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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1905
Page
2
The note urges support for Troy’s development in 1905 and cites rising bread prices in Boston, a new coin counting machine, and urban hospital cooperation on pneumonia research. It reports Bryan becoming Illinois College board chair on a condition and Governor Folk’s demand that lobbyists report then leave town within thirty hours.
London press reports say public and private dispatches from the Russian upheaval are subject to tight censorship. Reports from St. Petersburg and Moscow remain scarce, with strikes widening across classes and unrest rising. The postmaster general bans newspaper guessing contests as a form of lottery, allowing only trade hoards to run such contests.
The government signals a strong drive to uncover and punish misdoings by large combinations after years of limited action. Authorities indicate renewed determination to enforce rules and deter anticompetitive practices.
The article notes ongoing Justice Department inquiries into the beef trust, with the Bureau of Commerce and the Department of Commerce and Labor examining broader aspects. It discusses Civil Service Commission reform and long-standing patronage, plus anecdotes on advertising impact, a unique will by Frederick Foss, and Miss Genevieve McLeod’s inheritance contingent on marriage.
From The Weekly Bulletin January 28 1875. Unusually warm weather left roads nearly impassable after a thaw. Peterman Bros opened a stock of grocer ies at Main and Market. Dr Vogt of Howardsville preached here on alternate Sundays in Presbyterian church. Protracted meeting at Mt Zion M E led by Revs Thatcher and Lane. Forty acres of Wm Hall Sr estate sold for 3500 to Emil Haury at 76 25 per acre.
Springfield January reports reveal a push by Rep. McCaskrin to probe the Illinois railroad and warehouse commission amid charges of high tariffs discrimination and possible conflicts of interest. The push envisions hearings, potential reforms, and a maximum rate bill, with lawmakers debating civil service, grand jury abolition, and municipal ownership in a broad, reformist session.
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