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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
6
A train derailment in Brocton Illinois leaves one man dead and seven others injured. Emergency crews and investigators cordon the scene as transport officials assess causes and potential hazards. Local residents report a loud crash and smoke before responders arrived.
Westbound Clover Leaf No. 3 derailed at Brocton Illinois when spikes were pulled near a grain elevator, killing one and wounding seven. Investigators suspect deliberate wrecking, with detectives on scene and a day coach express chair car damaged. Traffic delayed several hours.
Waterbury Connecticut reports Charles Blondin, once Niagara Falls tight walker, living as a hermit in West Chesshire under the name Michael Todd. The revived tale says he works as a carpenter on odd jobs and was recognized by Abe Totten, an old circus performer. He admitted he still heard rumors of his death in London.
English delegate Quelch, praised as hero of an international socialist conference, was ordered to leave Wurtemberg for calling The Hague peace conference a thieves supper. He was escorted to the railway station, then sent back to England amid the agitation. In Pittsburgh a man died after a fall from an automobile and a second man was injured at the Homeopathic Hospital. the deceased is Bert Herman of Crafton.
Street railway employees in Hopkinsville Kentucky walk out demanding shorter hours after a rainstorm dispute when a victimorman refused to operate a street car during the rain.
Tension aboard the United States cruiser Raleigh near mutiny after two months without shore leave. Crew unrest grew as coal supplies ran late and provisioning was delayed, heightening the crisis but avoiding open revolt.
General Corey, famed for Coxey's army, plans a new movement riding in Pullman cars to advocate municipal and state ownership of public utilities. He aims to recruit beyond hobos, enlisting volunteers nationwide and soliciting treasury contributions.
Fond du Lac enforces a jag ordinance posting portraits of habitual drunkards in all city saloons with notices to saloonkeepers. The council ordered Fr Astmont posted while Mat Dengel asked for his photo to appear to aid sobriety. Only Mat Fargo’s photograph currently adorns the gallery.
F C Graves of Des Moines charged by federal authorities with mailing fraud for selling fake garden seeds. He allegedly bought thousands in the east, sold them as Iowa seeds nationwide, issued a bogus catalogue, failed to deliver seeds, and kept payments.
Bernard Delaney, first sergeant of Company F, Sixty-ninth Regiment, and armory janitor, shot his wife in their New York apartment then killed himself. The bullet entered Mrs. Delaney’s right ear. Doctors say she will recover. Alcohol is blamed for the tragedy.
Crown Prince Frederick William of Hanover escaped unharmed after his motor car rammed an empty wagon near Brunswick. All occupants of the prince's party were bruised and shaken by the collision on the road.
Mrs Levi Cade of Mufaula is charged with murder after allegedly shooting her husband with a shotgun while he slept following a quarrel in which she was struck. The two month marriage ended in a fatal act authorities describe as revenge.
A touring car carrying Carl Hanna and nine friends crashed into a butcher's cart near Seabright and Asbury Park at dawn. Five of the Hanna party were pinned beneath the wreck for about 30 minutes, while four men from the cart were flung into a churchyard but not seriously injured. The injured included Ruth Sega who sprained her ankle and suffered cuts, Cyril Carmichael with multiple sprains and rib injuries, and G Haas with a broken rib and shoulder blade. The incident followed a grand ball at Pannaci's hotel hosted by Hanna and his stepfather Ed Stalip for about 50 upscale guests.
Francis MacMillen, 22, American violinist from Marietta Ohio, reportedly lost while climbing Mt Blanc with a party that included French actress Yvette Guilbert and her husband. His brother Samuel MacMillan, once a Chicago newspaper man now in New York, received a cable from Marienbad confirming the peril. Charles MacMillen arrived from London and witnessed the climber fall.
The common council approved an ordinance prohibiting males and females from lingering on church steps public building doorways or store entrances to flirt in the evening or while visiting eating candy or peanuts. It also makes it unlawful for guardians or others to knowingly permit minors to violate this ordinance.
Madison police make the first arrest under a state law banning smoking by boys. The 14 year old youth was taken into custody as authorities note prior attempts failed due to boys’ unruly behavior in the city.
Public printer orders staff to stop using informal names like John Tom or Maggie. Employees must be addressed as Mr or Mrs, with no explanations given for the change and politeness emphasized in official reform.
A Clover Leaf passenger train wreck near Bowman ten miles north of Charleston killed one man and injured seven passengers. The cars jumped a gate and struck a box car, causing the deadly crash.
A massive blaze in Hakodate on Yezo Island has destroyed almost three quarters of the city’s buildings. All consulates are gone and as many as 7,000 residents are left homeless amid widespread distress.
Kansas officials expect the railroad commission to declare an emergency and set a 2 cent per mile passenger rate without a hearing. Chairman George W. Kanavel indicates the board may meet to approve immediate action as a possible legal fight looms if railroads refuse the rate.
The next friend’s withdrawal from the suit raises questions about whether the equity action against Mrs. Eddy’s condition will resume, or if this is a strategic move. Lawyers for plaintiffs suggest the case could reopen within a month in a form that limits Christian Science defenses.
J Fred Stevens has filed a suit against the estate of the late W H Powell alleging hotel owners are liable for guest safety. The case arises from a drowning on Aug Powell's launch on a dam where Mrs Stevens and her daughter Annie were passengers. Stevens contends Powell failed to provide an anchor and life preservers, leading to the boat capsizing.
Ricardo Flores Magon Antonio Villareal and Luibrado Riveri were arrested last week at the request of the Mexican government and arraigned before Justice Frederickson. Magon and Riveri were held on $1000 bond for resisting a police officer. Villareal, charged as a fugitive from justice, was held without bail.
The report that Father Rudolph Meyer, 8. J., has been appointed provincial of the Society of Jesus for the Missouri province is confirmed. The appointment takes effect September 1. Born November 1841, he is currently in Tatede, Ohio.
Judge Gay signed the final decree of divorce in the Mary Adelaide Yerkes Mizner suit. The decree authorizes Mizner to name back to Yerkes upon remarriage, and forbids him to marry during Mrs Yerkes Mizner's lifetime.
In New York a receiver was appointed for FB CG Hazard & Co. the wholesale grocery firm in business 40 years with annual business in the millions. Charles W. Gould was named receiver and is authorized to continue operations for 30 days.
Count Boni de Stel lane and his persistent reconciliation efforts with his former wife have definitively failed. Madame Gould has not completed settlement of her late husband’s extensive debt schedule.
John Heffernan a hotel clerk pleaded guilty to burglary and Mary Connolly admitted complicity, though she pleaded not guilty. Both described as Mr and Mrs W H Green lived lavishly while targeting prominent Springfield homes. Police traced the pair, with Heffernan armed during break ins and Connolly aiding in ransacking. Heffernan held for grand jury.
Census bureau data show United States produced newspapers valued at over 35 million dollars in 1905, with a 79 percent five year growth from 1900 to 1905. The 1905 total paper and pulp output exceeded 188 billion dollars. New York leads, followed by Massachusetts, Maine, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Engagement announced for Miss Margery Palmer, youngest Palmer daughter, to Capt. Wellesley of the British Army. Capt. Wellesley, kin to the Duke of Wellington, served brilliantly in the Boer War and was appointed to the consular service at Cairo. Gem Palmer's wealth is estimated at 5 million dollars, with Miss Margery set to inherit a share.
Dialogue from Younkers Statesman notes a conversation about a failing vehicle. The exchange shows frustration with the car's performance and an attempt to vent about mechanical issues. The snippet reflects a humorous or colloquial reflection on automotive trouble in a local paper.
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