16 Jan 1909
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 42 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1909
Page
1
A collage of early 20th century events spans politics, empire, and industry. Topics include Britain's Lords clash with the prime minister, Omaha corn success, German airship plans, marriage trends, diamond finds in southwest Africa, China’s costly mourning, French death penalty support, Indian industrial ventures, and a captain's claim about Lapland coast magnetism wrecking a ship.
The article estimates that the annual waste across all mineral products totals roughly one million dollars per day. It notes this figure excludes the extra coal wasted by hired girls burning fuel in household furnaces and ranges nationwide.
The remark notes expert testimony that oil and coal are hazardous industries and suggests a provocative twist that a hazardous business may be one where men earn abnormal profits, reflecting skepticism about industry risks and profitability.
Among various schemes for employment the Glasgow corporation plans an $80,000,000 canal project to connect the Forth and the Clyde, creating a great waterway from the North Sea to the Atlantic and providing jobs.
A Matamoros paper notes a water pumping test in the Rio Grande region for irrigation. A 36 inch pump with 36,000 gallon capacity on a 24 foot lift ran at 621 percent cents per hour fuel cost, comparing with the older dam construction method.
In New Jersey an attempt will be made to restore to life the next victim of the electric chair. It has frequently been contended that electrocut ion was not fatal and that resuscitation was possible. Still, nobody proposes to take that sort of electric treatment for his health.
The commissioner of patents has exercised discretion to register no trade marks that contain the arms of the United States or of any state or city or any part of such arms. This marks a policy change affecting advertisers and brand protection across jurisdictions.
The Paris conference concluded that automobiles do little road damage if average speed stays under ten miles per hour and maximum speed does not exceed fifteen. If upheld, the remedy appears simple.
The text argues that fiscal mismanagement has undermined Latin American governments and cites Gov. Magoon turning over 1,500,000 dollars to the new native administration as a telling object lesson in American rule of Cuba.
A New York young woman, keen on the presidential election result, declares she will marry a certain young man if Taft wins, and if Bryan wins the young man will marry her. The anecdote highlights election betting with a playful twist.
Senator Foraker attacked President Roosevelt over the Brownsville affair, calling the detectives Browne and Baldwin's work iniquitous and unholy. He denounced reports of confessions from soldiers as atrocious lies and argued the $15,000 payments were invalid. A senate resolution was approved to seek detailed expenditures from the 1899 $3,000,000 fund.
In Flushing Long Island court re convened for the Thornton J. Hains trial and both jury and spectators showed unusual interest. Hains entered with visible strain as senior counsel John F. McIntyre began final arguments aimed at clearing his client of being a principal in the killing of William E. Annis. Judge Crane, noted as the youngest statewide supreme court justice, loomed over evolving legal questions shaping the jury’s likely instructions.
Boston reports that Professor A. Lawrence Lowell is practically chosen to succeed Charles W. Eliot as president of Harvard University. Lowell, currently professor of the science of government, would be ratified by the board of overseers at their Wednesday meeting as Eliot retires May 1.
President Roosevelt spent the day in Virginia on horseback with Admiral Rixey, testing guns for an African trip as Congress mutters and clerks swarm to probe the secret service. He sought to throw off official cares, leaving before dawn with Rixey toward the Rixey farm.
The Missouri Kansas Texas bridge spanning the Trinity near Dallas burned on Tuesday. Officials allege tramp arson. All trains into and out of Dallas are detoured via the H. and T. C. routes through Ennis and Waxahachie.
Report says Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou has been invited to become president of the Consolidated Gas Co. He is said to be seriously considering the offer, and has declined other tempting posts as president of New York financial institutions.
Mrs. Ana Goslin wife of Alfred R. Goslin now in France was awarded 50000 the full amount sued for by a jury in the supreme court Tuesday. Mrs. Goslin sued Anna Irene Magher Goslin's secretary called a love pirate. Miss Magher is now in France.
President Roosevelt's order withdrawing marines from ships for shore duty has drawn defiance in political quarters. Three battleship captains testified that the move would ruin discipline and the morals of their ships.
The Cuban congress meets in Havana on Wednesday for the first time since just over two years. It did not convene on December 28, 1906 to elect a successor to the former president, and American intervention was declared the following day.
Mrs Mary Baker Eddy donated 500 to Newton Hospital as it faces a 19000 deficit. The gift is among the year's largest for the institution. Reported early Wednesday that Eddy is very ill.
Washington reports progress in talks between William S. Buchanan the special American commissioner in Venezuela and President Gomez. Advices indicate negotiators are shaping the basis on which the bilateral issues will be settled.
In Los Angeles county hospital John O Moro of Hermosillo Mexico, a leper, escaped from his cell last evening with the aid of a ladder alleged to have been furnished by relatives.
