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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
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A garbled OCR style inquiry references Kentucky and Philadelphia, mentioning reform, a Master builder figure, and a House reformal context. The text is heavily distorted with missing letters and unclear entities, preventing a definite event or person identification.
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On Mindtoes Island Miss Tiberty faces trouble after exposing wireless intercepts. The tale centers on Pape and a trespasser named Rette, with implications of charged secrecy and a plan to reveal sensitive information.
A Philadelphia man faces public unrest and a pistol duel between two French counters. Both sides charged, with exchanges described as intense. The incident highlights a strange and violent dispute over debts and honor.
An Oblo woman reported a startling discovery as she found a live, fully developed chick in a duckling’s craw. The mother bird had previously swallowed the unfertile embryo to protect it, leaving researchers puzzled by the unusual survival.
In Biwateville Indiana a husband was discharged in a wife desertion case after the court found the desertion justified as self defense due to his wife talking incessantly in court. The Indianapolis Star notes the source does not state how she gained her conversational powers whether from a women's club or by nature.
A compact reflection notes that in the fiftieth year of their lives several U S presidents held or reached key offices or milestones. It cites Roosevelt, Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and others, comparing ages at pivotal moments and noting four prior presidents inaugurated before turning fifty: Pierce, Grant, Garfield, and Cleveland.
The Jamestown fair set the example as a long series of centennial celebrations spreads. Harvard University marked its founder’s birth with a three hundredth anniversary, and anticipation builds across New England and the nation for the tercentenary of the Pilgrims landing in 1620.
Surveyors report the line fixed in 1893 8 was 600 feet too far west altering the boundary. The United States gains a strip 600 feet wide over many miles, previously thought to belong to Canada. The correct boundary runs along the 41st meridian northward from Mount St Elias.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier led Canada in Paris to arrange terms of a commercial treaty with France. Though Britain concluded the treaty, Canada’s direct talks mark a notable advance in the autonomy of the Canadian government and its officials.
An eagle seven feet four inches from tip to tip has been captured in New Jersey. The incident prompts inquiry into whether the St Gaudens coin depicts a genuine article or a nature fake.
The remark defends workers right to winter visits to Europe to see relatives, likening it to railroad presidents’ summer trips. It promises they will return in spring when work resumes, even if they must swim.
Tidfield notes a plan to create a local currency backed by bullion produced at the mills near Barn and Tramping. Goldfield residents could pass the currency widely, enabling trade within and beyond the town.
A Boston Globe excerpt depicts a cozy domestic vignette with a man and wife. The narrator contrasts desire for a peaceful refuge against a controlling, submissive wife, hinting at tension within the home. The tone recalls a literary reflection on marriage and personal space.
Canada raises the flat on another Arctic island to secure a claim made on recently found inaccurate maps. The Dominion collects northern securities as it asserts jurisdiction over disputed territories and seeks to fortify its holdings in the region.
The text contrasts the American woman as a model of aggressiveness and enterprise with the English woman, noting gratitude that when the American woman seeks the ballot she avoids rough-house methods.
Cleveland, Ohio. Radivaje Rakieh, a young Austrian, was shot near Bedford. The diary found in his pocket traces his travels across the United States and narrow escapes from unknown pursuers. Three foreign men loitered near Belford and are suspected. farmers pursue. Rakieh had worked in a tidiway construction camp amid family tragedy.
Rich rival Don/Bonfils struck ex Senator Thomas M. Patterson after a long Denver newspaper war. Patterson, a former U S senator, was knocked down and whipped with a cowhide. He was treated at home. Bonfils was unhurt. Patterson had retired from the Senate a year earlier.
Seventy one bodies were recovered after last Thursday's Durr mine explosion in Pennsyl vania. Recovery efforts paused for the holiday as hopes of saving more lives faded. Twenty bodies were pulled from the mine on the day, with many still unidentified. Funerals were held in deference to the holiday.
