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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1910
Page
2
A collage of jumbled items references Chicago cemeteries, dubious financial talk, reproductive metaphors, and sensational tidbits. It mentions German tech, New York hens, anti cannibalism notes, balloon records, wedding rings, bird imports, and petty fruit coffee fines, all in a rapid, disjointed parade of 1920s era oddities and social curiosities.
A long running counterfeit operation in Jefferson City’s state penitentiary was uncovered by Government Inspector Edward J. McHugh. Lee J. Jayne and Joseph Wall, long-term inmates, were arrested as molds, fire pots, and fake coins were seized. The discovery followed a cell dispute over spoils tied to a biannual prison carnival. Governors and court action loom as federal prosecutors weigh charges.
A large scale miners strike cripples operations as engines, pumps and emergency work halt. Over 200 men desert, leaving many mines unprotected from water. Operators seek arbitration and warn workers may be driven from shafts. governors and presidents are urged to intervene, echoing past national coal disputes.
NYC business failures for the week ending in June show 160 filings, down from 200 last week. Figures compare to 191 in the same week of 1909, 225 in 1908, 155 in 1997, and 162 in 1906.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Miss Eleanor Butler Alexander obtained a marriage license. The couple will wed on June 20 in New York.
The New York Central suspends projected improvements totaling 5 million dollars and seeks cancellation of a 3 million dollar order for steel cars. The move is blamed on a government injunction suit.
In Hydin Bentucky about half the houses were destroyed by a blaze suspected to be incendiary. The losses are estimated at 73 dollars. Hviton Academy was burned about a month ago and is believed to have been set by the same fire.
Reports from Havana and Santiago describe violent quakes causing toppled buildings and ruined residences. Streets twisted and residents fled, with only two or three deaths reported and many left in panic. In Fresno, California, William Y. King, a price fighter, was sentenced to two years after knocking down A. B. Roswell in a Christmas quarrel.
Twenty five workers were killed in a quarry explosion at the Union Portland Cement works site near Devil's Side, Utah, thirty miles east of Ogden. The victims were identified as Japanese and Greek workers.
Washington report says no effort will be made to pass the administration anti injunction bill this session. Representative Moon, author of the bill, states no action will occur.
The freight rate dispute spreads nationwide as manufacturers and carriers clash over rail material supplies. The government backs appeals to hold rate hikes, while Western railways face injunctions. Eastern carriers may delay increases, keeping some lines at prior levels for now.
Russellville Alabama resident R L Page Jr plaintiff sues CW Weir and others of Quitman Mississippi for $10,000 claiming he was forced to retract a published dance news item under duress and then left town after threats from the defendants. The suit seeks damages and asserts publication pressures damaged his professional reputation.
Major Benjamin Morse of the Twenty seventh Infantry U S A is detailed as professor of military science and tactics at the University of Illinois at Urbana. He will succeed Lieut Col E G Fecht retired who is relieved at his own request. Morse is to report to the university president on September 1.
The steamship Wast, a pleasure craft from St. Petersburg, sank in the Gulf of Finland after incident that left six people drowned. Rescue efforts followed as authorities investigated the disaster and searched for more survivors.
Reno Nevada reports that Mrs M C Gardner a cousin of Speaker Cannon died here from pneumonia superinduced by fractures from an automobile accident. She is survived by five children.
General William Taylor of Altus, commander of the United Confederate Veterans of Oklahoma, has issued the official order for a division reunion to be held in Oklahoma City on July 12 13 and 14.
Springfield reports Reckemeyer, a country lawyer, testified before Sangamon county grand jury about a $500 to $1,000,000 fund alleged to have corrupted lawmakers. He charged that one quarter of state legislators were involved, detailing a long standing system of money and influence across the House and Senate.
Boston witnesses Margaret Taylor and George W. Coleman linked to a Cambridge bank heist. Taylor, allied with W. J. Kelliher, testified about schemes to promote Coleman to theft. Police implicated Kelliher in gambling and aiding the youth, as the case revealed losses totaling about $200,000.
The Santa Fe railroad announced a 10 percent wage increase for all employees earning less than 80 a month, affecting the entire system.
Wheat harvest began this week in Oklahoma with yields from eight to twelve bushels per acre. Recent rains have improved corn and cotton prospects in the area.
A testimonial from Mrs Sabir Mullen of Elwood Indiana proclaims relief after six bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She had three months of illness with pains in the back and right leg, doctors urging an operation, but she improved after one bottle and continued treatment. The ad promotes the remedy for female ailments including displacement inflammation and irregularities and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmentary quotation features references to Wade Mie, Hilkins, Parker, and Harker criticizing a sportan figure. The text alludes to past actions, reputations, and a call for goodwill and kindness, concluding with an Arnold quotation about living softly and letting unkindness die.
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