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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
2
The column sifts through breezy quips and jests about college costs, summer resorts, aging, technology, and daily life. It pokes light fun at headlines, weather, Grand ideas, and oddities from urban life, with quirky observations on tires, telephones, and counterfeit money.
A Brooklyn tale mocks fake cures and a New York physician’s claim that tobacco chewing can avert typhoid with a note that the remedy may be worse. Chicago marriages voided to skip Reno trips. A Brooklyn woman seeks to wed her father in law’s stepson. Doctor Wiley warns against dwelling on heat as a Boston court weighs baseball versus labor amid Detroit team chatter.
A fragment notes Edison and a bold inventor facing the strapless car problem. It mentions a Chicago woman who had her lawyer arrested after he allegedly called her an old cat. The line adds a caution to avoid calling a woman old.
A Chicago woman argues divorces are more common because men have raised the standard of manhood. She contends that any old husband no longer suffices, yet she questions how so many men still end up married.
A Swedish astronomer warns the planet could endure well beyond ten thousand years, a finding with implications for future generations. The prediction suggests our descendants might witness a much longer timeline than previously expected, shaping long term scientific and cultural planning.
A United States circuit court in St Louis issued a modification to the Standard 611 dissolution decree. The company now has six months to wind up and may engage in interstate commerce during that period, with possible extensions if needed. The decree, signed by four judges, extends dissolution to Dec 21 and allows reorganization for profit, with the option to seek more time.
New Orleans dispatches report that President Arosmena will seek recreation of the presidency in Panama. Belief strengthens after he secured permission for a six month "wateration." The law bars reelection if the incumbent has served six months before the election.
John W. Gates remains in worsening condition in Paris with pneumonia in the left lung and progressing kidney trouble. Despite some improvement previously, doctors say recovery is unlikely due to pneumonia, weakness, and the heat.
In Phoenix, Henry C Yaeger, father of victim Alejandro Gallegos, watched as Yaeger was executed at the Florence territorial penitentiary after multiple appeals for clemency. He contended Gallegos was intoxicated at the time of the crime.
France shows cautious optimism in Moroccan talks with Germany while Britain urges calm. Premier Asquith and Premier Lloyd George, along with Callan, signal nerves but avoid panic. Germany seeks partial French concessions as France readies cavalry, fortifications, and mobilization along the eastern frontier amid tense negotiations and possible war.
New York City reports railroads lining up substantial contracts for fall deliver. Missouri Pacific seeks 4 435 cars of various kinds at over 5 million dollars, plus a 1 million dollar order for 50 locomotives from American Locomotive. Wabash plans 1 200 steel cars and Atlantic Coast Line 1 000 steel cars.
Fifty persons were hurt, some seriously, and one woman fatally, when a Big Four excursion train bound from the west for Atlantic City derailed on the Lehigh Valley railroad near Burdett New York. Three Pullman cars left the track and tumbled down a ten foot embankment. The cause was a broken rail. There were 250 passengers aboard.
Keeley testified that a Times Tribune layout error caused a brief Lorimer bank item to appear under Representative White’s bribery confession. He described supervising the White piece’s placement and a printer’s inadvertent insertion that filled an empty space with the bank note.
Brooklands, Kugiani A Heaw mounted Lieut de Condeau won the 56000 prize offered by the London Daily Mail for the 1010 mile circuit. The French pilot reached the finish at 2 07 making a splendid display from a height of 1000 feet. Beaumont and Vedrines left Tristan at 3 on the final stage and both arrived at Prighton by noon. Beaumont led with an aggregate time of 22 hours 27 seconds, Vedrines 22 hours 66 minutes 65 seconds.
In Tacoma Washington the second trial of Mollie Trooper versus Harper and Trooper opened before Judge C M Easterday with three prominent women acting as advisory judges of the evidence. It marks the first time women have sat with the court in deciding a case in the state.
Washington senate approves a bill extending homestead rights for claimants in Wyoming Dakota and Nebraska districts to April 15 1912 without loss of rights. The measure grants breathstrick in those districts allowing delayed residency and land retention under the act.
Insurgent Republicans and Democrats allied to pass a Woodrow bill in the Senate while defeating La Follette substitutes. The chamber approved a compromise plan lowering wool duties. Underwood proposals favored about 40 percent cuts, La Follette's plan sought higher reductions.
Washington bribe records center on 2000 dollars claimed by DW Hollabaw as bribe money. Ubi Lorimer, investigating committe, confirmed Holteaw a senator who helped elect Lorimer and received funds from John Hredenck, a keeper. Moitelaw, cashier of the Icke State Bank, testified with an original deposit dated June 14 showing his father deposited 2500 dollars in the Bank of Chicago.
London reports royal recognition of Lieutenant Honneau for winning the Tally Mails forG mile aviation race over England and Scotland. King George welcomed the French victor at Buckingham Palace and offered congratulations on the $50,000 prize.
