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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
The report notes 1,418,000 persons in India rely on state aid. Other items mention Australia planning five coastal wireless stations, a burglar found with tattooed portraits of six French presidents, and various brief notes on global concerns and local incidents.
Passengers traveling from London to Peking now complete the journey in sixteen days as the North Chinese railway operates trains by night as well as by day, increasing speed and efficiency of the route.
The house long shown to visitors as the Capulets palace in Verona, linked to Romeo and Juliet, has been completely destroyed by fire. Experiments now confirm hopes for wireless telephone success. Talking through a hat at long range is expected to become ordinary.
The passage notes that as long as German bankers contribute 87 million for scientific support, the German nation's eminence in science remains secure.
A Boston organized expedition led by George M. Boynton plans to explore the southern watershed of the Amazon River between the fourth and tenth parallels. The venture seeks geographic and scientific insight into regions long regarded as remote and unmapped.
An educational institution claims victory as faculty announce the elimination of co ed status. The report notes co education appearing to wane as the feminine contingent may resist being labeled the co portion of the term.
A sulphur shower swept Charolles, a town near Macon, France, settling on roofs, gardens, fields, vineyards, rivers, and ponds. Peasants reported a yellow dust and a sharp biting odor that troubled breathing for several hours.
The Atlantic steamship line manager advocates a shared schedule from chief European ports to provide a daily service and fair business share for each company. He argues the plan would be more profitable than the current system and likely more satisfactory for passengers.
A swindler dubbed a crape puller prowls Brooklyn reading death notices and posing as a florist. He visits grieving families, demands upfront payments, and vanishes after promising delivery, leaving flowers undelivered and victims deprived. Police have placed him on the lookout as detectives pursue leads.
The count, brother of the duke of the Abruzzi, wrecked a peasant cart and, after the farmer wrote noting the fault, apologized and received $100 instead of $20 for repairs. This follows the Princess of Wales praised for kindness after running over a dog.
In Harrisburg Professor William Frear of the Pennsylvania State College reported testing 83 kinds of breakfast foods for the government. He said most were very good and noted the study feasibility and outcomes.
A distinguished law professor testifies that no book contains more or better material for the student of corporation law than the Bible. While there have been finer tributes to the greatest of all books, it is interesting to see their number increased.
Telegraph lines out as Gen Simon gains popular support in the south. Loyal Gen Celestin and Gen Le Conte clash with Simon’s insurgents near Les Cayes amid reports of surrender in Les Cayes district. Gunboats Nord Alexis Vertlere and Centenaire patrol the coast to deter exile landings. News relies on mountain couriers as lines are cut.
A head on collision between Wisconsin Central and Illinois Central trains near Berwyn, ten miles from Chicago, killed fireman Arthur Alt, 34, Milwaukee. Several others injured as wreckage and carload of sheep burned and traffic delayed for hours. Fog contributed to the accident.
In Omaha district court Charles T. Davis and Mrs Abbie C Rice faced continued questioning in the Rustin life insurance suit. Fidelity & Casualty Co won permission to preserve their testimony as Mrs Rice must answer 231 questions and Davis 48 about Dr Rustin’s movements before his death. Grace Rustin may file cross interrogations.
The county chief game warden reports concerted efforts to curb game law violations. Sportsmen aid by supplying information, with prosecutions expected at the next county court term. Vigilance extends to hunters in the field and trains passing through the county.
Mrs Ben Fall of Girard Illinois died Saturday from burns suffered Friday evening while burning leaves. The flames ignited her clothing and she was fatally burned despite efforts to help.
Omar Scott of Greenville son of J N Scott was killed by a Cherokee Indian in Warner Oklahoma. The news reached his father here and details are lacking.
John D. Rockefeller faced Frank Kellogg in a heated customs house hearing on Standard Oil. The oil magnate avoided answering beyond 1882, when the trust formed, while Kellogg pressed on hazardous business questions. Rockefeller's lawyers blocked deeper probing, signaling a clever legal turn.
Muskogee Oklahoma. Seven hundred physicians practicing in the state will be examined by the state medical board at its next meeting. Doctor W T Tilley of Muskogee, board president, is accused of securing his license through fraud.
Ellsworth Kansas. Sidney B Tremble a bond broker of Chicago was accidentally shot and killed by Frank Stuart while hunting.
Archbishop John J. Glennon of St. Louis is named as a leading cardinal candidate in a Rome telegram. Opposition to Archbishop Bourne of London grows, while Bourne attends the pope’s jubilee in Rome and is favored by Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of state.
In Pratt City Alabama eight convict miners were burned to death at No 3 mine in a conspiracy to escape. Fifty planned to flee by piling lumber in the main way and setting it afire. Forty one reached the main entrance and were captured. one man was missing, either dead or escaped with others.
In Oil City Pennsylvania Edward Woods and Thomas Dickinson and a rabbit hole led to an iron kettle containing 3600 dollars in gold coins. Residents say the stash was buried by John Caldwell, an eccentric farmer who died in an insane asylum about thirty years ago.
Austro-Hungarian guards on the Servian frontier are being strengthened after reports that Serb troops fired across the Danube at a party of Austrian engineers near Semendria.
Miss Blanch Vignos and her brother Charles Vignos joined by ELo Stevens of New York as pilot for the balloon Ohio. The trio witnessed an ascension from Canton as the craft rose into the sky with a festive air.
Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson declares his finances wiped out after years amid disputes with special interests. He will relinquish his Euclid Avenue mansion and luxury items, return to a cottage, and end his public fight for 3 cent street cars, saying he sacrificed nearly all he had for his ideals.
Arkansas planter Mr. Allen employs Uncle Reuben a former slave who fought for the Union. The old man claims a government pension and insists on swearing before a magistrate. He accuses Squire McCabe of political dishonesty, labeling him a Democrat in front of onlookers and a schoolread youth.
Paris report says Prince and Princess Helie de Sagan deny rumors of a separation. Anna Gould de Castellane, once Miss Anna Gould, says they are happy and want to be left alone. They accuse Count Boni de Castellane of spreading false news to disrupt their lives.
Lexington Kentucky Edward Corrigan veteran trainer and race track owner made arrangements with Fasig Tipton to conduct an absolute dispersal sale of his horses in Lexington on Wednesday November 25. The sale ends his career as a prominent figure in American racing.
Powdered snuff called sneeze was handed by practical jokers to Andrew M. Taylor in a Paterson saloon. Taylor sneezed and coughed violently, ruptured a blood vessel, and died hours later. The jokers are known men, with no anticipated criminal action.
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train on the West Virginia and Pittsburg division between this place and Camden On Gauley went over a forty foot embankment Tuesday. Five trainmen and twenty passengers were injured. One person is believed fatally hurt and several others seriously hurt and may not recover.
Minneapolis officials and local brewery attorneys discuss plans to relinquish ownership of saloons. If agreed, brewery control of saloons in the city will soon be a thing of the past as discussions move toward consummation.
Notice from Burlington Iowa states 200 locomotives used on the Burlington system were received at West Burlington shops for repair to first class condition before the new year.
A Durmid Virginia parent recalls a six month old daughter suffering extreme eczema with oozing blood and no skin left. Two doctors gave up, but Cuticura remedies allegedly cleared the condition after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. داد
Dialogue shows Jones noting you rarely hear of a fat criminal and Bones agreeing that a stout person would find it hard to stoop to crime highlighting comedic contrast.
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