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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
1
A collage of biting odds and trends from the era notes vegetarian affordability, Paris sandwichmen, romance at soda fountains, a Chicago lawyer's $30,000 fee, Niagara rapids canoe risks, New York's 62 story sky scraper plan, a monkey language study, Newport dining with a simian, women’s anti suicide stance, a brain-injured man becoming a chess player, and symbolic hair-cutting as cultural commentary on Native Americans and civilization.
The speaker ponders why a correspondence course on pronouncing Los Angeles matters. They question how residents could feel superior if they cannot explain it, even in the face of death, suggesting a critique of linguistic pride and local knowledge.
Queen Alexandra visited a Bayswater hospital for consumptives troubled by constant coughing. She sent a special box of lozenges to the hospital for the patient’s use, a gesture likely treasured by the young woman until death.
The British government awards Paul Fountain an annual pension of 250 dollars due to his literary contributions and financial need. The remark notes that if the United States government offered a similar pension, many American authors might meet the qualifying condition.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports a Cleveland scientist suggests babies born in hard times are likelier boys while prosperity brings more girls. The paper notes a recent rise in boy births in the Lake Shore Drive district and asks if others have observed the same trend.
A prominent preacher recalls a scrub woman who, busy with a brush, pail, and mop for church preparations, answers to the question of fatigue by saying she cannot be tired until her job is completed. The anecdote highlights diligence and steadfast faith in completing duties.
A French gentleman is credited with an electric mitrailleuse that can fire 1200 bullets a minute without powder. The claim suggests a revolution in modern artillery, but recent radical changes have been repeatedly reported, making such revolutions seem like a continuous performance.
Six years after abolition the sword returns to the unmounted officer role in the British army. Once deemed useless and a risk to reveal position to sharpshooters, it is reintroduced because close combat demands it and the enemy can identify officers by their position. The move expands beyond battle units to the army of minor poets where the sword remains a traditional symbol.
The Young Turks vow to continue the fight for broader freedom in the empire. They threaten another uprising if the Sultan Abdul Hamid refuses further concessions, while the Sultan sends Koutshouk to Macedonia to pacify reformers and secure support for promised reforms.
In Downer's Grave area Henry Niemann's 3 year old death is linked to arsenic found in his body. An inquest is set for Tuesday night with Emma Niemann present. Rev. O Callaghan financed the autopsy and DIK awaits execution for the Varal murders amid claims of a wider conspiracy.
Cleveland banker Harry FE. Hayes of W. J. Hayes & Son was discharged by Judge Striple after a hearing on a conspiracy charge filed by West New York officials. A New Jersey warrant had sought his arrest for allegedly obtaining bonds worth 105000. Hayes challenged the case with habeas corpus. the court found he was not in New Jersey on the alleged date.
One man is dead and five injured when an automobile was struck by a Susquehanna train at a Bogota New Jersey crossing late Sunday night. The deceased is Donald Holmes 28 a Paterson New Jersey lawyer. Injured include Dr James Carts Paterson critically ill James Shaw Paterson chauffeur skull fractured likely to die and W H Turner William C Paul and Harry Fernbach Paterson lacerations and brusises. A long shed blocked the view of the track and the car was nearly on the ties when spotted by the engineer who slowed the train before impact.
Authorities link a quarrel in Dr. Lawrence E. Whitney’s office and the disappearance of a 16 year old girl on a Carthage farm to a murder by the roadside aimed at preserving a professional secret.
John Bosina returned home to find his infant Clyde scalded in a kettle of boiling water. He declared he would blow himself up with dynamite if the child died. The child died Monday morning. Bosina is alive and neighbors notified police.
Delegates to the International Free Trade Congress opened Tuesday and included several Americans were entertained Monday night at a reception in the Whitehall by Walter Russell Reay a member of parliament.
Springfield Missouri faced about ten hours without water after a 24 inch supply pipe near the pumping station four miles out broke at 3 am Monday. Temperatures in the 90s and many mills and factories shut down while repairs were completed.
William J. Bryan delivered a concise acceptance speech noting an actual count of five thousand three hundred words. He said campaign issues would be debated in later, more elaborate remarks, while his immediate remarks reserved for future addresses.
The towboat J. T. Hatneld powered a record voyage earning two tons of coal totaling 525000 tons transported from Kanaway to Cincinnati in six days, marking a notable steamboating feat in Cincinnati Ohio.
Five injured as a touring car goes runaway at Knights of Pythias camp in Boston. Miss Mary Korb is the lone fatality risk, though coroner’s probe unlikely. William G. Seavey Jr. and companions were en route when a broken machine struck a lever, sped forward, hit a trolley, toppled, and burst into flames. Mrs Korb and Robert Montgomery suffered serious hurts.
