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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1901
Page
2
A garbled 19th century mosaic covers insects, trade, royal marriages, rail policy, and travel tales. It notes Orkina Christian’s royal marriage, France and England ties, Danish heir Frederich, Maud of Wales, and a Sunday train dispute in Omaha, plus an anecdote about Irish pride and courtesy lessons in a New York school.
A colorful fragment recalls Castle Riding in eastern England once a bustling borough sending two MPs and a mayor. Wakefield, a local thatcher, refused dispatches to the mayor, saying if it’s Join Wakefield he’ll come, else the mayor must come to him. Also noted is John Brown abroad touring French rivers, claiming a long voyage with a small craft. The item touches on railroads’ fortunes in 1900 and Australia’s resistance to insects, with scattered remarks on exports and peculiar anecdotes.
The article reviews the Neto torpedo boat destroyers built after Spain’s war declaration, noting delays from strikes and steel shortages. It praises British destroyers as the standard, describes design choices for sea handling, and discusses endurance, speed, and crew needs. It speculates the ships may be in commission by 1902.
The Grand Army of the Republic issue badge bears the Ohio seal and Garfield monuments with inscription Delegate Thirty-fifth National G A R Encampment September 14 1901 Cleveland The 1 600 badges will be distributed by Gen F M Marrett adjutant general to delegates or headquarters in St Louis or Cleveland Only delegates may possess one and they are furnished by the G A R executive committee.
A 50 year old papal railway car is detailed with a gold and silver sigel adorned exterior and a copper dome bearing Gerome paintings. The interior divides space for papal guard retapion, throne room, and an oratory with an altar and Gerome artwork. Thieves once cut from the car’s fittings during journeys.
In London an attempt to host about 200 colored delegates at a Weyley chapel event led to an uproar among wealthy American guests at a prominent hotel. They demanded separate seating for Africans, but the proprietor refused to discriminate. He cited not offering such treatment even for Indian princes and stood by his policy.
The navy department decided to stop using the old Vermont as a receiving ship and designated the cruiser Columbia for that role at Brooklyn. Sea Sel was towed from League Island to Brooklyn where an officer reported Columbia’s rusted machinery, nonfunctional steam pumps, and reliance on hand pumps. Built about ten years ago, the Columbia cost around $60 million, was designed as a commerce destroyer and reached speeds of 22.8 knots, but now sits unserviceable while contemporaries New York Texas Detroit and Machias remain active.
Secretary Cardenas for Venezuela asserts Colombia fomented insurrection and invaded Venezuela. Caracas says Venezuela repulsed the invasion and massed troops on the frontier to deter a repeat. The claim is supported by official Colombian publications and not denied by the Colombian envoy.
The Zadoc Long memorial library at Buckfield Maine, built by Hon John D Long and later deeded to trustees, was dedicated recently. The simple ceremony followed Lee Lungs request with no program. the property transfer occurred in private. General Richard J Page, a Norfolk VA death, had an adventurous career in the Civil War, serving as a Confederate brigadier general after resigning U S Navy command in 1841 and defending Mobile Bay at Fort Morgan. He was brother-in-law to Charles Lee and Light Horse Harry Lee. Dr Gilbert of Johns Hopkins, an eclipse expedition member, is named among the university staff. Prof W Franklin in Lehigh University is noted. Otojiro, the Japanese actor, now in London, was formerly attached to the embassy in France and has created European play adaptations.
The Treasury decision under the Foraker law ends a tariff dispute as Porto Rico joins the free trade bloc. Officials note no exemption for Brazilian coffee and Congress may re enact a special tariff to shield Porto Rico coffee. Hawaii also faces Brazilian coffee imports prompting potential cooperation.
A garbled fragment discusses Vassar maids and “Vaoesar” girls showing selfishness and consideration of their taxes. It mentions a club house used by lone maids about 200 employed at Vassar in a certain social context. The piece cites debates dating to ancient Rome and the oldest republic at San Marino.
A British financier Weedman Poarhin aims to complete two harbors and open a heavy freight railway in a 15 million dollar project. The line would rival Nicaragua and Panama routes, shortening the New York to San Francisco path by about 1265 miles and drastically cutting ocean freight times.
Friends of Phipess Fouts, condemned to death for killing his Cebu sweetheart, urge clemency. Ohio veterans and politicians press President McKinley, aided by Miss Nina Fouts, with support from Sen. Yoraker allies. Insanity defense cited as key argument amid grim details of the crime.
Edmond Audran, French composer of the opera La Mascotte, died in Paris at 69. The work, composed in 1881, enjoyed a long Broadway run in New York and Chicago and other major U.S. cities. Its popular aria When I Behold, also known as The Gobble Dust, earned numerous encores and was familiar to many whistling boys nationwide.
John D Elliott died in Denver on the seventh. Born in New Hampshire, he supported the Confederacy in the Civil War and befriended Henry Clay and Daniel Webster before the war. After the war he edited the Austin State Gazette in Texas. England seeks educators as Birmingham University appoints William James Andley to chair of commerce.
Two centenarian artists from France born in 1800 trained under Jacques-Louis David. M Le Bourd Beauregard created a crayon sketch of Napoleons great Champ de Malfete dated 1410, illustrating the era’s neoclassical lineage and stylistic tracing.
Two Ohio women enter a new gardening project praised for health and civic value. Mrs Morea and Mrs McCreary from Marquette showcase skills in architecture and city improvement allied to education funding. The Marquette school grounds receive 1000 dollars for decoration under Mrs McCrea’s direction.
A college professor, after escaping books and exploring nature near Indian Creek Colorado, demonstrates that two snakes can be welded into one living organism. Professor Dickson of Yale reports the combined rear half of an adder with the front half of a rattlesnake, forming a single growing creature. The rattler’s sting remains deadly, though the tail’s entwined adder causes surprise and disappointment in the animal.
The former Mayflower yacht, owned by J Ogden Goelet, is to be used as the president’s private boat. The vessel is set to serve in the American navy role reduced to a personal transport for the president.
Fall River common print cloth makers resist calls to cut production to absorb surplus and stabilize prices. Critics note widespread competition means unified action is unlikely, and wage reductions may not boost profits. If wage cuts proceed, an ugly labor conflict may erupt as workers resist concessions.
A Pittsburg dispatch reports United States Steel Corporation officers announce a policy toward the Amalgamated Association. There will be no dealings or conferences with the union until it obtains legal status by incorporation.
Mies Sisse Du Barry daughter of the late Brigadier General Beskman Du Barry and a top Washington social figure is to marry Lieutenant Muller of Texas this fall. Muller, a West Pointer, served with distinction in Cuba during the Spanish American War. Hoopeston, a town of 4,000 in habitants, has never had a caloo s.
An nobles account details Union Pacific’s new line from Buford to Laramie, noting major earthworks. It highlights mile long embankments at Dale Creek and Lone Tree Creek, with heights up to 195 feet and enormous material moves, plus tunnels and steep grades. Horace Burt praises the bold plan and management, while engineers, contractors, and crews are commended for completing the project in under two years.
A fragmentary passage details the Pacific covering 68 million square miles and the Atlantic about 60 million, with other oceans described in large but unclear terms. It speculates on volumes, weights, and dimensions, illustrating historical fascination with planetary scales and storage.
Unscrambled fragments show a council discussion about river water figures. References appear to a daily supply figure around thousands of gallons, with mentions of months May and June and concerns over undiluted water. The text is garbled but centers on water volume and distribution doubts.
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