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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
1
The passage curates a mosaic of quirky items from crime to science with cheeky asides. It notes emigration losing 60,000 annually to England, a Panama lottery windfall spent in a week, and a 21 000 word postcard lore in Ohio. It also jokes about socialites, aalcohol and war, and Alaska’s distant coal promise.
The piece laments an invitation for President Diaz to serve another term as ruler of Mexico. It contrasts Diaz with distant monarchs and jokes about travelers visiting Yellowstone carrying only essential rocks, noting the irony in imperial power and travel prudence.
Falling enrollments at medical colleges raise concerns about a future doctor shortage while undertakers express no alarm yet.
In two recent incidents a bull charged at a locomotive and sustained the worse damage, though the creature’s final apparent sentiment may have been satisfaction. The events underscore the danger posed by bulls near railway equipment and the risks for operators handling livestock near rail lines.
A man was arrested in Philadelphia for swindling several lawyers, prompting commentary that may revise the old saying about the shrewdness of Philadelphia lawyers.
A tiny Maltese cat completed a 2,500 mile journey from Holland, Michigan to San Francisco by being packed in a bureau drawer wrapped in sacking and shipped by slow freight. When freight handlers opened the drawer the cat sprang out.
Passengers on the Oroya to Lima train were halted by a fully armed band at Galera 15 000 feet up in the mountains. The attackers disarmed fifteen soldiers, wounded four and shot one soldier who refused to surrender his rifle as hostages were taken.
The Old Geezers' club has been organized at Pittsburg for men past youth. Only old men can join and vote for old men regardless of ticket. Branches are expected to spread nationwide as the movement gains favor among the aging population.
In Chicago an attempted robbery ends with William Chambers, 74, tortured and tied, beaten, pricked with pins, and threatened with a gun as assailants search his home for a rumored gold stash before abandoning him on his bed. The attackers lured him from his house under a false pretense, knocked him down, then fled.
Detroit Michigan greeted the victorious American League team arriving from Chicago with thousands at the station led by Mayor Thompson. Manager Jennings and players were cheered as Pitcher Donovan was carried on the crowd’s shoulders and a brass band led a march to the Hotel Ponchartrain for a jubilant lobby celebration attended by prominent business leaders.
In Taylor Texas two white men who said they were labor agents from Brady and two black intermediaries were flogged and ordered to leave after they tried to recruit local cotton pickers. They offered ninety cents to a dollar fifty per hundred pounds plus free transportation, prompting the locals to demand higher wages and triggering the mob punishment.
Washington D C Vespasian Warner pension commissioner was surprised by two $500 coupon bonds and a $172 draft sent by an old soldier for the conscience fund. He ordered an investigation, found the veteran healthy and of sound mind, and the books show the man is entitled to pension.
Chicago reports that J Norman E Mack chairman of the democratic national committee rose early and denied he was seriously ill after alarm over a collapse under work stress He attributed his condition to nothing worse than a light cold and expected to resume duties soon.
Mary Johnson, English-Canadian woman posing as a man as Frank Woodhull, entered Ellis Island with 160 steerage passengers. She told a five member board of inquiry of 15 years living as a man and working with men, hoping to gain entry despite her disguise. The board was impressed and may permit her to proceed.
Philadelphia displays an immense military and naval parade during Founders' Week with over 20,000 soldiers and sailors. Maj. Gen Frederick D. Grant serves as grand marshal while Gov. Stuart leads the Pennsylvania national guard units.
Mrs. H. H. Foster, 60, told her family she had taken a large dose of strychnine during a personal crisis and asked to be held on the bed as she began convulsions. The incident details a suicide attempt and immediate medical distress in Grant.
Surveyors in Emerson Manitoba near the U S border map a new Great Northern branch from Emerson to Winnipeg. They begin at Noyes, the union depot for the Great Northern and Soo Lines, to determine a route likely paralleling the Canadian Pacific railway into Winnipeg.
In Minneapolis a court order allows Pillsbury Washburn mills limited to borrow up to 750000 and issue receiver certificates to operate at full capacity. The receiver said only 20000 remains on hand and mills would close without certificates.
Western Passenger association executives failed to reach agreement to abolish reduced rates by January 1. If railroad managers do not issue clear orders, reduced rates for special occasions will persist. While a minimum two cent rate for all occasions drew no opposing view, consensus failed on excluding suburban, colonist and exposition rates.
After Booker T. Washington finished his address at the Jackson fair grounds, a gallery section occupied by whites collapsed onto the crowd below injuring many negroes. Bishop Charles B. Galloway sustained bruises and Thomas Helm suffered a broken arm.
Commissioner of Fisheries Bowers told the president that the federal fish commission distributed 2,811,000,000 fish and eggs nationwide in the last fiscal year, topping the previous record by 30,000,000. The disclosure came after a Tuesday conference in Washington D C.
