18 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
1
Satirical snippets from an Illinois weekly echoing lighthearted quips on daily life. Jokes touch on love, travel, hatpins, lawn mowers, fishing bait pain, vegetarian contracts, and workplace wage rules, featuring wry asides about social norms and modern gadgets.
Paris clubmen argue that duels should be kept private and propose using a telephone as the most appropriate method for conducting a French duel, reflecting a tongue in cheek note on duel etiquette and modernity.
A note from Chicago physicians endorses the hobble skirt while suggesting cubist artists may soon praise its beauty and grace as a fashion feature gaining medical respect.
In Australia a law restricting women from wearing long hat pins was enforced with a fine of 15 dollars for violators, illustrating a distinctive approach to dress code enforcement.
In San Francisco a man builds a house with a gold plated cornice. He fears enterprising burglars may soon strip the roof, a dangerous prospect highlighting security concerns for high value features.
A contemporary notes grasshoppers are treated with kerosene in Kansas and asks if the grasshoppers will seek an anti treating law from the active legislature.
A Pittsburgh council effort prompts action on women's skirt length standards amid local debate on modesty and urban reform. Officials seek practical measures while residents weigh social implications and enforcement feasibility.
A bear described as non carnivorous and not the Wall Street type was arrested in New York after injuring a man's hand. The incident prompted police action and an official inquiry into the animal's behavior.
A playful note explores how the word tango, tied to a Latin root, can mean to take in hand or carry off and also to strike or smear. The inquiry hints at the multiple senses behind a single term and invites closer linguistic inspection.
Vesuvius is showing renewed activity and remains highly excitable. The volcano typically erupts when other world events capture contemporary attention.
A fragmented note hints that Turkish trousers may influence American men’s style, with fashion authorities forecasting a shift toward pressed, ready-to-wear garments for business wear. The garbled text references quick press services and a trend toward neater tailoring.
The United States and Japan exchange notes on California's alien land act dispute. Secretary Bryan delivered the American reply to Ambassador Chinda, who cabled it to Tokyo. Officials expect negotiations to pause for a month unless Japan seeks immediate reply as five-note exchange wraps up.
Fifteen miners and their families were trapped after a flood at Spruce mine No 1 in Eveleth Minnesota following record rainfall. Ten miners were rescued alive, while five are believed dead.
Judge Caldwell of the common pleas court granted the defense motion and dismissed the case against George B. Cox the former political leader and financier. Cox faced trial on charges of misapplying 115000 dollars of Cincinnati Trust Company funds.
Thousands of attendees wore small silk American flags on hats and in buttonholes during American day at the Winnipeg industrial exhibition. The program featured a musical lineup of popular American airs.
William La Trosse was sentenced to from one to 21 years in the penitentiary in the district court in Kansas City, Kansas, for robbing a Missouri Pacific passenger train on Christmas night, 1910.
J Eads How of St Louis known as the millionaire hobo was forced from the Fifth street precinct while addressing about 100 hobos from a dry goods box. He was ejected by officers after the crowd gathered in the street prior to a planned speech.
Richmond VA Miss Blossom Browning paid a 25 fine in Judge Crutchfield's court for wearing a slit skirt. She declared she planned to go to New York at once, saying people there are not prudish.
Secretary Lane, aged 49, marked his birthday with a reception in the great court of the interior department. Mrs. Lane assisted, and about 4,000 department employees attended the event in Washington.
The Turkish government vows to advance Ottoman forces toward the Adrianople stronghold, recently captured by Bulgarians after a prolonged siege in the Balkan War.
Washington reports President Wilson has summoned Secretary of State Bryan for a high level discussion. The call signals potential shifts in diplomacy as U S policy faces upcoming international developments.
Washington reports show Bryan and President Wilson in a two hour talk focused on Mexico while European inquiries press the question of U S stance toward its southern neighbors. Administration opposes recognizing Huerta before elections and hints a Latin American style approach may emerge. Admiral Cowles confirms Guaymas water supply restored as federal forces retake control.
Washington reports that a European power, via its diplomatic representative, has informed Secretary Bryan of chaotic Mexican conditions and their impact on American citizens, asking what action the United States plans to take.
Washington reports rapid passage of the Newlands bill to extend the Erdman arbitration law and prevent a threatened strike by 100,000 eastern railroad employees. The measure was approved by both houses and signed by President Wilson.
Capt. John A. Olivera and 10 sailors were rescued from the schooner William A. Grazier after four days at pumps in a hurricane. The German steamer Osage saved them two hours before the disabled vessel sank 700 miles off the Azores.
Boston reports a steam valve exploded in the Nebraska battleship dynamo room killing one ordinary seaman and badly injuring the chief electrician, causing injuries to the arms and shoulders as the ship's crew faced the accident at sea.
Litchfield reports the death of 50 year old Litchfield resident Beveridge known as Pop half brother of former Speaker Albert J. Beveridge. He cut his throat with a butcher knife in an act witnessed by several. The event is described as death by his own action.
In Hamburg the shipyard strike has spread to other trades and authorities estimate more than 20,000 workers have quit work as the protest continues.
Major Churchill Cockburn, one of three Canadians awarded the Victoria Cross in the Boer War, was kicked to death by a broncho at his ranch near Battle Creek Winnipeg Man.
Police recover $8,000 in diamonds buried under a loosened stone in Central Park after following directions from a presumed professional novelist. The jewel thief seemingly hid the loot beneath a park walkway.
London reports say the Balkan conflict may exhaust itself as Servia Greece and Bulgaria pursue peace on the field. Turkish and Roumanian troops advance, with Belgrade claiming a key position near Kustendil. A Greek-Serbian secret treaty foresees territorial gains east of Drama and Aegean access. Seres sacking and mass cruelties by Bulgarians are confirmed.
