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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1904
Page
1
A witty piece notes the Russians threaten action they rarely take while the Japs speak little yet wield force. It cites a 1121 Saint Bernard anathema on mosquitoes and mocks American bluntness. The World’s Fair exhibit palaces will stay open until sundown and art spaces till 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The government failed to include a coin exhibit and notes that many coins carry no premium. The writer rebukes the belief that every old coin has added worth, calling it a widespread nuisance.
At the General Federation of Women’s Clubs convention in St Louis several items were recovered including three diamond ring settings eight chain purses coats seven fans thirty three handkerchiefs six veils two pairs of gold rimmed eyeglasses and twelve chamois powder rags Evidently there was something dotp.
A Panama hat worn by President Roosevelt in 1900 was taken by western railroad officials to a Wyoming hot springs resort and left there for months. The hat turned to stone, weighs about fifteen pounds, and has just arrived in Omaha per a dispatch from that city.
Public life in America under existing conditions will continue, says Senator Depew. He argues no inducement exists for young men to pursue administrative department positions, claiming such a career path is a grave mistake and would bring misfortune if obtained.
In the year since memorial day, at least 60,000 veterans of blue and gray have died. The ranks are thinning faster than ever before as age reduces their vigor, yet they observe the host marching on in life’s appointed path.
The article argues visitors aren’t the main victims of high prices in St Louis. It is the rent paying permanent residents who suffer under landlords who squeeze them so tightly that many cannot save enough to visit the World’s fair gates or enjoy the Pike.
The author laments few European immigrants settle south of the Potomac and Ohio. Although numbers rise, they remain far below needs. If 100,000 to 150,000 eastern immigrants diverted to the South annually, it would aid the East, the South, and the newcomers.
The Department of Agriculture issued a report titled The Nation's Farm Surplus by George W. Holmes head of the division of foreign markets. It cites $4,500,000,600 as a conservative value of farm products unused for feed in 1903 based on census valuation. Exported farm products totaled $878,479,451 in 1903, with a peak of $951,628,331 in 1901 mainly from cotton.
A Louisville physician defines a blush as a temporary facial reddening and warmth caused by heightened perception of the senses during shame or anger. The explanation mentions vasometer filaments, loss of elasticity, and radiance across the facial area as the body responds under distress. The passage ends mid-quote with an incomplete statement.
Former President Cyrus McGrady of Seymour national bank was sentenced to six years at Leavenworth. Alfred Parker of Bedford bank received five years. Chicago building officials refused a theater permit amid a deadly fire. New Orleans fire caused $500000 damage to wholesale district buildings. Memorial Day at Gettysburg drew ten thousand spectators as Roosevelt honored fallen soldiers. Quay estate valued around $900000. Filipino leader Ricarte captured and exiled to Guam. King Edward welcomed Captain Mahan in private audience for naval history. Baltimore mayor McLane shot himself. new wife present in residence.
A Los Angeles Methodist conference debated amending the constitution to allow bishops beyond the white race. In St. Louis, Philippine scouts led a Memorial Day parade, while a cloudburst in Enid, Oklahoma damaged the rail line and flooded roads. In Tripoli, Sham settlements faced raids with heavy losses. A naval memorial ceremony in Salida ended tragically as mourners watched flowers cast into the Arkansas river.
A coroner’s inquest is in progress into the towboat Fred Wilson explosion near Louisville Kentucky that killed ten men and injured many. Separately John Seyfried a noted saloon keeper of St Joseph Missouri was murdered on the 30th at his business. he was alive when found but died soon after, unable to regain consciousness.
A dying man allegedly Murders Willie Tascott in the Snell tragedy era 16 years past and Quay burial in Beaver cemetery with family. Missouri Supreme Court upholds two year penitentiary for Grant Woodward. Surety Trust Co. receiver appointed in Kansas City. Gould denies congressional bid. riots in Hanging Rock and tornado at Selden.
Mrs. George Kolb of the German Ladies Aid at Evangelical church in Alton plunged into Rock Spring park lake to save Clifford Krug, son of watchman John Krug, from drowning during a holiday picnic. She retrieved the boy and he was revived and returned home, the outing continuing.
