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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
2
A garbled Marble Hill Press feature mixes satire on purity of thought with notes on politics and navy spending. It touches Socrates Lipton health bureaus and a French army transport in a collage of misprints and hints at current affairs without clear facts or coherent narrative.
A damaged clipping suggests a car was broken into or targeted by a thief, with the owner growing convinced the suspect may be someone known or familiar, though the wording is unclear about identification.
A new critic questions whether Washington authored his famed farewell address, challenging the traditional attribution and suggesting the founder may be myth rather than messenger in a fresh scholarly dispute.
Report notes Twain may have held five thousand one hundred ninety dollars in a New York bank that closed during the panic. If true, it would add a vivid incident to his forthcoming autobiography.
Purefood experts in Pennsylvania tested S3 breakfast foods. The piece notes that many volunteers are ready to die for their country, and claims that heroes are not limited to the army and navy.
King Oscar of Sweden left an estate of six and a quarter million. Some of his former subjects now in the United States owe him forty lengths.
The piece notes several American heiresses who married titled husbands still living with them, though they are described as exceptionally brittle. It emphasizes the strained, lasting nature of these unions and hints at social expectations surrounding such arrangements.
A Alabama senator frames prohibition as a tool to withhold liquor from Black residents. He questions whether enforcement will create a color line in practice and whether such discrimination will persist under dry laws.
A man arrested in the east with diamonds worth 17460 dollars may receive leniency if he can prove a prior employment as a head waiter. The arrangement hinges on his past status to mitigate the charges or penalties.
A New York juror disrupted a court session by loudly voicing dissent about lawyers, marking an uncommon display of candor in the deliberation. The incident highlights tensions between jurors and attorneys amid the trial.
The Prince de Sagan says he would have challenged Count Bont de Cas tellane to a duel after the count struck him. Hon mersly knocked the prince down and kicked him into the gutter, making the count seem unworthy of notice. The prince is described as the world’s reading unconscious humorist.
A humorous regional item notes burglars roam at all hours seeking jewelry. It jests that any burglar would feel humiliated to be taken to the marriage license window for a cheap service exam instead of to the police station.
A chair pusher in Atlantic City found $100 and received a 12 cent reward for returning it to the owner. The note suggests that if he finds $1,000 next time he could earn as much as 25 cents, making the adventure worthwhile.
Nerlin editor Mditor Harden says he is responsible for his words but not for others interpretations. He argues a careful editor aims for a single clear reading and warns against ambiguous phrasing.
It is estimated that American girls who ahowe married foreign tithes have taken 160 million dollars out of the country. From this, of course, must be deducted about 1,600 dollars which comes back when our Women get their divorces.
European newspapers express mounting fear of a potential war between the United States and Japan. Editors warn of economic disruption and political tension as international analysts urge caution and diplomacy.
Circulation claims King Alfonso consumes nine meals a day though observers doubt the tale. Questioning where he stores the extra meals surfaces as the joke centers on his figure and appetite.
A letter signed Black Hand threatens blowing up 3,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder at the U S naval magazine on Iona Island unless married men discharged Jan 1, 1905 are rehired. Secret Service probes the writer. marines guard access as civilians stay under surveillance. Iona Island lies seven miles south of West Point.
Topeka Kansas reports Rock Island and Santa Fe railways will boost operator ranks to meet the federal nine hour rule. Rock Island plans a 56 extra operators in the Southern district with Chicago’s approval. Santa Fe eastern division plans increases and is determining the new man allowances. Officials say no small stations will be closed.
Chicago officials and medical experts testified on the injuries of 14 year old Frank R. Giroux, burned at Lincoln Home for Incurable Children last December. Parents Ben and Mrs. Giroux described attendants concealing facts and brusque treatment, while doctors called the boy roasted alive with extensive burns.
A partisan clash over immigration policy provokes censure moves in the diet. The government condemns former Ambassador Ruhki for aligning with opposition leaders, noting his influence and lack of access to a personal audience or report from Washington.
Julius Klebba was convicted in Linn County Circuit Court for the killing of his father, Bernard Klebba, last August after a five hour jury deliberation. The elder Klebba, described as quarrelsome during a protracted spree, attacked his son with a club, and the son, in defending himself, seized a gun barrel and killed him. a $500 fine was imposed.
New Haven Connecticut Yale corporation names Albrecht Penck professor of geography at the University of Berlin as the next Stillman lecturer for the coming year. The endowed chair carries about 85000 dollars a year in income for the incumbent.
Paris Texas report says Floyd and Mauldin store in Hugo was entered by burglars who were confronted by the armed proprietor with a shotgun. After they demanded surrender and were not obeyed, the owner fired wounding two. One burglar is said to be a resident of hoone.
