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Marble Hill Press

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Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1904

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3

Mexico Honors Diaz as Diaz Re-elected President Without Opposition

Veteran statesman Porfirio Diaz is formally elected President of the Mexican republic with Ramon Corral as vice president. Electors announce Diaz’s six-year term and Corral’s elevation, noting Diaz will retire soon due to age and strain. Likely successor Governor Miguel Ahumada of Jalisco may become interior minister.

Porfirio Dias Jwle Ame Mexico Ramon Corral The Republic Proghianation Elocters Milte Porfiria Pitas

Richest Spinster in New York Mary G Pinkney Named

Mary G Pinkney a New York spinster reputed to be wealthier than Delpy Keen and Helen Gould lives in a winter apartment near the Eiffel Prehineham and summers on a Bronx farm valued around 210 000 where she raises garden truck and flowers She avoids charity yet remains socially prominent and devoted to work like Russell Sage.

Mary G. Pinkney New York New York City Dlepy Keen Helen Gould Mitrima Tial Miss Pinkney

Promise Fades for Son of New York Senator

Frank te Platt, son of Senator Platt, remains gravely ill with typhoid fever in his apartments on An ne Pa telA Ff sonia, New York. After eleven days of illness, doctors fear he may not recover. The condition is critical, with two physicians in attendance expressing concern.

Leon New York Frank Te Platt Senator Platt The Sonia

Sultan's Modern Ways Stir Moroccan Court

The 25 year old sultan of Morocco is described as portly and progressive, pushing foreign tastes despite subject opposition. He reportedly leads a troupe of over 100 musicians hauled from Larash to Fez on camels, favors wives from Constantinople, and urges Parisian fashions, though the plan faces resistance.

Morocco Thenebe Larrash Fez Constantinople

Russell Sage's Successor in Wall Street Listed

The successor to Russell Sage in the put and call market is Amos M. Lyon once unknown in finance. He is now an old man, born and bred on a farm, and reportedly amasses wealth around twenty five million dollars. Lyon’s background contrasts with city fashion norms.

Russell Saze Wall Street Amos M. Lyon

Two Watches Help Assistant Secretary Think Abroad

Assistant Secretary Atlee travels abroad every summer with two watches showing Washington and European times. He explains that when he wants to think of the United States he looks at the Washington watch, and when he wants to think of Europe he checks the European time.

Atlee State Department Washington United States

Italian Orphans Benefit Drive Aids New Orleans Work

Capt Salvatore Pizzati of New Orleans donates 75900 for an Italian orphan asylum and industrial school to be run by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, an Italian charitable association, aiding poor Italian orphans in the city.

Salvatore Pizzati New Orleans Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart

Land for Settlement Opens Vast Rosebud Lands July Twenty-Eighth

Massive tracts totaling about 3820000 acres are opened to settlement on July 28. The Rosebud Indian Reservation area in southwestern South Dakota will be allotted to citizens under a new system. Each successful applicant receives a tract without conditions or a five year requirement, subject to compliance with national laws. The Roselub reservation lies in Gregory County between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers.

South Dakota Uncle Sam Southwastern South Jakuta Roselud Gresers County Missouri Niobrara Rosebud Chicago & North- Western Railway Chicago Bonesteel S. C

Land Prices and Home Land Offers Near Reservation Lines

The text notes high corn cultivation on nearby lands with prices from 215 to 85 dollars an acre. It describes government sale of public lands at nominal cost with payments starting at 1 dollar per acre and escalating over five years. Any U.S. citizen 21 or older may enter up to 180 acres, with Civil War or Spanish American War veterans receiving service credit toward the five year requirement.

United States

Bjork Re-elected President of Swedish Mission Covenant

Dr A Bjork, reelected president of the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant in America, presided at the twentieth annual meeting in Paxton. The Covenant, founded in 1855, grew from a few hundred members to 20,000 across 18 churches with missions in Alaska and China, plus North Park College and Covenant Hospital.

Bjork Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant New A. Bjork America Yeariot Paxton, LL Covenant Alaska China North Park College Covenant Hospital

Count Castellane Grows Fat in Paris

Paris gossip swirls as Count Boniface Castellane appears in public noticeably heavier, with foreign correspondents noting his stout figure. Tailors report distress while Parisian writers gleefully comment on the sudden change in the socialite husband.

Count Castellane Anna Gould Count Bon Qe Castellane Paris

Long Family Tree Traced to Henry III England

Mrs HW Mitchell Keays author of He That Eateth Bread With Me received a letter from a distant relative showing her family tree back to Henry III of England. The genealogical note highlights Pow American roots and a distinguished ancestry.

