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Newspaper
Marshall Republican
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
6
Disjointed passages mention politics Germany and Italy, wartime anxieties, and public concerns. References to trials, political figures, disasters, and technological hopes echo a chaotic, multi-topic column. The text blends crime, science, weather, and royal affairs with fragmented speculation.
Reports detail King Edward VIII’s ongoing illness during a spring journey to southwestern France. He remains under medical care as doctors monitor bronchial issues and spasmodic throat problems, while the royal family and crowds await news at Buckingham Palace and Marlborough House.
Bulletin announces the end of a reign as the Prince of Wales succeeds his father. The body lies in the royal chamber at Buckingham Palace after a solemn farewell in a brilliantly lit scene. The Prince declares duty done and then falls into final sleep.
The obituary notes the birth date November 9 1841 at Buckingham Palace and the death on January 24 1901 at Westminster Abbey. It emphasizes his titles as King of the United Kingdom and British Dominions and Defender of the Faith.
Fragmented account traces Edward VII from birth at Marlborough House to coronation and early reign. Mentions creation as Prince of Wales, marriage, royal milestones, and assassination attempt on April 4, 1900. Notes his accession after Queen Victoria and key events through 1902, including first parliament and coronation.
A fog bound collision between the Ligonier and the Santurce prompted a wireless search for wreckage. The Tasco tug was sent to assist while crews were evacuated from one vessel. Details of the collision site and status remained unclear.
About eleven thousand Indiana bituminous coal miners returned to work Wednesday morning ending a 33 day strike. The temporary agreement reached by miners and operators covers mines paying the northern outside day wage scale prior to April 1910. Mines south of the Baltimore and Ohio line with 3,000 workers are excluded and will be settled later. The pact grants a 6 to 5 percent increase in wages.
A special grand jury led by foreman John D Rockefeller Jr indicts three men over the sale of young girls in the New York white slave market. A secret agent paid 40 for two girls and 120 for a third, with all three transactions producing true bills. Prince Tao lands in America and addresses the American Asiatic association in New York City. An explosion at M J Shoemaker Co fertilizer works injures more than twenty workers in Philadelphia.
Kansas City detective Captain F H Tillotson faces trial in the incubator baby kidnapping case. Defendants including Stella Barclay Frank Gentry David Gregg and Robert Randolph allegedly abducted Marion Blakeley from her mother in Topeka last August. Venue change moved the case here. many co defendants secured delays while Tillotson’s attorneys sought one.
Montgoners Ma Gibson Dickey landowner and farmer who died here allegedly was a bigamist. A daughter of wife one testifies Dickey married her mother Mary Jane Clayman in California on May 20 186% and left the family. He later married wife two and, per the petition, left his entire estate to wife two and her children.
A fierce clash erupts in the region around Tcherne lova Pass with Turkish and Albanian rebel forces. heavy casualties reported as Turkish mountain guns shell positions. Rebels expected to retreat similar to Kachanik Pass outcome.
Forty nine of Illinois' fifty three Democratic legislators are to be summoned before a special grand jury over alleged seat purchases by William Lorimer. Four not summoned include Leer O Neil Browne and minority leader White. White's testimony prompted disputes, and a letter alleged to prove White unbalanced was with Lorimer's secretary. Libel suits threaten as Lorimer claims a conspiracy to ruin his banks.
Washington reports the Senate confirmed the nomination of Governor Hughes as associate justice of the Supreme Court. The Judiciary Committee recommended confirmation despite a brief protest by the American Antitrust League, which had no effect on the decision.
A Washington dispatch reports John D Rockefeller abandoned efforts to obtain a national charter for his proposed Starr J Murphy led foundation. Murphy and Rockefeller’s Standard Oil ties are said to be misrepresented, with no involvement in the Economic and General Foundation seeking a New York charter for an aged man of wealth reputedly having 32,500,000 for charity.
Mrs Ruth Bryan Leavitt and Lieut Reginald Alt ham Owen married at the home of William Jannings Bryan in Fairview. The ceremony was small with only family and under a dozen close friends in attendance.
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