A Browning Swanson case reports Judge A ki Swanson shot his wife Rose Brown Swanson in Ishawoon Wyoming then killed himself. The wife’s body is en route for burial under Mrs. Dick Patterson. Patterson’s own life hangs by a thread after a West Baden Springs fight injured him.
Cummins of Iowa declared Tuesday night his candidacy to replace the late Senator Allison in the federal senate. He paid tribute to the late adversary’s service and said he aims to be elected by the state legislature. He also noted a temporary appointment would be made to fill the remaining term.
Gov. Willson ordered Company H of the First Kentucky and 25 picked men from other units under arms to move from Louisville to Russellville amid disturbed conditions after a lynching of four negroes. Capt. R J McBryde will command the force, which will depart early Wednesday. Night raids have alarmed Guthrie and Russellville, with the population in a state of terror.
Keokuk assistant engineer Ja William O Blenness walked from the engine room into the Mississippi River early Tuesday morning. He left the bridge open after a boat passed for engine cleaning, slipped through the door and disappeared as swift current foiled search efforts. The body has not been recovered.
Sultan Abdul Hamid was stabbed in his private apartments in the Yildiz Kiosk Monday night. A minor palace official carried a bag of gold that restrained the assassin, whose knife broke on contact with the sultan’s mail shirt. Guards overpowered the assailant and arrested him.
Private messages from London report the Sultan of Turkey has been wounded in the back by a knife thrust from a member of the Young Turks. His condition is precarious and authorities fear death. efforts are made to prevent news from spreading.
The U S Atlantic fleet reported at 8 pm Tuesday in latitude 21 54 south longitude 176 50 west 1017 miles from Auckland The missing seaman Albert J E Heisel of the battleship Wisconsin was last seen at 7 am July 31 He suffered melancholia since July 28 and investigators believe he drowned by jumping overboard
Miss Katherine Casey, 24, of Potosi Mo, student and daughter of former St. Louis court of appeals marshal Andrew Casey, was struck by three traction company cars while crossing in front of a Springfield Traction Co train on her way to normal school exams.
H P Bushnell chief clerk in the postal service together with Montana postmasters Malcomb Gillis of Butte and Dr Roff of Missoula and Judge Cheadle of Lewistown were injured when their automobile skidded and overturned near the Wickes tunnel on Tuesday afternoon while returning from Helena. All were brought to Butte for treatment.
Vancouver LB orders from the Canadian Pacific railway shopmen executive board call a strike of the five allied unions to start at 1 am Wednesday. The action involves about eight thousand mechanical department employees from Vancouver to Halifax, including machinists boilermakers carmen blacksmiths and allied mechanics.
Springfield reports the Illinois education commission issued a bulletin outlining a proposed nine member state board of education with the state superintendent as ex officio chair. Members would be named by the governor, the superintendent, and the supreme court chief justice for eight year terms. The board would supervise public schools and state institutions, set fund distribution rules, plan school construction, standardize schools, arrange teacher institutes, inspect school sanitary conditions, and promote overall educational efficiency.
Harrisburg area reports 16 year old Jo W. Dale son of Dahlgren has been missing since July. He is described as having dark brown hair brown eyes a slightly stooped posture and a long stride. Authorities seek information leading to his whereabouts with a reward offered for tips.
The Quincy state soldiers' home reported July deaths including Thomas B. Darrington of the Sixty-third Ohio, William H. Goodwin of Seventh Indiana, Newton B. Boyington of Fifty-second Illinois, Jacob Renner of Twelfth Minnesota, Willis G. Jones of Thirty-second Minnesota, and John Cheatham of Twenty-seventh Illinois infantry.
Charles C. Lawrence aged 71, Civil War veteran of the Second Colorado cavalry and longtime Carbondale resident, died here. He leaves a wife and five children, including Prof. J Hamilton Lawrence of Park College, Parkville Missouri. A sister, Mrs. Rachel Curtis aged 79, died the same day in Paris.
Dick Patterson of this city lies near death after an attack at West Baden Springs bathhouse. He was ejected, then struck on the head with a club by a bathhouse keeper during a later confrontation. Patterson is the son of former county treasurer O. P. Patterson.
Metamora to stage a historic redebration with debates and observances tied to the Lincoln and Douglas legacy. Historic sites linked to these figures will serve as centers of interest during the August 27 celebration.
In Metropolis, 19 year old Jim Kelley confronted his sweetheart Eva Sleeter and Linky Jamies a young butcher. Kelley shot Jamies and wounded Sleeter in the abdomen before killing himself in a jealous rage.
The Saline County Teachers’ Institute will be held at the township high school in Harrisburg from August 17 through 27. The event gathers local educators for lectures, demonstrations, and professional sessions across multiple days in the city school facilities.
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