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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
2
A garbled early 20th century column from Marble Hill Press features eclectic notes on fashion “actresses,” heat avoidance, airships, wireless traffic, and social mores. It blends fragmented remarks on German reports, radio, prices, and global affairs with sharp opinions on debt, international marriage, and cultural trends, reflecting a cluttered era voice.
A man was arrested in New York for kissing his wife at their home with the shades up, a case seen as stepping toward enforcing a blue law. The incident mirrors potential Sunday restrictions and signals broader social policing concerns.
A Princeton University undergraduate has reported the first comet sighting of the year. The young astronomer projects a promising future in the field, suggesting his work could propel him toward notable achievements in astronomy and related commerce.
Reportedly friends of Commander Peary and the Arctic explorer confirm his reaching the North Pole and placing an American flag there signaling a crowning triumph for American pluck and perseverance, though several others pursuing the pole may face renewed scrutiny.
A Chicago Magistrate rules that treading on another’s foot is not a crime, but neither is it a crime to fail to retaliate with eye or jaw injuries. The author mocks modern freak decisions, noting old wisdom would scorn such records if Solomon could see them.
Dispatch from Cape Town reports that floods along the Orange river have produced a mosquito surge in Gordonia northern district. Three quarters of residents are affected by malaria with many deaths. In some regions screens are essential, while in non malarious areas houseflies pose the main risk.
Chicago contemplates a vast hall to seat or stage a crowd within earshot of speakers, yet a smaller venue where all can participate is preferred. Architects face the challenge of arranging seating and standing room so that the entire assemblage can hear clearly.
A proposed public park plan envisions building an island on a shallow lake reef off Chicago using dredgings and dumpings. Critics call it visionary and warn that docked shores would mar its beauty, preferring shore parks to an artificial island.
French aviator Louis Blériot completes a historic 21 mile Channel crossing in 23 minutes, setting a bold record for air travel and proving the potential of cross‑channel flight.
Bleriot lands on chalk cliff near Dover after a 28 minute 21 mile crossing from Calais, setting a 65 mph pace in a single wing monoplane. French torpedo boats and spectator craft followed the flight as Latham De Lambert and Bleriot awaited the signal. Cheers from Dover and French observers marked the historic solo voyage amid fog and dawn light.
Laconia New Hampshire the original log of Paul Jones ship the Ranger found among Erastus Powell estate items. Valued about £2000, bought earlier for 30 cents by a Boston book dealer. Entries mix handwriting attributed to Captain Jones with dated phrases and occasional page headings.
Tulsa editor Mark Bassett of the Tulsa Daily News was found lying in a local printing office with a gunshot wound to the head. Police say it may be murder or an attempted murder. he was removed to a hospital in critical condition. Bassett previously published in Mattoon and Kankakee, Illinois, and led the Yakes press bureau during Illinois Republican primary campaigning.
John Ford faced a non support charge after admitting he gave his wife a plugged quarter during their 17 year marriage. He said the coin was meant to pass more easily, and he was fined 25 dollars plus sent to Bridewell for inability to pay.
Col. Roosevelt and Kermit have arrived in Mairebi Nairobi from Naivasha as the rest of the party stays near Naivasha. Naturalists and taxidermists continue work on the expedition spoils.
Neosho Missouri. W C and Garland Price brothers arrested after authorities allege optionists sold rum in a drug store in violation of local option law passed at the last election. Investigation ongoing and charges pending.
A collision between a railroad train and an automobile in a deep cut near Munster, Indiana, killed Richard Flags 15 of Hillsdale Michigan and Harris Eberhart 17 of Mishawaka. Injured were E G Eberhart 47 and Arthur Carlson 26, both Mishawaka residents. The car occupants jumped before impact. Flags was ground under the wheels, Eberhart Sr. in critical condition at St Margaret's Hospital.
About sixty gamblers arrived in Hot Springs Arkansas from 81 Louis Chicago and New Orleans. Rev W W T Amis pastor of the Baptist church and more than 10 church goers and members of the Reform Leserée petitioned Dona gher to send troops to Hot Springs to suppress gambling.
Kokomo Indiana reports the death of Aunt Milly Mar tindale a former slave aged about 110 years at the county farm. Known as a famous cook she was twice sold on the auction block.
In Jenera Switzerland after four decades an ice ax linked to Dr Spitz of Baltimore who died in an avalanche in 1876 was recovered from a Bos sons eracier ast Chamoiz site bearing the name Dr Spits.
