13 Mar 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1909
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call published in Troy Illinois, edited and published by B W Jarvis. Newspaper announces weekly issues every Saturday from Troy Illinois.
The article argues country clubs broaden social life beyond gendered clubs, enabling equal access to golf, tennis, and outdoor sports. It notes the emphasis on wholesome recreation, larger spaces for golf driving growth, and that many clubs are affordable for moderate means, aiding families to enjoy estates and grounds together.
The Boston Herald suggests seaweed as a practical food long eaten by Pacific islanders and Orientals. It notes harvest methods from submerged rocks and drying, boiling, and shredding on shore. The piece observes class attitudes toward cheap sustenance and hints at modern dishes already echoing seaweed.
The Anti-suffrage association of New York urged Gov Hughes to appoint women to state educational and reformatory boards, arguing capable women can serve well while questioning unrestricted suffrage. The Baltimore American calls the move a sop to Cerberus and suggests suffragists will scorn it.
A New York piece argues suffragists should allow infants at polling places. It compares to department store checkrooms where babies could be left while mothers decide how to vote. The tone mocks mothers chewing pencils as they weigh choices.
An observer notes that the idea of fresh air is not embraced by animals, including a bird that smothers itself under its wing the bear that buries in a cave the cat that naps with its nose hidden and the dog curled up. None are known to suffer tuberculosis.
Federal Judge Anderson presided as the jury acquitted Standard Oil Co in the long-running $29 million case. The government rested after rulings limiting proof, with counts on Chapelle Illinois to St. Louis shipments struck for variance. Judge Anderson reserved on Whiting Indiana shipments and then dismissed Chapelle counts.
New York reports the sale of Sir Martin and Edward, two yearling colts sold to Louis Winans of Brighton England. The price paid to John E. B. Madden was 75000 dollars. Both colts are eligible for the Epsom Derby. Sir Martin is not entered in the Grand Prix, but Edward is.
Theodore Roosevelt arrives at Sagamore Hill after a lengthy Washington to Oyster Bay trip delayed by a storm. A warmly lit station and banners greet him as 200 to 300 neighbors wait in the cold to welcome the former president back to town after a demanding week.
Several eastern Kentucky towns have been flooded with counterfeit silver dollars in recent weeks. Jack Atkins was arrested at Ashland with a large quantity of spurious money.
A Reno blaze Monday afternoon started from an overheated flue in the Arcade hotel and spread to the Palace hotel and gambling house owned by James May. Both establishments were destroyed within an hour and losses are estimated near $100,060.
Freddie Wesh of England knocked out Ray Bronson of Indianapolis in the thirteenth round of a scheduled twenty round match at the West Side Athletic Club in New Orleans Friday night.
Honolulu reports a cablegram that the Aeon, a British steamer bound from San Francisco to Australia, went ashore on Christmas Island last August and disappeared. Pirates are suspected to have plundered and dynamited the vessel after the crew and passengers were removed. The Aeon sailed July 6 with cargo for the Antipodes and with relatives of Atlantic fleet officers aboard, aiming to meet the fleet in Australia.
New York capitalists have secured concessions from Nicaragua and plan a new steamship line connecting North Pacific coast ports with Nicaragua. They intend to operate from San Francisco to Corinto initially, with potential Puget Sound and British Columbia ports later, as steamers are being procured for service.
A New York bill introduced Monday seeks $25,000 for a monument to former President Martin Van Buren to be erected in Kinderhook village. Van Buren, born December 1782 in Kinderhook and died July 1862 there, is buried in the village cemetery where a small current marker sits.
Six year old Irene Smith died when a weighing scale toppled and crushed her after stepping onto the platform to weigh herself. The incident occurred in New York City as she prepared to insert a penny to read her weight.
Havana senate approves military committee report proposing a 722000 dollar appropriation to buy rifles and carbines of a uniform pattern for the army and rural guard.
Chicago National League pitcher Chick Drager signed his 1909 contract on Monday. His demand for a higher salary kept him with the club, securing his place on the pitching staff for the upcoming season.
Mrs Nancy Wilson known as Mrs Staffleback a notorious Kansas penitentiary prisoner died of pneumonia in a cell. At her bedside were her son George Staffleback and her husband Charles Wilson both convicts who were allowed to stay until her death. She was brought to the Kansas penitentiary in May 1897 for second degree murder serving twenty one years. The Stafflebacks and her sons were linked to a string of alleged murders tied to a hotel operation near Galena.
A fierce blizzard thrashed Des Moines and surrounding areas on Tuesday and Tuesday night, dumping six inches of snow. Thunder and lightning accompanied the storm, wires fractured throughout, and only one line remained working toward Sioux City. The Des Moines and Coon rivers neared flood stage, while a Boone collision during the storm injured several passengers.
The Chicago National League baseball club announced on Tuesday that it had secured waivers on outfielders Jimmy Slagle and Jack Hayden. Hayden will be sent back to the Indianapolis American Association team where he played last year. Slagle’s destination remains unknown.
Samuel R. Elkins, sixty two, brother of Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia, died in Columbia after an eighteen month illness. He served as postmaster here for sixteen years. It was stated the senator will be unable to attend the funeral.
In Little Rock the senate adopted a house concurrent resolution extending the current session by sixty days after a lengthy struggle. The move ended a stalemate as the house had refused to act on senate measures following the senate's initial rejection of the house resolution.
Ruth Bryan Leavitt eldest daughter of W. J. Bryan was granted a divorce from W. H. Leavitt Tuesday on a plea of non support. There was no defense and custody of the two children was awarded to Mrs Leavitt.
John Butterfield, a member of the seven who established the first overland mail route to the Pacific in 1858, died at his Utica home Tuesday night at age 82. The route was later adopted by the American Express Co. Born in 1844, Butterfield helped pioneer mail service across the western frontier and left a lasting imprint on U.S. communications history.
Ian John Junkin, self confessed murderer of Clara Rosen, was not moved from Sigourney jail to Ottumwa. The sheriff warned that local belligerence is delaying justice as residents Hammond the case.
In Totrada Hungary during the obsequies for a hotel keeper seventeen mourners died after drinking two casks of schnapps. The widow is among the dead and several others are seriously ill.
Miss Charity and Wandering Jim trade witticisms about money and beauty in a playful street scene, highlighting the town’s flirtatious humor and social banter between two colorful characters. The dialogue emphasizes charm, generosity, and local charm in a brief urban vignette.
Mrs Hare of South Shields recounts a severe kitchen scald when boiling grease burned one side of her baby's face and head. After using about three boxes of Cuticura Ointment, the skin healed with no scar, leaving the skin velvet smooth. Potter Drug & Chem, Boston props. March 22, 1908.
A Berlin teacher publishes a pupil's essay on the Kaiser naming events at the castle and a royal baptism. The text recalls 101 salute shots from the dome, Wrangel and the father bowing from the balcony, and a joking claim the boy is a Hohenzollern.
A traveler and Arizona Al recall the burial of the Weekly Cactus Spine editor last week. The editor’s funeral followed a mistaken note about a baby at Coyote Cal’s house, printed due to letter mixups. Cal, an impulsive man, ordered the funeral after learning the misprint.
A Washington stenographer recounts a life change after switching to Grape Nuts and milk for breakfast. She notes improved energy, less morning lethargy, and stronger ability to perform demanding railroad stenography work. The letter credits the cereal with renewed vigor and cheerful disposition.
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