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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
A collage of jokes and snatches of opinion covering aviation, weather prophets, editors, romance, hats and whiskers, governance and morals, with quips about California fraternities, a medical/professional critique, a New Hampshire marriage, and a digression on the Chinese emperor. The tone is breezy, fragmentary commentary on current culture and oddities.
A Massachusetts young man aged 21 who has never kissed a girl is noted as virtuous though his schooling may be questioned. The piece then jokes that the Earth will be habitable for 10,000,000 years, easing concerns about Mars apartments.
A burglar broke into a New York residence and stole five volumes of poetry. The note speculates the thief may have sought works to entertain Mona Lisa during her retirement.
A Lowell Courier-Citizen writer stirred trouble by remarking that Germans traveling in Europe are too often unmitigated a wine. The comment highlights ongoing sensitivity over national stereotypes and travel conduct.
A Mexico City conspiratorial plan to kill President Madero with a balcony shot at the Reforma hotel was thwarted, authorities say, after arresting Generals Higinito Aguillar and Meliton Hurtado and about twenty conspirators. The plot involved declaring Reyes provisional president and seizing power. evidence reportedly found in prisoners’ papers.
Winona Minnesota endures street car service disruption as striking motormen and sympathizers crowd car barns. Car system receivers announce current plan to try operating with strikebreakers amid ongoing labor unrest and guard staffing.
A mass meeting at Faneuil Hall led by Rabbi M. M. Riehles declares that 100 Jews stand ready to enter the war against Russia if insistence on the rights of American citizens leads to conflict. The call reflects urban pressure and minority mobilization in Boston, Massachusetts.
A dynamite plot aimed at Grand Vizier Said Pasha and the Turkish war minister was uncovered when several bombs were found in their offices in Constantinople. The discovery caused panic among the sultan’s official family and security forces moved promptly to investigate and secure the area.
A mysterious witness not previously identified in the dynamiting conspiracy cases may steer the federal investigation in an entirely new direction. The Los Angeles inquiry centers on an unnamed individual who allegedly threw the meiium, shifting focus from earlier suspects as authorities pursue fresh angles.
Alfred Vanderbilt announces a marriage in New York to Mires Mr Kim with $50 009 000 inheritance. Reginald C Vanderbilt, his brother, issues an official newspaper notice in the city.
Joe Fraley, a barber in Eldorado, was shot and killed by fellow worker Thomas Tucker during a fight at the barbershop. The incident prompted police investigation and notes of a fatal workplace altercation.
Russia informs Washington that the Sulzer resolution abrogating the treaty is an insult. The president is pressing to secure an amended version in the Senate amid ongoing diplomatic efforts.
Zack Miller, owner of the 101 ranch near Oklahoma City, is sued for divorce by his wife. Her petition alleges improper conduct and a violent temper amid the charges.
Jillian Graham and Ethel Conrad, show girls, were acquitted by a jury after their district attorney requested elimination of the attempted murder charge. Only the assault charges remained for jury deliberation. Witnesses said self defense. Stokes testified he was shot over money for letters.
Washington reports tentative Russian treaty modification may ease restrictions on American Jewish citizens in Hasela. State department efforts were cited as key to a potential liberalization. House foreign relations committee resisted immediate action on abrogating the 1802 treaty. A committee report promised by Monday. Secretary Knox denied any final agreement but said negotiations continue.
In Philadelphia the jury cleared Harriet Dewitt of Eas ton Pa of writing anonymous letters that stirred church circles in Easton. The verdict declares the case unresolved as no guilty finding was returned.
London dispatch reports from a Turkish army correspondent in Tunis that the Bengal Turkish commander has defeated the Italian forces. The message, transmitted via Tunis, cites a December 10 telegraph from Harian Dec. 10.
A seventeen year old youth from Galveston Texas was captured after a dramatic pursuit by a sheriff's posse in the Upper Pecos valley. The case ends the terror spree blamed on the bandit.
