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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment notes Missouri topics including peanut crop shortages and political chatter. It mentions funeral attendance, a Chicago link, and various disjointed lines on fashion, science, and social commentary with no coherent narrative or clear names. The piece reads like fragmented columns and ads from a Missouri paper.
The passage notes that 68 percent of the world’s telephone calls were registered in the United States, highlighting a stark concentration of international communication activity in a single country. This figure underscores U.S. dominance in global telephony.
A fragment notes a man’s scornful reaction at an unnamed woman wearing socks on a street car, stating it provokes his anger and threatens safety, reflecting era norms and public behavior expectations.
A New Jersey woman reportedly assaulted her husband with a axe after he refused to take her to a moving picture show. The incident highlights domestic tension and firearm-free violence within the home. Both parties were unnamed in initial reports, with law enforcement investigating the claim.
A Brooklyn couple’s strained finances surface as a wife’s costly hydroplane and a man’s remark about overfeeding a “white elephant” highlight poverty and frugality. The husband accuses his wife of imprudence after thirty five weeks on $55, implying she is not suited for a poor man.
A satirical jumble cites ancient Egypt hookworms, a record South Jersey peach crop, a lobster’s agony, convict public sentiment, a prophecy of widespread insanity, cheap cigarette machines, divorces, pistol violence, anti gossip leagues, fashion sins, and beauty as a social compute. The tone recalls a tabloid column of witty observations.
American forces reach Granada and restore contact lines in Nicaragua amid shortages. Navy vessels on Lake Nicaragua returned to owners as peace moves begin. Rebels appear handicapped with U S control of communications and supply routes guiding the end of the revolution.
A reduction in patent flour price per barrel became effective amid falling wheat costs. The new quotation stands at $6.40 per barrel, the lowest seen in the port for years, reflecting a weakened market and lower costs for wearables.
Dr Alfred Booties, a distinguished London nerve specialist, argues that the dress is causing the loss of more lives in America than malignant diseases, urging caution at a Los Angeles fashion show.
Riot disturbances erupted in Coleraine county Londonderry with minimal police interference to avoid escalation. Troops remained on alert for potential emergency measures as demonstrations continued.
A lynching occurred about ten miles east of Mojave in the desert. Reported by men said to be employed on the Los Angeles aqueduct. The assailant attacked a one year old child of a woman homesteader before the mob carried out the killings.
Reports say the Justice Department may renew antitrust actions against Standard Oil and the Standard Oil Trust, with potential government suits and dissolution measures. In Budapest, Minister Beeothy was assaulted on the Parliament floor as protests and police were called to quell the riotous session.
Following a restless demonstration for universal suffrage, police and troops fired on the crowd and charged to disperse the forbidden gathering. More than 200 people were knocked down or trampled. some injuries may be fatal as authorities brace for further outbreaks and hold 75 prisoners.
Fire at the Merchants' Ice and Cold Storage Co plant in Los Angeles caused an estimated $350000 loss. Thousands of crates of eggs butter and tons of fruit were destroyed. Cal Fire battled the blaze as the five story building burned.
Two German military officers were killed while flying near Freidbure Saxony marking the third double fatality in Europe within a month involving members of the army flying corps.
Four Illinois Central laborers escaped injury by leaping from their trains when southbound freight No. 281 struck the caboose of a second freight. The crash occurred near St Louis, authorities reported no serious casualties.
Andrew Rohan, former acting chief of detectives and famed Haymarket riot veteran, died of heart disease at his Chicago home. A widely known police figure, Rohan earned recognition across the nation for his long service and leadership in law enforcement.
Twenty people were injured when a Louisville and Nashville passenger train struck a work train after running into an open switch north of Kisserton near Paris Kentucky.
London notes Sir Edgar Speyer reported at an underground electric railways meeting that 900 million passengers have been carried since opening and electrification with no fatalities. This highlights remarkable safety for a vast urban transit network.
The British army airship Gamma struck a hillside while maneuvering near Enugsland and was wrecked. The crew escaped unhurt. The Gamma was a steerable balloon.
Washington reports government egg storage stands at 1,173,132,800 with 1,119,090,000 a year ago. If prices rise to the stated level, warehousemen could net about 58.7 million dollars from current holdings, with more eggs to be stored before cold weather.
