Marble Hill Press and News Bits Column Briefs
The item catalog lists scattered notes from Marble Hill Missouri and national topics. Items include naval inheritance speculation for enlistment, Dr Parkhurst on New Year resolutions, Spain’s republic question, King Edward and Admiral Fisher, coal shortages, a dog Christmas tree in New York, Col Waterson editorial, Hetty Green's modest living, Canada building a lake cruiser, and word of Algernon Sartoris at large. Contains multiple short notes and opinions across topics.
Eastern traction magnate fails at Worcester water stock
Report notes a Worcester Mass set back as an eastern traction magnate tried to overcome water in the stocks and was engulfed. The comment links reporters to a possible Parsifal style shape show for livelier reading.
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New York
Woul Report Parsifal
Worcester
Mass
Repose Noted in St Louis and Mingle of Headlines
A magazine writer praises St Louis for its repose upon visitors arrival. A Chicago girl marries an English captain with no title beyond the rank. Kentucky is asked what's the matter. Jim Jeffries may claim a record but Jack Barleycorn has knocked out more champions than Jeffries heard of.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Kentucky
Jim Jeffries
Jack Barleycorn
Senator Hoar laments small type in Congressional Record
Senator Hoar complains the Congressional Record is printed in such small type it is hard to read. The remark echoes prior observations that the record’s type is difficult to decipher.
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Hoar
Congressional Record
Doubt Over Boer-English Marriage Halting Hostilities
There is doubt whether the marriage of a prominent Boer to an English lady signals a cessation or resumption of hostilities. The question hinges on whether this union helps reconcile factions or masks ongoing tensions.
Russians Hold Ground Despite Enemy Pressure
Stronger nations than Japan may hesitate to break the Russians of their steadfast habit of staying put once they have squatted. The passage notes a durable posture and resilience in occupation or control, implying a strategic inertia that resisters foreign advances.
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Japan
Young Woman's Club Visits Lincoln Penitentiary
A Lincoln Nebraska young women's club visited the penitentiary and sang Hiawatha to the prisoners, challenging the popular impression that women are wholly humane.
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Lincoln Neb
Gould's Boy Receives $500 Toy Train for Christmas
A son of George Gould gains a $500 toy train at Christmas and, in line with heredity theory, will not be content until he wrecks the toy.
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George Gould
Senate expense diary notes quinine pill usage
The United States senate spent about 0000 quinine pills last year per expense accounts. Likely the senators supplied the other ingredients in the prescriptions themselves.
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United States Senate
Senators
Post Office Registers 105435 Christmas Presents for Abroad Shipments
In three days the New York post office logged 105435 registered Christmas presents for overseas shipment underscoring the effort to bring joy homeward bound. News notes the rapid action and implies that elderly loved ones abroad are remembered this season.
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New York Post Office
Empress Dowager Bets on Gods to Quiet Provinces
The empress dowager pledges much to the gods hoping to calm troublesome provinces. Yet the gods seem as reluctant as mankind to accept her promises and efforts.
Philadelphia woman claims age may be overstated
A Philadelphia resident is described as claiming 126 years, with the report noting possible exaggeration yet acknowledging she has reached an extraordinary age and becomes a subject of local bravado about longevity.
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Philadelphia
Centenarian Worcester Woman Dies After Long Life
A Worcester, Massachusetts resident aged 1035 years who never drank whisky or chewed tobacco and had given away a fortune died recently. The obituary notes a remarkable record of longevity and philanthropy.
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Worcester
Mass
English doctor calls porridge a national curse at London Mall
A physician declares oatmeal porridge a national curse in London. The remark fuels talk of further mockery of British staples, with speculation that other traditional foods like haggis may face similar disparagement.
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London
Dr Parkhurst Teaches Yearlong Discipline Over Quick Resolutions
Dr Parkhurst ridicules New Year resolutions as likely to be broken soon. In a follow up address he argues it is better to maintain steady effort all year than begin and stop improvements partway.
Faneuil Hall Drops Poultry Show Plan in Boston
In Boston the decision is made to not use Faneuil Hall for a poultry show. The historic building, long a market, is viewed as unsuitable for such an event beyond selling sausages, reflecting the city's sense of propriety.
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Boston
Faneuil Hall
Divorce of Prince and Princess Stirs Jubilee in Elite Circles
A satire notes another royal divorce as heirs seek foreign titles, suggesting the flow of titled foreigners may aid American heiresses. It muses on a hypothetical trackless train from France to reduce collisions, joking about railway logistics and societal trends.
