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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
2
A mixed summary of snippets including a search for frozen birds in New York cold storage, proposed pensions for Pullman workers, an Indianapol is divorce telephone trial, and anecdotes about national medical education, anti kissing leagues, and patriotic gifts for New York schools.
Paul Wayland Bartlett, sculptor based in Washington eastern suburbs, receives a letter from the French government accepting his plaster statue of Lafayette as a gift to France for 5,000 American schoolchildren. The sculpture earned top marks before the American jury and will be erected at the Louvre court.
The Major Historical Society accepts the gift of the Longfellow mansion on Congress Street Portland from the estate of the late Mrs. Anne Longfellow Pierce after careful negotiation. The deal requires the house to be used as a meeting place for similar groups with a memorial hall and library connection to the main house, and front rooms kept in appropriate memorial condition. The cost for the proposed hall is about 21.60, and the Longfellow family will repair the house as per Mrs. Pierce's will.
A Congress Street residence preserves the Nike look with rooftop and courtyard details. The birthplace on Fore Street is marked by a tablet, tying local history to the Longfellow lineage and early life locations.
Nordau, famed European physician and author, rose to prominence for works like Conventional Lies of Society, Paradoen, and Degeneration. The article outlines his focus on psycho physiological degeneration, his critique of modern life, and notes his Budapest Jewish lineage and early writing career.
An automobile residence built in Chicago by George Washington at 481 Wabash Avenue attracts pedestrians. The four ton self propelled home is powered by a forti horse power gas engine and includes a street car body with an observation platform and front windows. Washington hopes to patent ground catching teeth to move the vehicle faster.
A ragged update reports on large trusts in industry and finance including a billion dollar perception of the Standard 611 trust with stock valued near 960000 dollars. It notes J Kendall resigning as Texas Public Instruction Commissioner to head North Texas Normal School and Arthur Le Fevre succeeding him. mentions beer export from France rising and coffee duty status in Holland.
A committee of the Protestant Episcopal Church recommends a revised Bible with notes from critical study amid concerns it may distress readers attached to verbal inspiration. The change would not alter core text but add scholarly commentary framing interpretation and manuscript variances.
Francesco Crispi, born in Sicily on October 4, 1818, played a leading role in the Palermo uprising, went into exile after its failure, and organized another revolution with Garibaldi. He joined the provisional government in Palermo, was elected to Italy's first parliament in 1861, and became president of the chamber of deputies in 1863. After years as prime minister, he resigned in 1891 following negotiations over the Mafia-United States settlement.
A Pennsylvanian chemist claims a dream revealed a practical copper tempering formula that could restore a lost art. He pursued hardening copper toward steel via subconscious insight and sent a tempered copper sample to Washington for testing, with assertions it passed every test and may attract government reward.
A Washington correspondent notes census data suggesting the black population in the United States will not die out or decline due to contact with white civilization. The piece cites revisions to theories of extinction as the 1900s census tabulations on population, gravity, and color proceed.
A European mechanical engineers society formed to develop ultra fast railroad engines. An electric motor by Elmans and Halake, tested near Ber lin Zossen on a military railroad, reportedly delivered promising preliminary results during an exhibition under Emperor William.
A reader highlights erroneous U S census population figures in 1900 and October estimates, noting a June 1904 error persisted across monthly printings. The piece questions data accuracy, mocks obsolete statistics, and urges correct archival records for historical truth.
The draft describes a pine needle oil business in Oregon where needles are harvested twice yearly, yielding up to 50 pounds per picking. Leaves are distilled to produce oil, with two thousand pounds of leaves needed for ten pounds of oil. Residue fibers are used in fabrics and cigars, and workers are mainly German.
A fragmented report describes a proposed railroad safety device by John K. Bladdiot of Baltimore. The apparatus would detect rock or earth slips on hillside cuts, triggering a circuit to derail or stop trains and warn crews. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but the concept centers on continuous guard of dangerous track sections.
A Paterson New Jersey couple Philander Shaca and Bertha Karger faced a comic financial tug of war over meals rides gifts and time costs during two years of courtship. Bertha’s mother devised a plan to reconcile the debt leading to an actual engagement and a planned marriage as thrifty lawyers and both families watched.
Justice White of the New York Supreme Court in Buffalo last week granted a divorce to Florence Rogers from Edward F. Rogers confirming the referee’s report. The case linked to the death of Mrs. Adams, with Roland B. Molineux found guilty of causing the death by sending poison to Knickerbocker A.C. in New York. Mrs. Rogers, separated from her husband, testified about her living conditions in New York while he resided at the Iroquois Hotel in luxury.
Consul General Gunther in Frankfort reports a channel mail officer sent word by wireless that the French lightship near Dunkirk could not light without shore aid. A message went via La Panne to Dunkirk, a repair boat was dispatched, and the lightship was restored.
Mr Barer, president of Die and Match, spoke frankly to the dissident holders of the English match firm recently taken by his company. He warned rivals not to bluff and stated Die and Match will ship opponents out if terms aren’t agreed. The exchange touched on English and British market leverage and the rivals’ resolve.
The article reviews Henry Clay Evans and his political career with disputed governor runs and a pension administration. It then highlights Commodore Perry’s 1852 Japan expedition and the modern monument dedication signaling Japan’s civilizational progress. The piece contrasts Evans’s era with Perry’s diplomacy and legacy in U S foreign policy.
An amateur artist named M Albert Jagat has invented a mechanical calendar that shows days, weeks, months, years and leap years. The device is wound like a clock and uses a disc with five cog wheels totaling ninety six teeth, three weights and nine levers. One weight is a counterpoise, one winds fortnightly and one yearly. Parts are precisely adjusted and expected to last until wear out, with one wheel designed to endure for years.
A crowd filled the Presbyterian presbytery inquiry Monday as a preacher faced charges affecting his gement status and ministerial standing. The writer notes surprise at the large female attendance and questions why women with no stake could not be barred from the hearing.
A damaged text fragment describes a heavy weight device, a bending restraint, and a prisoner capture concept. It notes a fetter preventing movement, a stiff binding, and an inventor claiming a royal use. The passage mentions a wheat crop and time constraints in a cryptic, archaic style.
Missouri items note Professor John Ankeny’s appointment at the university, Angora goats as ground cleaners, and a student enrollment trend toward co education at Missouri. Local color includes a curious Plymouth Rock hen nesting in a forked tree, drought and reptile issues in Pulaski county, and heat affecting railroad workers near Rocheport. Missouri’s 84th birthday celebrations by Ames and Old Settlers head gathering are also mentioned.
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