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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1903
Page
2
A scrambled column lists varied topics from royalties and publishers to political figures and education. It lampoons figures like Hall Caine and President Butler, comments on New York’s wealth, Smoot, and marketing of universities, with miscellaneous notes on theaters, lectures, and social norms. The piece blends satire and opinion across many names and places.
In a London drawing room Hyde faces pressure from Parliament amid colonial tensions as Lady Capel dies and Katherine confronts rumors of her husband’s infidelity. Katherine discovers a letter revealing a past love tied to a bow of orange ribbon, heightening fear and hope as she weighs loyalty and future.
In a tense scene Katherine reads a damning letter from London about a husband, a will, and a dangerous scheme. She weighs flight to London against safeguarding her child and the mysteries of Hyde and Lady Buffolk unfold through memories and a torn heirloom room.
The scene shifts through a theatre crowd where actors perform as a ghost Brutus and Cal Cates clash with tavern gossip. A spectator quips a sharp line about the ghost’s voice, stirring mild amusement in the packed house while New York Evening Post notes the crowd’s muttered chatter and irritation.
A reminiscence on historic German stamps notes the abolition of many prince ruled postal systems. Bavaria remains briefly distinct, but its stamps will soon be obsolete outside Bavaria as imperial reforms standardize postage across the empire.
A Shanghai court sentenced an engineer to 100 blows and two weeks in prison for leaving his employer without due notice. He joined seven other engineers in a strike after wage raises for some workers. The strike halted launches for a morning and delayed machine shops, with fittings brought from elsewhere. The company argued monthly employment required a full month's notice, a view the court upheld. Warrants are issued for the other seven strikers as labor unions appear weak in the Orient.
A Missouri court ruling on bees and animal classifications joins a controversial Irish judgment that bees are dangerous. The notes recount whimsical legal wisdom with frogs as fish, pigeons not domestic, and the question of what constitutes an unreasonable bee count. Leland hints at 30k to 40k hives locally, while the world’s largest bee owner in California maintains 600 hives worth a fortune annually.
A Mrs Partington quote describes a grand millionaire church wedding with bridesmaids and a long married-daughter chat. It notes that even old colleges retain their faculties, reflecting a blend of social scene and enduring institutions.
The Missouri Legislature met Saturday with focus on a constitutional amendment seeking new tax rules and revenue sources. Debates covered education funding, free textbooks, and tax shifts away from direct taxation, plus multiple local and state bills on health, industry, and public services.
Washington reports a State Department special study from Roubaix France describing experiments to make silk worms color silk shades naturally. Two French scientists reportedly succeeded in producing bright colors by feeding the silkworms leaves washed with red. Orange and blue were also produced in trials.
Evansville Indiana William Jackson Negro was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Allen Blankenship a watchman at the flouring mill. He struck Blankenship on the head while he slept on January 25 and robbed him of 390 dollars cents. He pleaded for a date change in court claiming misfortune but the court refused.
At a Friday meeting the Village Board approved purchasing a gasoline fire engine at a cost of $1,000. The purchase, along with the existing hand engine, aims to improve fire protection for the town.
Falling slate crushed Louis White, a miner, in the ghort st Colfax Friday. He was dead when found. A wife and seven eh dren survive him.
The house debated a 1 percent call for elections on measures with amendments moving to 25 and 10 percent. A joint resolution for a public vote was discussed. Bills by Senator Jewell on heater restrictions were defeated. A factory inspection bill was laid over. Public hearings were held on several bills including perpetual license and Associated Press measures.
Delegates from Jefferson Club Democrats met the Missouri General Assembly to discuss a replacement for the Nesbit election law. The House passed a bill to raise Jackson County Circuit Judges salaries after a heated debate. The Senate made chicken stealing at night a felony, downgrading it from a misdemeanor. Senator Jewell proposed transfers for streetcar lines. The Juvenile Court bill saw committee approval via Senator Kinealy. Rep Tapley introduced a ban on intoxicants sales at the World's Fair. Farris' bill to shield marriage license records for three months passed the Senate.
