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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1906
Page
2
The column exudes a mash of anecdotes and erroneous phrases about publications, inventors, and public figures. It mocks headlines, parodies modernization, and touches on Harry Lehr, King Alfonso, and Gen Wheeler with a mix of satirical notes and uncertain facts, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century press style.
A call from farm labor organizers urges a nationwide strike aiming to lift prices. The message notes Kansas and Minnesota receiving copies and suggests success hinges on a united stand for better rates.
Early morning glare destroyed Kaen Yon Military Academy as rain and ruins burned. At least eight injured, three likely to die, and several missing students including Winifred Kunkle and Astalala. Rescue teams search the blaze for bodies amid ongoing chaos.
A February 15 mail wagon robbery in San Francisco yielded a $10,000 package of bonds and nine other securities. Ten Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corporation bonds valued at $1,000 each were stolen, owned by two women, with one linked to Kiowa. The incident followed hostile crowd reaction to Miss Evelyn’s Clinton entertainment effort.
H B Goodrich of Santa Fe moves DMI headquarters from Galveston to Ardmore. He will maintain offices there and supervise oil drilling on Santa Fe property west of the city. The field reportedly yields well and a second well drilling has started. Santa Fe controls.
Law notes swirl around Charles Jones confession claim as new trial motions surface. District Attorney aims to force Lawyer House to testify about Jones’s prior statements, while Texas witnesses recount Jones’s alleged admissions. The courtroom tension rises as defense and prosecution push for admissible, decisive testimony amid lingering public interest.
A large fire swept Hitchcock Oklahoma destroying about twenty business houses and the First National Bank. The blaze began in the Wood Mercantile building from a defective appliance and spread rapidly aided by a brisk wind, leaving most town businesses ruined. The total loss exceeds $100,000 with extensive property damage.
John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers of America, declined a nomination for Con reas in the Peoria district. He said accepting would resemble an election and that he must devote all time to miners. Mitchell's home is Spring Valley Wisconsin and no details of demands would be shared before presentation to operators.
An explosion at a McHenry canning factory injures seven and kills three workers. Victims include an Ininels merchant and Sienadeth Seles rds as the blast occurs during dynamite fitting. The blast resulted from a blunder by John Hill of Cleveland Ohio who mishandled a stick of dynamite.
The funeral for John A McCall, vice president of New York Life Insurance Co., was held Tuesday at the Roman Catholic Church of the leased Sacramento. The crowded street in front of the church extended half a block as hundreds could not enter. Four killed in collision.
After Johann Hoch was hanged, his body lay at County Marque Street while an undertaker and two clergymen sought a burial site. Waldheim Forest Home and St. Lucas cemeteries refused interment, hindering the burial at commonly chosen grounds.
The battleship Ore, long stationed in Asiatic waters, is headed to San Francisco after unloading stores, then to the Bremerton Yard for an overhaul. The move signals maintenance for extended service and reassessment of duties for future assignments.
A fragmented line reads out of every forty atx bomi chides sider, with unclear context and multiple unreadable terms. The readable bits suggest criticism or admonition directed at a person or group, but the article's meaning is obscured by garbled OCR.
Authorities with police inventoryed twenty churches amid demonstrations as barricades gave way. Firemen drove out protesters by spraying water, with four arrests reported.
A meteor startled residents in the south part of the county. Fragments struck the residence of Joshua Taylor, causing injuries. Fire and ruin followed, with considerable damage reported. Authorities investigate the meteor event and its impact on the area.
A Muskogee pioneer family commemorates a centenarian milestone with memories of an early settler, Mr Tukey of Muskogee. The elder, Nearly 160 years of life, is noted for early work and the community’s growth.
A Missouri Dovics Trein Rolie wreck near Centralia injures multiple passengers Friday afternoon. Names include Mrs Mary Bivunie Centralia and F Calduelt of Hanerilie with varying injuries. Nearby farmers and medical staff assisted as the train was halted at Moterty hospital for treatment. Conditions described as non fatal though several remained seriously hurt.
J W Bell of Boonville was found dead Friday morning in a cistern on his farm east of town by his brother in law W Hoefer. Bell, head of C C Bell Fralt Co, was brother to Col Charles C Bell. He had recently sold his Boonville residence and planned to live on the farm. wife and children stayed with her mother in Boonville. A long letter was found advising disposal of property and locating papers. Neighbors searched the scene after Bell’s bed was found empty. Police suspected temporary insanity.
St Joseph Missouri Parry and Claude Munden aged 17 and 21 were arrested by city detectives and the chief of the secret service department of the Missouri Pacific and are held awaiting extradition to Atchison. They are charged with robbing Missouri Pacific freight cars in the yards at Atchison and other points of several thousand dollars in freight losses.
