26 Mar 1904
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
1
Le Troy weekly notes the Perkins Institution for the Blind will display a comprehensive curriculum at the Louisiana Purchase exposition. It observes shifting French sympathies away from Russia toward England, altering France’s potential conflict lines if it intervenes on Russia’s side.
A harsh mocking passage warns that China should stay out of the current war until dismembered. It claims China’s many dialects and a flood of unspellable names would overwhelm telegraph services, turning the world into “a conglomera tion of gibbering idiots.”
In response to the Meat trust influence on workers with families, the measure would raise the president to 75000, vice president to 15000, Speaker to 12000, each cabinet minister to 15000, and senators and representatives to 8000, with supporters arguing for the pay hikes.
The countess of Warwick and her elder son Lord Brooke will visit soon. New York society hopes another American girl will capture a titled husband. Lord Brooke is painfully bashful with girls, but a bold American daughter might seize the chance during leap year.
At the World's fair a mosquito incubator will incubate the yellow fever mosquito under glass. Officials say there is no yellow fever within a thousand miles of the fair, making the insect harmless to spectators. The display aims to stir curiosity and awe among viewers.
Landscape architects for the World's fair are building a vast park to display the latest landscape adornment novelties. In months they are doing the work of years, creating a site with no bare spots. The landscape work is a marvel of the exposition.
Admiral Sotokichi Uriu, famed for Chemulpo leadership, was once known as Soat at Bradford Military Academy in Middletown, Conn, about twenty seven years ago. He entered as a lively student and quickly earned favor, outpacing many peers in studies.
The London Spectator quotes an agency on Cuba, praising U S efforts as selfless in giving a community a new start. It notes that after Spanish sovereignty ended, a steady flow of northern Spanish immigrants arriving, forming an industrious class that values orderly government.
The danger of a general coal miners strike was averted as workers voted in a referendum to accept a compromise offered by operators, ensuring two years of peace between employers and employees. The text notes hardship from high coal prices and questions whether consumers will receive relief amid possible profiteering by combines.
The New Orleans Times Democrat discusses how westernizing Japan might lead to a more extensive and lurid swearing vocabulary. It argues the Japanese could learn sharper tongue and imitate Western curse forms, potentially shocking the world with new cursing styles.
In a busy session the Senate debated printing 12000 copies of Supreme Court decisions in the Northern Securities case and a full record of the U S district court in Minnesota. Bills advancing timber sales proceeds to irrigation funds and critiques of post office policies dominated floor time. A Rome based American Academy incorporation passed, while adjournments honored late Alabama politician Charles Thompson. A warehouse fire at East St Louis caused substantial losses and a minstrel parade accident in Keokuk injured several, with motorman William Cahill charged.
The Norton Kansas jury acquitted Dewey and his two cowboys of the murder charge in the Berry case, verdict returned at night on the 19th. Queen Wilhelmina’s health prompts a long Italian sojourn at Lake Maggiore. Judge David S. Gooding of Greenfield Indiana dies at 30 as U.S. marshal for DC. Senate commerce panel hears Missouri and Kansas flood aid plea for Kaw river damages.
The US Supreme Court adjourned for Easter two weeks. In Buffalo, Charles H. Callahan was sentenced to Auburn prison for forging transportation tickets. Arlington cotton mills in Lawrence notified 2000 workers of a 5 to 10 percent wage cut beginning March 28. The steamship New York damaged after grounding and collision with the Assaye will enter drydock. Arguments over the Western Union Telegraph and Pennsylvania Railroad right of way will occur the first Tuesday of the next term.
Senate on the Indian appropriation bill with Tate's arrival of Senator-elect Dick briefly meeting Foraker before executive session. House debates post office appropriation, Butler fails to win back free delivery control, Tawney and Landis amendments pass. Also notes death of William Shaw Campbell, a tornado in Arkansas, a Brooklyn murder suicide, and legal proceedings in San Francisco.
George K. Thomas, county clerk of St. Clair county, was acquitted by a Belleville jury. Nine indictments from the last grand jury had charged him with embezzling county funds meant for state institutions. A special committee found double bills from institutions and warrants cashed by Thomas for personal use.
Springfield appellate court rules saloon keepers liable for deaths of patrons who die while intoxicated from drinks sold by the defendants. Kate Algood was awarded $3,000 damages against William Botwinis for her husband George Algood’s fatal injuries after he drank at Botwinis’s saloon, rode home intoxicated, and fell from his buggy.
