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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1904
Page
2
A fragmented miscellany mocks divorce, politics, and society figures from New York to Georgia. It references a diverse cast and absurd claims about whiskey, temperance, and scandals, ending with a grim note on a Philadelphia actress who killed herself rather than mercy.
A fragmented sentence questions if King Edward would meet the emperor of the Plottentots and wear a Hiottentot admiral uniform as a courtesy mark. The text mixes historical figures and fictional terms, lacking clear event, date, or source context.
A reflective note on love’s grip and the unexpected cost when a cherished partner pawns valuables without warning, exposing trust fractures and personal loss. The piece cautions readers about financial surprises in intimate relationships and the consequences of silent decisions.
Marie Jiressler, noted actress, has adopted an incubator baby drawing attention to her press team. The surprising act gives the team a substantial public story to pursue and shape coverage around.
A fragment notes the new Holland ving machine counts and that modern conveniences are gradually becoming affordable, with a nearby figure around six dollars under the actual value. The item hints at progress toward practical pricing.
A suit against Armour for 1200 dollars is described as a friendly action. The writer notes the average man would be more cautious about being sued for such a sum, considering the potential trouble and costs involved.
An irreverent contemporary writer depicts society as moving independently toward Saratoga. The piece plays on the phrase Saratoga chips as a metaphor, suggesting social currents and consumer trends shifting toward the famed resort locale.
The text suggests the birth of the czar's son will lessen Patlyweid's stronghold on affairs. It hints the event may change priorities and alter the significance of the bov myer's actions in governance.
A fragment noting Croesus, famed ancient millionaire, reportedly never laughed, with scholars remarking that others might have laughed at him instead in a reversal of fortune.
A playful note from the court indicates Alexis has been named an honorary colonel, a position likely to cause anxiety for his royal mother Jous if he were serving in the navy. The unsigned fragment hints at court life and family concerns around military ranks.
A Rochester resident died at Dellacks conc reteness. Authorities have not determined whether the death was due to factors such as age or substance use. The public remains uninformed about the deceased’s length of years.
A law student visited Roscoe Conkling and faced a snide remark about his legal ambitions. The visitor asked if he was studying to be a lawyer, and Conkling retorted that he should study to become a supreme court justice. The exchange highlights sour humor around law training.
A Boston woman left a quart of diamonds in a London hotel and wired the proprietor to keep them until they can be picked up again next summer, prompting confusion and a cross Atlantic exchange.
A New York Herald writer champions the crater asserting no responsibility for a single typhoid fever case. He argues the oyster has always hesitated to speak for itself, framing the issue with sharp irony.
A terse reflection contrasts Rudyard Kipling’s praise of “the man who does things” with the reality that those who do may also incur consequences. The line of thought questions heroism and duty, noting that action often brings results beyond praise.
A governor’s proposal that girls delay marriage until 26 to better know men faces a flaw: couples rarely truly know each other until after marriage, a point highlighting the complexity of premarital acquaintance.
A traveler across New York state says minstrel shows will be unusually numerous this fall. He adds that the chestnut crop this year is expected to be the biggest ever known in the state.
John Burt and Jim Blake plot to expose Alderman Morris in a political buyout scheme tied to the Cosmopolitan Improvement Company. Sam, the bookmaker in Morris's pocket, reveals the aldermen Morris has influenced and the escalating bribe offers. Blake bets on stock moves while John maneuvers legal strategy and court contacts.
Blake visits Gen Carden at the Bishop residence amid social plotting and flirtation with Jessie. The two plan a high stakes rubber of whist with a theater prize, while old rivalries flare over a past defeat.
Two city brothers visit an uncle on a farm. The old man boasts he can stack hay as fast as they pitch it. In the scramble the rack collapses, burying him. He gasps that he came down for more hay, a blunt bluff to impress the nephews.
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer item recounts a black business owner in Oldateoma who goes broke. a white customer bangs a door, asking for boots, and the bank clerk replies with a demeaning joke about paying fifty cents on the dollar. The anecdote mocks racism and financial failure.
A former moderator recalls a pastor not needing an assistant and a parishioner wanting the preacher to handle duties including preaching. Ellison Van Hoose the tenor recalls touring Bonn in Germany and a guide dismissing Beethoven as merely a tenor, underscoring reputations versus talents.
