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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
2
An obscure Marble Hill class debate questions milk bottle sales as overpriced. The piece critiques labeling and cleanliness of Cubanestics reputations while noting a tragic horse death and questions about consumer trust, prompting discussion on beverage distribution and public perception.
The readable fragments mention Mikaela and Jeffries in a sports or meeting context with references to plans, breakfast, and a visit. Details are garbled with no clear event, date, place, or outcomes to summarize.
A garbled OCR item mentions France Britain markets and various indiscernible names and places. The fragment references gutomebites and Photomit themes with odd spellings and lacks clear events or dates for a solid summary.
When salaries rise the German emperor does not seem to be left out. His Prussian ministers recently increased pay, and Merlin reports he is about to ask for higher own pay due to increased cost of living. The emperor appears human after all.
The text notes King Edward’s potential to make William Waldorf Astor a peer and the tension with U.S. offense. It questions whether Britain should elevate Astor as nobility, suggesting England would risk alienating the United States and must weigh its stance on foreign-born nobility.
Six state legislatures among forty six have petitioned Congress to call a constitutional convention for a direct election of U.S. senators by the people. A petition from two fifths of the states is required before Congress may respond and convene.
An odd incident at a New England grain elevator where a locomotive ran from outside and connected boiler to engine inside. Workers kept machines running and none of the employees lost a day.
Admiral Evans fleet ships have surpassed I's former record by wide margins, according to a navy officer. He promises the world will be astounded when the full facts emerge as the public awaits results from the Magdalewater operation.
An exchange in Iowa politics features Senator Deliver and Senator Gacon arguing about the employers’ Habil ity Bill. They contend the bill would supersede or annul state laws, sparking a debate on whether to ignore a statute or render it a dead letter as a higher jurisdiction takes over.
A stray antiquated passage discusses woman and nature with references to creation and male roles. It notes two significances in Moros’s remark about nature and humanity, indicating puzzled commentary on gender and origin.
A dubious report claims a male observer notes women who eat Mercy Widow hate cannot kiss in the street and that one annoyance has been removed by another. The description mocks a big hat covering many sins.
Readers question the home's choice to abandon the lance head pet to supply homeopaths with venom for decades. The remark triggers discussion on ethics and venom use, with opinions split on the lasting impact.
A severe storm hit Enid Oklahoma and Kansas Suffered the worst on record across the region. Strong winds damaged property and disrupted power and transportation across downtown and surrounding areas. Local authorities warned residents to seek shelter and stay off roads.
A tornado struck Chester and surrounding towns causing two deaths and widespread damage. Enid Oklahoma reports severe flooding with Main Street water 12 feet deep, 20 business houses washed away, and many escapes recorded. Property losses are expected to be heavy.
In Chester Kansas a Friday night tornado caused two deaths and many injuries with extensive property loss. Houses and barns were blown down. communication with the towns is cut off. Scandia and Geneva reported disaster and Republican City still unreported. The storm’s severity is feared to be the worst in the region.
Heavy rains caused widespread washouts in Tintte Montana and nearby towns. Wires down and tracks ruined halted streetcar service as thousands of workers race to repair Norther Duecity lines amid extensive property damage and disruptive flooding throughout the region.
Persian ruler Shah Ali Mirza reportedly hides as he plans to travel to Teheran after a visit to St. Petersburg to seek Czarist intervention. Detected as unable to govern peacefully, he may surrender control to Russia under the Thret-Mantchay treaty to avert overthrow.
Rene Ney, 35, described as a Frenchman with no fixed address, was arrested after a church burglary at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer. Police say the intruder entered during dim lighting, escaping with valuables valued over $100,000 but was captured with the aid of prior surveillance. A second burglar, Baey, reportedly made no effort to deny the break-in.
Madame Anna Gould seeks a court delay in paying 21000 to singer Mme Nemidoff for a necklace bought by her former husband Count Poni de Castellano. She earns 6000 per month and cannot pay the full sum now. The court allowed 6000 every three months to the singer.
Washington states that Attorney General Momeparte said Saturday that suits against the Standard Oil Co would be postponed to fall. The proposed prosecution of anthracite coal reads for Elkins law violations will also be delayed through the summer.
Allies in Chicago and nationally vow to continue the battle after defeats in Alabama and Arkansas. They plan to contest every race where Taft delegates are opposed, maintaining firm resolve as the battle moves toward the next contests.
Los Angeles city clerk reports President W. F. Bote ford of the American National Bank was robbed Tuesday of jewelry valued at about $10,000. The heist occurred in or near the bank, prompting an investigation by local authorities. The incident raises concerns over security at major financial institutions in the city.
