30 Nov 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1907
Page
1
A stream of satirical observations touches on Marconi and wireless terms, turtle prices, pure food laws, drownings, ocean travel, German drivers, flour and coat dealers, wheat prices, bread yeast, the rich, Barnum's widow, and Noah's diary. The tone is ironic and lightly critical, reflecting contemporary curiosities and concerns.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a remote meeting or legal notice with references to places like France and Arab names, but most details are garbled. The readable bits mention a record and capacity, suggesting a documentary or procedural item without clear outcomes or dates.
Horace Bieteler advocates onions and spaghetti as a nourishing combination while noting a barber should not be told. The remark blends food advice with a joking caveat about sharing it with the barber.
A Russian paper argues an inevitable clash between Japan and the United States but postpones it until after the Panama Canal completion, saying the delay allows four aerial fleets to be prepared.
The 749 Columbia University students who applied for work last year to the committee on employment earned about 250000 dollars. The average is more than some lawyers earn in their first year after starting practice.
The Chicago News questions Dr. El Benjamin Andrews assertion that hanging is the proper punishment for a proven Heeler. It suggests harsher penalties like drawing and quartering, refusing him Christian burial, and forfeiture of goods to the state.
The London Economist argues that Marconi wireless cannot carry more than three million paying words, roughly the amount needed for a seventeenth cable to Europe. This suggests cable companies are not worried by the prospect and see limited impact on their business.
The brothers of Gladys Vanderbilt should avoid paternal talks or treating the count as a bellboy. A week or two of car trips and mountain walking is suggested to loosen the sister’s attachment, hoping the climate reveals any weakness in the count.
French forces sweep the foot hills of Lala Maghnia Algeria to scatter Arabs after a renewed mountain battle. Arabs, estimated at 10,000, have lost about 1,500 killed as Spahis press the attack amid heavy French casualties and ongoing fighting since Sunday afternoon.
Wireless messages from Pacific transports show surprising reach with small power gear. The Thomas recently received San Francisco station from 1,400 miles away and, on the same voyage, Sitka station 2,200 miles distant, the best afloat performance yet recorded.
Ballots for the annual United Mine Workers of America election have been sent from national headquarters to local unions nationwide. Only two candidates seek the presidency to succeed John Mitchell: William B. Wilson, the current secretary treasurer, and Thomas L. Lewis, the vice president. Mitchell seeks re election as a delegate to the American Federation of Labor.
In Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, news reported Secretary Taft and his party traveling from Vladivostok to Moscow narrowly escaped a wreck near Chita. A switch should have been closed was left open, but a vigilant employee spotted it one minute before the train arrived, reset it, and kept the Taft train on track.
A Madrid A bridge near Cambrile eight miles from Tarragona collapsed as an express train traveling from Valencia to Barcelona crossed it. All but three cars fell into the river. Sixteen dead and thirty seriously injured have been recovered, with many more feared in the wreckage.
Kansas City night watchman L J Crow of Missouri Pacific Railway clashes with four Black individuals on the Missouri Pacific bridge over the Kaw River. One Black man dies and others are injured, with the watchman and some Black people treated for harm. Public safety confrontation unfolds on the bridge.
In Fall River Massachusetts Charles W. Chace a prosperous farmer aged 99 ended his life by ingesting paris green. He was found dead and left a note saying he was tired of life. The incident reflects a tragic self inflicted death by an elderly landholder in the region.
With troops swarming Lisbon streets and anti-government leaders imprisoned, King Carlos regains a precarious hold on the capital as dissension eases momentarily.
Justice David J. Brewer of the U S Supreme Court criticized President Roosevelt in Carnegie Hall at the Civic Forum opening, drawing a comparison with Hughes and calling a ruler with a seven year term a near king. He mocked quarrels over simplified spelling, provoking laughter.
Washington reports that the Bradley case is entering its final stages as court convenes. The outcome hinges on wrangling over technicalities in expert testimony about Mrs. Bradley’s mental condition when she shot Senator Brown and the lengthy argument on admissibility. The judge’s instructions to the jury should take at most an hour.
Chancellor J W Stout at Gallatin grants a decree of ouster revoking the Standard Oil Co license to transact business in Tennessee. The ruling follows a chancery bill filed by Attorney General Cates on behalf of the state alleging illegal discrimination and violation of the anti trust law.
Willam M. Ivens, while probing Brooklyn public utilities for the public service commission, charged that Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland and associates, former Nassau Electric Railway owners, watered Nassau stock by 6 250 000 dollars and sold it to the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co during Nassau’s January 1899 reorganization.