Apathy among New York voters appears in registration figures for Greater New York with two days totaling 408 407 compared with 434 761 in 1904, a drop of 26 354.
Word reached Wooster on Tuesday night that Alph W. Eddy, the young traveling man who vanished in Milwaukee on August 12 two days before his planned marriage to Miss Warren of Wooster, enlisted in the United States Army at Jefferson Barracks St. Louis on August 21.
A $4,000 fire struck the city asylum for the insane in St Louis early Monday. It is the second blaze in two months to threaten two nearby eleemosynary institutions. Police launched a thorough investigation into the incendiary outages.
Delegates from across the country, 2000 to 5000 attendees, including presidential nominees Taft and Bryan, gather for the Deep Waterways Convention in Chicago. Bishop Fallows opens the congress at 10 am Wednesday, with Shonts among the key speakers supporting a lake to gulf waterway to ease freight for railroads.
The Hague premier Heemskirk said no official reply has come from Baron Von Seckendorff in Caracas about President Castro’s stance toward receiving or replying to the second Dutch note. He said the Netherlands cannot decide its future course until Castro’s intentions are clear, and Holland is ready to face any situation. He emphasized diplomatic support from all powers and especial sympathy from the United States.
Admiral Togo hosted a dinner for the wives of American naval officers awaiting the Atlantic battleship fleet. Officials and prominent persons attended. Lieutenant Commander Dougherty presented a silver bowl to Colonel Thompson as a token of esteem, with the country subscribed. Togo's brief reply was sent via cable to Colonel Thompson in New York.
Prince Fushimi entertained F D Loomis, American commissioner for the proposed 1917 international exposition, and his party. Loomis will discuss arrangements and potential American contributions with government officials on Wednesday.
Cambridge Massachusetts Kermit Roosevelt son of the president drew first choice as tackle on Harvard freshmen football at the start of scrimmage Monday. He started at right tackle with the first eleven, with the second team repeatedly testing him, yet he showed grit and stamina and made a strong impression.
Washington D C The Medical Board of army officers in the case of Colonel William F Stewart U S A placed in command of the ungarrisoned post of Fort Grant Arizona by President Roosevelt Monday reported that officer incapacitated from active service on account of heart disease However Colonel Stewart will give testimony and produce witnesses of his own before a retiring board
Articles of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State for Caird and St Louis Railway Company with capital stock of 100000. Principal office listed at Cairo in Alexander county. Proposed line runs near Cairo to near East St Louis in St Clair county. Incorporators and first directors include William B. McKinley Champaign L E Fischer Danville George M Mattis Champaign W H Carnahan Champaign and George W Burton Champaign.
Mrs Margaret Lucas and her son Jesse were jailed in Albion Edwards county for safe keeping after arrest in the Clyde Showalter murder case from three years prior. Sheriff B F Moore and P J Kolb led the investigation based on statements from Curley Conrad and Oma Johnson that allegedly corroborate each other.
Cards issued by Mr and Mrs John R Powell announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Miss Etta Mae Powell to Dr Walter Edward Schwind of Vandalia Illinois. Miss Powell a longtime member in the Methodist Episcopal church is well known in southern Illinois. The wedding is set for Thursday evening October 15.
Illinois fair at Springfield reports 45000 people attending Old Soldiers' Day, the largest crowd of the week, as improved weather encourages attendance. State board meeting results in John Crebs, a Carmack banker, elected president to succeed George H. Madden of Mendota.
In Cairo Cairo-Drew Marshall shot Mrs. Frank Bechtel twice then killed himself. He died instantly while Mrs. Bechtel lay in dangerous condition at the city hospital. The act followed Mrs Bechtel’s refusal to leave her husband and two children for eloping with Marshall.
Bloomington Miss Elsie Orange of Cullom and her friend Miss Eva Harder of Tipton Mo departed last week for Dhamtai India to become missionaries for the Mennonite church They will sail on November 4 for Bombay From Bombay to their destination requires a week's journey in ox carts.
Centralia, William HH. Cullismore, former postmaster and prominent resident, died at 72 after a heart attack shortly after breakfast. He was a retired businessman and pioneer resident. his wife had died a few months earlier.
H. H. Simmons, aged 80, retires after three decades in journalism due to ill health. A veteran of western papers, he began in St. Louis in 1848 at the St. Louis Republican and later ran outlets in several cities.
Fairfield news tells of Willard L. Butler, a farmer from White County, who rode 17 miles in a lumber wagon to the city with his leg broken and bent at right angles still in a rubber boot he could not remove after being tossed from a horse by a saddle lining.
Henry Bultman, Nashville's oldest resident, died at his daughter Mrs. C Finke's home from the effects of a paralytic stroke at age 90. Funeral services were held at the Finke home with burial in Hoffman Illinois.
Centralia obituary notes Mrs. Jeanette Waller widow of Dr. J L Waller and Marion county pioneer. She was the city’s oldest resident, aged 94, and described as wealthy.
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