16 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1904
Page
1
In Troy Weekly Call, Chicago notes betting drives interest in horse races until completion, when focus shifts to winners’ purses. Chairman Cortelyou resists pressure for submission. A former stenographer known as Cortel you is mentioned. Russia calls reserves to the east, yet experts doubt supplying the czar’s army in Manchuria via a single long railway can work.
The Republic of Colombia seems gripped by upheaval linked to its Panama canal affair. Some observers suggest annexation to Panama as a possible remedy or resolution to the crisis.
Proprietors of New York's wholesale houses have long given their men a half holiday on Saturday and discussions arise about suspending all business on Saturdays during the summer months.
In Manchuria, dog raising rivaling sheep farming in scale, a bride’s dowry is dogs not money or land. The custom values six dogs for daughters of poor parents, more for wealthy families, highlighting a unique marriage economy.
Estimates by informed figures indicate that after the Dawes commission completes allotment of lands to Indian citizens, at least two million acres will remain unalloted and unsegregated. The bulk of this remaining land will lie in the Chickasaw-Choctaw country.
Mrs. Sarah Gilpin of Henry county Missouri celebrates her hundredth birthday. Family longevity runs strong with her father at 116 years her mother 115 her sister 107 a Oregon brother aged 106 and a sister who died at 104. She hopes for a long life ahead.
At the National Educational Association convention in St Louis the issue of radical English spelling reform was debated. The proposal was not rejected but postponed for a year, so the subject will be reconsidered at the next session.
The Dowager Duchess of Abercorn marks her ninety second birthday. She is described as one of the world’s most remarkable elderly ladies. Her descendants include over 150 relatives such as two dukes the Duke of Abercorn and the Duke of Marlborough and three future dukes among her children grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The recently adjourned national democratic convention showcased remarkable prominence of southern leaders in its sessions. Leading figures included John Sharp Williams Champ Clark John W Daniel Senator Tillman and Governor Vardaman guiding the majority from start to end.
Mr and Mrs Edward C Crawford of Plainfield donate a 125 acre farm near Zionsville Indiana for the Crawford industrial school to serve Baptists. The gift requires within eighteen months at least $5,000 in building costs and future structures as needs grow.
Visitors to the World’s Fair at St Louis are warned to avoid counterfeit hangouts just across the county line. Officers seem paralyzed as gangs lure men with supposed winnings to cross into county territory and rob them.
The Democratic National Convention in St. Louis placed Judge Alton Brooks Parker of New York as President and Henry G. Davis of West Virginia as Vice President. The July 7 session opened in the old exposition building on Olive Street with committees announced and the convention adjourning to 10 a.m. Thursday.
At noon in St Louis the national committee chaired by J K Jones opened the convention with prayer by Rev John F Cannon. John S Williams named temporary chairman amid cheers as Williams ascended the platform. Champ Clark later took gavel as permanent chairman and led a sharp critique of Republican policy while urging a strong Democratic slate and unity for the coming election.
Chief Judge Alton B. Parker of New York was nominated for president by the Democratic National Convention after a dramatic session that lasted into the morning. Parker led with 658 votes on the decisive ballot, and the convention moved to unanimous nomination.
The Democratic national convention spent the morning awaiting the report of the committee on resolutions. Chairman Champ Clark appointed a committee to call on the resolutions committee to learn when the platform would be submitted to the convention.
The Parker forces, well organized, secured 658 votes and after Idaho and West Virginia shifted to Parker, reached 678 to clinch the two-thirds required. Unanimous nomination followed on motion by Gov. Dockery of Missouri. Attorney David B. Hill led Parker's campaign. Mrs. Hall, Parker's daughter, cheered in the hall. William Jennings Bryan left the hall, saying he would support any candidate tied to the platform he helped build.
Afternoon session in St Louis finds poor attendance and quiet aisles as delegates linger outside. Absences of key figures like Hill and Col Guffey mark a subdued start while vice presidential talks continue at the Southern hotel. The band plays and Rev Johnson gives the invocation as Dockery is acknowledged.
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