Marble Hill Press Excerpts Show Scraps of Wit and Finance
The Marble Hill Press column offers a mosaic of quotes and notes on public affairs, finance, and daily life. It mentions the Pullman inheritance tax, Klondike gold expeditions, and a large steel contract, while noting Spanish sugar imports and American industry growth alongside human interest vignettes such as a Newfoundland dog saving a child and a public license day in St. Joseph. The item blends commentary with brief anecdotes and economic tidbits typical of late 19th century newspapers.
Demand for Silver Set Off Huge Debt Payment Demand
A historical analysis argues that widespread demand for silver would surge if the metal were devalued against gold. It cites estimated U S indebtedness from bonds to notes, taxes, duties, and insurance as creating pressure to use silver as legal tender, potentially restoring parity with gold through free coinage. It discusses the political economics of bimetallism and notes varying production histories.
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United States
Ailves
Ile
Abia Masnralcn
peacquies’Yeee
France
J. JF. Shafroth
The Tragic Death of Annie Gravenstock in Poverty
Annie Gravenstock died of starvation in Chicago after typhoid left her destitute. Her aged husband served as caregiver, losing work and income while they lacked food and furniture. The piece condemns societal neglect and pinpoints county aid failures as a root cause.
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Annie Gravenstock
Chicago
Annie
Srain
Nebraska election viewed as national test in 1896 era
The Chicago Chronicle argues the Nebraska race for one judicial seat and two university regents will be treated as a national issue. William J Bryan seeks a national verdict via a fusion slate and platform, aiming to boost his presidential chances. Republicans stress a broader, state-vs-nation frame, with national speakers touring the state.
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Willliam J. Bryan
Nebraska
Chicago
New York
Bryan
Fuslow
Republicana
Himelf
Avery Stump
Melkinley
Chicago Chronicle
Let the President Speak Out on Philippine War Policy
A pointed editorial denounces McKinley for wartime management in the Philippines. It questions the administration’s policy, calls for transparency, and warns of public wrath if plans remain hidden. The piece accuses the president of wasting lives and treasure and vows to hold the party accountable.
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Congress of the
United States
McKinley
Philippine Islands
Tepsi
Mr. McKinley
Philippine
Wall Street
Lombard Street
Hagland
Lorda
McKinley Court
Jone
Ruth
Public fury over Otis recall probe and Philippine campaign
The message questions why the president ignores press and public protests to recall Gen Otis and send a capable, energetic leader to the Philippines. It asks if the war will end before or after the 1900 election and accuses the administration of withholding information while calling for more troops and continued resource use in the bloodshed.
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Manfln
Peone
Otis
Philippines
Lord of Hosts
Republicanism Versus Populism and Political Scandal
A lengthy, scornful polemic attacks the Prout smut mill over alleged ballot tampering in a constitutional amendment recount. It recounts claims by Hi Simons and responses from J Edmiston and Gov Holcomb, asserting slander and urging readers to distrust Republican accusations. The piece shifts to a Charleston correspondence praising M B McSweeney rising from a newsboy to South Carolina governor, detailing his early life, career, and public service, and closes with a brief obituary note on a centenarian strongman in Missouri.
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Saya
Simone
Lincoln
Simons
Douglas
Lancaster
Secretary of the State
Hight
Lancaster County
G. M. Lambertson
Ralph Johnson
District Court
Prout Smut
Republican Committee
Charleston
5. C
America
M. B. McSweettey
South Carolina
Miles B. McSweeney
McSweeney
Charleston Gazette
The Real Philippine Issue in Public Debate
The piece argues the central question is McKinley’s policy toward the Philippines, not Aguinaldo’s character. It condemns harsh treatment of Aguinaldo and his allies, urging Americans to judge policy over person, and to recognize the right to freedom rather than subjugation.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Aguinaldo
Philippines
McKinley
Railways Passes and Public Officials
The Indianapolis News argues the public conscience is quickened to the incongruity of officials accepting railway passes and similar courtesies. It urges a ban on any official holding any pass, noting some states already restrict legislators. The call is for a universal prohibition to curb obligations and save public trust.
