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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
2
A collage of comma spliced reflections covers topics from auto heart maladies to naval enlistment ambitions by Cleveland and Berkeley figures, jokes about matrimony, balloon races, and careless driving. The piece threads miscellaneous observations on life, fate, and modern society with scattered names and places.
Election returns from forty two states show Republicans maintaining a strong hold in Congress. In New York Governor Hughes led by about 50,000 despite losing major cities, while Tammany Inde pendence tickets fared well. Massachusetts reelected Curtis Guild, with Moran the Democratic opponent. Minnesota saw a landslide Democratic win for Gov. Johnson, and Oklahoma statehood was set by Democrat delegates. Rhode Island reelected Higgins as governor.
Reported results from 273 congressional districts show Democrats with a net gain of 10 seats while Republicans hold 15 and Democrats 118, 96 from the South. No returns yet from 118 districts and missing information continues.
President Roosevelt awaited election returns as they arrived by telegraph to the executive office. After dining with his family at Oyster Bay he hurried to his office with Secretary Root and Postmaster General Cortelyou to review early results and preparations for declaring a winner.
The city of Denver shows a Republican lead by 15.00 to 20,900 ballots while the state tally favors Republicans by 38 008 to 49,908. Democratic figures for state chairs and other offices are provided, noting a Democratic claim of legality in remaining areas and shifts toward the Republicans.
The Illinois Republican Party asserts control of 21 of 25 congressmen, with Democrats winning Caldwell in the Twenty first and Moater in the Twenty third outside Cook County. Inside Cook County ballots were slow due to extensive scratching, while the next legislature is expected to elect a Republican U S Senator successor to Cullom.
Indiana voters gave Republicans the full state ticket with a large majority and elected congressmen in multiple districts. In Idaho the landslide for Republicans challenges Gooding’s lead, while Montana and Arizona show mixed results. Utah returns favor Republicans with Howell again in Congress and hints of high turnout and party loyalty.
Complete returns show Charles K. Hughes elected governor of New York by about 40 000 votes over William Randolph Hearst. Hearst carried Greater New York by 73 000, with strong showings in Buffalo Rochester and other cities. Hearst leads in Manhattan and the Bronx while Hughes wins numerous upstate municipalities. no city was carried by Hughes. McClellan congratulates Hughes.
Prary, famed for bold Arctic exploration, is described as a record commander whose intrepid feats and gripping adventures mark a notable chapter in polar exploration history.
New York reports United States now holds farthest north record at 87 degrees 6 minutes as Commander Robert E Peary of the navy nears the pole with the Roosevelt. His expedition surpassed the 86 degree 54 minute mark set by the Duke of Abruzzi though he did not reach the pole. A letter from Peary via Bridgeman details the voyage, struggles with ice and open water, and the return to Greenland coast, with no deaths.
St Louis November 7 Heeth Thomas Niedringhaus Republican state committee chair and Judge V N Evans Democratic state organization claim Missouri. Evans says Democratic state by about 26000 while Niedringhaus says Republican ticket won by a close margin. Evans declares we have carried the state beyond a doubt and a majority of legislators and more congressmen than two years ago.
Georgia voters chose Edwards the Democrat by about 4000 in the First district. In Massachusetts forecasts expect the next legislature to be Republican with a large majority, aiding Senator W. Murray Crane’s reelection. Atlanta dispatch notes national results amid a GOP-leaning trend.
Peary reported via telephone that Commander Peary had not reached the pole and that the expedition faced disappointment. Bridgeman conveyed the message, noting the party did not go far and would return safely.
An order to stand trial has been issued against American Sugar Refining Co. and New York Central Railroad in a United States court. They are summoned to face two indictments accusing rebating on west bound shipments to Cleveland in 1907.
A feud between E H High and Edward Ori der, wealthy Maries County farmers, escalated near Pe area as Crider, attacked by High with a knife, fought back with his arkley life. High suffered a shattered knee cap and is hospitalized, with recovery uncertain due to age.
The St. Louis Daughters wrote to President Roosevelt expressing sympathy and seeking action on Congo troubles and the Niagara outrage. Roosevelt replied he was powerless to intervene due to international tensions but pledged to do his best to prevent the falls from being used for vile purposes.
Roy Irwin a 26 year old prominent local businessman living in Ravenwood twelve miles east of Maryville killed himself with carbolic acid at his home eleven days after marrying. His bride was outside the house when he drank the poison. No motive is known.
Miss Maggie Pinel, 17, attempted to mail a letter in a fire alarm bay at Geyer and Louisiana avenue. The St Louis fire department responded promptly, surprising her in a first urban mailbox experience.
In Lincoln county near Grimes Station on King's lake a 72 year old Confederate veteran, Captain A O Grimes, shot and killed Joseph Hines and wounded Jasper Church at his clu bone. He was refused to do hetmauast and was tokens in.
Springfield and surrounding items report J Heaton filing a complaint against Sarah Heaton for marrying without a divorce from Roy Smith after a Lincoln marriage. A Curryville state hospital inmate was found dead in a pond. coroner rules accidental death. The Deep Waterways Convention in St Louis expects 2,000 delegates with many distinguished attendees. Missouri’s river navigation progress highlighted as Kansas City and St Louis Packet line claims success.
Plants are taken up and set in a large basket to be carried to the cellar. They are packed starting at one end of a narrow box and stood on end with clove together to leave space. After a dozen plants are packed the process continues with careful spacing for winter use to preserve the yield.
The article explains keeping celery crisp by storing with roots in moist earth or pond mud to preserve flavor. It describes building wide edge boards around beds, filling spaces with dry leaves, and covering about one foot deep. Leaves are weighted with boards and occasional removal of cover on warm days advised.
A farmer describes growing buckwheat as a late crop that fits poorly used land and failed corn stands. Preparation includes manure on poor ground, thorough seedbed work, sowing by hand between June 20 and July 4, and avoiding frost risk after July 4. Harvest by cradle or scythe, then stack and thresh like other small grains. Buckwheat can be sold to millers or ground for retail sacks.
The readable fragments show garbled phrases about a person or event, with stray words like never and began to. No clear names, dates, places, organizations, or outcomes are extractable from the legible portions. The rest is too corrupted to identify a specific news item.
An old news column discusses Defiance Starch and its effects on fabrics noting how proper laundering enhances texture and stiffness without damage. It mentions social notes on fashion and society figures including Lady Paget and other New York and London society snippets.
The sons of Ibsen and Bjornson grew up as close friends then political rifts divided them for years. Their children later met, their union sealed when Bjornson’s daughter married Ibsen’s son. The fathers reunited after a 25 year separation at the wedding and in the lives of their families.
An early 20th century ad extols a versatile laxative for family use. The copy emphasizes safety and ease of use for multiple ages, promising gentle relief and reliable results. It reflects common patent medicine messaging of the era.
John Camden Neild, noted for a grand charitable bequest to Victoria and a fortune linked to the prince Consort era, was educated at Balliol and Trinity Cambridge and became a barrister. He inherited £350,000 at 34 after his father's death, lived at Cheyne Walk, and was known for generosity and a troubled, storied life.
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