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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1912
Page
6
A collage of quirky notes and snippets ranges from street gas lamps since 1807 to portraits of social trends. It cites odd laws, fashion shifts, and oddities across cities like New York and New Orleans, with stray jokes about sausage, crabs, and aviation, reflecting a mosaic of early 20th century curiosities and headlines.
Investigations by committees accelerate before Congress convenes. The Senate and House plan two inquiry organzations each, with Clapp committee and Smith of Michigan chairing probes into revolutions in Mexico and Cuba and the merchant marine. Foraker and Grosvenor seek hearings on Standard Oil dealings linked to the 1908 campaign, with more witnesses expected by November.
In Evansville Indiana a guardianship case centers on Willand Dune State and nine children. Kerelle Masser allegedly broke into a trunk in her room and destroyed juvenile items linked to a York Jona Jacek Aster. Fowler later granted no petition and appointed Maileine Moree as the guardian.
Fragmentary report from Salem details charges against individuals linked to pamphlets amid a Tawrence strike, naming Agatha Glu Vani and CapI tied to Anne Lopian events. The damaged text limits clarity on dates, places, affiliations, and outcomes.
An unclear account describes a confession of murder with a woman named in connection to the crime. The text references multiple locations and individuals but details are garbled. The fragment hints at indictments or testimonies and a court context involving several named groups.
Kansas City Aero Club member George MM. Myer received a cable from John Watts, pilot of the Dusseldorf balloon, claiming to have landed near Pskov Russia near St. Petersburg. Myer believes Watts and co-pilot Arthur Aberholt were held by Russian authorities and that their cipher message was not used.
Hastings Lesh confessed to police in Low Angrica that years ago she sold a baby to the daughter of Mr and Mrs Miram N Hastings of Green Ridge Missouri and Sedalia Missouri. The missing child was later identified as Pansey Hastings raised in Jacksonville.
A 14-year-old girl obtained a marriage license with a man named U BE Lack, wed about an hour after filing, and is now suing for possession of her six months old baby. Judge Swayne had granted the divorce earlier after hearing of another license. the case includes accusations of threats to spank and claims of a failed marriage.
In Gary Indiana a father and two relatives reportedly donated skin to aid Mia Kihel Smith after a severe burn. The operation occurred at a royal hospital under Charles Smith and involved her father, her brother, and a sweetheart. The donor team reportedly swapped to help her recover with skin grafts. officials say Miss Smith will be well in a month.
A garbled report notes HydroAeroplane winner Forest Girl and Ato Tory Junnus in a dramatic outdistancing event. The account mentions a Young bus withdrawal and a transcontinental route from Yewba to New Orleans, with hazards and suspense surrounding the motorized contest.
Noted revolutionist Sain of Teguctenipas Moudnras and General Joe Marin Valladares, a recognized restitutioner, were killed by a government troupe during a skirmish near Cjujona. The incident follows rising tensions as authorities clash with rebel factions.
Washington reports that the revenue cutter Analga is to stay at Suez until danger to Americans in Constantinople ends, a move said to be personally ordered by President Taft. The order underscores U S concern for protection of citizens abroad amid rising tensions.
Hearhsbarg, Kl resident Joto Landwin, visiting Ilaweeville, Ky, committed suicide by taking carbene fold. He was too old to live and past seventy years of age.
King Peter's Servian army seized Piikey after a bloody battle to cap a campaign against Macedonian territory. The Servians suffered about 590 dead while Turkish losses were around 6.0. The fighting marks a costly city capture with high casualties on both sides.
Quibece Ferry tours succeeded in reaching the stricken liner Royal Goorke in the St Lawrence river and rescuing 500 steerage passengers who will be sent to Montreal by special trains.
The board of curators at a central college in Fayett Missouri proposes a 225000 endowment infusion to supplement a 75000 gift from the General Education Board, creating a permanent endowed fund.
The north bound Shasta limited coast train de luxe on the Southern Pacific was held up and robbed at Dena Witty, miles north of Redding, Calif. One bandit was killed. none of the passengers were injured.
Andrew Carnegie declares he will pay 60 in personal property tax this year. He asserts his city property is valued under 5000 and denies any excess, noting his total debt reached 8,400,000. an assessment dispute is outlined before a tea department president.
A South Side hospital event left a 15 person group offering skin grafts to cover a young woman's knife wound scars. Each donor sacrificed three square inches of skin for transfer to Mrs Sigard Benson amid a broader, months‑long community effort following a 680 explosion that burned Mrs Bonkon.
The case against DM Trane of Tex alleging abducting Americans on Ameriang Island and delivering them to a foreign inn led to a verdict convicting Kamuy Nuney. The jury recommended four years in prison.
Decatur area farmer Hl Chillea Verner shot and killed his wife near Lintner, HL, then apparently fatally wounded himself. Domestic difficulties cited as the motive.
Officials of the United Mine Workers of America are named defendants in a $760,000 damage suit filed by seven Cabin Creek coal companies over alleged insults linked to the recent miners strike.
President Taft ordered the battleships Tennessee and Montana to sail to the Mediterranean to protect American missionaries and educators in Beirut and Smyrna. The move signals a shift from reliance on European powers to safeguard U.S. citizens amid rising Turkish tensions and possible territorial actions following the Balkan conflict. The American ambassador in Constantinople was instructed to coordinate with European colleagues for any necessary measures.
More than 2000 delegates from all sections of the United States convene at the Winter Garden for the Farworm Congress opening. Officers to be elected today. A resolution to demand President elect Woodrow Wilson replace Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson with T. M. Wiley, a noted pure food advocate and Taft era critic, is being drafted for adoption.
A 12 0007 panel of jurymen appointed by Sheriff Harburger of New York County VW to a panel from which the sheriff will select jurors for trials in the jurisdiction. Members named include George W Derling, William K Valderbl, Theodore P Sthosce, Ingac N Belleman.
The November crop report from the United States Department of Agriculture shows a record corn crop of 2,109,127,000 bushels, surpassing any prior year and making the corn crop the most valuable grain to farmers at 1,850,776,000 dollars as of November 1. This marks a historic agricultural year with preliminary estimates for major crops finalized.
A Washington notice from Chairman Png announces the Money Trust inquiry will begin November 1 according to an official alert. The document outlines the scope of the investigation and calls for witnesses and documentation to be presented.
A Everett audience voted two to one in favor of a single tax amendment to the city charter. The measure makes Everett the fourth city in the state of Washington to adopt the single tax idea, signaling momentum for broader adoption.
A Black woman named Fannie Porter in Tulsa claims the oldest living person title in the United States. She asserts a birth year of 1776 and notes a 142nd birthday recently, challenging official records and public perception.
Mrs Jane Will a 45 year old widow was struck by a passenger train on a Southern railroad bridge near Power, Crayville, nine miles north, and killed. The accident occurred while she crossed the bridge, authorities said.
Sir Henry Lucy relates a Cornhill Magazine tale of Nansen and three Laplanders on a Greenland exploration. The explorers used two sleeping bags. Nansen’s bag held the men tight inside but the three refused to sleep in it as it was too hot, choosing shelter behind a hillock instead and waking rested while the other bag emptied.
A garbled passage discusses an instrument with a scope used underwater to measure depth of about 60 feet. It mentions a basket-like device with a glare bottom, a cloth cover to prevent light, and the absence of electricity for certain devices. The fragment references factory use and testing of such devices.
A distorted excerpt from a London Globe item captures a frenetic stump speech directed at the government. The speaker denounces wage suppression and urges action, urging vigilance and opposition with coarse, combative rhetoric.
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