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Newspaper

Troy Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1913

Page

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Kinloch State Meet Adds Wide Open Shot at 25

Kinloch section reports a 25 point opening, 1.00 time, 65 score, 50 as 36, 05 figures. Local score line shows varied yardage and a Kinloch roster note.

Illinois governor demands resignations of Deneen appointees

Gov Dunne issues notice that former governor Deneen's appointees must resign or be removed. Over thirty have already stepped down or will be let go as resignations pour in. Attorney General Lucey voids 1911 Amends, triggering changes across key posts including secretary of state and state health. About 2,000 positions affected with Dunne able to dispense new jobs.

Gov. Dunne Deneen Lucey Supreme Court General Assembly Ilinois State Board of Agriculture Board of Charities Illinois and Michigan Canal Civil Service Commission Educational Commission Farmers’ Institute state\ board of health

Better Toads Magazine Moves to Faster Pace

Jesus Taylor of Jamestown Ohio, editor of Better Roads, promoted the publication two years ago as a distinct magazine on road building. He spoke at Troy’s Good Roads convention last November and notes a growing readership locally. The current issue arrives in enlarged form with stronger content for readers.

Jesus Taylor Jamestown Taylor Troy Bettey Seanapers

Better Roads Magazine Boosts Readership in Two Years

The passage notes Mr. Taylor praising road improvements and denouncing landowners delaying assessments. It claims an army of 19,000 readers now peruse the March issue, and quips the editor has owned fast horses while Better Roads outpaces them as a two year old.

Taylor

Corson Urges Free Public Schools Free From Politics

Prof Oscar T Corson of Ohio praised public schools at a National Education Association session in Philadelphia. He warned that grafting politicians and religious fanatics hinder the schools and urged that the system be evaluated by millions of educated Americans who learned in free schools.

Oscar T. Corson Ohio Department of Superintendents National Educational Association Philadelphia Corson

Good Roads Day Observed in Illinois Schools

Illinois schools observe Good Roads Day, with first Friday in March set as the future observance. State Highway Commission to provide materials, though not this year, while teachers receive supplies from the Department of Public Instruction. The day aims to foster support for better roads through school programs. Other notes: President Wilsons inaugural address noted for its brevity and readers urged to study it. various local quips about chicken roasting, divorce cases, bees, and March weather.

Illinois State Highway Commission State Department of Public Instruction

Airport of shingles and rail woes stir town ire

A local speaker laments community neglect as a resident recounts troubles with Chicago shingles delayed by the railroad. He claims half his order was missing, freight charges were inflated, and returns or refunds are refused. He urges neighbors to aid others and press the railroad to deliver.

Just For a Handful of Silver

An essay argues that great minds often reject wealth to pursue noble work. It cites figures like Luther Milton Shakespeare Wagner and Newton to illustrate how money temptations can derail true service. The piece warns that money and social status seduce those with talent, dulling sublime aims and turning ideals into marketable goods.

Martin Luther John Milton Shakespeare Sheley Burns Keats Dickens Hugo Handel Mozart Wagner Raphael Newton Stevenson Edson Marconi Lorenz Gladstone Lincoln McKinley Rockefellers Carngils Morgans Armours Theodore Roosevelt McCurdy Plain Jones Thodore Roosevelt Wall Street

Illinois Attorney General rules 1911 civil service amendments unconstitutional

Springfield attorney general Patrick J. Lucey holds the 1911 Magill amendments to the state civil service law were enacted illegally and are void. He cites failure to print conference committee amendments as required, aligning with a recent Cook County ruling. The opinion affects about 2000 state employees and stresses that statutes must be printed before passage to be valid.

Springfield Harry Woods Patrick J. Lucey Cook County Supreme Court Conference Committee Lucey McAuliffe

Music editor guilty of conspiracy to injure business

William Geppart editor of Musical Courier Extra is found guilty by a Joliet jury of conspiracy to injure piano manufacturer J W Steger. He is sentenced to two years in prison and a $2000 fine. Publisher Marc Bloomenberg was indicted but cannot be served as he is in Europe. A new trial is set for March 19. Geppart posted bonds of $6000. The case stirs instrument makers nationwide.

Marc Bloomenberg Musical Courier Extra Geppart Europe Washington New Jersey Congress

Washington News Letter on Inauguration Fares and Labor

Washington report critiques inauguration week pricing as hotels and venues gouge visitors while praising suffragists for a parallel celebration. It notes Congress’s slow response to hotel rates, outlines labor and conservation themes voiced by Representative Fowler and President Wilson, and mentions a Republican Senate steering committee with names Gallinger Root Smoot LaFollette Cummins.

Gallinger Senate Oliver Root Smoot Standpatters LaFollette Cummins

Auditor Names Appointees in Illinois

Auditor of public accounts James J. Brady announced March 1 appointments in Chicago Champaign and nearby towns. Names include Frederick Porter chief banking department John J Coyne examiner country banks Joseph G Boggs building and loan examiner John J Burke building and loan examiner Albert J Danish Chicago building and loan examiner George H Watson land clerk John E Bar mstrong Carmi and Mae Shannon stenographer in Chicago office. Also riot trial of University of Illinois students Victor Halperin O A Lausch and J K Walton indicted for complicity. Walton fled to Missouri. Umbrella mender attacks policeman in Holsingham. Oil strikes at Hoyleton produce 150 200 barrels daily. Clarence Lyons dies after half century of misfortune. Masons hold instruction at Carbondale. Eight hurt when a Big Four passenger train jumps track near Karnak.

Springfield James J. Brady Public Accounts Frederick Porter Chicago John 8. Coyne Joseph G. Boggs Fairfield John J. Burke Albert J. Danishh George H. Watson John E. Barmstrong Carmi Champaign University of Ilinois Victor Halperin O. A. Lausch Brighton Halperin Walker Opera House J. K. Walton Anna Missouri Walton

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Kinloch Plea Wilson The Bunker Hill Gazette-News Madison County Pennsylvania March Douglas Malloch Aaa Sak News OF Illinois Civil Service Law Voto William Geppart New York Washington News Fowler Wilon Umbrella Mender Holsingham C. W. Myers Hoyleton Centralia Minner Hawker Decatur Clarence J. Lyons Nathaniel J. Lyons Carbondale Southern Illinois Masonic D.C. Fitzgerald Osment Cairo Karnak Sat A.heddergott Lewis Garret L. W. Sondles & Sons Hickory Street Troy Exchange Bank W. W. Jarvis John Feldmeier D. G. Jarvis Cashier
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