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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
6
Fragmented text outlines proposed constitutional amendments including authorizations for state power, property and land matters, and regulation of sales for sacred or public purposes. Mentions initiative petitions, penalties for prohibited acts, and timing of ratification by state voters. The document references Missouri, Jefferson Day, and generic governance terms without cohesive details.
London reports that British War Trade Minister Lord Robert_dd Dee rejects claims of excluding neutral trade. He stresses safeguards for neutral merchants under wartime laws, and says plans for peace won’t harm neutral rights. The blacklist is not linked to current talks, though its potential use remains debated.
A fragmented reminiscence on a secretary of state figure, a Dustio band-nail remark, and a farmers stump dispute. The text muses on harboring a hotel at a European spa while critiquing political paths, temptation, and social misplacements, with stray references to war era articles and imagined scenes.
Washington DC reports a dramatic rise in U S exports in the eight months of the current year, surpassing all of 1914. Gains span Norway France Cuba Sweden Japan and others with a claimed trade balance of 175000000 in favor of the United States and total exports at 5485 million dollars, marking a flood of growth over the prior year.
New York reports Senator Albert B. Fall of New Mexico denouncing President Wilson’s Mexico policy at a Republican meeting. He quoted speeches and cited a list of 255 American citizens killed in Mexico by armed Mexicans from December 1, 1910, to September 1, 1914.
In Meagher County near Ni Hill on the Great Northern Railroad two white men were killed and several Black men are said to have shot them during a race clash between Black and white residents. Local authorities are investigating the incident.
In Waterford Ireland John Redmond denounced conscription as the most fatal thing that could happen in a speech. In Laredo Texas Corporal Leopold L Lovell of K Company second Maine infantry was shot dead instantly while walking from a store. investigators have not yet identified the shooter.
Dublin Ireland acts to borrow five million dollars from National City Bank of New York for rebuilding and housing operations. The corporation schedules a special meeting to consider the loan option and terms for the city.
The New York Evening Bulletin reports President Wilson may receive a Kaiser's request to use U.S. offices to seek peace with the Allies. Ambassador Gerard, aboard the steamer Frederick VEU, will present the Kaiser's overture to Wilson, while officials caution no official agreement has been reached and German mediation remains unconfirmed.
Washington reports a dramatic rise in exports across the first eight months of the calendar year. Total exports reached 3.435 billion dollars, up about 1.205 billion from the prior year, with Greece and Norway showing triple to double digit gains and a broad trade balance projected to exceed 2.5 billion by year end. Berlin notes planned controls on spoiled fats as a response to price gouging in fats.
A Constantinople telegram states the Union and Progress committee has adopted a resolution to continue the war, with Turkey’s allies urged toward victory.
Berlin reports casualties among Russian armies in this year’s eastern front offensive amount to at least 1.36 million officers and men, per cautious Overseas News Agency calculations. Danish estimates add Russia has lost well over 6 million in the last two years. wounded who returned are not counted.
Reports from Washington and Newport News detail German submarines sinking nine ships off the U S coast and near Nantucket. Destroyers rescue survivors as U S flotilla patrols the Atlantic with multiple vessels arriving to aid. The drive prompts White House warnings about potential danger to Americans and escalating war tensions. In other local news a farmer, William Oben, killed an intruder and King Constantine visits the ailing statesman Dominis Stephanou in Greece.
The article notes that Carranza may not be a candidate in Mentoo's first election under the de facto government. It also cites figures showing cereal stocks, stating in the country there are 000 pounds remaining from last year's crops.
The Women's Trade Union League chapters from Chicago Kansas City St. Louis and Springfield held a three day meeting urging extension of the eight hour day to all women workers.
Washington and London dispatches report Great Britain expanding its embargo to include cotton goods. New York notes Lt Col George C Squier of the aviation section seeks help from a magazine to obtain names and addresses of about 600 American flyers.
A new sugar product derived from the Palmyra palm grown abundantly in northern districts of Ceylon will soon enter the market there.
Pittsfield Mass Winthrop Murray Crane III six year old son of Mr and Mrs Winthrop Murray Crane of Cracetile and grandson of former United States Senator Crane battles infantile paralysis seeking medical aid and support from local donors and physicians.
Leather centers in England show a price advance with 3.09 pairs of heats valued atTl cents a pair. a court inquiry valued at 212 pairs, indicating higher leather prices. Georgia Negro Lynched. Banchereville, Ga Charles Smith and DeeTo accused of shooting Deputy Sheriff Bo English. English captured and lynched by a mob nearby.
Warren K Billings was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Mrs Myrtle van Loo in the Preparedness Day parade bombing in San Francisco on July 2. Ten people lost their lives in the blast.
In a report from the Post, Lt. Teuwontty notes the forest fire scene showing damaged vegetation and burned foliage. The witness describes charred trunks and scorched undergrowth as evidence of a deliberate act. Authorities indicate further analysis is needed to determine responsibility.
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