In Milan Tennessee a flock of thousands of crows roosts in the city cemetery. Superstitious residents fear disaster as branches fall under the heavy birds and damaged trees raise concerns about omen and safety.
Judge Tait in the superior court ruled that E H Harriman gains control against Stuyvesant Fish. Ratification of the decision will occur at the annual stockholders meeting in March in Chicago. The ruling also allows foreign corporations to hold and vote Illinois corporate stocks, affecting $400,000,000 in Illinois holdings.
Washington report notes the house judiciary committee favored the bill for protecting aliens. It defines penalties for two or more conspirators who injure oppress threaten or intimidate a person exercising constitutional rights. Fines up to 500 or prison up to ten years, or both, with action taken at the request of the state department.
Jefferson City officials release the first annual state school report by Superintendent Guss. It calls for stronger county supervision, regular school visits, better organization and grading, and motivates pupils to stay until graduation and transition to high school.
Senators consider a plan to have Filipinos study military tactics at U S academies. The proposal, backed by officials, aims to expand training and increase readiness for defense and security cooperation.
Senator Lodge led passage of a bill favored by the immigration committee to enlarge air space for steerage passengers on ocean vessels. The act, if enacted, would take effect January 1 and aims to improve immigrant accommodations on American ships, noting comparable or better provisions than other nations except Great Britain.
Aurora William Peaver, 4, a city teamster, died by his own hand. An inspection of the home showed the family had lived on bread and water for days. Starvation is alleged to be the cause, and he left a wife and six children. The tragedy shocked local charity groups and citizens.
In Sedalia an east bound fast Missouri Pacific passenger train was targeted for robbery. A rail was removed at Olterville, twenty miles east, and the lead place in the track was struck by an extra freight from St Louis. The freight wrecked. serious injuries to Robert H Jolson engines Eugene Huw fireman and Huch Parvey hen bbale man.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee on Friday endorsed the Perkins bill to provide 1,273,043 dollars to acquire grounds and buildings at all insular points in China, Japan, and Korea except Mukden Harbin Tsingtan. The measure aims to empower the government to secure assets for strategic purposes.
Three shots were fired at Patters, proprietor of a local cafe in Sedalia, after a quarrel with a former employee. Bullets missed the mark as Patters and a baker who worked there tried to intervene in the alley behind the business.
Hearing on a Hill bill to build and operate a combined waterway and power system between Chicago and St Louis. Chicago speakers Sedder and Gaylord supported the project. The plan authorizes war department contracts with Joliet Power, Ottawa Power, and Paden Power for Des Plaines, Illinois and Mississippi river works with government funding of 60 million dollars and 2 percent bonds maturing in fifty years.
New Cambria reports the death by self damage of Miss Ora Mendenhall daughter of Stephen Mendenhall a respected local farmer. She suffered grief over her brother’s death months earlier while serving as railroad brakeman and died at her home after ingesting rat poison.
Kansas City agent James Hayes of the Traders' Dispatch and John O'Donnel, a cigar dealer, were shot and seriously wounded by J. J. Cosby, proprietor of the Cosby hotel, in the hotel office. The incident occurred at the Cosby hotel in this city.
Washington representative from Wyoming introduced a bill to enlarge homestead areas in Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Utah and Wyoming plus Arizona New Mexico territories. The measure allows any qualified entryman under U S homestead laws to enter 220 acres of land not subject to entry restrictions.
Festus John Nicholas Conn eight years old died at his home eight miles south of Festus. He previously conducted business in St. Louis and is survived by five children in St. Louis two of whom Mrs Jane Walsh and Mrs Verne Grable reside there now.
Melva F. M. McNamara a brakeman on the White River railroad was fatally injured when a train ran over him near Cotter Arkansas His legs were severed and he died a few hours after being taken to Crane He leaves a wife and two children.
Kansas Democrats meeting in Hutchinson on Friday adopted a resolution instructing both state and congressional delegates to Denver to cast a solid vote for William J. Bryan’s nomination for President. The convention also approved procedures for the Denver gathering.
A weeklong pause in court proceedings occurred following a visit by Chancellor Hlal H. Haynes. No sessions were held during the absence.
Tom Hatfield, once captured by unknown assailants in the mountains along the Trigg river in Weer Virginia, bound to a tree and left to die, was found by a traveler and brought to Louisa where he died two weeks later.
In Warhkington near Newcastle on Tyne England a blast at Globe Colliery killed fourteen workers among sixteen men underground Friday. The explosion halted the mine as rescuers worked through the scene with authorities investigating the cause.
The Texas State Master Sheet Metal Workers Association has been organized in Galveston Texas with San Antonio chosen as the site for the first annual convention.
Representative KE Hinshaw of Nebraska, recently taken to a sanitarium in Spartanburg after accompanying Senator Latimer's funeral, shows some improvement but cannot depart for Washington for several days.
