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Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1905
Page
1
Notable 1904 World Bits From Various Lands
A Danish engineer built a 306 ton Noahs Ark like vessel and tested it near Copenhagen. In California Black Butte near Lisson Siskiyou county miners unearthed a massive buried ice mass. Yukon trade 1903 reached 12 509 894 with gold dust dominating exports. A magazine How To Make Money failed after three months. North Queensland bulls and ponies are in demand for Manila shipments. Romania sees grain crop boosting agricultural machine sales by 25 percent in 1904.
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Black Butte Mountain
Lisson
Siskiyou County
Cal
Yukon Territory
Dawson
White Horse
Foreign firms and residents in Chinese treaty ports figures
Latest statistics show 1,297 foreign commercial firms operating in principal treaty ports and large Chinese cities open to foreigners, with 20,660 foreigners residing there. England leads with 20 firms and 5,662 people, Japan follows with 361 firms and 5,287 residents, and the United States has 114 firms but 2,542 persons.
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China
England
Japan
United States
Imperial Russian crown domains wealth and assets
The emperor of Russia controls revenue from crown domains spanning over a million square miles of land and forests plus Siberian mines. This immense wealth, recorded in finance budgets, is treated as the private property of the imperial family.
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Russia
Siberia
Berlin to import coal for city works in 1905
Berlin will source coal for gas works heating and public buildings from abroad in 1905 as prices from Lower Silesian mines rise. Officials note small debts can trigger as much legislative routine as large ones, illustrated by Postmaster General Wynne sending 12 pages of deficiency estimates totaling 3 355 dollars to the house, many small items due to postmasters.
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Berlin
Lower
Silesia
Wynne
House
London Coli seum opens with world’s largest theater
London's completed Coli seum features the largest theater and stage in the world with luxurious seating for 3000. A revolving table stage allows scenery changes as if by magic, promising Derby race scenes from start to finish. The theater covers about an acre and a quarter.
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London
Coliseum
Prospero
Embezzlement Totals by State Highlight New York Lead
An insurance company in New York reports that embezzlement in the United States reached 10 million dollars in 1904. The figures include cases with confessions, convictions, or disappearances. New York tops the list with 1,851,585 dollars, followed by California 1,068,825 and Pennsylvania 987,233. Ohio trails with 830,203.
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New York
United States
New York State
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kratz Faces Bribery Trial in Butler Extradition Case
Charles Kratz, from St Louis City Court, stands trial in Butler Missouri after extradition from Mexico. He is accused of taking a bribe to push a suburban street railway franchise, with defense arguing the ordinance was invalid due to insufficient property owner petitions and citing a Missouri supreme court ruling in the Butler bribery case.
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Butler, Mo
Charles Kratz
St. Louis
Kratz
Mexico
Folks
eLeaniri
Supreme Court of Missouri
Butler
Board of Health of
Acquittal of Dr Watson in Missouri murder trial
Dr Taylor Jones Watson, charged with killing his wife Amanda in New London, Missouri, was found not guilty by a 12 man jury after a largely circumstantial case. The trial featured expert testimony on poison and drowning, with extensive spending and debate over the evidence.
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Taylor Jones Watson
New London
Amanda
Roy
Watson
Salt River
New London Bridge
Frances Willard Statue Accepted in Capitol Hall
In Washington on Friday the Illinois statue of Frances E Willard was accepted into Statuary Hall at the national capitol marking the first statue of a woman in the hall. Lawmakers praised Willard for purity of soul and devotion to home and humanity as senators and representatives lauded her life and deeds. The session adjourned after the ceremony with tributes from lawmakers and governors.
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Washington
Congress
Frances E. Willard
Statuary Hall
National Capitol
Illinois
Miss Willard
Seace
Gov. Deneen
United States
Cullom
ARE CONSIDERING PEACE
A St Petersburg dispatch confirms peace talks and lists the terms proposed by Russia. Korea under Japanese suzerainty, Port Arthur and Liao-Tung to Japan, Vladivostok neutral, eastern China rail under international administration, Manchuria restored to China, indemnity remains the main hurdle but deemed solvable.
