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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1895
Page
4
The Marble Hill Press edition features fragmented remarks on insanity pleas for a St Louis man, funeral flower theft, New York high society, and varied asides on Irish famine, Newfoundland entry, Pacific trade, and fortunes in the Pacific Coast economy.
A jumble of social notes cites the princess of Wales taking up wood carving and a prince urged to saw wood while the German emperor talks less. Rhode Island Governor Brows mails a long message to the legislature. An exchange questions poverty and Europe travel as Viva Lucania class fares appear. Rev Dr Exton denounces Milwaukee charity ball as a bacchanalian orgy, noting the gala raised 12 575 dollars with 1 492 net and many attendees sent home in patrol wagons.
The commentary recalls the fragile boast of air tight compartments failing as ships sink quickly like the Elbe. It notes that even praised designs can fail in minutes after hull damage. The piece also remarks on Rothschild influence in European affairs and their prominence in war news from the Americas.
Warp McAllister was a systematic man who prided order in his arrangements. His funeral showed crowding and confusion as attendees pushed and scrambled, overshadowing the otherwise gratifying attendance.
The piece notes California moving to a modified Torrens real estate transfer system. It highlights landowners' fear of Barr will contests and claims based on old Spanish or land grants. A separate NY incident involving a man accused of drunkenness reveals misjudgment when the man proved sober.
Lawmakers debate government bonds amid pressure from foreign syndicate loans. A joint resolution would authorize Secretary of the Treasury to issue gold payable bonds at a 7 percent rate, with gold reserved for expenses. Wilson schedules swift debate and a same-day vote, while party divisions widen.
Washington Feb 13 The Senate opened with two financial measures. Senator Vilas Wisconsin presented a bond bill referencing the Presidents plan to issue 65 million dollars of 3 percent bonds in gold for redeeming legal tender with tax exemptions and a 2 percent gold option if authorized. Senator Sherman Ohio followed with a substitute for unlimited silver coinage allowing bonds at 3 percent in gold and gold certificates. Both measures were laid aside as debate moved to other business.
Washington Feb 14 In the house during district bill debate Rep Voorhis read a resolution asking the secretary of the treasury for all information on the bond contract and he pledged to push it when recognized. Rep Wilken said he had a copy of the contract and would include it in a report to the resolution. Secretary Carlisle read the contract as part of the 3 per cent bonds report from the Ways and Means Committee. The minority may file a minority report later. The house adjourned after passing several bills until today at 1 pm.
Washington Feb 14 The house ways and means committee voted 8 to 6 to report a resolution allowing the treasury to issue bonds bearing 3 percent interest in gold, payable within thirty years, not to fund current government expenses. Party lines split with Republicans Reed and Payne for, Hopkins against, Grosvenor abstained. Democrats split with six for and four against. A minority report is expected, likely by Mr. Bryan.
Washington reports the World WCTU will present the polyglot petition to the U S government at a mass meeting in convention hall on Friday The event attracts thousands of temperance advocates with speakers including Miss Willard Lady Henry Somerset and Rev Dr Henry S Lunn The petition aims to curb liquor opium traffic and vice across nations near London next June Gen Jimenes dies in Peru after sustaining battle wounds
Missouri legislature notes progress on an asylum study, Sunday barbering, medical school licensing, indictments briefs, and prisoner road work. Senate and House votes shape bills on convict labor, juror qualifications, private telephones, age of consent, and crime penalties amid a flurry of amendments.
Reports from the Missouri Legislature detail Senate and House activity from February 1 to February 11. Bills passed include health, tax, and licensing measures. topics cover railroads, peddlers, polling taxes, and voter registration. Notable moves involve judges, a cigarette tax, and a push for women’s suffrage petitions with thousands of names.
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