There will be no strike of 100000 rail road employees east of Chicago as threatened. Both sides and third parties to the White House conference admitted this. Representives of railroad companies and employees officials of the national civic federation and members of Congress the president and labor secretary attended.
Paris report says Count de Kergerlay won a court order awarding a $200 rebate from an automobile maker after his limousine failed to clear the clearance for plumes on his wife’s hat. The ruling cites the roof being too low for the adornment.
A dental drill chip from a patient’s tooth flew into Dr. Leroy Kerr’s eye, carrying diphtheria germs. Doctors advised removing the optic to save his life. The incident occurred in Chicago.
Texas WII reports plans by a southwestern business men association to introduce camel caravans in the deserts of New Mexico Arizona and Southern California similar to those seen in the Great Sahara.
In Los Angeles two Pacific Electric trains collided near Vineyard station after youths tampered with a train whistle. The crash telescoped two cars and wrecked another, killing twelve and injuring over two hundred. Authorities attribute the fatalities to the prank.
Washington report states that "tap" lines of railroads run by lumber firms to connect mills with common transport were refused permission by the Interstate Commerce Commission to join rates as common carriers.
A Greek correspondent confirms the sacking and burning of Seres by the defeated Bulgarian army and reports outrages on women as part of the hostile action.
A semi official statement says Servians retreated all along the front as Bulgarians pursued them. Bulgarian forces captured important positions in the BertPalapka district.
A semi rear end crash between Pacific Electric trains returning from Venice and Santa Monica to Los Angeles leaves about 15 dead and around 100 injured. The wreck at a junction between Santa Monica and ice lines draws a massive crowd, with reporters mobbed for pictures as doctors rush to aid victims.
Asheville N C. William Jennings Bryan secretary of state lectured at Hendersonville the first paid Sunday attraction in western North Carolina he said he was compelled to lecture to earn a living since his US government salary was not enough to meet his needs.
New York reports more than a billion eggs in storage across 45 public refrigerators in the United States. The tally totals 2,998,800 cases, each cage holding 30 dozen eggs, down from 3,330,500 cases the previous year at this time.
Sylvia Pankhurst was released from Holloway jail after her hunger strike. She had been sentenced on July 8 to three months for inciting to commit disorders on June 29.
Christopher J. Lake told the Aero Club of America that he and Simon Lake have developed an aeroplane with inherent stability. The report notes the invention as part of naval era experimentation.
A relief column under Pasqual Orozco advancing from the south repulsed rebels at Mapula near Chihuahua and killed 170, according to a message from Chihuahua City.
Paterson New Jersey strikers received a single bread loaf intended to feed several hundred people. The loaf measured 10 feet long and weighed 180 pounds, highlighting the scale of relief amid labor unrest.
In Yonkers New York burglars entered Edgar Herbert’s home upended rooms and stole jewelry valued at 500 dollars and negotiable railroad bonds totaling 8000 dollars prompting police to investigate the upscale burglary.
A monster turtle nearly caused the drowning of William McDonough, 14, of the Bronx, as he was dragged overboard. His brother Edward, two years older, saved him from the water in New York.
A blast and blaze in Tallula destroyed three buildings and damaged two others. One man, Louis Van Fleet, suffered serious injuries from the explosion. Estimated property loss stands at $25,000 as the fire was brought under control. In Pana, Mr and Mrs George Mateer marked their 58th wedding anniversary at the Den ton home, a family reunion with multiple generations.
Gregory de Gauld aged nine died after a mad dog bite. the boy suffered days in pain and twelve hours in a straight jacket before passing away in Marinette, following the attack a week earlier.
Freeport reports Rev. Frederick Holke resigns after seventeen years as pastor of St John's German Evangelical Church and will retire from active ministry in the city.
The Journeymen Plumbers Gasfitters Steamfitters and Sprinkler Fitters association will hold its fourth annual convention in Freeport on July 26 and 27.
Mount Vernon report states James Hawthorne fell under a moving train while attempting to board at West Frankfort. his arm was crushed off. Pete Parasayres also fell under the train, his leg severed. Both miners were injured in the incident.
Peoria reports Fred Steckel died from injuries suffered in the Clarke distillery explosion. William Denson and Charles Mooney remain in precarious condition and are expected to die, hospitals say.
Three men from the naval reserve steamer Illinois were arrested on charges of attacking a young society girl. Names are being kept confidential as the case is investigated.
Grasshoppers swarm across the Wabash valley east of here threatening the corn crop. Farmers report millions of insects infesting fields, first in peas then spreading rapidly, with fear that the corn harvest may be ruined.
In Peoria a fire caused about 40000 in losses when the ice storage building owned by Mayor E N Woodruff and the Detwiller Ice company burned to the ground. The blaze started from a short circuit between two electric wires during the installation of an electric meter in the middle of the building.
Dr H A Bushnell resigns as pastor of Bloomington Congregational Church after two years in Bloomington following sixteen years serving La Grange. Plans not announced.
Carlyle August Bedge aged eighty, buried in a coffin built thirty five years ago and kept in the house. One of Carlyle’s oldest citizens he helped build the Ohio and Mississippi railroad to St Louis. In 1878 he suffered serious illness and directed manufacture of walnut casket. after starting work his condition improved and he kept the coffin.
Two masked men robbed Charles Childera, an Illinois traction system agent, at Ridgely Junction three miles north of Springfield, of $19. The sheriff and police could not locate the suspects.
A damaged OCR fragment references a fatal tetanus case in Pana with tangential names and years, but the readable bits show little context beyond a tragic death and blurred identifiers. The item reads like a brief local notice with insufficient details to identify people, places, or exact event.
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