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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1905
Page
2
The item notes hope for progress in Troy during 1905 and marks the Mascoutah Herald’s twenty first year under editor Carl Montag. A northern exchange mentions boys harming dogs for hides sold to a Swedish mitten maker, while the Sorento Blade comments on higher auto mobile prices and safety against cheap machines.
A Kansas man warns against featherless poultry, arguing de plumed birds may be picked before ripening. The line of thought questions meat quality and consumer safety in an era of technological oddities and new farming methods.
A bill introduced this week in the Legislature seeks to establish a comprehensive hard roads system covering nearly the entire state. Details are provided in TurCalv’s special legislative letter in a separate column.
A strong effort will be made to induce the Legislature to enact a law, with advocates seeking support from lawmakers, committees, and interest groups. The language indicates a coordinated campaign to persuade officials and rally public backing for the proposed measure.
The present session discusses banning live bird trap shooting in Illinois with states like Ohio, Nebraska and Iowa already outlawing the practice. Promoters call the sport brutal and a poor excuse for sport, while Decatur business leaders press for progress. Decatur, a city of about 25 000, with brick streets, strong utilities, and clean streets, is forging ahead on solid footing.
The Belleville News-Democrat compares Belleville’s 1905 advances with 1850 and notes booming industry while lamenting old city limits. It then promotes Roosevelt inauguration travel to Washington, criticizes Congress, and suggests relocating three million African Americans to Santo Domingo as a sociological experiment. The piece mocks deportation as impossible yet popular as a topic.
A note offering a yearly subscription at one dollar, priced under two cents per week, aimed at readers seeking affordable weekly news delivery.
Springfield January 31 The Illinois good roads commission drafts a bill seeking initial 230000 for a statewide hard roads system with state and local cost shares and convict labor. The measure faces executive backing, counties and townships to share expenses, and voter approval before work begins.
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