Two masked men entered Morton and Forsythe saloon in Marshall, covered bystanders and the bartender with revolvers, rifled the cash register, and escaped through a side door as street traffic filled the district. The center of business district area witnessed the daring heist with everyone held at gunpoint.
Dr John H Long of the state board of health completed analysis of drinking water for Illinois cities with populations over 5000. Belleville rated high. Alton filtration poor. Cairo filtration safe. Carlinville river water not dangerous. East St Louis chemical results like river water. Edwardsville not condemned. Madison average. Carrollton seems good.
The report lists several officers by name and rank in various Illinois National Guard units. It states that Adjutant General Scott issued an order depriving First Lieutenant Horace C. Burke of his commission for desertion after he absented from his company without leave for an extended period.
In the Cairo federal court H Flockskamm and R W Reaves of St Louis faced mail fraud charges. Reaves was acquitted while Flockskamm was convicted.
Aly Butler John Stacker and Arthur Hays, all colored, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to burglary and larceny in Belleville and received indeterminate terms in the Pontiac reform school.
The Alton Retail Clerks union unanimously decided to discard the union button. Some clerks declined to wear it, while others refused to make purchases from those wearing it. Married Before Theater Audience Charles Hunt of Chicago and Bertha M Jordan of Detroit were wed on stage before Auburn’s audience as members of the My Partner theatrical company.
Eight miles from Carlyle John Schahn aged 75 was struck by a train while attempting to cross Bhoot Creek Bridge. Authorities reported the fatal accident on the railway line and recalled the elderly pedestrian’s body was found near the tracks.
New York March 24. Protestant ministers and laymen meet to draft a plan for uniform divorce legislation across states to curb the evils of divorce among Protestant churches. Bishop Doane heads the executive committee as discussions aim for comity of relation and uniform practice.
In St Paul on March 24 the probate court reported the Wilder and Appleby estates totaling about 2,000,000 will be used for the poor of St Paul. The Wilder estate is valued at 1,239,597 and Appleby at 750,810. Amherst Wilder's will left his wealth to his wife Fanny S Wilder and daughter EB Appleby with a condition that if all three died the funds go to relief of the poor. The death of Mrs Appleby and then her mother left the plan to ultimate beneficiary.
Billy Ed wards, who played a leading role in the Minneapolis municipal scandal, was sentenced in Duluth district court by Judge Ensign to an Indeterminate term in the state reformatory. He was convicted on an indictment charging a confidence game against a local farmer over a year ago.
In Wheeling West Virginia on March 24 a blast destroyed Sharp's hotel Lewis' restaurant and several small structures. William Lawton's body was recovered from the debris and officials fear additional fatalities among hotel guests.
The National Guard train with 380 members reaches Trinidad Colorado, setup of camp in the city, detachments deployed to coal camps to relieve mine guards. Maj Hill imposes martial law, orders saloons and dance halls to close by 9 pm, requires firearm registration, bans sale of arms, and sheriff joins request for troops. Good order reported in the county so far.
Telluride Col March 24 An order declaring San Miguel county to be under martial law was read here Wednesday night Some of the deported union miners have returned to their homes here.
Washington March 24. The police board recommended a fine of 40 dollars a month on Policeman Samuel A Groff pending appeal after his conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government related to postal frauds. He remains suspended on full pay of 90 dollars monthly and faces retirement around next steps in appellate courts.
Chicago March 24 Louis Pesant was sentenced to hang on April 15 for the murder of Mrs. Mary Spilka. He strangled the woman to obtain $300 she possessed. The county jail holds 29 men awaiting murder trials, a count not reached since the anarchist era.
Charles Kratz, awaiting trial on bribery charges in Butler Missouri, is arranging to settle permanently in Guadalajara, Mexico. He expects acquittal and, with partner Charles B. Carroll, recently inspected mining property near Acapulco and plans to install costly American machinery. Kratz left Guadalajara January 8 amid an international controversy and was later released on bond after venue changes.
Salonica reports twelve battalions under Shakir Pasha have cornered about 10,000 Albanians at Babetepe. Pasha requests reinforcements while ten more battalions are dispatched. He is negotiating with the Albanians as troops move in.
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