Tony HW. A. Mitchell Keays Keays Henry HI England

Moeller to Visit on Government Mission This August

Theodore Moeller, a renowned Prussian statesman and minister of commerce under the Kaiser, is slated to visit the country in August. He will inspect American financial and industrial institutions, focusing almost entirely on these areas during his mission.

Theodore Moeller Prissiam Herr Moeller Kaiser

Must Wait for Publicity By Henry M Stanley Material

Henry M. Stanley left extensive diaries letters and documents of historical value. These materials could not be published during the lives of those concerned and await proper publicity before release.

Henry M. Stanley

Picnic Train Wreck Kills Twenty Near Chicago Heights

An excursion train carrying picnickers from Chicago to Momence collided with a backing freight two miles north of Chicago Heights. Twenty passengers died, many more injured, as two coaches telescoped and crushed occupants. Emergency crews and doctors rushed to the scene at Glenwood and Chicago.

Chicago Chicago and Eastern Momener Chicago Heights Daccident Sem Doremus Chapel Thirty-first Butler Streets Momence Thirty-first Street Chicagzo Heights Gienwom Glenwood Glenwoml

Kuropatkin Shut Up in Ta Tche Kiao. Russians Puzzled

Russians under Kuropatkin are baffled as Japanese forces move swiftly east of Ta Tehe Kiao. The Russian commander planned a major battle on Thursday but Japanese maneuvering instead marches three bodies near Hai Cheng and Kiao Yane. A fresh Japanese reinforcement arrives toward Ta Tehe Kiaw while Russians hold few troops in the city.

Ta Tehe Kian Hai Cheng Kiao Yane Ta Tehe Kiaw Kai Ping Kmeon

Toledo’s Golden Rule Mayor Samuel Jones Dies at 74

Samuel M. Jones of Toledo known as the Golden Rule Mayor died Tuesday afternoon after three days of unconsciousness. His family, except for a 6 year old half brother by his second wife, were at his bedside. He leaves a wife, three sons, a brother and a sister. His estate is estimated from one to 1,500 dollars.

Toledo O. Samuel M. Jones Ben

Report on Slocum disaster revised figures released

Police Inspector Schmitt berger finalizes updated totals from the Slocum disaster with 1485 aboard and 897 unidentified, 62 missing, 18 injured, 285 escaped injury and death. Of identified dead 421 adults and 42 children. thirty five bodies were buried and later disinterred and identified.

New York Schmittberger Slocum Fenrifed Phirty

Waterspout damages Illinois town and county storm toll

A severe Monday night rain, hail and windstorm in Pulaski County caused widespread damage. A waterspout hit Olne Stead with nine inches of rain in one hour. Henry Bagby of Olmstead drowned in a flooded creek. In Mounds the Illinois Central round house was damaged and lightning struck Ed Burns's home, causing a fire.

Mound City Til Hall Pulaski County Olne Stead Henry Bagby Olmstead Mounds Illinois Central Railway Burns

Guatemalan President Reelected Unanimously

New Orleans report notes cable from Guatemala announcing the reelection of Manuel Estrada Cabrera as president for a six year term. The cablegram states the vote was unanimous.

New Orleans Cable Aotices Manuel Estrada Cabera Guatemala

London Dispatch Says Chinese Emperor Ill with Dysentery

A Shanghai Morning Post correspondent reports, in a July 14 dispatch, that the Chinese emperor is seriously ill with dysentery.

London Shanghai The Morning Post

Miss Belvira Smith of Somerville Dies in Evansville

Evanaville Ind Miss Belvira Smith aged 19 of Somerville Ind died here Monday. Mrs Marie Stieler a physician and George H McGregor a druggist of Somerville an uncle of the dead girl are under arrest charged with causing her death.

Evanaville Ind Belvira Smith Somerville Marie Stieler George H. McGregor

Windstorm Brings Wheat Losses to Mascontah Farmers

A heavy wind and rain storm struck Mascontah Illinois on Monday afternoon. Farmers report significant damage to standing wheat and losses in the shock.

Mascontah

Imported men arrive at Zeigler in Illinois mining strike

Carbontale reports the first nonunion miners expected near Zeigler with union camps along the road near mines. Zeigler faces a massive strike as towns grow around the mine, forming Unajunville, with a security buildup around Leiter's property and heavy restrictions on press access.

