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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
2
The Marble Hill Press muses on three Milton mules tied to Maud, the kiwi as a wingless bird proving a point, a Pennsylvania cobbler inheriting 250000 dollars noting not caring about a sole, a vermiform appendix’s use anticipated by surgeons, frostbitten toes at a Pennsylvania wedding, financiers at a dog show, and Maj General Germ commanding a Russian division as bacteriologists ponder.
A hot stove fell into the lap of a woman passenger aboard an Akron trolley car, an incident judged worse than a fat man by witnesses. The event disrupted travel and prompted a safety check as bystanders assisted the hurt passenger.
Miss Mabel Wood Tuttle urges women to speak up and use their tongues constantly. The remark comes as the day progresses with a brisk, 24 hour cycle underscoring the need for vocal presence.
The chemists announce success in producing artificial silk, but factories have already been manufacturing it for years, making their advancement seem belated and less impactful than anticipated.
A New York rooster swallows a $500 diamond and plans to monetize his voice on the grand opera stage. The note recalls Carnegie earning $64 for attending the Chadwick case and hints at Russell Sage wishing Cassie had chosen his name.
West Point will admit two Chinese students, testing cadet sentiment on hazing as the program reviews cultural integration. The move probes endurance of tradition amid new diversity.
The text notes young Cornelius Vanderbilt as a likely appointee for the German ambassadorship. It also mentions his wife remaining engaged with her mother-in-law, implying ongoing family tensions. The source presents a snapshot of rumored diplomatic postings and domestic family dynamics.
Rockefeller plans a million dollar house drawing comment from critics like Russell Sage who see it as a sign the oil magnate may be losing mental vigor.
A curious interpretation argues Aphrodite was an elderly woman linked to a Greek ballet corps. The claim reexamines ancient depictions and roles, suggesting age altered perceptions of divine beauty and performance history.
More than 100 American tourists avoided death as Mt Vesuvius erupted. They reportedly looked into the crater, unaware of the danger. The stun and relief followed a near fatal sequence as guides urged rapid retreat.
The New York Sun discusses whether suckers bite fishing hooks, noting the green goods men have not weighed in. The item frames the question as a light, local-interest note about fishing behavior and public curiosity.
A Californian vows to shoot any man who marries his divorced wife, a daring stance that stands out among reformers who advocate divorce revisions and social upheaval.
A leading literary journal hosts a symposium titled The Slump in Poetry, arguing that the alleged downturn in verse quality exists and is worthy of discussion. The remark frames ongoing debate over contemporary poetry trends and criticism.
The report notes the German crown prince’s matrimonial engagement as a strong goodwill story matching other European political currents, while Russia remains absorbed in its ongoing war effort.
The piece argues rhinoceros meat is not as tender or juicy as hippopotamus flesh, suggesting the hippo would make a superior eating option. It weighs the merits of each animal as a delicacy without endorsing the rhinoceros.
In the coming days a seasonal drive prompts housewives to overhaul homes. They scrub, mop, and rearrange to refresh interiors as the week approaches its peak. The effort reflects a communal urge to prepare living spaces for spring.
A woman received a verdict of 2200 dollars after being kicked by a horse. The amount, while sizeable, is humorously noted as modest against the impulse to endure such a kick for any lesser sum.
A Pennsylvania cat survived twenty two days imprisoned in a summer cellar without food or water and finally emerged unscathed though she miaowed for milk as she stepped into the light.
Archaeologists uncovered evidence showing an Egyptian teacher earned about 23 dollars for twelve months of work in year 100. The finding suggests that a college professor’s salary had evolved over time.
An English poultry expert advises that plain food and lack of coddling boost egg output, with exercise as the greatest factor. He counsels stopping petting fowls and building a gymnasium for them at once to improve production.
Dr Madison C Peters claims Americans are the most profane people globally and notes the United States has more telephones than any other country. The remark ties language habit to tech prevalence in the U S.
An Oberlin doctor contends a man could live to 150 with strict health laws and full vigor. He imagines the challenge of coexisting with someone aged 150 who still recalls memories and speaks clearly.
