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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1904
Page
2
A column of witty observations and gossip from Marble Hill Missouri touching airships, money, theater dinners, and social curiosities. Notable items include Prof Langley avoiding St Louis contests, a New York manager's bankruptcy, fashion price contrasts, and a Cincinnati church purse theft with a neighbor noted.
A New York newspaper man fatally injured recently leaves behind acclaimed poetry now celebrated posthumously. His writings are receiving high praise as memories of his work circulate.
The sale valued at 1525 dollars draws attention to the warrant that sent preacher John Bunyan to Bedford jail. The text notes the preacher, ahead of his time, often receives his reward only long after his deeds.
A widow was found helpless and dying in her Middletown New York home. Authorities noted extreme poverty with thirty eight cats and sixteen dogs on the premises highlighting her poor living conditions.
A house keeper feels a rising emotion on spotting the first fly of the season. She recalls her husband already witnessed the same sight at the ball games, contrasting domestic life with public events.
One young lady fought and nearly overcame a highwayman. Another chased a thief half a mile. The first is described as pretty and the second as attractive. Thus is bravery re warded.
A claim advocates using bats to exterminate mosquitoes while allowing others to fight mosquitoes by any means. The note defends freedom of choice in methods, framing the issue as a matter of public policy and personal liberty.
A tongue in cheek notice claims a yearly great novel is incoming and that its manuscript has already been rejected by three distinguished publishing houses, asserting this as a sign of future greatness.
A discrepancy of over half a million dollars in the expense accounts of the Nordica Doemes reveals an irreconcilable difference of opinion about which party truly represented the firm.
On the theory of averages last year's total fire losses in this country should have been 75000000 dollars instead of 225000.00. Talk of the costliness of war. It is nothing to the costliness of carelessness.
News from New York reports the Jockey Club forbids using initials in horse names. The ruling forces admirers to seek alternative ways to compliment their ladies rather than initials.
The distant war becomes personal as hundreds of sailors and officers who perished with Admiral Makaroff are named as real men, and readers are urged to send condolences to the families who mourn their loss.
Prof Brooks of Hobart College reports discovery of twenty five comets. From an astronomical view this is success, but the average businessman might ask how much was paid for them.
In Bellona New York an old maid leaves a fortune to a poor young man on the condition he never drinks tobacco or gambles. If he slips once the estate goes to the First Presbyterian Church. Deacons express hopeful caution.
Lieut Chandler defied skeptics saying destroyers can go anywhere. The flotilla has arrived at Manila with no plan yet for its return.
The Romans recently enjoyed a rare sight as two kings appeared together, while many freeborn Americans have long felt joy at the sight of four.
John Burt recalls summers with Jessie Carden after a voyage from Weston Harbor. In Nantasket they share rides, dinners, and stories with Sam, a coastal character, before Jessie leaves for Vassar and John heads to Harvard. Their parting at the station ends a season of romance and reflection.
In a New England country setting near Hing ham, Arthur Morris, a Yale expulsion and bank stock heir, notices Jessie Carden arriving with the Bishops. He asks about Cardens while his father Randolph weighs Carden wealth, hinting at future intrigue as the scene closes with a teaser.
London doctors claim the "light cure" removes recent wounds and scars quickly using Finson light. Brit ish subalterns seek treatment for South Africa era facial traces. Reports describe rapid tissue regeneration and pigment effects, with combined Roentgen and Finsen rays aiding cancer care.
In Malabar India the lan gur monkey is trained to operate the punka fan by cords. An English officer devised the setup by tying the monkey to a cord and rewarding it with candy. The experiment proved successful and thousands of monkeys now work the fans in wealthy homes.
In Salisbury Senator Overman acted as attorney for defendants in a murder case. He chatted with a bootblack in a chair booth and asked the boy about the governor of the state. The boy answered that he did not know, prompting the senator to chide him. The exchange continued as the boy asked who the sub governor of Mississippi was.
A London Answers note recalls how Russian rulers and ministers emerged from unlikely origins. It highlights an empress born to peasant life who married a Swedish dragoon, an Armenian reformer who challenged autocracy, Sergius De Witte rising from a wayside station to near state power, and Kuropatkin who began as a sublieutenant to command Russia's war machine.
Chinese commanding officers hold a notable privilege within regiments. Inferior ranks may be beaten with bamboo sticks, while a commanding officer who offends is punished by the emperor through a beheading if he prefers to receive the blemish by beheading.
