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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
2
The item mix cites local Missouri notes with scattered global bits. It mentions aviators, air safety, London, submarines, a Cleveland telephones case, New York musical comedy, umbrella thefts in New Jersey, Vienna birth rate, a navy pistol idea, Africa gold output, and a Russian bootent of buttletops for the Black Sea, ending with a street-police assault and gold-rule violation.
A nerve specialist cites medical records to claim quiet people are healthier and questions the Alaska fire that razed half a town in 50 degree below zero weather. The remark stirs skepticism about the blaze and its conditions.
Capt Drake of Marlborough county South Carolina holds the world record of 254 and a fraction bushels of grain per acre, a landmark achievement reflecting exceptional yields in local farming practice.
More than half of the senior class at Wellesley College are said to be engaged to be married. Observers note that similar sentiments from Smith and Vassar students may provide lively reactions from rival campuses.
If auto owners were more careful as to the kind of men they employ on chauffeurs possibly there would be fewer joy rides. Sometimes, however, the owner sets the chauffeur a bad example.
In a dated notice a suggestion is floated that if trends persist the letter r may replace bh in the theater programs last word and observers are cautioned that ladies should remove their data from the notice context.
In New York officials propose a demonstration showing how a child can be clothed adequately for seven dollars annually. The argument notes that even a stylish flat owner would agree a good child has value comparable to such a wardrobe estimate.
Twelve women jurors in San Francisco agreed promptly and pronounced for a divorce without awaiting the judge's charge. The article notes that the lady jurors will in time wrangle over verdicts just like men, reflecting evolving courtroom dynamics.
The New York Herald's Paris edition has run for eleven years without solving the temperature conversion from Centigrade to Fahrenheit. Maine, once a major ice source, is reducing its reliance on weather. Artificial ice is being produced at the Augusta insane hospital plant, and Lewiston plans a large new ice manufacturing facility.
A Missouri man died leaving a record of a quarrel free, 69 years of married life during which he never lied to his wife. The remarkable fidelity and honesty are noted as extraordinary, challenging typical marital behavior and suggesting a near-ideal partnership.
Forty five sailors who mutinied in Brazil have died from various causes since surrender. Twenty six perished from sunstroke while forced to perform government labor. The fate is described as an unofficial yet effective form of capital punishment.
A widow and her feeble husband, Lynwood S Keene, died by suicide and shot their 14 year old son Gerald in Oxford Maine. A sealed compact and farewell letters to relatives were found, detailing a deliberate pact formed during the husband’s illness. Relatives were asked to bury the trio in a double coffin and a shared grave.
Eight hundred bank clerks across 22 private banks on the East Side have begun a strike for a 12 hour week, a $4 wage increase, and one full day off each week. The action follows union organizing by the Fleet Side Bank Clerks' union. The strike aims to shorten the workweek and secure better holidays and pay.
After President Taft left the National Corn Show Columbus Ohio, the Ohio Corn Improvement Association met in the hall where he spoke and adopted a resolution condemning his reciprocity proposal favoring Canadian reciprocity for farmers.
Erie reports that no body was stolen from the mausoleum of the late Congressman W. L. Scott. A family member of Charles H. Strong, Scott’s son in law, said some caskets were opened but none of the bodies were molested. The motive is described as ven rennee.
In Sabadell a failed plot to kill Deputy Leroux, Republican leader and chief radical, saw five shots fired at him with all missing. Three suspects were immediately arrested. The incident is tied to the Spanish car tes storyline.
Thomas B. Riley, formerly an employee of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is ordered to serve six months in the penitentiary for furnishing interesting sugar trust material to magazines.
Chicago police arrest H. Vandolah believed to be the single bandit who robbed a Missouro Pacific passenger train near Fort Leavenworth last Christmas night.
The Missouri legislature opens debates on three capitol plans. One calls for a new capitol costing 3 to 5 million dollars funded by bonds or a small tax. A second seeks to move the capitol to St. Louis or another city with bonds around 5.14 million. The third would amend the constitution to build a new statehouse, a measure previously defeated.
Members discuss the probability of an extra session as the legislature worries about finishing within 70 days and completing plans for a new capitol. South Missouri members fear extended stay past March 15 without governor’s call. Gov Hales avoids commitment, noting limited 30 day work window and potential for a largely clean slate in March.