A Berlin physician urges that no girl under sixteen should practice daily on the plane and that girls over sixteen should not devote more than two hours daily. Widespread press attention follows the statement as public concern grows.
Emperor William of Germany made a two hour landing in Tangier on Friday. Plans for a grand reception were altered with the visit restricted to the German legation amid reports of possible anti German protests and an anarchist plot. Count von Tattenbach-Askold advised limiting the programme, yet the expedition was deemed brilliant and picturesque with no incidents.
The Interstate Commerce Commission set April 20 for a hearing on corn rate disparities on railroads serving Texas Louisiana Gulf points. Kansas millers and St. Louis firms allege discrimination favoring corn meal, with Santa Fe Burlington Frisco Rock Island Iron Mountain Kansas City Southern and Missouri Kansas and Texas to attend. The commission also reopened an inquiry into Armour car lines icing charges on Michigan fruit to interstate destinations, with a Chicago hearing planned for May 19 05. The aim is to assess railway and car line refrigeration duties and charges and determine if the charges are unreasonable and unjust, noting past rulings on Michigan fruit shipments to Boston Dubuque and Duluth. The commission awaits readjustment updates.
In a Havana bound suspenseful chapter, Jack and the agent face a blazing railway carriage packed with Spanish military ammunition. Fire, wind, and cleverly timed brakes test their nerve as Gomez’s fighters close in, while Senor Roblado hails Spanish troops arriving to pursue the rebels.
Intimations of a movement against President Morales reached the state department days ago. Officials say they will assist Morales if requested, to suppress any action threatening the country's best interests.
Advices from Santo Domingo report General Barbara and Dominican exiles landing at Monte Cristi. The inhabitants have risen against President Morales, signaling instability in the capital and northern province.
Washington senators urged President Roosevelt to set a probable date for Congress reassembly and were informed that a special session is likely to convene October 16.
Treasury report lists available cash in the general fund excluding the $150,000,000 gold reserve. It shows available cash balance as $141, a balance of $21,624,000, and a division of redemption totaling $71,231,651.
Former Senator Stewart of Nevada ends long public career in Washington and departs Sunday to make his home in Tonopah Nevada.
Des Moines Iowa officers report Andrew Carnegie proposed a gift of 50000 dollars for a Drake University library. The grant requires the university to raise an equal amount. The offer includes standard conditions and a matching fund requirement.
London reports the Dowager Duchess Louisa Jane Russell of Abercorn died Friday at Coates Castle Surrey from gastritis. She was daughter of the sixth Duke of Bedford and widow of the late Duke of Abercorn. Her obituary notes her status and family ties.
The Appellate Court Monday affirmed a lower court ruling upholding Chicago relative to banning the giving away of cigarette papers with tobacco.
Maxim Gorky remains gravely ill as his condition worsens. Doctors insist on transferring him from Riga to South Russia for essential treatment, heightening concern among friends and supporters in Saint Petersburg.
In a tense scene on a burning train car Smithers and Jack face two dangers a raging fire and armed guerrilleros. Travers urges quick action and with a bold effort frees a wheel pin enabling a perilous dash between flaming heads toward safety aided by Ah Sin and a joss-guarded path. The crew weighs a risky move as the car acts like a clock pendulum swinging toward danger then forward.
A totally sightless Swindon resident, Mr S Ferris, runs a successful electrical business. He trained at Swindon technical schools, earning four certificates and two first prizes. Left in charge by his principal Mr Knowles, he has completed contracts for electric grit installations and plans new tin can harness fittings. Ferris navigates using echo of footsteps and avoids walking aids, while turning wood by holding tags in the right hand and sensing the work with the left. He sharpens his own tools and equipment.
Rear Admiral Charles Fleury Davis, named for the North Sea tragedy tribunal, spoke at a Cambridge dinner praising second class virtues. He warned against chasing only excellence and described a Wisconsin tramp who boasted of cultivating no second class virtues, contrasting humility with vanity.
