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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1908
Page
2
A brief compilation from Marble Hill Press in Missouri notes quirky items. It mentions Castro, war balloonists, Persian massacre fever, Anna Gould, steel trusts, ten dollar counterfeit bills, a celebrated ornithologist praising butterflies, a New York woman’s rent related suicide, and people overreaching to fool landlords.
The Shanghai board of education decides to discipline teachers who report some students are too bad to educate, signaling a crackdown on candid assessments in local schools.
A New York thief was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced, and began serving his term within 24 hours, but was allowed to delay the start of his imprisonment.
Commander Peary notes the great parties have chosen their candidates but the final election winner remains to be determined until next summer.
The successful transmission of wireless telephone messages over 12 miles between Newark and New York marks a hopeful advance for the future of wireless telephony.
The latest passenger steamer offers a telephone in each stateroom allowing seasick travelers to call others and describe in detail all their symptoms, enhancing comfort and communication during voyages.
Latest disclosures from Yekaterai and St. Petersburg describe inhuman treatment of prisoners. The reports suggest the worst harm may still be unrevealed, and observers warn that further revelations could follow.
The text notes Penry’s journey northward as a race to the pele. It suggests belief he will cover the entire stretch of the racetrack, implying heightened anticipation for the game.
A proposal to grant every horse employed in the post office department a days summer vacation underscores the lavish contrast of federal pay. The remark highlights the generous notion of government whimsy amid modest salaries.
Lieut. Col Burnley Campbell completed a global flight in 40 days and 18 hours after departing Liverpool on May 3, 1907 and landing at Dover on June 15, 1907. The voyage set a new mark for the shortest time around the world.
Harvard professor George FE Palmer noted in a recent lecture that the scientific world embraced Darwinism, then later swung toward science again while the religious world moved toward science and now leans back toward religious interpretation.
The queen of Spain recovers quickly and leaves her room while the newborn, three weeks old, enjoys his first stroller outing in the gardens of La Granja. The hopeful scene hints the child may soon ride a pony and supervise his elder brother performing garden stunts.
A man accused of cheating poets, stealing their songs and prize money in a poetry contest, was arrested in New York. The incident targets poets who sent verses and money to a prize competition, sparking calls that the fraudster read all the poetry he received.
A famed French doctor argues tears have usefulness, noting that a woman may gain freedom or sway with proper crying. He implies that those who call tears useless misunderstand their power to affect hard men, and that wiser women use tears to achieve outcomes.
An experienced person opens a school to teach dry inflectual humor and practical jokes. Demonstrations promise to refine daily wit for aspiring jokesters, described as a chance for the editor of London Punch to take note.
The convention in Louisville Kentucky gathered delegates from around the world to assess Sunday school progress. Reports show a three year surge with leadership increasing by about one million pupils in North America, financial resources doubling, and one million new additions to Sunday schools.
Reports from Pensacola Florida say armed white mobs patrolled streets at dawn after a brutal attack on Mrs. Ed Mocair by a Black assailant who was captured and jailed. The mob threatened an assault on the jail and on the Black quarter, with reports of shooting deaths and ongoing danger following a recent lynching.
Cleveland machinists at Lake Shore and Michigan Southern voted to strike if piece work continues. About 300 Cleveland workers supported a strike, with votes also cast in Toledo Elkhart and other Lake Shore shops. They will refer the matter to the union executive committee, but expect a general ban on piece work after September 1.
Six men were burned while fighting a flare up at Glenfield near Pittsburg when Standard Oil pipes leaked oil into a creek. A large blaze swept through the town as oil on water ignited, threatening most of Glenfield before firefighters could gain control. water supply was limited to the creek beneath the flames.
Six Chinese men found sealed in a freight car at Herrington Kansas four weeks ago were brought to Topeka for trial before U S Commissioner Archie F Williams. Louis Adams of Denver the Chinese inspector was there to escort the Chinamen to San Francisco if a deportation order is issued. They are charged with being sealed in the car and sent across the border from Mexico.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon formally opened the Republican campaign at the Litchfield Hillsboro Chautauqua in Litchfield. The event marks the start of organized political campaigning in the region.
James Keir Hardie, longtime socialist member of the House of Commons, departs Glasgow on the steamer Hesperian bound for Canada and the United States. His tour aims to amalgamate American and Canadian trade unionists and Socialists into a single political organization.
Tekamah Nebraska resident Jay E. Webster aged 17 disappeared while swimming in the Missouri River near his home and was drowned multiple decades ago.
About ten thousand unemployed men on New York City's East Side plan a Friday parade during the Interstate Prosperity Congress. The march will pass streets to halt before the prosperity society's gathering and seek participation in benefits during a session.
Acting Governor Bellamy readies state troops for a Creek country county seat dispute as Sapulpa and Bristow factions mount fierce opposition during the Wednesday election. Militia request approved only if needed. authorities expect potential bloodshed and await developments.
May Williams a 17 year old Kansas City Missouri beauty prize winner who was to wed soon and faced removal to Chillicothe Industrial School allegedly drank carbolic acid Tuesday night. She had won a Missouri beauty contest prize in St. Louis last spring and was near inheriting about $15,000 upon reaching majority.