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Indianapolis News
Why the Filipinos Fight From the Hartford Tinian
A fragmentary patriotic piece argues that Filipino resistance arose only after U S armed forces asserted control and gave notice before action. It contrasts behavior with Cuba and suggests U S demands would provoke widespread rebellion.
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Hartford
Conn
Tinian
Philippines
Faremailer JuntiNontion
Cuba
Businens
Family Bequest Then Aimed to Keep Heirloom in Line
Fragmentary notes recount a will with a condition that an heirloom olive tree remain in the family. A speaker asks a question about tea, mentioning New York and an uncle named Jack. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates or full context.
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Ulivor
New York
Death by Own Action and a Chinaman’s Shameful Fate
A Baltimore Sun report describes the murder of Gee Chung Yung, a Chinese farmer on Franklin Road, by his partner Chin Fook who then hanged himself. Chinese sentiment condemns Chin Fook’s crime as disgraceful. funeral rites and beliefs about the afterlife are noted, with expectations of minimal ceremony due to his act. The piece also mentions a separate note about counterfeit currency being processed by Treasury officials in Washington.
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Gee Chung Yung
Frankin Road
Chin Fook
Baltimore Sun
Ife
Chin Wook
Generous Woman Recovers Lost Purse at Bath Beach
A Bath Beach woman dropped a purse into the bay after fainting from shock when her bag containing 175 dollars and two diamond rings slipped from her grasp. A bystander dive effort succeeded after four attempts, as onlookers mocked the modest reward offered. In a neighboring note, a dog saves a child by warning her before a viper waterspot, then dies from the strike.
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New York Tribune
Bay Twenty-frat Street
Bath Beach
Manhattan
Martin Cahill
Bath Avenue
Cahill
Eight-Year-Old Man Loses Money in Hotel Robbery
A cryptic note describes an eight year old man and a theft at a hotel where $260 went missing. The account mentions leaving for a jog suddenly and a possible motive but lacks clear names or locations.
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Nanet
Exeilient Training of the Kh No Better Proof
Excerpt notes the high standard of training among bow officers and police, citing Royal UIeh constabulary and selection patterns for posts. It mentions Irming ham Boglind chief constableship and a post election among fifty candidates including Mr OC AL Rafter and others from Boyle county Roscommon Treland Waschogén.
Observe how much Toucher's boy resembles Ukehla
In a brief exchange from the Ohio State Journal a conversation reveals a child’s resemblance to Ukehla and an offhand remark about a penny bid. The fragment suggests social chatter and a pejorative undertone typical of the period.
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Newson
Ia Ukehla
Jobson
Ohio State Journal
Free meals aid for 11,000 children in Rowhatx
In Rowhatx, a Socialist stronghold in France, 11,000 public school children receive free food and clothing funded by the town.
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Rowhatx
France
Honey harvests surge as bees adapt to sponges in hives
A Lookoeper, seeking more honey, experimented by placing large West Indian sponges in his beehives. The bees quickly accepted the sponges, reducing construction time and boosting honey yield over the last two seasons. Sustained results suggest a lucrative method for increasing production.
London Omnibus Company Traffic and Fleet Figures
The secretary of the General Omnibus Company outlines London bus operations: Tele 1300 buses serve 10,000 passengers yearly at an average fare, with 28,000,000 trips and receipts around £1,200,000. Seventeen thousand five hundred thirty seven homes consume 290,000 quarters of provender annually. Eight thousand men operate the traffic. The Micke system saves about £1,000 yearly. The omnibus system originated in France, introduced to London, and one French director remains on the board of the LG. O. C-London Chranlte.
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General Omnibus
Conaime
Hocost Ab
France
Vrench
LG. O. C—Londen Chrantelte
Jewish marriage custom places woman on right side
In Jewish weddings the bride is always positioned to the right of the groom, while in other nations her place is to the left.
The Themed Vienna Play Restriction Noted
Fragmentary report from Vienna notes restricts organizers to games only between midday and sunset. The text is unclear on date or governing body. Further details are unreadable in the OCR snippet.