The funeral of Claude Van Alstine of Secor featured Grover Moreland, a close friend, who later drank wood alcohol and hanged himself from the same tree. Police uncover a supposed club of youths pledged to die by suicide, with several women linked to the group. Detectives hired to break up the circle after two deaths.
In Decatur a Wabash striker Harry Rehfeldt was shot by Detective J J McHugh while escorting Ferdinand Rosga to Wabash shops. A mob of about 100 strikers pursued the officer, stoned Rosga’s house, and rioting was halted by sheriff and police.
In Clinton Alexander Jackson a colored barber wed Marie Girrard a white woman. The couple faced a mob that stoned Jackson’s house with all windows broken. He was ordered to leave town by anonymous notices. Jackson and his wife left by train from Kenney to Springfield.
Curt Booth shot and perhaps fatally wounded Agron Faih free at the Fathereee residence in Xenia after a dispute over Mrs Booth's estate. Booth, who rode to Orchardville, surrendered to the sheriff. He was taken to Fairfield by Wayne county authorities.
A display at the St Louis World's Fair features colored models of the Chicago sanitary and ship canal, illustrating the controversial project as presented by the Chicago sanitary district.
The grand jury at Decatur returned indictments against Joshua Hubbard and Henry Ammann highway commissioners of Decatur township. It alleged they owned teams and wagons unlawfully hired on township roads.
A powerful electrical storm struck Cass county causing the deaths of hundreds of hogs, horses, and cattle. Several barns were destroyed by lightning, but no human lives were reported as lost.
Seventeen hogs and four steers were killed by a bolt on Fred Collins' farm near Jacksonville. Two cribs were ignited and consumed in the same incident.
Mike Roach and George A. Clegg were found guilty of murdering Conductor John Keith on the platform of an electric car in East St. Louis. The verdict caps a case involving a violent assault on the railway service in the city.
A convention of Roman Catholic religious societies from Madison County met at St. Mary’s Church in Alton. About forty delegates attended and participated in the gathering.
The annual St Aloysius society convention in the Belleville diocese gathered in O Fallon and achieved its best attended meeting in history with strong turnout and active participation from members.
Paris reports indicate Paris favors cooperation with Washington to secure Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Varley release. Delcasse says Tangier and Fez negotiations proceed with Britain and the United States backing a firm French line to curb brigandage while avoiding radical moves.
Funeral services for Mayor Robert McLane were held in Baltimore after his suicide last Monday. Dr. B S Hedges led a brief home ceremony, then the procession moved to Green Mount cemetery for private interment with city officials and college friends as bearers and thousands of mourners viewing the cortege.
A tornado struck Tekamah Nebraska at 2:30 PM destroying the opera house where Prof. Barnes and the Tekamah High School graduation class rehearsed. All were injured but none seriously. Telegraph operator Kip Hambline broke a collar bone as debris fell. many roofs torn, porches ripped.
Floods on the Green river and tributaries cost at least two lives and cause extensive property damage. Frank Woodruff foreman of the Circle Cattle outfit and William Eubanks, range rider, drowned while fording Silver Creek and the Green river. Bodies recovered for Woodruff. Eubanks remains missing with his horse. All streams are out of banks. fords impassable and interior communication cut off. Damage estimation not possible for weeks.
Word hastens from Cheyenne Wyoming on Tuesday afternoon of a terrific flood in Horse creek valley, caused by heavy rain at the headwaters. The torrent, 200 yards to half a mile wide, threatens ranch property with immense damage though no loss of life is yet reported. A Colorado and Southern bridge across Horse creek reportedly washed away, but unconfirmed.
Belvidere Illinois reports a Deneen club secretary contracts smallpox after the Springfield convention deadlock. Judge Wood another delegate suffers bronchial illness with pneumonia symptoms. Doctors blame the arsenic laden air at Springfield, fearing more cases among delegates amid deaths of Col Fort and A W Pulver.
St Louis reports a 162 year old hand press from Boston built in 1742 and used in New Hampshire. The lever operated device inks type with balls, predating rollers. It traces to Benjamin Franklin and John Melcher, highlighting its long history as a landmark in American printing.
Chicago June 2 three thousand machinists in the Metal Trades association firms strike in protest of the ten hour day. Practically all of the 115 shops will be closed.
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