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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1908
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call notes varied items from politics to society. It mentions Prince Helie de Sagan, Castro, new wealth in New York, pay as you enter cars, Rev D C Hughes, and English suffragettes, weaving a collage of contemporary curiosities and concerns.
A single cent was found among the assets of the latest looted bank after the departure rush. The manager appears to have dropped it on the floor in haste, suggesting minor losses amid the incident. China’s tea may rival South Carolina’s, yet laundry needs remain China-reliant.
Niece of Gen U S Grant serves long as postmaster at St Albans Kanawha County West Virginia and is likely to continue while she lives The making of cologne water is a secret but cologne is not creative as a theater visit can show
A remark notes that alliances between dukes and American heiresses trigger a surge in tailor activity as outfits are made to recoup losses and showcase social ties.
The Vanderbilt family's lawyers express regret at the prospect of a divorce but announce their willingness to handle the case if it proceeds.
Jersey City will soon boast the world largest clock with an illuminated dial 28 feet in diameter. The new timepiece promises to curb late night outings by local men, shaping social hours in the city.
A bronze tablet on Old South Middle Hall Yale New Haven marks the room once occupied by Nathan Hale Yale 1773 hero of the Revolutionary War. It notes Eli Whitney and John C Calhoun also used the space while criticizing how legislators often miss smelling boodle. The piece highlights corruption funds and hard cash at state capitals.
Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador to Great Britain and numerous dignitaries attended Basque Fetes at Sare France in honor of King Edward. The king, staying at Biarritz, could not attend due to a prevailing storm.
Mr. Carnegie foresees that in a future generation or the one after, tobacco smoking will be held in the same disrepute as tobacco dig is today. He notes this as a distant outlook while noting most of humanity will still seek solace in a relatively mild form of indulgence.
In Santa Barbara sailors wrecked John Senich’s restaurant after price disputes, breaking windows and beer bottles while tearing down the flag. Despite unrest, the fleet plans a $4000 donation to Los Angeles, presenting a drinking fountain as thanks for treatment there, with subscriptions opened aboard every ship. Two sailors were arrested and sent to their ships.
A near riot interrupted Senator Bailey's talk at Fair Park in Dallas as anti Baileyites clashed with supporters in front of about 7,000. The event ended with Bailey adjourning and plans to return later to speak to men only amid sustained unrest.
Aeronaut McCormick, hired by the White City to perform balloon ascensions, clung to a disabled parachute after a 2000‑foot fall. The craft rolled and plunged amid cries of hundreds of spectators but he landed on rocks uninjured after attempting to cut the chute loose.
Chicago, Al Nels Christensen, who believed he would die in the county jail at Kenosha, Wis., due to a fortune teller prophecy, was taken to an asylum. Physicians think the fortune teller’s influence drove him insane. He sang hymns all night in his cell and planned death. He later attempted suicide but was stopped.
The British torpedo boat destroyer Gala was cut in two and sunk off Kentish Knock in the North Sea after a collision with the scout Attentive during night maneuvers. Ribble participated, returned to Sherness with water in two compartments, and Engineer Lieutenant Frank A. Fletcher died. No other lives were lost. The incident echoed a prior sinking near the Isle of Wight with heavy casualties.
Frederick D. Lubbe, absconding cashier of the First National Bank of Dillsboro Indiana, was arrested in a cheap rooming house in Los Angeles. Detectives cornered him as he leaped toward a third story window attempting escape. Lubbe admitted his identity and had vanished from Dillsboro on August 7 after being indicted for stealing $14,000.
Hongkong dispatch reports at least 500 dead in Hankow after a devastating storm and flood. Many additional deaths are feared among crews of wrecked vessels, but precise tallies remain unavailable.
A 10,000 horsepower generator in power house 38 of the Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Co. burst Wednesday morning during a test. Three men were injured and damage estimated at 80,000 dollars. Many workmen and electrical engineers were present in the plant.
Victoria reports the steamship Empress of India carries word that Hankow floods are more devastating than first stated with death toll exceeding 3000. The revised figures indicate greater destruction from the disaster than earlier cables suggested.
Selig Silverstein, known as the bomb thrower, died Tuesday from injuries from the mass meeting in Union Square a month ago. One person was killed and several injured in the premature explosion. Silverstein had seemed to recover but relapsed and passed away.
The Mukden incident involving a Japanese postman and others assaulting native servants of American Consul General Willard D. Straight is regarded as closed. Japanese consul M. Kato apologized to Straight. The postman received one month in prison and his accomplices were punished.
Jerry Milhoun of Owaneco Illinois collapsed and died of heart disease Monday at his sister Mrs Lida Stevens funeral in Pana Illinois. Mrs Stevens had died of heart disease on Saturday leaving a bereaved family.
