Marble Hill Press and Miscellaneous 19th Century Notes
A scatter of oddities and commentary from Marble Hill Press and related items. Topics include happiness versus kindness, meat prices, an international yacht race, Crown Prince Frederick William, Rev McPherson on sin, Luther Burbank’s seven kinds of apples, a West Virginia betrothal incident, a statue of Zola in Paris, a New York railroad conductors’ language issue, a fire dog, and a curious question about aMandar set in American girl society.
Navy plans for Pacific fleet voyage December sixteenth
The navy moves toward a Pacific fleet deployment with 15,000 men to be fed for 100 days at an estimated cost of 375000. Preparations include dec 1 yard repairs, stocked provisions and coal, four anchors per ship, and testing of provisions on the voyage. A land base is sought at Magdalena Bay and Guantanamo for staging and ranged manning, with capacity to handle 2600 men daily.
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Washington
Ocean
Hampon Roads
Roosevelt
Admiral Evans
Pacific Coast
Navy Department
Magdalena Bay
Guantanamo
Dynamite and bank robbery chase in Guthrie and Canova
A bank in Marshall Oklahoma was dynamited and looted while a large posse pursues the robbers. Canova South Dakota reports three safeblowers breaking into a strong box early Thursday as authorities pursue leads.
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Guthrie
Okla
Rebbern
Farmers’ State Bank of Marshall
Myers
South Dakota
Stour City
Canova
Utes threaten hostilities and Sioux unrest in St Paul
A Pioneer Press dispatch from Huron reports restless Utes near the Sioux wandering tribe with some men aiming to reach a reservation blocked by river-crossing permits. Fear of ration cuts and approaching winter heightens distress as authorities monitor visitors and civil access. In Pittsburgh a brickmaker, John Lectat, 50, killed himself by dynamite under his bed in a suicide that shattered the home and scattered debris.
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St. Paul
Misa
Pioneer Press
Huron
D. D
James Marcomber
Pittaburg
Penca
John Lectat
Imperial
Aroma
Hous
Lectat
Saloon Holdups in St Louis End With Fatal Wound
In St Louis two saloons were robbed Thursday night with the gunmen escaping. A customer was shot in the head during the first chase and died at City Hospital shortly after midnight. The first hold-up yielded $6 as the owner had taken the day’s receipts home earlier.
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St. Louis
City Hospital
Man Tossed Burning Mattress Out Window During Fire
A man whose pipe sparked a room fire caused a mattress to be hurled from a window by frightened family members. Denise landed on the mattress from about twenty five feet and escaped unharmed.
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Denise
Four Shocked by Live Wire in Norristown
In Norristown Pennsylvania four men William Hinkle George Porter Edward Gray and George De Solms were shocked by a fallen live electric wire. The wire wrapped around Hinkle and he was unconscious with serious danger while the others suffered injuries but remained conscious and stable.
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Norristown
William Hinkle
George Porter
Edward Gray
George de Solms
Hinke
Fire Destroys Curtains in York Home Blaze
A York, Pennsylvania residence suffered fire damage when lace curtains ignited amid a blaze. Fire crews quickly controlled the flames, preventing spread to nearby rooms and limiting structural damage. No injuries reported.
Naider Arrested at Jenks and Brought to Federal Jail
Naider, of Kiefer, was arrested at Jenks and transported to the federal jail. The brief report notes the local apprehension and custody status, with no further details on charges or dates provided in the fragment.
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Naider
Kiefer
Jenks
Killed in Mistake for Deer by Utes in Adirondacia
John E. Morgan of Williams and Morgan leading local furniture dealers was fatally shot at Kego Camp on Sheriff's Lake in the Adirondacia. He was mistaken for a deer, and the incident left Morgan instantly dead.
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Utes
John E. Morgan
Run
Williams & Morgan
Kego Camp
Sheriff's Lake
Adirondacia
Morgan
Five Die as Locomotive Explosion Rocks Labette Steel
In Steubenville Ohio five men were killed and three were dying after a locomotive exploded in Labette Steel Company works Wednesday night. Victims include Harry Andrews 20 Charles Reed 22 William Smith 40 Dan O'Brien 20 and William Scott 35. The blast wrecked the open hearth plant and devastated a neighboring locomotive.
