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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
3
Government officials seek jail for Sims after alleged violation of a court injunction involving the Packers. The action targets compliance with the injunction terms and potential penalties for noncompliance.
Chicago government officials plan indictments against packers by the grand jury and may use evidence to pursue contempt proceedings in federal court. Secret Service agents swarm Packingtown as the grand jury reconvenes to test if the National Packing Co. and price "understandings" violate the Sherman act.
A taxi looted by a thief sped down Sixteenth Street New York with lights off. A mounted policeman pursued the unguided vehicle as it struck a freight car on a factory spur. The mangled driver was found buried in the wreckage.
Nashville judge refuses bail for Col. Cooper Robin Cooper and John P D Sharp on murder charges in Senator Carmeck case. Bond denial follows capital offense allegations and ongoing investigation by local authorities. Prosecutors argue risk of flight and danger to public. The defendants remain in custody as the case proceeds.
Six armed masked robbers held off townspeople for three hours in Wellington Oklahoma before dynamiting and looting the bank. They ransacked the vaults and escaped with more than $5,000 as a posse pursues.
Abraham Ruef former San Francisco political boss was given a 14 year sentence at San Quentin by Judge William P. Lawlor after his trial on bribery involving a Schmitz Board of Supervisors member and the United Railroads trolley franchise.
Manuel Saribia, alleged member of a Mexican revolutionist junta, married Elizabeth Trowbridge in Tucson on Tuesday. The couple began their acquaintance after his Los Angeles jail visit. Saribia is currently out on $14,000 bail.
January 1 designated as a day of abstinence from meat in the Roman Catholic church. Notices posted in all Washington churches last Sunday state no dispensation is granted or will be granted.
The so called biggest theft in Vermillion county occurred Tuesday night when six Brookville residents carted away the town hall and six persons were arrested. Authorities say plans included using the municipal building as a dance hall after a wedding celebration.
A. W. Troutman a commission house cashier and newlywed confessed to stealing hundreds of dollars then shot himself in the head. He died before a doctor could be summoned. The incident occurred in Kansas City Missouri shortly after his admission.
A Cincinnati firm received orders Wednesday morning for forty coffins to be sent to Maybury following the mine disaster on Tuesday afternoon. Extra orders are presumed from other points.
Pittsburg Pennsylvania council members, accused by the Voters' League of accepting bribes, are supported by the body as new arrests are delayed. President William Brand, facing charges, denies guilt and refuses resignation after an ovation. McElroy temporarily leads as recusants abstain on legislation.
In Great Falls Montana nine railroad carpenters died when a freight train collided with a work train at Mid Canyon on the Great Northern Railroad Monday night. A relief train carried several injured and the total toll may rise as details remain sparse.
New York oil attorneys discuss an appeal to challenge Missouri’s ouster order. Transcripts and abstracts were prepared in St. Louis, but no definite plan has been made.
An unusual shipment arrived Tuesday on the White Star steamship Bovkc marking the first ever entry of Irish mules at the port of New York. The herd, described as big and thrifty, was shipped by James Talbot Bowers of Dublin and consigned to James Butler of New York City.
One hundred men armed with axes and dynamite blew up the chapel of the Holy Rollers in Jefferson New Hampshire and ordered Joel Or Wright, the sect leader, to leave town. Reported frenzied members often collapsed at meetings.
Dr L W Mun of Germantown Pa asserts in Chicago that swallowing Jonah by a whale is not a myth citing whalers who claim whales can swallow a horse and rider. He says many old whalers have witnessed such feats without blinking.
A moral devotional piece by B Edson from 1908 discusses Daniel in the lions den. It highlights steadfast faith in God as rewarded, drawing on Scripture from Daniel chapter 6 and the Highway and Byway preacher tradition.
Sermonette argues Daniel’s safety came from secret prayer and unwavering loyalty to God. It notes Daniel’s duties in a vast kingdom, his avoidance of Sabbath work, and how his faith elevated God’s name throughout Darius’s realm. Secret daily devotions empower all life relations.
Summary of Daniel prophecies across chapters 2 7 8 10 11 detailing succession of Babylon Persia Greece Rome and Christian eras. Claims five great powers follow, four beasts symbolize religious power, and timelines foretell Jewish restoration and Jesus ministry. Notes rise of Antiochus Epiphanes and Rome’s impact on Jews.
A Persian king's decree promotes the living God of Daniel over idols. A young temple priest, swayed by the proclamation, abandons his faith, travels to Babylon, learns Daniel’s story, and resolves to return home to tell his people of the true God and Daniel’s deliverance.
A editorial reflects on growing ties between labor unions and churches over Sunday rest. It notes ministers easing medieval Sabbath strictness to accommodate workers, hoping to refill emptied church seats as Sundays become more home oriented and less restrictive. A New York poodle Nana enjoys Plaza hotel privileges with tutor, maid, private bath, and special meals.
A 205 dollar shooting permit is required for hunting in German possessions in Africa. Special permissions are needed to kill more than two elephants and four rhinoceroses, with tighter controls on excess harvests and wildlife protection.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson notes in The American Magazine that the danger of being buried alive after a trance is extremely small. He cites investigations and reports from funeral directors who declare many alleged cases to be fakes and myths of the nineteenth century.
The text outlines payment and permit rules for hunting animals. It states one task is required from each animal killed in elephant shooting. Hunters receive small payments for killing a Hon panther wild boar or hyena. A permit to kill Zazelles antelopes and monkeys costs ten dollars.
A concise aphorism on success, noting that a woman needs balance and accurate self measurement called common sense for achievement and progress. It emphasizes practical judgment as the key factor in making good.
Canon Fleming surrendered all proceeds from sermon copyrights to charity, giving the money to the British Hospital for Incurables and the Gordon Boys' Home.
A reflective aphorism from De La Bruyere on human perception in relationships. It contrasts how friendship reveals faults that harm friends with how love blinds us to faults we suffer from. The note echoes timeless cautions about interpretation and bias in close bonds.
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