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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
2
A fragmented miscellany from Marble Hill Press mocks politics, editors, and social trends. It notes weather unreliability, upcoming conventions, and a goofy fixation on baseball, theater, and jokes. It lampoons editors, editors’ gloom, and public tastes with sharp asides about guilds, manners, and elite culture.
A Boston reformer urges that each groom obtain a certificate of financial competence to support a wife and each bride a certificate of culinary competence to feed a ban bard in the absence of these there may be no wedding ceremony.
Descriptions of Mississippi River flood threats across Baton Rouge and New Orleans with Bayou Sara under 25 feet of water. Rescue boats, special trains, and relief efforts are underway as levees strain and residents flee rising floods.
Lexington report says Ed Callahan a famed Brearhitt county feudist was assassinated while at the door of his Crocketteville store about twenty miles from Jackson. Local details are sparse and no suspects are named. The event shocks nearby communities and police investigate.
Albany New York reports that T. Cirrey of Albany president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers with officials of labor groups from 26 mills of International Paper will confer with company officials on a million?ions and the submission of a new working agreement.
Eight thousand freight handlers clerks and checkers on twenty Chicago railroads were ordered out after demanding a five dollar monthly pay raise a half holiday on Saturdays and double pay for holiday work A strike order was issued pending final railroad manager reply.
The college rowing season starts with races on ice cold waters between Columbia varsity crew and Nonpareil Rowing Club in New York, and between the University of Pennsylvania and the Naval Academy in Annapolis.
Springfield High School captured the Corn Belt Oratorical Athletics meet in Springfield. Bloomington secured first place in the oratorical contest at the twelfth annual event.
Washington considers nationalizing Mammoth Cave in Kentucky as a summer health resort through a government purchase estimated at $1,000,000. The proposal gained attention from prominent Kentuckians amid military affairs committee discussions.
In Panama rioting followed a presidential campaign speech by Dr Beilcurin Porras as factions urge U S intervention to ensure fair elections. Officials say the political situation is delicate with fears of bloodshed and possible conflagration.
London court and Attorney General Isaacs opened the Titanic inquiry. Lookout Archie Jewell testified he watched the crow's nest from 9:30 to 10:00 and was warned to watch for ice but saw none. He said lifeboats lacked compasses and provisions, while Josh Carrott described boat lowering and claimed 20 foreigners attempted to board a lifeboat and were repelled by a revolver.
Paris reports the death of Grand Duke Georges of Leuchtenberg, an uncle of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, marking a notable royal succession development and regional European influence.
In the periogl children's handicap two boys jointly hold a 4500 file record. They earned $4.50 for the catch and credit for delivering a severe blow to the 1912 crop.
In Minden Louisiana a 19 year old Black man named Ernest Allume was attacked by a mob at Pellow Pine after allegedly sending insulting telephone messages to a young white woman. Police reported the incident and noted several injuries among those involved.
Washington reports a congressional accord on a pension bill setting higher benefits for advanced age and longer service. The measure ties to the general service law and outlines scales: those aged 65 with five years receive a base, decreasing amounts for shorter service. specifics include annual figures and phased increases for longer tenure. The debate highlighted support from Me Cumber, Hurtihag, Gore, and Hep, with Shereward Adair Haloway opposing in part due to constitutional concerns.
In Halifax Nova Scotia 59 Titanic victims were buried after solemn services at St Mary's Cathedral and Brunswick Street Methodist Church attended by city officials and mourners. Five bodies were identified, with records filed at Halifax and the White Star Line office in New York.
A famed cartoonist, Vera leper Tawernpert, died after a fire map incident on a Nor ky Mountain railway. He sent cartoons to the San Franciscs Examiner and later shifted from railroading to cartooning under guidance from Hearst in New York. His career featured a notable Capitol era style and a controversial Dollar Mark controversy surrounding labor.
A fragmented report from Junction City Kansas notes an ordinance banning spo on the steps and fire escapes of public schools following police arrests of three couples. The action comes from the city commissioners at the superintendent and board of education request. Indictments against twenty three persons are tied to a lynching incident in Fort Smith Arkansas.
Mrs Russell Sage, noted woman philanthropist, is in a serious condition at her Fifth Avenue home. Ill since September, friends are anxious about her outcome. She is 84 years old.
Mrs Alexandra Zeleski used a male disguise for two years while hunting her missing husband. The ruse unraveled when Abe fainted, exposing the deception amid the mine community.
Canadian government to withdraw approval of the international fisheries treaties within days as U S Senate fails to ratify the arrangement. In Los Angeles United States secret service agents arrest Manuel Villareal a Magoniata leader once active at Madero last year on counterfeiting charges in Drivineln Art
In Mobile Alabama Myre Bradley stabbed and poured lye on his wife while she wept. Police report he stated I got lonely at night and will die. Bradley surrendered to officers after the incident, with responses describing a fatal intent in the confrontation.
Congressional notes recount Senate leaders calling an impasse on an appropriation bill and election issues, while House members push reform bills limiting government employee political activity and lobbying. It highlights measures on labor disputes procedures, judiciary fees, and investigations into Judge Archbald, plus relief appropriations for flood victims and navy investigations.
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