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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
1
A quirky Bloomington Illinois report notes a cobless corn idea gaining attention while a political cheekiness about Mr Wu imagines him delaying return to China’s official life. The piece blends local wit with diplomatic banter.
Richard Croker resists dull entertainment as horse racing thrives. Tennessee sees alleged legal lynching and urges for broader reform. Jane Addams Dr Cornelia De Bey and Mrs Emmons Blaine's Chicago school board terms end without reappointment. A theater diva's husband protests tights. Holland forms a Men's league for women suffrage and the Lutheran church grants women voting rights in church affairs.
A seasoned New York tradesman notes the toughest debtors are the utterly penniless and the ultra-wealthy. He observes that neither extreme makes collecting easier, challenging creditors across economic classes.
In early times before Methuselahs lived hundreds of years a microbe attributed to aging by Prof Metch mikoff had not yet been discovered.
A young New Jersey woman died after being overcome by fright upon seeing a mouse in her path. The incident highlights how common pests can cause sudden, extreme reactions in vulnerable individuals.
Chicago's traction interests contemplate a two hundred forty six million dollar merger. A man with only one million dollars must feel small when he tries to talk business these days.
Two one-legged men visited a Broadway automatic shoe-shining shop and each had his shoes shined for the same nickel dropped in the slot, illustrating a curious partnership of convenience in New York City.
The Baltimore American suggests a walking test to prove a naval officer's sea legs. It would relieve fears of being forced to perform a hornpipe and proposes divers and swimming tests as alternatives to dancing.
The Daily News correspondents largely agree that life abroad costs less, yet earning money there remains difficult. A saying about roses and thorns appears, noting Luther Burbank might someday grow one.
Prof. Elie Metchnikoff plans to use his Nobel prize to study longevity. He argues there is no valid reason for useful lives to end by ages 70 or 80, though he remains silent on extending life for those who are not useful.
Washington reports that Roosevelt will send a message to Congress on the Panama canal and seek a February meeting with President-elect Taft to discuss the isthmus investigation. Taft’s visit is described as precautionary, but friction over criticism motivates possible policy changes.
Washington DC Secretary Newberry begins reform by enlarging the general board and the board of construction, reorganizing battleship design duties to cut archaic methods, and signaling the bureau of steam engineering may be absorbed into construction and repair under one head. This marks a shift toward unified administration in the Navy Department.
Seven Pittsburg councilmen face conspiracy and bribery charges in a political shockwave. W. W. Ramsey and A. A. Vilsack, former German National Bank officers, are named in the case for allegedly conspiring to steer city funds to favored depositories.
Washington reports one new German ambassador reaching New York aboard the Amerika, Count von Bernstorff and his countess with daughter. A second envoy, Husseyini Kiazim Bey from Constantinople, is missing and unlocated at the Turkish legation on Columbia Road, leaving the sultan’s representative a mystery to the public.
In Chicago a woman named Anna Jawaski is dying in hospital from pistol wounds inflicted earlier Tuesday by saloonkeeper Jack Brands after a drinking dispute. Brands fled, was tracked to his saloon, and, upon officers closing in, fired the revolver and killed himself. The woman’s wound is not fatal.
Two earthquakes ten minutes apart sent residents into the streets as plaster pelted floors and bricks cracked. The main two story school building showed severe cracking and the ground split with seams up to three inches wide.
Chicago police investigate the death of A. L. Flamingham a lawyer whose body was found on the fourth floor of the Real Estate Exchange at 59 Dearborn Street. Initially thought a death by apoplexy investigators now say wounds indicate murder. Flamingham shared offices with Oliver M. Olson, another lawyer, at the time.
British cotton steamer Tirade cargo 21 000 bales of cotton destroyed in a gale off Point Mizzenhead. Captain and six crew drowned. Sixty five rescued after hours of exposure, several fatally injured. Vessel sailed from Galveston to Liverpool.
Citizens complain of dangerous numbers of motor omnibuses, motor trucks, and traction engines in crowded areas. A Mansion House conference discusses methods to check speed, noise, and smell of heavy motor traffic, aiming to reduce ear and nostril offense alongside safety.
The article notes China’s traditional resistance to railroads but growing acceptance of automobiles in cities. It argues good roads are the next step for broad development, portraying cars as a new means to connect and modernize the country.
A large eastern newspaper dropped its Sunday comic supplement. Discussions in other papers follow on the merit of such features. President Hadley argued that a newspaper’s features are determined by reader demand and market experience.
Aberdeen born temperance advocate Carrie Nation may become the principal attraction in London music halls if managers reach a deal this week. Talks aim to secure her lectures with protection and a respectful reception guaranteed by the hall managers.
The president will observe Christmas at the White House with his immediate family and relatives. In prior years he has hunted on Mrs. Roosevelts farm at Pine Knot Virginia.
A statement presented before the referee in bankruptcy shows Fidelity Funding Co. liabilities at 3,951,037 with assets of 3,579,316 led by P J Keiran, indicating a deficiency of 361,723. The figures place the matter in New York City.
The engineer and fireman of the Oregon Railway and Navigation train robbed near Portland last Thursday night identified Harry Benson and Oscar Johnson on Monday as two of the men involved. Benson and Johnson, with Chris Bons, were arrested here on Saturday for holding up a saloon.
Mrs Cordelia Botkin serving life in California for poisoning Mrs J P Dunning in Wilmington Delaware by mailed candy. Supreme Court denied her rehearing of the appeal Tuesday.
