30 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1904
Page
1
A Copenhagen dispatch reports King Christian's illness is not serious and that he left Schwerin. A Denver girl will marry an Indian and move to the wilderness. she may return if she can find transport from friends. Minneapolis post office receipts jumped from 7.98 in early years to 287,805.42 this year.
A Washington Post correspondent asks why the women’s suffrage movement advances slowly noting that many women prioritize voter engagement over securing votes. The view suggests that caring about people and participation slows the pace of formal achievement.
Samuel 8. Robinson, noted civil engineer and mining expert, pioneer of hollow-pier bridge construction, has died in Detroit. The first hollow-pier bridge was built in New Hampshire about sixty years ago and remains in use.
The Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy will visit the St. Louis World’s Fair traveling incognito as the Countess of Stupinigi. Any meeting with the countess of Stupinigi will not reveal her true identity to the observer.
John Holland, famed inventor of the Submarine boat, has devised a flying machine based on the aeroplane principle. He believes it could make aerial navigation safer than cycling, noting the rider’s proximity to the stopping place as an advantage of bicycles.
Washington based Emily Edson Briggs known as Olivia and famed as a pioneering female newspaper correspondent will have her letters published in book form this fall. Her writings from the National Capital were widely read about forty years ago and remain notable in journalism history.
Experimental demonstrations in solidification of hydrogen will occur in the low temperature research exhibit near the Palace of Liberal Arts at the World’s Fair. If a valvular high temperature exhibit is installed, experiments will involve hops and malt mixtures.
The importation of red ants from Guatemala to exterminate the cotton boll weevil shows promising results. Experiments are encouraging and reflect the government’s broader effort to advance science and industry through thorough systems.
A Long Island Sound heroine from the Slocum disaster has received over a thousand marriage proposals. She has appealed to the post office department to stop the letter deluge, declaring she is not in love with sentimentalists. Some maidens still complain that it is she, not they, who must burn letters.
The fire loss for the United States and Canada in the first six months totals 172 million dollars, up from 83 million a year earlier. Excluding Baltimore, 1904 losses exceed 1903 by 19 million. In the last six months the costs nearly match the Panama Canal estimate.
The piece condemns the widespread call for an understanding between Britain and Russia following the Malacca incident in the Red Sea. It argues the suppressed British hatred toward Russia has erupted into a massive display of rage and irritation, surpassing past shocks like the Kaiser to Kruger telegram during the Jameson Raid.
The text discusses Japan spending about 360 million dollars on conduct and war with Japan portrayed as the victor. It notes Russia’s expenditure is unknown and casualty and destruction figures are uncertain, plus a guess about the time needed to restore prior conditions.
Theodore Roosevelt formally accepted the Republican nomination for president at Sagamore Hill, delivering a forceful acceptance emphasizing prosperity and Republican achievements. Speaker Cannon read the notification as a large audience applauded the president and derided Democrats amid tariff and gold standard jokes.
Illinois section reports corn in good condition with rapid advance and many fields laid by, oats harvested with good yields, rye in shock, barley harvest promising, wheat harvest hindered by wet weather, haying unsettled with spoilage, buckwheat improving, grapes promising, gardens yielding well, potatoes average. Obituaries note William Davis, coal miner, missing two weeks. deaths listed in towns including Dorans Xenia Payson Ramsey Vandalia Mount Vernon Jacksonville Quincy Greenville Springfield and Jacksonvile.
The auditor of public accounts issues a permit to George W. Buck Richard McCormick and W F Nulle to organize the Farmers state bank of Kirkland DeKalb county with capital stock set at 25000 dollars.
Mrs. Thomas Ford of Greenfield dies at her daughter Mrs. Tomas G. Emerson’s residence on Evergreen Avenue in Upper Alton due to old age. She was 86.
Chicago eases stringent theater ordinances enacted after the Iroquois disaster, allowing nearly every theater in the city to reopen by September.
Auditor of public acts grants permit to William Kaspar, Charles Krupka, and Otto Kaspar to organize the Kaspar state bank in Chicago with capital stock set at $200,000.