Aunt Kitty Crawford, an aged, eccentric resident of Port Smith Arkansas, was struck and killed instantly by an electric car Friday. She was wife to itinerant umbrella mender Tom Crawford who says he has relatives in St Louis. Little is known of her early life and she was a very secretive figure.
Animore J T notes a recent Indian uprising near Ada stemmed from a supplemental treaty mineral clause. It states lands with mineral ore could be allotted, fueling belief that rich agricultural lands may contain minerals and invite mining companies to seize or exploit them.
At 4 o'clock Friday afternoon the first electric car made its initial run between Broad and Fifteenth streets. City officers and many prominent citizens rode the car. The trial was successful and regular service on that part of the line will be inaugurated this morning. Work is progressing on other streets, with the company pledging three miles in operation by March 1 and five miles by April.
Paducah Kentucky Friday arrest of AG Frain a young barber in connection with blowing a post office safe in a Dawson Springs drug store. Outer door blown off and burglars fled after theft of 14 cents from the cash register. Clinton County investigators report up to 15000 dollars involved from Carlyle and surrounding area.
John T. Willama, arrested here Saturday night, is charged with murder in Paris, Tennessee. The man faces an Evansville, Indiana, arrest linked to the Paris case and awaits further proceedings.
The article describes Chicago labor unions planning a grand temple called The Palace of Delight as a symbol of union strength. It cites Lea dom's east end imagery and references to Besant, aiming for a structure comparable to notable London landmarks and envisioned as a centerpiece for labor unity in Chicago.
A Washington mansion shelters about thirty women who share everything and live by common rule. Led by an elderly woman thought to receive visions, they are respectable and educated, bound by no creed, and free to marry or leave. They aim for self sufficiency with on site dentist and doctor, living as one large family.
Patrick Divver a former New York polled justice and longtime Tammany Hall district leader died at his home last week of pneumonia. A bold force in the second assembly district he ruled with strength and loyal followers, using stern measures to maintain control and earning a reputation for readiness to act. His creed urged allegiance to the district, which he believed would stand by him in return as reform swept through the city.
Rev. Dr. William F. Warren is re appointed head of Boston University after years of service. Trustees express high esteem for Warren and guarantee him a lifetime salary of at least $2,600, citing his long devotion and full years of work for the institution.
An aluminum based sharpener reportedly creates a fine resorlike edge on etched cutlery. Whetstone edges appear rough by magnification, while the aluminum sharpener yields a straight edge. American Saidlers Forsign Born. Of 1,000 men accepted for the coffee is Orca ETS were and Ireland.
Lady Minto and the Countess of Antrim, guests at the British embassy, have been welcomed by Washington society. They were hosted last week at the White House with a luncheon given by Mr and Mrs Roosevelt attended by many notable figures.
A newly married couple wandered Capitol Statuary Hall with a blush on their faces as pages spied them. The pages whispered questions asking when they wed prompting the couple to search the hall and flee in embarrassment.
Asher C. Hinds, clerk to the speaker, admits a question from Congressman Lattiuc unsettled him. The Philippine currency bill debate drags on with extended time for each speaker. A member sought double indulgence and asked how long the vote would take if the discussion never ends. Hinds initially misses the jest before realizing the room’s laughter.
In the Day a Work, the text urges living one day at a time. It says neither tomorrow nor yesterday is ours and happiness comes from making the day count. It emphasizes planning each morning and striving to fulfill the day’s plan, finding beauty and good things through mindful effort.
Professor W T Hand of Misafasippi agricultural college tours New York and jokes about local farming lore. He notes Wall Street insights for lectures on stock watering, mentions the city’s tenderloin as seedbed for sowing wild, and heckles streetcars outpacing hay cakers and cotton gins on compression markets. The piece ends with a billionaire price drop scene as news of marked down fortunes spreads.
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