Sir Thomas Lipton declared he would not attempt the 1909 America's Cup, with designer Fife ordered to burn the plans he drew for the challenger. The withdrawal followed an inability to reach an agreement with the New York Yacht Club.
Messina Italy reports mild earthquake shocks that toppled many buildings and drove residents into the open country. The seismic observatory in Rome signals another quake at Reggio Calabria far to the south.
In London Kentucky a Tuesday duel at Artemus, a mining town north of London, left officer Brooks and a Negro named Soley dead while another officer Robert Smith was fatally wounded and several others seriously hurt. The clash arose as officers seized Africans accused of robbing miners and led to the deadly confrontation.
Fort Worth reports reveal the so called blazing meteor was a buzzard. Boys at Wichita Falls attached twenty feet of wire covered with oiled cotton lint and ignited it before releasing the bird. Hundreds of observers claim to have seen a fiery object in the sky.
Notice sent to several Malvern farmers threatens dire vengeance for selling cotton and orders them to leave the state within ten days. The warnings signed Night Riders mark the first hint of such an organization in the region, causing widespread alarm among farmers.
Orville Wright fully recovered from Fort Myer injuries plans to sail for Paris in about ten days with his brother. They expect to spend the winter in France training men to operate the aeroplane and devote themselves to aviation work.
Tommy Burns and Jack Johnson meet next Saturday in Australia for the world championship bout billed as the true title contest. The winner earns the claim to the crown Jeffries would challenge.
Mrs. Lewis Downey woke to find her three month old baby dead in her arms in Metropolis. Her husband was away working in Missouri and she planned to join him there soon.
In Union City Tennessee a dozen militiamen with revolvers and deputies with rifles guard witness Frank Fehringer a confessed night rider who has turned state's evidence. Fehringer testified about joining the night rider band the oath and the costume used on expeditions while discussing attacks on various people. The court ordered the crowd back as guards kept throng away from the prisoner. Fehringer spoke of how the band protected morals through intimidation and force using the lash as a symbol.
London report of the King's speech read by the lord chancellor as parliament adjourned to February 16, expressing belief that conciliatory councils will prevail in the Balkans. The address notes friendly relations due to recent treaties including the Canada-America pact, and mentions Indian unrest requiring exceptional laws. It calls for swift restoration of goodwill in the colonial empire.
Clara Clemens, daughter of Mark Twain, owed her escape from likely serious injury to the presence of mind of pianist Os ip Gabrielowitsch of Russia. The incident occurred Monday in Redding Connecticut. The sequel shows only a nervous shock for Miss Clemens and a sprained ankle for the pianist.
Chicago report states Miss Margaret Wiswell, a young actress, was shot in her room at 2615 Indiana Avenue. She is fighting for life with physicians cautiously optimistic if she survives the next 24 hours, though friends fear she may not rally.
La Provence, the belated Saturday fleet’s first AR rival, docked in New York after a twelve hour hurricane. The French liner showed bow damage from breaking seas as it endured the stormy voyage from Havre, the worst in two years.
In San Francisco John Truman Fay son of Anna and Eva Fay a noted medium killed himself by shooting in St Mark's hotel after his wife Mrs Eva Fay had recently performed a similar act at an Oakland playhouse over the past two to three weeks.
A bloody knife was found beside the body of W. D. Hart of Havana after a train collision Sunday night. Authorities suspect murder and plan an inquest to determine the cause and whether foul play was involved.
Springfield Illinois. An additional suit to recover $26,000 principal and interest on two notes given by St. Marys Academy of the Benedictine Sisters Nauvoo for Fidelity Banding Co was filed in the U S circuit court. The National Copper Bank of New York City brings the action based on two notes for $10,000 and $12,500 payable to Fidelity Funding Co. Sister Mary Pohlman signed the notes indorsed by Patrick J. Kieran to National Copper Bank. Deputy Marshal Brady returned from Nauvoo where service was made on Sister Mary Pohlman on three prior suits. Academy officials will contest the suit claiming notes were obtained fraudulently and are of no value. The validity of the notes will be argued before Judge Humphrey at the January term.
In Springfield Judge James A. Creighton left the circuit bench to reprimand James A. Wolfe who seized his son Lindell Wolfe from the mother during a divorce hearing. Wolfe had been held for contempt but released on bond and allowed visitation. The judge ordered the child returned to the mother after the incident.
Carlyle William S. Rogan, a justice of peace for forty years, resigns due to failing eyesight. His son John S. Rogan is appointed to fill the vacancy. Rogan was first elected in Irishtown in 1869, later moved to the city and was elected again in 1893. He married about 500 couples in office.
Springfield reports Attorney General Stead's opinion that the general assembly members cannot draw any salary until the end of 1909. A law previously raised pay from 1000 to 2000 dollars and set 1000 dollars annually, but the AG says no portion may be paid until a year of service is completed. Traditionally salaries were drawn once organized.
An accident at Big Muddy mines near Marion laid off many miners until the first of next year. Misread signals caused two motors to collide, one wrecked and the other damaged. The men narrowly escaped but were disfigured. Estimated damage is 2500 dollars.
With cold weather ending the season, the Illinois river harvest of 1908 1909 has yielded over 9 000 000 pounds of fresh water fish. In fifteen weeks since September 1 markets across the United States received this bounty.
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