02 Feb 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1907
Page
1
A collection of aphoristic observations and anecdotes touching on violence in history and present, linguistic shifts around chauffeuring and brigands, Parisian epithets for touring actresses, a winter described as tolerable, Japan wedding fire rituals destroying toys, a future grand battleship for the United States, and the 1913 immigration surge dominated by Italy Russia Greece Turkey and the Orient with mixed implications.
John E Wilkie a top amateur magician wows friends with sleight of hand while Frau Antoinette Arntzen unveils a Berlin exposition device a vocal resonance film. A San Diego Arizona Railway company formed by Spreckles Clayton Titus with 6 060 000 capital plans a San Diego to Yuma route via Imperial Valley filed in San Diego.
Citizens plan two monuments in Seattle to commemorate William H. Seward for persuading Congress to purchase Alaska. The projects aim to finish before the Alaska-Yukon Pacific exposition in summer 1909, honoring the statesman’s foresight and courage.
The New Zealand International Exhibition, now in progress, is billed as the era's greatest in Australasia. It spans 14 acres with main buildings costing about five thousand pounds, while total pre opening expenditure likely tripled that figure. All nations were invited to exhibit but American manufacturers did not respond. Standard Oil. company is the sole American exhibitor through its New Zealand representative.
In Netroft employment agencies are largely idle due to few unemployed. In Boston a free state employment bureau opened December 3 and reported demand for more than 400 workers. Wages varied from dollars a month to 50 per week, with openings in an electrical shop.
Berlin reports a government victory in the general election for a new Reichstag. Liberals radicals and conservatives gain seats while socialists suffer heavy losses, notably in Leipsig Breslau and Berlin. Leading socialist figures Haase and Bernstein lose their seats amid reballot risks.
In Omaha, authorities ruled that reproductions of works by famous painters Van Dyke, Reubens, and Van Der Werff are not to be sold. John Greenberg was fined and warned that a repeat offence will lead to further action.
A massive explosion at the Stuart coal mine near Fayetteville West Virginia killed eighty or more workers and injured many as rescue efforts began. The mine, 568 feet deep on the White Oak Fuel line, had only one opening and air ventilation was damaged. Officials had not yet announced a cause, though dust is suspected. most victims were American with several foreigners among the dead.
A promotional booklet describes opportunities for town-building colonization manufacturing and farming along the Mobile Jackson Kansas City railroad line. It invites readers to seek temperate lands near established centers and to get in on ground floor prospects with free mailed information from L. A. Lawrence, manager immigration and industrial department, Laurel, Mississippi.
St. Petersburg reports Russia will be a purchaser of American wheat due to a local crop failure. The first shipload, arriving soon at Riga from London, heads to Rybinsk. Russian market price expected around $1.15 a bushel, about 7 cents above the local price. Other cargoes have been ordered.
After a White House meeting with President Roosevelt and top officials, California delegates announced a full and harmonious discussion on the Pacific coast Japanese issue. They telegraphed San Francisco officials to travel to Washington for further talks, with secrecy pledged by participants. The existing treaty with Japan expires March 12. a new mutual agreement is sought, leaving decisions to the president.
San Francisco for Walsh and Roncovieres will depart for Washington immediately in response to President Roosevelt invitation. They declare they will not compromise on Japanese attendance in public schools other than those set aside for orientals. The board of education will hold a special meeting to consider the subject.
Sacramento officials report a telegram from Washington signed by the California delegation urging Governor Gillette to ask the legislature to defer all action on Japanese issues. The message caused stir in both houses as Gillette consults with senate and assembly leaders and prepares a formal message to be read. Leading lawmakers say they will grant the congressional requests.
Great Northern holds two thousand freight cars in Minneapolis awaiting cleared lines and engine movement. Cars are loaded with merchandise destined for points across the northwest including thousands of dollars worth of Christmas goods yet to arrive at their destinations.
A 2300 foot underground explosion at the Reden coal mine near St Johann Saarbrueck leaves 60 rescued, with doctors fear 35 or more will die. Rescue efforts hampered by gas and fire, a second blast reportedly follows. Estimates put total casualties around 300 as workers face a week of salvage. Emperor William orders full report.
Paris President Fallieres and Foreign Minister Pichon with the municipal council telegraphed Emperor William expressing France sympathy for Saarbrueck disaster and recalling German miners aiding Courrieres catastrophe.
Guthrie Oklahoma officials report the proposed constitution plank known as Jim Crow was presented to the convention during its final paid week. It requires common carriers to provide separate facilities for African descent passengers and allows the legislature to enact laws and penalties to enforce the provision.
Kansas City Missouri announces the opening of a steel and concrete trestle viaduct to connect with Kansas City Kansas. The structure spans from bluff to bluff over the Kaw valley and railroad yard, with construction costs reported around 3.5 million dollars. The new roadway and streetcar access will provide a major intercity route across the river.
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