22 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1905
Page
1
A Washington Star excerpt urges readers to ignore ridicule and pursue bold ideas. It argues Franklin would have failed without daring, referencing the ark and railways as examples. The message: great deeds require enduring others' jokes and pressing on.
A conspiratorial New Yorker arranges patronage and inflated payments to depress stock as proof of betterments. He outlines a path to block the court, with the governor agreeing that a writ of certiorari might help, while noting one justice is loyal to the ticket and another to Judge MacFarlane.
In Gaston, Judge DePariane delays the Varnum versus Western Pacific case as Hawk seeks new affidavits. Hunnicott races to file an amended petition and sends a ciphered telegram, risking delay and exposure. Kent and Loring race to counter with immediate affidavits and possible Boston help before a noon hearing.
Kent and general manager scramble for evidence and time as a derailed freight delays the hearing. A broken flange and a telegraph delay press Kent to choose between racing to the courthouse for fresh documents or reaching the court with the Boston message. The plan hinges on the advisory board and a last, risky run to obtain testimony.
Mr Foster Fraser reports his Canada tour and a meeting with an Oxford man in the distant west. The rancher, after three years with nature, shares his life at a ranch 25 miles from the next settlement as two young ladies arrive on holiday, prompting a wry remark about seeing girls after so long.
A thriftly old farmer asks if there is a rainy day savings while his city nephew replies with 17 borrowed umbrellas, illustrating caution and humor from a Chicago Sun publication.
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