Washington report notes the House Committee on Public Lands focused on proposed legislation affecting over 2,000,000 acres of phosphate lands in Wyoming Utah and Montana. Few patents had been issued before withdrawal by the Interior Department and pending disposal legislation is being considered.
Representative Foster of Vermont introduces a bill to set third and fourth class matter postage on rural free delivery routes at two cents per pound. The proposal caps package weight at ten pounds and fixes rates at one cent for eight ounces or less, two cents for eight to sixteen ounces, and two cents per pound or fraction for over two pounds.
The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill allowing use of the Pension Office for the inaugural ball in connection with the Taft inauguration, marking a formal step in organizing the event.
Washington Representative Tawney of Minnesota introduced a bill on Wednesday to authorize a $20,000,000 annual appropriation to improve the Mississippi River from the Missouri River mouth to St. Paul Minnesota. The measure stipulates the funds be appropriated annually for this purpose.
The house committee on post offices and post roads decided on a 234 million dollar appropriation to run the postal service for the 1910 fiscal year. The amount, about twelve million dollars more than the current year, will be included in a report to the house soon.
Washington session shows the House debating the District of Columbia appropriation bill with only four members present. Representative Mann of Illinois defends the rules, sparring with Mr. Gardner of Maass and stirring a dull day as the District bill remains under discussion at adjournment.
The minority members of the house ways and means committee on Tuesday discussed tariff legislation to decide if Democrats should draft a tariff bill or issue a minority report on contested schedules. No decision was reached. Democrats will seek more information beyond public hearing materials.
The house naval committee on Monday backed an increase in the annual navy bill to fund two battleships of 26 000 tons each five torpedo boat destroyers four submarine boats three colliers and one sub surface boat at a cost of 29 000 000 The navy department had sought four battleships and vessels to raise the total to 75 000 000 The overall naval appropriation bill then reported to the house carried 132 000 000
Washington report states the house committee on river and harbors failed to conclude a general rivers and harbors bill this session. A majority reportedly favors a measure to appropriate about 10 million dollars for surveys and for maintaining projects already underway.
A tremor hit Tuscany and northern Italy with Genoa Milan Venice Padua Florence Bologna feeling the shock. Reports say Treviso was strongest near Venice while Riese lies in the quake zone. Initial fears of a Sicily Calabria scale disaster were calmed by telegraph reports of no damage or casualties.
The Red Italia of the Lloyd-Saubado Line brought 1,300 steerage and 25 cabin passengers to Jersey City from Palermo arriving January 1, four days after the Calabria Messina earthquake. Refugees from Messina area assessed. appeals possible to Washington if immigration rulings are unsatisfactory.
Developments over 24 hours in Roosevelt debates feature Attorney General Bonaparte and Senator Tillman trading statements about Oregon land grants and alleged land deals. Tillman calls the issue one of memory, not veracity, and invites affidavits to inform the public. Former Senator Towne also attacked Roosevelt in New York.
In Chicago Mrs Clara Shearmann, aged 382 years, leapt from the third story of the Marquette hotel. She died en route to a hospital after surrendering her child to a public institution, with hysteria noted as a factor in the crisis.
Robert W. Bowles of Kents Store Virginia living with brother in law Christopher Perkins at Browns Station fatally shot himself Tuesday night. Formerly resided in San Francisco where typhoid fever left him in poor health.
Mrs. John H. Wright of Mitchell South Dakota credits Dean's Kidney Pills with ending a decade of backache dizziness and irregular kidney secretions. She reports dragging pain lameness and relief after using the medicine sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
Mr Knagg claims he would not marry the best man in the world before meeting his wife. Mrs Knagg retorts that he is the only person who believes she broke her word.
Senator Beveridge highlighted oratory as a measure of campaign effectiveness during a Portland stop. He contrasted quantity with quality and recalled a light anecdote about a suffragette wife whose speeches impressed, including a humorous tale of a salesman failing to persuade her and exiting with sample merchandise.
A judge interrupts defense as the plaintiff’s lawyer finishes, declaring plaintiff wins. The defendant’s attorney requests to present his case, the judge allows it, and after the defense speaks the judge proclaims the defendant wins in a striking reversal. Green Bag notes the dramatic moment.
Gideon King showcases his calf to a stranger and describes the animal’s fearsome lineage. He jokes the calf’s father gored a justice of the peace and toppled a lightning-rod agent, while the mother chased the Banbury brass band from town last Fourth of July. He offers the calf for $6 if the buyer isn’t impressed by such breed.
A woman credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her health after a year of stomach issues. She describes milk half water as inadequate and says Grape-Nuts and cream rebuilt her strength. The testimonial promotes Postum Co. and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville for more proof.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.