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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1908
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call comments on grievances, Japan’s deficit, and war talk. It notes Billy Lush resigning from Yale football, Bigheart the richest Indian in America, and contrasts tab leaux vivants in New York and Chicago. It quotes the Washington Post on the hammer, discusses Nelson and Gordon bravery, a French writers view on US Japan war, and mentions the World almanac army figure for Japan plus grippe skepticism from a St. Louis physician.
Gertrude Atherton quips that New York never makes up its mind but notes the city seems guided by its pocketbook. The Baltimore American calls the remark revealing about New York’s decision pattern and priorities.
The Mont Cenis route will adopt electric traction on its mountain division like St Gothard and Simplon. Under competition from newer lines the French government doubles the approach to the tunnel, and Italy will extend double-tracking to Turin.
A noted English suffragette told London that U S suffrage is blocked by male gallantry and women's own folly. She appears unaware of the strong example set by Americans, praising their efforts while criticizing the very movement she supports.
Dr. Klotz of Canada notes the great Pacific cable between Vancouver and New Zealand spans 8,000 miles yet runs off a straight line to dodge submarine mountains craters and hard seabed at island touchpoints. The lecture highlights how cables are laid to avoid risky resting grounds.
The Ohio state fire marshal reports last year in the United States parlor matches caused two million dollars in losses and 500 fires. He notes matches are dangerous but rarely spontaneous fire starters, blaming human error and widespread carelessness rather than the matches themselves.
The Carnegie Foundation annual report table shows only four colleges and universities with incomes over a million dollars. The Boston Herald guesses likely names are Harvard, Columbia, University of Chicago, and Stanford University, while the rest of the 500 schools mostly report incomes from ten thousand to fifty thousand dollars.
A three story brick public school at North Collinwood Cleveland burned killing 107 pupils and five women teachers. About 150 bodies recovered. many crushed or burned in panic as 325 students faced exit doors and a lack of fire safety. Fire under control by 1:30 pm.
A federal grand jury returned indictments against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. on thirteen counts for rebating tied to lumber shipments from Jonesboro Arkansas to St. Louis in 1905. A second 13 count indictment targets Chapman & Dewey Lumber Co. for receiving rebates. An additional indictment accuses Dr John L Fitzporter of misuse of the U S mails in a correspondence chain with several named individuals.
President Roosevelt asked Chicago Board of Trade men to the White House for a long conference on a bill to kill futures trading and bucket shopping. Delegates from Chicago fear a radical measure could harm legitimate trading, while supporters cite illegitimate practices.
Fire in the residence and cigar factory district of Tampa Sunday swept about five acres, destroying 60 buildings and causing about 600000 dollars in losses. Major losers include M. Stachelberg & Co 100000, MM. Berenz & Co 50000, Gonzales Fisher & Co 46000, TESberg, Ciunst & Co 40000, and Fernandez & Co 20000. The flames reached the area between Twelfth and Michigan avenues and Sixteenth and Twentieth streets.
China ignores Japan demand to surrender the Japanese steamship Tatsu Maru seized as an arms smuggling vessel. Tokyo’s Iiizuma cruiser remains at Canton awaiting settlement orders as unofficial Chinese statements suggested a potential apology indemnity.
John H. Murphy, Denver based general counsel for the Western Federation of Miners and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, died of consumption at his home following a lengthy illness.
Frisco railroad bridge at Fyler and McCausland avenues damaged when dynamited at 2 a.m. Tuesday. Special agents and city detectives race to capture the men responsible for the $40,000 structure, with damage estimated at 3500.
Seattle Washington returns at 12 30 am indicating a plurality from 3900 to 4000 votes for John F Miller Republican candidate for mayor and the city council is expected to be solidly Republican.
Mrs Evelyn Thaw denies claims she sought 31 million or received any offer of money to consent to an annulment from her husband Harry K Thaw. The denial centers on rumors of a large payment tied to ending their marriage.