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France
Young Corbett Tops Class as Unchallenged Champion
Young Corbett is proclaimed the nondisputed champion in his class though observers predict he may fade behind the elder Corbett as time advances.
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Young Corbett
Corbett
Boston Newspapers and Freshness in Press
The Rev. Dr. Dixon laments a lack of fresh content in Boston papers while noting that novelty is not valued as a virtue in the city's journalism culture. The remark contrasts his view with local editorial norms and expectations.
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Dixon
Boston
A Stormy Night in the Settlement Intertwines Fates
Dolores learns of Dora and the nurse’s tale of Dora’s father and his uncle, while Green and others contemplate the danger facing Dolores’s father. The nurse reveals Dora’s devotion and the planned arrival of relatives as a turning point approaches and Dolores weighs love, providence, and family duty.
Dolor as Storm Seethes Over Family Trial Rumor
In a turbulent scene a young woman Dolores faces a chilling revelation about her father. A nurse’s voice barely breaks through a flood of words hinting at a trial to come, leaving her grasping for calm in the dim, rocking room.
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Delores
Mrs. Allen
Miss Johnson
Cinderella
Dora
Dolores
Heroe
New York
Vial
Plang
Mission School
Tega
Charlie
Staal
Mat
Warriors of East Africa Uphold Old-Time Chivalry
A government report on Masai tribes portrays a warrior culture with youths from seven to twenty seven enrolled as fighters. They forfeit property and marriage, are fed by the tribe, prohibited from smoking or drinking, and treat warfare as sport with notices and duels. Recent changes include less nudity and Lenana wearing a great coat as Nairobi cattle show judge.
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East Africa
Lenana
Nairobi
What Would Catch the Girl in a Cold Cash Plot
A brisk visitor begs counsel from an elderly man about his daughter Ethel. The suitor laments sleepless nights and the girl’s lack of response. The father counsels a blunt solution: use money to influence her.
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Ethel
New York Times
Missouri Grand Jury Seeks Final Report and Adjou rns
The Missouri December grand jury surprised St Louis court officials by requesting discharge after saying they completed all business. Foreman Gustave Niemann led the call for a written final report, noting a juror must leave town for two weeks. They adjourned to January 3, with over 40 cases and 300 to 400 subpoenas pending.
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St. Louis
McDonald
Gustave W. Niemann
Nee
Thomas H. McNittrick
llargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co
Judes McDonald
Jintee Mconald
Hancorlh
House of Delegates
Folk
Amd
Brigandage in Italy's Hills Rewards for Capture
An old Italian edict promises rewards for capturing brigands alive or dead and for capturing brigand chiefs. Rewards range from 500 to 1200 lire, with 100 lire for brigands who betray accomplices. The practice is rarely paid, as brigands seldom betray each other.
Best universal sauce in the world praised by Duke of York
The text recalls a sauce once deemed the best universal sauce in Charles H era, prepared under Spanish ambassador guidance. It mixed parsley, dry toast pounded in a mortar, with vine gar salt and pepper. It also notes a fashionable cabinet dinner of marrow bones, mutton, fowl, pallets, larks, a great tart, neat's tongue, anchovies, prawns and cheese. A king's supper with Lady Castleomane featured a chine of beef roasted.
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Charles H
Duke of York
Castleomane
Under the Red Flag anarchist meeting scene ends in tension
In an executive meeting of an anarchistic society a new arrival declares I am a bomb thrower and claims to have tossed a bomb at the ruler. The leader asks if he hit him and the reply is no. The exchange labels the newcomer a lum thrower.
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Anarchistic Society
Nao
Exclusive Travel Worker Grabs Gritty George Story
Gritty George notes Sandy curtails travel to select passengers. Cinder Charley says ex exclusive policy targets fellow riders. George jokes he will only ride with Holsteins and Galloways henceforth.
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Gritty
George
Sandy
Cinder Charley
Pennies fund seven thousand church dedication
A St Paul church dedicated at a cost of 7000 dollars was paid for by seven cent donations from across the country, a novelty appeal drawing pennies from many donors.
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St Paul
Life Pension for Trinity College Head
President Smith of Trinity College New Haven will retire next year as head of the institution and will receive a life pension of 3000 a year thereafter.