Lincoln and central Illinois elites issue orders prohibiting the showing of moving picture films depicting the life and adventures of Jesse James. The action reflects official concerns over depictions of the outlaw and potential public disorder.
A mangy lion from the New York animal show was discarded after Lunalark was sent to Col Roosevelt at the Gut lock office. The colonel was absent and the matter went to Shi A for review.
The Chicago peddlers strike ends as the workers vote to return to their wagons and lift the walkout against the community, one of the era’s most unique labor actions.
Wells Fargo & Co announces purchase of Pacific Express, a former Gould property, with circular letters sent to announce the exchange to take place around August 1. The deal confirms Wells Fargo's expansion in Missouri and the Pacific Express operations.
Senator Bailey of Texas plans to erect a $30,000 residence in Washington D C despite critics who expect his senatorial career to end with his term. The宣布 project signals confidence in his future in the capital.
Washington DC reports 1911 imports into the United States decreased by about 3 percent from 1910, with a total drop of 29 million dollars according to statistics released by the Department of Commerce and Labor.
George Jetty owner of the post office building has notified the postal department he expects to sue to collect 75 cents per month additional rent since installation of the postal bank.
Spaniards flee into Monterey Mexico from the Sabines coal mining district where bands of Mexican laborers threaten their lives.
New York City reports John Schull of St Paul will hire a private car to travel west after their bulldog John Bull suffered a nervous breakdown from overfeeding.
Attorneys for the electrical trust submitted to Attorney General Wickersham a decree they are willing to have entered against the alleged combination in Washington on July 28.
The steamer St Paul with 250 passengers including fifteen from Quincy left at 2 30 for St Paul and an hour later struck a footing tree above the Quincy bridge, sinking in three feet of water.
Waters Pierce company workers at Tampico Mexico walked out after demands for higher wages were denied. Refineries shut down as Aquila Oil plants joined the stoppage.
Mrs. Howard Stevens was killed when an automobile on the Chicago and Alton tracks in Bloomington Illinois was struck by a train. Her husband and child were seriously injured in the crashReport notes the accident occurred while crossing the tracks and cites injuries to the family.
In Brockton Massachusetts a passerby, Patrick J. Butterny, lay senseless after a blow from a highwayman. His large St. Bernard defended him and thwarted the robbery of the injured man.
Sheriff Shain waits in the jail well as Gov. Cruce issues a commutation for a condemned Black prisoner named in local dispatches. The man was setup for the scaffold before the order arrived, sparing his execution.
Rolla Missouri lawyers met at the Baltimore hotel to form a temporary Rolla Bar association with Judge Charles C. Nand as president and Charles J. Words as secretary. A single committee of three, Joseph J Cries, 8 N. Lorte, and J. A. Wat son, was appointed to draft a constitution and bylaws. A banquet followed with many local attendees including Judge Charles C Nand and Joseph J Cries.
The United States post office department mailed qualified postal savings bonds to a Carthage family comprising a father mother and daughter. The sealed bonds, totaling $1500, were issued in 500 dollar increments and carry a 2 percent interest rate.
Marehall wakes to fame as Pack Martin contemplates presenting the prize farger to Fyaterna. A display at the quarters shows a large single chicken with head resembling a jewel and beak like an eagle.
Jefferson City reports a unusually busy October term for Missouri's Supreme Court. Seven judges and four commissioners will hear a total of 420 cases, with about 210 divided between divisions. The arrangements include a mix of division and commission duties reflecting the court's expanded workload.
Henry W Fowler, aged 11, longtime Mason, funeral held from Kimer Shepherd undertaking room to St Charles Cemetery. He spent three years at the Masonic home on Wimar Boulevard and Union Avenue.
Louise Sperial Officer Heckel and a Chicago detective unit traced a theft ring tied to Andres Konins homestead and the private company JEF Kaine Heal Nature. In separate incident Walton Williams, 64, died by self harm after a failed suicide attempt at 6655 Kenterly Avenue. Williams showed signs of heavy drinking prior to death.
A bolt was placed on the Kansas City Clinton Springfield line with intent to derail a southbound special train carrying members of the railroad commission and officials near Gerster, about 60 miles west of here. Authorities investigate the incident and warn of further sabotage risks to the railway.
Kansas City resident Elmer Swope of Mar- Unebure Wo Va asserts he inherited missions from Thomas H. Swop. He plans to use a vintage pair of gold earrings, presented by Beope to a Wouwat in Kansas City, as key evidence that they once belonged to his wife.
In Liberty Missouri the Cockrell family, prominent farmers, faced a bizarre incident involving a bull motor power on their property. A regulation bit was fitted and the animal was driven to a buyer, reflecting local farm life and distinctive midwestern events.
A 25 year old man named Mo John McCasland drowned in the One River above Sree after driving his cow into the water. He attempted to rescue the animal but sank in mid stream. He leaves a family behind.
A man in Fulton Missouri reportedly bound a towel to a radiator and bled, an act tied to a twenty year veteran of Sedalia’s fire department before being committed to State Hospital No 2 for care.
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