Marble Hill Press headlines from Rimy era notes and events
The page compiles scattered notes from Marble Hill Missouri and beyond including geological and mineral facts, the 88th anniversary of Atizon’s territorial government with Phoenix as capital, Pope Leo XIII’s guard expansion, Monte Cristo hunting ground, Milner’s Confederate bonds loss, Galveston health measures using Beaumont oil to combat mosquitoes, and rail delays from Russian thistles on the MNStP line.
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Atizon
Phoenix
Murphy
Susie and the miner in Washoe tale of love and revenge
In a Washoe mining camp a jealous miner derails after learning of a marriage. He sinks into despair then fights back with gold and labor, while Susie nurtures him and a strong Indian suitor threatens a new union. The tense frontier drama follows love, vengeance, and restoration amid cattle, tunnels, and desert days.
Indian Rivalry and Secret Mine Encounter
In a frontier drama, Susie and Henley grapple with Mingo the Washoe as a tense love triangle unfolds. Henley, stricken by illness and a life saved by a tribal rescue, wrestles with jealousy while dangers from Mingo loom near the mine shaft as this cliffhanger chapter ends.
German agents scour Arizona for army horses
German government agents are buying horses in northern and central Arizona for military use. They have closed deals with ranchers for several hundred head and plan to purchase more as Army buyers prefer Arizona stock for hard campaigning. Prices range from 26 to 65 dollars for three to five year olds.
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Arizona
Pennsylvania seeks marriage license levy for men over forty
Representative Roth of Lehigh proposals require a male Pennsylvanian over forty applying for a marriage license to pay a $100 fee. The funds would support homes for women over forty lacking marriage opportunities and means. The act is irrevocable and repeal would need majority consent of the women already admitted to the homes.
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Pennsylvania
Roth
Lehigh
Negro population grows faster than assumed in 1900 census
The United States Negro population is increasing rather than diminishing. The 1900 census shows a 13.78 percent rise since 1890, totaling about 8,500,000 with an increase of 1,029,960, the largest since 1790 except the 1880 gain of 1,700,784.
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United States
Government tightens Moscow knife ban. fines and jail term set
The governor-general of Moscow forbids inhabitants to carry knives except for those with official vocations. Violators face fines up to 600 rubles or up to three months imprisonment. Proposals describe establishing public libraries with permanent city librarians and reading teams, replacing movable libraries with a public system.
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Adocres
Moscow
Diateiilw
Ibraria
Diamond production rises as drought exposes river beds in Bahia
Reports from Bahia, Brazil indicate a marked increase in diamond production last year. Intense heat and drought lowered water levels, making previously submerged riverbeds accessible for exploitation.
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Bahia
Brasil
Kansas Farmers Face Prices for Slader Twine and Peahen
A garbled report notes Kansas farmers may face costs for Slader twine and a peahen shed or used in securing crops. It mentions pricing per pound and a rough quantity, but the text is unclear about exact figures or actions planned by farmers this year.
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Kansas
Pat Uury
Paying Gold Mines Near Washington Attract Interest
Government geologists report eight gold bearing veins within easy reach of the capital and a broad eight mile belt along the Potomac. Quartz, mill workings, and assays yield up to 160 dollars a ton with average around 120. Historical notes cite Virginia mint records and Civil War era activity.
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Washington
Potomac River
Appalachian Mountains
Virginia
Spottsylvania County
United States Mint
5. I. Emmons
Geological Survey
Cabin John Bridge
Great Falls
Rock Run
Potomac
California
New York Press
Farm Wells On High Ground Proves Best Investment
A farmer should place wells on elevated gravel rather than low ground. Wells on hilltops stay purer as surface water drains away, reducing contamination. A windmill, tank, and piping to buildings boost efficiency and crops, often paying for itself within a year as shown by a Boston market gardener who expanded with a steam pump and tank.
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Boston
Man With Pension Buys Cabbages After Freedom
An elderly ex slave from Tennessee travels to Memphis to cash an $11 pension check. He buys three crates of cabbages, plans to eat them freely, and declares he will eat cabbages until he forgets how to feed himself, celebrating 40 years of freedom.
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Tennessee
Memphis
Front Street
Pradce
Henry and Duke Henry Power Share If Queen Rules
Report notes two hours daily where Duke Henry must play second fiddle as Queen Wilhelmina says her husband should be loyal and obedient. For the rest of the day, she acts as devoted sovereign while Henry may be her subordinate in state affairs.
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Henry
Duke Henry
Wilhelmina
Mis Hewldy GM to Vawar Scholarship Presented in NY
Mies Helen Gould presented to Vansar College in Poughkeepsie New York a scholarship of 10000 dollars in memory of her mother Thin. This is the third scholarship from Miae Gould with the same purpose over a few years. The Home population now 402 and the projection shows 14587 in future years.
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Mise Howldy
Vawar
Mies
Helen Gould
Vansar College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Miae Gould
Home Ie
Lieutenant Taylor Rightful Credit For Aguinaldo Capture
Friends of J D Taylor of the Twenty fourth Infantry claim he led to the arrest of Aguinaldo’s hideout and provided the first intelligence of his location. Though promoted to First Lieutenant in 1899, his name appears missing from the official capture report, despite a thank you letter from General Funston acknowledging his help. His father is a Lake City Florida leading citizen.
