Marble Hill Gossip and World Snippets
A collage of breezy items from Marble Hill Missouri and beyond includes a Minnesota man facing 10% days, a Chicago jurist labeling motorcycles dangerous, fashion notes about spring silhouettes, and jokes about flat salaries. It mentions Japanese battleships, French women’s cooking skills, fattening with electricity, a New York vow of silence, rats in Washington over stamps, fakery in Kansas City, bullfighting fading in Mexico, and Europe’s fashion and navy hopes.
Odd Delicacies and Odd Claims Across States
A garbled column notes exotic foods like albatross eggs in Hawaii and hen eggs in America, hints poverty causes knowledge, mentions a Missouri woman losing bands to lightning, a Washington bride's silk stockings valued at 225 dollars, and a Detroit man seeking divorce for excessive talk. It also reports San Francisco detaining a woman with sixteen trunks, nine deaths in Ohio rabbit season, and the oddity of mistaking a man for a rabbit.
Tacoma Man Acquitted Kisses Jurors in Court Room
A Tacoma man acquitted by a jury kissed three jurors, all women, prompting discussion on female juries and their growing influence in the justice system.
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Tacoma
Oddities and misadventures in a chaotic column
A jumble of quirky snippets from a bygone paper describes Navy officers imprisoning chickens in a ram turret and firing at them, a cold in the head branded as a menace, college lads wrecking a car, and a football star adept at thumping the owner. An elevated stair fall, a yawning conspiracy read aloud, a saver of wives and a New York minister pay gap spark brief vignettes. A man walks from Jacksonville to New York, and a reflective line about care and rarity closes.
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Navy
Vast Funeral for Senator Davis Draws Massive Arkansas Crowd
About 15 000 viewed the Davis funeral procession from Vire t Baptist church to the cemetery with another 15 000 in the streets around the Davis home. Gov Donaghey Gov Robinson, Bishop Winchester and many state leaders attended. A thousand Arkansas National Guard troops were present as a large federal delegation joined the services.
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Little Rock
Ark
Davis
Viret Bapriat
Davie
Bouth Little Nock
Ben Cow
Urle Wee
Nr.c
Bowers
Arkadelphia
Washington
Senatora Clarke
Arkansas
O'Gorman
New York
Martine
New Jersey
Bryan
Florida
Poamerene
Ohio
Kellar
Cravens
Jacoby
Goodwin
Llouil
Green
Vermont
Reece
Kansas
Arkansans
Gov. Donaghey
Erect Robinson
Bishop Winchester
J. P. Mahoney
Sheriff Hutton
Judge
Little Rock Campaign Buzz Follows Brundidge Donaghey Hope
In Little Rock Arkansas former Congressman Stephen Brundidge arrives to open headquarters for his candidacy to fill the late Senator Iavie position. Attorney General Hal Norwood announces his own candidacy. Donaghey is seen as a leading short term contender, with Gary elect Robinson rumored to back him if he runs again.
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Littl Rock
Ark
Stephen Brundidge
Little Rock
Hie
Iavie
Hal Norwood
Inter Est
Fioe
Donaghey
Gary
Robinson
Poet
Auto Bandits Fight Police in Chicago Jewelry Heist
Four automobile bandits robbed a North Side jewelry shop of about $1.20 worth of diamonds. Detectives hunted them through downtown Chicago after the heist. The robbers fought two gun battles with police and fired into crowds on a main street, causing terror among shoppers.
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Chicago
Baltimore Steamer Jula Lukenbach Crew Drowned
Capt H Augustus Gib bert his wife and 14 crew members aboard the steamer Jula Lukenbach from Port Tampa to Baltimore were reported drowned after the vessel was rammed and sunk by the British steamer Indrakulka in Chesapeake Bay off Tangier Island during a gale.
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Baltiore
H. Augustus Gibbert
Jula Lukenbach
Port Tampa
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Tangier Island
Johnston Succeeds Balley In Senate Appointment
Austin Tex Gov Colquitt announced the appointment of R M Johnston president and editor in chief of the Houston Post as successor to Joseph W Balley in the United States senate for the term expiring March 4.
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Johnston
Balley
Austin
Tex
R. M. Johnston
The
Houston Post
Joseph W. Balley
United States Senate
Colquitt
Health of Emperor Francis Joseph Promenades at Schönbrunn
Reports abroad on Emperor Francis Joseph’s health were false as he walked for about thirty minutes on the gallery at Schönbrunn Castle confirming his vitality.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Schoenbruno Castle
New York Endures Semi Hurricane Toll In City Area
At least two people are dead and around fifty are injured as a semi hurricane swept through New York vicinity causing estimated property damage near 250000 dollars. Emergency crews respond amid debris and power outages across multiple boroughs.
