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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
1
Secretary of State Bryan hailed the entry of Gen. Carranza into Mexico City as peaceful, predicting an era of peace and progress. Officials remained wary, noting Villa’s influence and the volatile, unresolved problems facing the new administration and Carranza’s cautious response to U.S. guidance.
Dayton Ohio reports Orville Wright and Navy Lt. J Jeut Whiting were nearly drowned when their hydroaeroplane car broke and threw them into the river during a craft mishap. Both are recovering from their injuries.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo wires Gov Colquitt that eligible state banks may apply for membership in the federal reserve system with no time limit for doing so. The note from Austin, Texas indicates no preclusion and confirms openness to state bank participation.
London shop windows in the west end show notices reading No German or Austrian goods stocked here. The boycott, started by the board of trade, is spreading rapidly as the war develops.
President Wilson established a White House morning record by leaving the mansion at 5 30 for an automobile ride and not returning until 9 o'clock. The early wakeup underscored the day’s schedule and duties faced by the executive.
Albert Fileux of New York City, an aviator, fell nearly 1000 feet during a looping the loop at Hempstead aviation field in Mineola. He escaped with his life but was badly bruised.
In Paris today meat arrives at its lowest level in two decades with central markets reporting abundant vegetables amid cheap living conditions. Officials noted the unusual pricing as storekeepers and shoppers adjusted to the drop and broader market softness.
Leyland line steamer Canadian from Boston bound for Liverpool August 14 collided off southeast Ireland. Tugs left Queenstown to assist. details of damage and salvage efforts not fully clear.
Washington officials say the United States will remain aloof in the Far East dispute over China’s territorial status and Kiao Chou. A note from China seeking trusteeship was denied, but the administration signals it will intervene only under strict, unlikely conditions, preferring neutrality amid Japan Germany and China negotiations. Senator Gallinger urged action, while officials doubt Wilson will flatly reject the Chinese proposal.
Robert Oxnard, president of American Sugar, tells the U S grand jury that half the season's beet sugar output, about 750000 bags, remains unsold as the market waits for demand in San Francisco, California.
Reports of decided improvements in the general condition of the country and the financial situation in New York were brought to the treasury department by J. P. Morgan and William Porter, a member of the Morgan firm.
A New York City aviator tumbled about 1000 feet in a monoplane at Hempstead aviation field and escaped with life, though badly bruised and lacerated after the loop. Fileux fell during the maneuver.
Denver reports Harriman interests declare war on Gould lines in the West to intimidate Eastern bankers amid the Western Pacific Railroad reorganization.
The pending indictment against Judge B. E. Axline, former county judge, charging malfeasance in office, was dismissed at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Jacobs for lack of evidence.
The will of Horace H. Lurton, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, was declared absolutely void for want of attesting witnesses and was filed for probate in Washington.
Omaha Nebraska Mrs Charles Russell confessed to police that she shot and killed her husband in their rooms after he had beaten and kicked her. She initially claimed he shot himself.
Elgin Illinois racer Ralph De Palma won the Cobe Cup automobile event covering 305 miles in 4 hours 5 minutes 10 seconds at an average speed of 73.6 mph. Anderson finished 44 seconds behind.
An interurban train on the Chicago Ottawa and Peoria line near Peru overturned after a broken brake beam. Eight people were injured, none seriously, with two employees among the injured. All victims were taken to Peru hospitals and physicians reported no serious injuries.
Union Academy, a Presbyterian institution, selects Rev. W. M. Maxton of Duquoin and Rev. James R. Craighead of Carbondale as field representatives to solicit Hugh Lauder endowment funds. Rev. O. W. Showmaker of Hartford becomes principal. F. D. McCloskey resigns for Blackburn College. BE. G. Smith heads science. Edith J. Anderson leads mathematics. Lois Browne teaches English.
Alarmed by school attendance in Effingham county, County School Officers appoint County Superintendent J. W. Davis, city superintendent O. C. Bailey and William Harriss to petition the board of supervisors for a county truancy officer to enforce the truancy law and improve public school attendance.
Authorities struggle to drive off thousands of blackbirds roosting on a Rock River island near the city. Daytime feeding ravages fields while at night the flock returns to its roost. An estimated 20,000 birds comprise the movement.
Lyman Aiken, 19, was killed at the Majestic mine when run over by loaded cars. He had worked only a few days and played first base for the Elkville baseball team. This marks the third fatal accident at Majestic since operations resumed July 1.
Col. EB J Ingersoll adju tant of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Reunion association is named to a three member committee to collect data for the Illinois Historical society. A former Illinois legislator, he has been a prominent southern Illinois figure for about forty years.
In Harrisburg Andy Madison, a newspaper vendor, struck Charles Hunter a Black boy after claiming Hunter stole money from him. Madison went to Hunter's residence and demanded the money. when refused, he struck. Madison is jailed.
After a four month drought a heavy rain ended the dry spell in McLeansboro County. Farmers report a good late corn crop, fertile pastures, and ground ready for wheat sowing, signaling a favorable season ahead.
Col BE Lang of Murphysboro commander of the Fourth Infantry Illinois National Guard has been commissioned to supervise manual training and military tactics in Paris High School.
