15 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1910
Page
1
Washington Post cites blame on those close to the girl rather than business or social life. Editorial notes the tragedy stems from lack of guidance and false self-perception, despite condemning the broad critique of city life and womanhood in New York.
Jamaica LL faced a water shutoff after a main burst causing widespread disruption. An automobile service delivered water in tanks and barrels to homes, orphanages, and institutions, showing autos as a valuable auxiliary during stress despite being a rough substitute for the regular system.
A party of sixty eight Chinese students arrived in Honolulu to study at American institutions funded by Boxer indemnity money repaid by the United States. The Troy Times notes the benevolent program earns China’s esteem and will spread American ideas through its bright young beneficiaries.
Engineers on the Panama Canal project conduct experiments to gauge how sea water affects concrete used in the harbor and lock structures. Concrete at different preparation stages and with various protections will be exposed to salt water and observed closely to minimize future risk.
The statement praising German thoroughness notes there is no cholera in Berlin even as the disease roams nearby. It asserts modern medical science regularly defeats former scourges and that yellow fever and cholera no longer inspire widespread terror.
General information on infantile paralysis remains scarce. A sixty six year old woman’s death underlines the sparse knowledge scientists had when naming the malady.
A Chicago professor argues the law hinders some people and suggests burglars pickpockets and grafters are among those intended to be deterred by legal protections. The remark frames law as a tool to restrain criminal activity.
Farmers will not become greatly interested in aeroplanes, monoplanes, or biplanes until they have worn out their automobiles.
Mrs. Ralph E. Hayden of 4533 Prairie avenue and three others confessed to burglaries at Crown Point farms. They pleaded guilty before Judge H. B. Nicholson, fined $20 each plus costs, and released as victims declined to press charges. About $50 to $75 worth of butter eggs apple butter linen flat ware and vegetables were found in Hayden's garage.
In Starkville mine, night shift workers reported three additional corpses near entries K1 and K2 where 24 miners were believed at work when the explosion happened. Rescue teams fought poisonous gas as nearly 50 rescuers explored main entries and cross cuts, uncovering Wilbert Headquist Thomas Upperdine and an unidentified man in H1.
Scores of homeless men women and children slept in the open at Rainy River as refugees from a nearby fire overwhelm the town. Relief trains have delivered enough provisions for several days but clothing and food are urgently needed. The Rainy River and International Falls fire is under control with no immediate famine danger.
In New Jersey five men remain near death at the General Hospital after typhoid fever struck 13 dinner companions from the Entre Nous club a month ago. Specialists from seven leading medical institutions will be consulted to try to save the victims.
Terrific outburst of noxious gas drives rescuers to abandon efforts at the Starkville mine five miles south of Trinidad. Fifty or more workers remain entombed as relays struggle to penetrate the wreckage. Coroner reports 27 Poles, 1 Russian, 6 Americans, 10 Italians, 4 Mexicans, 1 negro and 2 Servians among the prisoners after a house to house canvass by a mine clerk and town marshal.
On Wickersham’s motion the government suits to dissolve Standard Oil and the tobacco trust were reassigned in the Supreme Court for January 3 hearings to allow the DOJ to plan work for the term. The corporation tax cases were also set for early January hearings after the trust cases.
Washington reports Vermont’s population at 355 956 in the 13th census, up 12 315 or 3 6 percent from 1900’s 343 641. Enrico Caruso, the tenor, is injured by a knee thrust during Carmen in Berlin and will be unable to perform for several days.
Salina report says Engineer Snyder of Council Grove was crushed to death under his cab in a Missouri Pacific freight wreck a mile west of Falun. The accident details remain terse as authorities investigate the scene.
Stockholm announces Count Ehrens ward named Swedish minister to Belgium has taken office in Washington, succeeding M Lagercrantz who resigned. The appointment shifts diplomatic duties as Sweden recalibrates its Belgium relations.
Secretary Ballinger told oil producers and businessmen in Tulsa he suspects an understanding lowering oil prices cheats Indian oil shares. He pledged to identify those responsible while dedicating hours to probing how oil companies obtain leases on Indian lands.
Warroad Minnesota reports say Williams Cedar Spur Roosevelt and Swift are safe while Longworth fire worsens Warroad remains the only safe area along the boundary Aipple and Clear River unreported Most residents are destitute and refugee feeding is underway a schoolhouse will open and teachers return Streets and buildings will be rebuilt for winter.
Paris reports disorder signaling what may become the greatest railway strike in history. Forty five thousand Northern railway workers walked out as other lines may join within hours, potentially leaving 360,000 employees idle. The government uses automobiles to carry the mails.
Dr. Haldane Clemenson, recently sentenced to life in the penitentiary for the murder of his wife in Chicago, was granted a stay of sentence by the state supreme court.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt joined Arch Hoxsey in a Wright biplane for a 3 minute 30 second flight over a traffic club luncheon in St Louis. He laughed waved to the crowd and called the experience bully. He praised aviation and compared it favorably to battlefield life saying he wished to stay aloft longer. Roosevelt urged centralized federal control of all U S railways, saying corporations are here to stay and must be governed by a single national authority to avoid conflicts and ensure uniformity.
In Winter Wisconsin lawmen and residents watched as John F Deitz defied authorities for six years. After a volley left one dead and four wounded, the besieged family was moved for safety while Deitz and son Leslie were taken to Hayward. Helen, Deitz’s daughter, urged surrender in a final plea to Sheriff Mike Madden.
Francisco I Madero, who fled to the United States after Mexico's elections, resumes leadership of his anti re electionist movement in San Antonio. He accuses President Diaz of dictatorship in a caustic manifesto.
B F Yoakum, chair of Frisco executive board, once admonished a young employee who planned marriage. The man earned a small salary and Yoakum argued hardship for his future wife. The youth retorted that he had as much right to starve a woman as any man.
Mrs. Bertha Sachs of New York recounts seven years of itching and painful inflammation. After many doctors and hospital visits with no relief she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, reporting complete cure. Endorsed by Morris Sachs as her brother-in-law and secretary of a benevolent society.
A humorous Harper's excerpt portrays Pat admitting to a lead-weight scam in his grocery, filling weights with lead to cheat customers. His friend asks if he was found out, and Pat replies he wasn’t caught, noting the error of misweighing by giving twenty three ounces per pound to customers instead of a full pound.
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