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New York
Miners Buried After Dynamite Explodes at Imperial Mine
In Webb City Missouri three miners from Joplin named Jack Pickle Fred Fisher and Elmer Smith were buried under earth when a round of 62 dynamite charges exploded at the Imperial mine. The incident leaves authorities investigating the cause and safeguarding measures.
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Webb City
Jack Pickle
Fred Fisher
Elmer Smith
Joplin
Imperial Mine
Famous Ohio Surgeon Drowned In Toledo Accident
Dr. Peter Donnelly, a Toledo surgeon of national reputation, drowned when his car went off a dock into the Maumee river. The curtains were up and he could not escape.
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Ohio
Toledo
Peter Donnelly
Maumee River
Record Flight In Germany Aambot Fal Lem Sets Record
Mulhausen Germany aAmbot Fal Lem set a world duration flight record in a biplane carrying passengers. His time exceeded the previous mark at hour 6 minutes and seconds.
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Mulhausen
Germany
aAmbot Fallem
Warning Against Whooping Cough Health Hazard
Washington warned by Dr W C Rucker public health service to label affected children with arm bands and warn others as whooping cough kills over 10 000 American children yearly. Parents urged to curb pencil sharing gum chewing and sputum transfer via close contact during cold weather.
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Washington, D. C
United States Public Health Service
W. C. Rucker
Rucker
S O
Tr Recker
United States
Rockefeller to appear before Pujo committee in January
William Rockefeller will appear January 13 before the Pujo committee in Washington to testify on the money trust. Samuel Untermeyer announced the offer was accepted by committee chairman Pujo through Rockefeller's counsel John A Garver. Proceeds end a months long search for Rockefeller at his Fifth Avenue mansion, a Tarrytown home, and a Greenwich relatives residence.
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New York
William Rockefeller
John A Garver
Pujo
House of Representatives
Washington
Money Trust
Samuel Untermeyer
Mr. Untermeyer
Mr. Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Tarrytown
Greenwich
Conn
Russia Ends Serfdom After Half Century
Petersburg reports the council of the empire has adopted a resolution abolishing the last vestige of serfdom in Russia. The transitional stage ends after fifty years, though opposition remains to the abolition.
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Petersburg
the Council of the Empire
Russia
New Life Boat Won’t Sink Tested in New York
Government experts tested Ole Brude's unsinkable life boat in New York. The egg shaped craft holds 20 persons with food and water for three weeks. Tests proved the inventor's contentions.
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New York
Ole Brude
Senator Davis of Arkansas Dies at Home
Senator Jeff Davis, longtime Arkansas figure and former governor, died at his Little Rock home at 12:36 this morning from apoplexy. The Democrat veteran had left Washington December 13 for Christmas break and had been in and out of ill health, with prior dizzy spells, though friends were shocked by the sudden loss.
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Lite Rock
Ark
United States
Scomer
Je ® Davis
Little Nock
Senator Davie
Senate
Arkansas
Stephen Brundidge
Republicans Threaten Retaliation Over Taft Appointments
Washington reports Senator Brad ley of Kentucky and several Republicans openly threaten a bitter content against President Wilsons appointees if Democrats oppose Tafts appointments. Democratic leaders plan to unite in a caucus to map action as a special session looms after March 4.
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Washington, D. C
Bradley
Kentucky
Senate
Union Men to Be Freed Amid Bond Release Decision
United States appeals court granted supersedeas and ordered the release on bonds for 32 of 63 imprisoned dynes conspirators from Leavenworth pending appeal. Bonds set at 60,000 each with others at 10,000 per year of sentence. Arguments heard by Chester Ho Krum Louie and E N Zoline for workers and District Attorney Miller for the government.
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Beli
Chicago
Chester Ho Krum
Louie
E N. Zoline
Mea
Hares Miller
Indianapolis
Miller
United States
Herbert
Bond
Bailey resigns from U S Senate in Texas
Senator Joseph W Halles of Texas resigns from the U S Senate via letter to Gov Colquitt and Pro Tempore Gallinger. Resignation takes effect immediately with term ending March 4. Editor R M Johnston of the Houston Post is said to succeed him, with Gov Colquitt to appoint and legislature to elect to fill the unexpired term.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph W. Halles
Tesac
Colquitt
Tétas
Bailey
R. M. Johnston
Houston Post
Calquitt
Woman Senator Makes Hit in Colorado Legislature
Denver reports Mrs Helen King Robinson the first woman senator in the United States takes her seat in the Colorado legislature. She wins male colleagues with brief remarks while addressing a lunch crowd. She seconds the nomination of Austin Blakey for president pro tem calling him the grand old fighting man.
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Denver
Colo
Helen King Robinson
United States
Colorado
Robinson
Austin Blakey
Senator Blakey
Six Die as Train Hits Buggy at Grade Crossing
At midnight in Dennison Louisiana a Northern passenger train struck a buggy on a grade crossing. Six people died and one was dying. Names include John Reimers aged 17 and Minnie Evers aged 14. Bodies tossed into a field beside the track. Immediate deaths reported.