Missouri Pacific railway officials stated to the board that last year’s losses averaged 400 dollars for each mile of track. The line operates 297 miles of Nebraska trackage as part of its network.
In Port of Spain Trinidad two cases of bubonine plague were reported and proved fatal. No new cases have been reported.
Seven year old Baker of Kent perished swooping in to save her younger sister who fell into a sewer. The sister was saved but Baker drowned from exhaustion.
Martinsville Virginia reports a deadly family feud left three men dead near Philpot in Henry County. Victims James Nellie Sam Shelton and Charles Dodson were shot in the incident. Local authorities investigate motive and suspect details.
An indicted lawmaker and a sitting congressman face fraud charges tied to a regional bank failure. Prosecutors allege misrepresentation and mishandling of bank records, prompting inquiries from financial regulators. The cases hinge on evidence of deceptive practices and financial wrongdoing connected to the institution’s collapse.
Norwalk Ohio four prominent claimants including J F Laning republican congressman face indictments from the grand jury probing the Ohio Trust Company failure. Charges allege misrepresentation to deposit funds, using bank stock as security, and fraud in leasing property to Bend Building Company. Laning decries the jury as enemies and vows to fight the charges. Further indictments expected as jurors continue the inquiry into the Norwalk Savings Bank collapse.
Springfield unit in the United States district court found Chicago Parlingrom and Quincy Rail Road Co. guilty on two counts for violating the 28 hour law. The carrier faced three counts with shipments of cattle from Kansas City to Coatesville Illinois and from Kansas City to Avon. Fines totaled $10 and costs per count. Jurors acquitted Burlington Road on a separate ve cargo case for lack of evidence.
Portland police and detectives chase a conspirator band after a monster dynamite bomb placed in the opera house vestible in Glendale Oregon. A defective fuse prevented an explosion and save lives. The device was a five gauge can packed with 24 sticks of dynamite.
In Raleten North Carolina Oakley was brought to Clarksville Virginia charged with the murder of Mrs. J Underwood and her young son and the arson at their Fuganay Springs home on February 1st to conceal the crime.
A gas storage plant of Frost-O Light Co on South Street in Indianapolis exploded injuring eleven people, with one fatally harmed. Firefighters battled flames as emergency crews evacuated workers and secured the area. Investigations to determine cause proceed.
In Grimsby a sea tragedy claimed William Crawford of Uridlington the skipper of the Mary Leak. He perished after telling his three sons from the bulwarks that they could take charge as he went overboard.
A tornado near Phillipsburg, Kansas, killed two children and injured two other people, worsening the storm damage in the Salina region. Authorities warned residents to stay clear of affected zones as cleanup began and emergency crews assisted.
In thick fog off Dunkirk the submarine signal bell of the Sandette Vehtship was distinctly heard aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II on its last homeward voyage.
An explosion at a celluloid factory in Ottakring Vienna killed sixteen workers and left seventeen others seriously injured. The blast caused extensive fire and damaged surrounding buildings. Authorities launched an investigation into cause and safety lapses at the facility.
Funeral of a striker killed in clashes with gendarmes draws thousands of workers from the Confederation of Labour. Demonstrators gather in Veuillez as authorities keep soldiers at a distance. A later meeting is called as counsel intervenes but workers return to Pais.
Eau Claire Wis United States Circuit Judge Sanborn quashed an indictment charging former officials of the defunct National Bank of Lady Smith Wisconsin with deceiving a bank examiner by a false report to the comptroller The decision declares the controller of the currency is not a bank examiner nor an offense finder and cannot be deceived by such reports.
In Norfolk, Virginia, the German steamship Europea, laden with fertilizer, has not been heard from for forty days after a voyage that should have taken about twenty one days. The vessel carried a crew of 27 men and was reported missing after departing with a fertilizer cargo.
A landslide near Willitefish in Mant-A reypart county stalls nine Northern Pacific trains with around several hundred passengers aboard. Rescue and recovery efforts are limited, and reports say it may take up to four hours to clear. Washouts threaten additional routes north and south of Meluna.
Several people were injured when a Takkuweban train derailed near Millington New Jersey on a Friday. The locomotive and several cars jumped the track at a switch and sustained damage.
Mansfield Ohio Democrat convention endorses William G Shary of Florin for the district seat and nominates William G Tirson for the presidency while electing delegates to the national convention.
A group led by influential women including the Countess of Jersey and Mrs Prvmplives Ward, along with prominent writers and reformers, organized a campaign to oppose women’s suffrage. The effort aimed to counter the movement and curb calls for voting rights for women.