In St Louis on a Sunday near 302 St Charles Street a wrecking crew of three men were buried when the south wall toppled from a building, formerly tied to JOH Crane Furniture. Charles Loesch aged 27, John Bradley about 40, and Frank Eshmann 25 suffered serious injuries. all were taken to hospital. Rescue crews used ladders and ropes to reach them as bricks and debris filled the area.
Prince Herbert Bismarck, son of Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, died Sunday morning at Welchh. His life saw a failed path to succession and public service hampered by political turmoil. Detailed history notes his upbringing, courtly ties, and the estate left behind, including forests and securities valued at substantial sums.
Mary T Thatcher wife of Cheorge Thatcher famous minstrel killed herself on Sunday afternoon. Thatcher is currently in George Ade's County Chairman at Decatur. An interurban car from Springfield on the Hingis traction line to Decatur brought guests invited by Manager Ro Smith. Regular service began Sunday.
Washington announces bids for the battleship New Hampshire and the armored cruisers Montana or North Carolina will be opened at the Navy Department on November 1.
A violent storm hit Bloomington HK and central Illinois on Sunday with nearly three inches of rainfall in eighteen hours. Strong winds flattened hundreds of acres of corn, promising total losses. Lightning caused additional damage throughout the area.
A Sunday morning fire and water damage in Quincy, HK, caused about 10 000 in losses to non working assets. Insurance coverage estimated at 24 000 will be pursued by the affected Central company and associates.
Fall River shows a population decline tied to a prolonged city strike and related disruptions. Merchants report reduced commerce as sections of the city operate under strain. Citizens note weeks of uncertainty with several neighborhoods feeling the impact.
Miss Boyd, sent by the Pennsylvania Archea local scene, traveled aboard the steamship Pannenia arriving from Fame Trieste and Palermo. She reports finding a hidden egey in Crete and was accompanied by her companion Spermens. the expedition aims to explore further discoveries.
Fragmentary dispatches describe movements along a wartime front with references to Omober Saturday and September dates. Messages mention reinforcements arriving and advance posts near villas northwest of a railway, with vague names and locations including Yen Tai and nearby regions.
In Grand Rapids and nearby towns, Newlin sentenced Janes McConl and Stark EF. Slocum to fines of 1000 each for soliciting bribes tied to a Lake Michigan water contract at the last court term. Sheriff Morgan led the arrest following Crosby’s capture in Salem after a pursuit. Crosby remains jailed as the case proceeds.
Mohbiie Ahi Tawrences Clifton, a native of this place and renowned fisherman, died of general debility at Pascagoula on Tuesday at age 107.
Washington reports that Rear Admiral George Walkice Melville retired former engineer in chief of the navy and Arctic hero receives the decoration of the order of St Stanislaus from the czar.
In Atlantic In. a thief entered the Rock Island freight office Sunday afternoon while cashier C H Miller was momentarily absent and disappeared with SL.545 from the cash drawer. No arrests have been made.
Kobe reports Charles Sumner Griffin a Tokio University professor of political economy and finance and Kansas graduate, was drowned while bathing at Hakone lake Saturday afternoon. His wife and his parents in law witnessed the tragedy.
A light rain settled over Farina Tuesday evening, totaling nearly two inches and marking the first rainfall in thirty days. Farmers anticipate the wet spell will boost the corn crop across the area.
Missouri Doings reports H Harroun of St Joseph promising to aid a special grand jury probe into forgery. The article describes his Chicago trip, arrest warrant, and statements about shouldering consequences while hoping creditors are protected. The court convened a grand jury to pursue justice beyond private settlements, emphasizing serious forgery offenses.
The St Louis Terminal Belt Railway Company received a county court franchise to build a spur connecting its two branches in Clayton Missouri. The proposed route begins at Waltondale and extends east along Walton avenue Spring avenue Hanley road and Page Ferguson and Kingsland avenues crossing the Wabash tracks then toward St Charles Rock road. A $1 deposit will be made for road improvement and $5 000 penal bonds posted with work to start within sixty days and finish by October 1 105.