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Dennison
John Reimers
Mra Reimers
Carl Evers
Minnie Evers
York Poultry Owner Mourns Black Orpington Cock
R J Kinsley of York Pennsylvania mourns the death of a prized black Orpington cock. The bird’s rival suitors offered $2,000 for the fowl but Kinsley refused to sell. The cause of death was a pip, a deadly poultry illness.
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York
R J. Kinsley
Kinsley
Blast Kills Three Miners in Imperial Mine
Three miners from Joplin Missouri died when a 62 pound dynamite blast buried Jack Pickle Fred Fisher and Elmer Sraith under a mound of dirt at the Imperial mine. The incident occurred during blasting at the mine.
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Joplisa, Mo
Jack Pickle
Fred Fisher
Elmer Sraith
Joplin
Imperial Mine
Chinese Troops Suffer Heavy Losses Near Helang Cheng
Three hundred Chinese soldiers were killed by Tibetans near Helang Cheng on the Sz-chuen border. Chinese troops reported the loss of six machine guns in the clash.
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Cheng Tu
Sz¢-Chuen
China
Helang-Cheng
Tibet
Wreck of Mary Smith with two dead crew near Port Langlade
The British schooner Mary Smith lies a total wreck on the band dunes at Port Langlade. Two crew members are confirmed dead after the vessel, bound from Nova Scotia to St. Pierre and Miquelon, foundered off the port.
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St. Pierre
Miquelon
Port Langlade
Nova Scotia
Representative Will Wedemeyer’s Plunge At Colon Tragedy
Washington legislator Will Wedemeyer of Ann Arbor Michigan who suddenly went insane at Colon Panama during President Taft’s isthmus visit jumped overboard from a ship there his body remains missing and unrecovered
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Washington
Willlam W. Wedemeyer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Colon
Panama
Taft
Isthmus
Millionaire Poll Found Dead In Furnished Room
Alexander Mercer Poll who left his bride a $1,000,000 settlement died in a furnished room at age 43. His landlady discovered him dead in bed with only 2 cents in his pocket. The article notes his New York origins and abrupt, obscure end.
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New York
Alexander Mercer Poll
Fire at New London poorhouse sparks inmate panic
A fire broke out in a two story New London Connecticut poorhouse with a basement. The blaze caused a panic among inmates one was killed by burns and three were overcome by smoke and shock as rescuers fought to evacuate the building.
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New London. Conn
Found Works of Stevenson Unearthed in Hawaii and Samoa
An admirer locating manuscripts by Robert Louis Stevenson in Bombay, Honolulu, and the Pacific, including an essay written after witnessing a volcanic eruption, a sea life tale fiction, and a long untitled legend fragment, all recently recovered after months of effort.
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Samoa
Hawaii
Robert Loula Stevenson
Bamea
Honolulu
Nawall
Mammon
Stevenson
Pacific
Savali
Kilauea
Beot land contract leads to electric light dispute
A fragmentary account describes a native of T reacting to enactment of Beot land and a Dalid tg contract for three steamers with electric lights at a local shipyard. A man named Ndene entertains electricians and comments on wiring a power line while another friend, Sandy, questions how to run the line. The dialogue hints at a plan to connect a power loom but ends without a clear outcome.
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Beotland
Ohip
Fire incident near Paol and London bank building
A fire occurred recently in the southeastern section of a bank building near Paol and London. Firefighters controlled the blaze with their own equipment after initial damage to footing and jetet ing. Police, aided by bank guards, kept onlookers back as authorities investigated the scene.
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Paol
London
England
Government hints at reform amid New York chaos
A garbled OCR note describes government pressure and proposed measures in New York. It references officials and a debate over policy, mentioning streets and avenues in Manhattan and public safety concerns. The exact phrasing is unclear.
Fragmentary OCR Notes Display Mixed Content
Fragmented text shows unclear names and events with no coherent news item. Readable elements indicate general notes or garbled OCR from a page segment without identifiable persons places dates or organizations.
The Condition Can Four Wife Keep a Secret
The saying suggests a wife keeps a secret when no one is around to tell it to, implying discretion in private matters and the value of sharing with trusted listeners.
Stragging Along
Fragmentary text discusses experience and motivation in completing a task. Ambiguous quotes hint at dissatisfaction and effort, with a focus on whether payment affects enthusiasm. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable from the readable fragments.
Grape Nuts Praised By Dak Woman For Digestion Help
A Dak woman credits Grape Nuts with easing chronic stomach and indigestion issues after trying many remedies. She reports improved strength and nerves, urges others with digestion problems to try the cereal, and references Postum Co and The Road to Wellville as background.
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Dak
Ruperk
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
SSF Saab
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