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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
2
A disparate March of items from Marble Hill discusses Halley’s Comet, a north pole discovery spectacle, and the idea of a federal appointment. It mentions the president’s son studying farming in Wisconsin and a wood tenting bureau at the University of Wisconsin. Earthquakes in Moxtoole, Italy, and debates over street dust reduction through oiled roadways appear, linking science, travel, and public works with light satire.
The recent occultation of Mars by the Moon drew interest from astronomers yet yielded no new discoveries. Some imagine a Mars occultation could end wars, prompting an International Peace Congress gathering in The Hague to adopt celebratory resolutions.
The state department notes the start of steamship service from Acapulco to Salina Cruz via the Tehuantepec railroad terminus, cutting the New York to Salvador passage from 15 to 9 days and boosting North South American trade.
The passage argues that phono graphs and automatic pianos lower public taste yet expand access to music and reading. It compares these inventions to printing, suggesting they bring literature to people who could not access it before, and hints at hopeful possibilities for music.
London suffrage leader Mrs Pankhurst plans an American visit starting October 22 in Boston with stops in Hartford Springfield and Worcester through October 25 to 27. She aims to lecture in Carnegie Hall New York and Expresses desire to tour the West, citing strong interest from American women.
General Frederick D Grant said he would sacrifice if needed to advance temperance, defending his participation in the prohibition parade. He called the event a law and order demonstration and expressed no doubt about his personal teetotaler stance, despite criticism over his full uniform. He hoped the controversy would help move the canal project forward.
Coroner’s jury in Texas Junction Missouri after a man named John Toohey 49 fell beneath a moving freight train. Six bystanders were summoned to act as jury and a barrel was used to hold body pieces as investigators gathered evidence. Verdict ruled accidental death within minutes. Toohey’s remains to be buried by the county.
In St Petersburg police scour the city for a man dubbed Jack the Ripper after three women are stabbed and robbed. Each victim had a note pinned to her dress claiming the killer took her money as a “fee for freeing the earth of woman kind.” Authorities believe the murderer is insane.
Johannisths Germany report Hougler completed the distance for the Michelin prizes covering 806 miles in 2 hours 41 minutes 50 seconds. He flew 100 to 140 feet high before descent due to darkness and finished the course after 130 rounds.
A local report suggests President Taft may visit the Hawaiian Islands and view them from the cruiser St Louis. The piece notes Taft’s potential arrival and the vessel involved in the visit plan.
Gov Deneen formally declared George A Cooke elected to the Illinois Supreme Court from the Fourth Judicial District. Cooke defeated Milton Mc Clure of Beardstown by a 2001 vote margin while Socialist candidate J H Hanley polled 1231 votes in the district.
Mrs. Anna Lind, eighteen, convicted in the district court of Logan Iowa for donning male attire and breaking into a store at night with burglarious intent, will take her infant with her to prison.
President Taft’s naval squadron, the second division of the Atlantic torpedo fleet, now in St. Louis, will visit Port Arthur Texas after conveying the executive down the Mississippi River. Navy department orders issued.
The wholesale liquor dealers Solana Barrance Co of Mexico City has failed with liabilities exceeding 2,000,000 and assets nearly equal. The firm, an eight-member partnership, faced insolvency pressures that led to the collapse of operations.
The cutter crew of the United States chip Minnesota won the race for the Battenberg cup. The crew of the Louisiana was second and that of the British cruiser Drake third.
Delegates from fifteen cities gathered in the Coliseum to promote a commission form of government. They adopted resolutions urging Governor Deneen to call a special session of the legislature to consider an enabling act allowing cities to adopt commission government by popular vote if desired.
A night carnival closing Children s Day in the Hadson Fulton celebration featured an allegorical parade with floats on arte and ideals shaping American civilization. German Austrian Swian societies aided the carnival committee while teutonic myth and Greek Roman legends appeared in topics like Poetry Master Art War Home Lord Luck Freedom and Peace culminating with The Frost King float.
A Pennsylvanian passenger train No 215 derailed after a collision with a car at a local steel plant. Kent Stafford foreman was killed, WH O’Cumming and another engineer were badly injured as the engine ran two miles, striking a switch engine and injuring Charles A Simpson. passengers on the train escaped unharmed.
Buffalo and Long Island businessman Curtiss cited for October 14 in a federal case. Wilbur and Orville Wright, represented by H. A. Tomlinson, demand defendants show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue to restrain Curtiss and Herlin Curtiss Co. from making selling or using the Curtiss aeroplane alleged to infringe the Wrights’ machine.
Chicago officers test new patrol gongs that will sound an alarm as engines rush to fires. The devices are set to warn policemen to clear streets, significantly speeding the movement of fire apparatus through downtown areas.
In San Francisco Cal, the Patrick Calhoun bribery case was continued until November 15 at the defense request. The charge concerns an offer of a bribe to a city supervisor. The postponement moves the trial date to a later court session.
The Waterway Commission headed by Senator Burton arrives in London for a fortnight. The group will halt Manchester and inspect the ship canal Liverpool and other harbors.
The schooner Caldwell H. Colt from Pensacola was seized by a Mexican gunboat off Pro Reso and her crew of eight men imprisoned.
Commander Peary on a Portland to Mar Harbor run outlines his key proof against Dr Frederick Cook claiming Arctic reach. He argues recognized custom requires sealing records at the pole, cites Cape Thomas Hubbard searches, and critiques Cook s equipment and travel claims while defending Eskimo informants.
New York City District Attorney William Travers Jerome filed the petition with the bureau of elections for reelection. An independent nomination requires two thousand names, and Jerome submitted his with the total near 5600.
The will of the late Governor Johnson was filed with Ramsey county probate court late Monday afternoon in St Paul Mint.
The fragment promotes a herbal syrup remedy labeled as a universal aid to form daily habits and natural support. It mentions California and Sydney and references a fur bottle as the product. The text is fragmented and lacks clear events or persons.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Freddy describing illness and sleeplessness. Jim questions waking at night as the speaker frets over health and events. The lines reveal tense exchanges and concerns about well being.
Fragmentary text references names and places with unclear meaning. It mentions a banker, a group, and moving events but lacks coherent facts or identifiable events for a concise summary. The readable parts do not establish a definite outcome, date, or location.
A distorted passage describes a disturbed home moment. A man and woman discuss a back porch incident while a neighbor questions a stranger about a possible babysitter or intruder. The dialogue hints at unclear events and tensions.
Fragmented chatter shows a mother returning from an inn as a child frets over tea and vegetables. The scene hints at domestic tension and a plan to hurry home, while a separate note mentions a man reading papers at the public library and uncertainty about the Monama canal level.
A woman recounts switching from coffee to Postum. after a rough start a longer boil yields a rich taste and she notes her health improves, enabling her to teach comfortably again. She cites a friend’s experience and claims Postum benefits both children and adults.
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