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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1903
Page
2
A scrambled collection of curiosities and anecdotes touches on Russia and Japan talk of war and cartridges, a woman’s bittersweet view of love and weakness, racing horses, Bristol and Shamrock, beans as a dish, and broad remarks on markets, exports, and society figures with names like Vanderbilt and Santee Dumont.
Englishmen reportedly willing to loan 15 million dollars for Cuba if the United States rejects it, while J. P. Morgan may take a lunch break to consider. A plan for a railroad to Russia via Alaska through the Bering Strait spurs talk of Europe and safer seas. The Duchess of Abercorn has hundreds of descendants and struggles to name them all. A model New York tenement promises triple fire escapes for tenant storage. Prof Thomas claims overwhelming quito bites could be killed by invading his territory. Jim Keene sits discouraged after a $1.5 million loss. Alabama credited for leading in a field with a petrified sea serpent. Rockefeller rumored as a chief railroad mover and owner of a Mexican volcano, with possible Dios involvement. A Washington scientist says pements help insomnia, but the crackling noises may wake others. Waterbury reportedly drinks 24,000 glasses of beer daily, and a proposal suggests renaming the raich city Beerbury.
Secret ary of War Elihu Root plans to resign around January with Judge William H. Taft likely to succeed him as Secretary of War It notes Root wishes to retire for private reasons and describes Taft as Roosevelt era choice and governor of the Philippines potential successor and impending Philippine Commission changes.
New fad spreads through London and Newport high society as slow eating, or munching, becomes the proper dining style. Munching involves chewing each bite thoroughly until only a solid mass remains to swallow, creating calmer, longer meals and fewer rapid eats. American converts join the trend, and dinners are described as munching parties with less vivacity.
Alfred Smith, now general manager of the New York Central and Hod river railroad, began his career twenty five years ago as a railroad man in the Lake Shore office in Cleveland. He started as a laborer with a gang earning $1.50 a day.
In Moscow a paper published Prof Phillippf's claim that after years of experiments he devised a death-dealing instrument that could make war impossible. He promised to reveal the method to the St Petersburg Academy of Science. His death from prussic acid poisoning raises questions in scientific circles whether he shared the secret before dying.
Mr and Mrs John L Wayne of Albany New York born the same day eight years earlier died Aug 1 within hours of each other and were buried Aug 12 The aged couple were devoted to each other during a long married life The husband died first of apoplexy When she realized he was gone she took to her bed and shortly after died
The Sioux City Journal notes the mosquitoes’ apparent resilience and jokes they may have incorporated under New Jersey law, a tongue in cheek remark on unusual legal status.
The Petrel, a Canadian revenue cutter, fired twenty rounds at the American fishing tug Silver Spray using deck gun and small arms in an attempt to seize the vessel for alleged fishing law violations. The Silver Spray was riddled with holes and one crewman was wounded, needing hospital care.
A quote from Clara Schumann reveals a shift in self view before her marriage as she recorded in her diary that she once believed she had talent for composing but changed her mind. She states women should not strive to compose and notes she did not expect to be an exception.
Third baseman Bagsby of the Augurs Georgia club preached at the First Baptist Church in Augurs on a recent Sunday. A theological student, he supports his college costs with his salary from baseball and spoke on faith and study to the congregation.
The Siamese government has ordered a guillotine from Paris. Previously Siam used a sword for beheading, with the condemned kneeling and head bowed as the blow was struck.
The article notes that from the Civil War era to 1924 no senior commander past Wood has been a West Point graduate. It contrasts Miles, Young, Corbin, Chaffee, MacArthur with Wood, saying all except Wood joined from the Civil War and four years of service, equating Civil War service with four West Point years.
Will live in California after being placed on the army retired list. General John B. Babcock has long connections in the state from earlier stationing and maintains many warm personal friendships there.
Eight hundred veterans of the army of the Philippines held a parade at Manila Aug. 4 marking the anniversary of the occupation by U.S. land and naval forces on Aug. 12, 1898. Delegates from the southern islands wore vine flute and khaki as a banquet followed. Commissioner Smith reviewed the insurgency history and noted two thirds of veterans are now in civil service. The Philippines commission will expend $872,000 on permanent improvements including $312,000 for coast guard entries at Shanghai and improvements to the insular navy yard at Manila.
The Canadian government will drop the contemplated case against the patrol boat Petrel for firing on the American fishing tug Silver Spray. Skipper Chan was advised to verify his position during the incident before involving U.S. authorities. He states he was over the line and that most tugs crossed the boundary. Silver Spray may have been two miles beyond American waters.
George Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, now prominent in Irish land bill discussions, is dubbed the knight errant for his defense of forlorn causes. He has written verses and local rumor links him to a clever novel as author.
Want to Leave Newport. Many estates are for sale. The fine estates of Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt, of Benjamin Thaw, who objected to the marriage of his sister to the Earl of Yarmouth, and of Mrs. Hermann Osiriens are in the market. The Bell and Malbone estates and Crossways, owned by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, wife of the president of the Teele Central railroad, are for sale.
Rev Dr Kiyoshi Satoh, a Japanese minister, has been ordained as a Universalist preacher in Boston. He will shortly return to Japan to pursue missionary work. He is the first of his race ordained in this denomination, and part of his studies included a three year course at Lombard College.
A Literary Family highlights Charles Belmont Davis as the fourth in his line to gain literary reputation. His father I Clarke Davis, a Philadelphia editor and fisherman friend of Grover Cleveland, is noted, along with his mother Rebecca Harding Davis the novelist and his brother Richard Harding Davis.
