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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
6
A student killed the Austrian heir and his wife in Sarajevo triggering a royal murder case. Francis Joseph is reported wounded and in distress as the event shocks the empire.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie were killed in Sarajevo after a bomb failed to strike them and a Servian student fired multiple shots. The incident caused a crisis in Vienna with police intervention and guard actions. Prinz Cabrinovic and a Servian student were among the attackers, with six people wounded. The archduke born 1863 had married Sophie in 1900 and their deaths rocked Austria Hungary. Foreign children excel noted in Chicago observations on immigrant families.
J N Bateman of Atlanta won damages of 5000 against Frank Rothleutner a Nebraskan alleged to have carried out a fake foolroom operation. Bateman claimed the defendant caused him loss and sought remedies through the court.
A massive early 20th century fire in Salem destroyed 1000 buildings and factories, with loss exceeding 20 million dollars. The disaster prompted dynamiting, militia and police mobilization, and evacuation of valuables toward Broad Street cemetery as a new French Catholic church and numerous colonial homes burned along Lafayette Street.
Washington reports that Col George W Goethals, famed Panama Canal builder, may become chief engineering officer of a commission to construct an improved U.S. highway network if Senator John Weeks can push the Bourne bill. The plan proposes government bonds to fund food roads works, with states matching funds and bonds as security. Senate Post Office and Post Roads Committee is reviewing Shackleford bill provisions for 2.5 million dollars for road work under state direction, contingent on local governments contributing double their federal receipts.
Independence aviator Silas Chris tofferson in a biplane flew over Mount Whitney 14,888 feet high and claimed an altitude over 15,725 feet for a new American record. His first attempt from Lone Pine failed due to extreme cold at 13,000 feet. After landing he said his altitude reached about 15,728 feet.
In New York the vast H. B. Clafin Co. wholesale house appointed receivers as its retail stores nationwide close. Liabilities near 55 million dollars with assets over 40 million, reflecting a major overextension and a historic threat to the sector.
At Los Angeles coast near San Pedro a new auto driven by Harry Baker of San Pedro fell from a 100 foot bluff into the ocean. The bodies of three women and a man were recovered. Perry Townsend, a fellow wireless operator, was found unconscious but may recover. Baker’s first trip in the car is noted.
Chicago writer Larry Evans is a guard at the Joliet State Penitentiary. His real name is Max Erxleben. His fiction writing occurs at night and his stated salary is seventy dollars per month.
Indiana state board of pardons reviews a petition seeking clemency for Rae Krauser, serving life for the murder of her stepdaughter a decade ago in Indianapolis. The case centers on the long post conviction question of mercy and potential commutation.
Henry T. Sammiler, cashier at the Chicago Great Western freight offices in Waterloo, is arrested and charged with embezzling 24.65 dollars during the past year. He reportedly confesses to the act.
Former United States Senator Paynter of Kentucky details how his notes totaling 1000 were routed through the Lasalle Street Bank in Chicago under control of William Lorimer and C B Muay. He says he needed 50000 to complete a business deal after his work with Lorimer’s committee ended.
In Philadelphia Rev W H Roberts a Presbyterian clerk says it is hard to recruit men for top pastorates explaining that vacancies at $10,000 annually remain unfilled for two years due to a shortage of capable candidates. He notes Alba Bo Johnson’s remark about many $10,000 posts but few suitable applicants.
Indiana launches effort for better highways with a state highway commission and a 15 member advisory panel. Appointees include Thomas Tarcart of Indianapolis, W O'Brien of Lawrenceburg, Leonard Bo Claire of La Porte, Addison C Harrie of Indianapolis, and R L Sackett of Purdue University.
Mr and Mrs O P Lindley sue millionaire E W Knowlton for 956250 alleging his pet ape escaped on March 17 and attempted to kidnap their four year old daughter from her bed in Pasadena.
Orders for a ton of candy intended for Gen. Villa's troops reached a local factory. The delivery was arranged through L. de la Garza, financial agent for the constitutionalists.
Lirsie Sheldon of Lawrence becomes Kansas’s first woman to seek a seat on the supreme court after filing nominating papers with the secretary of state. The petition the petition campaign lists 1,000 names backing her bid.
President Wilson commuted the sentences of Michael J Hannon of Scranton Fred J Mooney of Duluth and William Shupe of Chicago in the dynamite conspiracy. The others including leaders must begin serving their terms at Leavenworth.
In Des Moines Iowa the state sterilization law targeting criminals idiots drunks and other groups is struck down by Federal Judges Smith McPherson John C Pollock and Walter Smith of the circuit court of appeals. The ruling cites humiliation degradation and fetal suffering making the punishment cruel and unusual and also notes it resembles a bill of attainder.
King Peter I of Servia is reported to have abdicated in favor of his second son Prince Alexander. He left Belgrade after noon for baths at Vragan, and a note from the official agency said he did not abdicate but signed a decree entrusting the government to Crown Prince Alexander during his absence.
Hearst Magazine argues for state supported farming credit reform. It calls for two lines of grass growing to double agricultural output and for government to place farmers on equal borrowing terms with merchants manufacturers and bankers. It cites savings banks and post offices as bulging with billions and urges a loan system at a low rate to unlock this capital for farmers.
Rirtolngham Age Herald reports fragmented telegraph style lines about a duke and a promise. The transcription is garbled, but the snippet references doubts over sincerity and possible assurances. No clear event or named dates emerge from readable text.
Walter Johnson, famed pitcher for the Washington club, married Hazel Roberts daughter of Nevada Representative F E Roberts in Washington last night. The star, known for his pitching prowess, lists Coffeyville Kansas as his home where he operates a large farm.
Edinbureh marked the 600th anniversary of Basnockborn with nationwide celebrations. The battle secured Scots independence, while the English army suffered a historic defeat. Citizens joined brae and barn gatherings across the land.
Frank Marin, a Sicilian detective aiding police against Black Hand killers, was shot to death in the Death Corner area of Little Italy on the North Side. In Philadelphia, workers uncovered the observatory tower base where John Nixon publicly read the Declaration in 1776.
A cave used by thieves was found in the village cemetery of Opoceym in Silesia. It was illuminated by electricity, carpeted with costly stair rugs, and contained a valuable collection of silver plate and jewelry.
Dan Thlyomer Essayed the legitimate act in his early Gay era. He needed to step to center stage at a critics moment and shout. Mr Dalp promptly assumed the proper dramatic pose, but for a moment appeared startled as words fled him. Then he shouted at the top of his voice: Long live the king—he’s dead.
Fragmentary remarks attributed to Mr Gladstone discuss domestic policy and marriage, noting uncertainty about methods and outcomes. The garbled text references meetings with Mra Gladstone, admission, and questions whether marriage is a failure when one partner is involved, but lacks clear context or attribution.
A fragmentary report notes Teebha's modesty years ago when TM Home spent two weeks in Mesteo and now he avoids claiming full knowledge of current attention on Ubere. The piece highlights uncertainty and limited personal insight amid evolving interest.
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