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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
2
A fragmentary transcript describes a chaotic scene outside a West Forty-seventh Street police station. Voices argue over a street robbery involving a poet suspect, with detectives Bergeants Richart and Fawand Dito and Theottius V Wrody questioning the suspect amid confused chatter and improvised testimony. The piece captures street talk and a heist mood with repeated interruptions and unsure identifications.
Roving fragments sketch a scandal around a woman in love and a ranger named Tet. The text laments reconciliation with Texas, mentions relatives in California and Hawaii, and notes a deserter husband and four children. The piece hints at social pressuring factions and a domestic dispute within a displaced community.
Reports of a wild man with a long beard and strong build have circulated along the Nishna river valley in northern Montgomery County. Sightings by a dozen residents describe a man about four years old in size, colored by sun and weather, making sounds but rarely words. A large hunt led by Sheriff Ed Peterson drew 1400 people from surrounding towns and over 250 automobiles, with many families turning out for a daylong search near Seeley’s old mill site.
New York to Washington route shows 92 percent efficiency, Chicago route similar. Newark field delays due to weather, engine issues, and pilot training. overall May air mail mission effectiveness explained by field abandonments and mechanical constraints.
In Fauregan Illinois the famed Lake County mule case ends with Judge Gmyrards ruling Morris to return the mule to Doyle plus 750 dollars and costs. The mule dies shortly after the decision amid long drawn out hearings and disputes over boarding costs and sums.
A new permanent exhibit at the National Museum narrates the American Expeditionary Force story through paintings drawings and sketches by American artists sent to the front. Scenes show ruined French villages frontline battles and soldiers from Pershing's division amid the war’s grim toll and the march toward victory.
The War Department announced a comprehensive survey of American soldiers chest measurements to guide uniform sizing. The study shows western states produced the largest chests while eastern states had the smallest, prompting likely reductions in surplus clothing stock and broader distribution to ensure fitted uniforms nationwide.
A garbled wartime dispatch outlines final French losses and major wartime measures. It references political figures and committees shaping policy, including military service reforms, labor mobilization, and the roles of ministers and deputies. The piece notes high casualty counts and shifts in national war aims amid ongoing domestic debates.
By will of Edgar Crumpacker, Owen Crumpacker, a local attorney, inherits property including a lakefront tract near Gary, with provisions enabling removal of a long standing inn from the father’s array of holdings. The late tenant was a former representative in Congress for the Tenth Indiana district. The younger Crumpacker is a bachelor.
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