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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1909
Page
1
A 1899 Cornell quarterback in a dazed state signaled the same tackle back eight times, causing a baffling scramble as opposing teams tried to interpret the miscued play. Army Navy and Yale anecdotes note miscommunications and a Yale forward who used humor to unnerve foes during games.
Lieut. Dwyer of New York harbor squad, Irish and proud, toured a German warship in the Hudson in full dress uniform. A German speaking sightseers group asked to enter the quarterdeck. Dwyer, humorously mistaken for a Dutchman, bowed in permission before slipping away in his launch.
The New York Tribune recounts two well dressed women leaving a department store. A street urchin asked for a ride in their car and was helped aboard after assurances she would not be missed. She returned praising the ride but revealed her father was a chauffeur and she preferred his car.
The excerpt notes Charles Vickers of the Canadian Pacific express business as a tall, prominent man. In a French countryside near Quebec two habitants discuss his stature and speculate on his occupation, asking if he is a butcher or hotel keeper.
A Yonkers Statesman quirky item notes the bridegroom waiting at the church as the best man jokes about why the bride is late. The groom is told the bride will arrive once married and that her dress is being prepared at the back. The anecdote captures local humor and timing around a wedding scene.
Sheriff Skoglund of Bureau County appealed to Governor Deneen as miners amid the St Paul mine disaster plotted to dynamite a long train of sleeping cars carrying mine officials state inspectors nurses and reporters. More than 500 pounds of dynamite was removed from the county and guards were posted as troops arrived.
Officials deem all 300 miners in the St Paul mine dead after a disaster. Mine Manager Taylor says the men perished Saturday, fire and toxic gas sealing the shaft drove fatality. Sealed shafts stopped drafts yet gas lingered. air flow evidence disputed hopefuls of survival.
Sunday School of Michigan at Saginaw Michigan opened its forty ninth annual state convention with a record turnout of delegates and visitors. The roster of convention specialists features Grant Colfax Tuller Isaac H Meredith Hugh Cork William A Brown N M Leyda E Wesley Halpenny Mell Trotter Vucy Page Gaston and other notable leaders. Sessions run through Friday evening.
The American Federation of Labor executive council urged a congressional inquiry into the steel industry and petitioned Congress to appoint a special committee to examine big steel corporations. It asserts tariffs are used to prop up profits rather than aid general industrial conditions and recommends suspending the steel tariff.
In Norfolk Virginia seventy two people perish when a railway embankment caves in at a south bound line across Salem Creek in Winstone Salem North Carolina. Twelve workers from H J Collier Company Cleveland Ohio were entombed while cutting out for a concrete abutment for a huge steel trestle across Salem Creek.
Milwaukee reports the steamer Ottawa bound for lower Ontario ports from Port Arthur sank off Passage Island in Lake Superior. Captain Birnie and ten crew were saved. several others were exhausted and in serious condition.
New York magnate Henry Clay Pierce and his bride Mrs. Virginia Prickett Burrows, returning from Europe, plan a Texas visit next week to inspect the Waters-Pierce Oil Company case. Pierce denounces Texas for confiscating property after a $1,830,000 fine, predicts a long court fight, and contrasts Missouri treatment of similar fines.
Washington DC plan to remove grade crossings to protect the public details Governor Deneen’s reform aim. Illinois railroad and warehouse commission has long studied practical solutions. At the twenty first annual state railway commissioners meeting former State Senator Orville Berry led discussion with Kilpatrick and Eckhardt on railroad regulation.
Gallipolis Ohio reports Mason Grover a Bidwell village blacksmith sells a new eight cret method claimed to save United States Steel Corp at least 1,000,000 yearly by converting iron ore to steel with a simple process, reducing current machinery and time. Grover, poor and uneducated, seeks 200,000 plus royalties.
About 1500 hotels in Missouri and Kansas lose $260 yearly to bad bills, totaling $375,000. The Kansas Missouri Hotel Men's association holds its annual meeting here, tackling this issue and debating mutual detective agency efforts. Special focus on protection against bad check writers.
Bloomington authorities arrest Mrs. George Mitchell and Melvin Desarte after Mitchell’s plea to return home and care for his children. Desarte and Mrs. Mitchell plead guilty, fines imposed and remissions granted. Champaign reports university officials will review student Roland Boyd’s police court case. Joliet endorses Gov. Denene’s deep water project funding via resolution. Chicago recounts: attempted wreck of a Chicago Milwaukee express with a stolen steel beam, a suspected assault with a skull fracture, jewelry theft at Mrs. Levison’s home, and ongoing jury effort in Altman bomb case. Freeport imposes one cent fine on Hohenadel Canning for pure food violation. Chester defeat moves Randolph County courthouse to Percy rejected by voters.
In New York a dinner recounts a Brooklyn woman’s trip to Ocean Grove. On arrival her watch vanished, likely dropped on a dining-room rug. The maid later wrote detailing corks cigar butts cigarette ends chips burnt matches and a pink satin slipper found on the rug.
An ad explains how regular Quaker Oats improves health and strength for families, school children, and athletes. It highlights digestible packaging options and positions oats as a superior staple replacing greasy foods.
A Ponte Observer quotes an authoritative voice effect on dogs and notes a similar impact among oriental peoples. The Traveler recalls hearing a chant like Oh king live forever in Khalis and sharo, with immediate royal response.
A World s highest monument sits atop La Cambra pass in the Andes, marking the Chillan and Argentine republics frontier. The edifice rises 12 796 feet above sea level, offering awe inspiring grandeur in its rugged surroundings.
A patient with severe gastritis improved by a diet of Grape-Nuts, after a New York specialist advised careful eating. Over a year the person gained weight, strength, and color, and credits the food with restoring health. The piece promotes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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