Governor Hadley will grant clemency to twelve cousins who aided in the unsuccessful defense of the capitol building. Some may be paroled outright or on good behavior, others with reduced sentences. A resolution, urged by Rep Sterling H. McCarty of Poinsett, asks the governor to favorably consider prisoners who showed unusual bravery during the blaze.
A senate committee led by Senator F W McAllister argues the constitution fixes the permanent capital in Jefferson City and the legislature lacks power to move it. The proposed bill omits any capital removal provision and would authorize a $5,000,000 bond issue.
The old capitol ruins are being cleared of debris and burned books and papers. A convict labor force is employed, and four experts, at Governor Hadley’s suggestion, have inspected the site and said there is no danger of walls or the tower collapsing while work continues.
Joplin and Springfield citizens appeared before the joint hearing of the municipal corporations committee of the senate and house and pleaded for the privilege of rejecting or adopting the commission form of government as embodied in a bill submitted to the general assembly.
Railroad officers have delegated a committee to appear before the legislature’s committee to oppose the measure requiring wages be paid twice a month. The carriers will actively oppose the bill.
State Senator Charles A O Brunk of St Louis urges local business interests to donate funds to finance a new state capitol building. He argues civic investment will support progress and urban development in the city.
George W. Graydon of London Ontario known as Doc Graydon shot himself with a revolver and likely will die. He had been despondent since the death of his wife and two children years earlier in Buffalo New York.
Cape Haytien reports the rebel leader Haytien Mon trull Guillamo was executed by order of President Simon. The death is expected to dampen the revolution locally and shape ongoing events in Hayti.
The Missouri Waterway Commission examines urban waste and sewage disposal, noting Europe uses city garbage as a revenue source via controlled collection and sale for fertilizer. It estimates Missouri could yield at least 7.50 dollars per person annually from garbage if properly managed, projecting nearly one million residents across several cities.
In a Missouri Waterways Commission report to the state legislature, farmers are warned that removal of trees and overworking hillsides has destroyed soil structure. Heavy rains now wash away topsoil, reducing moisture retention and causing soil and rainfall loss as floods rush down slopes.
Congress committee on ways and means reports the Canadian reciprocity agreement favorably by 12 to 7. An amendment proposed by Mr Mann of Illinois would allow free entry of wood produced in Canada and free import of wood products valued up to four cents a pound. Andrew Carnegie urges speedy action in a letter to Senator Cleveridge. A House joint resolution designates San Francisco as the 1915 exposition site to celebrate the Panama Canal opening, passing the Senate without opposition.
Senate speeches by Lodge against popular senator elections and Burton defending Lorimer open a day of partisan clash. House turmoil after Macon press gallery remark prompts investigation. Army appropriation progress, Lorimer dispute resurfaces, and judiciary codification advances with other bills amid a busy session full of speeches and committee actions.
The Nebraska county option bill was defeated in the state senate. lincorp NebThe measure failed to advance, ending the legislative effort to authorize county option.
A spectacular blaze in Oakland destroys the Standard Oil acid plant at Point Richmond, injuring three men and causing damages estimated at 500000 dollars. The fire ranks as the most spectacular in the area.
In the federal court at Danville Alabama Judge Francis M. Wright appoints C. C. McClenathan of Danville and Mont Eyessell of St. Louis as receivers for the Mulholland Figer Spar mines in Hardin County.
Report notes a person named He-Ne struggles with a head trouble and desires a new hat. The fragmentary text mentions She-Ilow and Sie-Neuraigie but offers few concrete details or context about events or setting.
An Iriebman seeks proof for a claimed trick or vision claim. Pat visits a doctor and measures eyesight by asking the doctor to confirm what is on the wall. The doctor says yes, Pat replies he cannot see it, creating a humorous contradiction typical of a Chicago Tribune item.
A Connecticut woman credits stopping coffee and drinking Postum with ending years of bilious attacks. She notes family hereditary views on heredity but says giving up coffee and using Postum for three years brought complete relief without medicines. The letter promotes Postum by the Postum Co of Battle Creek Michigan.
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