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Steubenville, O
Labette Steel Company
Harry Andrews
Charles Reed
Wm. Smith
Dan O'Brien
Wm. Scott
Destructive hurricane hits Tepic region with wrecked towns
Advices report a destrucurs hurricane sweeping Tepic territory. Buildings at Santiago Ixculin were wrecked and other structures in the area suffered heavy damage. Crops and property were lost across a large plantation district with no loss of life reported.
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Mexico City
Mez
Tepic
Santiago
Ixculin
Ife
Steamer Bailey Gatzert Sinks Dredge Portland
In thick fog the river steamer Bailey Gatzert struck and sank the dredge Portland near the Willamette mouth. Forty men aboard the dredge were rescued while about 300 passengers faced no open panic thanks to coal heads.
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Portland
Bailey Gatzert
Willamette River
Railroad Accident Toll Tops Six Figures in Great Year
Washington D C five persons were killed and 76 286 injured in railroad accidents during the Great year ended June 30 according to Interstate Commerce Commission statistics. The toll rose by 775 deaths and 5 577 injuries over 1904.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Station Robbers Use Chloroform on Agent
Upper Sandusky Ohio William Ropp an agent of the Fort Wayne and Hocking Valley railroads was chloro formed by robbers while asleep in his office and the safe was ransacked. A hundred dollars in cash and 500 railroad tickets were taken. Cleveland's Summer Home Lotd Fall River Mass Gray Gable formerly the summer home of Grover Cleveland at Buzzards Bay has been id according to report here to George D Flynn a brewer
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Upper
Sandusky, O
William Ropp
Fort Wayne
Hocking Valley
Cleveland
Fall River
Masa
Preacher Beats Markaman in Saulsbury Rifle Match
Memphis based Rev. Dr. Daniel Braxton Torney from Effingham Illinois dominated the rifle event at Saulsbury Tennessee for the F. Rap pah trophy, distancing all competitors.
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Markaman
Memphis
Daniel Braxton Torney
Effingham
Ill
Saulsbury
Tenn
Salconiet Shot In EB Ebenezer Dance Hall Window
Salconiet Thind Time, a Buffalo-Alexander Young saloon keeper of Ebenezer, was shot while at a window in a dance hall talking with two friends. This marks his third attempted shooting within fourteen months.
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Salconiet
Buffalo
Alexander Young
Ebenezer
Johnson Wins in Cleveland Defeats Burton for Mayor
Johnson defeats Congressman Burton in Cleveland by a margin over 9,000 votes to secure the mayoralty in a decisive victory.
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Burton
Johnson wins fourth term as New York mayor
Kentucky goes Republican and Tammany triumphs in New York City as Johnson defeats Theodore Burton by 5,000 votes, tallying 9,813 for Johnson. The Democratic city ticket also wins, in a bitter race shaped by Roosevelt Taft influences on municipal ownership and street car fare issues.
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Johnson
Theodore Burton
Johnson Johnson
Political realignments threaten governor and senate picks
The report notes a Democratic majority likely on joint ballot and suggests Gov. Beckham may be chosen as U S senator if current plans hold. It also says Samuel W. Hager’s faction will push to block Beckham, arguing his temperance stance risks party success for personal ambition.
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United States
Samuel W. Hager
Beckham
Illinois local option carries in fifteen of twenty counties
In Illinois special liquor elections Tuesday the local option won in fifteen of twenty counties. W C T U and school groups campaigned with parades and voter lunches. Campaigns claim many counties turned “dry” wholly or partially with dry pockets in Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Morgan, and Menard. a few wet precincts noted in those counties.
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Ilinois
Tajon
Cazath
Masco Wabash
Edionda
Williamson, Calhoun
Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Johnson, Edwards, Morgan, Menard and
Pike
Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Morgan and Menard Counties
Local Election Returns Show Big Majorities and a Half Open Town Promise
The council and two board of education members won by majorities over Democratic and city ticket candidates by more than 10 000 votes. Col Leopold Markbreit won the mayoral race by over 20 000, with the total tally Markbreit 43 655 Dempsey 23 506 Piaf 9 850. The Volksblatt cites a platform of a half open town.
