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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1893
Page
2
A fragmented, archaic passage contemplates indifference to Hawaii, memory, and the value of education. It touches on elderly suffering, justice, and the tension between tradition and reform, interweaving references to eastern towns, money shortages, and a distant call for schooling.
John W. Mackay, famed California millionaire, was shot in the back in San Francisco near Lick House by a man named W. C. Rippi who then shot himself. Rippi died soon after. Mackay’s wound not serious. The incident occurred in a Sutter Street alley. Mackay was taken to the Palace Hotel. The shooter carried a 48 caliber bulldog revolver and left a note about a sapphire purchase and “dr I R Linton” in a Palace Hotel envelope.
St Louis city chemist Sullivan analyzed powders sold in the city at the request of Health Commissioner Brennan. Most brands were alum-based. only the Royal powder was a pure cream of tartar type with high leavening power. Higher gas content means more rise but alum-containing powders leave harmful residuum. Results aim to guide housekeepers in choosing wholesome powders. The Recorder in New York reports Dr W R Amick’s consumption cure showing cures and widespread tests, with medical bodies abroad and in the US following the campaign.
Chicago reports 40 500 cartloads of snow and ice hauled from downtown since December with 500 workers and 580 teams daily. Most material dumped in the river, some to Ogden and Sheldon pits. Cost of removal about 100 000 dollars. Typhus cases rise in Queens jail with six new infections and quarantine orders issued.
In New York on February 26 Walter Q. Gresham paid a call on Secretary of State John W. Foster at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They talked about an hour, Foster saying the discussion was not important and denying any touch on the Bering Sea question while Gresham described the meeting as a purely friendly one.
Business leaders at the Mercantile club push a city smoking device law with city inspectors and a testing board. The crusade aims to cut half the smoke by summer as bridges and electric street railways loom in plans. Turner gymnasts prepare for the World’s Fair with a large, prize‑winning corps ready for challenges.
E G Dun & Co reports in its weekly trade review that $3,000,000 in gold moved abroad this week with another $500,000 expected, while business shows mixed signals. Chicago leaders note good trade and strong collections except where storms disrupt, Milwaukee reports fair trade, and Minneapolis sees slightly lower flour output with strong lumber and building prospects. Treasury activity remains steady despite heavy gold outflows. exports edge higher and imports stay exceptionally large, with the gold drain likely to continue unless foreign buyers balance the payments. The seven day period adds 230 business failures, down from 233, with 270 in the comparable week last year.
Charles Wilson Rowe was convicted in the District Court of using the mails to defraud and of conspiracy. Sentence was deferred. His scheme swindled lumbermen across the Northwest of thousands of dollars, with shipments bought through a fictitious banking firm and never paid for.
Secretary C W Crawford of the Trans Mississipp i Commercial Congress describes past meetings in Galveston Denver and New Orleans. He notes discussions on rail rates freight returns ill arid land reclamation deep water outlets and irrigation. Next gathering set for April in Ogden with new topics expected.
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