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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
2
A collage of then newsy riffs covers fashion like harem skirts and shirts, aviation and Venus myths, a Paris finery shipment, a cow breaking butter records, and social musings on marriages and independence. Names like Queen Elisabeth and Saintly figures pepper the items, with humorous asides on women’s roles and public life.
Authorities weigh a ban on offensive language provoking stricter speech controls. A health lecturer touts sauerkraut as longevity fuel while puzzling diet lore circulates. In Paris a playful duel fad emerges, linked to a joked sense of humor about personal risk.
A massive fire swept Bangor in a mile long stretch from Bread Street to Center Street, engulfing residential areas and shops. Fire crews from Maine and neighboring towns battled the blaze all night, with injuries recorded and centers of relief established at local hospitals. Damages estimated at ten million dollars, authorities warn of extensive urban damage and ongoing rescue operations.
A special Delaware Jackawanka and Western train carrying school teachers from Delaware and Syracuse to Washington DC wrecked near Mirlins Creek. Eleven were killed, many injured. Railroad men describe a sudden shock and fire following the crash.
Washington DC. The department of tustics announced that the Mearoo Kinkapeoo Indian suits, involving about 70 allotments in Potts watomie Lineal and Oklahoma county in Oklahoma, have been settled out of court in favor of the In dare.
Delegates from Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Missouri attended the annual Interstate Christian Endeavor Union convention at the Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church in Evansville Indiana. The gathering brought together Christian Endeavor societies from the four states to discuss church youth work and cooperative activities.
San Antonio hosts a delegation including provisional Yucatan governor Sener Pino Surrez and diplomat Dr Vasquez Gomez en route to El Paso for ongoing peace talks. The travelers aim to advance regional diplomacy during the conference sessions.
Washington DC reports President Roosevelt resists a push to accept the presidential nomination. A Progressive Republican senator met him in New York and pressed the issue, but Roosevelt remained firm on not being forced into the race.
Washington reports that Rathon Cerra of Mexico claimed Americans foment trouble to justify intervention. The State Department questioned the interview’s authenticity published in Meadow City. Ambuscado Wilson prepared to query the vice president’s response as disapproved by official channels.
El Paso selected as the locale for a formal peace conference and for naming Judge Francisco Carbajal of the Mexican Supreme Court as federal commissary. The move is praised by the insurgent leader though seen with unease by Madero. General Demaric Reyes’s return to Mesquite is noted as a point of concern in a statement issued by Madero.
Tennessee Coal and Railroad Company orders the Ensivy steel mill shut down, risking about 2000 jobs as rail contracts are exhausted. United States Steel Corp subsidiary, operations unlikely to resume before June. In Memphis, Lucy Hughes, 34, perishes in Palmer House fire. several others injured. property loss about 50,000 dollars.
Court chamberlain orders prohibition on hobble skirts at any royal or court events in London. The rule cites attire limits that hinder proper courtesy to their majesties, reflecting strict dress code enforcement within official proceedings.
Muscatine townsfolk live under martial law as all liquor shipments are halted. The scene framed by bootleggers pursuing a rich harvest behind military blockades. The tale mirrors wartime control and illicit trade pressures in Iowa.
W Thomas J Jordan nicknamed the largest man in Illinois died in Cairo in his sleep. He was a farmer aged 54, listed as 4 feet tall and 5460 pounds.
New York gathering at Carnegie Hall marks the 300th anniversary of the King James Bible. The Most Rev David Pitner presided as Ambassadors Bryce and others read letters from King George and President Taft praising the Bible’s influence on English and American life.
Seventeen indictments were returned by the federal grand jury probing rebating by Ohio railroads to subsidiaries of the New York Steel corporation. Roads named include Lake Shore, Pennsylvania, Nickel Plate and Hessemer Lake Erie. Indictments allege violations of interstate commerce laws.
Kansas City claimant Elmer C. Swope who asserted he is the son and sole heir of Col. Thomas H. Swope disappears from his Martinsburg West Virginia home. In another item a collision between the Four Crown in Colliston and the Alfa in the North Sea results in four drownings among Alfa crew.
Architects and contractors issued an ultimatum to labor unions, demanding a settlement of jurisdictional disputes by next Tuesday or face a citywide general shutdown. The move highlights escalating tensions as talks stall and affected trades weigh impact on construction activity.
Washington reports Ramon Corral, Mexico’s vice president, claiming Americans stir trouble to justify intervention. The U S government responds coolly, disfavoring the accusation and signaling concern over foreign interference.
In Memphis Tennessee Mrs Lucy Hughes died in a blaze that gutted the Palmer house block on South Main Street. Several children and women were injured as flames destroyed one of the citys oldest buildings.
Muscatine remains under martial law since Monday as all liquor shipments into the city are stopped. Rum runners thrive amid the military blockade, with hootleggers said to be profiting from the disruption.
Paso Texas reports the armistice in the Mexican revolution, which expired at noon, was extended five days to allow peace commissioners from Mexico City and Washington to arrive for talks on both sides.
A woman who visited McNamara’s cell identified Secretary’s brother as J. B. Bryce. Attorneys Hilton and Fredericks held a two hour conference with Jim and James McNamara, claiming witnesses had named James McNamara as James Bryce. Hilton said McNamara confessed to a plot to railroad them to the gallows, while Fredericks said the woman denied McNamara’s identity as Bryce.
Washington alarm over rising deaths blamed on widespread headache powders. Harvey W. Willet, chief chemist at the agriculture department, launches 20 investigations into drifted ingredients and possible prohibitions on sales without proper prescription or proof of safety.
Immigrants passing through St Louis from New York to Wegters Pointe discovered a salt case containing dynamite and fuzes at the end of a station. The device could have wrecked the building and killed occupants. several injured but no owner found.
Senator Frye of Maine resigns as president pro tem citing ill health after blood poisoning from a tight shoe rubbing his heel. He has been bedbound for three weeks. Senator Gallinger will succeed him as president pro tem of the Senate.
In Frenkfort Kentucky rewards offered for Roebel murder cases were paid after an assassination. Hugo fon contested rewards and judgment favored T. KR. Griffin of Somerset and Detectives Harding and Armstrong of Louisville, each awarded 3700 for conviction of Henry Yuutery and James B. Howard.
London report claims Sir Mathew Nathan may replace Sir Aldon Gorst as Huntiah resident in Egypt. Nathan previously served as governor of Natal. This speculation cites the Jewish Chronicle as its source.
Chicago reports an exclusive car for women will be added on two Burlington trains starting May 1. The principal compartment will be a parlor style car, luxuriously appointed and equipped with feminine conveniences and comforts.
An advertisement extols a laxative remedy made by the California Fig Syrup Co as the best family laxative. It promises gentle, natural relief from headaches colds indigestion and other discomforts. The copy urges buying only the official Casidornia Fig Syrup Co product clearly named on each package.
A fragmentary exchange notes a character named Harber warning Tog about a rasher with many teeth. The dialogue hints at old lexicon and a curious customer interaction. The piece presents a quirky, incomplete sketch with unclear context and attribution.
A blurred passage shows characters including a girl and a teacher reacting to a string of remarks on Madison Avenue. A man named Johny and a person called the woman interact as a song nears its end with nervous behavior and a request to stand straight.
A widow describes years of heart trouble and headaches until a life insurance rejection spurred her to quit coffee and use Postum. She reports immediate health gains, weight gain, restored appetite, and a strengthened heart, enabling a new insurance pass. She credits Postum with improving her health and securing her child’s future.
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