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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1902
Page
2
A rapid collage of brief items spanning politics and crime to culture and weather. Mentions new postmaster J. W. Happy at Mayfield, a household of town gossip, and oddities from Cal prunes in vinegar to Irish police prospects in Manila alongside various local misfortunes and curios.
In a wartime scene a group of officers and soldiers plot amid hospital wings and the sheltering walls of Metz Beatrix and Beatrix reunite with Paul and their mother while danger nears from French troops The meeting at the Wolf s Head fountain unfolds with coded signals and a looming ambush as the family reconciles under fire and fate.
A Turbine Destroyer named Veloz is described as built for government orders with eight propellers across four turbines. Construction by Mesera B. & W. Hawthorne, Leatie & Co at Hebbure yard, Tyne, with Parcone Marine Steam machinery at Walleend-on-Tyne. Vessel length 710 feet and breadth 21, depth 12, details note longitudinal strength and independent turbine engines per side.
Henry Clay Evans former pension commissioner and ex-mayor of Chattanooga, born in Pennsylvania, is expected to receive a major foreign diplomatic post after resisting resignation to President Roosevelt. In Washington his strong background and political career fuel expectations of substantial promotion and a broader international role.
A new statue honoring Count de Rochambeau, the French ally of the colonies, is planned for the National Capitol. Designed by young French sculptor Hamar, it shows Rochambeau in uniform with one arm extended, symbolizing protection of the republic. At the base a woman hurries forward bearing France’s flag, with a ship’s bow and the linked arms of France and the United States. Congress approved the funding in the last session.
A clandestine betting agent from Paria faces prosecution for gambling and recounts a singular scheme in which customers swindled him. One patron sent race results by pigeon post and hurried to a street organ grinder outside the agency. Each horse in the race was personified by a tune, signaling the winner, while an accomplice inside the agency bet before the bookmaker received the telegram with the result.
A monument dedicated to Matthias Baldwin founder of the locomotive industry and the institution bearing his name will be erected in Philadelphia, honoring his contributions to motive-building and American rail history.
Savorgnan Le Brass, an Italian explorer in government service, is granted an annual pension of 10,000 francs in recognition of twenty years of service.
Cheriee Monroe Dickignen, ousted BO agent at fort Charles Morea, won the confidence of every European diplomat in the East during five years of service. Appointed consul at Constantinople in 1897 by President McKinley, he served as diplomatic agent at Sofa. He was a New York lawyer until 187%, then editor of the Binghamton Republican and active in politics. He authored a popular volume of poems including The Children.
The Brick Presbyterian Church raised 960000 for Dr Babcock’s widow after his death in Italy and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian plans a similar fund for Mim Purves with a 100000 goal for her widow’s support.
Miss Alice Hay daughter of the Secretary of State announces her engagement to James Wadsworth son of Representative Wadsworth of New York. Wadsworth is a Metropolitan Club member and a popular Washington figure. The couple plan to marry in December and Alice will travel to London and Europe for her trousseau purchases this summer.
The article catalogues Paris print media, listing about 2 600 organs in the city including 79 political dailies 7 weekly journals and various tri weekly bi monthly monthly and annual titles. It notes party breakdowns with 122 Republican 31 Conservative and 10 unclear while mentioning Napoleon’s suppression reduced the count to 13. It also compares London with roughly 600 papers.
Health officers across communities push a crusade against strong flavored foods. In Louisville Dr M K Allen orders limburger cheese barred as unwholesome. German citizens protest with a meeting and pledge to petition for rescission.
Mayor Francis M. Nichols bids farewell to Wilkes-Barre city council saying the appointive power made him thousands of enemies and that he was grossly deficient in ability to exercise the power. He served twelve years as mayor.
At a Japanese auction bidders do not call out bids. They write their names and amounts on slips of paper and place them in a box. The article goes to the highest offer among the submitted papers.
The first page of the Congressional Record draws scores of members seeking prominence as speakers. Members appeal to the clerk who compiles the Record to ensure their remarks appear on the opening page, a coveted spot in the proceeding.
FRENOH STATEOMAN IM TROUBLE, Herdley mistakes the minister in a curious Paris episode. M Callteue, the French minister of fine arts, dined with the minister of marine near the Lourra. He attempted a shortcut through a locked garden, scaled a railing, and was detained by a sentry who accused him of burglary until the minister of marine arrived to rescue him.