A humorous Chicago Tribune piece describes camels as large homely animals with two bumps on their backs and a fondness for Egyptians. It notes their stubborn chewing habit, slow gait, and the joke that seeing a giant costs more than a camel at a circus.
A woman seeking separation consulted a lawyer who termed her husband a brute. She indignantly left, saying she came for divorce counsel not abuse, revealing tensions in divorce consultation.
A Philadelphia Press item recounts a civil exchange where Mr. Merchant sternly tells Gailey he will be discharged for entering a saloon. Gailey counters that he was warned only about leaving, claiming credit for coming out.
In Deaika street Warsaw a Jewish Socialist society demonstration by Hund was dispersed by troops. Four persons were killed and forty others wounded, all of them Jews. Police fired on the crowd after leaders incited violence. many arrests followed. Bomb warnings and threats against government buildings spread fear. teachers warned to withdraw children from schools. Governor Maximo Vitek met Polish reporters to discuss censorship.
Washington May next last of the captured Union and Confederate flags held by the War Department since the Civil War were shipped to state governors. The collection totals 266 US flags and 144 Confederate flags, with several from Missouri and Illinois. Two Missouri flags are noted alongside a Weston, Missouri gift flag to Captain Dolman’s company.
A Santo Domingo decree became operative Saturday under a practical protectorate, sparking mass discontent over potential annexation while merchants and creditors express satisfaction and the government remains confident. The gunboat Presidente is missing, reported to deter arms landings near Magarnes and Turks Island. The Independencia sailed for Sanchez to intercept Misuelito and possible rebels at Monte Cristi.
Hannibal Missouri carpenters union about fifty members went on strike Saturday to oppose a wage scale raising from 31 cents for nine hours to 35 cents for eight hours. Most contractors announce they will run open shops.
New York reports the Anchorne steamer Caledonia arrived Sunday and on March 30 she endured a twelve hour transit through ice fields seen to the horizon. The vessel barely avoided collisions with three or four towering bergs during the ordeal.
Report from St. Petersburg states Russia will not concede territory or pay indemnity as a condition for peace. The Czar would only consider negotiations if these terms are rejected, with Emperor Nicholas reportedly unwilling to discuss broader concessions.
Washington announces the appointment of Dr. W. L. Gilmore as pension examining surgeon at Winona Missouri. The action places Dr. Gilmore in a role overseeing medical reviews for veterans and pension claims in the region.
Frank Newa a 20 year old resident of Mascontah drowned while fishing in the Okaw river near New Memphis UL on Sunday. The river was dragged in the afternoon but the body was not recovered.
Fifteen inches of snow covered Silver City New Mexico and surrounding region on Saturday while a cold rain followed on Sunday. The precipitation threatens the fruit crop as freezing temperatures are anticipated to persist.
The pyramid of Khephren, Cairo's second pyramid, was struck by lightning and lost several top stones. Authorities report it as the first recorded lightning impact on any of the pyramids.
A Charlottesville dispatch reports Gen Thomas Rosser was stricken with apoplexy on Friday and his condition was listed as serious. The Richmond Virginia dispatch notes the fate as a developing report with details pending from Charlottsville.
Little Rock Arkansas Governor Davis will deliver six Confederate battle flags to the Arkansas division of the United Confederate Veterans at the annual reunion in Louisville Kentucky from June 14 to 16. The flags are currently exhibited in the governor's office.
Howard Hopps of Lawton Oklahoma has been appointed as stenographer and typewriter for the Panama service at a salary of 1500 dollars per year.
Kansas City reports a Saturday conference between Santa Fe Railway traffic officials and the Kansas Oil Producers Association. a formal reply to demands will be given by April 12. Producers seek assurance on interstate rates and tankage restrictions, aiming to access markets in Missouri Iowa and other states. Kansas fields now yield about 25 000 barrels daily, limiting refinery output. A separate item notes a fire at Southern Hinds Hospital for the Insane damaging the power house. no injuries reported and damage estimated at 50 dollars.