Philadelphia man Philadeli mphimes Simp son was arrested on a warrant charging embezzlement of 4406 from a bank where he rose from apprentice to teller over 25 years. He joined the bank at age 14 and progressed to the position of teller.
St Joseph Missouri Major DPD HM Neughton head of the wat college at Port Leavenworth outlines plans for a great maneuvering field in Platte county to be used annually by the national board of Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. He recommends to the war department purchase of 12000 acres of Platte county farmland adjoining the government Fort Leavenworth reservation.
Charles M. Dow Jr., 28 years old and son of Mrs M Dow of Jamestown New York, a leading U S producer, died yesterday in Tulsa from an accidental gun discharge.
Pittsburg Penn. police log lists a murder a stabbing and a related affray during Christmas observances in the city. One man was likely fatally harmed and another seriously injured in the incidents.
A tri partite treaty grants Colombia important concessions for Panama loss with Washington in the background. The arrangement outlines compensation and strategic terms acknowledged by involved parties. The accord reflects diplomatic handling following the Panama separation period and signals ongoing regional adjustments.
New Orleans bankers announce that stockholders will receive 170 to 200 dollars per share for stock and all depositors will be paid in full. W S Parkerson, counsel for the bank, says directors will meet to decide if liquidation proceeds. The move follows the resignation of President William Adler, which officials say impaired the bank’s usefulness. The bank is declared solvent by National Bank Examiner Cooper and the New Orleans clearing house.
Ruston Massachusetts reports a snowless Christmas with an Indian summer feel. Salvation Army and partners provided hot meals to thousands of destitute people for the first time in months and delivered small gifts to children who had not known Christmas joy before.
Seventeen Italians arrested Tuesday as alleged Black Island society members were given hearings before Magistrate Mrady in Pittsburg. They were sentenced to the workhouse for 20 to 60 days or fined from 10 to 108 dollars each. The men were surprised in an Italian club in an alley basement with a secret tunnel to an exit on Webster Avenue, guarded by police.
A Thursday blaze at T7250 Lake street in Chicago damaged a five story structure and several small manufacturing firms, causing about 150000 in losses. The fire spread quickly and occupants narrowly escaped asphyxiation but all got to safety.
James D B Conkling a prominent Middletown business figure is in a serious condition after an unexplained injury. He was found unconscious yesterday with one ear filled by molten lead poured into the ear, the cause and exact mechanism of the assault remain unclear.
Albert GG Beaunis, assistant to the Daily News publisher and a well known Chicago newspaper man, collapsed and died at the Stockholm Swedish massage parlors on 182 State Street. He had been in ill health for some time and had been faking the massage treatment.
Kansas Congressman William A Calderhead is critically ill with double pneumonia at his Washington apartment. He was hospitalized after contracting the grippe three weeks ago and developed pneumonia the day before Christmas.
Spokane Washington reports Steve Adams who twice faced murder charges in the Fred Tyler case was discharged and immediately rearrested by Sheriff Fitzpatrick of Telluride Colorado after a Rathdrum October hold.
John L. Sulli van, a switchman on the Eve at Susquehanna Pennsylvania, was murdered at noon Thursday by an unidentified strike breaker. The victim worked as a railroad worker in the Susquehanna district and the crime involves labor unrest details.
John Chandler Dancroft Davis long served as a reporter for the United States Supreme Court for 24 years and earlier was minister to Germany. Born in Worcester Massachusetts on December 29 1822 he died yesterday in Washington.
Dr Joseph F Piesen a Chicago packing firm department superintendent died from lockjaw after a nose fracture suffered recently. The accident and death are reported by local authorities and medical staff.
Salt Lake City reports the Silver King Coalition and Daily West at Park City will shut down all mines on January 1 due to unprofitable lead and silver prices. About a thousand workers will lose their jobs as directors implement the closure plan.
Officials of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Co deny a possible strike in Shreveport Louisiana, stating there is no likelihood of labor disruption.
