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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
2
A scrambled OCR page from Marble Hill Press blends social commentary and global notes. It references a Chicago shooting, politics, women’s suffrage, trade discourse, and cultural jabs at Kipling, press figures, and royalty, all amid scattered dates and places.
In a tense scene at Swords Points, Paul, a conscripted agent, confronts Countess Almee Serr as she plots to flee to Paris with a perilous offer. The countess pressures Paul to betray Hildegarde and flee to Russia, while Berlin’s secret police loom. A dangerous game of trust, vengeance, and espionage unfolds as Paul weighs loyalty against survival.
Paul confronts Countess Aimee before Beatrix and Hildegarde, as schemes unfold around the Kaiser and political intrigue. Hildegarde warns of a dangerous rival and a plot that could implicate Paul in treachery, while Allan plans to protect Beatrix and clear his name.
Whitaker s Almanack notes a shift from the House of Hanover to Saxon Coburg Gotha after Queen Victoria, arguing the line should change with her death. It explains earlier royal transitions from Plantagenet to Tudors to Stuarts and Hanover through maternal lines, preserving historical accuracy.
A mother explains her child’s dreamlike burial belief by placing cherished toys with the infant. She compares the child's future in the land of dreams to a Chinaman’s grave offering cloths, food and perfumes. The scene centers on a cherubic child and a pile of worn playthings.
The article traces clock origins from bells and sundials to water and sand clocks, candle clocks attributed to Alfred the Great, and early public timekeeping in London. It notes 1286 St Paul’s payroll for a prologiare date keeper and 1371 Westminster attendants, with De Sousble credited for early table clocks around 1200 and portable clocks appearing by 1480.
In New York harbor, Bartholdi completes a twenty foot equestrian statue of Vercingetorix, famed Gaulish chief. The figure rides a leaping horse, helmeted and brandishing a sword, with all four hooves on the ground, mounted atop a column. Great animation and vigor mark the sculpture.
Miss McGann, stepdaughter of a wealthy Philadelphia figure, met A Kulp of Pittsburgh and Harry Motwane of Braddock, PA, at Mot Springs Arkansas. Both wooed her and planned to marry the bridegroom after retreat. Kulp drugged Motwane but yielded when she preferred Dennet McCune, whom she married in Cincinnati. The groom’s father later learned of McCune’s status with Kulp assisting to verify McCune’s ties in Braddock and Pittsburgh. Mrs McCune is said to be only 16.
The undisputed descendant of General Grant, Sartoris, born in Washington and now age twenty four, studies law at Columbia and enlists as a Spanish War volunteer. His prospects hinge on success in his studies and a possible marriage to Edith Davidge, daughter of W. C. Davidge. The narrative notes his many friends and notable lineage.
Washington departments report wasteful chronometer spending as clocks on every U S warship cost 400 each. The most used timepieces are kept in the marble room of the general staff and are cited as the era’s costliest navigation aids.
A Writ of Ouster concerns Hob Wright of Dodge City after A Uilsele man claimed Wright fenced a quarter section from his land. Wright replied he did not know he was using the land and promised to remove the fence from the pasture at once.
Marguerita Durand, owner and editor in chief of La Fronde, is praised as Europe’s most versatile woman. The article highlights her writing talent and leadership in journalism.
The eloquent actress Mile Durand dazzled in Berlin supporting Coguelin the elder, praised by Coquelin the Kaiser would covet her as a lead. Her tireless advocacy expanded women's roles in commerce and professions across France. Durand helped launch La Fronde in 1897, a women run paper that quickly sold over 200000 copies daily.
A Atlanta Constitution writer muses on love in dark nights and broken utilities, while Cleveland Plain Dealer humor highlights Senator Clark of Montana admiring a $100,000 tapestry with a joke on which side is right. The item blends poetical reflection with a light note on art collection.
Paris will grant a large arts patronage with a Dec 1, 1904 deadline. A $5,000 bonus is offered for a performance by Ms. in the symphonic program.
The president of the Hotel Men's Association notes New York now surpasses London Paris and Berlin as the world’s hotel capital. He reports the city has twice as many hotels as last year and new ones rising by the dozen, score, and hundred, seen as top investments.
The Navy Department estimates about 7,500 medals will be issued to officers and men of the navy and marine corps who took part in the West Indies engagements during the Spanish American War.
In a Toronto Star voice piece, the author argues against closing gates to invaders of American men and money, urging Canadians to inspire those who come to join in serving the country and to avoid appearing weak before immigration and investments.
In a fragmentary historical piece the White Roses rally behind a Stuart-led restoration, arguing monarchy over republic, with Don Carlos hailed as symbolic heir. The drama casts Britain and America into a unified royal future, outlining a sweeping empire and role for former royal houses.
Mrs. Wells Gallup, a Detroit resident and former Shakespearean researcher, advocates using the Bacon biliteral cipher on the plays and other works to prove Bacon authorship and his kinship to Queen Elizabeth. The narrative recounts her controversial theories and public scrutiny amid a tale of poker loans and a New York steel crowd.
A troubled festival at Hatreath plans a Wagner event next year amid a deficit from last year. Balreath incurred heavy losses last year and the new Prince Regent Manley may influence decisions, risking a further financial year.
Prince Eugen of Sweden, youngest son of King Oscar III, 37, plans marriage to Mien Holema Gorman Wild of the United States. Known for democratic views, he is active in art, studied under Gerowe, and supported by patronage from his father. The painter Zorn counts him as a warm friend, and he founded a Stockholm art school. the piece notes liberal views and popular standing amid widespread German empire population figures.
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