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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
2
The piece discusses Troy's 1905 homegrown development slogan and urges supporting local enterprises while deriding critics. It mentions Governor Deneen and pastry imagery, then shifts to long hair, church attendance to please children, and uncertain railroad prospects affecting property owners near Maryville. It notes the Vandalia-Pennsylvania merger question and legislative session timing, plus rural delivery expansion in Jefferson County.
Washington interest grows over March 4 inaugural rites as Congress refuses pension office use for the ball. Critics warn the move costs weeks of work and the salaries of many clerks, stirring agitation among citizens and officials.
Governor elect Charles S. Deneen of Chicago was inaugurated as Illinois governor in Springfield in a streamlined ceremony due to his wish and his daughter's illness. The Madison County native’s installation follows a period of anticipation for his administration and the inaugural message appears on page seven of this issue.
Highland pushes for an electric rail link tied to Lindendale park as Brown Bros. could extend the line from St. Louis. The Journal notes possible cheap rates and a bonanza for road and park management, urging early steps to secure the enterprise.
Rutledge Missouri Record argues public schools should draw facts from community life and industry rather than wars and politics. This approach aims to boost school interest, culture, and moral development by teaching self reliance through active, local life and art that appeals to students.
In a landmark ruling the New Hampshire Supreme Court allowed a temporary insanity defense for a man who murdered his wife but ordered indefinite confinement in the penitentiary. The decision emphasizes public safety, declaring the offender a danger if released.
Read a Troy Weekly Bulletin column noting births and deaths, a 17 degree below zero spell, an infant death at 11 days, a new residence begun by T J Purviance, an axe injury to R W Jarvis, a Baptist revival led by Rev W J Chapin, Padon brick improvements, the death of Caleb Johnson at 76, grand juror trip to Springfield, and Pisgah Encampment installation details for officers.
Springfield Jan 10 the Forty fourth general assembly aims to end by April 15 with economy the slogan. Governor Deneen urges a short session and payroll reform. The cost of the last assembly totaled 364 577 09 with senators and representatives salaries and mileage plus staff wages. Speaker Shurtleff outlines plans to speed work and set committees to push measures including a Chicago charter amendment and civil service reforms.
The January term of the state board of pardons convened with a corrected notice after December had been used by mistake in timing. The docket includes murders for Lulu Lay St Clair county Frederick Sibley Christian county John Schroll Vermilion county Lyman W Hall Will county William Wade Gallatin county Charles Collins Warren county Andrew J Thornton Union county John B Rose Will county Frederick A Lynn DuPage county Sydney B Creek DuPage county Meredith Hall Fulton county David Price Madison county Eli Bugg Pulaski county.
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