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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1904
Page
3
A fire damaged a hotel and restaurant near the fair grounds. The blaze endangered nearby buildings and prompted response from authorities. Sixteen guests and staff evacuated. no serious injuries reported. Investigators assess the cause while owners estimate substantial losses. Local fire units subdued the flames as flames threatened adjacent properties.
An early 20th century rail incident near Canty teatime involved a passenger train when a derailment or collision caused an engine fire. Ten passengers alighted safely before the balance of the train toppled, leaving several injured and the wreckage spread near the hillside in the vicinity of the midland rail yard.
A fragmented report notes Juanes 10 and Metieiman among figures connected to St Chris and Western Railway. It mentions a Pet Company in Saint Louis and a business rearrangement involving J. TL Paves, stock changes, and the need for immediate attention.
A Denver woman died when her buggy collided with a train at a crossing near Whittier. The incident caused a high pace of accidents and riots as authorities and bystanders searched the waterways and bridge area for remains.
In St Louis a pair of armed bandits boarded a streetcar at Tope and Florissant avenues during a night run at noon hour, held up the motorman, and escaped with the conductor’s cash and valuables after the vehicle halted near Pope Avenue. The driver first noticed the hidden assailants and the thieves concealed their faces with handkerchiefs.
State Superintendent Robert Yates has issued a license to the Winlred Commercial Travelers of America in Columbus Ohio authorizing it to conduct fraternal insurance business in Missouri. The action coincides with regulatory approval from Jefferson City.
Commerce Missouri last week at St Pauls Methodist church saw the marriage of Doctor Henry Ash bun Davis and Miss Bertie Nancy Moore daughter of Joseph Harvey Moore The ceremony united two local families in a quiet church wedding with surrounding friends in attendance.
A historic map highlights Missouri trivia including the state’s lowest high point near 1800 feet above sea level and other curious geographic notes. The display compiles odd facts, figures, and regional details that underscore the state’s topography, borders, and notable locations.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a dance club or event with immodest dancing references and unclear names. The text includes scattered phrases about meetings, places, and people but lacks coherent details or a clear news event to summarize into a conventional card. The readable parts are insufficient for precise entities or a definite outcome.
The readable text contains garbled lines about detainees and a detainee assessment. It references East years and a date line, plus mentions of a court or public proceeding and a notice not fully legible. No clear names, places, organizations, or concrete actions are discernible.
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe a week of mating and fixing, with names such as Pettitt and Miteteimey Toot mentioned in scattered phrases. The readable content is insufficient for a coherent event, person, or place identification.
A court in Kansas quashed an indictment related to a disputed enterprise case. Details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text but involve charges against individuals named in connection with an alleged illegal enterprise. The report references legal actions and court proceedings in a metropolitan area.
The Courier reports that The Chiraco Burlington and Otney Railway Company sued to restrain William Whitworth from a ticket broker deal at the Workls Fair special rate. The action was filed last week in St. Louis.
A storm hit Slater Mest Viel semtion on Thursday bringing heavy wind and thunder. The weather damaged buildings and forced streams from banks, delaying harvesting and disrupting local activity.
Lon Noel and Fieslena Garrett, both of Middle Troy, Monroe County, were married last week at the residence of Elder William Weatherstone in Moberly Missouri.
General Terral commented on the Spanish capitulation at Santi as insane brooding over the surrender. He spoke loudly Sunday during a heavy scene at Son Thizo where price surrender to United States forces was discussed.
Unclear transcription from Shelbsville Indiana reports events surrounding Tide Parker. The fragment mentions August and a mother promise but lacks coherent details, names, dates, or a clear action. Further readable text is needed to craft a factual summary with proper entities.
Washington reports all interior department inspectors are sent to the Indian Territory. It is noted this is no coincidence as several act in making up rests and one is busy appraising property at Sulphur.
Washington reports United States envoy Mr Lnyder in Bogota said Gen Reyes Wis was declared elected president of Colombia on Wednesday. The confirmation comes amid diplomatic note and official handling by the state department.
Col J H Crowder died suddenly Thursday after recent nervousness. He reportedly took a large dose of his quieting medicine, leading to his death at about 45 years old.
