Mayor Braner outlines Troy city improvements agenda
The mayor’s message reviews annual city improvements, permanent street and sidewalk grading, and the policy shift to fund sidewalks by property owners while the city covers intersections and crossings. It explains a prior failure to establish permanent grades, the testing of paving on Main and Market, and the bid for street grading to create uniform, safe routes.
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F. W. Braner
Menbers
City of
Troy
Ilinois
Guy Conneil
Main
Market Street
The Improved American Typograph Installed by The Call
The Call reports the installation of the Improved American Typograph at its office. The machine arrived on the 25th and was installed by the 28th with brief instruction. It uses a keyboard to melt and cast type into lines, ejecting ready form for press, promising faster work and reduced reliance on hand compositors.
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America
Detroit
Union
Typograph
Res
Gall
Urtranic
Woman Found Dead in Calinsville Home After Epileptic Attack
Mrs Christine Schmitt 30, wife of Gustave Schmitt, a Calinsville resident, was found dead in bed Thursday morning. Coroner ruled death from natural causes during Wednesday night or Thursday morning following an epileptic episode. The piece notes two Troy sailors Carl E Davis and Joseph L Scott in the Connecticut and Ohio fleets, with praise for navy and marine corps personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Schmitt
Gustave Schmitt
Calinsville
Collinsville
Sehmitt
Schmitt
Gollinsville
Cal
Troy
Globe
Carl E. Davis
Connecticut
Aml
Joseph Lb. Scott
Ohio
Admiral Evans
Troy Boys
U. S. Marine Corps
South Clark Street
Chicago
Navy
Marine Corps
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Gold Worth Guarantee
Cedar View, Mississippi merchant B G Stewart advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills promising customers they receive gold weight equivalent value for constipation malaria or biliousness. Sold under guarantee at S Kingston’s drug store for 25 cents.
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B. G. Stewart
Cedar View
Miss
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Troy Council Minutes Read in May 1908
May 4 1908 meeting of Troy council includes treasurer report for April 1908 with receipts and expenditures presented by Wilkinson and approved. Finance committee report lists numerous salaries and street and utility expenses, adjournment sought after roll call. new aldermen addressed and rule changes debated.
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Troy
Brant
Seligman
Snodgrass Horsley
Elliott Amd Cooper
Biaig
Pehcy Wilkinson
Tresurer
Horsley
Snolerass
Diyulvetricium
Sige Man
Elliott
Havine
AL VW
RO Horsley
BP. Snodgrass
Edwards
Jos. Figge
Luber Plant
J. Or. Hindmarch & Co
Finance Committee
Berigman
Snodgrass
Cooper
Seeman
Braner
Peterman
Sehott
Beute
Petermin
Chat Rute
Alder- Cooper
Maryer
Schott
Beutel
Ellett
Cacred
Weekly Weather Bulletin for Springfield Wic
Cloudy week with unusually low temperatures and frosts in northern and central counties. Temperature range from 26 to 60 degrees, rainfall 0.72 inch, snow and sleet reported in northern districts. Significant damage noted. week ended with several cold snaps and above normal moisture in central and southern areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Wic
Perera
Also Mentioned on This Page
New City Council
THE
CALL
Womann
Fleet
Art Davis and
Joseph Seo Maksing Prip
Journal OF the Council
Woo Vetter
Percy
Wilkinson
Stlary
Seliggian
John J. Veimting
Frank Snoler
A. R. Horsley
Darry Cooper
L. S. Snoler
Mensy Stimhans
Wao
TH. Wild
Eleck
Clutos Crawer
James Tierney
Sam Davis
Sri
Jaelie
Broth
Tom
Insos
We. Meuscher
Hernry Stolte
Jude
Meorshith
Romy Aneust
Sheppard & Morgan
Wood
Vetter
Jarvis
Pho
Fekert
Phil
Kekert
Legal Services
Kimbertin
Fred Gerson
Riebold & Co
J. Q. Adlams
American Couthetar
Adv Wo
Gebaner
Trey Telephone Co
Coons
Dow Tuys
Adolph Meyer
Jus
Bosomworth
Standard Gi! Co
ail + Brooksile Coal Co
Purviance
Sen. Frei
Southwestern Granitail
Wm. Rucker
Fred Dalnege
Louis Figge
John Simpson
Louis Coons
Jacob Mick
Edward Housam
August Dierking
Herman Schmidt
Francis Lewis
Henry Knepping
August Krieger
James
E. D. Joseph
George C. Morriss
C. E. McKittrick
Herman Wehmeier
Wm. Meiners
J. N. Jarvis
H. FE. Rucker & Son
Strong & Voelker
Flw
W. J. Vetter
Thinda Securoor
Fischer
Willim Ih Pischer
Inelaw
Oelok
Pranklin Avenue
St. Louis
Mietking
Wilson
Misa Anna Dierking
Jin
St. Louis Times
Daniel Peterman
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