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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1908
Page
2
A clipped miscellany notes Auckland’s status as merely adequate, the French fail to grasp Wilbur Wright’s science, and a man named Wind pockets 15000 in a Panama lottery only to blow it swiftly. It also mocks hoarse thieves hunts, Marie Corelli’s anti drink stance, and wedding invites bearing the union label amid jokes about walking delegates and a Colorado license marked 2023.
A note on New Zealand described as a sociological laboratory where strict accuracy in advertising is often not considered essential. The remark suggests a tolerance for looser factual precision in certain contexts.
Skyscraper owners debate whether their windows were made to be seen through, arguing the design implications amid differing interpretations and industry norms. The discussion centers on visibility, privacy, and architectural intent affecting façade aesthetics.
The shah reportedly suspended the Persian constitution as a move to gain attention. Commentators suggest the action may be intentional to focus public notice on his authority and position.
Police know of a cure for the motive behind the speed craze, described as locomotor ma chin by a French savant. The report notes a proposed Hlile remedy.
A 1S year-old husband in New York faces serious trouble with his second wife over restrictions on his social life and neighborhood interactions, with local curiosity and tension reported.
A popular magazine writer calls dynamite “canned thunder” and notes that attempting to open a can might reveal he spoke better than he knew.
The Jacksonville Times Union notes chorus girls gain wisdom with awe but questions the claim, joking that none would be the wisest on earth.
An expert cites a comparison: a broken aircraft wing is like a punctured car tire, noting the key difference that tire failure occurs while the vehicle is grounded rather than airborne.
A grim note expresses sorrow for boys who have been inventing firing machines in a rear workshop and have not yet made them traceable enough to avoid fatal consequences, leaving them and others in peril.
A fragment notes Chicago is described as seven years old and life as not merely a compliment. It asserts she will remain fresh and lively when twice her present age.
West New York New Jersey struggles with no funds to feed its fire horses and remains in debt for the animals. Officials consider placing the department under a receiver to protect the town’s interests.
A rumor spreads that a Chicago college professor must utter phrases that sound utterly nonsensical to be deemed successful, challenging expectations of ordinary intellect.
A fifty year old Connecticut man committed death by own action because he said he did not want to live to be a hundred. The story notes widespread public interest in personal habits and how such details appear in Sunday papers.
Huupane Officer Ware reports 16425 Toledo women beaten by husbands in 15 years. In the same period the Cleveland Leader notes three times as many local women were presented with diamond rings and sealskin coats.
A proposed New York insurance building would stand at 809 feet or more, about twice the height of the Washington Monument and taller than the Wilfel Tower. The plan notes the ball on the flag pole will sit at a high altitude, with the structure exceeding Bunker Hill monument by a substantial margin.
The plan to hold a grand naval review to honor the battleship fleet and the officers and men who served will satisfy most people. Only the chronic grumbler might object to the display honoring American naval service.
London officials report signs of disease in beef and meat scraps despite government inspections. A carcass from Massachusets bore the mark inspected and showed acute pleurisy while frozen beef pieces and scrap meat appeared diseased. Authorities note some improvement but lingering concerns remain.
A blaze endangers multiple towns with Grand Marais partly destroyed and surrounding communities appearing doomed. Fire crews battle flames as residents evacuate and authorities warn of escalating danger across the region.
Hundreds of families are homeless as a vast forest fire advances along Minnesota's north shore from Grand Marais to Beaver Bay. Railroads mobilize fire trains. relief efforts raise 45000 for survivors while ships Gopher and America moved refugees and aid toward threatened towns.
Des Moines reports a legislative deadlock over the United States Senatorship, with adjournment to November 24 and fall primaries shaping the contest. Gov. Cummins announces candidacy while the standpatters seek a uniteable candidate, likely former Governor Jackson of Des Moines.
Oil attorneys urge that criticisms be limited to questions of legal interpretation, resisting broader claims about practices. The dispute centers on whether alleged conduct violates regulatory statutes or ethical guidelines, with judges and prosecutors weighing the legal standards involved.
Chicago Standard Oil of Indiana fights to keep a $29,006,000 fine after a circuit court of appeals reversal orders a new trial. It argues for fair play and accuracy in court rulings while denying rate inequality. In Oklahoma Guthrie supreme court preserves Depositors guaranty law despite bank challenges to the one percent deposit assessment.