Arctic whaling fleet of seven steam vessels prepares a Behring Sea cruise beyond Point Burrow. The first ship departed last week and several more are due within days.
Naomi Settz of Philadelphia known as the sunbeam evangelist was presented with a gold watch after completing her work in Hridgeton New Jersey. Her mission work drew local attention and praise from supporters and church leaders.
In Northeast Nebraska this month the twenty first accidental shooting wounded Chyde Harper in Helden. He was exploding cartridge ridges on an anvil when a bullet struck his leg.
A historic dispute from 1430 in Freimar near Gotha was amicably settled. Mill owners allegedly raised a dam height without authorization, triggering the long-running case that has concluded this year.
The A B Clark ranch near Miles City Montana totaling about 20 700 acres has been sold to W H Dye of Indianapolis. The sale marks one of Montana’s largest private land transfers in recent years.
J W Draper and F H Garrett two government employees at Lock No 3 were saved from drowning in the Monongahela River Elizabeth Pa after a terrible icy water struggle only to be run down and killed by a rain on reaching shore.
Midway Kentucky physicians remain busy daily with a grip epidemic in the community. No deaths have been reported so far, but cases continue to rise as doctors treat patients at all hours.
In Birmingham Alabama a hose wagon racing to a small blaze collided with an electric street car at a Twenty fourth street crossing. Engineman O H Albertsen was fatally injured with his head crushed. Captain J I Akin and three other firemen were wounded.
Fire in Cleveland city hall council chamber of unknown origin threatened destruction but the building narrowly escaped major damage. Numerous officials and emergency crews responded to the blaze with efforts to contain it. Investigators will determine cause and extent of damage.
In Vienna the planned spring diamond jubilee processions for Emperor Francis Joseph have been canceled. Officials say the king’s movements remain limited and backers warn that outdoor celebrations and entertaining foreign royals could risk his health, delaying the event.
Senator Perkins of California argued for naval expansion and Pacific deployment in the Senate. He reviewed the navy’s achievements and declared it the most popular branch of the government service.
Kansas City. Collvin Gibbons, 65, fainted at home when his daughter Mrs Laura Sharyn seized a bottle of medicine and poured part of its contents down his throat to revive him. The medicine was carbolic acid and Gibbons died within half an hour.
A Baltimore and Ohio freight train car house jumped the track at Glencoe near here late Thursday afternoon. Harry Diday is dead and John W H Wellingshead and Samuel Smith were fatally injured. They were members of the freight crew.
Reported in Winniper Manitoba that Italian laborers at Port Arthur and Fort Williams allegedly attempted to destroy the Canadian Northern railway coal docks recently constructed at great expense.
A bill introduced in Washington by Mr. Cale, delegate from Alaska, seeks to establish a territorial government in Alaska. The measure outlines governance structure and authority to administer territorial affairs.
St James judges Pinto and Smith with Caulsell of Rolla convened to inquire into the sanity of Mrs Pruett of Spring Creek township. She was adjudged insane and Sheriff Marling sent her to Farming asylum for confinement.
Washington The Steenerson bill to promote militia efficiency was favorably reported by the house committee on militia. The amended bill splits militia groups in states and territories into two classes, the national guard and the reserve militia.
Farrer sues Frisco railroad in Howell county circuit court for 15000 damages over loss of his right eye in an accident at Sapulpa Oklahoma on November 2.
A Chihuahua dispatch says two policemen were attacked by bullion robbers at the Santo Domingo mine in the Santa Eulalia district. After the assault, a struggle ensued and both officers were killed.
A mortgage for 850,106000 was filed in Wichita Kansas. The Missouri Pacific railroad granted the loan to a New York trust company. The mortgage runs 30 years at 6 percent interest.
In Butler Pennsylvania five companions and rejected suitor Stanley Radley forced entry to a wedding, interrupting the ceremony after angry feelings over not being invited to Miss Rhino Paski and Stephen Papaski's nuptials.
Boniface Tomasso, a Vineland farmer, attempted to reclaim levied goods from Sheriff Daniel Souder and was ordered arrested. The case centers on a plea for replevin and the ensuing detention.
Stewart R. B. Mills, a young man from near Hampton in Orange County, appeared before Chief of Police MecCoach and asked to be locked up, confessing to burglaries committed several years ago in Middletown, N. Y.
A hurricane force wind swept London and northwest England along with North Ireland bringing deadly destruction. Blinding hail accompanied the gusts, causing fatalities and extensive damage across the region. Authorities warned of continued severe weather as rescue efforts unfolded.
George Wiesand of St. Louis aged 74 president of the St. Louis Stramping Co died at his home 4957 Forest Park boulevard after more than 40 years in business in the city.
St Louis Fred Fuller a brakeman from Newburg Missouri slipped from an ine coated platform at Frisco station Valley Park and was ground under a string of freight cars. Both legs were severed and his hands mangled before he died an hour later.
