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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
2
A collage of satire and oddities from a city publication notes sketches and rumors about authors and editors, literary bits, and social musings. It mentions figures like Castro, Twain, and Witte, along with playful jabs at libraries, cigars, and public figures, framed as a chaotic reader’s digest.
A jumble of brief notes from Chicago cures and Russia politics to Livonia revolts and a flooded Sinaloa town. Reports include Lorimer’s bill on state knowledge, Powers and Powers’ treaty attempts, unrest in Petrograd, and a Chicago depository crisis.
Reports say government troops hunted Morales as Gen. Plaventel, the rebel leader, was attacked. The fugitive president sought to reach the coast to board a sloop toward Puerto Plata in Santo Domingo, while Puerto Plata governor refused to surrender authority.
A sheriff planned to move a prisoner named Jobe Flake to jail when he faced a three year sentence. Flake threatened to kill the sheriff and forced a corridor door with an iron bar. Mrs Graves warned the men and led organized, calming interference as the doors were secured.
Merchants' Trust Co Memphis along with American Savings Bank and Mechanics' Bank suspend operations and enter liquidation by order of the board. Felix T. Pope announces the liquidation, with John P. Edmondson named receiver. Directors cite over loans on discounts though assets reportedly cover dollar-for-dollar payments.
General Mistchenko leader of a Cos sack brigade in Manchuria arrives in Moscow likely to assume command as clashes continue in St Petersburg. Revolutionists block railways. 50 officers captured and forced to surrender arms while workers clash with police and militia. Automatic guns mounted on Fortanka canal bridge. 50 killed or wounded at Narva gate and Molkancks. barricades disrupt transit amid unrest.
Missouri notes show the state Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the neury statute in the ex parte case against Ew Burger. Burger, held in St Louis County, must stand trial after habeas corpus proceedings. Judge Denton transfers several cases seeking venue changes among Clinton Bates Pettis Polk Benton Cass.
A. L. Carter of Columbia Missouri, a poor student at Columbia University, arrived in New York living in a storeroom. Real estate dealer C. E. Anderson of 54 West Sixty-Eighth Street offered him free room and board in a bachelor apartment at 22 West Sixtyeth Street. Carter, reading about his poverty, accepted after persuasion.
A Missouri Bureau bulletin tallies the state's total manufactured product at 438,084,109 for last year with Kansas City and St. Louis leading. It lists top industries, counts 6 456 manufacturing establishments employing 377 648 595 capital, 17 068 salaried officials earning 15 925 000, and 132 994 wage earners paid 66 460 628, with materials costing 201 407 737.
Washington announces the government will not deposit funds in national banks to aid Wall Street. Treasury officials see no need to lower rates despite the 135 percent call loan rise. A mild year end strain on commercial lines may occur, mitigated by permitting bankers to use more than 26 percent reserves.
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that after a fair lodge trial a fraternal member may be expelled for detriment to the order. In Frankie Matausek v. Roman Catholic Union of St Jules and the Central Union the member was ousted and mandamus denied. The lower court decision was sustained.
A morning blaze in Troy Missouri burned the Post Office and the Russell building. The Post Office owned by Editor Childers of the Free Press. Second story occupants Todor Woolfulk and Attorney B J Creech reported losses including dental instruments, laboratory apparatus, library, and furniture. Insurance partially covered the buildings. Post Office to reopen temporarily in Colbert building.
Reports from Puerto Plata and Santo Domingo say President Carlos Morales fled with 61 men toward San Christobal and exchanged fire with pursuing forces. A cable from Commander Chambers aboard the Nashville notes Morales has been shot, per a government source, with no confirmed casualties.
George B Bills announces the third annual State Corn Growers Association meeting to align with the State Corn Show in Columbia Missouri Premiums totaling 4100 will be paid The event dubbed Farmers Week at the Agricultural College runs with soil crop discussions on January 19 and livestock breeding and feeding sessions on January 11 12 The program features experts from the Department of Agriculture at the university and includes several women speakers.
In Springfield Missouri the body of T M Kinney a tailor was found dying after being wounded entering his yard on Wednesday night. A coroner's inquest failed to reveal new clues and one arrest had been made. Kinney family testified to hearing a pistol report and groans, but he died minutes later.
Jefferson City Missouri William Hunter 64 released from the penitentiary Friday morning after a 1897 sentence from Dade County for killing his wife. Hunter pleaded guilty on attorney advice but maintained the shooting was accidental claiming the revolver discharged by accident. He served about eight years of his sentence.
Dallas reports a wave of counterfeit ten dollar bills circulating last week with three seized by a Dallas bank this Saturday. Detectives hunt for distributors as investigations continue. Another item notes minister Dawson seeking safety amid regional unrest and a fatal accident near Gan Domingo.
In Rolla Missouri at noon Friday ex senator Hohenschield was severely chastised on the streets by Charlie L Woods editor of the Rolla Herald-Democrat. A large crowd watched the affair as Hohenschield had long fought the School of Mines management in Rolla.
A Friday blaze in Kennett destroyed ten buildings with losses exceeding $20,000. The two story brick Lentz and Co furniture and undertaking stores suffered about $12,000 in damage with $4,000 covered by insurance. Other properties included residences of Mrs. Hattie Gonsell, Dr. Rigdon, Dr. Harrison, and two homes owned by Mrs. Lents.
Four large barns belonging to M Joachim Sr a prominent Versailles monument burned at 4 am Friday morning in Gara fire near Versailles Ma. Firefighters battled the blaze as flames consumed the structures and no injuries were reported.