Union Springs Alabama postmaster A C Walter shot and killed his wife at the Union Springs post office where she worked as a clerk before turning the gun on himself. Walter had been removed from the postmastership recently.
One man was shot dead and two women wounded in a hold up near the southern edge of the city. Names of the deceased and injured have not yet been learned.
New York Mrs. Maxie Nadine La Shelle widow of Kirke La Shelle the theatrical manager and Joseph Browland Hunt were married at the country place of Mr and Mrs Frank Vander lip at Scarborough New York in a quiet ceremony.
Paris attorneys for Madame Anna Gould say legal matters delayed the marriage to Prince Helie de Sagan, but the ceremony will take place within a month.
Denver jury finds Mrs. Leonora Pearce guilty of robbing Mrs. Harriet Crowe, an elderly blind woman, of sixteen thousand dollars by exploiting belief in spiritualism. The trial centered on the alleged con involving the victim's faith.
The Persian cabinet has been definitively rebuilt under Prime Minister Mushir-es-Sultaneh. The change is hoped to ease ongoing political unrest in Teheran and Persia.
Sir Redvers Buller led British forces in the Ladysmith relief effort during the Boer War. Born in Scotland, he rose to prominence in South Africa when the conflict between the Transvaal Republic and Great Britain intensified. By December 1899 his army pursued relief of Ladysmith, but tactical setbacks at Colenso affected his campaign and leadership shifted.
New York dispatch notes wireless contact from the Savannath indicating the Merrie of Cape Romaine picked up ship seats from a wrecked vessel. Details are unclear due to thick fog delaying confirmation and no ship name or casualty counts were provided.
Neusho Miss Johnnie Davidson, a well known young woman, shot and killed Roy Ramsour in a struggle at the Davidson home. Ramsour had been pursuing Davidson's sister Grave until recently, when she forbade him to come. He forced entry, seized the sister, and threatened to kill her before Davidson won control and fired.
A denunciation of President Roosevelt for a Germany tariff agreement stirs protectionists led by hosiery manufacturers. They warn Congress and the public that the pact aids German producers and raises prices via ad valerom duties, shielding trusts. The piece argues Republican leaders aim to revise tariffs after election to favor protected industries.
A fragmentary dialogue critiques artists and a portrait titled Portrait of Miss Lawrence. The scene features a boastful man named Chemore and a viewer who claims familiarity with the artist despite not recognizing the subject. The exchange suggests urban gossip amid a gallery setting with references to Youth's Comynpurnien.
The Rev W K Peters pastor of the Daily Methodist Episcopal Church collapsed and died from heart disease in a streetcar on his way from performing a marriage ceremony. He was 45. He came here about a year ago, contributed to church journals, and authored a volume of verse. He is survived by his widow.
Justice Lamm delivers the opinion as the Supreme Court declares the eight hour limit on telegraphers on duty unconstitutional. The ruling voids a Louisiana legislature measure restricting telegraph operators to five hours in a day, citing constitutional concerns.
James Hurt, jailed since 1904 for second degree murder in Jiniper County, was discharged after a patrol concession granted by Gav. Folk. Hurt, a former inmate of the penitentiary, killed a policeman during a street duel with his victim.
Robert J. Keark, a presumed Junction City lawyer, allegedly cut his throat in a local hotel. He leaped from a second story window, ran a block to a restrietion, burst through a wine door, and died in the kitchen. Papers on his person point to domestic troubles.
Bert McMillen formerly of Springfield Missouri locked his hired man in a room then shot his wife and two children before killing himself at the old Jake Thomas farm near Knox City post office.
Knox City-Hert McMillen killed his wife and two children then himself on the W. A. Theuoas farm near here. He was buried in the uplift cemetery by the idea of his three victims. Funeral arrangements were made by W. W. Houtsman of Springheld, Mo., father of Mrs. McMiller.
A violent incident left an Illinois Black man named Marinn, also called NL John Sirown, fatally harmed after being attacked late Sunday night. He collapsed at home, dying before his wife as rumors of fear and a rising hate crisis spread in Johnstone County near the city. Reports mention five shots fired and a fear of night riders following a separate family threat nearby.
Circuit Judge Jesse A. McDonald led the trial while jurors joined the review in Jefferson City as William McHugh received parole commutation and was released from prison after the hearing.
Warasiw reports three girls and eleven men were executed by court martial for a January attack on a pest car near Sekoelow on the Vestila railroad. A grenade thrown into the car killed two soldiers and a bystander while the car wreckage led to loot of safes.
Jefferson City judge rules grain weighing law ineffective. Opinion by Justice Lanm of the supreme court states the act approved at the last legislative session is invalid. The ruling follows work by members of the state board of railroad campaigns.