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London
Reuter’s Telegram Co
St. Petersburg
Russia
Korea
Port Arthur
Liao-Tung Peninsula
Japan
Vladivostok
Eastern China
Manchuria
Harbin
Still courting trouble in Venezuela over asphalt land
Washington reports Minister Bow en in Caracas says Venezuela's supreme court has ordered sequestration of the New York Bermudez Asphalt Co. land. Officials say Castro may push condemnatory proceedings to oust the company, with the United States warning a swift, possibly armed, response if justice is denied.
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Washington
Bowen
Caracas
State Department
Supreme Court of Venezuela
New York Bermudez Asphalt Co
Castro
Asphalt Company
United States
Alleged Forged Orders In Utah World’s Fair Affair
Salt Lake City Feb 22. A legislative committee heard that the signature of former Gov Heber M Wells was forged on orders totaling 2100 tied to Utah World’s Fair commission finances. Wells accused fair secretary John Q Cannon of forging. Cannon testified ambiguously and has since disappeared leaving no trace of his whereabouts.
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Salt Lake, Utah
Heber M. Wells
Legislative Committee
Wells
The
Fair Commission
John Q. Cannon
Cannon
Death of Rt. Rev. William E. McLaren Bishop of Chicago
Rt Rev William E McLaren of Chicago Episcopal diocese died in New York after a month’s illness. He was born in Geneva in 1831 and ordained in Detroit in 1872. He served as bishop from 1875 and founded the Western Theological Seminary in Chicago. He leaves a widow, one son and one daughter.
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New York
William E. McLaren
Chicago
Bishop McLaren
Geneva
Detroit
Mich
McLaren
Western Theological Seminary
Hannah Elias Wins Suit Against Platt in NY Supreme Court
New York February 22 Justice O Gorman dismissed the suit by octogenarian mill ionaire John R Platt to force Hannah Elias a negress to return 685000 dollars alleged to have been given over 25 years. The judge found no evidence supporting threats or coercion to obtain the funds.
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New York
John R. Platt
Hannah Elias
Justice O'Gorman
Supreme Court
Alice Roosevelt to Join Tafts on Philippines Trip
Washington reports Miss Alice Roosevelt is expected to accompany Secretary and Mrs. Taft on a July visit to the Philippines. The voyage will likely be on the army transport Sumner and the journey may last about three months, with roughly one month travel each way and one month in the islands.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt
Taft
Philippines
Army
Sumner
Missouri House Bans Bookmaking With Large Margin
Jefferson City Mo Feb 22 by a 111 to 7 vote the Godfrey substitute bill for the breeders law passed the house. Racing agents, after a quick conference, chose not to press objections and were astonished by the overwhelming majority.
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Jefferson ‘City
Godfrey
Missouri
House of Representatives
Not Guilty but Insane in Decorah Murder Trial
After a 17 day trial Prof. L I Gifford was found not guilty but insane for the November 3 1904 killing of neighbor S A Bigelow. A Decorah educator and leading Methodist church member, Gifford faced murder charges in Des Moines via a special report.
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Des Moines
Decorah
L. I. Gifford
Gifford
Methodist Church
Wreck on the Rock Island near Wiota Iowa
A Rock Island flyer wreck west of Wiota Iowa leaves two dead and many injured after a broken rail caused three cars to derail. Des Moines officials and travelers from multiple states are among the injured, with one man reported missing or dying.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Ysanahee
Wiota
Omela
Henry Mehler
J.H. Johnson
The
Christian Church
Harlan
George West
Geneseo
Ill
One Killed and Many Hurt in Erie Train Wreck
An eastbound Middletown flyer on the Erie railroad derailed three miles east of Paterson New Jersey. One girl Grace Matthews of Sufferin New York was killed and 44 people were injured. Five cars ditched, some rolling down an embankment. The train carried 150 passengers most commuters to New York. A special train with physicians and nurses was dispatched from Paterson after the crash between Fairlawn and Warren Point in Bergen county.