An epidemic of blackleg among young cattle has broken out in Massac county. Within twenty four hours after the first symptoms the cattle died. The body of George W. Remick of Trenton, who was drowned in Shoal creek nine miles east of Trenton, was found about one mile below the accident site.
Capt Alfred Ribeyer and George Taylor of New Harmony Indiana leased Grayville fair grounds for a fair on August 30 31 and September 1 2. Rev C M Smithson resigns as pastor of the Grayville Christian church to accept the pastorate at Mount Vernon Indiana.
Macon, a black man, was found guilty of assaulting a white girl aged 11 in Cairo. The jury fixed punishment at 20 years in the penitentiary.
Central Illinois residents claim several tracts around Rock Island valued at two million dollars. The 40 acre property lies in the city core and is disputed among claimants. Meanwhile Mrs. Mary Ewig of Mount Olive died after being struck by a fast train while rushing to aid a sick neighbor.
London reports the British government will instruct Ambassador Sir Charles Hardinge to protest to Russia over the sinking of the Knight Commander by Vladivostok squadron. London aims to establish indemnity and apology principle, plus protection for neutral shipping, while keeping the note brief and not naming indemnity amounts.
In the House of Commons Premier Balfour confirmed the British government regards the sinking of the Knight Commander as a breach of international law. He noted no loss of life but acknowledged a breach and said a brief statement on the Malacca matter would follow.
London on July 28 a lengthy defense committee meeting was held with Premier Bal four presiding. Attorney-General Sir Robert Finlay attended for the first time to advise on questions of international law arising from disputes between Russia and Great Britain.
John J. Ryan, a racehorse owner, was arrested at Brighton track on a larceny charge tied to an alleged $800,000 quick-profit scheme. Warrant issued in St Louis, arrest by New York and St. Louis detectives, bail set at $5,000. indictment expected after extensive grand jury work.
Thomas W. Tickenall alias O S Gundale postmaster at Pleasant Hill Preston county was jailed in Clarksburg after Post Office Inspector Edward I Allen charged him with sending circular letters claiming treasury experience and offering to sell counterfeit bank notes at a discount His correspondence lists names of people nationwide willing to circulate the counterfeit money a hearing is set for Friday next.
Rear-Admiral R. G. Taylor of the United States Navy, commander of the Indiana at Santiago, died in Copper Cliff general hospital from peritonitis. He had arrived July 16 to visit his son Roger Taylor, superintendent of smelters at Canadian Copper Co. His illness worsened after a brief improvement, and he was moved from Balmoral hotel to hospital by special train.
A blaze at the Swift & Co lard refinery in Chicago’s stock yards drew every available fire engine. Officials blamed an overheated dynamo after explosions hurled burning lard grease, threatening nearby structures while Louis F. Swift oversaw the firefighting effort.
Isaac Horsell, sought in Seattle for allegedly shooting his wife, was captured in Cleveland after an on roofs chase at a new church where he worked as a stonemason. He slid down a water spout and was seized by officers as detectives closed in. Seattle authorities were alerted.
St Joseph Missouri July 28 Hon Cyrus P Walbridge of St Louis was nominated for governor of Missouri at 1045 pm on the first ballot by the Republican convention polling 522 votes of 765. The platform follows national party principles and opposes boodleism while the Democrats are charged with crooked election methods. The convention sent a telegram of sympathy to Mrs George G Vest as Senator Vest lies near death. The body adjourned to reconvene at 930 am Thursday.
Former councilman Charles Kratz, indicted over the Suburban railway deal and once a Mexico fugitive, is reported ill at his home 3239 Ohio Ave, possibly delaying his circuit court trial in Butler, Missouri, next Monday. Family declined comment.
In St Joseph Missouri the Fourth Missouri district democratic convention adjourned after 450 ballots with no nomination. C F Cochran of St Joseph has 46 votes, Francis Wilson of Platte county 35, C F Booker of Andrew county 31. The two day session has seen constant deadlock since the first ballot.
New York July 28 After an all day conference between his counsel and representatives of the circuit attorney's office at St Louis John J Ryan the turfman arrested at Brighton Beach race track Tuesday afternoon on a charge of grand larceny to the amount of 800 600 consented to return to St Louis in Cubes today without further protest.
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