Carbontale Zeigher Christopher Zadgier Unajunville Werner Beime Misivor Leiter Whi Trims Zeigler Joseph Leiter Tual Mining Ids Leiter Sheerests United States Cotares

Commissioner Jones resigns from Indian service

A private Washington telegram says Williem AL Jones, commissioner of Indian affairs, has tendered his resignation effective soon. He plans to return to Mineral Point Wisconsin and retire from public life, amid friction with Secretary Hitchcock and fallout from recent removals and dismissals of agents and Osage matter.

Muscogee Washington AL Jones Wis Jones Hitchcock Mitscher Giencutt Carlisle Wisconsin St. Louis Chicago

Boy Kills Himself In Boat Accident

A 14 year old, Contratin Morris Welins of Duka, attempted to take a gun from a boat. The weapon discharged, the load struck above the heart, and he died instantly. Authorities report the accidental self inflicted shooting.

Boy Contratin Morris Welins Duka

Assassination Strikes Elisabethjwl Vice Governor

In St Petersburg the vice governor of Elisabethjwl was killed at 7 PM Sunday. The assassin struck at Adyshakent, a small village near the Persian frontier in the southwest corner of Elisabethipol.

Sc. Petersburg Elisabethjwl Adyshakent Elisabethipol

Fire damages Forest City Bedstead plant in Cleveland

A Saturday blaze partially destroyed the Forest City Bedstead plant in Cleveland. Firefighters battled heat and smoke as half a dozen were overcome by heat. Immediate damage estimates and cause were not disclosed.

Cleveland Forest City Bedstead Company Lams Shespedie

Battleship Dupleix Joins French North Atlantic Squadron

The battleship Dupleix sailed from Cherbourg on Wednesday to join the French North Atlantic squadron. It plans to visit American ports in connection with the St Louis Exposition.

Dupleis Cherburg North Atlantic Squadronu Dupleix

London Dispatch Denies Port Arthur Japanese Josses

Special dispatches from London correspondents at the seat of war publish in Wednesday morning papers. They do not confirm sensational reports of Japanese Josses at Port Arthur.

London Port Arthur

Arkansas City finds body as Walnut river falls

The Walnut river level dropped 4 percent from its high since Sunday and the Arkansas River shows a 6 inch tail since midnight Sunday. Monday afternoon the body of Ray Moffert, who drowned last Friday, was recovered from the Walnut River.

Arkansas City Eas Walnut Arkansas Ray Moffert

Hail and Rain Hit Wellsville and Mio Area

A severe rain and hail storm disrupted Wellsville and Mio area as a brutal weather episode struck Monday afternoon. The region reported near daily rainfall for a week, worsening conditions across the section.

Wellsville Mio

Grand Trunk opens City Ticket Office in St Louis

The Grand Trunk Railway System opened a new City Ticket Office at 2095 North Broadway St Louis and now offers through car service daily between St Louis Montreal and Toronto via Illinois Central R R. The move provides passengers with access to low excursion fares to Ontario Quebec and Nova Scotia from St Louis and Kansas City. EO W VALS ALG PO and T A Acams St Chivers wy

Grand Trunk Railway System North Broadway St. Louis Montreal Toronto Illinois Central R. R Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia Kansas City ALG PO & T A . Acams Chivers, Wy

Latest Fashionable Extravagance in New York Circles

Mrs Gouvernent Tortright has stirred envy among the New York 400 by importing a new fashion item. The design features dark marten with yellow petrified spokes, copper trim instead of nickel or silver, and a maroon color extended by copper. The Victoria frame is copper mounted and includes a capper book case to store printed guides and engagement lists. Additional improvements include revised dimensions and other refinements.

Gouvernent

To Rid Ships of Rats by Gas Shock

Prof Koch reports a successful rat destruction method used aboard the Hamburg ship Hylstaria. Rats were enclosed in cages in the hold, exposed to a gaseous substance, then removed to deck where all perished. The German navy and steamship lines will adopt the new system.

Prof Koch Hamburg

Saved Child's Life Promises to Cure Child Illness

Sedewick Arkansas July 21 A father recounts how his son with dropsy was saved after stopping doctors' treatment and giving Dehis Kidney Pills. He used thirty five pills over a period of eight days and says the swelling vanished and the child could walk dance and sing.

Sedewick Ark W. S. Taylor

Uncle Harvey Passes on Incubator Sales

An old farmer named Uncle Harvey rejects a persuasive young man selling in cubators. The Green Dag recounts that the seller used elaborate arguments about low prices and future savings, but Harvey remains unmoved and bluntly questions the salesman’s motive. Youth's Companion.

