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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1910
Page
2
A June graduate notes that family favors cannot replace merit. Employers favor relatives up to a point, but if they fail, merit prevails. The core advice: honesty, industry, and treating work as a personal stake lead to success.
A year after opening in London the tipless hotel reports strict enforcement of no gratuities to staff. Critics doubted it, but the establishment now prospers beyond expectations with well treated employees. The Chicago Record Herald calls the outcome gratifying and suggests wages compare favorably with tipped hotels, though temptations remain.
A Newport farm owner dies of typhoid fever while a nearby wealthy woman suffers the same illness. The New York World cites a Brooklyn outbreak and warns that typhoid in summer results from insanitary conditions and neglected water systems. The piece condemns reliance on marble halls and urges better sanitation to prevent deaths.
A new method using X rays at Guy's hospital London reveals tuberculous damage in the lungs earlier than the stethoscope. The technique shows promise for various uses but must be used with caution due to past cautions and adverse experiences.
Cable describes Berlin wing bouts with a live band, boxers matching tempo with their footwork and timing. The writer praises the music but laments the lack of authentic boxing, calling for more lively movement beyond the padded glove thuds.
Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post of the balloon America II were reported safe near Lake Chilogoma after a seven day drift from St Louis. The pair, missing since October 17, achieved 1,355 miles and won the James Gordon Bennett cup, setting a new world balloon record as governments engaged in the search.
Twelve thousand people saw Ralph Stone take to the sky in a Wright biplane at Belmont Park to set an American altitude record and possibly challenge the world record. After two hours, the barograph recorded 7 308 feet, confirming his triumph as mist hung the leaden sky.
Dr. B Clark Hyde convicted slayer of Col Thomas Swope cannot leave Jackson county jail while awaiting Supreme Court appeal under habeas corpus order. Emma Hillers initiated action to compel deposition in her $30000 damage suit against the physician.
Washington reports that seven states Missouri Rohde Island Michigan New Mexico Delaware Vermont and Massachusetts have published census returns up to October 20. Their total population reached 10,898,272, up 14.9 percent versus 18.4 percent in the 1890 to 1900 decade.
The Morning Post balloon completed a five hour flight over the English Channel from Moissons. It was presented to the War Department by the London Morning Post after being built in France.
Washington announces forty eight cities in state and territory to receive postal savings banks on a trial basis. Missouri selections include Carthage while Sedalia had been preferred by trustees. Final list aims for thorough testing within a $100000 Congress appropriation covering equipment forms and staff.
Arthur P. Heinze, brother of Montana millionaire F. Augustus Heinze, must serve 10 days in U S custody and pay a $200 fine for inducing a witness to flee to Canada. The U S Supreme Court denied review of the federal New York case.
A dispatch from Windsor Ontario reports a government surveyor discovered a lake rivaling Lake Superior in the Canadian northwest. Indians bringing the tale to Edmonton say the lake is vast and far north, though details remain unclear.
Literary treasures of the late Samuel L. Clemens will be auctioned in New York City. The sale includes numerous manuscripts and documents that have never been published.
A Rome report claimed the pope was indisposed by gout. The Vatican declares the rumor unfounded as His Holiness continues to preside at usual receptions.
Word reached here that Florence Oregon's business section at the Siuslaw river mouth was destroyed by fire with a total loss of about $75,000.
In Central City Colorado three miners were killed at the Hroptenac mine in Russell guich when a premature powder explosion occurred while loading holes. The accident underscores dangers in mining operations and prompts official inquiries.
Naples coastal areas including the Gulf of Naples, Ischia, Procida, and Cetara suffered a wide scale calamity as a three centered tornado struck with a cloudburst, tidal wave, and eruptions from Vesuvius. Fatalities are estimated near 100 and losses are described as extensive.
The government sued the New York World publishers in a famous libel case ordered by President Roosevelt. The appeal before the Supreme Court follows a circuit court decision quashing the indictment. Named figures include Roosevelt Taft Charles Taft Cromwell Douglas Robinson and others tied to Panama Canal coverage.
In Florida near Fort Myers three people were killed, including Miss Ellen Smith and two men named Walter and Dutchy. Leslie Cox and a black man are charged with the triple murder. the black suspect is held in Key West for safety. Cox, an ex convict, is being hunted by a posse. Cause of the killings remains unknown.
A dispatch from United States Minister Moses in Athens reports the Greek king signed a decree dissolving the national assembly. The present government will remain in power until new elections are held in December.
In Lafayette Indiana Martin Robinson, a young farmer, allegedly killed Grace Eller aged 17 and fired at Willard Southworth while he visited Eller. Southworth was shot near Mount Morencia. his injury status is unclear.
London reports Ethel Clare Leneve found not guilty as an accessory after the fact in the Cora Belle Crippen murder. Crippen faces gallows in November while Leneve, who fled with him, leaves the court for her mother’s home and declines comment.
The Philadelphia American League champions clinched the series by defeating the Chicago Nationals 7 to 2 after nine games. The eastern team outbatched outfielded and outrushed their veteran rivals, taking four of the nine contests and earning the pennant despite Chicago’s late-season win.
London reports the Persian minister sent a defiant reply to Britain over Persia policy and the possible partition of Persia. Germany is said to back Tehran if crisis worsens while the Jingods again discuss an Anglo-German clash as the outcome of the dispute.
A massive midnight blaze gutted a coal storage shed at the Ma Hanna coal dock in Superior Wisconsin. The accessible 250000 tons of anthracite coal burned, with a damage estimate near 500000 dollars. Fire officials seek cause.
A Vassar bride marries a Kansas farmer. Two weeks later a cyclone pays a friendly call, razes fences and haystacks, and chases the barn. It balks at the sight of the bride’s first pan of biscuits then departs after murmuring it’s not feeling strong.
A 100 dollar reward pledge accompanies claims that Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. The ad states the remedy is taken internally and promises testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and lists availability from druggists at 78 cents. It also cross-promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a brief witty exchange, Briggina is teased about his poker tells with the line Do you bluff when you play cards Never until he gets home and explains where he has been. The quip captures a playful Royal era jest about discretion and travel tales.
Murine eye remedy promotes relief for red weak weary watery eyes and granulated eyelids with soothing non stinging formula. Available as liquid 25 50 and 100 cents and eye salve in aseptic tubes 25 cents and one dollar. Free eye books and advice by mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
An advertisement touts Pettit's Eye Salve as restoring damaged eyes with bold claims. It lists Howard Bros. of Buffalo as distributors and promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars with an annual sale figure of 9.5 million. The copy contrasts patient resolve with barbers and mentions uppercuts in a punchy, promotional tone.
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