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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1903
Page
2
A garbled OCR slice surveys varied topics from politics and Balkan tensions to poetry, journalism, and society. It references Lou Dillon, the Corutinl brothers, and odd opinions on war, crime, and literature, intermixing dubious quotes and scattered names with fragmented commentary.
The Missouri doings reveal a grand jury inquiry nearly ready to convene with about one hundred witnesses including A Judean and ex County Marshal John P Maxwell of Kansas City. Governor vetoes bill amid discussions of attempted bribery to stall legislation affecting certain bood companies. Witnesses also include J A Gartin Benton County representative and A W Parker Brookfield, with notes on theatrical managers and Sunday tickets.
The Mood Relief Committee of the two Kansas Citys has distributed 75.40 to Armourdale families, aiding about 4000 households in Kansas City Kansas. The Kansas City Relief Committee holds about 15,000 more for winter destitute relief, with 4106 earmarked for cross river needs near Wyandotte. A footbridge is in use and permanent river bridges are slated for completion January 1.
In Columbia Missouri biology department authorities report a raid of cats and a rat breeding project. Students allegedly enticed household pets at night and hid them on campus for laboratory use. A girl found a cage with 400 cats awaiting euthanasia. The town is catless, and a rat farm is the result.
Inners must go to work as the Kanane Convention rejects a wage-scale delay. The District No. 25 delegates in Novinger Missouri decided miners and operators must settle the dispute. Miners pledged to abide by the convention’s decision, with about 100 delegates present seeking to expedite resolution before final action.
A petition in Missouri alleges George D. Pallertoe of Oklahoma County Oklahoma B H Ragby and Mary Dibbe of Lawton Oklahoma lost 613000 through cashing drafts in a case tied to a bankruptcy effort.
Pete Duncan, ex slave and nurse to Col. D PF Dyer of St. Louis, died here last week. He was known as Uncle Pete and likely stood about 100 years old. On Old Settlers day August 25, 190d, Colonel Dyer, the orator, paused to visit him.
Warrensburg Missouri, Professor P F Holiday of Kansas City and Miss Mollie Cutter, primary department teacher, were married at dawn Saturday in Warrensburg. The pair head geology and physiology and teach in the public schools respectively.
In St Joseph Missouri President Donnelly of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Union from Chicago announced a strike action involving 1200 Nelson Morris Packing Company employees at Booth Joseph. The strike investigation followed arrival of union officials to inspect labor conditions and press for concessions.
Will break all records at Columbia Missouri University as enrollments approach 2,000 with Saturday totals near 1,000 doubling summer figures from last year. Ten years ago 600 was seen as encouraging. last year reached 1,600 and this year the total is expected to exceed by about 400.
A certificate of consolidation was filed in Jefferson City uniting the Missouri Edison Electric Company and the Union Electric Light and Power Company of St Louis under the name Union Electric Light and Power Company of St Louis.
Three people were seriously injured in a wreck on the Katy High line near Sutherland in Johnson County last week. Injured are Eugene Descombs of Leeton with a sprain and bruises, G R Simpson a Swafford Dry Goods salesman from Kansas City with contusions and a smashed knee, and J Eis enberg a Sedalia brakeman with a broken leg and body injuries. They were taken to the local hospital.
In Malden Missouri the opening wagonload of 1903 cotton sold on the street for 2 dollars 50 cents per hundred pounds in the seed. Dry weather has reduced yield with many stalls seeing squares and boils fall off and overall crop damage estimated at forty percent.
Troy Missouri Prosecuting Attorney W A Dudley has succeeded in shutting up the blind tigers in Troy. The owners of the reading drug stores announced last week they would sell no more whisky under royal circumstances.
Jefferson City Missouri report states Sheriff ine Webster County last week arrested George Murgrave at the Penitentiary gates as he finished a four year term for grand larceny. He was returned to Webster County to answer a charge of embezzlement.
Frank James, the ex bandit, announced Saturday his plan to quit show business in Kansas City Missouri. He says he has had enough excitement to last a lifetime and will retire from public life.
The body found in the Missouri River two weeks ago is identified as John Gunning, a special policeman at a packing house in Armourdale Kansas.
Mrs Deborah Anne Wilson of St Joseph Missouri died at her daughter Mrs J H Parker home Saturday She was born in St Louis in 1820 and is survived by relatives in Missouri and beyond
Shaibyville Missouri crowds attended a Saturday Old Settlers reunion where Col Dyer spoke alongside Attorney Joseph Folk. Enthusiasm ran high during the day’s exercises and veterans’ reunion sponsors were named for the United Confederate Veterans' gathering in Columbia September 21 25 24.