Republican US Senate candidate L Y Sherman spoke to Old Settlers at their forty-eighth Adams Brown counties meeting in Clayton. He outlined policy aims and stressed unity among supporters.
Kirkland John Runge indicted for running a blind pig in a dry Kirkland district. He pleaded guilty and was assessed a 400 dollar fine along with 20 days in jail.
The Illinois state fish and game commission seeks to establish a major game preserve near Joliet by taking control of the Forest of Arden, a $250000 estate once owned by Harlow N Higginbotham. The property, part of Higginbotham's childhood farm, was developed into a showplace with drives, water supply work, and a country home, now decaying but historically prominent in Will County.
Ralph Emerson of Rockford Illinois pioneer manufacturer dies at eighty three. Founder of Emerson Brantingham company cousin of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Funded Emerson Institute for training negroes in Mobile Alabama and other benevolent projects totaling large sums.
Fire Marshal Walter Bennett reports three August 8 blazes in the home of Mrs Harriet Woolem in Taylorville. The fires, found at 10, 11, and 12 p m, culminated in the destruction of the dwelling with arson suspected as the cause.
At the adjournment of the Louisville Baptist association annual conference officers were elected moderator W H Boone Beecher City clerk R E B Renfro Flora and treasurer S R Jones Louisville Sixty delegates from eighteen churches attended The next meeting will be held at Flora.
Springfield governor Dunne seeks requisition on Florida governor for return to Metropolis Magsac county of Redding C Selvidge former cashier of Jappa Banking Co charged with embezzling 1000 dollars Selvidge under arrest in Hillsboro county Florida
John Cook aged twenty three of Earlville admitted having two wives and was accused of being the husband of a third. He was taken to Ottawa and lodged in the county jail.
Greenville Vernie Hopkins two year old child of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hopkins living east of Pleasant Mound Fayette County was trampled to death by a horse in a tragic accident.
Winslow George Mhagerty spent a vacation clamming in the Pecatonica river when he found a pearl weighing 16 grains and of unusual brilliance.
The forty-ninth annual reunion of the Ninety-fifth Illinois Volunteer Infantry will be held in Marengo on September 4.
Miss Olla Johnson of Ames Indiana is appointed head of the department of domestic science at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
The Illinois State Federation of Women's Clubs held its fifteenth annual session at St Paul A M H church in Moline Illinois with delegates from local clubs attending the event.
Waterloo Mrs. Johanna Tripp seventy seven years old died after a two year illness. She paid more taxes than any woman in Waterloo and left a notable record in the community.
Harrisburg reports Wilburn Griffin Doug Lass Tucker and Claude Geer all under age were arrested and charged with robbing the Wassoui post office on August 8.
Ellis Island cases fall sharply as war disrupts transatlantic travel with fewer than 1,000 expected in the week and barges idle awaiting overhaul. Officials forecast a long lasting decline, possibly 56 percent from 1913 levels, with large numbers from Russia Finland Italy and Austria Hungary.
Several senators received protests from the German American Alliance of Holyoke Massachusetts against the reported sale of arms and ammunition by Colt's Arms Company of Hartford Connecticut to the Canadian government.
In Chicago two sisters Isabella Rice 13 and Mary Katherine Rice 18 and rescuer J Roy Jackson drowned as a crowd of 20 bathers battled gigantic breakers to save them. The tragedy struck during a rescue attempt at the waterside.
A Vera Cruz committee supporting the constitutionalist cause travels to the capital to press Provisional President Carranza to demand the withdrawal of American forces from Vera Cruz. The move reflects local sympathy for the constitutionalist side amid the Mexican conflict.
Fort Worth reports Texas cotton oil industry demoralized as European war halts seed purchases. About 200 mills statewide stop buying seed and 400 bales of cotton are ginned daily with no market for the seed.
A tax lien filed by internal revenue collector B E Williams against Capital City Dairy asserts sales of more than 21 million pounds of colored oleomargarine over the last two years. The lien totals 2,078,951 dollars and centers on oleomargarine tax obligations in Columbus, Ohio.
Findings of a court martial over the Ludlow battle charges were released from Denver. Twenty two officers and men of the National Guard of Colorado faced trial, and all defendants were acquitted.
L H B Patterson twenty five from Seattle and Miss Zetta Miller daughter of Mrs D Miller of New Sharon were drowned while rowing on the river at Oskaloosa Iowa.
Washington dispatch reports Gen Powell Clayton a long time Republican national figure died after a prolonged illness in his Washington apartments. He was 71 years old on August 7 with a half century of political activity noted in the obituary.
About 1200 Fulton county glove cutters walked out after wage demands met stiff resistance from manufacturers following a failed conference. The walkout signals a potential wage dispute escalation in Gloversville New York.
Paris reports the French commander in chief has withdrawn from recently occupied territory and, with British allies, massed on a line between Maubeuge and Donon. A new battle is deemed pivotal for France as German forces press to break the front. West of the Meuse troops hold a defensive line near Givet after hard fighting. East of the Meuse forces retake positions controlling routes from the Ardennes forest.
Antwerp correspondent recounts the Zeppelin airship visit where Belgian troops swiftly captured the crew of 25, including officers, and the craft may be repaired for Allied use. Paris reports detail French and English operations with heavy German losses and a shift to defensive posture pending a future offensive.
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