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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1903
Page
2
Fragmented text from Marble Hill Press and various quotes covers politics culture and figures. Includes references to Bowtem Emerson Monroe doctrine and a violinist incident with mixed garbled phrasing and stray names. The piece appears as a compile of partial phrases rather than a cohesive report.
A scrambled, fragmentary report notes Stojan Protice as Bervin’s interior minister amid various misstatements. It mentions estimates of John W. Gates’s wealth at 25 million, and quips about illness and vacations from Mary Twale. The Los Angeles Times criticizes a navy naming dispute over California.
Prof Fitzsimmons predicts the year’s greatest strike will occur when Jeffries connects with Corbett. Gov Bakey’s comment on unread jestery sours, a Uties man in New York is declared heir to a fortune but proves false. Be cautious with sensational stories before money changes hands. Olga Nethersole to star as an independent actress next season. King Peer of Berus faces troubles yet remains free from one annoyance as life insurance agents fade. The garish prose hints at a turbulent mix of rumors and sensational views.
At Hammond Packing Company in St Joseph Missouri a massive fire gutted the seven story plant, burning 166000 pounds of meat and causing losses near two million dollars. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night as walls collapsed and enormous tanks broke loose in a dramatic display of flames and smoke. No lives were reported lost, with insurance covering most of the damage and plans to rebuild on a larger scale.
Five people were wounded and Hubert Starks killed in a Saturday street fight in Steelville Missouri. A relative of the deceased died Sunday while another friend, W A Taff, was shot in the stomach and feared fatally wounded. The clash arose from a long standing grudge.
In Joplin Missouri an ape strike targeted four jets near Eleventh Hour ground. A 20 foot ore face, top grade, was found. Four lots sold for 3000 dollars to Bantora Capitalists led by Frank Olson. Land prospection is complete and development will start immediately.
In Flat River, Missouri the Strike Board of Arbitration continues its investigation. High witnesses for the generators were examined Saturday. Perfect order prevails in the lead belt as the inquiry proceeds.
Columbia Missouri reports Dr C and Hedrick, instructors at Yale University, were Monday elected professors of mathematics at the Missouri State University.
Joplin Missouri reports miner Edward Houk of Chitwood was killed last week in the Quaker mine shaft. He was being hoisted from the 140 foot shaft when within one foot of the top he fell to the bottom, investigators say the foul air contributed to the accident.
Joplin Missouri reports the marriage of Clara Homan, raised in the Sanford household, to Richard Smith, a wealthy Boston manufacturer. Homan, once an orphan aided by the Sanford family in Minden, Mo, learned of kin in the East after years of searching. Also noted, Gentry County drought ends as Stanberry records a heavy rain breaking a month-long dry spell with implications for crops.
Trenton Missouri, coal miner Sanford Hadson shot and killed Andy Curtis in a drunken Saturday quarrel as they returned from local celebration exercises. The men, both intoxicated, were together that day before the fatal fight in front of Curtis's home. Hadson drew a revolver and fired three times.
Joseph Henderson of Bowling Green died Friday at 84 from paralysis and was buried Sunday at Antioch church. George Corning of near Hiawatha Kansas, a young farmer, was killed by a streetcar in St Joseph, his body cut in two. Katherine Trump, 83, of Kahoka Missouri, died here last week.
A week ago in Fairville Marshall Missouri a fire burned Doctor William Utz's drug and dry goods stores and damaged the stock at William Hawking's shop. Losses run about three thousand dollars and the cause is under inquiry.
In Bikeston Missouri early Sunday a man named Will McKinney a Black man shot at a Black man identified as Jones. A stray bullet struck an unknown Black bystander who died at the scene. McKinney fled the area after the incident.
James Garrett of Milan, about 25, was killed in an accidental fall from an excursion train five miles north of Browning on Saturday morning while en route to celebrate the Fourth. His body was prepared for burial and sent to Milan at noon. he was unmarried.
Mrs John Mille of Butler Missouri died Sunday. The notice lists her as the wife of John Mille and records her as a local resident with no additional details of service or survivors.
This survey covers John Wesley from his Oxford and Lincolnshire beginnings to the rise of Methodism. It notes his leadership of the Holy Club, the spread of Methodism, clashes with Anglican clergy, key travels, marriages, and the growth of the movement into a global church with millions of adherents and substantial philanthropic and educational works.
M De Lobel, a French promoter in New York, plans a gigantic rebroadcast project to link New York to Paris in fourteen days. He claims $60 million pledged, needing up to four times that for launch, with US construction and materials. Route outlined from Irkutsk to Yokoh City via the Behring Strait and Alaska, with a 50 million mile tunnel proposal across Sebring Strait.
The note claims Parisian capitalists hold significant influence with a focus on capital of roughly 2560 or fewer units and about one third of these controlled by foreigners, hinting at financial and foreign ownership dynamics affecting the city’s development.
The piece notes Gilbert’s spontaneous witticisms are less amiable than his stage work. It recalls his cruel remark to Heerbohm Tree about Hamlet and quotes a London reader praising a harsh view of chauffeurs. Gilbert’s reply mocks the idea of shooting chauffeurs and compares a racing machine to a channeler stopped by force.
Weaver is a pedestrian named John Whittier of Lowell. He walks twenty four miles each day between the factory and his home in Lilieton. The journey stretches earlier in the day and he is described as a small man about forty years old.
Lederle of New York, president of the Health Board, says the city will soon meet the tuberculoideia challenge. He expects 540,000 to be available, aiming to establish a sanitarium for 50 patients outside the city, near enough for visitors. His concept blends pavilion and cottage systems observed in state operations.
statistics show per capita schooling days in this country 690 days on average. comparison notes 420 days and 83 days at the century’s start. current pupils receive twelve times what youngsters had a century ago, reflecting dramatic growth in education.
A scan reports social highwaymen targetting exclusive clubs in New York as members lose valuables from lockers. Suspicion falls on a prominent young figure in elite circles, but family pressures shield exposure.
The Congregational Library gains from Mr. Brainard Pratt in a large Bible collection and related Bible illustration objects. His efforts steadily enrich the library with books manuscripts and documents of importance.
A mob gathered outside the city hall amid tense moments as officers redirected them. They threatened entry but were driven back by quick police action and a fire department response. The detained man was hurried to the county jail, while officers used lights and confusion to thin the crowd.
South Bend Indiana unveiled a $36000 soldiers and sailors monument in St Joseph county honoring men who died for the nation. About 20000 visitors attended the dedication as the granite shaft stands 72 feet high with bronze statues by Rudolph Schwarz of Indianapolis representing cavalry artillery infantry and navy.
Oscar Johnson who has been appointed assistant paymaster in the army and sent to Manila rose from years as a Minneapolis newsboy. He led large associates, joined the business office of a flour city daily, and earned rapid promotions, earning high praise from his employers.
An investigation finds prisoners in Finland and Wales serving sentences for crimes linked to 625 entries. The report states many culprits were dropped into Britain, entering unchallenged and acting without their own consent.
A crown case of Saxony will reside with one daughter in France at a small provincial chateau near the heirs of the Game 69 Chambord. The arrangement sets the daughter to inhabit the French property under the heirs appears unsettled.
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