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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
4
An incomplete notice indicates W. Tarvie, a notary public and conveyancer, handling document formalities for clients. The fragment mentions Kinloch and office duties but lacks clear dates or outcomes.
Executors discharged and wills admitted in probate. Real estate transfers include Ellen Thomas heirs, Vandalia Railway to Triumph Catsup and Tinkle Co, Mary Huddleston to Margaret Neville, Edw. Denaler heirs to Gonisu Denaler, and multiple lot transfers in Alton, Collinsville, Granite City, New Douglas and Upper Alton with prices from 200 to 24,000 dollars. Public notices announce probate actions, balances due, and upcoming deadlines.
A dense OCR of property transfers and trustees lists shows numerous lot numbers, blocks, and townships in Highland Collinsville Leclaire Godfrey Godfrey and area parcels. Names include Niedringhaus Brady Lambert Beckwith Hageman and many others with sums ranging from 320 to 150 dollars and various tract descriptions in McIlvaine and nearby townships. A stray anecdote notes a woman guiding a patient to Dr King s New Discovery for a dangerous cough.
A would-be assassin fired at ex president Theodore Roosevelt during a Chicago Milwaukee lecture tour. The bullet pierced a coat bundle, entered Roosevelt’s body near the heart but the former president pressed on with his address. Surgeons sought the bullet in Milwaukee and Chicago while a tense crowd was restrained by police.
Alleged collector for Policeman declares Becker planned Rosenthal’s murder after a quarrel. Testimony ties Becker to gunmen in the Tombs and to pressuring others, including a gang leader, to carry out the killing. Delays and threats are described as part of the scheme.
An old advertisement warns of hall’s Catarrh Cure with a 100 dollar reward offer and endorsements from F J Cheney and the Rational Bank of Commerce Toledo. It touts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, free testimonials, and 75 cent pricing. Also promotes Electric Bitters with success stories and a daily newspaper delivery notice.
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