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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
2
A garbled local page teases crime themes in Missouri and Russia with references to murder, theft, and political intrigue. Fragments mention Gaynor Greene, a boy in class, and a strange Englishman. claims of sensational headlines and shifting loyalties appear amid muddled notes.
A garbled World article fragment mixes questions about tassels and torpedoes with mentions of Yale, Wall Street, Cotter, and a labor strike. It references masters on strike, a mosquito remark, and futures dealings by Tom Tawron, with unclear chronology and many garbled phrases.
A large boulder twelve feet high and fifteen feet in diameter marks the grave site at Loc Jeffrisan. The monument suggests the deceased actor's deep affection for nature and the natural world.
The University of Pennsylvania rowing team faces academic sanctions as all crew members are found deficient in their studies. University officials plan to review standings and address the matter with coaches and athletes.
A magazine poet presents a lay titled I Would Not Sew Her Faces Again, reflecting on reactions to a failed cannon cracker. The verse hints at an investigation into why the explosive failed to go off and the author’s curiosity about the mishap.
A quirky note suggests Wizard Purbank may craft a treat tasting like a cantaloupe but sweeter. The world desires a melon that captures true cantaloupe flavor in every bite.
A garbled Florence Times item ponders whether a person should be pleasant to oneself and the world, asking if one is better to be a pleasant ass than a tearful unpleasing bear. The text is incomplete and unclear in meaning.
A man in Pown In Newbianpehtre planned a timely wedding but faced a delay as the groom waited for the bride to finish preparations. The readable fragment notes the couple’s wedding timing and the broader scene of last minute preparations.
A garbled historical item notes approval of five banakrapteys and the public use of a coined term minetilevous to label a boy who places a lit cannon cracker in a comrade’s pocket. The readable fragment suggests a cautionary or disciplinary context within a newspaper record.
A fragment speaks of witty epigrams in commencement discourse noting that those with open to criticism ideas feel justified. It hints that the quote implies rightness of one’s own actions and the inevitability of belief in one’s correctness.
The sultan directs a man-tracking unit to safeguard Constantinople and pursue criminals, branding the effort as a safeguard against crime. Critics abroad question the move, accusing it of slander against the city’s so-called finest.
Indes Porieon of Winchester reported on measures favoring wives and poverty-stricken husbands, advocating salaries to meet honest debts. The piece reflects early 19th century social reform dialogue in Virginia courts.
The daughter of a Tilsboro millionaire was seen marrying an Englishman titled only as captain, son of a lord who, in normal course and if decent, will die.
Announcement reports the inventor of the pies in clover puzzle has died in poverty. The note links Mark Twain fictional Mulberry Sellers to the invention, suggesting the poverty explains the myth, while Sellers remains immortal in the tale.
An American filed a complaint with the State Department alleging he was robbed in a St Petersburg hotel. He does not appear to suspect the landlord, a curious detail in the report.
The remark reflects a lifetime New York area residence by Mayor Mc Clellan and argues that his belief most Americans are discontented is not wholly unpardonable error.
A Chicago man fled town after his mother in law publicly declared she would shoot him on sight. Police anticipate possible pursuit as he remains at large and likely attempting to escape with speed and caution.
A young man fell for a bogus minister who walked off with his watch and pocketbook, exposing inexperience with church affairs and a confidence trick. The incident reflects the risks of trusting itinerant religious figures.
A Sunday bombing on Barcelona’s Marine Parade maimed thirty people and killed one, with witnesses recounting a child placing the device at a tree foot amid panicked crowds. Nails and scrap iron filled the bomb, and the attacker’s mob pursuit followed as the city grappled with the shock. Police traced links to the Spanish anarchist movement and earlier Paris plots tied to King Alfonso.
New Orleans reports thirty eight deaths from yellow fever last week, six deaths per day on average, with 106 cases since July 20 and a peak period reached earlier. Sixteen hundred miles away in Seville, 212 fever cases and 29 deaths over three weeks, most residents leaving town. Surgeons expand to medical rail inspection tours to reach remote areas as tropical disease spreads. Dr Corpus notes the need for rapid access to care and a limited pace of traditional travel.
Cardinal Raphael Pierrotti, born Ihaly in P86, was created a cardinal in Its and served as parish priest and prelate in the Vatican. He belonged to the Order of the Predicators and held roles in the Congregations of Bishops and Regulars and sacred rites.