A suit was filed seeking to dissolve a local union chapter with operators in Goldfield named as defendants. The action seeks court intervention to terminate the local union and halt its activities pending resolution.
Goldfield Consolidated Mine Company will file in federal district court in Nevada seeking an injunction against the Goldfield miners and Western Federation of Miners and the dissolution of the Goldfield Miners Union. The suit accuses the union and its leaders of intimidation, property destruction, murder, lawlessness, and a terror regime linked to the Industrial Workers of the World.
Democrat national committee chairman Taggart issued a formal call for the national convention to meet in Denver Colorado on July 7 1908 A special arrangements committee was named with Roger S Sullivan Chicago James C Dahlchan Omaha Norman S Mack Buffalo and others from Houston Grafton Wisconsin Wyoming and Atlanta assisting.
Police search for Minnie Penn 11 years old missing from 6654 Columbia avenue since December 20. Her brother John Penn says she left for Vandeventer avenue and Windsor place to find work and has not returned. She is a blonde about 5 feet tall and 40 pounds, wearing a pink suit and green skirt.
Reading Pa Poland PL Stokes aged thirty shoots and instantly kills his father in law Dr Hoffman aged forty. Stokes and his family fled with Hoffman. Stokes, said to be intoxicated, argued with Hoffman who protested against his conduct. a quarrel followed and ended in the shooting. Stokes claims self defense.
The piece argues Democrats, not Republicans, best serve taxpayers by pushing tariff reform. It traces Democratic and Republican stances from 1872 through 1904, condemns protectionism as enriching a few, and claims Republican tariffs foster trusts, monopolies, and higher living costs while Democrats seek revenue-focused, equitable taxation and tariff reductions.
A critic from the Protective Tariff League argues the Dingley tariff changes harm U S industries by cutting imports. He blames Cuban sugar and German trade deals for reduced protection, calls for Democratic reforms, and warns of factory closures and lower living standards if Republican policies persist.
New York banks faced few withdrawal demands as sixty day notices expired. Most savers did not call for funds, deposits offset yesterday's withdrawals, and banks believed the unrest had largely subsided.
Kingston-Alvert Filley, jailed on murder charges, was arraigned before J. Robinson. He waived preliminary examination, pled not guilty, and was committed to jail without bail to await the circuit court term in March. His emotion surfaced when mentioning his daughter Dally, with further developments expected at trial.
Teheran reports indicate the shah is indisposed and postponed the oath taking to the constitution, noting plans had set Thursday for the ceremony. Diplomatic corps meetings at the French legation discussed foreign intervention as a possible factor.
The executive plan for a twenty two story hotel named La Salle will start March 1 on the northwest corner of La Salle and Madison streets. Upon completion it will be the largest hotel in the west, costing 2 8 million dollars plus about 1 million for furnishings. Financing is by Hotel La Salle Co headed by George H Gazley of New York. The hotel will have 1 170 rooms.
Telegraph from the governor suspends the execution for 15 days as Sheriff read the message aloud. Henry Thaxton, a Black man convicted of killing S. T. Hins, raised his hands and cried My Goat while prisoners cheered then were led back to their cells praying and weeping.
A Chicago judge freed Lid Lifter on a Friday morning after a jury deliberated in a case brought by the Chicago Law and Order League against Thomas Chamales, Savoy Saloon and Restaurant owner. The charges were tried twice, the first trial ending in a hung jury.
Louisville officials approve a plan to raise the city liquor license fee from 150 dollars to 50 dollars, advancing through committee and expected to win aldermanic and mayoral approval next week. The move aims to regulate saloon operations in Louisville Kentucky.
Three young men were seized by a posse in the woods along the Lathe River near Edverton Junction and charged with robbing the Camden Point Bank. They were moved to Platte City after a chase through the hill country, as local citizens effected the capture northwest of the area.
Charles Schroff Jr., 24, shot and killed his father, 44, proprietor of the International Hotel in Buffalo, then surrendered claiming he was forced to shoot because his father abused him.