Former Senator James Orchard was served with a writ of attachment by Howell County Sheriff Kimberlin and cited to appear in Jefferson City on December 15 to show cause why he did not testify at the Farris trial. He posted a $200 bond and left Sunday night for Shannon County to attend court.
In Marshall Missouri a courthouse was hit by lightning twice within three minutes. The bolt killed two horses owned by Jacob Van dyke and severely damaged the home of L E K Merkins.
Three inches of rain, the heaviest this season, drenched Chillicothe on Wednesday as a lightning strike hit the old country home of former Representative C. A. Adams, causing its destruction.
Stacy F Mullins of this county led at his home southeast of Memphis on Thursday. Mullins was in a runaway accident Saturday and was injured along with Miss Flora Cox who is in critical condition.
The first frost of the season in Livingston County Wednesday night was mild and beneficial to corn, slowing growth and speeding maturity.
In Stotesbury Missouri the oil and gas well No. 5 in the Missouri Oil and Development Company leases flowed Thursday night as a gasser and oiler. The gas flow was strong enough to throw a flame to the top of a forty five foot derrick, and oil flow was correspondingly strong.
Jas. Lowther, a long time conservative member of Parliament for the Thanet division of Kent and former chief secretary for Ireland, has died in London. The death removes a prominent political figure with a career spanning local and national service.
Rich Hill Missouri reports the zinc smelters have closed down indefinitely. The plant cites the high price of zinc ore and a shortage of nie as the reasons, leaving approximately 1 man unemployed.
Jefferson City Missouri hosted the annual conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church of the State of Missouri with Bishop Chandler presiding.
The sixty fifth opening of the University of Missouri took place Wednesday morning. President Jesse delivered the address and predicted 1800 attendees. Professor Wilbur Fiske Starr heads the new music department and notes admissions are rapidly rising. Convocations will be daily at 7 p.m. in the auditorium replacing chapel exercises due to low attendance.
Frank M. Chapman, elected mayor of Louisiana Missouri, died Thursday night of heart disease at age 46. A ten year City Council veteran, he resigned recently after illness. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, he had lived in Louisiana many years and enjoyed strong support. He left a wife and children.
Warrensburg Missouri doctor E B Craighead has notified the Board of Regents that he has been called to the presidency of Tulane University in New Orleans and has not yet resigned from the State Normal School. He will not depart until returning from a trip to New Orleans. If his salary of 300 is raised he may be prevailed upon to stay, with potential successors named including Professor Frank Deerwester and Professor J H Scarborough.
Jefferson City announces that State Superintendent Yates is circulating a list of insurance firms lacking licenses to operate in Missouri. Agents for these firms face imprisonment and fines, as the department intensifies arrests and prosecutions. He warns the public to avoid any business with these companies or their agents.
Professor Jesse E. Pope of the University of Missouri Economics Department has been commissioned by the Carnegie Institute to supervise a study compiling an agricultural history of Missouri. Students will conduct the research and the Carnegie Institute will publish the book detailing the economic and social relations of Missouri agriculture.
The Lamonte Telephone Company was organized with capital stock of 6000 dollars. Elected officers include President W. E. Piles, Vice President F. Wimmer, Secretary J. A. Fleming, and Treasurer John McCurdy. The firm plans an independent exchange with country lines.
Bowling Green Missouri Pike College opened its twenty third annual session with enrollment near one hundred pupils. Extensive improvements have been made in buildings and equipment.
Prosecuting Attorney L. C. Gabbert issued four warrants for the arrest of W. H. Harroun, a St Joseph grain man, charging him with forging signatures of Burlington railway employees on bills of lading.
Springfield Missouri reports William Pittman once given a fifty year sentence for the murder of Anna MacMahon in Springfield last spring has died at Brookline from consumption.
At the session of the Great Council of Red Men Nashville Tennessee was chosen as the next meeting place. The gathering will be on the second Monday in September 1905 in Nashville.
Canton Missouri Christian University began its forty-eighth annual session in a new building finished and furnished at over 50 000 dollars. The opening drew the largest attendance in twenty-five years, with more than 150 students matriculating.
Annapolis Maryland reports F P Conger of Missouri passed his physical examination and was admitted to the Naval Academy as a midshipman.
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