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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
2
A mosaic of quips and vignettes touches on press agents and public life, jokes about modern gadgets, then shifts to notes on art and science. It mentions a Philadelphia roof incident, golf balls for the dark, and a mix of oddities from Europe and America.
The article reports Kaiser Wilhelm II sending a confidential letter to the Madrid government, signaling German sympathy with the Madrid faction in Nicaragua. It notes U S recognition of two de facto governments, the Madrid administration and Zelaya, and claims Germany offered support to counter U S influence. Secretary Knox reportedly shows no concern over the affair.
The Waters-Pierce company agrees to pay a 75000 dollar fine under Oklahoma law. Officials say the settlement settles charges related to alleged regulatory violations and ensures compliance going forward.
The Waters Pierce company settles with Oklahoma attorneys and the Attorney General by admitting a $75,000 fine and confession of judgment while agreeing to maintain uniform prices until the state commission fixes tariffs. The pact bars further actions on restraint of trade, grants five years tax exemption for a new refinery near oil fields, and sets payment schedule and conditions for immunity.
Henry Caley Lodge the scholar in politics opens a political headquarters in Paston Massachusetts as he campaigns for the United States Senate. Lodge installs private secretary Edward Clark to prepare for whatever may happen amid serious rival Bufler Ames’ bid for the seat.
Pittsburg Pa A torn card from four freight cars filed in probate court purports to be the will of Robert Jo McFfrroy who was fatally struck by a train. It leaves an estate valued at 5200 to his wife. The document ends with a signed R later completed by another trainman.
Theodore Roosevelt will be guest of honor at the Hamilton club in Chicago. A telegram to President Batten set the date for his speech on September 8 and confirmed his appearance as a key event for the club.
Colonel Roosevelt announced he will go on the stump for Senator Albert Beveridge of Indiana. He said Indiana friends Foulke and Swift urged him to speak in Indiana and he consented. The White Plains dispatch notes this political appeal amid campaign activity. Details on the rest of the dispatch reference other local items.
In Chicago a tragic accident occurred when John Connelly aged 1 years climbed an electric post and touched a live wire, falling about 12 feet. He died shortly after despite efforts.
The United States Circuit Court ordered the Pullman Car Company to issue coupons and forego a total rate cut pending Interstate Commerce Commission rehearing. Sleeping car rates will be adjusted to reflect the difference from current charges, with July 12 set for partial effect and funds over the reduced schedule deposited with the court. Bonds totaling 200,400 were required to assure compliance.
New York City reports President Wilson of Princeton University may run as a Democratic candidate for president in 1919 with a New Jersey gubernatorial nomination as a step. In Hawaii a bubonic plague death occurs, the first in three years, with prior cases but no deaths since July 1907.
Valparaiso reports President Mont, recently ill, departed for Europe as Chile’s navy seeks to replace a 22,000 ton Latile vessel with orders for European and American shipbuilders.
Federal jury in Missouri found against Lexington Mill and Kiewater Co in a case accusing bleached flour of adulteration and misbranding. The government contended the Alsop bleaching process degraded gluten and breadmaking quality, while labeling as patent flour was false. The jury held the flour inferior and adulterated, supporting government charges.
A fire hero crawled through flames and smoke to shut a valve, halting a benzine spill from a burning tank and preventing widespread blaze. Fire crews sprayed water as tanks holding over 10000 barrels of petroleum faced risk from the blaze and surrounding structures.
Lincoln Neb BC Bryan announces he will not seek the United States Senate seat and intends to oppose liquor interests in Nebraska. Heike Resigns From Sugar Trust in New York City. C A L Heolke, convicted of conspiracy to defraud the government, resigns as secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company.
Miss Ruby Hirsch, seven years old, was fatally wounded at her Kansas City home by contractor Edward Hacker, 47, who shot her after she failed to keep a luncheon engagement.
A fire at the American Incubated Wire and Cable company plant in Chicago Illinois caused an estimated loss of 1000 dollars. The blaze is believed to have resulted from spontaneous combustion.
In Memphis a will offered for probate records Silas Turner a former slave who left property valued at $100,000 to Richard P. Woodson a white man. Woodson belonged to the family that owned Turner before the war.
In Hotolulu Hawaii the release of K Makino and three other leaders of the recent sugar plantation strike triggered extensive rejoicing. Local residents celebrate the turn of events as tensions ease and labor movements gain attention.
The London Christian column quotes Rev CT Collyer praising Korean receptivity to the gospel. He notes broad personal outreach, with hundreds of heathens hearing the message and a young lady from a mission school witnessing in the palace. The empress has set daily Christian study time and requested a New Testament for her.
A village scene unfolds with Mrs Rywtop mocking a pricing scheme and Hiram SkinGin joining the humorous plan. Jed Weatherhss and Mandy Hell observe as plans unfold to drop an ant among sugar grains, with talk of half price bargains and a yeast cake as possible bait.
A minister delivering a bizarre Sunday school talk jokes about the body’s organs, prompting a quip about a gas meter. The exchange includes a widow praising her late husband and a punchline about an unspoken topic.
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