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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1896
Page
4
The piece surveys club subscription rates for newspapers including The Press and The Republic, New York World, and Hicks’ Almanac, then shifts to political opinion and cabinet talk about Hanna, Morton, and party strategy. It notes tax and trade themes, a venison shipment seizure, and a large deficit with year-to-year contrasts, plus a Chicago Inter Ocean assessment of futures and industry consolidation trends.
The piece surveys press rivalries over trusts, hints at political shifts with comments on Fitzsimmons Sharkey and Frank James as potential police commissioners, and notes Spain's Cuban war stance. It details remodeling plans for General Harrison’s tomb near North Bend with Indiana marble at a cost of about 5000 dollars, and summarizes Interior Secretary reports on Alaska prosperity, pensions, and Pacific railroads.
The unofficial count shows the house will hold 201 Republicans 124 Democrats 13 fusionists 12 populists and silverites with one vacancy from Missouri's First district. Of the total, 205 members were in the last house, and no others had prior service.
Will arrive on time with the largest stock of toys dolls confectionery and related items Bollinger county has seen This immense line invites town residents to call and view the assortment and make selections from the broad display of holiday goods.
Official notice urges voters in Missouri's Fourteenth District to elect a congressman. Details emphasize candidate eligibility, polling locations, and election day procedures.
Gov elect Stephens defends a clean campaign amid Republican slander and personal attacks. He cites Missouri voters backing Bryan and himself, lauds Missourians, and proclaims the silver standard fight as the key national issue. He rejects using opponents' personal misconduct, urging unity and focus on coinage policy.
Cape Girardeau items note J Wyman Jones as president of the Bonne Terre Lead Company a firm so poor it might have closed if Bryan won and that a malicious reporter has been cut from the paper’s payroll. Madison County Democrat reports city ordinances barring anyone under 16 from streets after 8 p m with the electric whistle signaling the hour.
A telegram to the Globe Democrat reports Rev. H. Hanes worth, longtime Methodist pastor and presiding elder at Fredericktown, has been assigned to a new post in Fayetteville Arkansas. The move surprises the church and community, but many friends extend best wishes as he begins this new field of labor.
A passerby notes a Black individual carrying a heavy stack of books and questions the purpose. The dialogue reveals a belief that the books belong to a brother and exposes dated racial language and stereotypes about learning and arithmetic.
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