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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1904
Page
6
The scene closed the prayer and included a telegram from Senator Cockrell. Mr Hopkins of Illinois secured recognition for A M Lawrence to read the Platform telegram from William R Hearst thanking friends for support and endorsing the nominee. A 3 20 p m recess followed until 6 20 p m.
The seventh session opened at 5 37 p m with rules on speaking times adopted. Delegates from Alabama Illinois Arkansas Colorado Washington Indiana and others spoke or were passed as nominations for vice president arose led by Williams Turner Davis Harris and others. Davis secured acclamation after a late ballot and the convention adjourned sine die in St Louis.
An 81 year old vice presidential hopeful with a $20 million coal and oil fortune faces fallout from a Parker telegram. The exchange tests the convention stance on monetary standards as Bryan opposition fades. The convention votes 774 to 191 to send a cautious reply.
St Louis July 7 The new national committee was announced with seventeen members named from states and territories including Alabama H D Clayton Arkansas Wm H Martin California M F Tarpey Colorado Jno I Mullens Connecticut Robert B Cumynings Delaware Richard R Kenney Florida Jefferson B Browne Georgia Clark Howell Idaho Simon P Donnelly Illinois Roger Sullivan Indiana Thomas T Taggart Iowa Chas A Walsh Kansas John H Atwood Kentucky Urey Woodson Louisiana Newton C Blanchard Maine George B Hughes Maryland Lewis Victor Baughman Massachusetts William A Gaston Michigan Daniel J Campau Minnesota T T Hudson Mississippi H Williams Missouri W A Rothwell Montana Chas W Hoffman Nebraska James C Dahlman Nevada John H Dennis New Hampshire True L Norris New Jersey Wm B Gourley New York Norman B E Mack North Carolina Josephus Daniels North Dakota H D Allert Ohio John R McLean Oregon Pennsylvania J M Guffey Rhode Island Geo W Greene South Carolina B R Tillman South Dakota E S Johnson Tennessee R E Mountcastle Texas R M Johnston Utah D H Peery Vermont Bradley B Smally Virginia J Taylor Edyson Washington John G Carey West Virginia Inc T McGraw Wisconsin Timothy E Ryan Wyoming Joe E Osborne Alaska Arthur K Dalany Arizona Ben M Crawford District of Columbia Jas L Norria Indian Territory R L Williams Hawaii Palmer P Woods New Mexico H B Ferguson Oklahoma Richard A Billups Porto Rico D M Field
Nimrod Byrd, 20, from Lexington, returned home intoxicated and attempted arson and to kill his family. He was restrained, then fatally shot by his 70 year old father Almers Byrd as he broke from confinement and rushed the father with a butcher knife. Byrd had previously tried to murder his wife and shot a policeman, and the father faced financial embarrassment defending him.
Alfred A. Winslow and Dr. Edwin A. Schell acquire a controlling stake in the Hammond Tribune. Winslow serves as consul-general to Guatemala. Schell has long contributed to several periodicals.
Rev. John P. Barry, pastor of St Anns Church in Brier Hill near Youngstown Ohio, was attacked and probably fatally stabbed by John Berry the church sexton and uncle of the priest. Presbyterians launch a reform campaign at the Christian Business hotel in St Louis.
A religious sermon argues that the day of the Lord is an exact, near date in divine mercy and judgment. It cites Joel, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Malachi and others describing judgment, fires, darkness, and the collapse of nations, urging repentance before the coming catastrophe.
A spiritual exhortation contrasts the cyclone of judgment with the ark of safety in Christ. It warns of the valley of decision near and lists roads to it including procrastination unbelief pride and self-righteousness, urging personal repentance before the day of wrath.
German army analysts in Militer Wochenblatt Berlin provide a close estimate of Russian and Japanese land forces. Russian active field army 154,850 men with 336 guns, plus 36,700 and 64 from Siberia and 57,800 with 188 in Europe, totaling 243,450 men and 638 guns. Japanese active field 1,652,500 men and 702 guns, reserve 74,000 men and 78 guns, total 226,500 men and 780 guns.
Joseph Gehler an 80 year old man is bound over to the Grund grand jury in St Clair County on a charge of wife abandonment after evidence drawn a crowd in Belleville court. His wife 46 says he refused to buy dresses and kept $300 of his money. Gehler has been married four times and owned property including a house. Judge Hodel held him to the grand jury in 390 bond.
Illinois Department of Agriculture reports based on statewide correspondents that Sinoin Wheat, Illinois is projected to produce over 20 million bushels this year. Last year yielded 16,118,300 bushels, about 11 million below the 23 year average.
Joseph Christmann a Waterloo area farmer was held to the federal grand jury by U S Commissioner Leroy Browning on a charge of opening a mail pouch. He allegedly signed a statement before postal official C N Moore admitting theft of the pouch and its contents. The pouch was placed on a railway post near Waterloo station for the early morning fast mail. Christmann reportedly passed the station before the rain, found no one about, removed the pouch and opened all letters and packages, and returned home a mile away. Moore tracked Christmann across wet wheat fields.
A disastrous fire in Kinmundy started in T. M. Smith’s livery barn as a strong wind spread flames. The block damaged lies just south of last December’s fire that destroyed thirty business houses. Loss is estimated at 25000 dollars.
A traveling derrick on the false work at Thebes bridge was struck by wind and driven back 200 feet, then tumbled 130 feet to the ground at pier No 2. Seven men were aboard the derrick. five were killed and two seriously injured. The injured were taken to Cape Girardeau hospital. Also noted: a 30 year old man died after being mauled by hogs near Red Bud, a farmer was killed by lightning near Moccasin, and a man injured riding an Indian mule at Nas Royal stock yards East St Louis.
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