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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1910
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call recounts comments from editors and a Boston Globe piece arguing whether height matters in police and fire roles. It notes varying standards for shortness, with some callers proposing modest height limits and others lowering them further. Superstitions linger that size defines worth.
Britain unveils a massive dreadnought as the navy expands, with guns arranged similarly to latest U S designs. Despite secrecy, leaked details show the ship can fire in layered fashion to concentrate power at a single point, reflecting shared naval ideas and global lessons from builders.
The Philadelphia Inquirer envisions a day when every high school student can multiply and divide with unfailing accuracy, know the rule of three, and grasp fractions. It argues that literacy and spelling also matter, and that focusing on definite thinking methods is essential for true education rather than trying to cover too much material.
Reports indicate accidents to women wearing hobble skirts as they risk the street car. The piece notes such harms are expected and suggests women who bind their limbs lack sufficient care and judgment to navigate traffic.
A New York man received a four year prison term for stealing a novelty looking-glass worth a cent. The case highlights wasted opportunity and the need to separate such offenders from society.
A Spokane bank adopts anti septic money amid progressive era ideas. The note discusses preference for sanitary banknotes and the continued affection for traditional germs despite the shift toward cleaner currency.
A periodical questions whether George Washington swore and ponders a possible clue in Martha Washington’s dress, noting the fashion detail of buttons down the back as a potential revelation.
A new device claims to test operatic voices but only proves useful if the operator can depart and leave the machine running. The invention showcases modern audio analysis but raises questions about practical independent use and reliability.
A New York street car jumped the track and crashed into a saloon. The incident, described as an amazing example of suggestion, suggests the driver was very thirsty.
A quirky note on carrier pigeons, once valued for speed and message delivery, now framed as a dated aerial racer whose motor seldom if ever stays in order, hinting at obsolescence and unreliable performance.
The Saratoga Republican convention nominates Henry J. Stimson of New York for governor, with Colonel Roosevelt leading the ticket slate and endorsing party unity. Roosevelt plans to stump statewide, while preserving his upcoming Southern and Iowa trips in November.
Senator Albert J. Beveridge opened his 1912 campaign in Tomlinson hall with a forceful keynote denouncing corporate influence on legislation. He attacked Democratic senators and representatives over the Payne-Aldrich tariff and warned Indiana will not repeat 1909.
Bankruptcy proceedings have been started against Harry W. Clotiner and Max C. Clotiner, tobacco wholesalers, who claimed a September 21 Chicago robbery yielded 10,000 dollars and a 500 dollar diamond shirt stud. Investigators doubt the robbery and several suspects were released as unconvincing.
Robert Winthrop Chanler, linked to a high profile pre-nuptial dispute with singer Mme Cavalieri, is ordered to pay tailor William J. Barnes $1,062 to satisfy a city court judgment. If executions fail, a receiver for Chanler could be sought in New York and Dutchess counties.
Washington report to President Taft by Herbert Knox Smith states that virtually all water transportation terminals in the United States are controlled or owned by railroad interests. It notes private ownership of water frontage and cites St. Louis East St. Louis and Cairo as examples. The findings are seen as a hurdle to a 14-foot Mississippi River channel and the lakes to gulf deep waterways plan.
Train robbers held up the Texas express mail car near Avondale Louisiana after crossing the river from New Orleans. Two masked men entered the car with revolvers, forced five clerks to the wall, and swept away the registered mail pouches before fleeing.
Congress man Nicholas Longworth chosen by the Republican congressional committee to stump Missouri for GOP aims. Senator Burton of Kansas and ex-whip J W Watson will also address Missouri voters in coming weeks. In Hawaii, War Department plans uniform command by a brigadier general, with selection pending, placing Hawaii troops under California’s department.
Berlin reports renewed clashes between police and rioters in Moabit precinct with heavy injuries on both sides. Thousands of strikers and sympathizers filled the streets as darkness fell. Police, hundreds strong, received orders for severe repressive action. At least 100 strikers hurt, 13 in danger, two officers badly wounded.
The German American alliance completed its fourth annual convention in Joplin Missouri and adopted resolutions condemning prohibition as a violation of personal liberty. They cited treating as a cause of liquor overindulgence and endorsed the Cincinnati or German treat where each person pays for their own drink.
Two telegrams sent Sunday afternoon report the deaths of two brothers. One telegram from Aurora to Watson Missouri informs David Smith that his brother Captain C. H. Smith, a Aurora millionaire in the tobacco business and tied to former U S Senator Albert J. Hopkins, is dead. The second telegram from Watson to Aurora informs of David Smith's death.
Governor Gillett convenes a special session of the California legislature for October 23 to insert three words into a constitutional amendment to be submitted to voters at the upcoming election in Sacramento.
President Taft arrives in Washington after a Cincinnati visit to begin a week of cabinet sessions with formal morning meetings. All cabinet members expected except Secretary of War Dickinson, with Ballinger denying resignation rumors and signaling reliance on the Ballinger-Pinchot majority report to vindicate his Interior Department leadership.
Six bodies were taken to their homes for burial after the interurban wreck in Tipton Indiana. The disaster followed the Kingsland crash which killed 41. Motorman Joseph Baker was killed and had planned to quit the road to farm. Many employees had resigned, and more were said to follow.
Louisville authorities convict Dr Douglass Snyder and his wife for exposing infants in an incubator show at the state fair. Dr Snyder fined 45 dollars and his wife 9 dollars plus costs. The charging cases were dismissed. Total fines and costs amounted to 244 dollars.
A formal petition to President Taft requests a pardon for John R. Walsh the former Chicago banker serving a Fort Leavenworth sentence for complicity in the wreck. Walsh aged 73 is described as gravely ill with acute heart disease and doctors say he may die at any moment.
Colorado Springs John Stephens was nominated for governor by El Paso county Republicans at the convention. The convention left the adoption of the initiative and referendum to voters for decision.
Bloomington Miss Charlotte Hess sails to Kobe Japan to marry Prof Roy Smith of the university and to teach in the orient. Moline Fred Stromer arrested for risky remedies harming his wife as she suffers dropsy. Rockford Deputy Sheriff Dreynwolz uses revolver to protect a detainee from a drunken mob. Streator liquor dealers address cleaner saloons and sane laws with possible re-election of officers. Galesburg Johnson wrecks his car to avoid a woman, car telegraph pole collision. Joliet a nearby tank saves a Joliet man from fiery death. Bloomington Illinois Bar Association opens tenth annual convention with welcome by Meyer Carlock. Routine business discussed. Chicago delegation arrives. Waukegan Luigi Dentiello loses hand after being struck by a freight car. Pontiac Palmer R. O'Connell patents fog-dispelling device. Springfield grand jury subpoenas for lawmakers amid Lorimer vote talk. Rockford bullet on streetcar track mystery. Vienna Sheridan shoots Harry Thacker amid dispute. Joliet centipede found in hydrant water. Aurora boy and gasoline jug fire. family rescued. Sterling Evelyn Beehler captures burglar after fight. Freeport Frank By Koenig enemies pour ammonia on horse. Moline city plans to expand water filtration. Peoria Bert Wyles fireman killed trying to board a moving aerial truck. Cherry two bodies believed from Cherry mine found. Seaton robbers fail post office loot but steal 65 from Greer Reilly’s store.
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