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Newspaper
Marble Hill Press
Location
Marble Hill, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1906
Page
2
A fragmentary review notes oddities from 1905 world culture including Japan's living costs, wheat yields in Kansas, and a jab at Browning. It mentions mosquito hatcheries, golf bans before 35, and a wealth of disjointed opinions on finance, crime, and colonial affairs with references to Washington, Wall Street, and British ships near Canton.
Four proposals were submitted to the Isthmian canal commission for supplying Chinese laborers for the Panama canal project. Names include The America Chinese Contracting Co of Englewood New Jersey and the International Contracting Co of Washington DC. Rates range from 9 to 20 cents per hour depending on job and quantity.
Chicago politician Robert Hitt died at Narragansett Pier at 5530 o clock on Thursday after a week of illness. A 25 year congressional veteran and former chairman of the foreign affairs committee, Hitt was born in Urbana Ohio in 1834 and grew up in Illinois. Survived by his widow and two sons Reynold and William F. Hitt, he had recently declined re election to Congress and planned retirement from public life. He spent his final years in Rochelle Illinois and his career included service as a diplomat in Rome and a long public record as a statesman and scholar.
The state sues Waters Pierce Oil Co. in Twenty sixth district court aided by Assistant Attorney General Lightfoot. The case seeks ouster from the elite and cancellation of permit to do business in Texas for alleged antitrust law violations. Penalties potentially total 5,229,400 dollars.
The United States cruiser Charleston anchored in Panama Bay with Secretary of State Hoot aboard, greeted by Gov Magoon and US officials. Root landed Friday as the city honored the visit and declared a holiday, while a general cleaning up along the route and town premises prepared for the secretary’s passage.
Washington reports the army is ready for Cuba as plans are complete and every unit stands prepared to meet any emergency of intervention. The message emphasizes readiness and swift action if intervention becomes necessary.
Dayton area report states engineer Luciey Logincer of Dayton was killed in a wreck on the Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton line early today north of the city. Other injuries include Joe McCurdy of Linwood fatally injured. the cause is under investigation. A separate item notes J Nevin rector of the Church of St Paul in Bethlehem for 37 years died suddenly in Mexico City after a long illness.
A cartload of dynamite exploded near Jellicon's Southern Railway depot causing twelve deaths and injuries to many others. The blast shattered buildings in the business district, broke nearly all glass within a mile, and caused about five hundred thousand dollars in damage. Rescue and inquest efforts followed as hospitals and officials responded.
A massive typhoon sinks 600 Oshing junks and raises deaths to 10,000 with daily losses running about a thousand. Surviving crews are exhausted, bodies retrieved, and many ships swallowed by waves while Chinese communities face mass burials and relief efforts from Hong Kong authorities and local hospitals.
New York Bradstreet notes that strong farming prosperity could lift capital movement. Currency demand remains heavy with higher rates locked until after October 1 as the crop movement nears. Bank clearings rise and railway earnings exceed last year by about 13 percent. Car shortages raise concerns, while railways buy more material. Labor scarcity complaints come from many regions, especially in cotton fields. Overall, the economic outlook is described as very satisfactory.
Fowler McCormick aged 0 years, son of Harold F and Ed fih Rockefeller McCormick and grandson of John D Rockefeller McCormick, stays at Forest Hill in Cleveland. Guards walk the grounds within calling distance while the infant plays. never left unattended by a French maid.
The jury finds Charles M. Smith and Charles M. Smith Jr along with five tenants guilty on the eleventh count of a 44 indictment in a peonage case at Cape Girardeau Missouri. The record notes John Reed a black man present with Roosevelt in Cuba referenced in the proceedings.
The Treasury shows available cash balance 216,250,206 and gold coin and bullion 115,530,023 excluding the 150 million gold reserve. A typhoon south of Manila reports wires down with no damage reported in provinces. Cavite arsenal and shipping areas were damaged.
A court martial conducted locally sentenced a terrorist Jew named Tarle to death for the killing of a policeman. The panel, consisting of army officers, kept the officers’ names secret.
In Tulsa tod, a deadly fight near We kina 11 miles east of here leaves John Brown a dead negro section foreman and Frank Motijot a fatally wounded former federal officer. Authorities report a violent confrontation erupted during a febt incident.
A violent racial clash erupted in Atlanta Georgia with a white man and several Black individuals dead and many wounded. Governor Terrell ordered state troops mobilized after Mayor Woodward failed to quell the mob as 10 000 gathered downtown.
Lavender Creighton tends a wounded Indian in the woods near the fort then uncovers dispatches that label a man named Winslow a spy. She hides the papers, arrests his arrest, and urges silence as soldiers arrive to transport the wounded man back to camp while Winslow reveals concern and intrigue.
It is reported that the United States gunboat Helena has been lost off the Chinese coast. No particulars have been received. The Helena was commanded by Commander James C. Gillmore. It was built in 1894-6, displacement 1,397 tons, engines 1,988 horsepower, speed 15 knots, and cost $280,000.
John Alexander Dowie spoke to followers at Shiloh house on Sunday about plans to return to Zion City from Mexico next summer. He outlined building a great mansion for Christ’s coming and the millennium dawn, saying his illness is a broken heart.
In Indianapolis Mia Williams 40 and Samuel Jones a 1 year old boy residents of the city were found dead in a room at the Hotel St James. Death due to asphyxiation police attributed it to a love affair and premeditated death by own action. Bishop Hoare body at sea. Hong Kong steamer sighted Bishop Hoare drowned in recent typhoon off Castle Peak bay a party aboard a steamer dispatched to recover the body.
A large fire gutted the Central City planing sod Jember wmith and the Central City ice plant in Macon Georgia causing about $100,000 in damage. The blaze destroyed the largest im Ubis section and affected nearby facilities. Fire crews battled the flames for hours before gaining control.
In a tense parlor scene Mrs Creighton, Lavender, and Winslow weigh two plans to avoid a sham trial over Burr expedition dispatches. Lavender advocates fleeing with the papers, insisting the dispatches must not be surrendered. A plan to burn bridges and flee fort is agreed, sealing the secret.
A fragment recalls a concert by Siegfried Warner's orchestra attended by Americans including a elderly American woman and a noted Russian countess. During intermission they conversed in English with the Russian guest well versed in American tastes. A quoted exchange questions Damrochs status as America's best conductor.
The article reports Europe and notably France testing methods to prevent road dust. Trials include deliquescent agents and tar applications, with coal tar costing about 25 to 30 cents per square yard. Tar methods reduce road wear by roughly two cents per square yard annually, though US roads rarely permit tar due to surface conditions.
South Australia produced 2,655,947 gallons in the Just South Australia vintage, up from 2,345,478 gallons the previous year, signaling a stronger harvest and improved yields for winemakers and distributors.
The passage describes male bluebirds with vivid blue backs wings and tails and chestnut brown breasts while the belly is white. Females are duller with a reddish tint. Seminolendians recount a myth where the male’s high flight stained him blue, inspiring the mate to seek a similarly fine dress, though clouds dulled the color.
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