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Board of Education
Democratic Party
Col
Leopold Markbreit
Markbreit
The
Volksblatt
Roosevelt Bluntly Weighs National Impact of Local Votes
The early election results show minimal national effect though President Roosevelt publicly commented on only one race in Cleveland. He reportedly did not seem greatly disappointed by Burton's return to Congress as Tammany Hall’s New York victory appeared a foregone conclusion. The Parsons Hearst alliance drew strong condemnation from Republican leaders.
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Washington
Almaster
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Mayor Taylor Leads with Large Margin in City Vote
Estimates show Mayor Taylor and the full Government ticket ahead. District Attorney foe of grafters to attract about 10,000 votes beyond rivals, with Taylor near 12,000 if current 36 percent holds. Regional results indicate Taylor 1,359, Ryan 373, McCarthy 834 from 132 precincts and labor 834 across areas.
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Taylor
Ryan
McCarthy
Union For
Smoot's Machine Controls The Situation In Mora Mon Districts
A fragmented OCR snippet notes strong votes in Mormon districts indicating opposition to church influence. Mentions license limits, car returns and a tally of 749 with unclear context, lacking coherent names or events to anchor a fuller summary.
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Smoot
Webb Gets Eight-Year Sentence for Manslaughter
Liberty A Webb was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary for the killing of Ines Walkup who was alleged to be his wife. Webb denied marriage and claimed Walkup killed herself after an attempt on his life. He described a prior death pact with her to continue attempting suicide.
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Liberty
Jenso A. Webb
Webb
Ines Walkup
Louis—Edward DeLong
United States District Court
Dyer
Murder Case Unfolds in Hughesville Death
Investigation into the death of Charles Arnold near Hughesville reveals he was waylaid, murdered and robbed on Oct 30. Arnold was shot in the back of the head with a muzzle loading shotgun charge, according to evidence presented in the case.
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Hughesville
Sedalia
Charles Arnold
Arnold
Wet victory in California Moniteau county election
California and Tipton towns voted wet by 70 percent in Moniteau county. About 3,000 ballots cast. Celebrations included a parade and prayer meeting at a church. In another case, Lena Wunsch testified against Albert Nersinger in a court incident tied to an acid assault.
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Moniteau
California
Moniteau County
Tipton
St. Louie
Lena Wunsch
Muench
Albert Nersinger
Banker Tygard Is Sentenced In Kansas City
Bates National Bank of Butler Missouri failed September 2 1906. President F J Tygard banker was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge McPherson in federal court.
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Tygard
Kansas
Ciity
F. J. Tygard
Bates National Bank
Butler
McPherson
Root to Quit Cabinet Plans Permanent Political Exit
Sec Root announces intent to retire from national life by January. He will step away from cabinet duties and end active political involvement, signaling a major shift in leadership and policy direction.
Root to Leave Roosevelt Cabinet for Law Practice
Secretary of State plans to retire within a month or two due to health and fatigue. He has told friends he will quit public life permanently, despite a possible political push from Senator Scott. Rest and a return to legal work are seen as best for his nervous condition and future.
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Washington, D. C
Root
Roosevelt
Scott
West Virginia
Missing 17 year old nurse student Vera Norman in St Louis
St Louis police investigate the disappearance of Vera Norman of Peoria Illinois age 17. Relatives likely travel to assist search. Chief Klorman says she left Peoria to advance nursing training in St Louis after graduating from St Ann's Pounding Asylum. Investigators checked Olive and surrounding streets with no trace found.
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St. Louis
Vera Norman
Peoria
Jrl
J. FP. Klorman
St Louis
Archey
Pender Gast
St. Ann's
Olive
Nine Prisoners Escape From Madison County Jail Canton
Nine prisoners fled Madison county jail in Canton early Friday, with six awaiting trial for alleged murder and three described as desperate. They disappeared near Davis Switch as daylight approached, leaving one inmate who refused to join the breakout. Sheriff Owen and deputies pursued the fugitives as a new jail building revealed bars cut with a fine saw.
