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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
Local reporting notes mixed views on dogs as pets. Article discusses public attitudes toward animal behavior and community debates sparked by recent incidents. Names and locations are mentioned as context for the discussion.
A chaotic collection of stray anecdotes and quirky items from Chicago and New York, noting weather, inventions, social manners, and global curiosities. Mentions include a Western farmer buying an auto, an experimental heart device from a doctor, and a push for scientific schooling.
A New York bachelor, who lost 2,000,000 dollars speculating on Wall Street, killed himself. The quote notes that even a man with 2,000,000 who seeks more through speculation does not leave the world much poorer when he ends his life.
A sculptor argues that the majesty of the human form cannot be shown in trousers and skirt. We contend he would reject showing his own form without trousers.
Washington debates toll rates on the Panama Canal as Pacific mail interests seek rapid construction and naval use. The plan envisions vessels operating between Pacific coast ports and Panama, linking freight movements with potential wartime needs for naval transportation.
The article describes a Fourth of July celebration centered on outdoor athletics and a carnival of competitive contests. It credits the day as a joyous anniversary and natural expression of American interest in physical sport among white Americans, noting broad participation beyond elite athletes.
The London Globe reports Petrie’s Royal Institution talk arguing civilizations rise and fall in recurring cycles. He cites eight eras from Prehistoric to Arab periods and notes parallel European, Mesopotamian, Indian, and Mesoamerican timelines. Civilizational growth reflects prolonged activity stages and shorter lulls, tied to race mixtures and climatic shifts.
The article offers a fragmented account praising the German fleet and officers under Rear Admiral on the flagship Louisiana. It notes quiet appearance and central efficiency of the squadron, with criticism from a unnamed critic.
In a letter from Montgomery Missouri Chimp Clark, editor of several Hewes newspapers in his congressional district, outlines his stance as a receptive candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1912. He says he has no campaign and may never be, but the mere mention is an honor.
A boiler explosion aboard the river packet City of St. Joseph near Memphis Tennessee killed six passengers. Five were blown into the Mississippi and the sixth died before reaching a hospital. Police and river officers investigated the fatal incident aboard the vessel.
Mayor Kressmann and a city official and engineer delegation left St. Louis by Pullman on the Burlington for a tour of the Keokuk power dam. The junket aims to secure electric power from Keokuk for St. Louis.
A passenger car on the Indiana Union Traction Line from Logansport jumped the track in Kokomo injuring five of eight passengers, with two feared fatally. The accident prompted swift ambulance response and an investigation into track conditions.
In St Louis the United States circuit court of appeals ruled Union Pacific Railroad not in violation of the Sherman antitrust law. The decision affirms the legality of the merger under federal restraint provisions.
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