Railroad extension eyed from East St Louis to Terre Haute
A proposed Okaw and St Louis Railroad extension would run about 125 miles from East St Louis through Collinsville Troy Sebastopol near St Rose Keysport Patoka Sailor Springs to Terre Haute Indiana. The project secures coal and oil rights, drills begin near Keysport, and backers led by Chicago financier E Smith pledge funds to complete the line in time for the World’s Fair period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis, Troy
Terre Haute
CALI
St. Louis
St. Louis, Troy & Fastern
Carlyle Union-Banner
East St. Louis
Okaw & St. Louis Railroad, Oil, Coal and Developing Co
Troy
St. Louis, Troy & Eastern Railroad
Collinsville
Joseph Kneier
Keyesport
E. A. Kesner
John Cannon
Funkhouser
Keysport
Ambros Dill
Mary E. Davis
William Langham
John
William Johnston
Patoka
Irishtown
Messrs. Funkhouser
Cannon
Burial of Henry Schwalm in Troy Community Service
Funeral for Henry Schwalm Sr took place Monday at 1 pm from the family home to the German Evangelical Church with Rev. Wm. Marten officiating. Interment followed at the family plot in Troy Cemetery. Schwalm, born October 27, 1832 in Willingehim Herefeld, Hessen, Germany, married Anna Katherine Winiler March 17, 1857, emigrated to America the same year and settled in Troy. He farmed until retirement in recent years, survived by three sons and one daughter among seven children. his wife and five children had died earlier. He was an energetic farmer, loyal citizen, and a life-long neighbor. His son Edward died May 9, 1901, in Fort Was a sudden and long illness preceded death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schwalm
Wm. Marten
Troy
Willingeheim
Herefeld
Hessen
Germany
Anna Katherine Winiler
America
Aim
Schwalm
Boright Mona
William
California
John
Henry
St. Louis
Mise
Stern
Edward
Keaton
Fort
Rev Osborn To Leave Troy Baptists After Twenty Years
Reverend James Osborn will close his twenty year tenure at the Troy Baptist church tomorrow with morning and evening sermons on The Next Great Awakening and The Star in our Sky. He has long shaped the church and Sunday school, now living in Upper Alton and active in local affairs. A Hutsonville, Illinois pursuit has been announced but not accepted, and a successor for Troy remains undecided.
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James Osborn
Baptist
Troy
Osborn
T. W B. Dawson
Loval
The
Upper Alton
Baptist Church
Hutsonville
I11
Brick Plant Work Stopped at Sherman Park Site
Weather has halted construction at the Troy Pressed Brick Company's plant on twenty acres at Sherman Park. Grading is finished and carpenters were ready to work when the weather turned unfavorable, delaying operations. Resumption depends entirely on weather conditions, with every opportunity to restart being taken.
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Troy Pressed Brick Company
Sherman Park
Social and Personal News From Local Community
The week featured gatherings at the Schmitt home with many relatives and friends attending a surprise party for Miss Anna Schmitt. Other events include the Red and Blue Sunday School contest at Rieder’s Opera House, a birthday party for Miss Bessie Davy at the Wild home, and various local visitors and telegrams mentioning residents traveling to St. Louis, Greenville, and Chicago Veterinary College, with social calls and business visits noted among Troy residents.
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Anna Schmitt
Samuel Schmitt
Jeanette LeHugh
Otillie
Yetta Schmitt
Sallie Simpson
Emma Mersinger
Selma Ottwein
Anna Sneider
Clara Herbst
Bertha
Mary Arth
Lydia Kurtz
Lizzie Bugrer
Anna Riebold
Rachael Loyet
Emma Neihaus
Theresa
Mary Gindler
S. Ottwein
L. Paitz
Andrew Herbst
John Bohnenstiehl
John W. Schmitt
August
Joe Turner
Andrew Bauer
Henry Reutermann
Wm.Weber
John M. Riebold
Bessie Davy
Wm. H. Wild
Center Street
Miss Davy
Churches Plan Christmas Programs and Meetings
The Epworth League will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday evening with an officer election. The Presbyterian Sunday School treats children Monday after Christmas. Rev. Sefton to preach tomorrow at Presbyterian church on The Christmas Spirit and God's Great Gift. Baptist and German Evangelical churches schedule Christmas Eve programs and treats for children. Olive Jones oversees a large program for the M E Sunday School treat next Wednesday at Presbyterian basement. St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran holds Christmas festivities Christmas Eve with a tree and program. Rev. Martin Daib schedules services next Friday and Saturday. The notice ends with an ad for Dr King s New Discovery for consumption praising its cure and a testimonial.
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Presbyterian Sunday School
Sefton
The
Presbyterian Church
the Baptist Sunday School
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Martin Daib
Zetclock
Vandalia Line Lays Big Plans for World’s Fair traffic
The Vandalia Pennsylvania Lines outlined major preparations to transport World’s Fair visitors to St. Louis with expanded track facilities and enhanced train service. Officials cited new passenger conveniences, vestibuled electrically lit coaches on express trains between St Louis and New York, and efforts to eliminate congestion ahead of the Exposition opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
E. A. Ford
United States
Spain
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
New York
Midnight Train Changes Stir Vandalia Line Fans
The November 29 timetable shift on the Vandalia Line drew local passenger unhappiness as Collinsville became a flag stop while Highland stayed regular. Trojans urged restoration of the midnight train, crediting Station Agent Eliott for negotiating a return to public wishes. Also advice on preventing croup and a note on Stomach and Liver Tar in local remedies.
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St. Louis
Vandalia Line
Collinsville
Highland
Troy
Roy
The
CAL
Eliott
Christmas Toys and Local Trades Parade in Troy
Local notices promote Kuntemann and Kuntzmann ads with toys trees and delivery, Santa Claus visits, optician services, a New Year ball at Rieders Opera House, and holiday cake specials. J. G. McMakin reports from Frazer and Chicago. Officers elected for Troy Lodge No. 588 A F and A M. Revolution warning accompanied by patent medicine claims.
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Troy
Bollman Mercantile Co
Santa Claus
Kuntzmanno’s
Sallee
Optician
Baird House
Golden Red
Rieders Opera House
J.G. McMakin
Frazer
Town
Chicago
Troy Lodge
Angel
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Troy & Eastern
Tuary
Ayays
Rev. Osborn
Chicago Herald
al Nanac
Social and Personal
F. W.braner
Earl W. Donoho
Silas Shadwick
M. W. Powell
Fred Pausch
F. ‘B ‘Linder
Greenville
Sisting J. E. Marsey
J. G. Schoeck
Chicago Veterinary College
G. D. Wilson
Thomas Waugh
Church and Society
Epworth League
Dr. King
T. R. Beall
Beall, Mias
S. Kingston
MR. Chesbrough
B. W. Jarvis
Catt. Troy
J. M. Chesbrough
Ass't. G. P. A
Chamberlain
Kney
Kuntemann’s
Kuntzmann's
Gual Jeston
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