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Vienna
Miililay
Sirmaet
Widow refuses sale of life‑long home amid city growth clash
In Philadelphia, 83 year old Mrs. Alice Pierson clings to her Ninth Street homestead as a trolley syndicate presses for a purchase option. Despite offers and pressure from developers, she insists she would rather die than abandon the home that has sheltered her since birth, calling it her lifelong ghost and shelter through storms.
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Bis
Alice Pedra
Bunnyalde Park
Ace
Enine
Hy Palm
Annie Gravenstock
Potter's Field
Republican Party
Sedalia iMo
St Louis Republic
Pat Brown
Pettis County
Mississippi
Georgetown
Brown
Neighbor
Mrs Hoth
Paul Brown
Port Jorvia
Philadelphia Times
Arthur Beagle
Rood's Creek
Mra
Dongle
Philadelphia
Ninth and
Mulnatreeta
Alice Pierson
Bat Sinoe
Hanna
Dat
Jel D. Mullin
Lankdowne
Ninth
Main Streets
Times
W. W. James
George J. Potehel
Verlendem
P. J. Trier
Rpadiente
Charles Wiggins
Wiesus
Plorion
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purity Remedy
Purports to alter circumstances in cases of scrofula salt rheum dyspepsia nervousness catarrh rheumatism and eruptions by purifying and enriching the blood. Describes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the great remedy for all ages and both sexes, urging readers to be sure to get Hood's.
A Grim Rant on Society and Survival
A fragmented, polemical tirade condemns lazy self indulgence and greed, praising restraint and practical action. It rails against political folly, religious hypocrisy, and class ignorance, asserting harsh judgments on thieves, murderers, and “kleptoman tats,” while invoking evolution and divine favor for the strong.
Ears of Noted Men and Their Character Traits
The piece catalogs famous figures and their ears, claiming ear shapes reveal character. Notables include Choate Sage Vanderbilt Croker Morgan and Dewey, with descriptions of size angle lobes and concha. It notes age and personality inferences from ear anatomy.
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Ambassador Choate
Be thankful for what you have and what you lack
A reflective, aphoristic piece notes that the top of the hill is hard to find and the worst advice is friends. It urges seeking opportunity off the beaten path, comments on attitudes toward appearance, money, and personal fulfillment, and ends with gratitude tempered by comfort in possessions.
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Sum
Reddy
Willin
Manny
Thare Buzzum
Manny Christyans
Thare
Quip Exchange on Stocks and Trusts Across Papers
A humorous vintage exchange contrasts bears and bulls with questions on stock market trusts. Quotes from the Philadelphia Times Indianapolis Journal Golombia Journal and Woodington Star show investors teased, bankers ridiculed, and nerves frayed as market talk blends satire with finance in a bygone era.
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Fe & Lamb
Philadelphia Times
Tommy
Migg
Indianapolia Journal
Golombua Journal
Eaid
Woodington Star
Wall Street
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Marble Hill Press
J. S. Hill
Missouri
Cy Warman
J. Pierpont Morgan
Congress
St. Joseph, Mich
Navy
George M. Pullman
Cook County
Klondike
Seattle
Wash
Vateneln
Spain
Russia
India
Puerto Rico
Pressed Steel Car Company
Carnegie Steel Company
G. H. Hull
Jodiena
Kony
Granevule
Indiana Board
Jovramiom
Nebrask
Newsboy
Ninety Six
Abbeville
Ninety Six Guardian
Lve
Hampton County Guard
Burk & Ford
Edward Perry
Hils
Washington and Lee University of
Lexington
Charleston Typographical Union
Young McSweehey
Wolon
Columbia Typographical Union
Phoenix Hook and Ladder Company
Milas Mattie Miles Poretier
Hae Pet Hesse
Fou
McSweeeney
St. Louis
Cleveland
Thur- Tuin
Ryan
Sewall
Tsft
Stokes
Moore
Celestiaia
Treasury
Washington
Ered Frei Lave
Dike
London
Hewitt
Mirriniged
Alice Pidrson
Thay
Wen
Boo
Russell Sage
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Preas
Alpheus Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Richard Croker
Nat
Trogwell P. Mower
Mr. Morgan
Thomas
Platt
Admiral Dewey
John Ll. Blair
Mr. Blair
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