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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
1
The Newark News notes the long struggle to standardize divorce laws despite rising divorce rates. Governments and churches have sought restraint, yet civil law grants legitimacy to divorces for innocent parties while condemning abuse. The Reformed synod aligns with protecting innocent spouses, with punishment of the guilty still debated.
The New York Audubon societies push a state law banning sale of protected wild bird plumage, awaiting governor signature. The Roches ter Herald notes the long campaign to educate rural and fruit-raising regions on birds’ value and warns of nest robbing and bird shooting by farm youth.
A druggist in Middle town New York owns a novelty plaster valued at fifty dollars used in a cure. While applying it for back pain his wife missed a $50 bill stuck to the plaster. After a long hunt the bill was found and both plaster and bill will be sent to Washington for redemption.
A Chicago doctor plans to place thousand two quart basins outside stores and homes this summer. City council approves distribution to ensure dogs have water, aiming to reduce hydrophobia fears and mad dog scares. The concept, inspired by Mexico City's practice of requiring basins at street entrances, relies on tenants to keep basins full for canine relief.
A Winsted resident reports finding a trout in a well and says the fish was so large the curb had to be removed to haul it out. The teller admits he does not provide a weight, which sober readers may view as a fish story.
A Honduras uprising erupts at Ceiba with martial law proclaimed throughout. Bonilla aligned forces reportedly target Ceiba and Puerto Cortez as Guatemala’s Cabrera is suspected to back the revolt. O Kelly Bastia leads rebels, aiming to restore Bonilla to power after Zelaya ousted him.
Ed Murphy, just freed from Huntsville penitentiary after a forgery sentence, is arrested on assault to murder charges following plans to lecture on prison abuses. Legislators demand investigation as Murphy promises to publish a diary detailing cruelties and convict deaths at the Texas state penitentiary.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon finished speaking in Marion and Alma in Kansas then left for Danville. He canceled a conditional engagement in Saline for next Friday. Cannon reaffirmed his reply to Senator Bristow on the rubber schedule in the Payne Aldrich tariff and argued about party control in Congress. He said 23 kickers in the Senate wanted to run the other 85 members.
Westbound Louisville Henderson and St Louis train No 145 wrecked two miles from Hawesville by a landslide. Fireman Reynolds perished and several passengers suffered bruises. The slide occurred as the train passed beneath a high bluff. Baldwin Heir Claimant Reaches Coast From Baltimore
William A. Plunkett, a renowned telegraph operator, collapsed and died of heart disease at work in the brokerage offices of 8. B. Chapin & Co in New York City. He was 35 and survived by a widow. Plunkett formerly led AP telegraph operations in Louisville and headed broker wires in St. Louis and Chicago.
The committee of Independents organized to nominate candidates against the Republican and Democratic state tickets issues a formal call for a convention to be held in Philadelphia on July 22.
A blaze at the Breitfelser Lumber Company yards on Pittsburg South Side injures eight people, including six firefighters, and burns 26 horses. Several homes also suffer fire damage as losses reach about 50 000 dollars.
Fort Smith Arkansas reports the death of T K May a 61 year old pioneer and millionaire who collapsed at his Clarksville home during supper. the exact cause is not yet confirmed but an autopsy is planned.
Former Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks spoke at the Associated Advertising Clubs of America in Omaha. He condemned impeaching motives and misrepresentation of the president and Congress, urged restraint, and urged veto power to strike extraneous river and harbor appropriations.
Paris engineers and workers prepared for a general strike but employers will stay at work while conciliation talks proceed. Railways plan to operate with nonunion crews if walkouts occur as July meetings are viewed as pivotal. In Chicago Illinois a drink payment dispute led to the murder of Gas Beefeldt, 45, after he was let down by three men.
New York banks consider forming emergency currency associations as urged by Secretary MacVeagh. A committee led by H P Davidson, Frank A Vanderlip, and A B Hepburn weighs the history of 1908 law allowing ten banks to issue currency on securities. Horace Kilborn of National City Bank supports preemptive formation to avoid panic. analysts see no current crisis but favor readiness.
Sheriff Hatha way brought back Rev. Clinton DeWitt Sharpe and 14 year old Eunice Whittaker to Schenectady from Kansas City after Sharpe eloped with the girl several weeks ago.
Terre Haute Ind Mrs Julia Coghlan widow of Admiral Joe Coghlan Dewey s officer who recited Hoch der Kaiser died in San Francisco She was Julia Barbour of Terre Haute when Midshipman Coghlan came to Terra Haute to call the wife of the congressman from the Belleville amy district who had appointed him polis the wife being with her ers who were attending St Mary s school The first evening Coghlan met Miss Barbour at a dance and before saying good night he asked her to marry him.
Armed tensions flare as Moros on a Philippine island resist and clash with authorities in what officials describe as a significant uprising. Local forces report casualties and increased security measures across the area as investigations begin.
A Oronogo Missouri woman describes relief from nervous distress and bearing down after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. A St Louis woman reports backache and lower part pains improved similarly. The ad claims the remedy cures various female ills and costs little to try.
A child laments being forced to become president while wishing to pursue prize fighting, crying over maternal restriction and a thwarted dream. The dialogue captures a humorous slice of childhood ambition and parental expectations.
Alfred asks about seaside vacation plans, Gilbert opts for the woods citing past near escapes with summer girl proposals. Alfred probes luck at the shore while Gilbert explains the risk comes from attention rather than drowning.
A guest questions the hotel lease term after paying for a moneyed agreement. The hotel clerk responds with no clear lease details, leaving the duration unresolved.
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