Marble Hill Paper News Roundup of Oddities and Local Happenings
A garbled digest from Marble Hill Missouri covers Paderewski gossip, diplomatic quips, and a string of brief notes. It cites births and deaths in London, Capos and insurgents, Chicago beer closures, and a Russian minister’s transfer. Also mentions a Duke of Marlborough Newport visit, U S border disputes, a Texas female lawyer, an umpire suit, a poisoning arrest in St Louis, seismic chatter near Tehuacan, and a Chicago real estate boomer.
Desperadoes Harvest Largely in Oklahoma Shootout
Oklahoma’s bandit crop is described as nearly saved after a deadly week of gunfights. Noted outlaws Zip Wyatt Bil Cook Jim French Skeeter Cherokee Bill Verdigris Kid and Wyatt are named as seed-sown by the Daltons. Cherokee Bill awaits execution as other convicts face life terms. The article forecasts a weak next wave of robbers and murderers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Zip Wyatt
Bil Cook
Jim French
Skeeter
Cherokee Bill
Wyatt
Daltons
Harvest Is Ripe in the Stubble Field
In a dry dusty farm scene Squire Stevens and his daughter Dorothy discuss harvest life and fate. Dorothy muses on sowing and reaping as the sun-withering day ends and the family contemplates work, temptation, and the modest promise of a good crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Stevens
Cynthia
Squire
Dorothy Stevens
Europe
Dorothy
Pop
Harvest of a Good Crop for Abby Hazard
In a supper table conversation Dorothy and the Squire talk about Abby Hazard. Abby, faithful and industrious on the Hazard farm, has long shouldered debts and labor while remaining unrewarded. Dorothy muses on marriage for Abby as the Squire shows perplexity and pride in his daughter’s sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Abby
Abby Hazard
Pop
Cap
Will You Come to Abby's Harvest With Dorothy and Squire
The Squire urges Dorothy to join Abby at her harvest. He reveals Abby avoided changes while Dick lived, fearing it would push Dorothy out. Dorothy laughs at the idea, calling them dear geese, and they prepare to tell Abby her harvest is ripe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Dorothy
A Crimean Gun Duel Ends in Russian Defeat
A lively account describes a formal duel between a British and a Russian cannon at the Crimea. The Russian gunners claimed superiority but their embrasure was breached by Jenny, the English sixty eight pounder, when the seventh shot toppled the Russian gun amid cheers from the British crew and acknowledgment from the Russians. The outline of the duel drew spectators from both camps and marked a notable artillery contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Airey
Dacres
Richard
Jenny
Airey
Blue Jackets
BEYOND THE SEA: Tragic church bell accident in France
At Charleville France lightning struck a church steeple during bell ringing two choir boys were nearby one boy killed instantly in Liege Belgium a dentist who scratched a worker's hand during a tooth extraction later had his arm amputated due to infection A Hungarian wine dealer cut ties with Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria amid suspicions of involvement in the murder of ex Premier Stambouloff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleville
France
Liege
Belgium
Prince Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Stambouloff
Hungary
San Francisco Call to build fifteen story office block
The San Francisco Call plans a new fifteen story building at a cost of $500000. The Kalama Washington Bulletin prints a motto promising more for less with a bold grab all in sight. Oregon's new game law allows killing upland birds up to 20 daily. English curates consider forming a professional union. The Athenian Archeological Society resumes excavations on the Acropolis lower slopes after repairs to the Parthenon. A Seattle tanning firm has received 115 bales of deer skins totaling about eighteen tons from various deer. Herring move toward Eastport sardine factories as packers report brisk business at low prices. Dr Bohr travels to the Faroes to study diver birds breathing apparatus. The Ehlers expedition accompanies him to Iceland to study leprosy. George Augustus Sala's library of about 8,000 volumes sold in London for £851. Asphalt paving is tested in France by heating powder to 120 degrees and molding under five and one half tons per square inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kalama
Wash
Oregon
Parthenon
Athenian Archeological Society
Acropolis
Seattle
Eastport
Bohr
Faroeslands
Ehlers
Iceland
George Augustus Sala
London
France
Libel damages upheld against Virginia paper case
A Norfolk based Virginia paper defeated in libel suit by the American Book Company. After a five week trial the jury awarded punitive damages, finding the statements false and a deliberate libel. The company was praised for honorable conduct and fair business across state contracts, with officials confirming uniform pricing and no discrimination against Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
American Book Company
Norfolk
Citr
Ican Bock Company
Byrd
Gion & Co
Emark
Tote
Compa
Chetage Tribune
Personalities of the era: scholars, leaders, and notable figures
George Q. Cannon translates a work into Hawaiian. Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte-Wysa dies in Paris. Antonio Maceo, Cuban revolutionary, described as cultured and refined. Dr. Max Norésu, alias Simon, practices medicine in Paris. John G. White, Cleveland chess expert, owns about 5 000 volumes. Captain Jonathan Norton of Lee MA, turns 99. Blondin remains abstemious at 72. Andrew Lang and Horace Howard Furness hailed as great Americans. Sousa reportedly earns over 25 000 yearly from royalties. Prince George of England reputed tobacco smoker. Eugene Murger discovered singing in Paris streets. Ex-Justice Strong reportedly left 50 000 a year to join Grant’s Supreme Court. A bust of Charles Sumner highlighted at Atlanta Exposition. Burnham, Boston bookseller, left nearly 400 000 to charity. Kokomo Indiana records a fourteenth daughter of a fourteenth daughter birth. Sir James Stephen reportedly smoked a cigar and never smoked again. Lecture note on Harvard appearance and attire by Leslie Stephen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Q. Cannon
Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte-Wysa
Paris
Antonio Maceo
Max Norésu
Parla
Simon
John G. White
Cleveland
Jonathan Norton
Lee
Mass
Massachusetts
Blondin
Andrew Lang
Horace Howard Furness
Philadelphia
John Philip Sousa
Prince George
England
Eugene Murger
Henri Murger
Luxemburg
Justice Strong
Supreme Court
Grant
Charles Sumner
Elmondia Lewis
C. H. P. Burnham
Boston
Old South Church
Kokomo
Ind
James Stephen
James Fitzjames Stephen
Leslie Stephen
Frederick Pollock
Harvard
Josh Billings Anarchist Wit Laced With Halting Slur
Fragmentary remarks attributed to Josh Billings. the text mocks anarchists as no better than criminals and critiques talent, pride, and social pretensions with rough, humorous aphorisms. The language shows misspellings and casual slang reflecting a dated vernacular.
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the Sartle Hill Press
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Missouri
Paderewski
Josine
Campos
Dallas Physical Culture Society
Maine
Marion Cleveland
Pointere
Atlanta
Ransom
Corbett
John Barleycorn
John Sullivan
Mr. Alimony
Chitazo
Chicago
Washington
Germany
Kentucky
Flanders
Newport
Duke of Marlborough
Great Britain
United States
Ostrum
W. P. Hayes
St. Paul
Minneapolis Times
Thomas R. Howard
St. Louis
Nancy Leathe
Howard
Priscilla Henry
Tehuacan
Puebla
Mexico
Jay Lee
Josh Billings
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