A quirky venture by the Preachers Oil Company, whose stockholders are all ministers, promises 100 dollars per day income if their well strikes oil, but risks a 4,000 dollar cut if the well is dry.
Two little Italian girls at a Pittsburg church festival were dressed as angels and suspended by ropes over an improvised altar. Their fathers are under arrest for cruelty and endangering the children.
Untermyer blasts the Standard Oil structure as a farce while examining the dissolved Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. Witnesses Watertayer and King testified about competition with New York interests and the Great Lakes transport ties to the Indianapolis Standard Oil.
A fragment from a 19th century report notes the existence of Civil War era shin plasters. It cites a Treasury compilation stating about 122 million dollars in fractional currency and 100 million dollars in toll certificates issued, with roughly 50 thousand dollars still outstanding.
Mrs Grace filed for divorce in Philadelphia alleging cruel and barbarous treatment by her husband Fugene Hi Grace including an incident where he struck her in the face and broke her nose. She accuses further cruelties making life intolerable while Grace, recently acquitted in Atlanta of attempting to kill her husband, remains paralyzed from the waist down and is living at his mother’s home in Newnas Ga.
A Zeppels dirigible balloon named Hana sailed from Hamburg to Denmark and Sweden visiting Copenhagen for luncheon. The thirteen hour voyage included a landing at the Danish capital and a Swedish naval port. German military experts note the air route was harder than the Cologne to London flight despite Hamburg to Copenhagen train time of nine hours.
Three hundred Rockford high school students earned a total of 10500 in the vacation months. They reported to Principal Briggs on how they spent the summer, showing they did not idle away time. Capt. John Doyle led as top earner with 128 as a cement gang member. Most girls earned money through domestic science work.
Miss Ida Robinson entered East Thirty-Fifth Street elation house and offered a pollen bouquet of golden red. She was arrested on a disorderly charge and fined one dollar.
Mayor Fitzgerald will lead hundreds of supporters to welcome the Red Sox back from the west as champions, with a rally at Fenway Park to honor their league title and parade through the city.
A garbled legend reports Dr. Tramhower and Governor Hadley discussing quarantine measures for infected regions in Kansas and Nebraska. It mentions a vague “fermentative” plant disease and refers to a bizarre, unclear chain of names and roles.
The city, backed by ITS Me Millen High School students, will conduct a full census of the city within hours. One student will represent each bank while investigators pursue a feature on the United States census data noting a national figure and local public spending.
A garbled report mentions a shooting and fatalities near Jefferson City involving individuals named Palmer and others. The text references a mysterious disappearance years prior and subsequent inquiries across towns and states, with unclear details about the victims and circumstances.
Samuel Rader serving a life sentence attacked rank Watkins foreman in a factory at the penitentiary with a knife. Guards overpowered the convict after he had slashed Watkins on the forehead and across the breast amid an outbreak in the facility.
Complaint by Hi Guylette of Kansas City and Vice Coombe of Springfield led to fines for four Carthage meat market proprietors under the pure food law. One fined $79. Whiteside-Peal Lumber Company noted for an apple tree crop report. Obscure names appear among local growers and officials. Funeral of Kaneasty sar erium member Metuliy, long connected with the Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, referenced.
The University of Missouri daily newspaper the Missourian is issued this term edited by Harry Ir Guy of Kansas City. Students joined the faculty in producing the paper.
An aviator giving an exhibit at the Callao fair was struck by a gust of wind and fell to the ground, seriously injuring Bevier-George Underwood. Several thousand spectators witnessed the accident as emergency teams attended.
Sedelia Mineouri Pacific passenger train No 52 wrecked five miles east of Pleasant Hill. The engine tender and baggage car were damaged and the rest of the train derailed. No further details on casualties or causes are provided.
Jefferson City reports A F Werrymeyer of St Charles County to succeed his father A F Werrymeyer who died recently, making way for a family line to lead the position. The appointing authority remains unspecified in the clipped text.
Commerce Trust Company invests a large portrait of Dr W Woods, longtime Kansas City banker, in William Woods College at Fulton Missouri. The college was endowed years ago by Dr Woods. In Fulton the Democratic ticket wins the Second ward council seat with Frank Baker elected without opposition.
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