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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
2
Marble Hill notes fashion shifts with picture hats while drought fears prompt odd solutions such as dynamite and electric pigeon motors. A chaotic mix of jokes, political quips, and quirky anecdotes touches on aviation stunts, laws, and the weather with July rainfall cited as unusually low.
An Illinois inventor creates a double pointed safety pin arousing curiosity about practicality and fashion. The piece hints at adult opinions and potential use by women in belts, reflecting mid century design debates.
A fragment warns to stay temperate and patient, sleep and eat regularly, and begin athletic activity early to stay limber. It also advises looking both ways before crossing the boulevard, reflecting cautious urban life guidance.
At a recent Denver convention the dentist delegates resolved to abolish kissing to save the human race. The punning question arose whether a human race without kissing would be worth saving.
A Massachusetts preacher declares there will be baseball in heaven but notes some fans may be disappointed if they cannot throw objects at the umpire there. The quip hints at earthly sports culture and heavenly expectations with a humorous twist.
The season for fish and snake stories has been poor in quality and quantity. Analysts fear the establishment of the ananias crub has acted as an early frost to the crop.
Ten workers were killed and many injured when a rock fall from an old tunnel adjacent to a new open cut of the New York Lake Erie and Western railroad at the western entrance near Jersey City. The collapse crushed trucks and drills and sent debris across the work area as rescue crews searched the site.
In Montreal crowds estimated around 200,000 watched a religious pageant ending the international Eucharistic congress. Devotional imagery and diverse nationalities marked the procession as it moved through city streets to Final Royal, delivering a tone of reverence and awe.
United States Senator William Lorimer submitted a terse resignation from the Hamilton club after its president John A Batten withdrew an invitation to the Roosevelt banquet. Lorimer asked immediate acceptance but his supporters on the club board may refuse to vote it through.
A consignment of gold bullion valued at 57 500 dollars disappeared in transit from the Washington Alaska bank of airbanks to Dexter Horton National Bank in Seattle. The ship Humboldt carried the cargo when 250 pounds of gold were stolen and replaced with lead in the strong box.
Paris bound Cherbourg express derailed at Bernay. Seven killed and fifty injured. Train was running at a terrific speed when it left the rails.
The government plans a fence over 1,000 miles long from El Paso Texas to the Pacific coast, dividing the United States and Mexico. It would become the world’s longest fence as a border barrier project drawn in official plans.
The jury acquitted Browne amid cheering from friends and supporters as the verdict was read. The courtroom crowd erupted with applause and calls of approval, while a guard and officials maintained order. The attorney for the state voiced strong objections as the judge cautioned the gathering.
The Ballinger incident in Minneapolis involves a combined Democrat insurgent faction driving a resolution accusing the Secretary of the Interior of unfaithfulness to his trust. The measure to remove him failed after only five of twelve committee members voted, with a quorum ruling confirming proceedings.
The twentieth Eucharistic congress opened in Montres Quebec with a special midnight mass. Cardinal Vincenzo Vannutelli attended as part of the pope's senate. The event featured extensive ceremony, large attendance, and Montreal's efforts to host the visiting crowds.
John W. Keller of Friedman Keller Co, a leading Paducah businessman, received an anonymous letter demanding ten thousand dollars for his life. Detectives and police are investigating the threat.
A fire swept Lebeaux, the western terminus of the St Louis railroad, destroying a livery barn, a lumber yard, the office, and every business house in the town. Eight people were reportedly displaced or affected. The conflagration left Lebeaux without its commercial core as rescue crews investigated the blaze.
Hartford report notes a sixteen word will leaving Knight D. Cheney Jr estate worth 50000 dollars to his widow. The surrogate’s office recorded the brief will as the state’s shortest with the widow as sole heir.
New Yorks Baron Wilkes owner of a betel and cafe in the black and tan district where Jack Johnson lodges when in town has lost the liquor license for selling after hours, closing Johnsons Saloon quarters amid the crackdown on late trades.
Two convicts fled a stake-road camp near The Dalles Oregon and started a forest fire to hinder pursuit after escaping to the hill from Lyle Washington. Authorities report the escape and subsequent blaze as they search for the fugitives.
Ludington reports disaster as the car ferry No 1 from Ludington to Milwaukee sinks in Lake Michigan. Captain Peter Kitty of Ludington and F Serpatek of Worcester are among the dead. two crew members of car ferry No 1 perish while attempting rescue. The vessel’s bow lies submerged near the harbor while distress signals prompt swift aid. A second vessel, ferry No 18, is said to have helped in the relief, with all aboard later reported saved.
