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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1909
Page
6
A collage of quirky items from Marble Hill Press notes new universal language Ido praise, a looming airship trade journal, theft of soap worth hundreds, and hints of trust probes. It cites cultural quips, critics, and curious facts including poets, Morgan shelves, Canada annex talk, and varied animal and tree notes.
A viewpoint argues that evolving equal rights clash with women’s growing dominance in society, calling for balanced leadership as women become more authoritative figures in daily life and governance.
The Harvard party has returned from a quest in Spain seeking gold. All treasure found is invested in cases in Spain, and the search for the nimble commonplace American dollar will occupy the treasure hunters for now.
France pushes simplified spelling in public schools by minister of public instruction. Reforms include dropping h in rhinoceros and replacing y with i in analyze, and f for ph in phenomena, among other term changes.
In Brooklyn Mr Taft recalled Revolutionary patriots who endured suffering aboard prison ships in New York harbor rather than join British forces. He noted prisoner treatment reflected the era rather than unique cruelty, and said prison reform is a modern philanthropy.
A reported new insanity imported from Italy appears in the South linked to eating meat from fermented corn. The long known form caused by corn juice is not a new discovery.
The bank check has taken hold only slowly among Mexican citizens for small sums. People find it easier to pay cash than to issue checks for amounts like 60 or 100 dollars.
The earthquake in eastern Sicily and western Italy leaves tens of thousands dead or missing. King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Helena lead rescues in Messina as British French and Russian ships bring doctors and food. Reggio and surrounding towns suffer extensive destruction with schools churches and palaces ruined.انه.
President Roosevelt visited the official hatter on Tuesday and ordered two Rough Rider hats for his African expedition. One hat will be black and the other regulation khaki.
Telegraphic reports from Perim indicate the American fleet departed the port and entered the Red Sea at noon. The squadron is due at Rouen on January 3.
A fugitive from Messina recounts a cataclysmic quake that caused the earth to drop and tilt. People were hurled from houses, crushed, or sought brief refuge beside collapsing walls as the city endured chaotic streets and widespread death.
Washington news notes the Italy earthquake devastation measured by seismograph at the weather bureau and by the coast and geodetic stations, reflecting deep public interest in the tremors recorded here.
Louisina Missouri man Daniel F Mayfield aged 28 committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid. He leaves a wife and one child.
The report lists Calabria cities and casualties as Regio 60,000 killed, Scilla 2,000 killed, Baenara 1,000 killed, Cassano 1,000 killed, Cosensa 1,000 killed, Seminaria 160 killed, Blojnj 100 killed, Tarzaro 250 killed, with many towns noted as destroyed or badly damaged.
Refugees flood into Catania by train and steamer. survivors narrate a dawn quake that shattered Messina. Buildings collapsed, streets blocked, balconies and towers fell. Injured, naked and disoriented, the displaced cry for aid amid screams, rain, and devastation described as Dantean horror.
Washington reports many inquiries from relatives and friends of Americans in the earthquake zone of Italy. The State Department relies on Ambassador Griscom and consular and diplomatic officials to locate Americans in Messina and other towns. Griscom cabled that he saw the king before leaving Rome and conveyed American sympathy.
A dispatch from Stuart Lupton the American Vice Consul at Messina reports Doctor Arthur Cheney and his wife are victims of the quake. The consulate there was destroyed and the consulate official and spouse are in the roina.
In Portland Oregon on Wednesday many Sicilians prepared to rush back to their stricken homeland to find surviving relatives, purchasing tickets for New York and some for Italy. Separately, Muskogee Oklahoma sees a new refinery launched by Charien Madison, funded by a $100000 capital stock mainly held by local oil producers.
Five year old Oliver Rodgers of Dexter Missouri died after eating poisoned tablets he mistook for candy at his father 0 T Rodgers home Tuesday. Authorities report the lad succumbed within minutes to the toxic substance.
The American Federationist editorial denounces President Roosevelt for alleged attacks on labor leaders and courts. Samuel Gompera defends labor, cites Denver convention backing, and rejects claims of labor-driven attacks on judges while criticizing Roosevelt’s campaign rhetoric.
A report from London states a new major planet beyond Neptune has been photographed and announced by Prof. Mickering of Harvard Observatory. The Solar Physics Observatory in South Kensington confirms the finding, placing the planet in Gemini, the same constellation as Uranus was found in 1781.
Minneapolia police probe uncovers extortion claims involving Willem Haxter head of the Banter Detective Agency. Harry G. HWianchard and William Kidder, former Maxter Frank T. Corriston associates, accused of blackmailing saloon keepers as Corriston pushes grand jury inquiries into widespread bribery and immunity deals.
Chicago authorities say the Sil-The Tom Jones restaurant, famed for its service and a favorite dining spot for Hoard of Trade men, was partially destroyed by a natural gas explosion Saturday morning at ? o'clock. Fire followed, causing about 150000 dollars in damage. No one was inside the restaurant and no injuries were reported.
James M Evans a wealthy cattleman from Deming New Mexico was slain Friday night at his son’s home near Huachita by James Kennedy. Kennedy who has been working at the ranch was arrested after the fatal ax blow to Evans skull.
Mrs. Harvey Spencer aged 65 and her son Jh C Spencer assistant cashier of the Bank of Hamburg were burned to death in a house fire at Hamburg eight miles west of Buffalo early Saturday.
Chicago officials announce a new 2,000,000 vaudeville theater to be erected and opened by the first of next November as part of a wave of theater schemes in the city.
A tale says some children excel in arithmetic yet lag in geography and vice versa. A father once paraded a "learned pig" that could count to inspire his son who struggles with math, prompting the boy to claim he’d rather test the pig in geography.
A Beighton resident reports a hen that lays eggs only on the kitchen table or in a bed. When the door stays closed the bird paces back and forth until the door is opened.
A garbled OCR fragment presents assorted quotes and attributions from various authors and sources. It includes phrases about jewelry worry, desire versus possession, and lines attributed to Henry van Dyke Robert Burns and Lord Cromer, interspersed with stray names and a brief catalog-like note.
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