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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
1
W JARVIS editor notes varied items from Clinton county to national headlines. Snippets mention Castro and foreign pageants, anarchists, a Peoria distillery blaze, black hand threats to a Georgia judge, long lived birds and plants with white blossoms.
Theodore Shonts comments on Manchurians reaction to relative openness and Japan's stance. He notes that while some see diplomacy as wealth accumulation, many good men face discomfort in debt. The article critiques theories linking diplomatic skill to piling up fortunes.
A New Jersey woman declares she will quit smoking if her husband relocates to Brooklyn, a remark that underscores the stereotype of the unpredictable feminine mind.
A British scientist claims radium studies may soon enable precise earth dating. The remark invites a playful counter thought about whether radium could determine the age of Ann as well.
Discussion of increasing the Kaiser’s pay should not suggest his finances are so strong as to let him favor diplomats with occasional loans. The remark echoes concerns about independence and influence affecting official support and neutrality in international dealings.
A Denver preacher distributes trading stamps to Sunday school pupils and urges them to return stamps as part of their Sunday evening offerings, aligning with his parish activity and donation practices.
Great Britain's navy endures another deadly incident in training maneuvers. The dangers of war games are underscored as the price of practice rises, yet naval competition persists despite the tragedy.
Professor Schuster argues animals have no moral sense or shame or honor and that their courage is only a natural impulse, asserting no acts of morality or immorality in animals.
The passage discusses a gun advertised to carry a shot 360 rifles claiming it can hit a broad ocean and immobile Earth. It notes that to hit a specific target you must be within about a hundred miles at most.
Archaeologists note Malta as the sole site with preserved remains of dwarf elephants. Across multiple locations on the island, numerous skeletal fragments and hundreds of bones have been discovered and securely preserved, highlighting the island’s unique paleontological significance.
Eighteen people die as a tornado tracks from Omaha southward, with heavy damage at Fort Crook and Bellevue. Louisville suffers major loss including Mrs Hes ter and seven workers in a sandpit. Richfield resident Charles Leader, 14, is killed. Widespread destruction leaves towns unroofed and communications down.
A fierce wind at East St. Louis started a blaze Monday afternoon that destroyed 25 frame houses in about ninety minutes. Estimated loss near 100000 with a large insurance claim on the General Roofing plant. Insurers put plant loss around 345600 with plant coverage of 39500. salvage values and stock damage unclear. Fire chief Emigh tallies potential steam engines and stock losses far above quoted figures.
In Bellegham near Courtrai villagers armed with clubs and knives attacked a burglar caught at the Chapel of the Virgin. Seven suspects were jailed after the incident. Doctors reported the victim had 27 knife wounds and the case follows earlier church thefts including Van Dyck's The Elevation of the Cross from Notre Dame last December.
A Welch West Virginia report states John Gibson, a Black man, was fatally harmed by a posse after an alleged attempt to injure a small Black child. The child's mother rushed in, Gibson was beaten with a blackjack, and he later fled the hills. He was captured after a pursuit and struck while resisting.
State senators Johnson and Matthews fought on the floor of the Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday. They were separated by the sergeant at arms. Johnson believed Matthews challenged his right to vote on a bill funding expenses for the constitutional convention.
In Simferopol Russia a large number of prisoners escaped from the jail Tuesday night after fatally shooting the deputy governor the prison director and two wardens. The jail’s governor was wounded in the incident.
Florence reports a son born to the Countess Montignoso once Princess Louise of Saxony now married to Signor Toselli. The birth is greeted cheerfully by the music master and seen as refuting rumors of marital quarrels. Princess Anne Monica Pia remains with her father, the King of Saxony, and Mme Toselli's former husband.
Washington senate public lands committee favored a bill allowing Alaska landholders to consolidate holdings into one entity with limits of 2500 acres or four sections. In Washington the House approved a measure to protect patent owners whose rights were appropriated by the government, permitting damage claims to be filed with the court of claims.
The senate on Wednesday approved the house bill restoring the motto In God We Trust on United States coins without amendment. The measure reflects bipartisan support and moves toward standardizing the national motto on currency.
The Washington-Plymouth division resolves to postpone consideration and voting on bills to reinstate black troops linked to the Brownsville, Texas shooting incident of 1900. The Senate Wednesday marked an embarrassing obstacle to quick adjournment, delaying action until the next session.
A Yangtze flood surge 26 feet high devastated Hankow China, drowning about 10,000 people in sleeping junks and boats. The wave demolished thousands of vessels and several large steamers while razing hundreds of riverfront buildings and affecting the British settlement along the river.
Washington House committee on military affairs on Tuesday voted to report favorably the military academy bill. It carries an appropriation of about $900,000 for West Point expenses for the next fiscal year.
Washington debate filled the session as the house approved the conference report on the naval appropriation bill by 136 to 124. A new pay provision for marine corps and navy drew criticism of the conferees for alleged liberties, but the group reached full agreement and the bill moves to the president.