In Chillicothe Missouri a man identified as James Kiesall of Milan was found dead on the Wabash tracks near Yellow Creek in Northwestern Chariton County on Wednesday morning.
Lawton Oklahoma authorizes issuance of twenty five thousand dollars in city hall bonds in thousand dollar increments. Interest set at two percent, payable semi annually at the fiscal agency of Oklahoma in New York.
Nine more union men whose cases were acted on by the inquiry commission were deported Sunday. They were sent by railroad to Colorado Springs and no guards accompanied them.
Fragmented OCR prose describes intense clashes near Lia-yang with heavy casualties. Mentions naval and land actions, ships in harbor, and suggested Russian and Japanese forces engaged. The text is garbled but indicates a large battle with fatalities and strategic movements.
Washington report states Rosebud registrations surpass four adjoining districts in a contested finding. Officials note two and a half times the expected acres may be disposed, with limited progress on the disputed parcels. A tentative date in July remains for further action as the process continues.
Miss Jennie Vaer Milion drowned Sunday evening in the Waban when a boat overturned. She was with a man and two other women at the time, with authorities beginning an investigation into the incident.
Lord Amthill telegraphs that the British column operating in Tibet reached Dangtse Pridas unopposed. All is quiet in the vicinity as villagers return.
In Hot Springs Arkansas Jiernie Connelly shot and killed Henry Monghan with a double barreled shotgun during a Monday quarrel. The dispute arose from money matters involving Connelly’s mother and Monghan.
Lawton Oklahoma reports about one hundred Comanche warriors arriving in Snyder to attend a three day Fourth of July celebration. Quanah Parker led 600 Apaches also present, highlighting a notable tribal gathering during the festivities.
Fragmentary text describes dubious claims of deafness cures and a chaotic political scene in which concerns over remedies mix with parliamentary antics. Mentions Pierpont Morgan, Wall Street, and reporters seeking sensational opinions amid a noisy, disjointed debate. The passage echoes era rhetoric about medical quackery and public discourse.
Veteran financier Jay Cooke displays a wide array of self produced goods for guests including milk butter news tomatoes mushrooms meat bread fruit and nuts from his own farms and homes. He favors a dessert with Camomile tianceier and apples noted as exceptionally fine from his farms.
A Georgian man recounts headaches and weight loss from coffee and describes two steps to replace it with Postum Cereal Coffee. He cites a case of cure after switching, reports weight gain, and notes social verification from local banks and firms in Carrollton. The ad ends with the slogan There’s a reason and a prompt to read The Road to Wellville.
The Hampson liquifier for making liquid air was tested at Cornell University under Prof. Frank Allen. Results were reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The statements discuss energy expenditure in hypothetical perfect machines and note speculative efficiency concerns.
Amherst travel agency advertises lodging options for both business and pleasure, highlighting wet weather conditions and low rates. Erie Railroad Company contact and address listed for full information. Tours and rail packages from regional providers include Cambridge Springs and nearby attractions.
A fragmentary 19th century item describes so called isles of safety at congested traffic points. It notes they would be harbors of refuse for citizens dodging streetcars and mockingly remarks on drivers and the “merry Cable car.” It also mentions a family in Dauphin County Pennsylvania and a Wise Advice vignette about a young goat herder’s Thanksgiving warning.
An editor Kasvangs relocates to a new residence amid a controversial claim of borrowing funds for the project. He asserts the documents exist to prove the transaction, aiming to counter suspicions despite questionable timing of the house warming.
In Reading Pennsylvania a Democratic candidate was approached by a known Republican, an impecunious man aided by the candidate in the past. The visitor asked for five dollars, prompting the candidate to question if the man would vote for his opponent on election day. The reply claimed political opposition, yet financial reliance was asserted.
A brief odd notice advertises a stain or whitening service offered for ten cents. It promises to restore whiteness to clothes with a simple treatment. The fragmentary text mentions a person or brand name Pisignes and a cheap price point.
A man in Jansylvania reportedly caught his left hand in a thrashing machine and saved Aimenek from death by grabbing a projection with his right arm. The machine tore off his left arm, while his right arm likely saved his life. doctors hope the remaining arm will function.
