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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
2
A garbled mix of cultural notes and quips from a bygone era. It lampoons divorce cases, press power, and urban life from New York to Philadelphia, with lines on fashion, crime, lawyers, and speculative politics. The jumble mentions Nan Corrigan, exclaims about cigarettes, and notes a street car conductor urging progress.
The brief compares Medicine Hat and Battleford winters, noting 100 and 94 in shadings as a lighthearted take on cold records. It mocks country climate contrasts, implying a pun on temperatures and the region’s winter notoriety.
A mother sparrow in a nearby city defends her nest from a pointer, causing him to fall from scaffolding and break his arm. The piece notes her bravery and argues she deserves respect, while an Ohbto man seeks brain surgery to curb gambling.
Former Senator Lorimer and his secretary and chauffeur were injured when their touring car crashed into a telegraph pole near Claysville while returning from Washington to Abargo. The party, including Lorimer, proceeded to Chicago after the crash as he joked about his prospects, saying his hat is still in the ring.
An extensive earthquake sequence in Guadalajara, Mexico, lasting over five weeks, damaged nearly all structures and left thousands homeless as nine distinct tremors were felt. The city endured widespread destruction with numerous buildings destroyed or heavily damaged.
Disaster across Nevada canyons floods wash away two mining camps Mazuma and Seven Troughs leaving at least 30 victims. Bodies recovered include Mr and Mrs John Trenchard with new death tally expected. town devastation and rescue work described in grim detail. In New York Nathan Swarts identified as the killer of Julia Consors. he died by gas after allegedly murdering the child with a knife then concealing the crime.
Minneapolis mourns the death of Ty Wash Burn Sr a longtime Minnesota senator and Northwest builder who died after a quick trip from New York to Minneapolis on a special train.
Sheboygan Wis The Wisconsin federation of Iter closed its annual session after endorsing woman Buf frage and requesting Gov McGovern to pardon John F P Dietz of Cameron Paw fame.
In Chicago rumors swirl that Roger C. Sullivan a veteran Democratic party figure from the Midwest may pursue the post vacated by William Lorimer. No official declaration has been made and Sullivan has not openly announced candidacy.
In Lisbon and Oporto conditions are peaceful. Republican troops maintain flying columns in the north to conflict with royalists, but no new forces have been found.
Lafayette Indiana man and his wife were killed when their car overturned returning from church near Fowler. Three children were slightly hurt as the vehicle turned over. Datsenan family, farmer David Datsenan and spouse, suffered fatal injuries.
In San Antonio Texas Deputy Sheriff Orn Bird was killed instantly and Deputy Constable Feliciano Flores Sr was wounded after a gunfight that erupted during a political discussion. Local law enforcement reported the incident occurred in the city. Authorities are investigating the circumstances and motive behind the duel.
The Tung Meng Hui withdraws support from the cabinet and mobilizes to elect Dr Sun Yat Sen president in the upcoming election in Shanghai China.
In Zion City a common flour bar draped with flags was used at the Zion City tabernacle to collect the annual offering for the support of the Christian Catholic Apostolic church.
Guadalajara Mexico earthquakes fill a street with debris from shattered houses damage to many buildings drives hundreds of residents outdoors seeking open space as tremors affect the city and surrounding areas.
Pope Pius XVI was weakened by heat and fatigue after the ceremony marking the ninth anniversary of Pope Leo XII's death. Vatican doctors ordered the pontiff to rest and curtail public audiences.
A string of 23 earthquakes rattled Guadalajara between sunrise and sunset, shattering streets and damaging many buildings. No local fatalities reported, though interior towns may have suffered deaths. Major structures avoided collapse though hospital, asylum, and telegraph buildings suffered severe damage and become uninhabitable.
Mrs Ida Emerick a young wife of a wealthy oil operator was dragged to death by a cow she attempted to lead in Washington Pennsylvania authorities investigate the tragic accident to determine cause and responsibilities.
Rockland Maine reports United States battleship Wyoming shattered speed records during stand ardizing trials. As sister to the Arkansas class super dreadnought, Wyoming demonstrated unprecedented pace and performance marking a milestone in naval propulsion and combat readiness.
Mrs Eva Hahn seeks freedom from her marriage claiming in a Minneapolis court that her husband had not kissed her in ten years and forced her to support herself. The filing outlines marital neglect and coercion as grounds for the divorce.
Jon Ackerman died yesterday afternoon at the Ackerman farm near Mount Vernon Wisconsin. His brother John followed within twenty four hours as a farm related malady claimed another life. After the second death two Ackerman sisters fled the home in terror vowing never to return.
The German battleship Hewsen accidentally rammed torpedo boat Gil during maneuvers, killing three crewmen. The incident occurred amid ongoing Battle maneuvers and is investigated by naval authorities.
A Denver man shot and wounded Miss Georgia Lichtenwalter, 19, after his wife claims she had hypnotized him into an infatuation with the younger woman. Lichtenwalter is not expected to live.
Constantinople dispatch states eight Italian torpedo boats attempted to run the Dardanelles but were repulsed by heavy fire from the Turkish shore fortifications. Two boats are reported sunk and the operation ended unsuccessfully.
Congressman George W. Norrin of Nebraska, a noted insurgent, proposes recalling himself from the Senate race after criticism over his refusal to recognize Taft as the Republican nominee. He asks for a new primary test and urges Taft Hoover electors be backed by both sides, asserting duty to withdraw if needed. Norrin previously led a 1910 revolt against Speaker Cannon’s authority in the House.
Nine people, including John Raymond and his family, drown during a desperate search near Harren Run after a rainstorm caused a sudden flood. Raymond escaped by sheltering in a barn as others were swept away in the rising water. The body of the mother, wife, and remaining kin were later recovered.
A Sunday accident near Cambridge left three young girls dead and another passenger badly injured when their station wagon carrying four girls was struck by a Milwaukee train at an eastbound crossing. The fatalities are identified as Jon a May Wald 15 Erma Ferguson 11 and Stelen Jolinca 19.
A local dispatch reports 25 dead in a cloud burst at Seven Troughs New Mexico. Five dead identified including John Trenchard a merchant and his wife. Other victims named Mike Qualen Mire McLean and Mrs Hwese. Separately Chicago reports Presbyterian ministers pension plan to aid aged and disabled clergy becomes active this month following May Louisville assembly decision.
Jackson Mississippi Mrs N C Womack wife of a noted physician seized a charged electric light socket at her home was barred against a slave and died almost instantly from injuries reported in this city authorities investigate the shocking accident with sparse details available at press time.
Springfield faces isolation as bridges are deemed bad and traffic halted on the Mississippi Valley Interurban by the railroad and warehouse commission until repairs are completed. The action blocks access to the town beach, the sole seaside amenity.
A resolution introduced by Senator Overman of North Carolina calls for a Senate inquiry into the forest service. The probe would be conducted by a special committee of senators.
A derailment near Charlotte involved an excursion train returning from Johnson City Tennessee. Two people were killed and fifteen injured, with responders assisting passengers and securing the scene. Emergency crews and local authorities coordinated rescue and investigation efforts.
Congressional notes report House and Senate actions on rivers and harbors funding, army and naval matters, impeachment proceedings, and investigations. Key items include river and harbor bill totals, Pacific and Hawaiian affairs, arrests tied to civil service probes, and a proposed reform package expanding merchant marine inquiry powers.
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