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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
2
A jumble of modern lifestyle notes discusses women, fashion, tango, shopping, and social satire. It mentions an elevator heir, a prudent shopper, marriage debates, and a retiring pianist, blending humorous vignettes with moral quips about virtue and money.
The speaker defends old age funding and rejects using his lecturing to affect Congress work. He notes long service in the house and press syndicate, and recalls working through debt after his fortune left him. He vows to separate lecturing from congressional duties.
Confusing OCR reads of a diplomatic report describe a fourfold shift in alliances with Plewrba Vike leading a declaration of war and Turkey to recover a claimed Mare of auction. A Bulgarian gate dispute at Nish is cited alongside Greek premier Venteneios and a Romanian delegate forming a peace team. Generals Paprikos and Tvantchem along with Col Tipeher depart for Niati to pursue accord.
Chile favors Secretary Bryan’s peace plan and will study its details. The country becomes the twenty second to endorse the project in principle, with full outlines sent to 22 nations and to 17 others that had requested preliminary denouncement notes.
In Greenwood Arkansas the case against Marion Capps of White Bluff was dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney Haul Little after key witnesses repudiated prior testimony. The dismissal removes charges tied to the deaths of Capps' two children.
Complete agreement reached between the War Department and the Executive Committee of the National Guard Association on a general bill outline. It aims to make the organized militia valuable for immediate service abroad as a part of the regular army.
G W Gotthals advised Lieut Col David B Gaillard that steam shovel work in the Culebra cut will proceed on the assumption that the Gamboa tube will be dynamited October 10. The advisory notes the possible impact on canal operations as preparations for a major earth clearing move proceed.
Mase Alford Warringer Cooley, once United States assistant attorney general and New Mexico supreme court judge, the era's notable patient of Dr. Friedmann's tuberculosis cure, dies in Topsfield. In London, labor disputes cause 1,888,800 working days lost while 226,000 workers gain a net £14,800 weekly in increased wares.
Fragmentary OCR shows a report about women accusing a man of targeting wives and threatening revenge. It mentions a Mrs Richardson and Mrs Nishardean involved in a case where a wife was allegedly abducted by men, warned to flee, and dumped in a pond. The piece references warrants for a Richaneton figure and a chaotic pursuit through town.
In Kansas City Missouri a jury acquitted or found not guilty youth McNel of second degree murder in the death of Lee Self at Hebe to The West Bottoms. Judge Latshaw granted a chance for rehabilitation as the foreman urged the defendant to improve for his mother.
A garbled report describes a train intrusion toward a residence near a railroad embankment. It mentions a girl and a man or woman near the tracks, with damage to the house front and a person named Magieekr, all indicating a close call involving a Creleht train.
In Richmond Webster Springs case a woman paid a $25 tow in Judge Crutchheld's court for wearing a slit skirt described as indecent. The shirt or knee-high evidence was restored to the woman on promise to sew up the slash or avoid Richmond trestas. In West Virginia, Rath Duffy bribery verdicts return guilty in the ongoing William Edwards Senate candidacy case.
Chicago alderman W Neare proposes an ordinance to require that all poisonous tablets be coffin shaped in response to a spate of accidental ingestations in the city. The measure aims to add a visible safety cue to prevent further deaths.
In Muskogee Oklahoma A R Dean a lawyer shot and killed Claud D Smith a wealthy merchant at the rear of Smiths nation store. Smith lived for a few hours and gave a dying statement to the county attorney.
In Portland Oregon a wholesale roundup of Industrial Workers of the World members occurred on a downtown street where about 20 women led by Dr Marie Equi disregarded the mayor's orders and held a street meeting.
In Waukegan a man, Richardeon, suspected his wife of infidelity after a heated dispute at a general store. He forced her from town, tarred a door, and later escorted her toward Chicago by train. He then sought custody of their children while claiming confidence in his wife despite the alleged betrayal. The husband reportedly drove 14 miles, mortgaged property, and faced public scandal as the case unfolded.
The text reports Lourie Minerd Allen W Yeare a prosperous Missouri farmer from New Madrid will return to the state penitentiary. It mentions a parole or escape sentence tied to transportation. Charles Tucker is noted as at liberty amid a convoluted legal.
Marin court sentences Albert Warren 19 to 18 years after a verdict of guilt for crimes against his 16 year old daughter. Walter Warren, 21, pleads guilty to the same charge and gets six years. New York news notes President Garretson and Lee order local leaders to stay on call for a possible strike by conductors and trainmen across 62 eastern railroads.
Rev Ely Curtis Spinks a young Methodist minister faced a hostile mob in Meridian Mississippi as supporters of the restricted district abolition hurled insults and hostile remarks. The incident shows local tensions surrounding the district issue and community response.
A 67 year old woman sues her former fiancé, citing a broken promise of marriage. She alleges he proposed again but later said the wedding would not happen, after a 50 year wait and legal actions connected to financial claims and retirement papers.
A fragmentary report describes a large gathering of children at a picnic event with activities including parades, water games, and an exhibition. The piece mentions rail travel, free entertainments, and local groups present, though many details are garbled. Named entities are unclear due to the text’s condition.
A badly injured woman was found by a farmer tied to a fence in an area called mi Poorest Hi. The body showed age around years old and a gold watch lay near her dress with a porkottieck jay nearby. No identification was found on the body and investigators doubted if she had died that day.
Nome Italy reports Vatican Swiss Guards jailed after a purge ordered by Pope John X, replaced by gendarmes with possible permanent status as Vatican security. London notes an indignation fund to oppose women’s suffrage. Chicago story says Will White fired a revolver, causing panic among traders and executives.
Hugo Melener, 27, a machinist at Hygienicire Company in New York, was found frozen in a company car storage building after 14 hours indoors while Meisner entered to repair an elevator.
A long editorial laments the power of privileged interests in shaping legislation. It argues President Wilson should support a reform law to curb lobby influence, criticizing banks and manufacturers for backing covert campaigns. The piece urges swift action to prevent entrenchment of corrupt practices and protect public policy from private gain.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a 19th century tariff debate. It mentions the House and Senate actions, a currency issue, and party leaders including Democrats and Republicans. It references a distant performance and the question of tariff revision without clear dates or names.
The speaker challenges Mr Homnevell claiming he favors a real popular government while backing a bureaucracy. He argues centralized power erodes democracy and that cautious reform is essential to preserve representative government, warning against abandoning democracy for an executive vision Roosevelt borrowed from Heaconefield.
Chairman Ellie states the Progressives reject backroom deals by a few men. He asserts that not a clique but one man handles all the fixing for the party.
A fragment from a historical report notes that while the tenate committer focused on inside Congress, it failed to uncover a pervasive lobby. Hearing from outsiders, it led to startling facts about many Republican members needing to explain actions and several nonmembers tied to corrupt scandals.
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