A large passenger boat inbound to Charlotte harbor from Thousand Islands struck the Titania a small passenger boat between Sea Breeze and Charlotte. The Titania sank in ten to twelve feet of water. All twenty people aboard were rescued.
Two interurban passenger cars on the Detroit line collided head on a few miles from Detroit. An eastbound car ran at full speed as air brakes failed. About 15 passengers were injured, none seriously, with no fatalities.
Knoxville reports L. A. Westford, cashier of an Alma Oklahoma bank, identified as the man who died in La Follette after arriving a month ago in a nervous state. He vanished last February leaving an undisclosed shortage.
In El Reno Oklahoma Governor C N Haskell treasurer of the Democratic national committee opened the state campaign for Bryan. A Guthrie trio of statehouse workers sang a new song written by the governor to the music of She Star-Spangled Banner.
One of the county’s largest gas wells was reached near Rantoul in Franklin County. The well is expected to run about 200,000 cubic feet per day after gas was struck at a depth of 471 feet.
A band of Black Hand men ambushed Pie Barilla a rich Woodhaven hotel man, dragging him from his bicycle on Lincoln road at Nostrand avenue and killing him by shooting and stabbing. Antonio del Marto, cousin of Barilla, is in custody. Mildred Busch and a passerby witnessed the killing. Barilla wore a gold watch and carried money. Italian letters found on him hint at Black Hand involvement. Police link the crime to a previous post Christmas body dumping by the same group.
Hot Springs Virginia Judge William Taft fell from his horse on a mountain road four miles from the hotel, escaping serious injury by a narrow margin. He struck hands and knees, suffered only bruises and a rough shaking. General Clarence Edwards, present at the scene, is in Washington seeking another mount for Taft.
Sheriff L E Marton and Deputy Chas Parker were ambushed by a crowd of sixteen in a Negro neighborhood while driving in a buggy. Reports say one Negro was killed and another fatally wounded. the officers’ wounds may prove fatal. Citizens race war feared as large groups move toward the scene.
Winnipeg reports Fernie fires spreading to Canada’s national park near Ban in Spray Valley. Goat Mountain smoke rose as the blaze burned upper slopes eight miles away. Supt. Hunter says forest crews have the flames in the valley under control despite visibility near the summit.
The timber fire near Sand Point Idaho was placed under control on Wednesday with virtually no damage to the town. Much standing timber to the north and east of Sand Point has been burned, but the town remains safe.
The bed of a woman about 40 was recovered from the lake near the breakwater in Cleveland on Wednesday night. Features are well preserved and foul play is suspected as police investigate the case.
Col H L Maxwell of Mounds Louisiana, 72, owner of the state’s largest plantation, recently welcomed a baby daughter. He married his young wife a little over a year ago.
The Stereotypers' and Electrotypers' union plans its next convention in Kansas City Missouri marking the first time this union and the Typographical union meet in different places across the nation. The meeting venue reflects a shift in convention sites for these trades unions.
In Springfield a court of inquiry exonerated Private Klein of the First Illinois Infantry for the killing of Earl Nelson at Kankakee on a baggage car protection duty. The two deaths from mob-fight injuries overshadowed the day as guardsmen pursued and disrupted an attempted wire-cutting at city hall.
At Springfield headquarters an alarm after a crowd at Allen and Spring streets prompted Lieut. Col. Eddy to dispatch a full platoon. The crowd fled as soldiers pursued for blocks. About 200 refugees sought shelter at the arsenal, many old or infirm, while Gen. Wells and Col. Sanborn strengthened brigades with farm wagons.
Nashville agent FPort Simms of Southern Express Company is arrested in Murfreesboro on a city warrant for receiving and delivering whisky shipped into the dry town contrary to ordinances. The city board’s law was believed void, yet the company began handling whisky about a month ago.
The text argues that Peruna blends two kinds of remedies both catarrh remedies and tonics. It states chronic catarrh is widespread across nose throat lungs stomach and other organs and claims Peruna's ingredients have long standing reputations for fighting catarrh and acting as tonics, inviting scrutiny of its active constituents.
A reminiscence recalls a county fair outing with a new $9.98 suit and a Dewey Munger roadster. A woman in a white dress with a blue sash wears blue glass beads as the narrator items the day’s small costs from a daily expense list including peanuts lemonade and a shooting gallery.
Silas and Cyrus joke about a surprising ad that promises the most absorbing literature for one dollar. Reuben buys, receiving a pamphlet titled How Blotters Are Made and another titled Pointa on Turkish Towels, prompting amused chatter.
A stern broker confronts a young man for missing work to attend a ball game. The youth admits feeling bad, and the broker notes the loss of the home team as the consolation for his remorse.
A tall tramp in a green shirt grumbles that political meetings are fakes. His companion asks why, and the tramp says last night’s event was billed as an overflow meeting yet nothing overflowed not even root beer.
The New York Sun notes Knicker-Flanagan achieved a hammer throw record while prompting speculation over whether his thumb was damaged. The brief item mixes athletic achievement with a casual, humorous aside about a possible injury.
A letter extols Postum as a cure for coffee headaches and ill health. The writer, a Wisconsin man, says switching to Postum ended daily headaches and improved family health. The ad-like piece promotes Postum with the slogan There’s a Reason and invites readers to request more letters.
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