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Smith
Trinity College
New Haven
Blanton to travel to St Louis for bond hearing
Washington officials report Charlies L. Blanton a treasury employee facing indictments over alleged money influence in Missouri public building site selections will travel to St Louis by midweek to seek bond. He denies any knowledge of irregularities and plans to consult lawyers in Missouri. Bond set for Jan 26 by Judge Adams. Blanton seeks to avoid late day arrest or weekend custody.
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Washington
Charlies L. Blanton
Treasury Department
Hlannibal
Missouri
St. Louis
Wianton
Blanton
Adams
Missouri students to publish monthly agricultural paper
At a large gathering the agricultural students of the University of Missouri voted to start a monthly journal devoted exclusively to agriculture. Editors and staff were elected including J. N. Dewitt as editor in chief and W. A. Cochhel as assistant, with departments in animal husbandry, dairy, horticulture, veterinary science, and poultry. The project aims to teach scientific agricultural principles to Missouri farm youth, with high subscription interest and expected financial success, claiming to be among the first student agricultural journals in the United States.
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Columbia
University of Missouri
Stalf
J. N. Dewitt
W. A. Cochel
M. B. Greensfelder
C. G G. Starr
J. M. Joong
F. L. Kelso
T. Grey
W. G. Ensign
J. J Hill
Ll. W. Thursman
J. W. Boot
Missouri
United States
Mass meeting at Missouri University seeks two daily meals
In Columbia, Friday night a student mass meeting produced a petition asking faculty to allow two meals a day instead of three. Six dormitory students testified that two meals improve health and spirits and mental work, and that dinner is the least essential meal, proposing to cut out the noon meal.
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Columbia
Missouri University
Facullty
Kaw Bridge Carried Away by Ice Floe
Kansas City reports a temporary pile bridge on the Kaw river broke under an ice floe around six Friday evening. About forty people crossing were saved by the night watchman. Argentine, with 15000 residents, is isolated. power cable and streetcars were lost. boats cannot cross the river. Permanent bridges will take months.
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Kansas City
Kaw River
Kaw
Lone
Sedalia Emerges as Missouri Pacific Shop Site
Jefferson City reports Missouri Pacific has picked Sedalia for a new shop complex at a cost of 1.50 dollars per unit. A cash bonus of 200000 is pledged, with 140000 already raised and banks to supply the rest. The railroad will discount the bonus at six percent for cash, netting 188000. The plan calls for at least one worker at Sedalia shops. local bankers are raising funds and the bargain remains under wraps until secured.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Pavific
Sedalliac
Sedala
Sedalia
Death of Dr B G Dysart prominent Paris surgeon
Paris Missouri reports the death of Dr B G Dysart president of Paris Savings Bank and state board of health member. A renowned surgeon in Missouri he died Saturday morning at his Paris home from pneumonia. During the Civil War he served as brigade surgeon of the First Missouri Brigade under Senator F M Cockrell.
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Paris
B. G. Dysart
Paris Savings Bank
State Board of Health
Missouri
F. M. Cockrell
Dysart
St. Louis
Remains of Henry T. Miller Shipped to Fayette
Fayette Missouri reports the burial of Henry T. Miller 48 formerly of Howard County. Miller died January 138 at Alamo Gordo New Mexico. His remains were shipped to Fayette and interred in the city cemetery on Saturday.
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Fayette
Henry T. Miller
Howard County
Alamo Gordo
N. M
First annual cotillion of Beta Alpha Chapter held
Rolla Missouri reports the first annual cotillion of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Cappa Alpha Fraternity. The chapter, formed at the School of Mines a few months ago, hosted the event in the lecture room of the chemical laboratory last week.
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Rolla
Cappa Alpha Fraternity
School of Mines
Chemical Laboratory
Brown files suit against Lum ber Co over injury claim
Centralia Missouri. L P Brown by attorney H S Booth has fled suit against the Lacrosse Lumber Co for 2500 damages alleging personal injuries from a fall on a defective step at the company premises.
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Centralia
L. P. Brown
H. S. Booth
Lacrosse Lumber Co
Will of Rev McLougshiin bequest map to St Louis entities
Hannibal Missouri notes in the late Rev M J McLougshiin Catholic church will filed Saturday about 15 is bequeathed in gifts with many for St Louis people and institutions across the bequests.
