28 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
1
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A Nation wide shift in the country press promotes better papers and higher prices as education and cooperative word spread. Printers adopt cost systems to ensure fair profits, aiming to weed out weak outlets and elevate the industry. Labor-saving machinery and unified efforts across Illinois bolster this movement, recently taking root in Madison County.
A compact editorial argues real patriotism lies in supporting home communities over remote mail order governance. It urges towns to back repairs, civic effort, and local pride, citing Lexington and local resilience as examples of true liberty.
Lam Channey Landton linked to the recreation division of the Hussa H Fage foundation proposes a new Fourth of July celebration aiming to reduce noise fear and calamity of typical observances. The plan promises greater interest dignity and patriotic character with details in a 56 page pamphlet outlining simple historical pageants and grounding the celebration.
A discussion of pageant music and civic themes envisions a grand patriotic festival. The piece urges communities in the State of Llingis to act, notes housing shortages, and promotes property improvements. It also reports clergy shifts with Rev Herman Kauffmann quitting ministry to brew, and Rev Father Charles Keller leaving to practice medicine.
An open box of lye found in a house with children was shown to be nearly as deadly as dynamite, illustrating that such accidents recur while lye remains accessible.
A Madison County Board of Review action targets tax assessments across borders including Oklahoma Texas and Canada. The piece urges vigilance for property owners and notes continued advancement as a key to success. It mentions a Chicago discussion last week on ex presidents and policy.
A Baptist church festival drew large crowds while Ocvasional contributed a lengthy bulletin on religion. The M K Sunday school hosted a sociable at Mr and Mrs Wm Donoho’s home. Trojans planned to travel to St Louis for the Eads bridge dedication. A runaway horse hit a buggy carrying Fred Martin, breaking his collarbone and destroying the buggy. Miss Vanhooser was uninjured. Wheat harvest was in full swing with laborers earning 2 to 4.5 dollars daily amid nightly hoodlum complaints and abundant harvest.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure boosting health and vigor in women. It promises strong nerves, bright eyes, and freedom from indigestion and headaches as the product helps a woman attract a rich partner. Available at Kingston's for 6 with 8.
A reflective, exhortative piece extols the value of individual reasoning over blind deference to scholars. It traces history of religious and political oppression and urges readers to rely on common sense for fundamental life questions while honoring scholars in complex matters.
A Chicago editorial blasts British failures in the Titanic disaster, citing missing lifeboats, ignored warnings, untrained crews, and poor wireless messaging. It claims British morale and seafaring ability have decayed, contrasting with U S scrutiny of the tragedy and noting Timely commentary in the Fortnightly.
Washington letters from June discuss land misrepresentations hindering western settlement and a proposed national reclamation bureau to provide impartial homeseeker information. Governors from seven northwestern states highlight emigration to Canada with vast capital outflow. Also noted is U S naval moves toward Cuba to encourage self-government and deter intervention.
A convention of the National Hard Roads association gathered in Vandalia with delegates from Clark Cumberland Effingham Fayette Bond Madison and St. Clair counties. The goal is government aid to improve the old National or Cumberland road as a link in the ocean to ocean highway with volunteer work planned to drag the road across the state in a single day. The next meetings are set for Greenville on August 16 and Highland on October 17.
Peoria report shows the National Travelers Protective association went on record against the parcels post measure before Congress. Delegates called the bill ruinous to business interests, urging blocking action after a legislative committee report urged utilizin g any means to halt the law. Duquoin congressman N B Thistlewood of Cairo called a July 10 executive committee meeting in Carbondale to choose a site for the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors' Reunion, with Du Quoin and Johnston City among options. Bloomington officials will receive monthly auto owner license data from the secretary of state to help police verify renewals and cooperate with state tracking.
Five hundred delegates at the National Travelers Protective Association convention cheered when Albert Ehrlich of SavannahGeorg ia launched a scathing attack on tipping. He urged the convention to go on record against the practice and to use all means to suppress the abomination.
In Christian County Circuit Court Donaldson was convicted for a confidence game against James H. Downs and his widow daughter Mrs. Ridgely of Assumption, securing $76,900 from mining stock sales. The Supreme Court, in an opinion by Jindee Vickers, affirms the trial court and he must serve his sentence.
Mount Carmel J W Price 81 longtime head of First National Bank Allendale and pioneer Democratic figure of Wabash county died suddenly in Allendale. His public service spanned local politics and banking leadership shaping the community.
Thomas Berrie and his son Irvine Berrie perished when their flatboat capsized near Cairo Point while en route to the Ohio river to ply a toll fishing line. The family had moved to Cairo from Quincy Illinois the previous September.
Rev. E. V. Lamb of First Baptist Church East St. Louis was elected president of Ewing College to succeed Dr. William A. Matthews who resigned after two years to lead a new college near Centralia. Mrs. Theolla learns of her husband’s death in a Williamson Franklin county black hand case after reaching Spillertown with four children. A mastodon tooth weighing four pounds and two ounces was found near Bloomington by Charles Courtright. tooth is eight inches long and five inches wide.
Fragmentary quote discusses human tendency to worship and seek the infinite within finite things, noting the need to fix the weather and observe the shadow of the Infinite in material objects. The fragment reflects Carlylean thought on worship and perception.
Miss Carol Newberry daughter of Truman H. Newberry former secretary of the navy, wed Frank Brooks in Detroit after breaking an engagement to Captain W H Alleyne of the British army. The wedding drew public sympathy as Mrs Newberry wept and Rev Vance lauded her bravery. The couple departed for Buffalo after the ceremony.
An official telegram from Gen. Huerta to President Madero dated La Cru reports Huerta’s 1,500 cavalry defeating an estimated 2,500 rebels 23 kilometers south of Buachimba. He claims the enemy was completely routed with men and logs securing victory.
A Rome sourced Rome dispatch in Eclaire reports a mutiny in the Turkish navy. The blue jackets in the fleet revolted over naval inactivity and the ringleaders were summarily executed.
Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts closed its 276th year by graduating more than six hundred students. The commencement included all traditional exercises and ceremonies customary for the occasion.
Indianapolis private detective Harry C. Webster testified he has evidence leading to the indictment of Dr Helene Knabe's killer as the county grand jury reports ongoing investigation into the homicide.
Admiral Usher dispatches the battleship Mississippi from Guantanamo to Santiago to land marines for the protection of El Cuero and its threatened inhabitants facing massacre.
Jack and Edna Cowin Cudahy remarry after reconciliation. Cudahy, son of the millionaire packer, moves back into the apartment formerly shared with his wife.
Passengers aboard two San Joaquin river launches beat a bandit to death after he was knocked into the river about forty miles south of Stockton. The incident occurred as the boatmen defended themselves from an assault on the water.
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