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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
2
A sprawling 1900s style collage mocks fashion, manners, and gossip. It riffs on slogans, taxes, hats, science, and politics with quips about dentists, wives, and social trends across America and Europe, naming no clear event or person with concrete impact.
The fourth American Peace congress concluded with speeches by David Starr Jordan and Mrs. Percy Pennypacker. Resolutions urged: US to appoint a five member Hague program committee. California land ownership reforms. repeal or arbitration on Panama canal tolls. assess militia pay bill and armament concerns. negotiate limits on military rivalry. praise Taft for treaties. applaud China and US opium removal. oppose military training in schools and naval recruiting at universities. Delegates praised the congress as its most successful.
Denver coal land spanning 3.40 acres valued at 1,000,000 was surrendered to the United States government by Colorado Fuel and Iron in exchange for the dismissal of a suit involving 6,500 acres owned by the company.
Park County supervisors in Des Moines plan to sue Rock Island Railway for about 16 million dollars in back taxes unless the company pays the amount.
Ten thousand workers in Hudson county mills join a sympathy strike causing a major shutdown across northern New Jersey. The action halts production and disrupts local industries, with the Labor movement gaining momentum amid wartime labor tensions.
Port au Prince reports the death of Hafti president General Tancredo Auguste after a brief illness. He had served as president since April 9 of last year, succeeding General Cincinnatua Leconte.
After a six weeks walk from his Mississippi home William Gregory a former negro servant of Senator Vardaman limped into the capital in search of employment and found it.
A Bourne plan to fund good roads calls for a $5.9 billion federal program over 30 years with state cooperation, a $1 billion construction fund, and a national highway engineering school to supply trained specialists. States would deposit 4 per cent bonds, then receive government credit against a 3 per cent annual interest, with a 50 year bond payoff and sunk funding. A Kansas robber on a passenger train robbed travelers of about $1,406 plus jewelry, exchanged fire with a passenger, was wounded, and fled on the train toward Joplin.
Forty miners at the Colorado Fuel and Iron mine near Rouse were trapped when a cavern collapsed blocking 400 feet of mine passages. All were recovered after hours of entrapment as they escaped through a hole created by fallen props and stringers.
Washington reports show determination to finish the canal quickly. Nine giant steam shovels at Culebra Cut are on 12 hour shifts, digging the most troublesome reach and aiming to have a passage ready for ships when the locks are completed.
Judge Thomas M. Bigger of the Columbus common pleas court denied the Ohio taxing authorities the right to assess the interstate receipts of Ohio corporations.
Indianapolis Ind Otis Skinner actor who is suffering from car trouble here is reported to be in a serious condition. He is in the Methodist hospital preparing to undergo a second operation.
Washington DC authorities reject Senator Works of California plan to censor all newspaper coverage of crimes tragedies and accidents in the capital. They argue publicity deters crime and the bill was referred for a report and returned with an unfavorable recommendation.
Washington headlines show cost of living in late 1912 reaching peak in 23 years with a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on retail prices from 1890 to 1912. Albany dispatch notes Democratic conference action to sustain the adverse report on Gov Salters nomination of John Mitchell as labor commissioner.
The United States Court of Appeals grants Albert W. Freeman's request for release on bail set at 150000. Freeman was convicted on March 14 for using the mails to defraud.
In California, measures to loosen the alien land ownership law advanced in the Senate with an amendment to permit aliens to hold land for three years. Governor Johnson supporters backed the plan as a boon for farmers in the Sacramento valley, while opposing Progressives argued against weakening the act.
In Chicase New Jersey a suit targets Independent Harvester Company of Janes IL claiming officers hid profits and misrepresented as a farmers cooperative. Plaintiffs allege the 9100,009 600 corporation created to back the Harvester trust sold farm implements at reduced prices, but the firm was not a manufacturing concern and functioned as a controversial venture led by W C Thompson of Chicago.
Irate wife Margared A Lyon gains a divorce in circuit court after proving her husband Charig Lyon a night watchman kept a second wife and three children for seven years while supporting his first family. A note promising “Stockings for the wife” aroused suspicion.
A damaged OCR pass presents a jumble of letters and fragments about a person and events. Readable items are scarce, with no clear names, dates, places, or actions to anchor a concise summary. The result is a largely incoherent record requiring substantial reconstruction.
A comic performer named Fooliah Egonem addresses a crowd of baseball rosters, claiming attention for his unique line of humor amid the sports gathering. The scene blends satire with performance as the audience reactions shape the act.
The instruction outlines diluting a cleaning mixture in two quarts of water to treat painted walls. It suggests using two ounces of solvent per two quarts, adding a tablespoon of ammonia, dividing the mixture into two buckets, and applying with a cloth while avoiding splashes and ensuring the surface is dried.
In Dublin, Wi Yeats explains why he left politics noting that pursuing high and sincere rhetoric while engaging in political life forces a choice between ideals and expediency. He warns that sincerity tends to be sacrificed for practical aims.
Dr Philip Manson Hikes of Mal amore developed a serum for pneumonia and erysipelas before his death. Johns Hopkins medical editor notes the serum shows promise, likening it to diphtheria antitoxin in potential but not a definitive cure.
London reports the British government will grant an annuity of 60 dollars to the widow of Captain Robert F. Scott, on top of her 1,000 dollar admiralty pension. A joint 1,500 dollar annuity will aid Scott’s mother and two sisters, and 1,600 dollars go to the widow and her sister in law of Dr Edward A. Wilson, chief scientific staff.
The Iron Mountain railroad resumes service into Cairo Illinois via Bird's Point terminal after tracks between Charleston and Bird's Point were out of commission since the last week of March due to flooding.
Peter Eales, 63, former chief of police of Cripple Creek, Colorado, and ex-sheriff of a Kansas County, was sentenced in Stockton to two years in prison for obtaining 200 dollars for a non existent business.
Darmstadt Germany lieutenant von Mirbach was killed and Lieut vonman injured when a biplane collapsed during a landing attempt just above the ground.
A reader testimony extols Postum as a coffee substitute, claiming improved kidney and bowel function, steadier nerves, and enhanced mental effort. The ad promotes Instant Postum by noting its concentrated form and easy preparation, and invites readers to request the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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