A virtual quarantine of all Venezuelan ports was declared Tuesday. All vessels and travelers arriving from Venezuela will face detention for inspection and treatment due to uncertain bubonic plague reports. Twenty Venezuelans arrived aboard theSan Juan from Puerto Rico, prompting health authorities to act.
The Senate approved pensions of twenty dollars per month for Bull Snake and Old Coyote Crow Indians who helped Custer and Crook against the Sioux in 1876, with both men badly wounded. Pensions of twelve dollars monthly were also given to widows of Indian police killed at Standing Rock agency in 1891.
Elsie French Vanderbilt sues Alfred G. Vanderbilt for divorce as referee David McClure announces an early disposition. The referee's statement signals failure of efforts by Vanderbilt's mother to reconcile the spouses.
Wind fueled a blaze early Tuesday that gutted the Palace hotel block and several adjoining buildings in Tonopah Nevada. The fire, whose cause remains unknown, began on the second story of the hotel and spread rapidly amid heavy winds, causing losses estimated at 150,090 dollars.
A terrific wind and rain storm struck Shreveport on Monday night causing houses to be blown down. A church under construction was demolished and large plate glass windows were shattered amid extensive damage across the city.
A father and his nine year old son were killed by lightning Monday while taking shelter under a tree two miles west of Marceline Illinois. The bodies were found Tuesday morning.
The bill totals 2 259 027 367 dollars and allows a one dollar daily expense for railway postal clerks away from terminals, costing about 1 000 000 dollars. Senate amendments add annual mail weighing and modify the Gallinger provision on improving ocean mail service to the Philippines, China, Japan, Australia, and South American ports.
In LaPorte Indiana Rev E A Schell reports Ray Lamphere promised a complete confession in June amid a crisis in the Gunness case Lamphere appears near collapse and authorities expect a full public statement soon Financial records show Mrs Gunness lent money at usurious rates and a rumored aiding official is cited Baltimore Rev Schell says Gunness children were chloroformed and the house set afire but the body found is not Mrs Gunness Lamphere first confessed to Schell before broader questioning in Indiana
Secretary of War Taft departed Colon aboard the Prairie at 3 PM Tuesday en route to Charleston. Officials state no full statement yet, but say a satisfactory agreement has been reached on disputed points. Taft will discuss the boundary line with Roosevelt and Root in Washington.
The senate Friday passed a resolution by Senator Penrose directing the post master general to report to the senate, before January 1 next, details on injuries to persons and destruction of mail at catch stations.
In Washington the senate Friday debated the agricultural appropriation bill with a focus on forest reserves. Senator Teller opposed a lump sum of 500000 for expanding the forest reserve system while Senator Nelson of Minnesota and Senator Dolliver of Iowa supported the reserve service.
Boni de Castellane plans a scandal upon meeting Prince de Sagan in Genoa Italy. A Paris friend warns that he blames de Sagan for initiating divorce proceedings, while de Sagan suspects Boni’s role in the split involving Mme Gould.
In Paducah Kentucky a federal jury returned a verdict for Robert H Hollowell in his suit against his brother John F Hollowell and 27 others alleged night riders seeking 50000 dollars in damages. After a 35 minute deliberation the jury awarded 35000 dollars to the plaintiff.
Mrs Howard Gould and her sister Ella each receive one dollar from the late Ger don P Clemmons, who died in Jacksonville asylum. The will filed in Pittsfield bequeaths six thousand dollars to the widow.
Mrs John Kirk of Detroit Michigan credits Dean's Kidney Pills with reversing kidney trouble back ache dizziness dropsy and urinary irregularities that left her weak and pale. After a few weeks the symptoms disappeared and she regained full health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Senator Harte, sponsor of a bill opposing cigarette sale and manufacture, shares sharp views in Albany. He quips on medicine at a banquet, saying medicine is the art of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.
Good money is made by the Government with implicit faith and confidence. Good goods are made by manufacturers who stake their reputations on quality through advertised offerings in this paper. Counterfeit goods are not advertised and avoid close scrutiny. Counterfeit money pays more profit to counterfeiters. Counterfeit goods are offered for the same reason: insist on the genuine reflect the counterfeit.
Workmen at Collard & Sons monumental sculptors in Exeter cut into a cavity while sawing a Bath stone block. A cluster of two to three dozen live bees lay within. Initially unresponsive, the bees revived after air exposure and several were able to fly after a few hours.
A farmer shares a pest control method using treacle and concentrated lye on old shingles placed around a stable and cribs. The next morning about 40 rats were dead and the rest fled the farm, a technique he claims to have used on many farms without failure.
A hired man tells a farmer there is a candidate outside. the farmer asserts to hang the candidate while the hired man mutters of not having lynched in a long time, yet ready to follow instructions. The line from the Atlanta Constitution is presented as a historical quotation.
A letter praises Grape-Nuts for curing years of dyspepsia after daily morning use. The writer explains predigested nutrition spares the stomach and supports nervous energy, enabling all ages to use the product. The claim is presented as a genuine testimonial and notes readers may encounter new letters periodically.
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