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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
2
A ragbag of notes on fashion, aviation, mushrooms, and social mores. It satirizes trends like corsets and hoop skirts, praises or mocks aviation feats, and recounts small scandals from marriages to thievery, all with comic, cynical tone typical of a bustling period page.
Widespread mob violence erupts after a Black man Ed Suddeth is attacked then killed by a mob following a confrontation with white men. Buddeth allegedly fatally wounds City Attorney J. D. Heavens and wounds Carmen Oliver and Steller Thompson. Black residents patrol the town with National Guard to prevent further race violence as Oliver and Thompson may die. Ed Suddeth is shot while being moved for jail and rushed to hospital with a bullet wound in the abdomen. a white girl is assaulted.
Italians drove at Hengazi and landed 4000 troops after Turkish refusal to surrender. Admiral Aubrey ordered bombardment then disembarkation. Turks and Arala resisted. 4000 Italian soldiers landed on Gwalitanna beach. President Taft extends swing around the circuit to cover Pittsburgh Morgantown and Hot Springs, totaling up to 17000 miles.
Washington reports former aide Nelson Roade to the National Monetary Commission detailing Aldrich’s revised plan for monetary legislation. The plan envisions a National Reserve with about 200 million dollars in capital, government shares, and bank ownership by depositors, with subcommittee hearings underway in St Louis, Minneapolis, Seattle, San Francisco, and Denver as lawmakers prepare to brief Congress.
A fragmented Washington note claims General Nelson A. Miles in the United States Army was nominated inadvertently and hints at allowing him to be a vice presidential candidate on a tremor runic ticket led by Hoke.
Wisconsin officials oppose a national tobacco plan and seek state aided representation to counter the proposed option. The report notes opposition within the state to the enlargement of federal tobacco controls.
Women of Salt Lake City plan a self run slate for the primary elections to elect municipal candidates. Organizers announce a ticket led by local activists aiming for reform and greater city governance participation.
Court judges and state attorney generals from Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina concluded after thorough study and conference that the proposed scheme by the American Tobacco company to disintegrate and alter tobacco growing relations is rejected.
A granite shaft erected by the government through the United Daughters of the Confederacy was unveiled in memory of Confederate soldiers who died in the federal prison at Kansas City after the Battle of Westport, forty seven years earlier.
Mrs Catherine Berton widow of Col Jules Berton former French consul in San Francisco and close associate of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens dies at a friend's home in Berkeley California The obituary notes her prominence in literary and diplomatic circles and her long marriage to the consul.
In Fort Worth Texas M D Priest shot and killed his fiance Mrs Louisa Brown at her home after becoming enraged that her rival J B Alexander gave her a new car. Priest then killed himself in the same act leaving a tragedy tied to a car gift.
Judge Peter 8. Grosscup of the United States circuit court at Chicago sent his resignation to President Taft. He had been appointed to the Chicago circuit court in 1802.
Clarence Richeson, pastor of the Bapelet church, was arrested at Sin Saneee’s home on a warrant connected to the Mise Avin Linnell murder inquiry. Avin Linnell, alleged former fiancée, died from cyanide poisoning at the YWCA home. The article notes a plot to poison a minister and an attempted sale of poison to Adog, with Avis Taw, 19, found dead at the YWCA home.
Floods in Ohio and Bridgeport cause multiple drownings. In Steubenville John Meredith, his wife, and their 10 year old daughter Mary perished when their boat overturned. At Bridgeport Ohio Louis Vincent and a six year old boy also drowned in the same period of heavy rains.
A report notes coffee futures rose to record highs amid strong demand and tight supply. The piece traces price movements through the 1915 market, cites market influence from international aid and wartime controls, and mentions government actions shaping global coffee prices through 1919.
In Wharton Steel mine near here fifteen miners, all Polish, drowned when water flooded the pit after a wall breach. Ex-convict Charles Marayek, wanted in the Showman family murders, was tied to the case, with authorities led on a countywide hunt amid warnings of a possible armed confrontation.
President Taft’s party faced a snowbound entry in Butte Montana with no official welcome. Mayor Lewis Duncan, a Socialist, refused to attend the breakfast at Silver Bow hotel or greet the president. Gor Norrix later met Taft at the station after the president waited in his car for thirty minutes.
Joseph Firanski aged 17 died from injuries sustained while playing football in Pittsburg. He is reported as the first gridiron victim of the season in the city.
Two English steamers battling fog in the Elbe collided. One ship sank, the other was beached and stranded at the river mouth. Authorities or salvage efforts not detailed in the report.
In Cincinnati, Ohio, Southeastern league umpire Harry Wood was jailed for failure to pay alimony. He pleaded earnestly to be released so he could watch the scoreboard, and the judge relented.
J P Morgan appeared at the department of taxes and swove off a portion of his personal taxes, reducing his assessment from 800000 to 550000. Last year Morgan's assessment stood at 400000.
In Sparta area Dr George Hille reports that 17 year old Herman Hille shot his cousin while hunting. The victim, son of George Hiller, died after both legs were amputated. The incident occurred south of the city and is being investigated as an accident.
The World Sunday School Association executive committee voted to hold the seventh world Sunday school convention in Zurich Switzerland from July 8 to 16 191%. The event will gather Sunday school leaders and educators from member organizations to discuss global religious education initiatives.
President Taft announced rumors of Secretary Wilson’s resignation were without foundation upon learning of the reports in Livingston Montana.
The old colonial mansion of Robert Bacon American ambassador to France at Westbury Long Island was destroyed by fire early today. The valuable paintings were saved and bric a brac removed while the house burned.
The National convention of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae will meet here New York. The purpose of the organization is to raise the standard of women's colleges and educational institutions.
A Natick resident, Mrs. Navarro Torgeatos, writes she suffered long through illness but credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health. The letter endorses the product and urges other women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's confidential, free advice.
Readable fragments describe a corporal or sergeant interaction about revolvers and detention. The piece mentions a guardroom, a confession or claim, and a complaining tone about authority. Specific names or dates are not clear. The tone resembles a wartime or police encounter report with uncertain details.
Quoted exchange reveals confusion and market talk as a speaker trails behind and the market dips. Unclear dialogue hints at traders reacting to price movements while one voice urges patience.
Fragmented readable fragments show distorted speech about being prepared for a retreat and a shock at an event. Names, places, and clear facts are obscured, leaving uncertainties in the text and no coherent narrative.
Fragmentary guidance describes applying padding and cloth coverings to an injured limb, using cold water to keep the area moist, and noting temporary measures while seeking proper medical attention. The text appears to be a misread excerpt from Woman's Home Companion.
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