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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1907
Page
6
A long prose piece quantifies firecrackers and gunpowder for the US Fourth of July. It estimates 60 million firecrackers, each with about a twentieth of an ounce of powder, totaling 187,500 pounds. It calculates potential energy at 90,000,000 foot tons, comparing to a 50,000 ton Flatiron building, and urges restraint until experts master hazardous materials.
Naturalists and territorial settlers recall the Nebraska parrot once common along the Missouri River in southeast Nebraska. Fifty years ago flocks were tame and easy to shoot, valued for food and feathers, and vanished soon after initial settlement. The bird was the Carolina paroque, a striking green and yellow species.
A sequence of historic milestones from 1776 to 1807 includes the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Clark's capture of Kaskaskia in 1778, the Wyoming massacre, the British evacuation of Yorktown era Williams burg, Philadelphia’s 1788 ratification celebration, J. Q. Adams’ 1802 Senate address, Plonear weekly mail flags voyage from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and the birth of Garibaldi in 1807.
A dusty Idaho Salmon River meadow town, full of rough cowpunchers, hosts a show troupe offering a hair raising act. The hired men learn they will be dragged from horses for a high salary, despite concerns of risk and possible death.
The new Board of Trustees chosen by policyholders under Armstrong laws has begun reorganizing the New York Life Insurance Company. Darwin P. Kingsley is named president with Thomas A. Buckner as first vice president and Wm. E. Ingersoll and Rufus W. Weeks in senior roles. The move aims to stabilize policyholders’ trust amid recent insurance upheavals while maintaining a combined $2 billion in outstanding business.
Prof John B Smilth notes that drainage of marsh breeding grounds reduced mosquitoes almost entirely in a year. He cites property value gains of about 50 000 and rising interest from new settlers as the area redeveloped from a halted resort to a potential camping ground with 100 residences planned next year.
A lanky tramp and stout wayfarer joke about bogus animals joining a stage show. They debate roles with a tall, thin supervisor Ike as a giraffe neck candidate, amid comic misreadings of the sign.
Federal Judge Landis orders subpoenas for Rockefeller Tilford Pratt of New Jersey and Moffat Stall leaders of Indiana to testify on oil trust operations. Court will probe organization ownership dividends and related dealings across Standard Oil affiliates and rail partners. Rogers likely to appear.
Four men were shot during a quarrel between Sparta Bros. and Lande Bros. at Cliffside New Jersey. George Sparta allegedly opened fire. Carlo, an 18 year old, was fatally wounded. Clifardo Sparta was also struck. George Sparta reportedly escaped with a broken jaw. Michael Roos and another bystander were wounded.
Springfield a St Louis contractor claims lowest bid for the state normal school building faced protest over the krona to valawellse. Chicago Wisconsin Traction Co. wins charter to build from Chicago through Cook and Lake to the Illinois Wisconsin state line. Mrs Elizabeth Clark Monroe county pioneer dies after months illness at least 92 smoking pipe until two days before death. Carmi cigar maker William Wilem barely survives after assault and skull wounds. Chicago child Vera Moese falls from fourth floor porch. sister Gladys 8 rescues her like a basketball before both recover.
Cairo Oscar J. Buettner of Chicago collapsed from apoplexy on the steamer Cape Girardeau. He had come from St Louis aboard the Egyptian Hustler excursion with his wife and sister. He directed Illinois agencies for the Chicago Tribune.
Big Four brakesman Carmin W. M. Williams was shot three times by an unidentified man who boarded the train. Williams ordered the assailant off, who returned fire and fled. Williams is expected to recover.
Joseph Cooper withdrew an application for divorce after transferring half his property to his wife who then agreed to smile at him whenever he returns home and to treat him kindly and with affection. The report notes legal actions and related city notices.
Springfield reports several thousand dollars in checks orders war rants and stock shares were stolen from a safe at Ye & J W Conn's lumber office on February 22 1906 and are to be returned to owners. Also a Gypsy band with $20000 in gold pieces concealed about their clothing were taken into custody for chicken theft. In Galesburg Mrs Jesse Wiley of Yates City committed suicide by strychnine.
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