Oddities and notices from a turn of the century issue
A jumble of anecdotes and curiosities from The Troy Weekly Call. Mrs. Sage shows Moner remains in good hands, Siberian toadstools, Japanese beard taxation, Zola’s etymology, happiness tied to fortune, Portland’s near 120th birthday woman, art versus truth, Tokio’s war cabling, ICC actions, a Pikeville postmaster named Offa Stump, insects without minds, Nebraska’s girl witch rumors, Boni de Castellane appeals, wheeze wagons and cough carts, Alfred Mosely’s travel verdicts, a 13 wife Ohio man in prison, tight collars causing headaches, Chicago’s automatic kicking machine and a New Yorker abroad.
Bushido Cited as Guiding Principle for Benfactors
Baron Kaneko argues Bushido, Japan’s moral code, forbids striking a benefactor. He asserts that if Bushido is on their side, they are safe.
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Baron Kaneko
Bushido
Japan
Japanese Company Plans First Asiatic Colony in Alberta
A private Japanese firm seeks to establish a Japanese colony in Alberta Northwest Territory, marking the first Asiatic settlement in western Canada. The note adds a caution that wrong guidance by a telephoned speaker using a diaphragm signals a heart over head error.
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Alberta
Northwest Territory
Canada
Educator criticizes American rapid conclusions in St Louis
A visiting woman educator says Americans lack thoroughness and rush to conclusions though the probe appears to serve their aims. Enrico C. Creel, new ambassador to Washington from the republic of Alexico, is noted as the second richest man in Chihuahua, after his father in law Gen Luis Terrazas, who started life poor.
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St. Louis
Enrico C. Creel
Washington
Republic of Alexico
Chihauhau
Luis Terrazas
Longstanding English Inns Kept by Same Families Over Centuries
The village inn at Addington in England has been tenanted by a single family since the reign of Henry VII. The Jolly Miller's inn at Newham in Cambridgeshire has been run by the Musk family for the past 400 years.
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Addington
England
Newham
Cambridgeshire
Musk
Youngest Officer Named Head of Navy Yards and Docks
H. H. Rosseau, named head of the bureau of yards and docks in the navy department, becomes the youngest man to hold the post at 36 and holds the rank of rear admiral. His rise in the engineering field is described as phenomenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H.rosseau
Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Bernhardt Denied Legion of Honor Decoration Again
Actress Sarah Bernhardt told French public instruction minister Bri ce that she had been refused the Legion of Honor decoration once more, declaring her determination regarding the honor and her status as an actress.
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Arah Bernhardt
Cross of the Legee of Honor
M. Brice
Busy Week Ahead for Committees in Springfield
Lawmakers prepare hearings on appropriations for the national guard Pontiac reformatory agricultural experiment station and the University of Illinois with a strong push from organized labor for Curran's employers liability bill. Local option debates rise in judiciary and senate committees as Anti-Saloon league supporters present their case amid expected counterpoints.
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Springfield
House
Sawmer - —- Wif
National Guard
Pontiac Reformatory
Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Illinois
Senate
Organized Labor
Committee On Corporations
Curran
Committee On Judiciary
Anti- Saloon League
Sheldon
Senate Committee
Anti-Saloon League
Motives for Bill Behind Two Cent Fare Measure
Lawmakers probe hidden motives after a two cent fare bill enters the house. Critics say the move aims to suppress anti pass and reciprocal demurrage bills while the railroad and warehouse commission weighs passenger rate cuts after hearings. They argue the bill usurps the commission, ignores service adequacy, and could be unconstitutional as a practical confiscation against smaller roads.
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Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Fees for Abstracting and Chiropodist Board Bill
Senator McNally in the upper house introduced a bill to fix abstracting fees for title and trust companies and their county record payments. Fees include 3 dollars for a certificate of abstract, 1 dollar per instrument, 1 dollar per tax sale or judgment, 1.50 per court page, and 0.50 per certified copy. A separate bill by "Corn Doctor" Mills would create a state chiropodist board with a ten dollar license fee. The bill went to miscellaneous subjects after discussion on road committee convenience.
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Senator McNally
The
Assembly
Title and Trust Companies
Mills
Chiropodists
Representative Allen
Committee On
Finois
Shurtleff
Allen
Bailiffs or civil servants in Chicago case argued
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Chicago v Hansen and Simpson to decide if bailiffs and deputy clerks qualify as civil service employees. The petition for mandamus, filed by Thomas M. Hunter and Homer Galpin, seeks salaries be paid while the case is under advisement.