Prominent Bonville resident and real estate broker in Hopville Mo is reported killed by an elk on Friday morning. The incident involves local figures Hineet and Sotelia. authorities investigate the unusual attack.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of A W Maxwell of Moberly Missouri publisher of the Moberly Tribune for Receiver of the Lawton Oklahoma Land Office. The appointment is viewed as personal with several endorsements on file and several other candidates in the race. The Land Register and Receiver roles pay about 2000 dollars annually, chiefly in fees.
Eugene M Hess of Boonville shot himself in his basement last Friday evening, citing financial troubles. He carried life insurance totalling $20,000 across Royal Mutual Des Moines and Missouri State Life St Louis, with deposits of high grade iron ore and other holdings. Appoints Rhodes.
Oregon citizens in Baker City mobilize to fund an 800000 dollar popular subscription for Miss Alice Roosevelt and her February wedding to Congressman Nicholas Longworth. Subscriptions, limited to 10 cents, will flow from each state to the national treasury ahead of the ceremony.
In New York a noted restaurant keeper, Max Risner of 264 Grand Street, vanished after taking up to 20 000 in election bets. He allegedly disposed of the money in November and left behind only a few dollars. His wife and the restaurant manager continue operating, fearing he is dead.
Charles M. Crouse, a wealthy Syracuse resident, received two letters purporting to be from the Black Hand demanding $2400 in cash placed in a cigar box on his curb at night. The messages threaten dynamite and harm to his family if payment is not made, and the letters have been turned over to police.
Passengers aboard the steamer Ventura report the Savaii volcano in Samoa remains vigorously eruptive. Night glare from the crater is visible at sea as lava covers about fifty square miles. The molten flow has filled eleven miles of a valley and is heading toward the sea, prompting natives near the beach to abandon huts and coconut groves.
The cruisers Cassini and Aube at Brest are ordered to ready themselves for a voyage to Russia to protect and possibly embark any French nationals in danger at that location.
Ardmore resident Lir A. M. Faueth, a Davis merchant, shot himself in the mouth and died. The cause remains unknown. his business reportedly was in good health and finances. The item lists other terse regional notices and incidents.
Eva Booth of the Salvation Army reported for a theft at a railway station, losing a chatelaine bag with papers and cash. The cherished wedding ring, passed down from her mother and linked to a sister killed in a previous wreck, was found with a thief but remains missing, Booth offering to pay any amount for its return.
Miss Lucy Cleveland, cousin of Grover Cleveland, asks Mme. Bernhardt to return a play manuscript she says she entrusted five years ago. She threatens legal action if it is not forthcoming soon. Cleveland has published poems and lectured on Egyptology and met Bernhardt during a prior tour.
Robert Wells from a prominent Union Newton county family was shot and killed by City Marshal Dan Cleveland in a barn yard late Thursday. Wells, with friends, learned the marshal sought him and asked for him to be found. The marshal reportedly replied that he was looking for Wells and then fired.
Three people are reported slain and many wounded in a Paducah Kentucky race riot. A mob surrounded a railway tower with revolvers shotguns and rifles firing from houses and windows as authorities struggle to contain the violence in what is described as one of the city’s worst race disturbances.
Secretary Root was informed that Viscount Bluso Aoiki has been named Japan's ambassador to the United States. The announcement came through Hiroki the Japanese charge d affaires in Washington, a privy council member and senior officer of the Rising Bun.
A special Cincinnati grand jury returned a verdict for indictments in a case alleging a coal combine fixed arbitrary rates. The prosecutor's office resumed its work as the grand jury adjourned until next Thursday.
A Monday night blaze destroyed a large part of Tipton Oregon, 21 miles south of Baker City, forcing residents to flee. Fire rapidly spread from the hotel through nearby buildings leaving Tipton’s population homeless and seeking shelter. A county official from Hall County received a congressional medal for lifesaving efforts connected to the incident.
Fragmentary financial note reports rapid moves in loan rates with 75 to 125 percent quotes and several large funds around 100 to 400 thousand dollars. Terms touched include 100 90 and 110 percent while several calls and funds shifted quickly within a short window.
Naval officers doubt the safety of reviving Dewey for action in bad weather. Four towboats will accompany the ship, with three more occupied, as the Dewey imitates the giant monitor Manntonomah. The piece notes the 1807 Montmonah as a benchmark for American naval architecture and aims to show Ku Klux Klan progress.
A council meeting heard demands to remove Mayor Edward J. Tran of Terre Haute Indiana. Charges allege willful and corrupt conduct by the mayor and accuse him of wrongdoing. The complaints were filed with city authorities for action.
Emile Servien, deemed sane, escaped from a St Louis asylum and fled toward Missouri. Guards pursued for about a quarter mile and captured him, ending the third escape attempt cited in this item. A separate note reports a New York wild animal trust forming to organize permanent expeditions from Amsterdam and Frankfort to the East Indies.
Robbers opened the safe in Harry Judge's Main Street salon Monday night and obtained about 600 dollars. Authorities refuse to provide details, including a motive or suspects. Other brief items note a New York figure Louis Dalrymple and a Kentucky incident with a fatal hammer accident near Lamont.
Odd fragmentary report describes Flaney destroying three hotels in a crash at a grocery store basement in Austin Texas. Names and details are unclear, with garbled phrases about an attorney and various stray terms. The piece reads as a damaged notice with minimal coherent facts remaining.
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