Emi Vietor, arrested for the murders of John Christie his wife Mildred and daughter Mildred and Michael Hankone, has confessed. He described shooting Christie while milking a cow, then killing Mrs Christie on the porch, and fatally shooting Mildred Christie in a bedroom.
In Vinning Georgia Sheriff McKinney and three deputies armed with revolvers rescued WH Wetch a black man charged with criminal éefault as a mob of about one thousand surrounded Kale Brown’s residence. After identification the officers emerged and drove the mob off in a waiting car, delivering Wetch to Atlanta and placing him in Tower prison for safety.
In Scranton Pennsylvania Charlee Lewis a blacksmith and his helper John Hall fell to death while repairing a sheave wheel at the top of a breaker in Storrs No 3 shaft. Both men died from severe injuries Lewis left a wife and six children Hall survived by a family.
W. N. Tull president of the Muskogee baseball club was shot in the hip with a blank cartridge during initiation into the Order of Owls in Muskogee Oklahoma He was taken to the city hospital where doctors feared possible blood poisoning.
Raleigh North Carolina reports Lemon Shaw nine years old acquitted in Wake County Superior Court of murder. The defendant was accused of aiding in the death of David Hl who had enticed the old man s granddaughter away to a neighborhood party against his will.
A bill for an injunction against striking employees of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company at Elwood Indiana was filed in the federal court there.
A well known actress and head of a local school of elocution and acting, Miss Elizabeth Warren, was probably fatally stabbed by her sister, Mrs. Mary Sutton, who was temporarily detained.
Emperor Francis Joseph telegrammed his permission for the burial in St Just church St Trieste of Don Carlos of Bourbon the pretender to the Spanish throne.
Washington Ind. Mrs Samuel Taylor, an 8 year old girl, died of a disease baffling several physicians as authorities probe the case.
In New York City two elderly Chinese merchants report their missing daughters, Moy Yom Toy and Chin Ping Toy, now claiming they were held as household slaves. The girls describe long hours of work, mistreatment, and threats, with one expressing a wish not to return to Mott Street. An agent from the children's society accompanied them as statements were read in court, prompting calls for a broader Chinatown probe into possible child trafficking.
In Kenosha, Wie and the Lone Company faced riotous attacks from striking workers seeking wage concessions. A conference drive narrowed differences but failed to secure full agreement. About 25 buffing department workers asked for reinstatement at old pay, with the company pledging they would be rehired once a sufficient force could resume.
Louis Chevrolet drives a fifty mile circular track race in Grand Rapids Michigan with Lewis Strange and George Dewitt. He breaks the world record by completing the distance in 41 minutes 22 seconds.
Joseph Gow land a leading New Orleans lawyer and notary drank cyanide in his office after confessing to forging mortgage notes totaling 25,000. His defalcations may reach 50,000. He made a full confession to the district attorney. A society leader and club man, he has a young wife who is prostrated, and he had been active in stocks and bonds trading.
Des Moines reports that Iowa State Fair management will no longer accept advertisements from other states. Data shows thousands of Iowans annually are lured away to the south and west, depriving Iowa of farm hands.
The senate in executive session confirmed the nomination of Charles R. Crane for the post of minister to China in Washington D C. Crane formerly served in diplomatic roles and will represent U S interests in Beijing.
Kellogg, Ames and Iowa State College papers announce a Kellogg trophy for corn growers at the third national exposition. The prize, in a macro form, will be built by Gorham or a similar firm and awarded for superior seed selection and cultivation methods. Kellogg stresses crop improvement and higher yields, citing potential gains of several bushels per acre and overall farm progress.
The International Tuberculosis Conference met in Stockholm in July with American speakers Dr Hermann Mitiges of New York and Dr John Wher, medical director of the United States Gary, as official representative. Notable topics included Care of Tuberculous Families Especially of Healthy Children and Tuberculosis and the Beholds.
A couple traveling from Leith to Lasden by bust encounter a great storm off the Yorkshire coast. The ship narrowly avoids foundering as the wife pleads for safety and the man jokes to stay afloat. Amid the chaos, a stranger named Sandys doubts the fate of the crew and a local remark hints at distrust before the vessel finally reaches harbor.
A Karess doctor details trials with Grape Nuts showing astonishing early improvement in a four year old with pneumonia like illness and a 12 year old with severe stomach trouble. The boy gained eight pounds in a month and the older patient recovered fully after two months on the cereal with milk and a touch of sugar.
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