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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1910
Page
1
A Troy weekly issue editor argues cooling homes in summer is feasible and cheaper than heating, noting health benefits from ventilation and improved sleep. He cites the New York Times while suggesting modest refrigeration could raise energy use efficiency and earning power, urging richer households to adopt readily available science.
The Zeppelin dirigible is put in commission for regular transport in Germany. It will fly a route through Friedrichshafen Stuttgart Mannheim Cologne and Dusseldorf. Count Zeppelin will pilot initially. The craft carries twenty passengers with Pullman palace car like accommodations. Backed by a reputable shipping firm, the venture inspires belief aerial navigation is here to stay.
The Douma and the Council of the Empire enact a law centralizing Finnish administration under czarist representatives. Finland, once a grand duchy with self-government under Russian influence, sees a loss of local autonomy despite its educated and industrious people. The shift marks a broader Russian push to centralize authority in St Petersburg.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin notes north western wheat growers push prices by bulling wheat with large trainload delegations to centers like St Paul. Some farmers are described as millionaires from grain, while professional speculators in the pit find the farmers’ moves worthy of their steel.
A reflective note on aviation races and America's Cup bouts relying on wind. The author contends many events were dull and inconclusive due to unpredictable winds, drawing a parallel between aviation and yacht racing sensitivities to weather.
A Michigan farmer sues his former wife for 600 dollars claiming it is owed under a settled agreement. He hints at out of court settlement by offering to accept 499 dollars as full payment.
Western bankers report that farmers in Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Iowa have spent 15000000 dollars on automobiles, signaling a major shift in farm spending and wealth apparent across the midwest.
Des Moines reports insurgent forces passed resolutions endorsing Taft for advancing the 1908 platform, backing tariff reforms on schedules after investigation, anti trust strengthening, direct senatorial election, railroad rate valuation, postal savings bank reforms, utility conservation, and broader educational funding. Governor Carroll and Senators Dolliver Cummins endorsed. Cheering and hisses marked readings of minority reports as pro Taft factions clashed during the proceedings.
New York City reports Glenn H. Curtiss will not open flight invitations for now due to rising demand. He aims to complete experimental work and build a faster biplane that could outrun recent French monoplanes and keep the Gordon Bennett Cup in the United States, if he enters the International meet.
President Taft publicized Attorney General Wickersham ruling that Congress does not bar Virginia from placing a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in the Capitol hall. Taft and relatives, including Aunt Della Torrey, traveled by car to Beverly and Millbury to attend a family reunion before continuing to Worcester.
William J. Bryan plans to push rapid improvement on his 160 acre Mission Texas farm with aim to move his family into a new home this fall and make Texas his permanent residence. He believes Texas Democrats will treat him better than Nebraska Democrats did, and arrangements are under way to cultivate much of the farm and grow garden truck for northern markets this winter.
Col. Roosevelt began a four day auto tour of Pennsylvania with Lawrence Abbott of the Outlook accompanying him.
Crippen held in Quebec with his stenographer Miss Ethel Leneve over the disappearance of his actress wife Belle Elmore. London friends reportedly will defend Crippen and pay all expenses, via Arthur Newton. Leneve spoke freely to Inspector Dew but offered no incriminating statements.
President Tom L. Lewis announced a special national convention of miners to be held in Indianapolis within two weeks. He cited district complications and deceptive methods used against workers in Illinois as reasons for the call and urgent action.
In Springfield 3000 coal miners denounced United Mine Workers President T L Lewis and the Illinois commission on a proposed arbitration with operators. Returns from about 20 locals show near unanimous rejection of the compromise, with threats of secession if adopted. Williamsville mine signs scale to restart about 250 workers. President Walker urged unity and support for Peoria demands.
At a mass meeting of Miners' Union No. 859 in Roanoke Bloomington, 107 voted against accepting the Indianapolis proposal to end the strike and 14 voted to accept. Resolutions condemned National President Lewis for the proposed compromise with operators, reflecting central Illinois sentiment.
After a full day of debate on the Black Hills district lockout, the Western Federation of Miners voted a $2 per member assessment to support the striking miners, totaling $140.00 for the fund.
Warren G. Harding, editor of the Marion Star, was nominated for governor on the third ballot by the Ohio state Republican convention after a brisk contest in Columbus.
In Bridgeport Connecticut Dr Frederick Graves died by his own hand. He swallowed the contents of every bottle in his medical cages in a remarkable act of suicide using deadly poison.
In a special election ordered by Congress to decide if Hawaii should be dry, voters in Honolulu chose against prohibition. The wets secured a victory, shaping the islands' liquor import rules and setting a path for future status.
The Peruvian cabinet led by Premier Javier Prado Ugarteche has resigned. Formed March 14, the ministry faced friction among ministers over the Peru Ecuador boundary dispute, causing tension within the government.
John M. Rood sheriff of Jackson county Kansas City Missouri reports six motor cars seized due to owners failing to pay grocery or dry goods bills. The action affects several local properties and reflects county seizure policy. Authorities say proceedings conform to state law and await further disposition.
A Minneapolis reader reports relief from female troubles after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims pains vanished and strength returned within three months, urging public sharing to show benefits for women. The note offers confidential personal advice from Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A physician recounts an ill patient who he tried hypnotic suggestion by conjuring a large sun on the ceiling to imply warmth would cure him. The patient improved briefly but later died, and the doctor quips that the illness was sunstroke, not failure of treatment.
At a London Authors' club dinner Mr Walter Emanuel recalled a joke about an English dentist. The dentist pulled a tooth from a man in agony without gas and showed him the tooth at the window, laughing at the man’s groans. The dentist's punchline was simply the wrong tooth.
An exchange questions whether poets should marry questioning the wisdom of composing love letters. The dialogue suggests poets must be careful with intimate writing unless they truly intend to commit to such expressions.
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