Mississippi lawmakers support Gov. Noel urged bill to restrict concealed carry. Several legislators actively back the measure as debate nears passage.
John H. Spencer aged 107 in Warren Massachusetts is destitute and has no friends, and has been taken to the Warren poorhouse for care.
Reading Pa. The local plant of the American Iron and Steel Co. resumed operations after a two months' idleness. It now employs nearly 1,000 workers.
In St Louis, Rev Timothy Dempsey pastor of St Patrick’s church and hotelier for homeless men received a black hand letter demanding 500 dollars to be left on Hads Bridge at midnight next Friday. It threatens death if he reports the demand or fails to pay and promises ten years protection if paid. He is not inclined to take it seriously.
In Caruthersville Missouri Edward Langdon and Albert Little, both residents, fought a pistol duel in a saloon near the depot after a quarrel. Both were likely fatally wounded and transported to a Memphis hospital where doctors say recovery is unlikely. Langdon formerly served as night watchman.
Wellington Gordon a Columbia attorney of seventy three who practiced medicine? No. Wait. He was a longtime attorney in Columbia for over fifty years. He died at 3 o'clock Tuesday morning. He was 73 and a member of the pioneer Gordon family. His father John F. B. Gordon was a famed Missouri lawyer and contemporary of early Missouri Supreme Court judges Scott and Leonard.
Frank Johnson, a Black man, is accused of assaulting Mrs. Carl Martin and is barricaded in a barn by deputy sheriffs in Clarksburg West Virginia. Three pursuers, H. Cook, James Wamsley, and John Matheny, were injured early Wednesday as they tried to capture him.
Application to the state department on Tuesday seeks authority to extradite Paul I. Roy from France for alleged responsibility in the death of George A. Carking in New Hampshire. The decision on the request was not announced.
In Volin South Dakota neighbors threaten violence to force parents to change the newborn girl’s name Evelyn Nesbit Thaw claiming the combination is improper and scandalous. The dispute centers on the historic figure and the parents’ right to naming choices.
During a fierce gale off Philadelphia two crewmen of the Danish steamship Secalia, arriving from Carthagena, Spain, were swept overboard on February 21 and lost.
James Oliver founder of the largest plow works in the world died in South Bend Indiana at 6 40 am after a long illness He gained fame by his invention of the chilled plow and left a lasting legacy in agricultural equipment circles.
Atlantic City police vow to arrest every truant after finding that boys who skip school have taken part in petty thefts troubling the department.
Washington report notes a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee discussion of the Hayes bill to regulate entry and residence of Asiatic peoples in the United States. Representative McKinley of California supported the measure, arguing that Japanese and other Asians undermine American labor conditions and fail to amalgamate. No decision was reached.
Reverend J. G. Butz aged 72 died in Zelienople from injuries after a fall at Butler. His skull was fractured in the accident, and the local community mourns the loss of the longtime pastor.
Washington representative Stevens introduces a bill to remove tariffs on pulp wood and white paper, aiming to boost manufacturing and reduce costs for mills. The measure targets paper production inputs and aligns with pro industry tariff reduction trends.
A careful senate canvass shows more Democratic than Republican senators would back the Aldrich currency bill when voted on. Since Senator Smith of Michigan opposed the railroad bond feature, persistent talk of Republican defections raises questions about the bill's passage.
In a Kansas hearing Tuesday, Mr Murdoch attacked the house system as stifling individual initiative. He said members have responsibility in majority votes on nonpartisan bills but little voice on what to vote for beyond partisan matters.
The House committee on territories favors a bill granting extra time to the Alaska Pacific Railway and Terminal Co to file completed surveys by road sections without amendments. Shared on Tuesday, the action sets the stage for a potential floor vote and continued legislative proceedings.
The Senate on Tuesday passed Tillman’s resolution requesting information in the attorney general’s possession about court proceedings in 1905 in Indian Territory affecting the Cherokee and Chickasha tribes.
