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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
2
A sprawling, humorous column from Marble Hill Press in Marble Hill Missouri pokes at culture and news. It riffs on suffrage jokes, fashion, aviation, crates of ideas, and playful quips about society figures, politics, toys, animals, cinema, and even beguiling headlines.
A Chicago magistrate advocates auto speeders take the pledge to curb offenses while warnings note the era of superstition fading as a steamship line holds a day for sailing. A Denver legislator proposes requiring surgeons to show removed diseased appendixes and to exile the tester if no abnormality is found.
The four day Missouri farm lecture train completed its annual five year tour, visiting Clinton, Spritefield, and other towns near Springfield. About 20 000 people attended lectures by university experts, with many farm meetings held in key locations and hundreds of dollars in goods sold along the route. The trip was led by Vice President F J Berry.
Assistant secretary of state Huntington Wilson resigns over the administration’s China loan policy. President Wilson accepts the resignation to avoid delaying routine state department matters. Bryan is absent, with interim leadership by A. A. Adee until a successor is named. The move signals policy disagreement rather than a broader resignation wave.
The new Democratic officers took charge at the Mileasart State Hospital for the Insane in Nevada with De W I Bardley of Wind Or as Superintendent and Dexter Rimene of Jefferven City as Rummere. Taylor Tixen was named superintendent of the poultry department and Capt A Cummings of the hospital farm. Dr Bradley named John T Warth as stenographer and Walter Bennett as supervisor.
The Hannibal Commercial club weighs a preliminary plan to dedicate a monument to Mark Twain who grew up in Hannibal. They aim to place the statue in Riverview Park by August for a ceremony attended by President Wilson and several governors, with invitations extended to Wilson and the governors.
Mexican trip shows Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson arriving in Vera Cruz aboard the presidential train once used by Porfirio Diaz and later reserved for him. He rests in a princely stateroom with pillows last used by Madero, during Huerta regime tensions.
Berryville Ark Mrs Thomas Walden wife of Carroll county sheriff stopped a jail escape after her husband was knocked senseless by a prisoner with a chak as he served a belated meal. Walden was attacked when entering the prison and his wife rushed to aid him.
Bloomington officials order Xoxan, an exclusive fraternity at the University, to disband by June 1 amid alleged excessive use of intoxicants. Police and university authorities coordinate action to enforce the ruling and prevent further infractions at the campus.
Following a 20 year courtship, Julia Walker of Hannibal and Harry Dribble, yard master for the Missouri Pacific railroad in Kanon City, wed in Hannibal.
Mrs L Brackett Hishop leads clubwomen demanding a national bureau to enforce male dress standards. She criticizes an Ohio bill and proposes reforms including flowing beards, removal of cubist and high collar styles, and elimination of silk stockings and peekaboo waists.
J A Wisherd, wanted on a Texas Oklahoma larceny warrant for two notes totaling 150000, was arrested by Sheriff Rea of Tarrant county. He posted bond and awaits a March 28 preliminary hearing. Wisherd allegedly worked for Bilby as a land buyer for about three years.
Newcastle police and Dr R A Winters pursue a Gypsy Bend auto around Williamsport in a case involving the alleged kidnapping of Catherine Winters aged years.
H. H. Kohlsaat publisher and millionaire of Chicago was stricken with apoplexy at the Holland House in New York. His physician expected a recovery and said he would likely improve.
The 1973 Official Catholic Directory reports 18 110 158 Catholics in the United States, with 32 229 47 under U S protection. Philippines 7 131 989. Porto Rico 94 350. Alaska 12 520. Hawaii 42 196. canal zone 960. Continental U S hosts 14 312 churches and 17 845 Roman Catholic priests, incl 3 cardinals, 11 active archbishops, 3 titular archbishops, 144 bishops and 2 abbots. There are 288 orphan asylums caring for 7 415 orphans. States over 50 000 Catholics include Illinois 1 460 997. Missouri 470 000. Indiana 223 744.
In Logan county near Chisholm ville the body of 18 year old Mine Mary Stephens was found in an old well. A bullet hole in her head and a stone tied to her neck were noted. Arthur Tillman, her enretleart, was arrested and accused of the killing.
Paris reports Jean Hauthout or Barthou as French premier after cabinet retirement. He informed President Poincare of broad support in the chamber of deputies and pledged to proceed with the new administration despite the cabinet change.
Mrs Mary Gilmore and James Lyon were found guilty of murder by a circuit court jury in Carthagy Missouri. The charge involved killing Mrs Gilmore’s husband Chase Gilmore at Webb City.
A bold advertisement promises relief from disfiguring skin eruptions using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. It claims rapid, gentle healing suitable for infants and children, urging readers to request a free trial by writing to a Baltimore address and sending payment for postage.
Hannibal St Joseph Croce State Highway association holds its annual convention in Chillicothe Monday April 14 with J Roy secretary announcing representation from eleven counties. County courts highway engineers and local commercial clubs will attend from Caldwell Civitos De Kalb Linco Livingston Macon Marion Howrow Kalle and Shelters.
Rev.OF O'Reilly, oldest priest in the Catholic diocese of St Louis, died at his home in Springfield Mo after succumbing to an illness contracted at his niece’s funeral in St Louis. He was 85 and had served 66 years in various church roles.
James Thurman of Salem died at his home southeast of Salem aged 1 year. He was a Civil War veteran and one of the last survivors of the Seenad Missouri Infantry known for its role in the Vicksburg campaign. The piece notes a long deceased era and regional memorials.
Columbia reports the death of Mrs Susan Tillery, 92, the town’s oldest resident, at her daughter Wirefh Duncan’s home. She had lived in Columbia for 65 years after marriage.
Mrs Bedalla Hokely died near Maghesville from burns suffered when a lamp toppled her clothing six weeks earlier. An amendment to the contingent appropriations bill provides an automobile for Gov Major. Salaries for officers and employees are funded by a bill appropriating $900.09, passed by the senate.
Higbee Frank Newton about 46 was killed in the Neo 11 shaft of the Northern Central Coal Co. He was a mine driver and was recovered by a rescue team after the incident.
Fragmentary text copy appears to mix garbled phrases including UMASS and unrelated words. No clear person, organization, or event can be determined. The readable bits offer no coherent news item or identifiable entities to summarize.
A fragmentary line depicts Mr Charcoal and Mr Flatiron in a playful exchange about weepin and weaponry. The quirky slang hints at a rustic, humorous street scene with focus on two named characters and a gag involving an iron tool.
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