29 May 1909
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
1
In recent weeks organizers refined actions to aid tuberculosis victims and promote prevention. Nearly 700 patients benefited, 150 in dire circumstances. A June day of concerted funding aims to expand efforts, following a successful model from the previous June.
Report from Irance notes a balloon ascent from St. Cloud carrying two men and a woman. The craft drifted toward the sea, beach landing attempts failed, and the balloon sank. Rescuers saved the two men but the woman drowned, prompting calls to bar women from this perilous pastime.
The government in Washington repudiates the acts of an American teacher in Tabriz charged with taking part in revolutionary demonstrations against the shah, aiming to prevent complications with Persia. The piece critiques a few Americans who meddle abroad, noting most prefer to avoid foreign quarrels.
Before Rome Wilbur Wright demonstrates his aeroplane to an enthusiastic, friendly onlookers. The crowd grows so large and curious that flights are briefly suspended, yet locals show strong admiration and confidence in the American inventor’s abilities.
The Baltimore American suggests a coordinated church effort to ban hats on worshippers to calm a shaken community. It notes St Paul’s rule on head coverings but mocks the milliner’s influence, implying fashion may undermine such religious etiquette.
Springfield reports William Lorimer of Chicago was chosen United States senator for Illinois by a Democratic and Republican coalition, breaking a January deadlock. He secured a constitutional majority and 108 votes in the joint assembly, amid pandemonium and a clash ending with Northcott’s removal.
A midwest earthquake lasting seconds shook Chicago and echoed across Illinois Wisconsin Michigan and Iowa. Minor damage reported with fires from overturned stoves and chimneys and rails rattled in several towns. Students fled Coe College in Cedar Rapids as shocks prompted movement across multiple campuses.
Peoria Illinois felt its first quake in years at 8 38 am with a four second tremor. The new Weather Bureau seismograph recorded the event as large buildings shook across the city. Shocks were strongest on the bluffs near residences and caused excitement among children at the white school.
A minute long seismic disturbance was logged at 9 41 30 east time on Wednesday at the weather bureau in Washington. The note indicates a wobble but provides insufficient data to pinpoint the disturbance’s exact location.
A mild earthquake shock lasting about thirty seconds was felt in Streator Illinois at 8 40 a m accompanied by rain. No damage reported. Local residents described a rumbling noise and a tremor that rattled windows and structures briefly. Authorities advised caution and monitoring for aftershocks.
An earthquake was felt at 8 40 a m in Joliet lasting about three minutes with two shocks reported. The tremors followed the Desplain es river valley causing damage to mirrors chimneys and frail objects while chairs and other portable items were overturned.
Five children suffered injuries when candles set their white muslin dresses ablaze during Mrs. B. C. Boyd's school commencement in Central City Kentucky. Spectators rushed to smother flames as mothers and men leapt to aid victims. Dorothy Clay sparked the disaster, with Albert Clay noted as father of two of the children.
The mother of Edward A. Laurent files in Columbus circuit court a $50,000 suit against Charles R. Smith for killing Laurent last February. Smith, now serving life, faces a supreme court review. The plaintiff says Laurent was her sole support and his $4,000 yearly salary left a void she must fill. Smith’s net worth exceeds $100,000.
The Direct Car men's union may vote for a general strike at a June 1 meeting if Chicago Railways refuses to raise wages. Company rejection was communicated to the employes' union. A strike could affect all North Side lines while South Side agreements run until August 1.
Madison officials report Governor Davidson vetoed the Hull bill that would ban swearing in public places with a 25 dollar fine or 30 days imprisonment. Assemblyman Hull plans to seek an override vote.
In Kansas City, Alexander Quist of Rock Island Illinois accuses Lulu Johnson of Amarillo Texas of dying the night before their wedding and stealing gems valued at $1,000, as he waits for word of her arrest. The romance began with the songs Dear Ducky and Loving Lulu.
Police link four masked robbers to a Saturday night Overland Limited heist near Omaha. A mail sack carried multiple registered items was ripped open, with an estimated haul between 10 000 and 20 000. a fire set by a lookout signaled where the train should stop. Rewards total 20 000. Authorities pursue one Omaha youth linked to the crime.
Baroness L F Lagerfelt formerly Lovely Mollie Doty once a Steubenville society beauty is found starving in a garret and admitted to Altenheim West Virginia at her own request. She was married to Baron L Frederick Lagerfelt a Swedish noble and former vice consul. they wed in 1884, he disappeared in 1889 and forgery charges followed. They divorced in 1892.
Dr J W Hazelett, a noted physician in San Bernardino California, owns a corpse he bought fifteen years ago for 25 dollars through a future option. The body is that of David W Rock a Harvard graduate who borrowed money after college and gave a first deed of trust on his body to the doctor as security.
Indiana Masons dedicate a four story steel and stone Masonic temple in Indianapolis. They claim the $750,000 building is the finest temple devoted to Masonry in the world.
Graves of Confederate and Federal dead to be decorated May 21 at Shiloh Park the Pittsburg Landing battlefield instead of May 30.
A fragment recalls a past author’s college tale that earned $25, followed by a brief exchange about asking a father for funds, illustrating a small literary debut and a familiar money request.
A fragment from the Houston Post features a cartoonish exchange about a boy resembling a parent, followed by brief ads for Chamberlain’s Pure Extracts and Pure Phosphate Baking Powder and a Lewis tobacco promotion. The clipped text also includes a proverb on effort and a motto about social standing among animals.
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