In Marion Newfoundland a large coal mine named Pittsting in the Southern Mineals field has been burning for four days. Efforts to quell the blaze have failed and flooding the mine is being considered as a last resort.
The body of Frederick Ta. Wool the younger airman who drowned in the Passaic River Sunday was recovered Monday near the spot where he sank. Wool’s body became tangled in the large American flag.
Total champagne dispatched for the seven months ending March 31 reached 33 734 618 bottles, versus 33 171 095 bottles in 1906 07 and 35 394 135 bottles in 1905 06. The figures show a dip from the prior year and a similar level to the earlier period amid steady demand in the region.
In St Petersburg the Duma defeated a naval budget item by a vote of 194 to 7, rejecting a plan to appropriate 5.5 million dollars to lay the keels of four battleships during the current year.
A public quarrel between Fraulein Peppi Weiss and Fraulein Madeline Wilden at a Berlin music hall led to Weiss being fined $50 for assuming the rival actress’s role. The dispute highlights the heat of German stage rivalry and local audience loyalty to star performers.
The gunboat Yorktown is ordered to leave Puget Sound on June 18 for a Behring Sea cruise to patrol the seal fisheries. The move reflects ongoing enforcement efforts in northern waters.
A young man vanished on the eve of his wedding in Measham near Ashby de la Zouch Leicestershire. Guests gathered at the Wesleyan chapel but the bride stayed home after being told of his disappearance.
The Arkansas Travelers' convention in Fort Smith elected E. H. Rutledge as president. Pine Bluff was selected to host the next year's gathering.
In Jefferson City the supreme court denied the motion to reconsider a case brought by the Knights of Pythius seeking to compel the State Superintendent Vandiver to grant them a license to do insurance business in the state.
Marion county court selects site for a new infirmary 7000 dollars cost south of Palmyra on the Lanck tract. At the July term the court will issue bonds and proceed to sell old poor house possessions.
Jefferson City now reports Fulk has offered a reward of SPO for the arrest and return to authorities of Everett Castro from Pettis County in connection with the death of Annie Bell at Sedadia.
Marble cutter W. L. Shortridge attacked between graves in Pleasant HI cemetery striking himself with a hafted tool across the head from right temple to left. Authorities report the incident followed a dispute among relatives.
Jefferson City announces the three year reappointment of Ford A Allen of Kansas City to the state board of mediation and arbitration as a member, extending his service for an additional term.
Lexington announces the resignation of Professor A F F Smith after eleven years as president of Central Female College. Dr R H Cooper of Payette is chosen as successor for a three year term.
Sedalia Twuo led a takeover at the Applieran City Telephone Co office in mhinfeht bound and gagged operator Miss Hester Ward and robbed the safe of $60 with no crew present to resist.
A literary figure recalls spending many months composing a simple piece titled Hitthe poem while experimenting with a fountain pen, as reported by the Washington Star.
A Baltimore American quips on leap year proposals, noting skepticism about bold chances. The brief exchange frames preference for caution over risky leaps, reflecting a cautious editorial stance.
In New York a speaker at a Jefferson celebration warned that corporate lawyers and leaders must disclose to legislators what is needed to save the republic. He named Root Hughes Choate Cravath and Dillon, urging them to uphold the constitution to prevent socialism plutocracy or imperial policy, and to accept responsibilities that leadership entails.
An 19th century ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful, smarting, and ingrown nails with promises of new shoes and comfort. Also notes a trial package and address for A. S. Olmsted in Le Hay, N. D. Social gossip mentions Jimny De Peyster joining high society’s duretacy scene, chaperoning and aiding parvenus’ entry into society.
An Atascosa County Texas land ad offers 10 to 40 acre plots with guaranteed income and value. It promises 2 tons dots for 210 dollars and monthly payments of 10 per wemth, directing readers to write Dr Chas PL sim mone in San Antonio Texas.
A chance to own 10 to 40 acres and two town lots in Texas’s prime farmland. The ad promises pure water, fine soil, and a $210 price at $109 monthly. For literature and land views, write Dr. Chas F. Simmons, San Antonio, Texas.
A concise line reflecting on masculine self respect as an intrinsic trait not needing effort. The wry remark suggests some men maintain dignity without exertion, highlighting a paradox of perceived ease versus effort.
Fragmentary OCR note advertises Pettits Bye Salve for any disease or injury with claims of rapid relief. Mentions druggists and a local business, likely a shop listing, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmentary notes reference Lord Beaconsfield and the Primrose league, a cigar brand price note for Lewis' Single Divider, and assorted lines about deer, kindness of nature, and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. Mentions a Zica bottle and child health claims with faded OCR.
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