Mrs Arthur McKee Rankin known as Kitty Blanchard of Union Square theater fame was found dead in the bath room of her apartments at the Hotel Bellclaire in New York.
Richard M. Johnson was found not guilty of murder in the September 13 killing at the Johnson home. The jury render ed its verdict after about an hour, Johnson thanked Prosecuting Attorney J. J. Baker, who replied that he only did his duty.
At a Patriotic Women's Union meeting in Dusseldorf Dr. Witzel pressed compulsory military service for women to aid hospital provisioning and clothing departments. Suffragists cheered. In London representatives of the National Antiwomen's Suffrage Society met Premier Asquith and were assured the government would oppose amendments to grant women the vote.
London financier George Gould bought Castle Mongies near Perthshire Scotland a country estate with several thousand acres of woodland surrounds the property improving its holdings in Britain.
The California steamed up the channel into Pearl Harbor, becoming the first warship to enter under the guns of the fortifications as 4 silk ribbons stretched across the harbor mouth marked the moment.
The Chicago board of education reports strong uptake from four public schools hosting dances and social gatherings under the tentative social center plan. Ihan states the concept will be extended due to positive results and wide participation.
In Marion Indiana a life insurance dispute centers on George A Kimmel of Niles Michigan identified again as the insured. A wreck on Chesapeake & Ohio Railway near Conover four miles west of Marion jeopardizes the claim as Kimmel, who was visiting local businessman Fred Giephart, was returning from Chicago when the train derailed at forty five miles per hour. The accident may require the insurer to pay the $25 000 policy if a trial witness from Chicago cannot testify. Local sources say the mystery man in Niles is sought and names such as Jennifer Han a meat dealer and the Bank of Niles are cited in past ties to the case.
In Jacke Georgia a black man faced execution on a theater stage amid a race riot after preacher Hey William Turber was hanged for treason. Jose Sing ley, a planter, was shot dead in the unrest. Authorities planned to hang the condemned man in the jail yard but feared crowd violence. stage gallows were prepared as relatives faced the tense stand.
London society was startled when pastor Hew A HK Hawkins secretly married July 1. Guests gathered at Henhurch to witness the ceremony for Lady Constance Faljambe but the bride did not appear and reportedly left the city choosing not to marry.
Hoopeston reported the death of 85 year old David B Crain after thirteen months of unconsciousness following an attack of loco motor ataxia. He was among the town’s oldest residents.
Secretary Na eel announced that ratification of the for seal treaty forbidding pelagic sealing is complete, Russia's note of ratification having been received at Washington.
In Constantinople, authorities uncovered several dynamite bombs hidden at offices linked to Grand Luler Said. The discovery followed an attempted assassination tied to Turkish authorities and the warminteler, signaling a tense security incident in the region.
Hugh Robinson, testing a hydroplane with a seventy-five horsepower motor at Hammonssport New York, reaches 74 miles per hour in calm air during trial runs.
Junction City man John Crile of Battery EB Slathfeld artillery was arrested in connection with dynamite explosions and fires at Fort Riley. The incidents caused government losses totaling £1,000.
Fire swept a portion of Mount Vernon business district destroying one block and damaging many others. Loss is estimated at over $100,000.
A heated editorial argues that a federal health board would overstep hygiene advice into enforcing a single medical school, threaten individual rights, and empower a privileged profession. It warns against federal control over medical practice, warning of erosion of personal liberty and medical diversity.
Fragmentary dialogue references naming a baby Percival and a family discussion about him. text is garbled and lacks coherent events or verifiable details.
A Washington Star brief captures a domestic moment as a bored husband complains the cake is not angel food and a timid wife deflects with a playful jab about deville craba, reflecting light humor in daily domestic life.
The readable text presents a garbled quotation about a cool million and a person able to keep cool despite costs and care. It lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or places to form a factual newspaper card.
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