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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
2
A collection of quips and opinions from The Marble Hill Press of Marble Hill Missouri touching on marriage topics a proposed novelty in cinema love writing truth and character, political ethics, education and the threat of disease, reflecting early 20th century editorial voice and public concerns.
A Senate bill seeks a pension increase for Mrs. Capron widow of Captain Allyn Capron who led Capron's Battery at Santiago. She already receives 20 dollars monthly as a widow in the regular army and must support three children under 12. Her eldest son, Captain Allyn Capron Jr., was the first American officer killed at San Juan Hill with Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
The material chronicles the Chippewa outbreak in Minnesota tied to alleged misconduct by federal officials and corrupt timber appraisals, along with a note on armed resistance to arrest. It then shifts to European corn trade, showing rising 1899 exports to the United Kingdom Germany and France, and ends with a note that the navy gains senior status over the army due to wartime distinctions.
A Chicago bar association ruling deems sending professional advertising by lawyers unprofessional. Yet no action exists to bar sandwich board ads offering reduced rates and guaranteed satisfaction while clients wait. The piece notes the era of goodwill and hints at looming fund-raising progress and future domestic management by Carnegie and Frick.
The New York World accuses Secretary Gage and the National City bank of profiting from a $3,265,000 sale of the old New York custom house. It alleges the government kept $3,225,350 payment in the bank, earning interest while officials delayed transferring title and taxes, while listing multiple alleged government-favor profits to the bank.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that several Democrats voted with Republicans on the currency bill, describing them as reformers from surprisal constituencies. It argues the bulk of Democratic members, aligned with militant democracy, opposed the move to fix the gold standard and warned Republicans of political exposure.
A fragment notes that the strength of the Democratic delegation would reduce future doubts, expressing hope that unity will lessen uncertainty going forward. The passage emphasizes political cohesion and the impact on anticipated outcomes.
The Chicago Journal notes Dawes denounces trusts as a major threat to common people, accusing the Republican stance of pandering for votes. It argues concentration of capital harms the many, while insiders benefit, and cites federal troops guarding political interests in the nation.
The piece argues the Republican party serves trusts, mocks the administration for weak protests, and cites the Morgan resolution as a challenge to prove true opposition to monopolies. It contends officials fear alienating financial backers and will posture as oppponents while avoiding real restraint on trusts.
The dispatches report US cruiser Montgomery visiting Liberia amid talks of joint US Britain pressure on France to fix the boundary between Liberia and its claimed territory. British and Liberian Rubber syndicate interests push for protection under US or UK, amid accusations that trusts and syndicates drive policy while Americans bear costs.
London papers report Sir Alfred Milner fearing Afrikander uprising and faking authority to declare martial law. The British cabinet, after grave consideration, refused the request as unjustified. In Idaho a mob wrecked a mill owned by a mining company, while local authorities faced calls for aid amid rising tensions.
A wartime style congressional critique quotes Senator Thomas Benton arguing that a centralized currency bill would create a single moneyed tribunal controlling loans for all, leading to rich rule over the poor, increased debt, higher crime and taxes, and subjugation of banks and citizens. The marker cites opposition voiced by Dorsey W. Shackleford.
Prof Hadley of Yale told the American Economic Association in Ithaca last month that industrial and political change is reshaping nations. He warned of larger colonial-style empires and federations of equal states, urging a higher law above selfish interests as weaker nations lose autonomy.
The Lafayette Indiana Journal reports Senator Pettigrew questioning whether the United States recognized the Filipino flag and notes Republicans tabled the resolution, defying the people and concealing the record, proving they dare not tell the truth.
The Kansas City Star argues that genuine good faith requires Mr. McKinley to wish Senator Hanna to stay out of the next convention. Such a move would reassure the public about presidential regeneration and show even foes that his feet are on the rock of ages.
An Indianapolis Preas editorial warns that peril to democracy stems from law respecting men's neglect of citizen duties at the ballot box and from resorting to force when evil threatens the state. It says danger grows when people meekly submit to party plunderers and political oligarchy.
The Pittsburg Post argues no reform in American politics worth considering will come from banning federal officeholders from national or state conventions. If they abstain their agents and substitutes will attend instead, a reform attempt by Mr. Cleveland proved ineffective and merely bothersome.