A special grand jury returned true bills against former Congressman Joseph C. Sibley and four co defendants in a conspiracy bribery case tied to Sibley’s June Republican primary nomination. The defendants are Frank H. Taylor secretary George I. Munn David M. Howard and D Crandall all charged with bribery and voter corruption in Warren County.
A lone robber boarded the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Pacific Coast express at Union Station, killed flagman J M Wine, held the conductor, fired at the electrician, robbed three women passengers, and escaped from a Pullman sleeper at Carr street and the Terminal tracks.
In Ashland Wisconsin Mrs Nellie M Archibald won the county treasurer post by a large margin over her two opponents supported by several small children the result reflecting a decisive victory for the candidate allied with local leaders.
Milwaukee resident Frank T. Tucker, though deceased, has been slated on the La Pollette state ticket for attorney general. The nomination rests on a plurality estimate around ten votes.
After five months of tough talks marked by no violence, Illinois coal miners and operators reached a settlement resuming work. The agreement splits the demand and includes wage and price provisions, with miners accepting the operators’ share while new protections take effect. The dispute had seen efforts to unite dates and regions across Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio.
Miners in Williams County held a victory rally at Mineville Park marking the coal strike end. Speakers including Hows Kintewm and Gasybee spoke on wage increases and a 3 cent per ton rise. Fireworks and a parade followed in Marrisburg as the strike concluded.
Washington reports three coal posers dead and seven machinists and firemen injured after an oil heating fire on the battleship North Dakota. Telegrams from Admiral Schroer describe varying tallies from Norfolk to Old Point Comfort, with one account claiming 100 injured. The North Dakota, launched November 10, 1908 in Quincy, Mass, is cited as the era’s most powerful battleship built with a $10,000,000 cost.
After Judge McPherson’s rulings in other cases, the plaintiffs attorneys in the reclaiming civil suits connected to the Mabray swindles dismissed them.
New York traffic report shows the Pennsylvania Railway two tunnels between Manhattan and Long Island carrying about 35 000 passengers in the first 24 hours of service. The four-tube tunnel project began operations recently and moved crowds across the river.
Missouri ranks second to New York in cement production per the 1910 state labor report. Total output reached 2,392,180 barrels valued at about 2.41 million dollars, up from 1909 when only four plants operated. Potential new plants could open in Greene, Jasper, and St Louis counties, with early prospects near Springfield and Joplin.
Jefferson City reports the inauguration of an industrial training program intended to revitalize handling and treatment of inmates. The plan aims to utilize industrial work to aid rehabilitation, with expectations of improving employment opportunities for female inmates and reducing idleness and misbehavior while aiding overall reform.
A man named Poplar Deft Kiet Parkinese fell from a hotel rear window at the Southers hotel. He died from injuries including a fractured blade and other wounds. Authorities report an attempted hanging and a telegraph pistol shot to the eye as part of the chaotic events surrounding the incident. Tuberculosis is also noted in connection with the case.
Jefferson City area reports indicate two men, Jarol Keenery and John Burke of Tiellan, Tevae, died when a vehicle failed signaling near a grade funnel. Injured is Edward Hurd, age unknown, of Deilen, with the car’s lead inlets and ranks to the funnel.
A dog named Jopin A Stiereani saved Mrs Frank Mianley by locating her amid a carbolic acid overdose. The dog barked to alert an owner, enabling the woman to be found and moved to a hospital for treatment. The incident involved a United States recruiting canine Sere and a recognized WA. Ketdel, noted in the report.
Mattaburg Clyde Gow was convicted for a second time of Immoral conduct linked to the death of Elizabeth Gleason a Lincoln County teacher. He was unfrocked as a minister and expelled from the Methedler Kpleco pal Church South.
London reports the death of William Holman Hunt celebrated painter and one of the three founders of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He began exhibiting pictures in 1846 and received numerous honors including the Order of Merit.
Springfield reports the resignation of W. H. Johnaon as a member of the State Board of Immigration has been forwarded to Governor Hadley. The act stems from private business obligations.
In a violent afternoon incident near Sedalia Wahtoing struck twice killing four year old Sedalia resident Sedalia Arthur Garton and fifteen year old Avery Mosby within about twenty minutes of each other. Authorities report both victims died at the scene as a sudden storm moved through the area.
Hadley moves from the log cabin on his farm to the executive mansion. The governor’s wheat sold at top price, and the miller praised its best quality seen this year.
Warrenshare town meeting passes a resolution endorsing the proposition for a new state capitol and condemns the adoption of constitutional amendment No. 5.
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