05 Mar 1902
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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
1
A garbled late 19th century editorial discusses political conventions in Missouri and Texas like topics. It mentions the Fourteenth District meeting, potential convention sites, and debates over primary costs, education policy, and state governance. It also notes rural school graduation exams and statewide schooling statistics.
The Missouri State Board of Education reports 126 high schools offer four year courses and 107 offer three year programs, with 288 articulating with the University. Projections anticipate 860 schools connected to colleges and 200 more organized in smaller towns, each providing at least two years of high school work. It notes teachers get prepared via county institutes and reading circle study, signaling rising effort among young teachers.
A column cites Sen Tillman and McLavelin on insults in the Senate, roars about royal fever and Cuban oppression, and critiques Roosevelt Knox railroad trust actions. It notes Tammany, New York fires, Morgan’s firm, Belgian King Leopold, and Kansan Gov Boley entering senatorial talk, with tariff reform chatter and Beveridge’s stance.
In a heated scene the tax and tariff debate stirs Republican factions as leaders weigh attendance at White House events and campaign signals amid talks of Roosevelt and the Stone episode. Citizens express judgment on policy and public appearances while tensions rise over party loyalty and political timing.
A lengthy advertisement lauds The 1902 World Almanac and Encyclopedia as a reliable quick reference. It highlights features on American millionaires, major industries, labor statistics, and global topics, selling for 2 cents with postpaid orders to The World, New York.
In Marble Tillant area Saturday evening a Boll inger County Mining Company meeting drew locals from around the vicin ity. Farm work continues as farmers report steady activity while Miss Statia Zimmerman visits relatives and Rev. A F Jones conducts services. John Green writes home. A B Zimmerman closes a nearby school term. J M McKelvy delivers books at Zalme. John Stevens visits Fredericktown.
The week brought new pupils Misses long Denton Kennett Mamie Osborne Marble Hill Lydia Upehuroh Scopus Mien Bess Latersiile Everett Basa Lateaville Mossie BR. H. and Mr Tinnin Tollent cave visiting. Winifred Williama returns with Bertrand relatives. Elizabeth Cameron visited Monday. Arthur Moyers spent weekend with family. Ming Alma harle back with us. Jennie Hoo recovering from illness. We now can seat over one hundred students at a time.
A two week absence ends as Pil comes back. The town notes a flush river due to thaw. Box factory runs part of last wool. Births include a daughter born to Mr and Mrs Bollinger on the 20th. Local visits by Prof Richards and wife near Glen Allen and Lutesville. Rev Jamison and Rev Helton mentioned. Mr Snider visited merchants Friday. Mrs Nevens dies after long illness. Rev Hembree delivers sermons Sunday and night.
Health is good in this vicinity. Jennie Limbaugh remains on the pony fiat. Battie Limbaugh sick with a side abscess slowly improves. John H. Masters finds horse dead in stable. John Drom and wife visited relatives near Millerdville Tuesday Wodocadpy. Mrs. George Propst ill at this writing. Turner Smith visited his father Tuesday. Robert Oram left for lower counties Friday for the summer. The daughter of France Hahs has been sick the past days. Daisy Jobucon visiting sister Mrs. Ellis. B. F. Sesbaugh closed a successful term of school in this district Friday. Despite unfavorable weather a large crowd attended and enjoyed themselves.
Domuota reports include Lambert and Stockey moving, Judith Bagby and Wingheater family news, Dolle and Bollinger labor updates, a new eight pound girl, and local mining prospects. Slush and sleet affect crops while pneumonia, deaths, and community sympathy are recorded. Reliability of names varies as town life continues amid changing economy.
The article argues for federal legislation to protect railroad and express services in interstate commerce from train robberies. It urges Congress to treat train robberies like mail robberies, ensuring federal detection, pursuit, and prosecution beyond local agencies.
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