Uncle Harvey Green Dag Vaele Harvey Harvey

Young Actor's Meat Answer by Beerbohm Tree

A provincial hopeful sought a chance on the London stage. Tree refused a proper part but offered a crowd-appearance as the last act. The young aspirant replied with restrained dignity that he had not heard such frankness since Tree's Hamlet.

Beerbohm Tree London Mr. Tree

Grape-Nuts: a cure praised by a long-time user

A personal testimonial credits Grape-Nuts and cream with reversing lifelong digestive issues and restoring health. The speaker recounts switching to the cereal after poor nourishment, noting improved strength, weight, and vitality from that summer onward, and recommending the product and its promotional booklet.

Jackson settles old hotel bill after battle name drop

In Salisbury on Jacksons Day January 8, J P Caldwell recounts a previously unpublished Andrew Jackson anecdote. He allegedly attended court at Rockford, stayed at a Salisbury hotel, left without paying, and later, after the January 1515 victory, the innkeeper supposedly wrote Settled to full by the battle of New Orleans on the register.

Salisbury N. C Jackson J. P. Caldwell Charlotte Andrew Jackson Caldwell Rockford Mew Orteutis

Buddhistic Shrine Emerges in Southern California

San lives in southern California is becoming a Sudahist center for America. A Los Angeles house hosts a shrine to Ptdstttu with a Buddhist priest from the World’s Fair present. Weekly worship draws many people to the site.

America San Lives California Los Angeles Ereetpal Ptdstttu Wenn Ef Wendith

Fragmented OCR headline from Crary telegraph query

Fragmented text fragment references state and court matters with names such as Caesar, Walksarakun, and Ophey. It mentions a senior person and a court action, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases. The readable bits suggest a legal or official notice type item from Toledo region.

Statue to Fitz John Porter in Portsmouth

Plans call for a statue of General Fitz John Porter to be erected in Portsmouth. The model by J E Kelly of New York repositions Porter as he appeared in the Civil War, seated on a horse with his sash and flag. Robert Eddy of Houston initiated the request years ago. costs may reach about 10000 and other details remain unsettled.

Fitz John Porter Gen. Fitz Ton Porter Portsmouth J. E. Kelly New York Robert Eddy Hostun

Connecticut girl ships readings to soldiers in Philippines

A pretty Connecticut girl sends readings to soldiers in the Philippines and secures a pair of shoulder straps with a man beneath them through her thoughtfulness for men at the front. It pays to aid and defend the country, and defenders may become keepers of justice.

Connecticut Philippines

Castorta bottle label touts trusted 30 year Ela signature

An old label for a product marketed to mothers advertises Castorta as a safe remedy for infants and children. It claims the familiar Ela signature, stating the product has been in use for over 30 years and bears the official mark.

Remarkable Seventieth Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Herr Arnault, once a merchant captain, and his wife marked seventy years of marriage at Resesmeistel. He is ninety six and she ninety years old. The German Emperor issued a special medal depicting the Emperor and Empress with the number 70.

Herr Arnault Resesmeistel

Will Interest Mothers Will Interest Mothers

Will Interest Mothers. Mother Cray's Sweet Powders for Children used by mothers in homes. Teething disorders and bowel issues addressed. Sold by all druggists. Free sample. Address A. C. Olaistod Leitoy N.Y.

New York Olaistod Leitoy N.Y

A fat man described by George Eliot analogy

A quotation attributes a vivid description of a fat man to George Eliot. The image compares the figure to two spheres the sun and moon, with a large lower body acting as a satellite element, illustrating a literary metaphor.

George Eliot

Defiance Starch Packs 16 Ounces for Same Price

Defiance Starch, touted as superior to Leitc, is sold in 16 ounce packages at the same price as 12 ounce packages from rival brands. The claim highlights value to shoppers seeking larger quantity without cost increase.

Leitc

A Skilful Royal Gardener of Belgium’s Laeken Gardens

King Leopold of Belgium is praised as the most skilful royal gardener with pride in the Laeken gardens and greenhouses. The text emphasizes his care and skill as the source of these displays amid his many possessions.

Leopold Belgium Laeken

Artificial woodwork breakthrough promises durable substitutes

A new process turns sawdust into a solid material rivaling mahogany in durability and shine, potentially stunning the timber industry. Advertisements claim smokers shift from 10¢ cigars to Lewis' Single Binder cigars, touting quality from Lewis' Factory in Peoria, Illinois.