Mrs Minels Davw of Owdhe Meider of the World claims an extraordinary record. Married at 13 and mother at 14 she became grandmother at 79 and great grandmother at 45. Devin, born in Boston, has lived in Nebraska since 180%. Her son Ellis of Connell Bluffs was born when she was 14, married at 12, and had a daughter a year later. The daughter, at 16, became Mrs Rigby of Mrs Slignie Davin Seattle, and two years later was a mother. Davis now has children younger than her great granddaughter.
The newly found Tibetan lake by explorer Sven Hedin is vast yet shallow, requiring a half mile wade to reach a boat and another half mile to move it before it can float. Its defining feature is an extraordinary salt content, making boats, oars, and rowers' attire whitened, with water droplets leaving chalky globules on dry surfaces.
The caricature of Gen Bobrikoff, sent by the czar’s envoy to Russia Finland, spurred Finns to broadcast hostile images with horns. Police traced the spread, several arrests occurred, and a crackdown order warns anyone found with copies of the caricature faces imprisonment.
Eight month old Prince Michi, grandson of the mikado, stands as the world’s youngest heir presumptive. A staff of about a dozen nurses and English and French governesses will be hired as soon as he can speak.
A florist now offers to prepare any chosen bloom on a date you specify, expanding the art of delaying flowers into a large scale. The practice of retarding flowers is noted as increasingly widespread and curious.
In Independence Missouri a reunion brought together 47 survivors of the Mestcan War among the 110000 American soldiers who served. The veterans average age around 7 years. Archer M Huntington of New York has sent back 21000 volumes and manuscripts for his private Spanish literature collection, said to be unrivaled globally.
Chinese workers in San Francisco total 679 employed in factories making unspecified goods. The brief notes a significant Chinese labor presence in local manufacturing, reflecting the era's immigrant workforce and industrial activity.
The Weekly Panorama reports Mage found guilty of murder and sentenced to fourteen years in prison for the May crime at Mary Hershberger’s home near Waterek a ti. The wife Battle Magee and Calvin Magee, 6, were found dead in the house. Also notes migratory birds’ speeds and flight patterns with speculative velocities.
Me. James Brown Potter and Mrs. James Brown Potter receive praise and censure from Daily Mall and Daily Chronicle for their performances as Calypso and Circe in Ulynews at Her Majesty's theater. Critics note elocution flaws, but applaud sinuous charm and stage presence.
A fragmentary note recounts the manuscript Advice to My Children by Catherine Baroness le Poer, admired by descendants. Frances Power Cobbe recalls moral strictness, while a clerical descendant recalls the baroness cursing her footmen at church, reflecting gap between preachings and practices.
The text outlines federal expenses including the president's office, salaries, clerks, secretaries, furnishings, and maintenance totaling under 200000 annually, with a 1902 estimate of 214000. Legislative branch costs reach 5300000 and departmental expenses 6000000. District of Columbia costs are 9000000 per year paid by the federal government.
A Washington dispatch reveals a Navy inquiry into a large coal purchase by Admiral Dewey. Asked why so much coal was bought, the admiral quips that it was "To burn. Dewey." The exchange highlights tensions between operational needs and departmental approval.
Fragmentary report describes a rail embankment collapse four miles from Brindisi after heavy rains. The embankment gave way despite a strong retaining structure, leaving sleepers intact yet causing a long delay as the Cairo Mall line faced a twenty-five hour halt.
Bellamy Storer, presently minister to Madrid, is set to become ambassador to Berlin to succeed the retiring Ambassador Andrew White. The appointment hinges on the stance of Ohio senators who may oppose it, possibly leaving Madrid open and sparking rumor of Henry’s involvement.
A trusted order of the Sultan Haswan Pasha is described as the wealthiest and most corrupt figure in the Turkish government. He purportedly owns between 40 million and 960 million dollars, amassed under the sultan’s favor and control, with the sultan treating him as a royal and efficient official.
In a concept described by an aviation enthusiast, a balloon would descend by cooling the gas to condense it, then ascend when heating the hydrogen to expand. The method relies on targeted temperature changes to adjust buoyancy and altitude.
Rumor circulates in the parliamentary lobby that one or two Irish members recently imprisoned may appear in the House wearing prison garb. The aim is to underscore their plight and press English colleagues.
In Memphis Tennessee an obituary notes gratitude for a woman described as a caregiver to her child. The notice expresses appreciation for the deceased and reflects on her enduring impact within the community.
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