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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1910
Page
2
A cluttered collection of notes and quips from Marble Hill Missouri and other locales. The column touches on winter weather, comets, rising prices, ships, parlor gossip, a judge in St Louis and a Peoria ruling on breakfast, plus distant references to wars and peanuts in Virginia.
A British liner Nina with thirty two new aboard faced disaster as she lay at sea near Haumbiin Passage. The vessel was ashore after a collision and engine trouble off the Atlantic coast. Navy officials ordered rapid search with coastwise ships assisting as crews awaited fate and authorities sought the ship's location amid rough winter seas.
The Paeile Navigation Company's steamer Linea runs aground in a dangerous pass of Magellan Strait. The chief pilot and several passengers drown. The British steamer Lima, en route from Liverpool to South American ports, rescued eight crew near the wreck. about eight others were left aboard and perished. The wreck location appears between San Pierre Island and Chile, amid two treacherous limestone formations guarding the entrance to the pass.
The British steamer Strathurst arrived with 18s Tien and seventeen of the Lindt crew after the Lima wreck in West Moulin Passe Magellan. Seventy eight aboard had to be rescued due to burst tanks and no drinking water. First mate and fifty passengers drowned. some died after.
Alto Pause Minnesota recall reports two Bridgenin children, Carlos about two and Pearl months old, perishing in a west Alto home fire on a Friday. Parents awoke to flames racing through the sitting room as the stove fire likely sparked the disaster.
Galena the county seat of Stone county will see a new Republican newspaper. Judge John T. Moore, circuit judge of the district, will serve as financial backer for the venture. The publication aims to start soon under Moore’s sponsorship.
The University of Missouri journalism school reports 110 students enrolled, an increase over the total enrollment for the previous year. The count marks ongoing growth in the program as of the current term.
New York City Mrs Henry Addison Allander announces the engagement of her daughter Mrs. Eleanor Mutler Alexander to Theodore Roosevelt Jr eldest son of former President Theodore Roosevelt The wedding is not set until the father returns from Africa and the announcement has family approval. Miss Alexander 21 years old, mother Miss Craw Green. Theodore Roosevelt Jr 23.
A sheriff’s posse hunts Sylvester Reardon, 25, after he killed George Walker and his daughter Ines at the Walker home. He fatally wounded two Walker children, and struck the others with a club. Reardon had frequently visited the home seeking marriage.
Father W Rakowski of SS Peter and Pauls Pollet Catholic church faced suspension after Bishop Burke supported by Allen McDonnell a patrolman was under arrest on a charge of attempting to extort money from a cigar merchant A promisory note for five thousand dollars was involved and the priest denied ties to a woman in a room and claimed no relation to the case
An aviator named Johannesen, partner of the champagne firm Janese, died in a road accident between Terdeaua and Paulie. He was driving Mupim, dusted by a cart, the car overturned, the gasoline tank burst, and he was burned to death as the fuel ignited under the vehicle.
Washington DC Justice Wright challenged congressional rights by summoning joint printing committee members. Senate adopted a judiciary resolution telling the committee to ignore the summons in a case linked to Valley Paper Co bid rejection. Missouri Democrats view Mayor Gaynor as a presidential figure amid Jefferson anniversary dinner invite. Milton Loran, Lincoln murder jury foreman, dies at 60 in Boone Iowa after Illinois Almanac case fame. Lewis G. Tewkebury, noted financier, dies in New Orleans Charity Hospital penniless.
Guthrie Oklahoma report states the state liquor dispensary system was wiped out by the house with 15 Democrats voting with 44 Republicans present to pass the action.
Helena Arkansas gun plant of Solomon Moore Land Company burned completely causing about 12000 dollars in loss with insurance estimated at 7000. Authorities say tramps are suspected to have set the fire.
A Hot Springs delegation of 200 citizens met Gov Donaghey urging a liberal state fair appropriation from the upcoming legislature. The move aims to boost the Hot Springs state fair and attract broader state support.
William Jennings Bryan and his family left La Paz due to the thin air and are en route to Santiago Chile They are expected to arrive today at Anto Fogasta Chile and continue their journey from there
Louis Meyers a14 year old boy in New Albany Ohio collapsed and died when an automobile sped past. He had a known heart condition and fainted frequently at night. The incident follows a pattern of medical fragility linked to sudden fright.
In Nicaragua a Conservative group about 1200 strong under Generals Chamorro and Manis captured Matagalpa after taking the steamer Managua at its wharf. Police arrested telegraph operators as authorities claimed the capital was undefended. Reports say insurgents defeated General Carero near Muymup and moved toward Matagalpa, seizing government funds and supplies while disrupting communications.
An American chief of artillery in the Estrada army was wounded near Lake Managua with his condition described as serious. Madriz, acting president of Nicaragua, opened a personal bank account in New Orleans. The report suggests this signals a growing commitment amid Nicaragua's conflict. A separate trolley crash in Pittsfield, Massachusetts killed one person and injured many, while Wellsley College students face a curfew banning long walks amid campus unrest.
Washington DC reports a near future change in the Government Printing Office head. Samuel B Donnelly, who assumed the role about a year ago, is expected to resign amid criticism. Harry Ogden of Chicago is named as a possible successor, though President Taft has not weighed in on the matter.
Madrid reports Premier Moret resigns after a few months in office. King Alphonso asks Senor Canalejas to accept the premiership as the entire cabinet steps down with the premier.
Washington D C A senate passed a bill making Commander Robert E Peary USN discoverer of the north pole a rear admiral The action elevates Peary in rank honoring his polar expedition military service and the nation’s recognition of his achievements.
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