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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1904
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call Maine is described as the great toothpick state with its white birch forests powering large factories. It notes the industry supplies about 90 percent of the country’s tooth picks and mentions high land values in Washington fruit districts as context for irrigation law prospects.
President Thompson of the congress of electricians says battles of the future will be fought by electricians who hurl thunderbolts while generals observe from a distance. He adds the forecast is probably correct and hopes war will not rely on such ER methods.
The bankers express that opening postal savings banks would be very bad for the government and echo the distrust once shown by express magnates toward a government parcels post, similar to actions in other civilized nations.
A stark wartime reflection notes that enlisting for service may mean death. It describes a mother, sisters, wife, and children bidding farewell as the soldier goes to war. If he returns, the gods are good. if not, the gods are just.
An English company forms in England to dredge the lake of Gustavata in Colombia. Reportedly, when Gonzales Jiminez de Quesada and his Spaniards arrived, the indigenous people cast gold and jewels into the lake to be guarded by its god. The project aims to take the lake’s bottom.
Truly he is the father of kings. Four great-grandchildren of King Christian of Denmark are in the direct line of succession to imperial or royal thrones. They are Prince Georgios son of the crown prince of Greece, Prince Albert Edward son of the prince of Wales, Prince Frederick son of Prince Christian of Denmark, and the Czarowitz Alexis heir to the Russian throne.
A Missouri railroad system immigration association states it sold 1,000,000 acres across states and territories within the Louisiana Purchase during the last year. Proceeds about 15,000,000 dollars rival the original purchase price a century ago. New settlers by thousands head to the southwest.
M Heit of France patents a compass that records time by minute. The device uses a steel pivot with a fixed agate and a mercury conductor enabling automatic registration movements via an electric current.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition is celebrated for promoting the International Congress of Arts and Sciences. Papers read at the congress will be published, promising universal enlightenment and lasting benefit to the world, a memory worthy of enduring civilization.
The article recalls Roland Molyneaux who saved three men from a fire in the east and, despite an intended electrocution, faced hanging. It notes his gallant conduct and credits supporters whose fight led to his honorable acquittal from the charged crime.
Few European countries grow enough breadstuffs or forage for livestock and a drought threatens crops. Wheat in the United States has risen past a dollar a bushel amid expectations of strong foreign demand, with some predicting it could reach two dollars, a burden on Americans and especially on foreigners.
Mrs. Levi Z. Lester sails to England as her daughter Lady Curzon lies dangerously ill. Archbishop of Canterbury urges evangelization across the Atlantic before 10,000 in Washington. International Parliamentary union delegates depart for New York. Ex-Duluth millionaire Alonzo J. Whiteman arrested in St. Louis on forgery charges. Japanese geisha Shige Nagano buried in St. Matthew's cemetery. Czar orders second Manchurian army under Gen. Grippenberg. Henderson denies breakdown rumors. Kratz trial delayed due to appendicitis. Navy honors for Rudolph Schrader. Polk birthplace monument unveiled in North Carolina. Rev. Dr. P. G. Roberts dies in St. Louis. Russian navy notes rear admiral Wiren to push from Port Arthur. Kuropatkin urged to avoid new battle until reinforcements arrive.
Report from London notes four Atchison prisoners attempt jailbreak with Walter Scott killed. Japanese gain water control at Port Arthur after Fort Europatkin seizure. Also: American Bar association meeting opens in St. Louis. Union Iron Works sale in San Francisco. 9,000 workers return after IH and Pullman reopen. Wrecks near Lewiston Maine and Elmwood Montana kill and injure several. Porto Rico public schools enroll 60,000. 5 schools earlier had 25,000 pupils. Doukhobor march toward warmer climate. British secretary Hugh Gurney fined in Lee Mass.
Brig Gen Frederick D Grant relinquished command in Chicago on the 27th and headed to New York to lead the Department of the East. Brig Gen Frederick Funston succeeds him in Chicago. Also notes arrests, industry shutdowns, suicides, political moves, weathered events, and other Telegram items from the period.