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Paterson
N. J
Erie Railroad
Here
Grace Matthews
Sufferin
N. Y
Middletown
Jersey City
Fairlawn
Warren Point
Bergen County
New York
Lincoln memorial move in congress opens path to 1909 centennial
Washington February 18 Representative Bartholdt of Missouri introduced a concurrent resolution creating a Lincoln memorial committee to gather suggestions for a lasting memorial to the great emancipator to be dedicated on the hundredth birthday February 12 1909 The measure was adopted Bartholdt said early start would allow time for completion if the memorial is a building or monument. In St Joseph Missouri the county refused to fund fifteen patients at state hospital for the insane number 2 leading to their transfer to the county poorhouse at Shelbina One patient had been at the state hospital 41 years the annual maintenance cost is 130 dollars per patient.
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Washington
Bartholdt
Missouri
Bartholdi
St. Joseph, Mo
Shelby County
State Hospital For
Shelbina
State Hospital
Chemists assistants strike in Warsaw for shorter hours
In Warsaw on February 19, chemists' assistants walked out demanding shorter hours and one free day weekly. Most other strikers returned to work, with iron workers remaining idle. The strike has led to a notable overall improvement in workers' conditions.
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Warsaw
Iron Workers
Carriage Driver in Grand Duke Sergius Murder Dies
Moscow reports the coachman who drove the carriage at the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius died Tuesday from injuries. He had suffered 76 distinct wounds, ending his long battle for survival.
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Moscow
Sergius
Alabama Mine Disaster Deepens as Death Toll Rises
At eight o'clock Wednesday evening 75 bodies were recovered from the Virginia mine with upwards of 150 miners believed entombed. Funerals planned across Virginia City, Bessemer, Pratt City and Ensley as rescuers press on. The Birmingham district organizes relief with thousands in donations and a $5,000 aid vote from United Mine Workers No. 20 to support bereaved families.
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Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Whitt
Virginia City
Bessemer
Pratt City
Ensley
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Indiana Sensation as House bribery probe arrests ex-senator
Indianapolis report says Speaker Cantwell’s special committee issued an arrest warrant for O A Baker of Marion, a former state senator, over an alleged $100 bribe in anti-cigarette bill controversy. Rep Anias Baker named him after an hour of questioning, detectives seek the accused.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sidney Cantwell
House of Representatives
Ananias Baker
Fulton
Cass
House
O. A. Baker
Marion
Baker
Charles W. Miller
Dogger Bank Affair Commission Says No Judgment
Paris reports a semi official statement on the Dogger Bank affair noting the commission declines to rule on the presence of Japanese torpedo boats in the North Sea. It says the Russian admiral acted under the belief his squadron faced danger and had the right to respond. The commission cites Russia's promise to compensate the victims of the incident.
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Paris
International Commission
North Sea
Scion of a Polish King Visits Chicago Half Century Arrival
Col John Sobieski great grandson of Poland’s last king was guest of honor at Willard hall for a reception marking the fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in America. Speakers praised his temperance work over 40 years and he recalled exile from Poland after his father’s execution by Russians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Sobieski
Poland
Willard Hall
Col. Sobieski
America
Duel With Butcher Knives in Circleville Warehouse
In Circleville Ohio on February 23 a deadly knife duel at the Hosler Packing Co warehouse left John Price dead from a heart stab. Henry Wibbe, 30, struck Price with multiple wounds after Price cut Wibbe’s chin and nose. Wibbe, bloodied, fled to his home and told his mother of the crime before disappearing.
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Circleville, O
Hosler Packing Co
Henry Wibbe
John Price
Price
Wibbe
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