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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1904
Page
2
A fragment mocks a naval officer candidate who cannot tell a torpedo boat from a fishing smack and jokes about misidentifying Mother Careys chickens as a fleet of Japanese ships, reflecting the paper's satirical tone.
The passage portrays a Baltic Fleet commander weighing whether to engage after vodka fuels bravado, as harmless fishing smacks threaten to collide with a squadron of Japanese torpedo boats. The dilemma centers on whether to go to sea to confront Admiral Togo.
October ends with a fine weather record as World’s fair officials hope November cooperates, promising thanks if conditions hold. Weather observer October reports stable patterns, easing planning for the upcoming fair schedule and events.
The explanation offered for the North Sea outrage by the Russian Baltic fleet is more disgraceful than the act it defends, showing utter incapacity for so important a command in time of war.
An English collector paid 720 dollars for a small Guangdong lake fish found only in certain Chinese lakes. The diminutive specimen, not larger than a dollar piece, boasts a brilliant golden hue and marks the highest price ever paid for a fish in recorded history.
The governor highlights ostrich farming as highly profitable in Arizona. In his annual report a Salt River farmer owning sixteen hundred birds earns a fortune each year, signaling the industry’s rapid rise in commercial importance.
Report states the Dutch royal child is trained to rise at seven. The saying early to bed and early to rise is cited, with the young queen praised for health wealth and wisdom, especially the first and last qualities.
The assertion by Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky that two Japanese torpedo boats attacked him in the North Sea provokes a smile. If such craft were present, their presence would be obvious given the proximity to the enemy, and British steam trawlers may resemble Japanese boats under some conditions.
The piece weighs England justified in pressing its stance on the czar and questions Russia may ask about the risks of granting a perturbed squadron freedom at sea. It suggests Russia’s alarmed crew and commander may hinder wartime effectiveness and hint at a possible defeat.
The article argues Premier Balfour shows readiness to arbitrate with Russia, signaling growing official support for arbitration to prevent bloodshed. The North Sea incident arbitration is cited as a precedent for avoiding war, and the agreement is framed as a victory for the peace movement despite potential consequences.
The piece argues Irish taxes have risen sharply since 25 years ago, with per head levies climbing from 27s 3d to 443 38d. It notes 35 million of 50 million tax revenue is spent in Ireland while 15 million funds imperial privileges. The author suggests better uses for the latter to avoid harming Ireland’s self-view.
A collection of personal and political items spans events from Vigo to New York, including a Russian inquiry, a Japanese minister's appendicitis operation, and a state funeral in Columbus. Reports cover diplomacy at The Hague, airship tests, corporate control shifts, graft trials, and a Transvaal president’s burial.
The source reports Russia reportedly placed an order for 3,000,000 pounds of meat with a packing firm in Omana. It notes a US Supreme Court inquiry into whether pig lead is contraband of war, argued on the 27th. Also mentions a riot in the Spanish chamber, a deadly rear end collision in Missouri Pacific’s World’s Fair special at Tipton, miners trapped in Terco Colorado, a Kansas school-fund shortage, a Shamokin fire, a St. Petersburg wedding fire deaths, and a Memphis bank collapse.
A Brussels dispatch to the London Standard reports a Russian loan of 270 million dollars signed on October 29 with Rothschilds guaranteeing success. The Port Arthur assault grows fiercer as Japanese forces aim to capture the fortress, with new positions deemed crucial having been taken.
A skeleton of an unidentified person was found in Piasa Creek bed by Henry Heitzman. Deputy Coroner W. H. Bauer impaneled a jury in a misty rain and they returned a verdict of unknown person of unknown sex and color from unknown causes. Dogs had eaten most flesh. no clothing found. possible drowned victim theory considered. skeleton buried in a nearby field.
The East St. Louis city council approved all city bills and accepted the resignation of City Engineer Helms, appointing W. J. Crock to replace him. Helms cited recent disagreements with council members and the mayor, saying he would not follow plans he deemed flawed, though the council said they bore him no ill will.
A coroner's jury ruled Officer Frank Lily acted in self defense after being shot by Jeff Lewis, a West Madison resident who died from his wounds. Lewis had attempted to serve a grand jury summons at Edwardsville but misidentified Lily, who returned fire, wounding Lewis multiple times.
The Anna city government and Union County Traction Co have ended two years of dispute as a franchise is granted and accepted. Construction will start on an electric railway linking Anna and Jonesboro and a large electric light plant to serve both cities. The carbine will extend to the southern Illinois asylum for the insane, about one mile from Anna.
Several hundred delegates attended the annual Bloomington gathering of turner societies at Blooming ton. Societies from Peoria Peru Moline and others met the Bloomington group for a day of gymnastics and physical culture exhibitions ending with an evening program.
The livery stable of Hornback and Aachte at Peters burg was destroyed by fire. Twenty horses, 150 tons of hay, 5000 bushels of grain, many harness sets and several buggies were lost. The building, owned by William Smoot of Curtis, was insured, but Hornback and Aachte carried no insurance.
The Quincy Dredging and Towing Co. has won the contract to dredge the Say levee from New Canton to Horton, a nine mile stretch. The project will span several years before completion.
Miss Marie Kyner of Atl ania took poison during a visit at Benson, where she stayed with relatives. She left two letters accusing someone of wrongdoing against her character. Doctors report she may recover.
Hayden Y Lor ing, 36, a World’s Fair hotel operator, was shot four times by Norman Vaughn in a West End residence. Vaughn claimed self defense after a dispute over board payment. Lor ing died ten minutes after being wounded. Vaughn was surrendered to police with no detailed statement.
Springfield Ill Nov 3 The Illinois coal strike hinges on whether United Mine Workers members will back the engineers in their fight for higher pay. Many miners have passed hoisting engineer exams but lack engine room work, leaving unions to vote in local lodges on whether to support engineers. If they refuse aid and strike, operators could lose engineers from within and resume work. Union leaders accuse operators of engineering the strike to push coal prices higher.
An explosion of over a ton of dynamite under the Bond street bridge near Mount Vernon injured about forty people and likely killed at least one Italian foreman. The blast damaged nearby buildings, caused fires, and halted trains. police arrested foreman William F. Ryan as investigations begin into the cause.
Washington reports that a general arbitration treaty with Italy is expected to be ready for signature early next week, following the French accord. The French treaty, not yet ratified by the senate, is viewed as carefully framed to secure approval, potentially marking the first broad general arbitration treaty for the United States.
On a calm day at Cape Ann the armored cruiser West Virginia completed a four hour speed trial, averaging 22.14 knots. The official contract required 22 knots, achieved under ideal weather and sea conditions.
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