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Supreme Court
City of Chicago
Harold Hansen
William Simpson
Municipal Court
Thomas M. Hunter
Homer Galpin
Chairman Bush and Shurtleff Split Over Rail Fare Bill
Chairman Guy Bush of the house railroad committee asks to return the two cent fare bill to committee after concerns it is in bad shape. Speaker Shurtleff agrees to amend on the floor or send it back, while noting doubts about delegating power to courts or the railroad and warehouse commission. Representatives McRoberts and others plan amendments as the House weighs changing the bill’s form.
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Guy Bush
House Railroad Committee
Shurtleff
Bush
House
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Ohio
McRoberts
Lindly Taken Home After Illness
Judge Cicero J. Lindly, chairman of the house Republican steering committee, was taken to his Greenville home after a serious ptomaine poisoning attack. A physician accompanied him. his condition has improved somewhat but remained serious.
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Lindly
Cicero J. Lindly
House Republican Steering Committee
Greenville
Bond County
Billie Sunday's Great Walk Converts Kankakee Town
In Kankakee Billie Sunday leads revival, 4000 of 16000 attend mourners bench. Dances stop, home prayer meetings rise, saloonkeepers convert, a 6000 to 7000 seat tabernacle rises at $6000. Illinois Traction plans St Louis to Chicago line, missing links Seneca Yorkville and Springfield Peoria. effort to merge existing lines accelerates integration.
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Billie
Kankakee
Billie” Sunday
Len Smail
Bert Miller
Mike Bassett
Billy
St. Louis
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois Traction System
Seneca
Yorkville
Norther Ilinois
Peoria
Presbyterians Unite in Decatur Merger of Churches
The Decatur joint committee of the Presbyterian and Cumberland churches met to complete the merger in line with last May's general conference action. Eleven Presbyterian and ten Cumberland presbyteries overlapped. the united body will comprise twelve presbyteries. The committee reported harmonious proceedings.
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Decatur
Mine explosion injures workers at Lumaghi No 2
An air receiver exploded inside Lumaghi mine No 2 causing severe facial injuries to several workers. One man had both eyes burned from their sockets and another’s sight may not be recovered. Seven others sustained facial and eye injuries from the blast and debris.
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Collinsville
Lumaghi
Say McIntyre Was Shot
Bloomington school trustees will sue the bondsmen of the late R. S. McIntyre for $6,000 alleged to be short in his accounts. McIntyre served as town clerk for 20 years. after his death experts examined his books and found a $6,000 shortage.
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McIntyre
Bloomington
Bloomington Township
R. S. McIntyre
Busse Named Republican Choice for Chicago Mayor
Fred A. Busse, Chicago postmaster, will be the party’s unanimous choice for mayor at the spring election after recovering from injuries suffered in a Pennsylvania railroad wreck. The nominating convention will be held upon his return to Chicago.
A Queer Will from Cairo Creates Odd Bequest
Alexander M. Angelo, prominent Cairo citizen and property owner, filed his last will with the circuit court. The will directs his heart and brain be removed, preserved in alcohol, and delivered to the eldest child living at his death.
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Cairo
Alexander M. Angelo
Circuit
Anti-Poolroom Bill Targets Poolrooms and Betting
Springfield representative Ton of Chicago introduces a resolution imposing heavy penalties for running poolrooms bookmaking or betting on trial results of speed or skill in Illinois. Chicago chief of engineers rejects sanitary board request to reverse Calument river flow by drawing water from Lake Michigan.
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Springfield
Ton
Chicago
Illinois
Chief of Engineers
Sanitary Board of Chicago
Lake Michigan
Elevator mishap at Chicago city hall causes drop
William J. Bryan and Mayor Dunne were inside the democratic city headquarters elevator when it fell about 15 feet and stopped abruptly. No injuries were reported.
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Chicago
Willam J. Bryan
Dunne
Obituary notices from Lebanon Ridgway Norris City
W J Stark age 68 Lebanon John Harrington farmer of egysthelas Norris City Anson Lasater aged 84 pioneer of Norris City Surnames and places indicate local obituaries for residents across Lebanon Ridgway Norris City with ages and roles.
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Lebanon
W. J. Stark
Ridgway
John Harrington
Egysthelas
Norris City
Anson Lasater
Woman Drinks Acid Fatality in Chester
Hallie Nelson, 28, drank two ounces of carbolic acid and died in Chester. The incident prompted police to investigate potential motives or need for medical evaluation, with authorities reviewing circumstances surrounding the fatal act.
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Chester
Hallie Nelson
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