A clipped OCR fragment notes many saloons and mentions states south of the Ohio River and Pennsylvania, including Arkansas and Louisiana, indicating a regional spread of saloons and associated commentary.
The island suffered widespread destruction from fierce wind and rain. Villages wiped out, churches and public buildings demolished, crops damaged, rivers flooded, and houses wrecked. The Norwegian steamer Salvatore di Giorgii grounded near Ap nette bay. Rail traffic halted, electric works damaged, and food aid from America urged to avert famine.
The Denver, Colorado farmer P. Asher recalls a day when heat gave way to a severe hailstorm and near freezing temperatures within about twenty minutes. His bare feet sank into six inches of hail and frostbite ensued, illustrating a drastic rapid climate shift.
W H Farrel of Shamokin Pennsylvania rescued a half-starved dog. The dog alerted him to a burglar entering his home by leaping on his bed and barking. Farrel retrieved a revolver and confronted the intruder who fled with part of the silverware.
A Brooklyn Eagle item recalls a story of John A. Logan before the Civil War. A younger Logan challenged an older man, denying his claim and declaring he would defend his reputation at gunpoint. Logan replied calmly that reputation is kept by truth telling, not by threats.
Andy Hickson camping near Three Sisters Oregon engaged a cinnamon bear in close combat on a Wednesday. His two gun shots failed to wound. He drew a bowing knife and struck the bear in the neck, killing it. The bear raked Hickson’s shirt in the struggle.
England boasts an odd couple in Laughton en le Morthen where John Baxter aged 96 and Ellen Baxter aged 98 are believed to be the country’s oldest couple. Married seventy five years they have lived in a single cottage for over six decades beside nearby Anston quarry stones used in Parliament buildings.
A mining prospector who spent four years in the Mackenzie basin returned to Vancouver with what is believed to be a relic from the ill starred Andree expedition. He journeyed along the Mackenzie River toward the Arctic Circle and arrived last week, claiming to have brought a fragment of the silk weed used in Andree’s balloon construction.
James Broome of Toronto calling himself a philosopher has been seen in Boston and declares the earth is flat. He predicts that even Boston will be destroyed by fire for not accepting his philosophy.
A saying notes a hen is profitable by consuming sixteen times her weight yearly while producing eggs weighing six times her own weight. The eggs are valued at times the cost of her feed, highlighting a clever but opaque profitability claim.
Laig, after touring the United States, tells young German engineers to visit America for learning, but denies that American workmen or De Re Seaman Sa Chand Gee i Aaspniee eh'sonaue are surpassing Germany. He praises factory arrangements yet says German goods are not inferior and that German manufacturers compare well with American rivals. He asserts German labor and machine tools are at least equal to those in the United States and cautions against overestimating American danger.
Derived from the Persian term Shapeen now used for sharkskin fabrics traces to Saybri meaning the back of a beast of burden. The note links textile naming to linguistic roots without elaborating on usage or date.
Theodor Mommsen, famed German scholar and Berlin University figure, remains mentally sharp though aging. He notes he has wed a democrat and will die, having fathered fifteen children and many grandchildren, and rarely appears at the university except in rare cases.
Sir Joseph Pease a prominent English banker with extensive ties here has died leaving only 12000 after surrendering his estate to pay debts. The famed Quaker Edward Pease known as father of railways was his grandfather and he was noted as a friend in his era.
A ukase proclaims a large Asian Russian region a Viceroyalty and appoints Admiral Alexei ef f to oversee civil and military administration. He gains command of the Ituesian fleet in the Pacific and authority for diplomatic talks with neighbors, greatly strengthening Russia's stance.
A youthful Canadian statesman, R. McBride, becomes premier of British Columbia. Born in New Westminster thirty three years ago, he studied at Dalhousie University Halifax and was called to the bar in 1892. He entered provincial politics in five years of preparation before taking office.
The London Daily Mail reports a Petersburg dispatch citing a reliable source that Russia aims to raise its eastern military presence to 200,000 men, signaling a major buildup in the Far East.
The late bishop of Canterbury, once a temperance advocate and Bishop of Exeter, was disturbed by a loud joke during a country trip. He sent for the paper to verify a claim but calmly asserted, I have never been drunk in my life. The subeditor bolded the headline "Remarkable Statement by the Bishop of Ryeter" in error.
The narrative argues floods caused vast property losses in 1841 1882 totaling about 15 million across the Ohio and Mississippi valleys with Cincinnati area alone facing 10 million. It advocates damming draws and building reservoirs to store water, claiming substantial regional and national benefits including flood control, levee stability, and expanding America’s farm wealth and granary status.
W M McFadden warns pedigrees for pigs bred in dam are often wrong with over 60 percent error. Duplicates show correct pedigree form and should guide future records. The breeder is the owner of the dam at service, and pedigrees must name the signer and reflect the chain from breeder to final owner.
The Bulletin des Halles notes spelt thrives in Germany's southwest and in Württemberg, Baden border areas, Alsace, Switzerland, and Bavarian Swabia. Spelt is closely akin to wheat, used mainly for bread, but requires hulled milling due to its tough outer husk.
An unnamed man looted the public with legal cover and returned to the robbed populace seeking mercy. The crowd toasted him at a banquet while debates continue over whether forgiveness is a difficult virtue for men to practice.
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