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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
2
Fragmented excerpts discuss personal fame wealth power and social changes in America. Notable items mention Gladys Vanderbilt wealth rise judge Keller divorce unusual claims in apples and pearls, Persias politics and women’s committees, swindling in Wall Street, and weird diet rumors with rival cronies in Aurora Newfoundland.
A garbled notice reports that a governor purportedly killed himself at his home. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but the event is presented as a fatal self inflected act with minimal context.
In Congress money and policy mix as bills move through committees. A five member panel was set to sift proposals on currency relief and select features for a possible committee bill. Prohibition for the District of Columbia was introduced, Alaska seeks severance, and a railroad rate restraint bill targets short haul freight pricing.
Taft attends a Duma session listening to arguments on a ministerial declaration. A broad peace theme is mentioned with hopes for all nations. A review notes a famous corps may be affected. Joe Frana Jr suffers severe injuries with both eyes lost and hands burned.
Three men robbed the Carney Oklahoma bank calmly and walked away after posting no resistance. They stood guard outside as townsfolk appeared, then left with about four thousand dollars. Authorities pursued but no arrests reported.
Thomas H. McCauley, sought in New York on grand larceny charges, was captured at the Hotel West Closter finishing a three year fugitive chase. Local authorities announced the arrest after a nationwide manhunt.
A Chinese court case accuses the U S Consul at Amoy of theft of 4000 held in trust for a woman. The accused, a diplomat recently back from Chios, says the charges were settled in 1896 after a bond of 3000 was posted. In London, AP reporter Francis J O Neill dies after weeks of illness.
Waveland Mississippi tribute notes General Allen Thomas a Confederate brigadier who served as United States minister to Venezuela under Cleveland. He died at his home aged 77, leaving a legacy as a Civil War veteran.
A portion of expenses and seven and a half percent of the gate receipts are tied to a series of three football matches under the provincial league of Bos Paulo, Brazil, outlining financial terms for participation and revenue sharing.
The choice of municipal officers and sections in the score of other elites will be held a week later. With the exception of liquor license terms, the election will be regarded with but little general interest.
John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America was discharged from the hospital on Thursday and returned to his Spring Valley Illinois home. He has nearly fully recovered from the October 11 appendicitis operation and will remain at home for some time.
H McLaughlin reached the location after thrilling experiences in the upper Fraser rapids where he and several men labored on the Grand Trunk Pacific railway. A party of eight started downstream with him but their boat capsized at a falls and six men drowned. Names are not known.
A man identified as V. Nethaway killed his wife in Norfolk Nebraska on the Union Pacific tram line and then, fleeing for eight blocks, shot himself. Police and bystanders witnessed the tragedy as the suspect fatally turned weapon on himself.
A brief line notes Miss Mary H. Dodge daughter of the late William E. Dodge of New York.
A garbled Norfolk business notice requests a staged increment for reviving Virginian coastal commerce. It mentions rapid capital growth, Jamaica expansion, and revised estimates aiming to boost 14,000 shipments and related trade outcomes.
On December 6 an order will compel railroads to sell Sc tickets in Kansas and Missouri and to apply the state line rate when selling tickets into states where the fe law is not in effect. Lahm studying German aeronautics in Berlin. Frank P. Lahm from the War Department is here on leave to study German aeronautics.
A draft of measures discussed in congress includes amending the railroad rate law to block tariff changes from taking effect upon objection and requiring more rates to be fed to soldiers and pension increases for total deafness. A short bill by Gen Gallinger proposes sectioned government actions and a note on canned meats.
The text reports the death of King Oscar II of Sweden at 9:10 on a Sunday morning. The country grieves as Oscar Gustave Adolphe, eldest son of the late king, is named successor. The council of state meets to adopt a motto and the princes take allegiance as the new monarch accepts homage.
Residents on the President Grant route are hastening home amid reports of a fatal incident in Mastaft. Officials have begun inquiries, with local authorities outlining early details and safety concerns as families mourn.
A dramatic account notes Gotham City embracing a rare blue Sunday amid millions of residents and tens of thousands of weekend visitors drawn to the novelty of a thoroughly blue day. The piece situates the event as possibly the first and last of its kind in the metropolis.
A string of town news items covers a Dexter debutante’s party surprise that went awry, a porch shooting and robbery, a fatal kitchen fire caused by gasoline, a coroner’s verdict on editor Groves, a Kansas City marshal shooting, a probate insanity ruling, a drummers’ meeting in Mexico, a rural carrier held up, a drowning by rope, and a river capsizing death.
A garbled OCR fragment notes Pleasure to Med authority and public protests over tariffs, referencing economist views on trust payments, fuel costs, and political rhetoric. It hints at debates on tariff impact, public sentiment, and party platforms without clear dates or figures.
The article argues that Congress and the courts are being used to create a de facto new constitution. It claims President Roosevelt favors this change and has appointed 87 federal judges who align with his view. The piece warns that without public action, tyranny could emerge from corporate and judicial influence.
Fragmentary text claims President Roosevelt will advance laws on financial matters and policing of trust activity. It suggests intent to address economic and legal control, though exact actions and context are unclear due to damaged source.
A snippet discusses permission to travel to Mexico and staying home to attend strictly to business. The text is incomplete, offering limited context on the contest or authorities involved. No clear names, dates, or organizations are present to establish a full factual item.
Fragmented OCR text comments on labor groups and economists shaping policy stances. Mentions the American Federation and discussions of poll data, executive rounds, and methods to influence outcomes.
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