Johnn Sunderland a noted 2 percent old amateur pitcher and local standout in baseball basketball and football was killed when a coal fall trapped him. The accident occurred in Shenandoah Pennsylvania leaving a stunned community to mourn the young athlete. Local officials were investigating the tragedy.
New York report notes Recorder Lazarus of Bayonne justified rough handling of a servant girl by a mistress citing impertnence. The ruling aligns with Bayonne housewives and frames domestic discipline as acceptable under the judge’s interpretation.
A one legged man in Plymouth Massachusetts fought off two armed attackers. He knocked them unconscious and held them until police arrived, then they were taken to the station.
Mexico reports the death of T. W. Atkins, a highly respected old resident and pioneer of Audrain County. His passing marks the loss of a longtime community figure with deep local roots.
A mill accident at a Bryant area sawmill left Clara Sawyer, the six year old daughter of J W Sawyer, crushed under heavy lumber while playing on a pile. She lost her footing as boards toppled and fractured her skull.
A blaze in Mancelona Michigan raged through three two story brick buildings owned by John Otis causing losses over 75000 dollars. Four families living above the stores escaped in their night clothes with no injuries reported.
John Burch of Trenton was walking from McAdoo to his home when a Lehigh Valley passenger train struck and killed him for lack of funds to pay his fare. The incident occurred on the Long Tramp route near Mahanoy City, Pa.
Poplar Bluff report says Iron Mountain fireman Claud Leach was seriously injured when his locomotive left the track in the yards here. The engine toppled and he suffered four broken ribs and severe scalds in the accident.
A Swiss doctor named Fastenrath claims he has tamed fish and produced photographs as proof. The Strand Magazine notes the remarkable assertion and the accompanying images as evidence.
A dealer, while filling a barrel of apples, explains with a wink that there is always room at the top and that he places the biggest apples in the top row. The remark blends humor with a practical tip about arranging produce.
A report outlines how tariff reform backers accuse standpatters of misrepresenting the National Grange and allied groups. It describes calls to President Roosevelt for an immediate exhaustive tariff revision, and notes mixed signals from the National Association of Manufacturers and Gov. Douglas on commission plans and tariff schedules.
Senator La Follette and Mr Cary have introduced a bill in Congress to prohibit officials from receiving telegraph or telephone franks with penalties of imprisonment or fines. Backed by labor groups, the measure seeks to sever ties between officials and corporations, with Democrats likely to support it and Republicans under pressure. The plan aims to force a vote, risking exposure of GOP complicity with corporate interests.
The piece argues the Democrats caused the panic and cites Milwaukee News saying Bryan influenced Roosevelt away from Republican policies. It notes observed emulation between Bryan and Roosevelt but questions if Roosevelt would have maintained any policy long enough to deserve the name.
The piece claims 37 criminal suits are pending against Pennsylvania Republicans including former state officers and contractors for conspiracy to cheat and defraud the state in Capitol construction and furnishing. It urges voters to turn the rascals out despite continued GOP support.
The Well-Informed worldwide has long sought a pleasant and efficient liquid laxative. The California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna, billed as known, wholesome, gentle yet prompt. Buy the genuine product from leading druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
In a lively exchange the lawyer asks for dismissal arguing the warrant lacks malice language about striking Lull Jones. The country justice counters that the court need only determine if contact occurred, not intent, and orders the proceeding to continue.
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cheney and Co. endorsed by Wataina Kinnan and Magvis of Toledo. Cure taken internally, 75 cents a bottle, with testimonials and free sample offer. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation promoted.
In a dialogue with E H Harriman John Muir asserts he is richer than Harriman yet would not trade simple comforts for grand wealth. He prefers sleeping by a Sierra spring to owning the Waldorf Astoria, if required to live there. The exchange emphasizes Muir's preference for nature over opulent wealth.
A Baltimore employer, tired of a useless worker, tells Sam to find another job. Sam asks for a recommendation letter. The boss, moved, writes a blunt note stating Sam Harkins worked one week and the employer is satisfied.
A Maine voter, asked who he would support for congress, jokes that Anson Morrill has “good timber.” The opponent warns Morrill is a Universalist who believes there is no hell. The skeptic replies that Morrill will go to Washington and be surprised if he does not believe in a bell after two years.
A humorous exchange where a partner boasts of busy work at the office last night, while the other notes relief that Dickums stayed in and was not out late, with affectionate teasing throughout.
A lady writer testifies that Grape-Nuts boosted her morning appetite, increased breast milk, and steadied her brain for heavy writing while nursing four children. She notes improved strength, plumpness, and clear thinking after starting the cereal and milk, contrasting with prior indigestible desserts. The ad ends with the slogan There is a Reason.
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