Lewis’ Factory Peoria

Chimney Sweeps Plan Trafalgar Square Demonstration

London chimney sweeps, banned from door knocking and street cries, announce a demonstration in Trafalgar Square to voice grievances. The protest aims to challenge restrictions on their trade and public methods of calling attention.

London Trafatear Square

Low fares to eastern points via Erie trains

Do you want the lowest rates either one way or round trip to any point east of Chicago or St Louis Ask the Erie Railroad Company 655 Railway Exchange Chicago for complete information Three fast trains daily from Chicago and St Louis through to New York Boston Buffalo Pittsburgh and other eastern points Stop over without charge at Niagara Falls Cambridge Springs and Beautiful Chautauqua Take.

Chicago St. Lois Erie Railroad Company Railway Exchange St. Louis New York Boston Buffalo Pittsburgh Niagara Falls Cambridge Springs Chautauqua

Relics Readied: Belgrade Museum Acquires 68000 Roman Coins

The National Museum at Belgrade has acquired 68 000 Roman copper coins unearthed near a Servian village. The oldest date to Caracalla’s era. Dealers note that Defiance Starch remains hard to sell with any other cold water starch. It can be used cold or boiled.

National Museum Belgrade Caracalla

When Sausages Are Ready in Berlin Butchers

Berlin shopkeepers display a chair with a large clean apron at the door to signal the days fresh sausages are made, a curious custom observed by customers.

Berlin

Starch Brand Outshines Competitors in Local Trade

Storekeepers report that the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make it nearly impossible to sell any other brand.

Journalist exclaims Maine coast wreck tale beats reporters

Congressman Littlefield of Maine told Washington correspondents that journalistic talent isn’t limited to the capital. He cited a reporter describing a Maine wreck with a line about a giant wave sweeping over the doomed craft and six sailors dying, challenging others to top it.

Littlefield Maine Washington National

Colorado Midland Railway Offers Low Summer Round Trips

A trip to Colorado Utah or California highlights the scenic resorts along the Colorado Midland Railway the highest standard gauge line in the world. It advertises exceptionally low summer round trip rates to Interior Colorado Utah California and the Northwest with details through Mr C H Speers General Passenger Agent Denver Colorado.

Colorado Utah California Colorado Midland Railway Northwest C. H. Speers Denver Calo

The Islea of Quiet Ends a Poet's Quiet Court

A poet politics aside, a personal note hints at divorce as a backdrop while he contemplates unwinding verses. The line signals a life event intersecting literary work, with a framed notion of quiet reflection amid relationship upheaval.

Islea

Erie Railroad Company offers free booklets on Summer Tours

Ask the Erie Railroad Company at 555 Halfway Exchange, Chicago, for full information. They publish free booklets describing Summer Tours and the Beautiful Chautauqua Lake Region and Cambridge Springs, promising the best service for the lowest rates on business or pleasure travel.

Erie Railroad Company Halfway Exchange Chicago Chautauqua Lake Cambridge Springs

Read Charred Documents by Acid Treatment

Fire damaged documents may be recovered by applying a weak hydrochloric acid solution to render legible text.

Allen's Foot-Ease Ad and Butterfly Fact

Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy Cures Swollen Hot Sweating Feet Corns and Bunions At all Druggists and Shoes Stores 25c Samplement FREE Ad dress Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy NY Largest Type of Butterfly The largest butterflies are the bird-winged of the Moluccas Their wings are sometimes twelve inches ofe expanse.

Allen Olmsted LeRoy, N. Y Moluccas

Defiance Starch For Sale Everywhere Defiant Claim

A compact sales pitch asserts Defiance Starch is the best and most available brand with no equal in quality or quantity, urging readers that missing it is their fault.

Save Your Books Insecta Dusting Method Against Attacks

Dusting books annually with powdered alum and white pepper is advised to deter insect damage. The tip suggests this simple crust works as a protective measure for stored volumes.

Insecta

Free to Twenty Five Ladies for St Louis Exposition

Defiance Starch Co offers 25 round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition to five women in Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri sending the most Defiance starch trade marks from a 16 oz package mailed to Omaha Nebr by September 1 1904. Tickets mailed by registered mail September 5. Starch sold by all dealers.

Defiance Starch Co St. Louis Exposition Illinois Iowa Nebraska Karess Mis-souri Defiance Omaha Nebr

Water Diet to Cure Disease Affects Erie Attorney

Erie Pa attorney Slocum says he cured himself of catarrh and kidney trouble by subsisting solely on water for thirty seven days. He had been told by doctors the ailments were chronic.

Slocum Erie

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