The Illinois Central Diamond Special wrecked near Barclay eight miles northeast of Springfield. Fireman Concannon of Decatur died. Engineer Hayes of Clinton Jr. broke legs and was badly bruised. Several passengers shaken but unharmed. Coroner Baer and officials say switch tampering caused the crash. switch light discarded. engine and five cars left track and a coal shaft was struck. Concannon’s body moved to Springfield. Hayes hospitalized. Rail officials and detectives investigate.
East St Louis officials say two temporary wards for smallpox patients were burned, likely by Centerville farmers. Farmers claim a township cannot host a contagion hospital without consent of the other. East St Louis insists on immediate patient care within or beyond Centerville bounds as disease requires.
Three human skulls were found in a carload of fertilizer at Mason. The vehicle, consigned to George Wade of Chicago, had skulls neatly wrapped in a newspaper. Scalp tissue clung to the bones indicating they were recently hidden. The coroner's inquiry offered no clues.
A Utah minister was awarded 150 dollars against Mrs. Hannah Bowley who had invited Reverend Samuel Cates to Belvidere to preach her husband’s funeral sermon. Cates had charged 200 dollars and sued for the remaining balance.
Two baseball games at Mount Carmel between the Eufaula J T Creek Indians and the local club ended 2 to 2 in both games. The first game was halted after ten innings due to darkness, and the second after thirteen innings for the same reason.
Charles Burke described by police as an expert hotel thief was arrested at the Auditorium hotel in Chicago. In his pockets were about twenty letters and checks identified as property of hotel guests in Chicago and St Louis.
Red Murphy, alleged assailant in the Peoria Great Western distillery paymaster robbery, has been captured in Columbus. O Murphy reportedly grabbed $700 from paymaster F. Cassell and fled across the Illinois river, ending the pursuit.
Two men from Story Indiana Lewis Hedrick and Delgar Ogle were found dead on a railroad track at Murffock. They had recently visited Newnan and were returning late at night when killed, authorities suppose.
Washington reports indicate Hugh Gurney third secretary of the British embassy may lose his post after a speeding incident in Massachusetts leads to diplomatic friction. Officials note international law permits redress by the offended nation, while Massachusetts may pursue punishment through its courts. An apology may be followed by a protest and demand for punishment by Britain.
The Westminster Gazette notes official opinion on Hugh Gurney of the British Embassy in Washington who was cited for automobile law violations and contempt of court in Lee Massachusetts. It suggests diplomats should waive privilege and pay fines if they transgress. It recalls 1899 actions by the American secretary’s son and Spencer Eddy regarding bicycle use and a statute of 1708.
Rev Horace W Houlding formerly pastor of Bloomington Congregational church will head a band of 75 missionaries to China. The group will be largely recruited from central Illinois and Chicago.
The Daily Telegraph editorial praises Hugh Gurney third secretary of the British embassy in Washington for defending diplomatic rights after a Massachusetts speeding fine. It notes amends were made and hopes he would apologize if the offense was unintentional.
Jurists and lawyers from around the world gathered at Festival hall in St. Louis for the Universal Legal Congress opening session at the World’s Fair. Justice David J. Brewer presided as delegates from the United States England and various states discuss controversial topics and Hague Conference outcomes.
Fifty boy pickets under fifteen block entrance as a crowd of 700 pupils and adults jeer teachers from windows. Infant strikers wear makeshift badges reading union and some carry clubs. The protest stems from a mistaken belief an assistant kindergarten teacher was colored.
Yale University in New Haven announced a 17000 gold gift from the British government to Yale Foreign Mission in Changsha China. The funds were payment for the murder of two English missionaries in Hunan two years ago. The emissary society refused the money as a matter of principle. The Chinese government declined to reclaim the gift. Several English missionary societies also refused the money, which now goes to the Yale Missionary Society.
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