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Fanston
J. D. Taylor
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Aguinaldo
Mallory and
Pasco
Florida
Taylor
Twentieth Infantry
Fort Lengenworth
Regi
Phiippines
Twentyfourth Infantry
Lake City
Fla
Pomtabangin
Funston
Charming Wife of Kentucky Governor Wanes in State Interest
Mrs. Beckham born Miss Jean Fuqua of Owensboro is praised as a charming woman in the state famed for its handsome men. Eldest daughter of Colonel Joseph Fuqua she married Governor Beckham after he served as speaker of the House of Representatives. She was introduced to him at a Owensboro reception and wed on November 12 after his rise to governorship.
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James G. Milner
Milford
Milner
Henley
Franklin Henley
Billy
Richard Watson
Agnes Coles
Frederick Law
Chloride Hill
Susle
Mingo
Yeu
Washaes
Mahala
Ike
Buslo
Planty
Bermudas
Agnes Coley
Kolles
Agnes
Frank
Susie
Red Manzanita
Busia
Washoe
Larka
Cricketa
Jova
J Aha
Kentucky
Beckham
Jean Fuqua
Owensboro
Joseph Fuqua
Bourse of Representatives
Slater
Louis Tillman Bids Old Style Dress Farewell in Pulpit
A Sunday service in St Louis saw Louis Tillman step into the pulpit in a white shirt waist instead of the frock coat. Women wore hats removed and men wore shirt sleeves. the crowd, though unusual in dress for a summer sermon, remained devout and comfortable.
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Louis
St. Louis
Sacred Lock and Key Gift for Peking Exhibit
Washington dispatch reports the front piece of the Sacred City of Peking is received by the National Museum and will be exhibited soon. The lock and toy were a gift from Hey W. L. Hobart, a Methodist missionary in Winn, arranged by Edwin H. Sanger. The piece was found before the emperor’s palace. The inscription shows four hundred forty four China characters awaiting decipherment. A clay cylinder and related artifacts accompany the gift.
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Washington
Peking
National Museum
Hey
W. 1
Hobart
Winn
Edwin H. Sanger
United States
Bael
Lunatic Herald to Fight Abuses in Asylums
Jacksonville Michigan based Lunatic Herald, owned and edited by General A B Leeper, promises a sober approach to asylum issues. It will oppose unfair state laws affecting lunatics, avoid inciting content, and seek serious, healthful ideas for readers. Leeper argues the U S has many legal lunatics and predicts the paper could achieve the world’s largest circulation.
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Lunatic Herald
Jacksonville
A. B. Leeper
Leeper
United States
Head of Sweden's Navy Sir Adolf Philander Named Minister
Sir Adolf Arnold Louis Philander, new minister of marine for Sweden and Norway, had a storied naval career. Knighted by King Oscar in 1880 after commanding the Vega with Nordenskjold on the northeast passage expedition, he earned the sobriquet Philander at Vega and rose swiftly in the navy. He hails from an ancient Finnish family and began his career as a boy, later accompanying Nordenskjold on the Spitzbergen voyage in 1868.
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Sweden
Adolf Arnold Louis Philander
Norway
Oscar
Vega
Baron Nordenskjold
Northeast Passage
Philander
Making thunder with twine behind the head illusion
A historical note explains a simple experiment to mimic thunder using ordinary twine placed behind the head. By guiding the twine around the ears and fingers pressing over the ears and along the twine, one can summon successive thunder-like sounds as a person pulls and releases the twine, with knots amplifying the effect.
Shorter College Course Could Benefit Harvard Men
Professor Norton of Harvard argues A B students should be allowed to finish in three years. He says many could complete the full course faster with equal quality, a gain as post graduate study grows longer. Other items note new academy appointments and notable individuals in education and sport.
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Norton
Harvard
Heney
Missouri Hotel and Rural Pest Notes Blend Local Echoes
The item blends agricultural warnings on burning wheat stubble to curb the Hessian fly with a rapid-fire roundup of Missouri briefs. Reports mention city officials and new projects in Hannibal Grant City and Boonville, upgrades to law and order, school bonds, drought notes, and local curios from farmers and towns statewide.
Flight of Birds Baffles Experts Across Ages
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report quotes researchers debating bird flight and floating, noting mixed results from hawks to gliding machines. Despite telephotos and tests, experts like Langley and Chanute persist, hoping time will reveal Nature’s secret.
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Fessens
Lillenthall
Hiram Maxim
Oliver Chanute
Professor Langley
Smithsonian Institution
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Spectral visions and mind built images in patients
A Westminster Review discussion notes that some people see or hear objects others cannot, created by the subject's mind. Dr Abercromby and Sir David Dudley describe case histories of vivid hallucinations that resemble real people or events, dissolving when tested or distracted. Portland and Seattle banking audits are also described as pad dings in city clearings with inter clear inga and large daily settlements through internal transfers.
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Abercromby
Goethe
Wilkie Collin
Walter Scott
Lord Byron
David Drewsler
Sir David
Mrs. A
Westminster Review
Seattle
Portland
Northwest
Portland Oregonian
Switzerland bans matches with yellow phosphorus content
A new law in Switzerland prohibits the manufacture importation or sale of matches containing the ordinary yellow phosphorus form. The measure aims to curb phosphorus related accidents and safety concerns.
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Switzerland
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