A house fire at John Clark's Watertown residence in Boston area destroyed the home and killed every member of the Clark family five people total perished in the blaze.
Arthur LeClaire a fireman for the Great Northern was killed Sunday night. His body lay under the ice at the Great Northern dam. Local authorities investigated the mysterious death as a potential crime linked to night riders and dam hazards.
Delegates from all parts of the country arrived Thursday to attend the twelfth annual convention of the National Commercial Teachers Association in Pittsburg, Pa. The gathering marks a major national event for business education and professional standards.
Secretary Root purchases the Hemlocks on College Hill Utica era from Anna Day Root widow of Dr. Oren Root Hamilton College. The price paid is 10600 dollars.
Kings powder mills in Lebanon, near Dayton, Ohio, suffered a fatal blast injuring workers for the third time in as many weeks. Authorities report two killed and the plant aiming to resume operations after the incident.
The third of the former county officials in Stome County has formally received payment from the state to settle a book shortage. Former Collector John C. Mays was paid 3104 dollars, covering the shortage L. A. Crawford claimed to have found in the state’s books.
A pitched battle near Anktaha, Oklahoma, fourteen miles south of Muskogee, left young farmer Frank Ince dead. Companions Wilbur Urashears Leonard and Lenuel Collins confronted Ince on the road. Ince was fatally wounded at the start and died in a ditch.
A shooting near Coopers Chapel sixteen miles south of Glasgow left one man dead and three seriously wounded. Participants include William Duncan George Duncan Geo Beard Snell Waterfield Cleve Newland and Matt Hartain. George Beard was killed.
Mrs Jeanne Powers of Doodlyn has obtained a divorce from Capt Thomas Powers of the Thirteenth Infantry, now at Fort Leavenworth. In a few weeks she will wed John Drayton Wainwright, a naval officer stationed in Washington. She alleges he beat her with a crate he used after an injury. he was formerly an actor.
Jacobs Creek Pennsylvania reports rapid progress in mining disaster recovery as 124 bodies have been removed from the Darr mine. All entries except No 27 cleared with more bodies located and expected to reach the surface last night.
After an illness starting in September Mrs Muarcaret A Lawyser 61 widow of Michael Lawler publisher of the Catholic Tribune of this city dies from a complication of diseases. She is a direct descendant of John Paul Jones on her mother’s side and is survived by nine children and her husband.
Missouri state penitentiary placed under strict quarantine after four mild smallpox cases were found inside. Vaccination of convicts and workers at state factories linked to the institution ordered, along with disinfection of all materials entering or leaving the prison.
Police suspect a body was dismembered and dumped after a sack containing a leg and foot was found in the yard of the Pittsbure Plate Glass Co. A strong odor and bloody evidence suggested the rest of the body was flung into the river. No clues yet.
Montgomery City-Frank Warner, a county figure described as the big man, reportedly over 300 pounds and 8 feet tall, wed Miss Annie Profit at High Hill. The groom’s family of four is said to total 1,200 pounds in weight and 24 feet in height combined.
Jefferson City reports Gov Folh denies the Colorado governor's requisition for Ella Holsen who is detained in St Louis. Holsen is sought in Puebla on a grand larceny charge over wearing apparel valued at 117 dollars.
Dr. Walter Amesbury of Milford shot and killed his wife Anna Amesbury a music teacher in Roanoke Enclave Danville Virginia as the family prepared to sit down to Christmas dinner at 220 Metropolitan avenue Hyde Park Massachusetts Mrs Amesbury's mother Mrs Jenole Reese was present in the home at the time authorities investigated the incident concluded it was a deliberate act rather than an accident.
Weds Sedalia: Edna Burrows daughter of M Burrows city editor of the Sedalia Democrat marries Harry C Reeder son of Congressman W A Reeder of Kansas. The couple will spend the winter in Washington with the Reeders.