Chinese Saturday attacked a railway mine complex near Port Adams held by Russian authorities. They looted the works, suffered heavy losses as Russians trapped them in villages, with 50 bandits killed while Russians reported no casualties. Two Japanese officers among 17 prisoners. Chinese bandit activity alarms Russia, with officials urging firm action from Pekin.
News from Jackson Kentucky reports the shooting death of Riley Coldiron five miles from his home on Troublesome Creek. Coldiron had testified against Curtis Jett and Tom White in James Cockrill’s murder case. No arrests have been made as the investigation continues.
Evansville Indiana farmer John Waterman rode with his wife and children when horses ran away. Clara Waterman, 11, was thrown against a telephone pole and fatally injured with a broken neck. Miss Lillie Buente also involved in the episode.
Seoul reports the Korean cabinet ministers who had tendered resignation have agreed, by imperial order, to keep their portfolios despite earlier actions.
Sixteen former prisoners released from Fort Smith after ninety days for liquor sales were greeted by a brass band and 250 residents at Frisco station in Hoklenville. The men, now prominent local businessmen, were warmly welcomed home Sunday.
London reports ten British warships have departed Hong Kong on Friday bound for the Yangtse Kiang. The move signals a shift in naval posture as tensions or duties in the Far East continue to unfold.
Sparks from a passing engine started a blaze at an elevator and cribs owned by J. T. Rick etts five miles west of Paris early Friday. Buildings and grain losses total $14,000 and are fully insured.
In St. Joseph Missouri masked robbers attacked Mr and Mrs Joseph Lillider and their son Joseph Jr two miles north of the city. The family was rendered unconscious after a fight lasting over an hour as the robbers sought a hidden fortune. Mr Lillider 72 lies in critical condition with physicians fearing death may come at any moment. the robbers fled without taking anything.
Telmride Colo Judge Theron Stevens on Tuesday adjourned the May term as San Miguel County sits under martial law. No action was taken on extending an injunction shielding citizens' alliance and mine owners from interfering with deported miners returning home to Telluride. Stevens said he entered town Monday night and had to pass through lines of soldiers at the depot guarding the alleged return of deported union men.
London reports the wedding at St George's Church Hanover Square on April 30. Emma dowager countess of Ravensworth aged 59 married James William Wadesworth her third spouse. He had served as the countess coachman for four months prior to the ceremony.
Liao Yang May 10 report says Russian fleet scored its first distinct naval success by torpedoing and crippling an armored Japanese cruiser in Talien Bay though the damage may not sink it. The report was delayed and not yet confirmed.
London dispatch from Tien Tsin reports Russians evacuated Kaopautse and Sin Mun Tun as three hundred Chinese guard the towns.
Washington reports advices from Minister Allen in Seoul indicating a sizable body of Cossacks has arrived south of the Yalu river, according to state department dispatches.
Evansville Indiana reports Patrick McBrady died after drinking a quart of whiskey on a wager at Whiteville Kentucky on Friday and falling dead on his own doorstep.
Columbus Ohio governor Herrick has ordered a court martial in response to the Springfield riots where a Black man named Dickson was lynched.
The Medico-legal Journal notes from London that the English Home Secretary will not grant clemency to Mrs Maybrick. After fifteen years in prison she would be eligible for release on a ticket of leave, but the decision is to detain her until the last possible moment, with time due to end in July.
Secretary Taft departed Washington Thursday for a ten to fourteen day stay in the Adirondacks seeking a change of climate as his physician advised a rest due to a severe cold.
A lamp explosion Tuesday night at Calvin, I. T. sparked a major fire in Guthrie, Ohio. Five stores, a butcher shop and a barber shop were destroyed. Stocks were valued at 18000 dollars and the buildings at 10000 dollars.
Depositions in the Missouri Whitecotton records case are ready for review by the Supreme Court. Judges Smork and Eby testimony raised questions on the accuracy of the Paris file. Prosecutor Jeffries called the evidence badly mixed with missing figures. Reynolds admitted agreeing to addition but said it applied only to the Paris copy. Proceedings slated for around May 10.
Joplin Missouri 17 year old Jim Horton admitted complicity in the murder of his stepfather J H Kennell two months ago after ten hours of questioning by Deputy Marshal Sowder. He says he and his brother Ollie Horton lured Kennell to the woods, Ollie struck with a coupling pin then again with an iron, killing him. Jim fled, Ollie later joined, and $60 was found, with $30 turned over to Jim.
