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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1901
Page
1
Summary of diverse items including Forest Park chosen for 1903 exposition site Dexter Missouri troops encampment with themed days Cape Girardeau river steamer christening Lincoln grants and consular appointment Ohio Republican Convention and colonial expansion stance Modified war revenue law effective July 1 excludes many items from stamp tax adds 50 cent tax on each conveyance
The New York World notes the Republican State Convention in Columbus is a preliminary to the November elections in Ohio and other states. Ohio will elect a Governor and a full slate of state officers, plus a Legislature that will choose a successor to Senator Foraker and redraw districts. Democrats aim to win the Legislature despite backing Governor Nash’s renomination. The GOP holds a joint-ballot Legislature majority of 23. Democrats have previously carried Ohio only in 1877, 1888, and 1889.
The university catalogue shows 1481 students enrolled for the year June 1900 to June 1901, up 276 from the prior year. A decade earlier the catalogue listed 487 students, with 100 in the preparatory department, of which 347 were working toward admission.
The passage notes the university as the capstone of the public school system and cites factors like the summer school, free tuition across departments, and articulated schools as reasons for its strong standing. It also mentions enrollment projections for the next year, suggesting a smaller expected rise than before.
The New York World argues that Mr McKinley faces GOP obstacles from tariff interests and monopolies resisting reform. It asserts McKinley privately seeks a moderated tariff, while party leaders and protected interests block change, risking the party losing its direction amidst trade wars and reciprocity doubts.
The piece labels Hanna as a dictatorial power in Ohio and a dominant force in national Republican circles, asserting he directs presidential policy and shapes McKinley’s rise. It also notes a Perryville health report favoring smallpox vaccination, with Dr G A Jordan warning of malaria risk if unchecked and stressing six hours of fumigation and early vaccination.
The piece accuses Mark Hanna of shaping McKinley through a vast slush fund and trusts, portraying a Hanna McKinley regime as dominant in Ohio and national affairs. It warns of local imperialism in Ohio and global imperialism in foreign policy, with opposition branded treason.
Missouri State University pledges free tuition across all departments for qualified students. The plan waives tuition in Graduate, College, Education, Law, Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering, Mines and Metallurgy with only a $5 library fee and a small materials deposit. The note links access to education with civic duty and reflects on progress from past hardships, while a local column section records personal notices and community updates from Burlington, O. T. and surrounding area.
Ol en Allan reports health is good at thin writing with Mitece Nati Burke and Slatia contributing notes.
Reports from Jackson and nearby towns describe a violent sequence. Lige Headrick, about 19, stabbed Gus Holliday 13 times. Holliday, 16, may die. Buck Terry shot Albert Stewart in Pascora. Stewart’s prognosis is grave. The incidents follow heavy drinking and possible justification in one case. The region of Burfordville, Gravel Hill, and Caruthersville is cited with multiple local names and ongoing investigations.
Zimmerman visited in the country Saturday night. Miss Dora Deck had dinner with Miss Statia Zimmerman Sunday. Elza Burns returned from Flat River last week. The Baptist Sunday school here closed due to warm weather. 8 H Zimmerman contemplates renting his farm and moving to Glen Allen. Mrs Denton and May Green visited John Stevens and family Sunday. Buus Bane also noted.
The St Louis Republic Sunday edition touts world wide news service and superior organization. It highlights a tinted illustrated magazine section with high quality literary matter, fashions in natural colors, a colored comic section, humorous stories by renowned authors, and free sheet music every Sunday. Subscriptions are $2.00 per year by mail, with sales through news dealers.
The New York World offers its Monthly World 32 page magazine with colored cover. It features romance and adventure fiction, half-tone illustrations, and a monthly full page portrait of a notable yet lesser known woman in the public eye. Six numbers cost fifteen cents to subscribers.
All farmers are urged to subscribe to The Kansas City Live Stock Indicator The Poultry Papers and Special Farmers Institute editions plus this paper for local news at a total one year price of 80 cents. The trio are praised as top West publications and samples are available at this office for a short time.
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