Two Detroit United Railways interurban trolleys on the Detroit to Jackson line collided head on near Ypsilanti twenty five miles west of Detroit at 45 mph. Nine workers were killed and about thirty injured some seriously. Severely hurt were sent to the University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Motorman Isa Fay is charged with overstepping orders and being crushed beneath his vestibule.
In Greenwich Street lodging house New York six unidentified Italian men believed to be from Midvale Pennsylvania were found dead in a third floor room. The gas was on and the coroner said they had been dead for hours. The door had been nailed shut from inside and the window sealed, suggesting fear of theft. One man left the light on and did not fully close the gas stop.
In Excelsior Springs Missouri Doctor C F Simmons millionaire and Norman H Chamberlain formerly his employer engaged in a bloodless revolver duel on the walk toward Broadway to Siloam Springs Tuesday night. Simmons hid behind a telephone pole while Chamberlain used a tree as cover and several shots were fired with no effect. Both men were arrested and released on heavy bonds for court appearance. Simmons is largely interested in Texas lands.
The Joplin stock exchange formally opened on Tuesday morning drawing a large crowd and active business. A grand banquet followed at the Connor hotel with 125 guests. Toasts included Commercial integrity by John J. Lentz of Columbus and Banking and Business by William B. Ridgley, president of the National Bank of Commerce, Kansas City.
Persian Dispatches read in Teheran parliament report Kurdish forces around Urimiah in Persian Armenia pillaged 36 villages and massacred 2,000 people. The account highlights a severe regional conflict and potential casualties tied to Kurdish actions near Urimiah.
Washington report shows Representative Freeland of New York introducing a new currency bill after conferences among Republican leaders. The draft disclaims the Aldrich bill, retaining only interest payments on government deposits in national banks. Provisions for issuing emergency currency secured by corporate bonds are removed.
A bill to open about two million acres of the Crow Indian reservation in Montana was reported from the Indian affairs committee by Senator Dixon. The measure proposes setting aside a tract for breeding and raising horses for army use.
Washington committee on territories reports a bill to regulate licenses in Alaska, introducing a flat $1,000 retail license, restricting licensing to incorporated towns or areas with a resident commissioner or US deputy marshal, while wholesale licenses stay at $2,000. The move addresses abuses where saloonkeepers moved between small camps to evade town limits.
Washington hearing on bills to amend the Sherman anti trust laws was resumed Tuesday before the Senate committee on the Judiciary. Daniel Davenport of Bridgeport Connecticut spoke in support of certain features of the bills.
The senate Tuesday passed the pension and District of Columbia appropriation bills and several minor measures. The president’s special message advocating a legislative program was read. A house resolution to aid cyclone sufferers in the south was approved, and Senator Warner’s Brownsville affray remarks continued. The commodity clause extension was debated but overruled over Culberson’s objection.
The Washington session will take no action on the Kahn bill barring interstate commerce in convict-made goods. The house committee on labor agreed to issue briefs and printed testimony and postponed the bill's report to the next session.
In Washington the four battleship program was defeated in the senate by an overwhelming margin. Senator Piles introduced the amendment for four ships while Senator Beveridge led the fight against it. Twenty three votes favored the program, many from newly elected senators, but fifty votes backed the house position and the senate naval committee recommendation to build only two battleships.
Mrs Rebecca Mack of 1735 HB Rich Street Columbus writes that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her chronic kidney pain backache irregular secretions and nervous fatigue after failed remedies. The Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y marketed the 50 cent boxes through dealers.
A reader recounts using Sloan's Liniment and Sloan's Sure Collo Cure to treat horses with sweeny and fistula. He describes curing a horse that could not be saved, then helping a neighbor who had a horse with gweeny. He swears by the liniment as the best he ever used and notes a neighbor’s agreement.
A typical domestic quarrel unfolds with a sharp exchange as the woman accuses the man of ignorance. He replies calmly that she did attend school, and she retorts that she returned foolish. The scene ends with a pointed jab and the couple's continued disagreement.
Pat and Mike watch a big touring car speed by, noting the roar and expense. They remark that the rich burn through money and imply tainted funds as they comment on the scene and its quick departure.
A joke contrasts English Irish and Scottish views on trains. The English boast telegraph poles like a hedge, the Scot recalls milestones like tombstones, while Pat boasts a rapid ride past fields of vegetables and a pond, calling it broth due to speed.
A Wisconsin woman recovering from 12 years of dyspepsia shares how Grape-Nuts and water helped restore her strength and speech. After starting with milk, she progressed to regular meals, fruit and meat, and now maintains breakfast and supper with Grape-Nuts. She cites marked nerve and brain improvement and urges others to try the product.
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