The St Louis Medical Society seeks a school eye and ear inspection system. Dr Frank Henderson and Dr Funkhouser testified that teachers under physician oversight could run a low cost program to reduce short sightedness and improve pupils health. The Board of Education committee will study the proposal and report back.
Hon Jerre H Murry died at his Columbia home after contracting pneumonia from campaign exposure. A 1893 Missouri University Law School graduate, he led his class in scholastic honors and served three terms as county prosecuting attorney before his death last week.
In Columbia Missouri University and Texas University met in a debate won by Texas. Walter Warne and Eugene P Locke defended the affirmative on the prompt about the history of trades unions over twenty years harming general welfare. Missouri’s Redmond Cole and Malcomb Curry argued the negative. Judges were Gantt Valliant and Prof Wilson.
The interstate oratorical contest held in Washington Hall last week included participants from Missouri and ten other states. Walter Lewis Ferris of Beloit College Wisconsin won first with the subject Savanarola, earning $100 in gold. George E. Newell of Park College Missouri placed second and William A. Schall of Creighton University Nebraska third.
Marshall Missouri dispatch reports John Miller convicted Thursday of assault and sentenced to ninety-nine years in the Penitentiary. Miller was arrested March 12 at Miami on kidnapping charges. The 16-year-old Mary Morrison, daughter of W. W. Morrison of Slater, was assaulted on the road from Slater to Miami after the arrest revealed the crime. Miller, of Slater, worked at the Chicago and Alton roundhouse.
In Chillicothe Livingston County a long running ejectment case A L Plumber v Thomas Maddox et al. costs thousands in lawyers fees and court expenses. The four acre strip has circulated through two counties for over twelve years since Civil War era attempts to shield it from confiscation and later sale to the Rollings estate. The case seen in Livingston County Circuit Court last week ended on a motion. Wealthy principals vow to pursue to the United States Supreme Court.
Group Twelve of the Missouri Bankers' Association met in Poplar Bluff last week at the YMCA rooms. J. L. Dallon gave the welcome address and R. D. Duncan of Fredericktown spoke for the bankers. J. E. Franklin of Fredericktown read on Paper Money, F. W. Keyser of St Louis spoke on The Work of the M B A. M. C. Horton discussed The Present Outlook. George A. Néal of Doniphan spoke on The Group Meeting. About seventy five members from the Southeast Missouri circuit attended.
Bevier Missouri authorities report a message from State Auditor Y. AHen stating Attorney General Crow holds that $2,500 revenue bonds issued by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for a City Hall project are entitled to registration. Bonds payable after one year, initially refused registration, now approved without a popular vote.
Jefferson City Governor Dockery issues a proclamation urging all people to attend the dedication of the Missouri Building at the World’s Fair on June 3 and to lend their encouragement by attending in person.
A Missouri City home owned by Samuel B. Roby, who killed himself after wounding Mrs. Pennington, was struck by lightning and caught fire on Friday. Mrs. Pennington lay in the very room when the bolt hit, as awe-stricken onlookers watched.
Saturday granted a pardon to Arthur Maxwell of Cape Girardeau County who had been sent to the penitentiary a year ago for a two year term in a grain larceny conviction. Maxwell, 18, had the signature of the trial judge on his pardon application.
Columbia Mo curators announce an educational innovation at Missouri University a new agricultural engineering department will offer courses covering practical knowledge useful to farmers and their work across the field.
In Kennett Missouri Louis Eden was found guilty in the Circuit Court last week of murder in the first degree for shooting Frank Huff a sawmill worker at Malden on December 5 1903. Sentence to be pronounced this week by Judge Fort.
At the Chillicothe Missouri Industrial School for Girls board meeting the group decided to spend all of the $5,000 appropriated by the last General Assembly on a two story addition with a basement to the residence on the state grounds. Part of the money will also go to grounds improvements. The funds were unpaid until this year due to prior lack of funds.
In St Charles Missouri Price Edwards a 45 year old Black man convicted with Allen Henderson for the murder of Joe Buckner near Wentzville died in the county jail last week after months of consumption and attempting to starve himself. Another man Castles who confessed to complicity died in jail months earlier.
Chillicothe Missouri Saturday morning J H Williams aged 71 one of the county’s oldest residents was stricken with apoplexy at his residence causing deafness and a total lapse of memory the stroke occurred in his home in this city
Last week Cyrus F. Wikoff was announced as public administrator of Livingston County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James W. Samuel.
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