In Pekin Empress Dowager plans a stately welcome for Miss Alice Roosevelt. Streets are being cleansed and decorated. Mudhouses on the mate street will be faced with brick to improve appearance for American visitors. The peace talks with President Roosevelt have dampened local anti American sentiment. The movement in Shamwai is also dying.
Macon Missouri May or Curt Ballenger and Night Watchman John Donnelly of Bevier were jailed Friday on warrants charging attempted murder of prisoner John Manus. Manus, injured after a Monday night confrontation, says the officials battered him after he handed over his revolver. He suffered multiple injuries and remains in cautious condition in jail. Both defendants were bound over to the grand jury on 1500 dollars each.
Missouri reports a strong gain in livestock shipments in 1904 led by cattle hogs and horses, with total head rising to about 4.04 million from 4.93 million the prior year and total value up by roughly 18.5 million dollars. The only drop occurred in jacks and jennets.
A Socialist riot in Libau involved Reservists departing Saturday night. Ten killed and fifty wounded as agitators fired from a house, troops fired back, cavalry charged, and police and soldiers suffered casualties. A detachment stormed the house. twenty-one wounded were hospitalized. wives and children were present.
J f Ewing brother in law of former Senator Cockrell and longtime Jefferson City editor, a Missouri political figure, died by self inflicted gunshot in Murray’s Hospital Butte Montana Tuesday. He faced health and financial pressures after a $825 check drawn on Senator Clark’s bank was protested. An attorney threatened suit before the act. Ewing had past ties to George Gould and led a Missouri hunting party. He was once U.S. Consul General to Mexico, resigned after a stroke and returned to Jefferson City. The body will be taken to Jefferson City per relatives’ wishes.
Eight persons were injured when northbound passenger train No 2 derailed three miles south of Frankford Missouri. The baggage car and one coach left the track, sending victims including J H Totseh conductor and Mitt Appler express messenger to Bowling Green and Hannibal for treatment. A relief train with Dr Chowninge assisted, while Superintendent Modisett could not explain the wreck on new steel and ties.
In Hannibal Missouri a 15 year old, Eugene Mason, son of Cyrus Mason of St Louis, was struck and killed by a Wabash switch engine on the freight house track Sunday night at 10 40. Coroner O Donnell led a jury which found the youth arrived in town to visit relatives, drank with former companions, tried to reach the Short Line to Oakwood, and wandered into the Wabash yards where he was run down. His father was notified in St Louis.
In Joplin Missouri Earl Brock, 19, was killed when a timber struck his bucket as he was hauled from the Conqueror unit. Al Martine saved Jack Larue from the fall by grabbing Larue’s waist, but Martine fainted at the shaft top.
Warren Prine, 26, of Sedalia, was found unconscious beside the Mid-Pacific tracks about one and a half miles east of Tipton. He was taken home after internal injuries, woke to recount a striking tale of being hit by an eastbound express at the Ohio avenue crossing and hurled onto the engine pilot, with no memory after the impact. His condition was listed as critical and prognosis doubtful.
Fever has broken out in Baton Rouge prompting strict quarantines and detention camps. Health authorities barred entry without certificates, sent nurses to Tallulah and Kenner, and refused some certificates from Marine Hospital Service. Cases include a forced ejection on a train to New Orleans and a family kept on a coach due to local board refusals.
A powerful quake in Calabria devastates multiple towns including Stefa coni Piscopio Monteleone di Calabria and Pizzo. Reports indicate hundreds killed and many injured with widespread collapse and emergency salvage under way as troops arrive to assist.
Official statement outlines terms of a peace treaty between Russia and Japan. It covers recognition of Korea, evacuation of Manchuria, transfer of Port Arthur and adjacent lands to Japan, joint Manchurian Railway operation, rights of Russian and Japanese subjects, and provisions for prisoner exchange and commercial treaties. The document also details ratification procedures and a separate set of provisional articles on Manchuria's evacuation and border demarcation.
Bridgeport, Conn. Prof Charles F Ritchel claims his 1870s flying machine outperforms Troy Knabenshue’s craft, asserting similar feats from 1878 to 1882. Ritchel notes his machine performed all feats the Knabenshue airship is credited with, highlighting a Hartford outdoor flight on June 13, 1875 that drew global comment.
In Rena Nevada Mrs Fermina Sarras an Indigenous Mexican woman who dressed in male attire and worked her claims sold a famous Esmeralda County mine south of Hawthorne to a Toston syndicate for 109 dollars with 1000 dollars cash. The property will revert to her if the remaining sum is not paid within a short time. For years she lived in Esmeralda County and washed for miners to support herself.
