Gala Week for Troy Carnival Draws Huge Local Crowds
Troy lights up as the Louisiana Carnival Company stages a five day street fair. Hundreds roam Main and Market streets nightly enjoying glass blowing, moving pictures, magic acts, a snake handler, a towering Ferris wheel, and the merry go round. The U M W A band led a street parade and weather stayed favorable as crowds flock to the attractions before the company moves to Collinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Louisiana Carnival Company
Backman
Roberta
Electiig Theatre
Paris
Market Street
Bosco
Texas
Carnival Company
Collinsville
Fairground tales and a dyspepsia pitch in Troy
News and Views of the Fair recounts bustling street scenes at the Troy fair with merriment, a snake act, and improvised megaphones. It notes few fights, warns against overindulgence, mocks overzealous revelers, quotes Burns, and ends with a digestion advice pitch for Kodol for Dyspepsia and Dan Porterman delivering the Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosco
Troy
Bobbie” Burns
Convention Results and Local Social Notes
Republican and Democratic conventions in East St. Louis and Edwardsville nominated candidates for state senator representatives and congressman. Local social items list visits and guests from Collinsville Troy Madison St Louis and other towns with residents like Mrs W J Ruff Len Adler Charles Friesland and Miss Adeila Braun noted among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
G. M. McCormick
Collinsville
Wm. Montgomery
Moro
Cicero J. Lindley
Greenville
Turner Hall
W. E. Hadley
Thomas R. Kinsey
Charles Carillon
Bond County
Michael S. Link
Mitchell
Emil C. Haagen
Alton
Court House
Edwardsville
C. W. Terry
G W. Perryman
Frank Troeckler
East St. Louis
W. A. Rodenberg
Baitor J. J. McInerney
The
Alton Sentinel-Democrat
W. J. Ruff
St. Louis
Len Adler
St. Jacob
Charles Friesland
John Millett
Lady Friend
Coblinsville
Charles V. Smith
Mabel Rawson
F. W. Seele
Chester
James Harding
Phil. J. Zénk
Troy
Theodore Wendler
Thomas E. Ward
Pocahontas
Phoebe Schmacker
Glen Carbon
Carl Schmidt
Mobile
Ala
Martin Daib
Frederick von Strohe
E. C. Schwarz
Edwardaville
M. Goldberg
M. Lester Geers
Church and Society Notes Activate Local Activities
The Merry Workers meet next Wednesday at 2 30 with Mrs Fannie Morriss. Ladies Aid meets next Thursday with Mrs J R Renfro. English services at St Pauls Lutheran Sunday at 7 30 with Rev Martin Dash. Rev Thomas Marshall to preach at Presbyterian tomorrow. German Evangelical church holds annual mission feast tomorrow at 10 00. Sunday school convention for Troy St Jacob Collinaville and Blackjack tomorrow afternoon. Frauenverein to serve meals on parsonage lawn.
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Merry Workers
Fannie Morriss
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
J. R. Renfro
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Martin Dash
Thomas Marshall
H. W. Marshall
Lebanon
Presbyterian Church
German Evangelical Church
Troy
St. Jacob, Collinaville
Blackjack
Frauenverein
Local social notes and visits across Troy and nearby towns
Numerous short items record visits, travels, and entertainments. Dr F E Linder called to Greenville for his ill father. families from Edwardsville and East St Louis visited relatives. multiple outings to St Louis and Niagara Falls noted. excursions to Camp Lincoln and a Sunday school event in St Louis. a City of Providence steamer trip to Piasa Chautauqua is mentioned. ads cite Dr Kingtons cough remedies and Kennedy laxative products.
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Tutapad
F. E. Linder
Greenville
E. C. Scheer
Edwardsville
Daisy Chipron
Edward R. Deimling
C. E. Krueger
South Bend
Ind
J. R. Ward
Misa Pearl
Beckmeier
Estella Bertram
Ruth Hadfield
Collinaville
James T. Purviance
George Garnet
Augusta
Arthur
Granite City
Charles Kleimeier
St. Louis
Troy
T. K. Gore
R. M. Culver
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Fred Cressey
Lulu
Jacksonville
Lucretia Jones
S. Kingston
Phil. J. Zenk
Bennet
East St. Louis
Chicago
Lilla
Elsie Osterman
Oscar Boehmer
Albert Kornets
Miata
Theresa Seligman
Julius Peter
Helen
Trenton
Helen Peter
Fred Langreder
Herman Berlemann
Louis Hartung
W. J. Gebauer
Mary Struckhoff
Della Peters
Nicta Hildebrand
Mayor Stolte
F. W. Braner
H. F. Rucker
J. H. Stienhans
B. W. Tarvis
East
Union Sunday Schools
Effingham
City of
Providence
Piasachautauqua
Alton
Josie Liebster
Catherine
Florence
Ritchie Jones
Martha Sims
Bertha
Mary Young
Hannah
Mary Morgan
Jessie
Dee Elliott
Bessie Taylor
Maggie Thomas
Myrtle Eckert
Alice Mossman
Chas
Friesland and Son
Cecil
Wesley Sandles
Wm. Frangen
Roy Young
Wm. Tilley
Wm. Vanhooser
Theodore Isenberg
Maynard Joseph
Regular City Council Meeting Adopts Bills and Reports
August 6 1906 Troy I N presented minutes of the previous meetings. The Finance committee reported favorably on all bills except Keck. The treasurer submitted a monthly report ending July 26 1906 with Treasury balance 118 69 31. Bond readings and various committee actions were approved including ditch matters and fire department equipment.
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Troy, Inc
Stokte
Dawson
Horsley
Llewellyn
Peterman
Seligman
Schlimmer
Snodgrass
Finance Committee
Elmer Sapp
J. R. Renfro
Salary
Ed Joseph
Brookside Coal Co
H. F. Rucker
Webster Bros
Rees Llewellyn
Expensen
Henry Stoite
Chas. Seligman
Rock and Brick
Peter Scott
Rosa Fannette
James W. Taylor
Doak Bros. Coal & Coke Co
H.C. Geffen
Hindmarch & Meyer
Fred Gerfen
August Droll
J.C. Gebauer
John Riebold
Springer & Buckley
Commercial Electric Co
Flower & Hildreth Co
Charles McKittrick
Charles Kimberlin
George Morriss
J.J. Brown
Keck
Peterstan
R. Honrsary
A. FP
Sundgrass
Electrician
Bond
Edward May
H. T. Simpson
Center Street
George Neudecker
Fire and Water Committee
Pewee Cnet Nese Eden
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CALL
Town and Country Life
Calors
Carroll Watson Rankin
Minna ‘Schatt Crawford
Fitzgerald Molloy
Fred Geta
Dorothy
Tyler
Amherat. College
Dan Porterman
Post-Dispatch
Enat St. Couls
Ticketa
Strate
Church and Society
Tae Catt
Galvesten
E. W. Goodloe
Button St
Waco
Tex
Dr. King
S. Kingston’s
Kennedy's
Tae Cad
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