Washington reports a $70,000,000 claim against railroads carrying mails, alleged fraud in 27 years of weighing mails. Rep Lloyd of Missouri urged an investigation. Rep Wanger of Pennsylvania promised inquiry. Also spoke were Reps Moon Tennessee Goethel Ohio Briggs Georgia Murdock Kansas and Smith California.
Washington senators approve a bill to allow entry under homestead laws for 320 acres of land instead of 160, citing arid conditions that make irrigation impractical. The measure bears on future settlement and land use policy.
Senator Tilman’s representative urged the secretary of the interior for information on fraud charges tied to the Choctaw and Chickasaw investigations. The court faced claims of taking part of lawyers’ commissions. The proposal was adopted by the Senate on Monday in modified form.
Washington Monday saw debate on the P O appropriation bill totaling 220,763,032 dollars, about 9,675,624 less than estimates. Representative Overstreet of Indiana explained the measure’s provisions, whose main feature had been published earlier.
The legislative committee sent Representatives Hope and McLaughlin to Pontiac to issue subpoenas and handle details in the murder probe at the state reformatory. They aim to uncover responsible parties for William Hamlin's death on January 19 and will pursue criminal punishment if warranted. They will also review several other cases brought to their attention.
Fred Keefer, 12, son of a farmer, fled his house near Chillicothe during a fierce blizzard after losing his mittens. He hid in a neighborhood haystack for 48 hours as search parties failed to locate him. Believing himself dying, he crawled home and collapsed before revival. He was severely frozen but survived with difficulty.
Judge Worthington of Peoria County Court overruled a motion to dissolve the injunction restraining the merger of Fraternal Reserve Life Association and North American Union of Chicago. Millard Powers of Chicago represented the North American Union. The case was dismissed as to the North American Union after a stipulation to halt further action.
Fairfield obituary notes the death of L. Wall a longtime county clerk treasurer and prominent local figure. He served as a G A R member director of the First National Bank a deacon of the First Methodist Episcopal church and secretary of the Citizens Building and Land Association. He founded the Helen Moore Mission twelve years ago.
Springfield reports the state’s bituminous coal production reached 47,798,621 tons in the last year, stated by David Ross, secretary of the Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figure rises by 9,481,000 tons from the previous year, the largest on record at that time.
A boiler explosion at Coulterville Injures engineer Nashville Leonard Wies aged two years. He was alone at the mill when the blast occurred. The engine and boiler were newly installed just over a week earlier and the cause remains unknown.
Mrs. Harriet Mosher Gifford, aged 100, celebrated her birthday eight miles northwest of Monmouth. A lifelong Washington County, New York native born March 2, 1808, she remains in near perfect health with an unimpaired mind and English ancestry.
Judge Grier ruled the local gas company holds a perpetual franchise after a city case contest. The decision confirms continued city gas service and long term rights granted to the utility in Galesburg.
Lorenzo Jeremiah Cole aged 85 died at his home on the farm where he was born and lived his entire life. He passed away peacefully on familiar ground where he spent all his years. Burial arrangements will be announced by local authorities.
Edward A. Shurtleff, Speaker of the Witness House, issues a Chicago letter announcing his withdrawal from the race for governor. The move redacts his campaign plan and removes him from the gubernatorial contest.
De Soto postoffice south of Duquoin was robbed with burglars taking stamps and supplies valued at 450 dollars. No arrests reported. Local authorities investigate the burglary affecting postal operations.
Decatur Edwin D. Carter, an agent, was found dead in his room with the gas turned on. Authorities treated the case as a possible gas asphyxiation and opened an investigation to determine whether it was accidental or intentional.
Sterling Samuel Albertson, a noted pioneer settler of Whiteside County, died here at age 98. His long life spanned the settlement era, with ties to local farms, churches, and community leadership. He is survived by relatives and longtime neighbors.
William Martin Jr. died at Alto Pass during an episode of hiccoughs. The incident is reported as a sudden fatality attributed to a severe fit of hiccups. Local authorities note no foul play suspected.
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