It notes a Berlin practice where wives stay home while husbands and families go to the seaside for holidays. The wife enjoys the holidays at home, often dining at regional restaurants.
The Defiance Starch Co offers 25 ladies a round trip ticket to St Louis Exposition if they mail in the largest number of Defiance starch trade marks from a ten cent one ounce package. Entries must be sent from Iowa Nebraska Missouri or Ravens region and received by Defiance Starch Co in Omaha by September 1.
Lord Coleridge K J stands as the third generation of a famed legal family. His father was lord chief justice and his grandfather sat on the bench. He served in the Attercliffe division 1885 to 1894 before joining the upper house after his father’s death. He continued to practice at the bar and remained radical in outlook. He is described as a humane figure, a trait noted in the Coleridge lineage.
The provided text fragment is unclear and does not specify an identifiable event or facts. It appears to discuss percentages and a numeric threshold but lacks concrete entities, actions, or context to summarize into a newspaper card.
The Grant Truth Railway System opens a City Ticket Office at 8S North Breeswas St Louds and operates daily connections from St class Mon tread to Toronto via Wildes Central BR RR. The new service aims to provide better travel during peak season, with limited extensions to Catherine Quebec and Nova Scotia while preserving the current line from St. Vaeuls.
A BHewiliye writer on the Noaws claims Nicteas Fish, dead from injuries after a drunken brawl, was the son of Grant's secretary of state and of Cothamn's 4th. The piece notes the strange pedigree as remarkable as the Taylor pup in Enewene Field's hall, praised and damned by many.
A noted figure agrees to a high annual rent for an unfurnished seventeen room apartment on the sixteenth floor of the Ansonia at Broadway and Seventy second Street New York. Private elevator service is included.
The portrait of the late Sir Arthur Sullivan painted by Sir J. B Milais has been received by the trustees who, in this special instance, suspended their usual rule regarding the four-year period from the date of defense, and now acknowledges the bequest to the National Portrait Gallery.
Fragmentary notice notes a shopping event at Cethal Croes Mall featuring Ball Blue product likely offered at low cents. No further specifics readable.
The Mahara jah of Baroda houses a woven treasure room artwork valued at $1,000,000. Measuring ten by six feet, it is crafted from pure pearl strings with diamond counter and corner circles. It took three years to complete.
A notice invites reservations at Grant View Praternal Hotel in St Louis Missouri. It mentions nearby Worrior Grounds on the south side and access along fat street from Dijon Station to Market Street.
The text notes that at Chinese weddings the groom’s party of attendants are described as the coldest and ugliest neighbors to serve as foils to the bride’s beauty. It claims some very aged women earn their living as professional wedding attendants.
A centenarian named Tacole Belcher, described as a plumber, has been buried in Lodz Poland. Reports state he reached 216 years, and that at age 11 he fell from a roof while repairing lead piping, ending his working life after injuries disabled him for three years. The piece blends odd claims with unrelated advertising.
An embryo poet at a Niagara hotel wrote verses harshly mocking the Falls beauty and signed them "A. &." A beauty lover added beneath the lines: "Two-thirds of the truth."
A damaged OCR fragment shows a dubious notice mentioning a deadline and promises of free items. It cites individuals including Hon WOH Stevens and Pate Lhe, plus references to a trust company and a request to write to a St Louis firm. The text is garbled but implies a scam message with names and institutions.
A Parisian scientist estimates ant nest counts vary from 12 203 to 923 004 after careful investigation and actual counting of several ordinary nests. Defiance Starch is packaged 11 ounces in pickable containers, 10 tons. Cine-chird More starch for the same money.
The Athens police forward a circular to local theater managers asking them to state in programs whether plays are suitable for ladies. An Erie Railroad ad offers low rates east of Chicago or St. Louis with three daily fast trains to New York Boston Buffalo Pittsburgh and other eastern points. Slipovers at Niagara Falls Cambridge Springs and Chautauqua Lake.
A Motor Car Illustrated piece notes that as the omnibus replaced crinoline and bicycles replaced bustles, the motor car is shaping feminine dress, with convenience driving the evolving fashion.
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