In Rolla Missouri a cottage housing Peter Stubblefield’s family in the southeast burned, killing four children aged 6 to 11. His wife and a 2-year-old boy escaped. Stubblefield, a Prisco railroad porter, was away on a run. The old building burned quickly, likely from a lamp, with alarm too late to save anyone.
William S. Evitt of Loveland Colorado was arrested a few miles south of Edina Maine by Sheriff John M. Hunolt assisted by Deputy Walters. Evitt resisted arrest and Deputy Sheriff J C Colter of Larimer County took him to Colorado this morning. He had been visiting a friend in Wasteen for several days.
Harvey Black, a bear maker in Springfield, Mo, was shot by John Me Dinnis. The bullet hit his right arm and side as he looked through a building across the street. Me Dinnis is jailed pending a preliminary hearing on felonious assault.
Des Moines reports indicate railroads anticipate handling Iowa's largest corn harvest. Extra cars will be needed as officials project a total output around 375,000,000 bushels, surpassing last year's crop.
In Vicksburg Mississippi two new yellow fever cases were reported on Monday, bringing the total under treatment to five.
Captain J. H. Tevis, a former Indian captive turned scout for General Miles, died at Bowie, Texas. He was once chief of scouts when Geronimo was captured and was among El Paso’s early settlers, noted as the first settler in Bowie.
A midnight fire in Madisonville Kentucky destroyed Wasine property worth 125000 dollars. About half the loss was covered by insurance. Authorities investigated the blaze as a major city fire damaging a central business block and raising questions about fire safety.
Two more yellow fever cases were added to the list at Natchez last Saturday, bringing the total under treatment to five. The new patients are Ruby Ziegler and Joe Ziegler. This raises known foci to six and total cases to nineteen with no deaths reported.
C G Jones of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Single Statehood Executive Committee, calls the committee to meet in Tulsa on September 19.
Hannibal Missouri report states Thomas A. Fitzpatrick postmaster at Perry was arrested by Inspector W N Reid on a $1200 short in his accounts. He appeared before United States Commissioner Moore, waived preliminary hearing, was bound over to the grand jury in $1000, posted bond, and was released.
Marshall Missouri citizens held a ratification meeting in the county courthouse to celebrate raising eighty nine thousand dollars for Missouri Valley College chapel and endowment fund. Judge Samuel Davis presided with speeches by President W I Black M T Chastain and D Gore among others. College students attended in a body.
Jefferson City Missouri prosecutors dropped the bribery case against Senator Charles H Smith of St Louis. The indictment tied Smith to the same alum scandal deal in which Farris allegedly participated. with no conviction in Smiths case, the prosecution was abandoned at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Belch.
Carthage Missouri reports miner John Lagar killed Friday night at the Congress mine between Webb City and Carthage when three sticks of dynamite exploded prematurely, wiping away his entire face in the blast.
In Linaeus Missouri Mrs Mary M Proc tor widow of Rev D M Proc tor married J M Carter. The bride is 71 and the groom 74 in a quiet ceremony reported locally.
Firebugs burned Vaugher and Thomas land town post office and General Store at New Lebanon near Pilot Grove. Stock valued about 5000 dollars, largely uninsured. Incendiary origin suspected. one man named Charles Morney arrested as a suspect.
Hunter Daniels filed a report with Hich Hill Mo town marshal alleging he was waylaid by a mob last Saturday night. He says he was suspended from a tree three times with a rope to force a confession about sending an anonymous $500 letter to R A Robinson, claiming the sender would lose his head. Daniels identifies several mob members and has consulted authorities.
Mexico City reports from an apparently trustworthy authority that Guatemalan government agents found arms and ammunition shipped in hay bales from the United States to Guatemalan malcontents in Mexico. A large force of political refugees is said to be gathered on the Mexican side of the frontier and the weapons are being distributed among them to organize a revolution against Guatemala's government.
Little Rock Arkansas estate board of health quarantined against Atlanta and ordered inspectors not to honor health certificates from that city. It is likely the board will extend quarantine to Manysville, Louisiana.
Jefferson City Missouri governor Folk delays the hanging of Edgar Bailey who was condemned for killing Cabman Albert Ferguson, a nonunion driver in Kansas City during a strike. An accomplice has an eighteen year sentence. Hundreds of telegrams urged clemency as Bailey’s execution was scheduled for September 11.
Atlanta Georgia State Board of Health issued a proclamation quarantining the entire state against all yellow fever infected points.
In Pensacola Florida two new yellow fever cases were recorded along with four suspicious cases on Monday, bringing the total pronounced cases to eight to date.
