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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1912
Page
2
A compilation of quirky blurbs and satirical remarks on weather, explorers, science, and society. The column lampoons modern life from town to global scales with playful jabs at politicians, journalists, and ordinary people, mixing weather chatter, old jokes, and trivial curiosities.
Carpathia wireless operators Cottam and Bride testified on Monday about their role after the Titanic sank. Cottam denied sending false salvage assurances and said he relayed only factual details, while Bride described his fatigue, the rescue efforts, and the peril faced in Lifeboat for survivors, including Philippe.
Eyewitnesses claimed Lord Camo Duff Gordon and Lady Duff Gordon drowned when a lifeboat capsized, but both were rescued and landed safely on the Carpathia.
William Trautman of Chicago, noted as general organizer of the Industrial Workers of the World, was arrested by a Lawrence detective in Lowell Massachusetts and charged with assault to commit murder.
Six lives are known lost when the Mississippi River levee at Beulah Beulah Crevasse breaks. All victims were Black residents who lived nearby and many more are feared dead in Greenville Mississippi.
Early statewide returns from Oregon show Col Roosevelt leading Taft for the Republican primary by less than 6000 votes. Taft trails as results trickle in across Portland and other counties. Roosevelt maintains a narrow margin amid scattered partial tallies in the state.
Juneau land office informs claimants of three Dick Ryan land claims on Controller Bay Alaska that filings were rejected. The notices reference the earlier congressional inquiry last October into the forged Dick to Dick Jetter figure.
Reuters report from St Petersburg states 107 workers were killed and 4 wounded by Russian troops during a riot in Irkutsk's gold mining district. The incident underscores the unrest affecting the region and the casualties among laborers.
Harrisburg report says Edward Tooke was convicted for the February killing of Joe Fraley, a barber, in Eldorado and given a life sentence in Cheater penitentiary.
Lieut Dela ville Avray of the army aviation corps was killed when his military aeroplane capsized after he lost control during a flight near Verdun. He was thrown out and killed instantly.
Camden Arkansas Mayor Morgan and the new board of aldermen have assumed office and pledged immediate action to fulfill campaign promises. They plan to eliminate breeding sites for pests and improve city cleanliness, signaling a focused restart for the administration.
Two tornadoes struck southern Illinois and eastern Indiana, killing at least thirty two and injuring about 150. Towns including Bush Willeville Reddick and Moreaco suffered heavy destruction. Murphysboro reported forty injured. Communication outages hampered reports as homes, churches, and farms were demolished across Grant Park Coal City and surrounding counties.
The Ministry in Berlin says foreign governments will be informed that the International Council of Nurses will meet in Cologne in August for a congress, following an invitation from the German Nurses' Association.
Constantinople reports the government ordered mine removal from the Dardanelles and expects normal navigation soon. The move follows Italy clarifying it has no intention to block straits passage.
New York financier Vincent Astor son of Col John Jacob Astor whose Titanic death inspired the fund joins Mayor Gaynor in a $10,000 contribution for destitute Titanic survivors.
Mary Maddern an oldtime actress dies at her New York home after a long illness. An English woman and aunt to Mrs. Pieke, she long belonged to that company and was a familiar figure in theater circles for many years.
The readable portions discuss gender issues and dentistry in a garbled antiquated text. It mentions the decline of teeth as humans evolve and hints at fair weather repairs and social attitudes toward women’s suffrage, all presented in fractured form.
Al G Wield tells how a 5 attache from his show was sent to a town to hand out bills to boys. Only one boy agreed and received printed slips and a quarter. Later the boy cried out that a man took one of his bills, explaining a punch to the street.
A Terrellante public school teacher describes exhaustion from nine years of teaching and illness after 1902 grippe. After trying Grape-Nuts and Cream, she reports restored appetite, increased energy, 15 pound weight gain, and full return to work. She credits Postum Co. with the product and urges others to try Grape-Nuts.
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