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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1907
Page
6
In a dramatic release Samson recalls his fall and seeks strength from God. The arena chant turns to awe as he leans on the pillars and prays for vengeance, collapsing the temple and killing the lords and the massed crowd in a single destined act.
A sermonette discusses evil as half blind and self defeating, citing Samson and Delilah to show sin's ruin. It contrasts that while evil prospers momentarily, God’s mercy restores a repentant sinner, turning Gaza’s prison into a confessional and Samson into a tool for righteousness.
The aged chronicle recalls Samson, once Israel’s champion, bound in Gaza and driven to ruin by Philistine captors. The story notes the Philistines’ cry of victory as Samson endures brutal imprisonment and the piercing of his eyes, his faith tested as despair and agony mount.
A clash during a strike by 1,790 United Railroads motormen and conductors in San Francisco injured many as strikebreakers in uniform tried to run a line. Police and guards faced brick and stone attacks. several were hurt, with cars derailed and crowds trampling bystanders amid volleys of gunfire and arrests.
Washington reports a split between President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte over antitrust actions. After four months with no progress, Roosevelt pressed for action while Bonaparte cites ill health. Resignation rumors swirl as prosecutions against big trusts stall and wheels of justice halt temporarily.
A faulty telephone line caused Gen. Robert Wansowski to receive an order that the Seventh Regiment California National Guard was to march to San Francisco. Adjt. Gen. Louck summoned the general to Sacramento, and Gov. Gillette was notified before the error was corrected.
In Wilmington Delaware drinking liquor on railroad trains is a crime. Two well dressed men from Chester Pennsylvania were arrested at Hridgeville under the new law. They gave fictitious names Windy English and Chas Yellows and were arraigned before Magistrate Short. They were fined twenty five dollars each plus costs.
Victoria BC reports the Canadian-Mexican steamer Georgia ashore at Coronado Island. The vessel, previously Regina Eleta, owned by Harris & Dixon of London, departed with five passengers and 22 tons of general cargo for Salina Cruz via Manganillo and Acapulco. It marks the line's first subsidized service voyage.
The French steamer Mariime Pointou from Marseilles on April 6 has wrecked off San Jose Ignacio on Uruguay’s northeast coast. About 300 passengers were aboard. late reports say nearly 200 have been rescued and are en route to Montevideo. The ship and cargo are likely a total loss.
More than 700 delegates gathered in Atlanta Georgia for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen biennial convention. Addresses were delivered by Governor J M Terrell and other officials, with responses from Grand Master Morrissey and L S Coffin of Fort Dodge Iowa.
Parliament on future trading to investigate limits after Texas passes a bill restricting cotton futures. Hudson Kearly, parliamentary secretary, told William Field that inquiries would be sent to each state via England's representatives and the results published in a parliamentary paper.
The lower house of The Hague parliament voted to allocate 40000 for the reception of delegates to the second peace conference. The funding covers lodging meals and ceremonial events as delegates arrive for ongoing talks.
London cites recent rioting at Casties Island of St. Lucia and a Kingston Jamaica earthquake with no available British warship for relief. Government decides to station a second cruiser in the East Indies to improve response capacity.
E. E. Walker, 42, and Nneman were electrocuted while repairing a blown wire pole during a storm in Pine Bluff Arkansas. The two linemen were on duty when the pole sparked and caused the fatal shock. Authorities investigated the incident as a workplace fatality with emergency responders retrieving the victims from the line.
The text surveys the Israelites in Egypt from the Jacob to the oppression, noting Ussher’s chronology, Pharoah Ramesses II as oppressor and Meneptah I as deliverer, and explains the reasons for removal, prosperity and adversity, with scholarly quotes on family households and the cruelty of infant death decrees.
Margaret Emmerich of Clin ton St Napoleon suffered fifteen years from kidney troubles. Back pain, poor vision, dizziness, and inability to work plagued her for a decade. After trying doctors with little relief, Dean's Kidney Fills cured her and saved her life. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a bar from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
A witty widow narrator recalls a scene where a married woman wanders through a party while her husband flirts openly. She argues widows have the edge because they can cry with dignity and know their husbands are not flirting with them, highlighting social double standards.
Frederick R Sterling recalls the Colorado, the first American flagged steamship to reach Hongkong on January 1, 1869. About 1,200 sailed around the island, escorted by boats and tugs, marking the start of Pacific development. The vessel, a side wheeler of the old type, belonged to Pacific Mail and sailed to San Francisco, covering 8000 miles in 30 days in pristine condition.
The government ordered revision of the Korean cyclopedia Munhon Pigo is finished. The edition spans 29 volumes and will be published at a cost of 47,500 yen-Korean Daily News.
A letter from a reader claims coffee caused languor headaches and stomach trouble and credits Postum Food Coffee with quick relief and eventual cure. She notes improvements after stopping coffee and drinking Postum twice daily, and references the book The Road to Wellville.
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