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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
2
Disjointed clippings note Sir Thomas Lipton considering a renewed challenge for the America's Cup as yachting news mixes with social observations. Reports touch on New York payrolls, Russia’s finances, and litany of unrelated cultural and political items, reflecting a bustling period of global affairs and society notes.
Secretary Metcalf will travel to San Francisco to conduct a thorough inquiry into the exclusion of Japanese children from white public schools. The investigation seeks facts on treaty rights, local conditions, and potential steps by the U.S. government to ensure equal access, with cooperation from San Francisco officials and Japanese consulars.
Controversy over the youngest Civil War soldier is settled in favor of Perry Ryan of Beatle Washington. Enlisted as a drummer boy in Company D Twenty fourth Iowa volunteers on August 22 1862 at age 9 years 10 months. Born October 22 1852 in Kane County Illinois later moved from Mount Vernon Iowa. After nearly a year of service he was discharged on a surgeon’s certificate of disability. He will receive a back pension as a widow?
The first test of the federal eight hour day law ends with Sheridan-Kirk Contracting Co. found guilty in U S court for violations in the Ohio River dam construction. Penalty to follow. fine up to 1000 dollars allowed.
Mrs. Robert E. Peary, wife of explorer Peary, reportedly says her husband has found the north end and will soon return home. She has spent the summer with him at Eagle Island in Casco Bay, where the Peary summer home is
A West Jersey and Shore electric train derailed on a trestle over Thoroughfare near Atlantic City New Jersey Sunday afternoon plunging cars into water. Up to seventy five passengers including women and children drowned or killed with hundreds more injured. Royal Artillery band members were among the crowd and divers removed bodies through the night. Bridge tender Daniel Stewart partially recovered from shock while investigators weigh rails spread versus unlocked drawbridge as causes.
A fragmented report notes praise for Beas on various fronts while tensions rise over China and Japan. The text hints at possible boycotts of American goods as relations strain, with no clear signs of imminent agreements or signings.
Reports from several towns describe a mix of personal, legal, and tragic events. Burial plans unfold for a farmer’s son and wife, a pioneer Henry Toel’s pallbearers include grandsons, and a man who served on the Monitor appears in a local obituary. In St Louis a boxer wins a token penny verdict after a train confrontation. A bank burglary yields little loot, while a farmer narrowly escapes a barn fire caused by a kicked lantern.
A string of brief notices reports deaths, crimes, and civic items across Missouri. Bland-Charles F. Pope, Gasconade County public administrator, killed himself instantly. Mrs. Catherine MacDonnell fatally burned near St. Louis. Joseph A. Dickson and Florence Megrew wed in St. Charles with two children present. Col and Mrs B D Meek celebrate a golden wedding in Eureka. Hamilton, a Springheld murderer, jailed at Carthage faces possible transfer to Nevada asylum. Nelson Cheeseman, founder of a St. Louis advertising firm, dies in the East. Judge Hamilton to Houston for Texas county hearing. prisoner deemed rational. Business Leaders urge Folk to push immigration funding. Benton County accounts of a family attack near Cole Camp leaving a murder attempt. Bank of Jonestown robbed of $2,000. Urbana postal control dispute over university publications.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a testimonial praising Dean's Kidney Pill a buyer describes three boxes cured them completely. The passage names Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N.Y. as a dealer source, with garbled text around phrasing and attribution.
A homely woman on a train exudes quiet distinction as a diamond on her third left hand finger signals readiness for marriage. Her serene confidence, lack of outward talent, and subtle engagement glow draw curious glances from fellow travelers.
Mrs. Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas recounts her infant's dreadful eczema from head to body. After using the Cutiura Remedies the child improved within days and fully recovered in about ninety days. She extols the remedy as a life saver and expresses deep gratitude for its apparent curing effect.
In New Hampshire a hardheaded businessman who rarely attended church suddenly becomes a regular worshiper after a pastor is unable to collect a $50 debt. The anecdote frames the change as driven by business necessity more than faith.
Mrs Lizzie Williams of 416 Osder street Quincy Missouri reports nervous collapse and distress linked to headaches heart palpitations and rheumatic pains after meals. She mentions Dr Williams Pink Pills as a treatment and notes improvement after starting the remedy.
The piece argues that tariffs fail to raise farmer incomes, noting wheat and other crops are priced by supply and demand, not protection. It contrasts cotton with wheat, cites government imports and trust pricing, and criticizes Republican protectionism while urging tariff reform. It mentions political figures and calls for a shift toward cheaper farm purchases and higher market freedom.
Intriguing promise of a vegetable silk substitute arises as Fisgmoor BR. W. Strohienert of Diurabolm Sweden pursues a factory project to manufacture allk from altro-velluloss using Mr. Gtrehlanort’s method. Trials reportedly occurred in Swedish and German cloth factories with favorable impressions.
The new Persian parliament will be elected by all male Persians ages 0 to 70 who can read and write, are not in state service, and have not been convicted of origin. The text outlines eligibility criteria for voters and candidates in the early parliamentary setup.
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