Frank James files suit in circuit court against Willis opera house owners of the James Boys of Missouri over a melodrama titled The James Boys asserting defamation and seeking 526000 in damages. The case alleges the character of Frank James in the show harms his good name.
In Butler Missouri crops gain from timely rains as fields show signs of recovery. Farmers note improved soil moisture and expected yield boosts following recent showers.
Jefferson City Missouri Secretary of State Bam B Cook issues a call to state banks to report their condition at the close of business September. The advisory seeks a consolidated view of financial health and compliance status from all state financial institutions.
A citizen urges Missouri readers to actively participate in primaries and precinct meetings to combat public corruption. He cites Jefferson on public apathy, condemns elected officials who betray trust, and calls for honest governance, warning that the many honest citizens must oppose the few dishonest leaders to preserve republican government.
A speech argues voters should elect only honest, incorruptible officials and leaders. It condemns private ties with corrupt figures, stresses strict enforcement of law, and says parties must serve the public over faction. It defends Democratic ideals while insisting on accountability for all crimes.
A lengthy anti corruption treatise argues against lax criminal justice, condemns wealth tied appeals and bonds, and urges after conviction bail limits. It warns corruption scars civic honor, calls for swift penalties, and demands public sentiment forcefully condemn corrupt officials and uphold civic righteousness.
A senior class trip up the Hudson sparked pride as a chaperone was asked to identify the group of strikingly good looking students. The scene highlighted compliments on appearance over intellect, reflecting campus culture and social dynamics of the time.
A fragmentary clipping notes a Catalina or Cate reference linked to Constantine Algeria and a French correpondent. The passage hints at a pond or pondest event involving dogs but lacks full details or names to confirm context.
Albany resident General Robert Shaw Oliver, a wealthy Albany dry goods merchant and longtime National Guard figure, is appointed as assistant secretary of war succeeding Colonel William Carey Sanfer. Oliver served in the Civil War as a volunteer and later held cavalry and infantry roles in the regular army. He is described as a personal friend of the President.
George King, 24, a former American soldier noted for bravery in two waves at Pekin and in the Boxer uprising, reportedly drank himself to ruin after wartime injuries. In a Chicago saloon he announced “I have drank my last drop” and then cut his throat with a razor, causing a panic as bystanders fled and police were summoned.
Don Raimundo Villavarde, the new Premier of Spain, came from simple country parents who provided him a solid education. He began as a village lawyer, built a respected practice, and entered Parliament where his energy and eloquence earned prominence. His marriage to Pozo Rubio elevated his social status and he soon joined the cabinet as finance minister during the war.
Two Coney Island guards Ed ward Fuller and Philip Fay swam the distance between the battery seawall and the beach front at Coney Island last week. Fuller won by one yard after five hours and fifty minutes. It was the first completed race over the course since Johnson swam it in five hours and five minutes.
Rev. Patrick J. Murphy of New York resigns from the Paulist order and is released by Father Deshon and Archbishop Farley. He affiliates with Davenport Diocese and Bishop Cosgrove appoints him history professor at the diocesan theological seminary.
When Judge W H Taft assumes the war department portfolio he will bring a calm and prudent approach to military affairs. He is expected to emphasize efficiency, reform bureaus, and uphold the duties of the department during wartime.
Willis G. Wiser, longtime campus supervisor at Yale, transitions from police service to a ministerial role after years overseeing campus safety and student conduct. The change highlights a shift from law enforcement to religious leadership within the university community.
An English traveler ribbed Chauncey Depew during a journey with Mrs Depew about his storytelling style. Depew’s retort and a later realization that the Englishman recognized him add a light note to the trip as they tour with an Engle railroad entourage.
Ree Henry Smith, a well educated negro born in the Southern states and educated in Europe, leads evangelistic work at Amy and Baptist chapel Twickenham England. He speaks French fluently and is an accomplished singer. His reception drew Baptists Anglicans Presbyterians Congregationalists and Methodists.
Will Gray remains in Germany pursuing advanced language studies and phonetics research after leaving Yale. Prof Edward W Scripture, connected to Yale and Clark University, may not return in the new year and is conducting studies in Leipzig and Zurich. Charles Hubbard Judd, long a Yale assistant in experimental psychology, is named as a probable successor.
The Earl of Dudley, lately vice regent of Ireland, has spent nearly all his year in Ireland with extensive travels across the country apart from a brief London visit. Meanwhile in Kentucky, five versions of Gen Cassius M Clay’s will were filed for probate in Madison County court, all but the latest having been revoked. the final will names Dora Brock and the United States as heirs and is expected to stand legally.
Patrick Driscoll, owner of several wealthy silver and gold mines in Arizona, claims an annual income over $90,000 and asserts his personal expenditures are tightly controlled. He reportedly spends no more than $30 per month, and is described as liberal in giving to worthy causes.
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