Kansas City Missouri hosts a traditional hardtack army barbecue for Confederate veterans on October 2 and 4 at Forest Park. The event will feature beeyes and a dozen sheep slaughtered and served with beans and coffee as part of the entertainment.
The superior board of health says only four yellow fever cases remain in the country and fears of a cholera outbreak due to arrivals from Hamburg are minimal.
In a Saturday wreck on the York and Dallastown railway about six miles from York five people were killed and 75 to 100 injured. Officials suspect signal errors caused the collision. The crowded trolley carried shoppers at the time.
The report shows Republican gains in Missouri lagging the state’s population expansion, highlighting the mismatch between rising demographics and political gains. It notes the broader national or state context of shifting party support alongside demographic trends.
St Petersburg reports author Maxim Gorky may be a commugate for election to the National Aspentary. The item notes his potential candidacy and upholds the political shift in the city.
Eighteen hundred miners will return to work in the machine mines of the Chicago and Al ton subdistrict Monday morning after a settlement over the July 1 controversy on shot firers. The contention that shot firers were unnecessary was sustained. Coal will be shot with one or two exceptions as directed when the troubles began.
Washington reports the San ta Fe Refrigerator Dispatch replied to the Interstate Commerce Commission inquiry. The respondent agrees with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad defense that each operates in distinct commercial lines and that one does not share in the other's charges.
Oscar J. Ricketts of Winds was sworn into office today by acting public printer Henry T. Balin, chief clerk of the Government Printing Office, amid factional tensions. The ceremony occurred as the retiring public printer Palmer anticipated dismissing Ricketts and L C Hay from another division.
In Boston a new first order lighthouse with 18240 candle power is now in place atop the Graves ledges in slim harbor. It emits a white double flash every six seconds, visible fifteen and one half miles from fifteen feet above water, aiding the brow sound channel. In Balakhan Hospital hundreds die and many wounded as Balakhani fighting intensifies in Baku Caucasia.
Captain W P Baker medical officer of the constabulary in Cavite testified in a libel suit against the Renacimiento that Aguinaldo is in league with native outlaws. He claimed evidence came from the captured chief and that the people view Aguinaldo as director of the outlaw campaign with supposed peaceful natives aiding the movement.
A quotation from the Omaha World Herald asserts that history shows decline follows the divorce from religion. It argues skepticism replacing faith and paganism displaces belief, leaving civilizations bereft of enduring progress without a living anchor in things hoped for.
A medical journal notes attire and diet are linked, with the claim that less clothing leads to increased eating. It suggests a bathing costume style may suit the idea and mentions The World’s opportunity for another millionaire to host a dinner to introduce it.
A German company at Aix-la-Chapelle has for centuries supplied the red cloth worn by Roman Catholic cardinals. The make of this exclusive material is said to be secret and practiced only by the firm, giving it a strict monopoly in the papal wardrobe trade.
Monticello Mississippi reports Lawrence County receives fresh evidence of a cure for kidney troubles, featuring Mrs. L. E. Baggett who says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her dropsy and kidney issues. The ad extols the pills as purifying blood and a great tonic, and warns women against dumbbells over two pounds.
An advertising offer promotes Mull's Anti Belch Wafers as a drugless cure for indigestion and related stomach ailments. The ad claims relief through absorption, no drugs, and harmless effects, offering two free boxes or a sample with a coupon.
A request to Mull's Gra Temic Co. at 148 Third Ave Rock Island 1 for a free box of Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers. The coupon must include the holder's full name, address, and the druggist's name who does not sell the product.
An old advertisement touts a Steper box sold at all druggists as a cure for aging. It urges readers to banish trouble and ressentiments and to embrace love for neighbors, promising that happy thoughts dissolve wrinkles and grant beauty. Exchance writes the copy.
A Palerave account of central and east Arabia notes a Mohammed tradition where the peacock opens paradise to admit the devil and earns a substantial portion of the devil’s punishment. The tale links peacock feathers with luck.
The renowned plowman Jim Baker of Ipswich won about 2000 pounds in prizes at English plowing matches. A thrifty young man, he built a comfortable competency from his success in these contests.
The Council of Trent proposed banning music from church services in 1662 arguing the style had become too frivolous. This record notes a historical debate within the church over liturgical music and discipline.
A California writer and her husband describe nervousness headaches and neck pain from coffee. After switching to Postum Coffee they improve quickly with steady nerves and relieved headaches. They praise Postum as drug free and safe for children, from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
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