson City after years of rheumatic illness. She was 68 and from the Marshalls and Trimbles of Kentucky, niece of Chief Justice John Marshall.
James Hunter, 82, longtime Kansas City resident and former freighter on the Santa Fe trail, died at the Harris house 420 Westport avenue near the spot his father once visited in Westport. Hunter learned the cadlery trade as a boy and later built a fortune in freighting to Santa Fe before retiring in 1879.
The unveiling of Allan McDowell’s monument, honoring the late lecturer of Missouri’s Masonic Grand Lodge who died May 20 1906, took place at Mount Washington Cemetery in Kansas City. The stone features the Masonic insignia and McDowell’s poem Life Death and Life Again, and the monument cost 2700 dollars.
A rock slab weighing 1,980 square feet broke loose at the Big Shaft mine operated by the American Lead Zinc and Smelting Company in Webb City. The slab fell on Henry Cameron, an unmarried miner, who was beneath it when the roof collapsed.
Silas A. Johnson, renominated by Republicans at the August primary for Stone county sheriff by a large majority, filed notice of withdrawal from the ticket. Johnson says he would rather run his farm than hold office.
An appropriation from the last legislative session funded a modern power plant for the state penitentiary. Completed and activated August 1, the plant cost about $155,000 and in its first month cut prison fuel costs by roughly 67 percent, signaling substantial savings for the state.
After twenty hours of deliberation the jury found Charles Evans abstactor of Pineville not guilty in the state of Missouri v Evans case. He was accused of stealing McDonald county records. The verdict reverses the charge and clears Evans.
James Suddath aged 20 son of Benjamin F. Suddath of Warrensburg was killed when a large log slipped from the wagon and fell on him as he hauled logs to a mill seven miles southeast of Oak Grove.
The car repairers on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain system, idle since May 27, have adjusted their dispute. The company will reinstate the car men without prejudice as vacancies arise.
Northwest Missouri post office inspector C F McElfresh died at his Pattonsboro home following a stroke of paralysis. He served as an inspector for the region and was known for his longtime public service.
Governor Folk appointed Robert B. Kirkpatrick probate judge of Ray county to fill a vacancy. Kirkpatrick refused the position prompting a new appointment of George W. Crowley of Richmond to fill the seat.
Jacob A Merchant cashier of the Chariton County Exchange bank was found dead at his Brunswick home. His death was due to heart disease he was 71 years old.
A historical testimonial ad describes backache and nervous symptoms signaling feminine disorders and lauds Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure. It cites Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania praising relief after use, and notes the product has helped thousands of women for thirty years with displacements ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
A Philadelphia Chinese mission worker learned her two Chinamen neighbors ran a thriving home laundry. She checked on them, found Sam cheerful but John missing. Sam said a Christian gentleman struck John in the head with a brick, and he is in hospital.
Miss Mary Carlisle of Craigenputtock wed James Carlyle of Pingle, son of Carlyle's nephew, in Craigenputtock where Sartor Resartus was written. Pingle lies near Ecclefechan, Carlyle’s birthplace, and the village inspired the Entuplh of Sartor Rosarius.
A Washington Star quote portrays a dialogue where an idealist urges the candidate to speak plainly and truthfully in public and private, and the candidate responds that voters won’t back someone who appears ill tempered. The exchange highlights concerns about tone versus honesty in political campaigning.
A concise aphorism notes that satisfaction at fortune comes with discontent at flawless outcomes, reflecting Lavater’s view that human judgment is shaped by balance between pleasure and perfection. The line offers a philosophical reflection rather than a narrative event.
A Wisconsin woman writes that after eight years of using Postum three times daily her dyspepsia bloating and headaches improved once she quit coffee. She notes similar relief for her mother and husband and praises the product from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan, inviting readers to read The Road to Wellville.
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