In St Louis a suit by Cass Gilbert against the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company over $3 for services ended Friday with a verdict for Gilbert for 6454 dollars. The verdict was accepted by both sides, closing the case.
St Petersburg reports a genuine advance by Field Marshal Oyama with his main army as reconnaissance teams scan the Russian center to exploit weaknesses in the line.
Boston, Mass. Judgment ordered Tuesday by United States circuit judge Putnam against the trustees of the estate of Andrew J. Davis. Mrs Elva Ingersoll widow of Robert G. Ingersoll seeks $95,000 plus interest for services she claims her husband rendered to the mining estate at Putte, Montana.
Lexington Ky Reverend Jay Cochrane a Bible College student at Kentucky University died suddenly in the pulpit at the camping ground of the Christian Church ten miles from Lexington on Sunday.
Eliott Danforth of New York remains ill with typhoid fever in favorable condition. There is no delirium or worsening fever and no new threatening symptoms have appeared.
An unconfirmed report from St. Petersburg published in Paris on Thursday morning claims Emperor Nicholas attempted suicide and wounded his hand.
Ambassador and Mrs McCormick departed for Paris on Wednesday evening. A large assemblage including the entire Diplomatic Corps gathered at the railway station to bid them farewell.
In Havana President Palma met with visiting congressmen and party members who arrived aboard the U S transport Sumner. The group planned to depart shortly after the cordial reception.
Fort Stanton New Mexico large hospital building at the sanitarium for consumptives of the marine hospital service was destroyed by fire. All inmates were rescued and the total loss is reported as fifteen thousand dollars.
In Christiana Norway the lower house rejected the government bill by 48 to 33 vote. The measure would have given women equal rights with men to hold public office.
Reports from St Petersburg and Tokyo describe an Imperial Commission endorsing continued hostilities. Emperor Nicholas reportedly will not abdicate, while Japan vows relentless advances. Russian plans include Sakhalin action as winter ice thaws, with forces moving into Manchuria and along the Tumen river corridor.
A Friday morning blaze began at 12:20 in Texarkana Texas destroying property valued at 50000. The fire burned on the Texas side with total loss. Insurance coverage remained in force on the unaffected structures after recent Arkansas antitrust legislation.
Marion Kentucky saw its entire business section burn in a rivaling blaze. Estimated losses reach 200000 dollars with about 12500 dollars insured. Aid was sought from Evansville but fire crews arrived after the flames had burned out.
The Governor of Taneifer has sent an invitation to Raisuli and key tribesmen to come to meet Emperor William. The German Legation reportedly guarantees Raisuli protection from Moorish government interference.
Fort Madison Iowa reports the death of Dr W F Murdy a prominent physician and surgeon and St Louis medical college graduate class of 878 aged years. He served as assistant surgeon in St Louis hospital in 1895 and was a noted medical figure in the community.
The Echo de Paris reports four years of conflict have left Russia with 435,000 killed and wounded or prisoners, with 300,000 available under Gen Linievitel. Official docs note a pecuniary cost of 1.04 billion dollars.
Thomas Ga report states Miss Agnes Watson, daughter of Thomas E. Watson, was found unconscious Thursday night from an accidental morphine overdose given to ease pain and was much better Friday with expected recovery.
New York reports March immigration through the city ports reached 97,000, more than double the previous year’s 47,877. The record surge highlights a dramatic rise in arrivals this month.
Sacramento report states that besides a $1000 reward from relatives, Governor Pardee offered $250 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer or murderers of Mrs. Nancy J. Milburn whose body was found in the Santa Monica surf last month.
Reconnaissances disclose special activity by Japanese forces on the west near the Mongolian frontier around Gunshu Pass.
Warsaw reports several students arrested on suspicion of complicity in last Sunday's bombing. Baron von Nolken, chief of police, is improving after receiving 120 wounds and scratches from the explosion.
A Tuesday early fire in Hanson near Madisonville Kentucky razed property valued between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars. The losses included churches tobacco factories businesses and residences, with several structures damaged or destroyed. Local authorities and fire crews investigated the cause as residents mourned the extensive damage.
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