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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1906
Page
2
A jumble of 1906-era blurbs touches on politics and industry from a printer's page. Notes range from a looming hotel age limit for women in New York to Royal guards for King Victor Emmanuel, Edison’s cement molds, and Birmingham’s women health inspectors. The material includes satire on Czarist Russia, animal meat trade stats, and curious plans for electric eel power.
A powerful tremor struck Valparazoo Chile causing widespread destruction and a major conflagration. Officials report heavy damage across neighborhoods and multiple structures collapsed. Rescue efforts mobilized as aftershocks disrupt relief operations. Local authorities seek aid from national agencies.
A massive quake and fires devastate Valparaiso Chile and surrounding cities. Reports describe many ships lost, hundreds dead or injured, and widespread destruction from Valparaiso to Andes City. Telegraph and land lines fail, commerce halts, and relief efforts struggle to begin.
Dallas Texas Thomas M Campbell a Rusk native and lawyer who once managed the International and Great Northern railway was nominated for governor by the Democratic state convention He would be the second native Texas governor in state history
Valparaiso sits on the western coast of South America beside Valparaiso Bay with about 150000 inhabitants. The city has extensive external trade and is backed by the Andes on all sides. An 1880 earthquake caused damage but the city quickly recovered and rebuilt its notable buildings and vigorous commercial and military spirit.
Fifty men are entombed alive after a cave-in in the Clinchport Virginia tunnel. Rescue work is underway with several pumps flooding 700 feet of tunnel. It is unknown whether the workers survive.
In Raleigh North Carolina Governor Glen tells residents mobs will be met with militia force if needed by county sheriffs amid recent unrest. The plan directs militiamen to intervene to disperse crowds when a sheriff deems it necessary.
An automobile crash on a country road near Houston killed George Meiklejohn and severely injured J Campbean and P. An investigation notes the vehicle could not be stopped before impact.
A chaotic bargain counter rush at a St Joseph 10-cent store left one woman dead and many injured. Dozens fainted as police closed the store to quell rioting. Mrs Susan Wetland is expected to die from trampling injuries.
Indiana contractor J. E. Stairbridge was killed instantly after falling from a bridge under construction near Happy, California, while working on the project. The accident occurred in Yreka area during routine construction duties.
The strike in Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Co four mills ends with 3,000 employees set to return to work.
In Springfeld only 24 of 124 talesmen qualified for juror duty in the Galbraith lynching case as the state fills the panel after exhausting regular and additional procedures.
Former United States Senator Lee Mantle of Butte announces his bid for the U S Senate from Montana. Mantle enters a crowded field seeking the party nomination and statewide support.
In Brookhaven Mississippi Miss Birdsong a niece of former Governor Longina is charged with murder for the shooting death of Dr Thomas A Duiler of Monticella. The motive and details remain unclear as the investigation continues.
London Tribune correspondent reports eight killed in the fighting at Ahictu, noting heightened casualties among combatants and civilians as the conflict continues with heavy exchanges and mounting losses.
J. W. Wilder, a Sherman County farmer living near Tom Bean six miles from Sherman, beat his wife’s skull with a flatiron and then killed himself with a shotgun. Three young children witnessed the tragedy.
In a troubled Russia the waning period of terror seems to be taking hold with growing state violence. Authorities push harsher measures as unrest spreads across major cities.
The article discusses the resumed trouble in St. Petersburg as the government faces a tougher task. Terrorist actions provoke a drive for repression while public opinion shifts. the New Parliament will not skip budget revisions, with credits set for early 1907 under existing law. Liberal papers resume publication under old names or new franchises.
MajGen Leonard Wood of the US army has summoned a commission to the Philippines to probe the conduct of army officers on duty there. He keeps the investigation’s object secret and the commissioners do not know their tasks until they arrive in Manila.
El Paso reports the regular Republican state convention chaired by Cecil Lyon has named the full state ticket. Governor candidate W. Averil of Beaumont leads, lieutenant governor Fred Hofheinz of Comal County, attorney general C. W. Ogden of San Antonio, and railroad commissioner W. F. Conner of Dallas.
An immense demonstration supported shorter working hours with 60 000 to 90 000 workers and 200 bands marching through main streets without disorders.
A posse of officers departed Little Rock at midnight for an interior town. The target was Paul C. Stensland, a fugitive Chicago banker, with the destination and specifics kept secret.
John Hutchinson of New Orleans, a Confederate privateer officer and one of Shenandoah’s two surviving officers, has died aged 68. He reportedly did not learn of Lee’s surrender until months after the war ended. Hutchinson was a former Orstaevintont engineer.