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St. Louis
Hannibal
M. J. McLougshiin
Catholic Church
Missouri University doctor offered USDA pharmacologist post
Columbia Mo Dr C W Greene of the medical department at Missouri University has been offered the position of pharmacologist in the United States Department of Agriculture He has not yet decided whether to accept the offer.
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Columbia, Mo
C. W. Greene
Medical Department of
Missouri University
United States Department of Agriculture
Greene
Fredericktown pair wed as relatives seek annulment
Fredericktown Missouri reports that 78 year old Mr. R. W. Alexander and 68 year old Miss Sebastian were married on Sunday. Following the ceremony Alexander's relatives plan to pursue steps to set aside the marriage citing age and family objections.
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Fredericktown
R. W. Alexander
Sebastian
Alexander
Lead Ore Sets Ten Year High in Joplin Market
Lead ore in the Joplin district rose last week by $4 per ton, with prices reaching $53 per ton the highest in ten years. Strong demand and new buyers entered the market as fears of war in the Orient boosted prices.
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Joplin
Orient
Miner Harrison Massengale Killed by Falling Rock
Bonne Terre reports miner Harrison Massengale died last week when a rock fell in the mines here. The tragedy occurred during regular work and authorities are investigating the accident.
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Bonne Terre
Harrison Massengale
Bevier Citizen Charles Crabtree Dies on Main Street
Bevier Missouri Charles Crabtree aged 46 a well known local resident for twenty five years collapsed and died on Main Street Saturday morning authorities report no further details available at this time
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Bevier
Charles Crabtree
Main Street
Kansas City merchant J H Stinson dies at 85
Kansas City Missouri report that J H Stinson died Saturday morning in Independence. He was 85 years old and had resided in Jackson County for 40 years. He moved to Lees Summit from Tipton and was engaged in the mercantile business there.
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Kansas City
J. H. Stinson
Independence
Jackson County
Lees Summit
Tipton
Governor names George W. Garrett coal oil inspector
Jefferson City Mo Gov Dockery announced on Saturday the appointment of George W Garrett to be coal oil inspector for the city of Samar.
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Samar
Jefferson City
Gov. Dockery
George W. Garrett
City of
Bramwell Killed as Engine Jumps Track in Moberly
G W Bramwell a 40 year old Wabash switchman was killed instantly last week when the engine he stood on jumped the track at a street crossing and threw him under the wheels.
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Moberly
G. W. Bramwell
Farmer Ed Hawkins Suicide Near Harrisonville
Ed Hawkins a 56 year old farmer northwest of Harrisonville Missouri died by hanging Sunday morning. Authorities believe illness impaired his mind leading to the act.
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Harrisonville
Ed Hawkins
Mary Receives Heroic War Letter from Fred at the Front
In a cottage Mary reads Fred's letter describing his brave actions in a Boer War battle. He led volunteers to man the guns under heavy fire, helped save the guns and cover the retreat, and was later commended for promotion. Mary plans to have the tale printed for the newspaper.
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Mary
Fred
South Africa
Paper Hero and the Army Parade of Public Praise
In a London weekly a tale recounts Fred Marlow’s heroism while Col. St Quentin, in a corrugated shack, reads news from London. The colonel orders a parade to honor the forgotten deed, prompting three cheers from the battalion as Fred Marlow cringes at the spotlight.
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Mary
London
Fred Marlow
Weekly News
Pemberton
Solilo
Horse’s Remarkable Sagacity in Lincolnshire Field
In Whaplode Washway South Lincolnshire a horse in agony attracted attention by neighing and whinnying to its master. The trusted mate, living in the same stable, signaled distress until Mr Waite returned and found the other horse gravely ill, dying soon after.
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South
Lincolnshire
Quirky Ocean Giant Discovered Off Lewis Island
Fishermen found a huge turtle near Lewis and to their astonishment a hotel guest declared the creature worth more than the rest of the catch. They towed it to Mallaig, shipped it to Birmingham market with the fish, and were thrilled by the ensuing payment. Turtles are exceedingly rare off Britain.
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Lewis
Mallaig
Birmingham
Britain
Hen roosts on a sheep at Fair Acres estate
In Jenkintown Pennsylvania gardener William Robertson reports a hen at J W Pepper’s country seat Fair Acres has slept on a sheep for years. While other chickens roost in the pen the hen perches on the back of a sheep regardless of which one it is.
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Biddy
William Robertson
J. W. Pepper
Fair Acres
Jenkintown
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