17 Apr 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1909
Page
1
The St. Louis Republic argues that high infant death rates reflect municipal and state failures. Laws for pure milk, building codes, school medical inspections, and preventive precautions must be enacted to safeguard life. The piece holds governments responsible for public health neglect.
The piece notes a habit of hyphenating names in English and American papers, citing examples such as Bailey-Aldrich Clarence- Stedman and Gillespie-Blaine. It contrasts this with local papers that drop the first name or title, producing forms like Allan Poe Ward Beecher and Russell Lowell in fewer cases.
The piece laments four or five aging city workers whose wives fetch them to work and bring them home, and notes grandchild support by the city. It argues that without a pension system the city should require the able-bodied son to work and support the elderly father who has earned rest after years of labor.
The passing of Major Zalinski recalls his development of the dynamite gun and its installation aboard the cruiser Vesuvius. The ship promised to revolutionize naval warfare, yet Spaniards at Santiago were not frightened, while sailors feared serving near the dynamite stock on board.
A government report notes slowing ravages of consumption nationwide. Improvements in science, remedies, and public sanitarian measures, plus education and civic ordinances, foster optimism that future generations may avoid this disease.
Andrew Carnegie proposes that the United States defend British Atlantic ports in exchange for protection on the Pacific coast and in Hawaii and the Philippines. The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin says this would practically merge the two nations' naval power and create fleets for defense. Carnegie also draws interest for his tariff inquiry era prominence.
U S government policy clash feared as Attorney General Wickersham abandons federal probe into Chicago beef packers overvaluing products to collect railroad damages. Interstate Commerce Commission plans accounting review to trace overvaluations and possible infractions, insisting the illegality stands regardless of monetary amount.
Governor Curry announces he will remain in office until statehood is secured. He cites a letter from President Taft affirming the president’s confidence and cooperation and says he is preparing a statement on the territory’s financial condition at the interior secretary’s request.
Argument on the appeal of John R. Walsh from the U S district court decision sentencing him to five years for misapplication of funds at the Chicago National Bank will be heard May 20. The date was postponed from May 11 at the government's request.
D B Hanna third vice president of Canadian Northern railway says every car works in Canada is busy manufacturing cars for the railway. He notes $2,000,000 worth of equipment for Western lines will be delivered before the harvest.
Over 750 Des Moines school children signed a petition to Theodore Roosevelt urging him to spare defenseless animals in Africa. The letter, in the possession of Elizabeth Baird, secretary of the Humane Society, will be sent to Roosevelt.
Tacoma based case centers on Josua Klein known as the "radioactive philosopher" who faces deportation next week following an announcement on Tuesday. Klein was convicted for attacking a woman who urged him to recall two Tacoma girls he had lured to join his Switzerland colony.
Mutinous battalions surround the Turkish parliament demanding the dismissal of Grand Vizier Hilmi Pasha and War Minister Ali Riza Pasha. The city braces as shops close and rumors of a potential massacre rise. The clash pits Young Turks against Liberals over constitutional and ministerial power amid unrest.
Dispatches from Constantinople claim a serious outbreak with thousands of mutinous troops surrounding the government building. The minister of war reportedly fled, insurgents occupy the war department, and looting and fear spread as citizens flee the city.
The American Bankers' Association plans to continue its challenge to the American and other express companies contending members face discrimination in money shipments and related matters. Commissioner Clark will hear arguments in Chicago on the 26th for and against the right to ship money and conduct banking business at a legitimate scale. The proceedings are expected to occupy several days.
A Chicago and Illinois round up of events including a U S Supreme Court reversal on an immigration case involving Drene Bodi and two Illinois men, civic appointments for a tuberculosis sanitarium board, a riot with serious injuries, a basement fire with multiple injuries, congressional outreach on Philippine Civil Service, Japanese exposition guests, a train box car incident, a confidence game sentencing, charitable flower sales, University of Illinois student actions, Good Friday services, pioneer deaths in Mount Vernon, Mrs Deneen’s illness, church dedication in Middletown, citizens’ remarks in Pittsfield, and resignations in Alton plus a Carlinville obituary.
The Antioch church formed after Stephen's martyrdom ca A D 36 with Paul and Barnabas active ca A D 43 46. The text notes the spread from Judea to Phoenicia Cyprus and Antioch, reasons for conversion including persecution and city vigor, and the famine era during Claudius' reign ca A D 41 54 likely hitting Judea ca A D 44 46. It cites Ramseys and Josephus on famine and Helena of Adiabene aiding relief.
An old fashioned household ad touts Dr W B Caldwell Syrup Pepsin as a gentle daily laxative for children. Free trial bottle offered by mail to readers with address. Also reports a Baltimore court scene where George Phoebus is fined and jailed for biting his wife as a “love bite.”
The Louisville fiance of a local girl reveals Walter sent a tiny alligator from Florida. He plans to place the pet in Florida water until further news arrives, while the couple jokes about the unusual keepsake during winter.
A Success Magazine anecdote recounts Mrs. Malone chastising a maid for keeping her mouth open at table. The maid replies with a literal twist, “I opened it,” highlighting patience tested by everyday habits and sharp household humor.
A sharp exchange at a shop over a quarter leads to a sly quip about paying for an opera solo with orchestra. The clerk questions the coin’s value while the customer retorts with a joke about asking for far more than a quarter.
A physician describes severe grip and stomach collapse, then recovery after consuming four tablespoons of Grape-Nuts and cream three times daily for two weeks. He urges wider physician use, claiming it sustains life during digestion failures and supports rebuilding health. The letter ends by inviting readers to seek the product and its health book.
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