russell, joe j
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Joe J. Russell
- Record count
- 7
- Sources
- life_events
- Places seen
- Dexter
- First event date
- 1914-06-10
- Last event date
- 1916-03-31
Timeline — 6 events
- 1914-06-10 Dexter. Letter to the editor from Joe J. Russell states his policy on post-office appointments, denies any promise to Mr. Webb Watkins of the Messenger regarding the Dexter postmastership, and notes that Mr. Smith (recommended for postmaster at Sikeston, and Russell's brother-in-law) was not appoint…
- 1914-06-10 In a letter printed in the Statesman, Congressman Joe J. Russell defends his post-office appointment policy: he never applied for a Post Office appointment for the city, calls a candidate's promise of such a place 'a violation of the present law' and 'a species of bribery,' and says appointments on…
- 1914-07-29 Published an open letter from Washington, D. C., dated July 25, asking Democratic voters of the 14th Missouri district to support his renomination to Congress Quote: "I desire in this way to ask for the support of the Democratic voters in my race for renomination."
- 1915-03-24 Dexter. Visited Dexter Friday to settle the postmaster appointment; applicants were Mrs. L. C. Goodman, Dave Simmons, E. L. Potter, D. K. Westhaver and Jno. Revelle Quote: "Hon. Joe J. Russell was here last Friday, looking into the matter of the appointment of a Postmaster for this city"
- 1916-03-31 Dexter. U.S. Representative Joe J. Russell wrote from Washington, D. C., March 23, 1916, expressing sympathy to Ed. P. Crowe on the death of his mother Co-mentioned: Ed. P. Crowe. Quote: "I read with sorrow your beautiful tribute in memoriam of your mother."
- 1916-10-20 Joe J. Russell of Charleston is named on the Democratic ticket published in the Dexter Statesman as the party's candidate for Congress [date from clip_id] Quote: "For Congress Joe J. Russell, of Charleston"
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