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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
6
Court in San Francisco sentenced former Mayor Eugene Schmitz to five years in San Quentin for extortion of 1 17 8 from French restaurant keepers. The crowd erupted in applause as the sentence was read, with Schmitz protesting the court’s remarks and Judge Dunne responding that patience was needed.
In New Orleans the sheriff and criminal judge pledged a speedy prosecution for a black man who attacked a butcher’s wife to avert mob violence. They spoke to the crowd after the suspect’s capture, insisting on due process. In Scranton, Miss, a posse pursues Robert Waller for killings, while Raymon, Miss holds several jailed suspects in a separate homicide. Lynch mob threats loom.
Wealthy silk manufacturer Christopher Hoylandt of Paterson was killed when a locomotive struck an automobile carrying his party returning from Asbury Park. Other family members were injured as the car was demolished at the Atlantic Highlands division stone road crossing of the Jersey Central.
Pekin dispatch from Nan king states Gov En Ming of Neanhwei province has been assassinated by students. The province police director who tried to rescue him was seized and killed. Troops dispatched to arrest the assassins. Jew Gentile Marriage Discussion noted at Frankfort Michigan. The central conference of American rabbis closed its eighteenth annual convention. The intermarriage question was incidentally discussed.
Professor Sophus Bugge of the University of Christiania died here. He was famed as Norway's leading philologist. The Storthing has voted that he be… a state 27.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf will sail for the Hawaiian Islands around July 25 to inspect the naval base and fortifications and to propose strengthening positions. Secretary Straus will accompany to study immigration and alleged Japanese influx. policy aims include a larger navy and fortifications across Atlantic and Pacific coasts and Pacific possessions.
A Washington dispatch reports no delay in using recent Congress appropriations to strengthen American dependencies in the Pacific. Funds include 200000 for Hawaiian sea defenses and 500000 for the Philippines, plus 130000 for accessories and 205400 for submarine mine works. Orders sent to transport Creek will ship ordnance to Honolulu and Manila for Pearl Harbor and Subig Bay defenses.
A steam yacht Yaco St. Loui crewman disaster ends with three missing sailors after two yawls capsize. Six crew members and a deck fan were aboard when a sailor rocked the boat. A passing tug rescued four. authorities fear drowning of Rudolph Johnson Frederickson Von Borsen and Herman Von Borsen.
Fitch electric line from Pittsburg Kansas to Columbus Kansas was sold to Joseph and Michael Heim of Kansas City for 2,000,000 dollars. The new owners plan to extend the line from Pittsburg to Webb City and onward to the mining district connecting the zinc and ore belts.
A pleasure boat capsized in Penobscot Bay near Bangor, Maine, causing the drownings of six young Bangor men. Rescue services recovered bodies as investigators probe the accident's cause. The tragedy highlights dangers of shallow mills and boat handling along the coast.
New York government files in U.S. circuit court against American Tobacco Co and 20+ affiliates citing the Tobacco Trust’s 1890 formation and later growth to monopolize the industry. The petition seeks dissolution, injunctions, or appointment of a receiver to end conspiracies and restrain interstate and foreign commerce in tobacco products. It notes 75 percent of domestic tobacco is bought by the trust and its allies at allegedly unlawful prices.
Russia and China have arrived at a mutual understanding regarding customs in northern Manchuria, and it is expected that custom houses will soon be opened there. The agreement signals a step toward streamlined trade and border administration between the two powers.
A special grand jury in Pomeroy returned an indictment against Banker B. C. Fox of Middleport charging an attempt to bribe Prosecuting Attorney Albert P. Miller. The case centers on a bribery attempt tied to prosecutorial actions in the region.
Kingsley of New York Life stresses directors and officers as public servants. He asserts the company must be run as a trust with high standards of efficiency integrity and faith and notes words are proven by daily performance.
A newlywed suburban gardener fails to grow vegetables despite daily effort. He blames poor soil and stubborn ground, while a friend jokes that perhaps the seed was defective. The tale highlights comic frustrations of amateur farming and the incongruity of expectation versus reality.
A brief Cleveland Leader cartoon line shows The Missus sounding sharp about needing solitude while The Mister retorts by pressing her to play the piano, capturing a domestic vignette with wit.
A reader extols Grape-Nuts as the perfect ready to eat nourishing staple. The food is praised for being pre-digested, fully cooked at the factory, and usable with cold cream or hot milk. The note highlights grape-sugar within the granules and recommends a bit of sugar when served with milk or water.
Ontario Agricultural College tests show crops draw water from stored soil moisture more than rainfall. Wheat, peas, barley, and oats used rain far less than needed, heat and drought drive reliance on below soil water. Early cultivation creates a mulch that conserves moisture for dry periods, stressing soil physics over fertility alone.
A Farm and Home sketch describes a 14 by 5 foot road planer built with 2x10 or 2x12 boards for outside runners scraper blades and inside running boards edged with steel to keep a sharp edge. It acts as a planer and drag, bridging gaps, leveling lumps, and maintaining dirt roads at a low annual cost per mile.
A large congregation attended the dedication of a reredos at Cathedral St John Episcopal Quincy as a memorial to Richard B. Newcomb, late head of the American Strawboard Co. The oak framework stands 36 feet high and 18 feet wide, crafted by Potak Set Kaan Cram with artistic paintings by Rev. Johannes Deretel of Washington DC.
German Lutheran congress of the Missouri Ohio and central states discussed seminaries course of study in St Louis and Springfield. President Fuerbinger and Fiper spoke as the congress adjourned to meet next year in Fort Wayne Indiana. Deneen Names Food Inspector for Southern Illinois
Orby Lake, sought for the July 4 Roadhouse killings near Jacksonville, is said to be alive near Medora. Medora residents recall an uncle and two brothers living nearby. Authorities say Lake reportedly died by self-inflicted death near Jacksonville after the tragedy. No confirmation from officials yet. In Carmi, Charles Carroll, jailed for drunkenness, asked to attend church and was granted the request to worship at the Methodist church before returning to his cell.
A colony of English sparrows was routed by a swarm of honey bees after a prolonged battle near the rear of the National hotel. The birds defended nests in a hollow beam but were unable to withstand the bees and flew away, twittering in pain.
A 10-year-old, Gra Bay Christmas McLeanshoro, son of J. A. Jackson of this city, overheated after overeating black berries and green apples. He fell violently ill and died from congestion.
Banker's son of William Henninger secretary of Havana Manufacturing secretly married Miss Elysee Gaekler in Clayton Missouri on June 25. The ceremony was attended by few relatives and friends, with no public notice given. The report notes the couples’ discreet union amid social expectations.
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