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Jackson
Miss
Liberty
Madison County
Canton
Davis’ Switch
Owen
Liberty jury convicts in Webb Walkup case for manslaughter
In Liberty Missouri a jury finds Jesse B Webb guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree for the death of Inez Walkup at a Liberty hotel. The pact to die together is noted and Webb claimed Walkup shot herself while the state contends he shot her and wounded himself. Eight years in the penitentiary fixed as punishment.
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Liberty
Jesse B. Webb
Inez Walkup
Webb
Johnson declines presidential ambitions amid Ohio Kentucky tension
Cleveland mayor Tom L Johnson waives aside the crown by Kentucky and any nomination or election guarantee. His rival Burton’s backers offered support, but Johnson laughed off the idea, saying he has no better job.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Kentucky
Burton
Attorney Robbed in Court in Chicago Courtroom
In Chicago Illinois an attorney was robbed in open court of a diamond valued at $1000. Lawyer Edward Henkin reported the loss after obtaining a continuance for a client from a judge in the same courtroom.
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Chicago
Iil
Edward Henkin
Pal Court
American Negro and Jap Fight Over Flag at Olongapo
A Japanese and an American Negro fought at Olongapo over placing the Japanese flag higher than the American banner on the emperor of Japan's birthday. The Negro was arrested while the Japanese was sent to the hospital.
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Manila
Olongapo
Choate Heads Civil Service Reform League Election
Joseph H. Choate of New York has been elected president of the No Reform League. The British ambassador suggested to the State Department warning against emigration to Cape Town due to low mood. Albert Marbles appeals Supreme Court in Washington in a case to evade his care.
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Cape Town
Department of State
Marbles
Supreme Court
Washington
Albert Marbles
Monopoly Power and Rail Standards Under Tariff Protections
A critique links tariff protected Steel trust to defective rails causing high railroad deaths and injuries. It cites New York Journal of Commerce on monopoly stifling quality, urging improved rails and steel. accuses Roosevelt era popular movements of serving corporate interests and avoiding state taxation. The piece names major industrial figures and alleges alignment with political leaders.
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New York Journal of Roo
Steel Trust
The
Journal of Commerce
Sage
United States Steel Corporation
Victory for the People surrender ends Senate push
The president, via Secretary Garfield, abandons further attempts to revive the joint after hour for Arizona and New Mexico. He foresees Oklahoma and Indian Territory adopting their state constitution on September, despite Secretary Taft's criticisms, signaling the administration bows to public will.
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Garfield
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Taft
Sedialism and Democracy in Party Clash
A fragmented report notes debates among factions tied to Hearst loyalists and Republican protectionists as they oppose individualist principles within the Democratic party. The text hints at collectivist versus individual rights arguments amid party alignments.
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Democratic Party
A Bright Difference
A gentleman asks where the astronomy books came from and his wife reveals she bought every astronomy book in a store to encourage study. After a pause he quotes a correction, saying he meant they must study economy, not astronomy. The moment ends with a husky voice reflecting the error and tension.
Hunting Up Statistics
A New York principal asks a pupil about parental earnings. The child explains that the father does not live with them and the mother earns money by staying away from him, revealing a humorous yet indirect take on family finances.
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New York
Papa
Ardealy
Harper
Forestalled dialogue exchange excerpt
A compressed dialogue fragment shows Mifkins doubting a claim as Windis and Windig dispute who spoke what. The exchange centers on belief and accountability in a tense, unresolved moment.
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Windis
Windig
Mifkins
How He Did i fan a 2018 of the gut rich quick sort
A garbled fragment mentions an uncle's sudden death and a dealer named Pants, but the text is too incomplete to extract a coherent event, person, or place.
Pleasant Summer Right Food the Caves
A fragmentary personal notice describes six years of nervousness and headaches worsened by excitement. The writer mentions improved condition this summer and notes weight changes while referencing a product or brand name and a place.
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Persanal
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