Copenhagen ex minister of justice M Alberti now under arrest filed a bankruptcy declaration Thursday. It is estimated his estate will not exceed 500000 dollars. Rumor says King Frederick is owed about 400000 dollars in a savings bank Alberti presided over. Foreign diplomats have sent lengthy reports to their governments.
Dallas reports Adolph Groolstis is jailed on charges of injuring Mrs. MM. BB. Looney, a boarding house keeper who died from her injuries. Looney hailed from Pennsylvania. her husband Mike R. Looney, a former Alderman, fled during an indictment for election frauds last June and was last heard as a military officer in Central America. Looney was born in New York.
Herman Schristen, president of the Kentucky State Federation of Labor, died by drinking carbolic acid. A net found addressed to his wife stated he could not bear the disgrace from debt.
London report notes Bryce departs for the United States aboard the Mauretatina from Lis with Ambassador Janes aboard heading to New York.
Washington report states local proceedings against Samuel Gotupers secretary Frank Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor were postponed for two weeks after a brief Wednesday hearing. Justice Gow presided in the District of Columbia Supreme Court over contempt charges tied to their “We don’t patronize” list and the Lueck Steve and Range company naming.
The battleship Kansas and the supply ship Curzon, left behind when the American fleet sailed for Albany, moved Thursday to rejoin the fleet. Nearly 100 sailors are unaccounted for and believed to have deserted to seek their fortunes elsewhere.
Chief Clerk Tujague of the city treasurer's office was jailed on a charge of embezzling about 20,000 dollars in city funds. A brother deposited 30,000 dollars to cover shortages while mayor Behrman referred the matter to the district attorney after accounting experts reported.
The New York State Commission in Lunacy will oppose any move to transport Harry K. Thaw from Duchess County jail in Poughkeepsie to Pittshouse or outside the state. Dr Albert W Ferris, president, said the commission would oppose Referee Blair of Pittsburgh's order to take Thaw to Pennsylvania for examination in bankruptcy proceedings started on his behalf.
Harry Lit of Portland Ore says he is not alarmed over reports of his mother Mrs Lint disappearing in Paris. He cites recent Paris letters describing her enjoyable trip and notes no health issues. He adds he would hear of any danger through the American Express company with which he is in close contact.
Harry K haw will be moved from Dutchess County Jail to White Plains in Westchester County under an order issued by Supreme Court Justice Mills.
The congress now in session in Geneva defined purity standards for milk butter margarine and other foods as part of its agenda on food adulteration.
Lieutenant Guy Wyman of the Eleventh United States Cavalry, tried on Governors Island for certifying he was single while married in Huntsville Tennessee, has been acquitted and restored to duty with his regiment.
In Sheboygan area Brillion resident Henry Jockenson aged 22 fatally shoots his 16 year old sweetheart Rosa Jonke before turning a gun on himself. He survives, not expected to live.
Potato bugs halted rail traffic at Lazy Lane in Bristol Connecticut delaying eight trolley cars carrying excursionists to Lake Compounce. Crews managed to remove the insects and resume service after the bugs were crushed and the tracks were cleared.
Paris reports say Louis Blériot made several failed flights before an aircraft crashed to the ground. Blériot was not hurt. The wreck occurred after multiple attempts, with witnesses noting the craft was badly damaged.
A burglar fired three shots at Officer T P Reilly during a morning pursuit in Edwardsville. Reilly returned five shots but missed. The burglar, matching the slain East St. Louis Chief of Detectives Gill suspect, fled after entering the Jeffress residence and pursuing deputies through local streets and woods. Mrs Mudge, visiting the Jeffress family, was shaken by the incident.
Lawson Patten, a Black man, killed Mrs. McMillin at her home after delivering a note from her jailed husband. A mob seized Patten from the jail Tuesday night and lynched him. Mrs. McMillin tried to frighten him with a revolver. he overpowered her and cut her throat, dying minutes later.
Dr Cabell Whitehead, general manager of the Seward Peninsula railroad in Alaska, died in Nome after a car he rode in overturned on Saturday night. He survived two minutes underwater with shallow water and lung sand before dying Monday afternoon. He was regarded as one of Alaska’s best men.
Detroit Mich Dan Patch pacing a mile in 48 percent Tuesday afternoon at the State Fair. The famous pacer failed to beat his 1 55 record but likely would have drawn near if the infield crowd hadn’t surged onto the track. Dan Patch was paced by two runners.