Washington predicts a record foreign trade year for 1907 with imports and exports rising beyond any prior year. The forecast rests on data from the first eleven months and December trends showing continued growth.
A meeting of the Model License League comprising leading distillers wholesale liquor dealers and trowers has been called for January in Louisville Kentucky by its organizers.
Reports incorrectly label Father John of Cyonstadt as a saint despite his illness and age. He remains seriously ill with a recurring old malady yet retains the ability to eat, and recovery is uncertain amid widespread misunderstanding by some observers.
Washington reports a rough census count from Governor Maroun indicating Cuba’s population around 2,028,428, outlining total island inhabitants and signaling early demographic data to U.S. authorities.
Dispatch reports a railroad collision near Libiana in Northwest India killing twenty people. Four victims are European, the rest natives. The wreck involved two passenger trains traveling about 30 miles per hour.
Albany reports Governor Hughes has shown marked improvement after several days at the executive mansion following an illness. The update notes he is significantly better and under care as recovery progresses.
T. M. Patterson of Colorado will deliver the keynote address at the Gryan dollar banquet in Lincoln to the Nebraska Democratic state central committee, announced by chairman T. S. Allen yesterday afternoon.
Port of Spain Trinidad reports the coaling of Admiral Evans armada resumed on Thursday and vessels are being rushed. The plan is to turn the ships' prows southward again on Saturday.
In East Joplin AL Hurkhardt’s grocery was entered and $400 taken from beneath a combination scale. Hurkhardt boasted he would fool robbers by hiding cash elsewhere than the safe.
A bonfire caused fatal burns when embers or sparks touched Mundie Lelcher's clothing, leading to the child's death. Police and fire investigators are examining the incident and cause remains under inquiry.
Poplar Wluff Mrs Noah Siford, wife of the man with a head injury from an ax blow by Luther Maggett, is jailed in default of a $1000 bond. She is held in connection with the case.
California teen Glen Goure aged 18 died in a hunting accident when a tablet or object reportedly pierced his right breast, severing an artery and causing fatal bleeding in the woods just east of the area.
St James Sam Swayers of Wesco Missouri was arrested on the charge of carrying concealed weapons, broke jail and was rearrested by Deputy Sheriff Tenecke after a chase.
Jefferson City area farmers Jesse Upterrafe and Sam Williams near Hickory Hill quarrelled over a dispute. Upterrafe killed Williams with a shovel. Upterrafe is under arrest.
The president’s message is accused of equivocation between national government and executive department and of urging Congress to grant powers beyond its constitutional scope. It cites material fallacies and misstatements, including claims about the business crisis and national banks under control failing, while others under national control stood the test.
Cameron Albert Filley, a farmer seven miles southeast of town, shot and killed his wife and daughter and his brother. He is believed to be insane.
The longtime Johnson county attorney A. B. Logan, a revered figure and schoolmate of President McKinney, died at his home in Warrensburg from pneumonia. Logan, born in Poland, Ma honing county, in 1542, left a notable mark on the local legal community.
A Union-A residence of Circuit Clerk A. K. Steinbeck was damaged by a fire of unknown origin about $600 before it was extinguished. The home was fully insured.
Readable fragments describe sailors reacting to a looming lockout as ships sail near the Golden Gate, hope tempered by official attention. The text hints at a disciplined, somber mood among naval personnel during a period of watchful scrutiny.
A Kansas editorial quips that the foreigner bears the tariff burden, asking which country supplies the man who pays the tax on wood pulp. It notes the same country also pays the tax on shoes sewing machines and mint juleps in a pointed rhetorical joke.
The Populist party calls its national convention in St Louis on April 2 to consider nominating Tom Johnson Hearst or Bryan. With only 117,183 votes for president in 1904 they polled less than half the Prohibition vote, making the endorsement of limited consequence.
The Chicago Journal reports internal party protest over tariff policy. It says reform should come from allies, while accusing masquerading supporters of seeking personal profit at the people’s expense.
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