Plans are perfected for a large canning factory in Mo. as three berry growers unite to back the project. The consolidation aims to boost local industry and provide processing facilities for regional produce.
A hearing in Jefferson City MO covers the stock ownership questions in the inquiry prosecuted by the attorney general. H Clay Perce appears in New York. The case will proceed with final day pending the Missouri Supreme Court ruling on testimony in stock ownership matters.
Vandiver tightens campaign as Missouri policy holders are asked to sign papers delegating their votes to three directors. Agents have worked for two weeks in St. Louis and across the state, following home office instructions as the plan expands to other states.
Rail accident reported as a train derailed with tender toppled and cars thrown into a gulch. Mail and baggage cars shunted off to the right, occupants unharmed but residents nearby awakened by the crash.
The newspaper discusses Capt. Mikkelson Bod promising to raise the American flag on a northern Arctic discovery for President Roosevelt. It claims any new territory north of Siberia would be Russian and accuses the United States of protesting against Bod’s attempt to pursue these plans.
Three plant employees Booth Wright and Nord were killed and twenty girls injured when an explosion tore through the dynamite punching house at the Hercules powder plant eighteen miles north of Hannibal Missouri. The blast destroyed the old punching house but the workers there avoided a larger catastrophe due to machine punching. The Hercules plant is one of the leading powder facilities in the region.
A special Weather Bureau wire to the Norfolk navy yard commandant reported the torpedo boat Winslow broken down southeast of Cape Henry and in need of immediate assistance. Rear Admiral Harrington dispatched the naval tug Mohawk to aid, with an expected arrival by 1 PM Friday.
Kansas City will build a new passenger station at Grand avenue with a total cost exceeding 20 million dollars. The plan, presented by director E Swinney of the Chicago and Alton, aims to relieve congestion at the old Union Station on Union avenue. Twenty eight railroads currently entering the city will be affected, with future growth possibly prompting a second station on the river front or elsewhere.
In Shreveport Louisiana a 13 year old girl Lear was killed by a 26 year old Black man returning from school. Three witnesses saw the shooting, the suspect was arrested and a mob gathered at the jail but dispersed after Judge Bell urged lawful process. A separate item notes a Texas event about a gender themed hotel feature this week.
Mrs. A M Merray and a Lincoln Institute faculty member in Jeffe rson City Missouri acknowledge receipt of a poem by Mr Merray inspired by a picture of Miss Roosevelt. The poem honors the former first lady and reflects intimate cultural ties at the state colored youth school.
A fragmented report mentions a mishap with a m and grain dealers opposing advances by Chico men who failed to take away their trade. No clear names, dates, or places are readable.
Dr A Wiese, noted Geet Cubs figure, died at an early hour yesterday. The obituary notes his long service to the state and his career spanning thirty five years. L A Wileos at home in the big city mourns the loss.
Secretary Rosaparts declares that George Weshingwn would favor and support a strong navy. He emphasizes readiness and strategic posture for national defense amid current geopolitical tensions.
Vanderbilts and their chauffeur were attacked on a Poste street Saturday evening as a boy named Adolfo Butini suffered injuries. Police intervened saving Mr. Vanderbilt who drew a revolver to defend himself. both adults and chauffeur were subdued and held at a police station. Mrs. Vanderbilt was escorted to a hotel pending developments. Doctors warn grave complications for the injured boy and potential penalties for the assailants.
Clay County Sheriff and detectives cornered three bank robbers after they breached the Missouri City Mimodri Bank vault with a charge. A pursuing exchange left an officer wounded. Leonard Bell, identified as one gunman, was captured and claimed admission to taking part in the break. He was hospitalized with non dangerous injuries.
Gen Grosvenor Loges, 63, a Chillicothe lawyer and Kenyon and Harvard Law School graduate, has long dominated Ross County politics. A former presidential elector and Ohio electoral college president, he was out in 1896 for governor. The piece notes his 20 years in Congress, and a Feb 10 assassination attempt on Colombian President Rafael Reyes, where eight shots were fired but he escaped unharmed.
Jefferson City agent W J Ray for Texas secured a governor Folk requisition to bring W J Packham back to Texas to answer embezzlement charges. Packham is in custody in Kansas City.
H L Rowley cashier of the First National Bank was appointed by Indes Beauchamp as receiver of the Bessie State Bank of Bessie recently closed by Bank Commissioner Paul Cooper. Cashier B D Matthews is under arrest. Missouri post office burned.
A tester describes using Cuticura Remedies to treat eruptions successfully for years. The account notes a second outbreak, purchased more Cuticura, and complete cure. Mentions Irish whisky testimony and a WCTU anti-coffee campaign leading to Postum adoption as a coffee substitute.
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