Friends and police search Paris for Mrs. H. B Litt of Portland Oregon who disappeared after leaving her hotel on August 94 to visit the Adams Express company mail office. No clue found despite citywide inquiry.
Three laborers were killed and five others seriously hurt in an accidental dynamite blast of twenty pounds on Provin mountain where a contracting firm is building a distributing reservoir for the Springfield water supply system. One man fatally injured. All victims were laborers.
Copenhagen reports a sensational case as M Alberti former minister of justice and king's privy councillor confesses to embezzlement by fraud and forgery totaling 32.5 million. Alberti resigned his portfolio on July 23.
A refined 25 year old woman jumped into the Niagara River above Prospect Point Tuesday afternoon and was swept over the falls. Seventy five witnesses saw the death by her own action and she left no identifying clues.
In Maysville Kentucky Chester Savage aged 13 was sentenced to six years in the Penitentiary for the murder of his uncle William Savage two years ago. The boy hid by the roadside and shot his uncle, making him the youngest murderer ever known in Kentucky.
Tokio Akari Koto has qualified as Ambassador to England to succeed Count Komura, who was recalled to the Japanese cabinet several weeks ago.
St Joseph Elmer L Woodside son of Isaac N Woodside a railway switchman won a United States Naval Academy appointment in Annapolis leading all competitors in the examination. Ray Wilkes of Fillmore and John B Tsailey of St Joseph were appointed first and second alternates.
Rev. Charles Burton, pastor at First Methodist Episcopal Church South in Poplar Bluffs, was badly burned when he tried to kill mosquitoes by throwing gunpowder on a hot pan. A half-pound dynamite can ignited, injuring his hands, face, and chest. his condition is listed as critical.
Sedalia reports the body of Frank Eschbacher, a Katy shopman who wandered away a week ago, found hanging from a tree two miles west of town. He fixed a rope around his neck and notched the limb, then swallowed acid and swung off. Survived by a widow and six children.
Night Agent Henry Calliott commanded Hands up and exchanged a dozen shots with two masked bandits at the Tron Mountain station. Calliott was shot through the right hip and may die, but his nerve foiled the robbers who fled after failing to loot the station suite of several hundred dollars. Special railroad officers and a posse search the countryside.
Governor Folk plans to open the senatorial campaign headquarters here in a few days. Former Congressman M. E. Benton of Neosho is named chairman of the Folk Campaign Committee and R. W. Napier of Hamilton is secretary after a conference with friends here.
Government detectives, after weeks in Northwest Missouri, report three suspects under arrest near Springs, ten miles west of Chillicothe, for safes blown open in Chillicothe Hale Utica and Breckenridge. A quantity of stamps said to have been secured. Suspects to be taken to St. Joseph for arraignment.
A Folk Democratic club was organized in Windsor with 16 members. Joseph W. Folk was named president Nate McCutchan elected secretary and J L K Meyers treasurer. The group plans to organize folk clubs in every township in Henry County.
Circuit Judge A. H. Waller allowed Irvin Carter bail for killing young Bashy last June in vengeance for his sister. The bond was fixed at $10000 but not yet posted as Carter remains not in jail at Huntsville.
Roy Muse aged 16 son of Jack Muse of Marshfield died after falling into a scalding bath while swinging on a crane at his father's canning factory. Crushed by pain he jumped into the adjacent pool, suffering severe burns.
Polo-Vern Shutt known as Jumbo, one of three men who escaped from Kingstoyn prison on August 31, was captured in woods south of town by a posse led by Sherri Parker. Shutt’s two companions were arrested last week in Hurlington, La.
St Joseph Fe Louk a 30 year old mail clerk on the Santa Fe line checked the mail car drank carbolic acid and died before the train reached Agency Mo. The body was taken from the car after the accident.
Dison H H Fischer a machinist for the Frisco at Newburg was run over by an engine. His feet were washed so badly that they will be amputated.
Mrs. James Hinkle gave birth to a ten pound baby boy in the Scott County jail at Benton. She faces murder charges for her husband’s January death. Co defendant Thomias Duvall was acquitted of complicity. Hinkle’s trial ended hung jury and will retry in January.
Springfield reports the death of Thomas Murray, noted as the oldest Frisco engineer. He was a longtime railroad worker and well known in the Frisco line community.
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