In Topeka Kansas supporters of H H Tucker Jr and Uncle Sam Oil Co filed formal charges after J C O Morse was named receiver by Judge H T Hazen. They allege sale of company products at half offered prices and extravagant management. Tar by product allegedly sold for 7000 while 13000 was offered. Office boy paid ten dollars monthly but received 100. Receiver and attorney fees are challenged.
New Orleans officers cite lack of funds and many bank holidays as reasons for not sending for prisoner C. M. Berkley, held for weeks on charges of offering fraudulent checks at the request of California authorities.
The Denver mint, which has coined about $15,000 in UW gold over the past two months, will resume silver coinage in December to reach full capacity. Silver coins worth $50,000 daily will be produced and placed into circulation, while gold bullion on hand is nearly exhausted by month’s end.
William B. Leeds financier and former president of the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad suffered a third stroke of paralysis at his New York home. family on Friday night said it was only a slight one.
Private dispatch reports Major M. Gilleas a prominent railroad figure in the south died in Los Angeles. He formerly resided in Dubuque Iowa and Memphis where he served as third vice president of the Illinois Central and Yazoo Mississippi Valley railroad.
Cross examination of National Bank examiner Moxey reveals Walsh withdrew 38396389 from Chicago National bank using bonds and stocks as collateral. Ten sales totaling 522000 shown by date and amount. government alleges bonds had no market value. Prosecution notes entries of 680000 in one day and 644000 in notes. record of bond sales to continue Thursday.
Salvador reports a government decree granting amnesty to all political prisoners and allowing political exiles to return. President Figuroa issues a proclamation urging fair governance and national unity as the state of siege is suspended and constitutional guarantees resume.
The funeral for Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild who died November 18 at her estate near Geneva Switzerland was held in Paris with only family members present at Pere Lachaise cemetery.
Berlin authorities announce the trial of Maximilian Harden, editor of Die Zukunft, on charges of criminal libel against Count Kuno von Moltke, former military governor of Berlin, a case reflecting tensions in postwar German press and politics.
Eureka Springs Arkansas report states William Oldham died trying to rescue his brother Arthur L Oldham who was overcome by gas in an unfinished well. Rescuers arrived too late as both men perished in the effort.
North Carolina Chief Justice Walter Clark told the People's Institute at Cooper Union Friday night that the constitution is inadequate and outgrown, describing it as undemocratic in a speech in New York City.
Five men died after a boiler exploded at Planing Mill No 1 of John L Roper Lumber Mill in Gelmorton Norfolk County Virginia. One man was fatally injured and several others seriously hurt in the blast.
Salvatore Caruso of 806 West Huron street and John Buro of 827 West Huron street in Chicago are held for larceny police say. Caruso is described as a cousin of the Italian tenor.
Foreign steerage travel to Europe surges as bookings close weeks before sailings. The North German Lloyd ship Main carried 2,365 steerage passengers on Thursday with hundreds waiting on piers. Similar demand closes bookings for the Seydlitz and Koenig Albert for upcoming Mediterranean voyages.
Berlin reports show steady gold outflow with the Reichbank losing about 3 million dollars in a week. replenishment comes from home sources as small denomination notes circulate. investors in Wall Street calm, hoping for gradual U.S. recovery.
Vienna reports the emperor marks sixty years on the throne with a decree granting full pardon and civil rights to deserters fugitives and evaders of service at home and abroad. Those abroad are invited to return to Austria, allowing thousands who fled to America to come back peacefully.
Off Toulon France during naval maneuvers two submarines Bonite and Souffleur collided at thirty meters depth while attacking the battleship Loureguiberry. Souffleur suffered a smashed conning tower window but surfaced in time as the commander used the rising mechanism.
The Chicago city council unanimously urged the Chicago Law and Order League to drop its campaign against Sunday saloons and let citizens decide at the next election. Aldermen called the current Sunday closing law obsolete in a swift, voice-vote resolution.
Victoria of British origin John Hartley who went to Japan in 1864 sues the Japanese government for 1,000,000 yen. He alleges his opium import was impounded in 1875 while Dutch firms and other foreigners were permitted to import the drug.
Port Dalhousie Ont tug Escort was struck by the barge Harrison in tow of the steamer Westmount off Niagara point and sank. Captain Harry Dunlap, engineer Albert Dunlap and canal helper Charles Christmas drowned. The remaining three crew were saved.
Prominent New Yorkers follow Chicago corrymen in backing an organized stance against the Black Hand Society, the alleged gang behind a string of violent acts reported by police.
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