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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
2
A garbled collage cites varied items from 1906 era papers. It references emigration figures from Italy, New York opinions on prices and happiness, Chile’s earthquake, advances in education with girls excelling, a balloon north pole trek, and a luxury diamond-studded pipe. The prose weaves snippets and saucy asides across continents and topics.
A Jamaica earthquake and fire reportedly killed about 1,000 people with widespread destruction. Advices warn residents to stay away from Klogstos while banks burned and vaults were said to be safe. The catastrophe leaves rich and poor homeless as relief is urgently required. Navy Department responds to the cry for bread from Guantánamo.
Sir James Fergunson, vice chairman of the Royal Mall Stormship Co., among the killed as Kingston lies in ruins. Descriptions of burning ruins, widespread destruction, and evacuees illuminate a dire crisis with governors and fleets responding to aid Jamaica, while conflicts and uncertain evacuations complicate relief efforts.
Philadelphia mourns as the late Congressman Robert Adama Jr. is found dead by his own hand in his city apartments. Investigators seek motive and circumstances surrounding the New York native’s death. Local authorities recalled his public service and recent political pressures as potential factors in the tragedy.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a stormy night halts power and a alarm system failures trap a store near Tears etfeeded. A thief bursts in through a window, steals diamonds worth $1,000, but escapes as clerks pursue. In Mexico City, Francis Gives Diaz receives a medal. In St Louis, Mrs Martha Krout, 65, dies in a bedroom fire caused by an exploding lamp, witnessed by her paralyzed husband and blind daughter. Springfield notes unseasonably warm weather with blossoms and green pastures as the Ozarks wake.
Jefferson City notes an acquittal of Bt. Louis James Johnson, a Black man, in the circuit court for stealing a cowcatcher from an engine in railroad yards. The verdict states Johnson and another person placed the cowcatcher in a wagon and raises questions about involvement.
The Missouri Pacific track near Lexington reports the death of 36-year-old J R Mc Donald whose body was found on the river route seven miles east of Lexington. Fires in Linn Creek destroy several structures and a dwelling, with losses totaling 18000 dollars. Sidney Murphy and John O Keefe, both electrocuted by downed wires, die after injury. The Laclede Gas plant outage cripples 106 nearby factories. Minnie Gruenewald, 66, dies in St Charles leaving five children. Herman Bunch, 77, dies after a fall from an eagle. Hadley writes a letter.
In a frontier drama, Winslow confronts danger as he pursues a missing woman with aid from famed frontiersman Daniel Boone. The chase through the woods leads to a dramatic reunion, a wounded ally seeking safety, and Lavender's tense vigil as the procession nears the tavern. The tale intertwines romance, loyalty, and peril amid Owatoga and the Boone legend.
Stage manager notes a modern rip in theater history with millions tied to plays. Mentions Erminie first produced by the Legion era. Rudolph Aronson referenced with vast potential earnings and multiple genres discussed.
Fragmented text recounts James P Magonis battling typhoid fever and a faded joke about hair, then shifts to a family's struggle with a child’s eczema. They consult multiple doctors, face misdiagnoses, costly treatments, and fear for the child’s eyesight amid ongoing illness and dubious remedies.
The readable text discusses a speculative subgenre, naming a few scholars and mentions a Dean Scan and a sense of analysis. It references a survey of genre evolution and a potential critique of material from a field like Welwisly, though the fragment is incomplete and hard to interpret.
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