06 Jun 1913
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
1
The item records mailing status and tariffs for a June 6 1918 issue from Troy Illinois with rates and telephones indicated. It notes second class mailing and pricing details including 1.25 1.00 65 50 35 25 and .05 for telephone.
The Call states that if the date on the margin matches May 12 and indicates a year in arrears, the subscription becomes mail undeliverable at second class rate. The paper will discontinue such subscriptions and present the account for payment. Renewals must be made promptly to avoid missing copies.
The Madison county special election ends with voters endorsing a 250000 bond to erect a new courthouse. Charles Boeschenstein, campaign chair and Edwardsville Intel igencer editor, says the result satisfies citizens across positions and settles a long quest to remove the county seat and possibly redraw county lines along the Mississippi. He urges the county board to deliver value for every dollar and fulfill promises.
The Flora Journal condemns the current jury system as a hoax and delusion citing it as failing in murder cases. It notes Richland County’s weeklong effort to empanel a juror pool with only four meeting qualifications, arguing readers’ opinions and literacy hinder impartial juries. It warns the system may need abolition or mass lowering of standards to attain cross ignorance for verdicts.
With hundreds of bills still in committee the Forty-eighth General Assembly nears its June 18th adjournment. A Senate joint resolution for adjournment sine die proposes a recess June 18th to 28th while the last session focuses on any Governor Dunne recommendations on pending legislation. The two Houses have under two weeks to act on about 1600 bills, with legislators predicting the session’s net results.
The article notes a small portion of bills become law and Governor Dunne with allies press administration measures. Special attention focused on the public utility bill, held by House and Senate committees for weeks, then shaped for consideration. A stiff fight is expected, with little chance of passage.
The Alton Times cites James M. Graham stating the Union army averaged nineteen. Enlistments totaled 2,778,359 with 2,213,465 individuals, many enlisting twice. Over 2 million were 21 or younger, including over 1.1 million under 18 and 225 under 12. By 1912 pension rolls held 497,265 of 2,212,365 individuals.
Wabash railroad ends the dinky passenger line. only five of fifteen trains stop in Edwardsville. Poor mail service prompts a plea to postal authorities in Washington. Madison County voters backed a new courthouse on the third try, prompting plans for a county celebration and future events.
The article presents a wary public stance toward a thirty day construction delay on the Springfield Central Illinois interurban line. It mocks bureaucratic slowness and vectors of real estate influence, noting public patience wearing thin as streets await resurfacing and dust concerns dominate discourse.
A reflective verse noting that even after sorrow and storms, today remains fine. The speaker cites past losses and future rain, urging resilience and living in the present despite tribulations.
A reflective essay extols finding joy in work and leisure through balanced pleasures. It contrasts different character types from lepers and vipers to devils with those who love a ball game, politics, and labor, arguing true worth lies in enjoying work and viewing pleasure as a mental state.
Advertisers should include convincing reasons in ads to persuade purchases. The text argues ads must present uses and benefits, framed as direct talks to prospects, with arguments tailored to space, product, and audience to drive sales.
A quirky reflective piece connects a pondering pup with a sexton's grave and a social quip about women's aims in life. The tone blends wry humor with moral overtones and playful aphorisms about hitting a barn with a brick.
Harrisburg Hubert Baker was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to fourteen years. The case arose from a January dispute over fifty cents with Frank Fink. a bystander Elijah Russell was struck by a stray bullet and died after treatment in Evansville, Indiana. Other notes cover public figures touring graves, a bandit manhunt near La Salle, a courthouse wedding in Mount Vernon, a railroad accident death in Aurora, a Veterans Day monument dedication in Bloomington, a headless body found in Galesburg, a church chautauqua maiden flight, Memorial day cadet honors in Champaign Urbana, a proposed tuberculosis sanitarium in Bureau County, and the Illinois Stationary Engineers election in Rockford.
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