Fragmentary text notes war tax rising in Europe and America to fund military needs. Mentions a campaign figure Grater and a reference to McKinsey, priced mule flesh and a local Kan Tribene. Unclear context and many garbled elements.
Htte suggested that Mr. Gage's new See aay Cee guidance is under consideration. The remark appears in a brief item noting possible changes in direction or policy awaiting confirmation.
The class of 1894 at Harvard admired Marshall Newell for his character. During the senior class election he was named Second Marshall, provoking strong praise. He faced punishment for military discipline violations, including time in the tanks and Fort Clarence. Prison conditions described include rabbits in a moat tunnel and a traveler’s boastful misadventure.
The Class of 1894 honors Marshall Newell, a farmer's son from Great Barrington who rose from Exeter prep to Harvard football stardom. A memorial gate at Soldiers Field, photographed for this article, commemorates his personal qualities and athletic leadership.
A Transvaal boy’s tale illustrates Boer shrewdness in the present war. Before Johannesburg forts rose a spy reported on Chatham defenses and explored a subterranean passage linking Fort Pitt to an unknown location. Attempts to identify the “somewhere” met a prohibition at Fort Clarence and led to a risky entry inside the walls.
In the north of England a schoolmaster recounts a pupil being urged by the mother to abandon grammar study. The mother writes she prefers Lula to focus on German drawing and piano vocal music, claiming grammar lessons are unhelpful and that she can teach speaking and writing herself.
The bishop of Grafton and Armidale accompanies the New South Wales lancers to South Africa. His enlistment was voluntary and he now fights at the front seeking burghers to shoot. The clash between his clerical identity and warlike urges remains a matter of debate.
Passengers on an uptown car enjoyed a comic scene as an absent-minded man frantically searched his pockets for a transfer ticket while the sky-blue document fell under his mustache. The stolid conductor displayed unusual patience before the transfer threat eased.
A historical note discusses experiments with herb odors as antimicrobials. Clove fragrance kills microbes in thirty five minutes, cinnamon in twelve, thyme in thirty five, fort y five minutes, mint in fifty five, with mint noted as especially effective. It suggests Egyptian mummies used herbs for antiseptic properties beyond ornament.
An OCR fragment notes meals of Kaiser William II with three daily courses. Breakfast includes coffee tea eggs beefsteaks and meats. lunch features soup meats vegetables and sweets. dinner at six with pomp on gold and silver ware. guests are common at midday meals. a late cold meat plate precedes rest. References to cannibalism and shipwreck tales follow in stray items.
A collection of oddities and short items including a giraffe tongue of eighteen inches, a London tavern cat’s wine intake, a pet rat in Steuben Maine, a Maltese cat reared with kittens, a Norristown Pa cat tooth loss and denture tale, and a snake appearing in a boiling kettle after cistern water filling. Algeria funded forty thousand dollars to combat grasshoppers with camel labor to move burning material. Mrs. Schowengerdt of Independence Missouri chronicles a kettle snake story from a stove.
A satirical reflection on marriage and gender roles. It notes that great men grow self conscious about wives, jokes that men should be born married, and observes women pretend to trust husbands. It ends with a quip about women discussing clothes and old domestic items.
The Marine Hospital Service staffs about 250 physicians while naval officers prefer Chinese and Japanese servants. Steel shortages slow torpedo boat work and Indian Head powder factory upgrades are planned. Coasters Magazine features Admiral Melville on screw propulsion. Congress omits chaplain funding for new volunteers. A US marine lieutenant spends one third of first year salary on uniforms. The US fleet totals 312 vessels with 189 in regular navy and 123 in auxiliary. The British Army faces retirement of Chaplain General Dr Edgehill, succeeding Bishop Piers Clunghton in 1885.
A collection of aphorisms on gender, aging, privilege, work, and memory. The notes remark on how stories vary, the way grandparent support shapes choices, women’s autonomy, and the oddities of fashion and gift giving. A reflective, humorous slice of social observation.
The article notes 239 new women at Vassar and 240 women enrolled at the University of Illinois this year, a record for the schools mentioned. Crowded campuses and limited housing are described as women fill the capacities. It also cites rising enrollments among ten Prussian universities from 117 to 240 in the late 19th century.
A note from the era highlights that the typewriter trust does not include female office operators. The remark emphasizes gender scope in employment settings and hints at evolving workforce roles for women.
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