In Waco Texas Matte Elms, a handsome mixed-race woman, was assassinated by a man described as a negro who drove a dirk into her heart and fled. The incident details require careful neutral framing and corroboration from reliable records.
At Saratoga N Y a sale of yearlings belonging to John E Maddey, a half brother to Pegasus, sold to Fred Burlew for 7000 dollars, the top price. The colt is by Hamburg Peg Woffington. Burlew also paid 1000 dollars for a chestnut colt by Plandit Strath Reel.
Moscow police uncovered a second bomb depot containing 59 pounds of dynamite and 2000 rifle cartridges. Authorities described the find as part of ongoing anti saboteur operations and warned of potential dangers in the area.
In Elkhart County, Drake, treasurer, faced a failure of the intended bond gauge and a mistaken ballot during a recent election process. Officials state the error was corrected, with procedural steps underway to prevent future recurrences and restore public trust.
Gov Maynard appeals to a lynch mob in South Carolina to spare a Black defendant after a masked assailant killed a woman. The captured suspect is killed by the crowd near the victim’s home as the governor urges restraint and the rule of law in a tense scene.
A rapid roundup of disparate events reports violence in Poland with 260 Jewish fatalities, Tangier clashes between Raisull’s son and Angborite tribesmen, and labor group disputes over open shop in Amelia. Other items note Taft’s army promotion policy, a Shandong to Korean frontier tour, and political jailings in Brimfield. Major quake in Argentina and Oklahoma rainfall losses round out the dispatch.
Minneapolis officers elected as Commander R. B. Brown of Zanesville presided briefly. New officers will lead upcoming routines and organize local post activities in the coming year.
New York businessman George H. Schafer, president of the United Master Butchers Association of America, says elimination of the live stock tariff will be among topics at the association convention in Milwaukee from August 21 to 24.
Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of Bernat and Kenteck with Askinet Kentucky and Capeenes Jeet 3 Besa. No clear event, date, or outcome discernible.
A powerful sequence of shocks hit Pirot causing widespread fear. Reports indicate extensive damage and a rising death toll as tremors continue into the night. Emergency crews rush to affected districts while authorities urge calm.
From Valparaiso Chile reports describe a city almost wiped out with sixty percent destroyed and up to two thousand killed. Fire caused most damage as thousands flee to hills and water runs short amid icy winter nights. Government ships are sent to bring relief. nearby towns like Los Andes and Quillota also ruined.
Col John Knapp longtime St Louis owner of the Republic and Mrs Knapp noted among the citys oldest residents. Dexter chautauqua ruined by rain and wind. finances failed as grounds flooded and tents wrecked. Boonville man dead with throat cut, possibly suicide. Jefferson City issues charter for Southwestern Missouri Electric Railroad Co to build 101 mile line in Jasper county and southeast Kansas. Joplin mourns pioneer John Murphy father of the town. Hannibal honors Col A B Anderson ancient Mason with grandOrient jewel. Billings judge frees Grover Davidson by habeas corpus. sheriff returns empty-handed after extradition attempt.
West Plain-Satford Hibbard, a 30 year old farmer with a wife and one child, was found dead at his home four miles from Mountain View with a bullet wound to the back of the head. Authorities suspect assassination. Reported whipping of a negro boy Pearl by a masked mob in Whiteside and Silex sparks excitem ent. the boy was tied to a tree and whipped with a heavy lash.
Clipped items report a baby left in a china store in St Louis, and an official failure to appear before a notary in a Pierce matter. Drilling hints about oil in St Louis county are noted, with multiple boat excursions planned for reporters. A death in California and other scattered notes round out the snippet.
A user describes a testimonial about Perana allegedly restoring strength and aiding recovery after illness. The account includes mentions of a remedy wind tonic and rapid improvement in health, with praise for the product and a belief in its efficacy. The narrative references a person named Bettie Crewe and suggests relief from misery and increased vitality.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses inheritance of facial traits through female lines and generational influence. It then shifts to Chinese ingenuity in making imitation pearls, detailing a method with mother of pearl beads threaded and inserted into shells, yielding pearls after two years.
A tale questions if a white lie can ever be justified. An ancient rabbi marries in a truthful city and hides his wife when visitors arrive. He lies claiming she is gone out, leading to the death of his two children and his expulsion from the city after neighbors uncover the truth.
Col Ike Hil and Col Tike Fi fear with Democrats in the house engaged in a heated lobby dispute at the Hoffman House NYC. Hil produced five $100 bills and challenged a man to a bet, joking he would write a 600 bet with pen and ink, then escalated to a 9600 wager prompting a request for pen and ink and a $5000 check.
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