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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
4
Women in 25 Illinois municipalities cast ballots on the saloon question under township unit local option law. Reports show women favored dry status by about four to one, with 18 towns voting dry, five wet, and one tied, except at Duquoin where results differed.
John Martin a special deputy sheriff was shot and instantly killed and J B Bird detective for the Illinois Traction system was fatally wounded by an unidentified negro who fired three shots as police entered the city outskirts after arresting another man at a coal mine near Springfield. Deputies and sheriffs scoured a five mile area for the suspect.
Grayville Opal Encampment No 77 I O F has been chosen by Grand Patriarch George B Roller to demonstrate the degrees at the grand encampment in Springfield November 17. The selected degree staff is regarded as among the best in the state for the occasion. Pontiac ministerial group endorses Judge R A Russell former reform school head. denounces Sullivan report findings as erroneous and misleading.
Six of the thirty eight indictments against Sheriff Oscar L. Bruner of Rock Island County were quashed in circuit court by Judge Emery C. Graves. Arguments on two more indictments are under advisement, which could dismiss the remaining charges if quashed.
Clarence Fuller eleven-year-old Mattoon boy desperado was arrested on a charge of attempted murder after a companion was shot days ago. Fuller had been arrested weeks earlier for stealing a horse near Shelbyville in Decatur.
Florence Sammons, at home with her younger siblings while their mother tended her dying father, was burned when a kerosene explosion occurred. The father died from injuries sustained in a fall from a building where he worked.
The Woodmen of the World unveiled monuments in Marion city cemetery with Marion and Johnston City camps leading and a large visiting delegation. Local and state officers delivered addresses during the services.
Halesburg reports Robert Hallburg may be crippled for life after a grammar school football game. His right hip was broken and his left thigh dislocated in the injury.
St Louisan Elmo Winkelpeck a Lexington farmer died in a hunting mishap when his cousin Owen Jordan of St Louis fired by accident during a rabbit drive. The incident occurred while the men were afield near Lexington.
Bloodhounds comb Woosung area chasing a trace of the man who attempted a post office robbery near Dixon. Authorities and local residents await updates as the search continues.
Work protecting the Illinois bank of the Mississippi River at Cairo has begun by United States government engineers. Erosion from last spring’s flood prompted the project to prevent further damage. engineers report the threat to the Mobile and Metracks area is being addressed, with conditions improving as measures take effect.
Illinois banks report a net gain in the October 22 1918 statement by State Auditor James J Brady. There are twelve more state banks since August 11 total capital surplus and profits reach 142 million plus. Deposits total 714 million up over prior figures while cash and due from banks fall to 178 million. Reserve to deposits stands at 25 038 percent. Time certificates and demand certificates decrease while most deposits rise.
Governor Dunne asks Illinois newspapers to print the full Lincoln Gettysburg address on November 19. The proclamation ties public school commemorations to the fiftieth anniversary and urges all citizens to recall the immortal words.
A crowd on a principal Whittier-A street demanded removal of a banner advertising a Socialist meeting that had been tied to an American flag by local Socialist leaders. When protesters were refused, they threatened a man trying to remove the banner before it was finally taken down without further trouble.
Apnea NA Kott, a Russian count connected with Warsaw and Moscow families, sues Regis Hotel company for 1000 damages over a lost trunk, suitcase, and traveling box with contents. Chicago and Peoria firms and Russian government officials join in the suit.
Waterloo reports a temporary school closing over a smallpox scare and contemplates a conference with state health authorities if spread continues. One home is quarantined after a family member reportedly visited multiple nearby homes following the outbreak.
Bloomington reports a drop in hunting license sales across many central Illinois counties this season. Wardens are instructed to patrol more frequently and arrest any hunter without a permit. Reasons vary from lax enforcement to a potential late rush with snow and the rabbit season opening.
Mrs. George W. Mead aged eighty four died at her Rio home Knox county She was the last of fifteen children nearly all lived past eighty years. She and her husband celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary September 26 this year Born Alvira Proctor at Proctor Hill New Mexico previous to marriage
The Marion County Teachers' association adopted resolutions urging a certificating law and a minimum wage, endorsing the State Federation of Teachers. They favor township schooling over district, and call for a $1,000,000 yearly increase in state school tax.
Roy Blackburne, recently arrested here for murder in Grand Rapids Michigan, was freed after sixteen witnesses testified he was employed in a Chicago saloon at the time of the crime, establishing an alibi.
Olney officials order a special election on December 9 to vote on an $85,000 courthouse bond issue to rebuild the burned structure.
A janitor in a furnace room lecturing Nels on finances extols credit and consumption. He touts installment purchases from clothing to a phonograph, warns against saving, and contrasts his own debt-free status with lifelong labor and future pensions.
An elderly colonial man on Crawfordsville Pike urges a stubborn horse toward town. He uses sugar as bait, reflecting on debt and thrift. The scene contrasts frugality with companionship as the horse resists yet finally moves after a sugar tease. The driver keeps the sweet in his pocket, ending with the animal en route to town.
Mrs. Caroline Harle White recalls Arnold and his friendship with Stephen Coleridge and the Coleridge children. The poet entertained Johnnie Coleridge, treating the boy as a little horse, sending fairy tale books over several years.
Judge Ralph Latshaw dismissed an incipient movement against the chair skirt style, arguing narrow skirts do not define immorality. He recalled hoops and ear coiffures as historical progress and joked about a patient seeking vaccination without exposure.
Greenwood Indiana resident describes scalp itching burning hair loss and dandruff relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three months. Also notes face pimples cleared, with a cuticura sample offer and Boston department address.
A quote from John Ruskin stresses that the worth of a man lies in his striving rather than final achievement. It argues that outcomes depend on chance and even strong efforts may fall short of intentions.
A brief quotation highlights perceived American equality with a sardonic note that everyone could own an automobile. The line underscores social commentary on mobility and opportunity in a midcentury context.
A terse remark explores suspicion and perception in marriage as the wife questions her husband’s certainty, revealing tension around belief and truth within a domestic dynamic.
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