10 Sep 1915
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1915
Page
1
London reports a German air raid on England’s east coast with bombs dropped Tuesday night. Fires and casualties occurred though details were scarce. authorities promise figures as they become available.
Vienna reports a 25 mile front in Eastern Galicia showing Russian withdrawals and Austro Hungarian pursuit. Gen Boehm Ermolli forces claimed victory near Podkamein and Radziwilow with castle Podkamein captured and hand to hand fighting at Maku tia. On the Bessarabian front Russians withdrew and near Nowoseliza a Russian battery bombarded a farm on Romanian soil.
Providence Rhode Island reports describe the city as New England's murder city after two high profile killings. Dr C C Mohr physician to Newport society was slain and Judge Willis Knowles of the Eighth district court was shot in front of his summer home. Two arrests followed then exonerations. Knowles had been a tough prosecutor of bootleggers and had planned liquor case trials before his death.
In Corpus Christi Texas the defense plans to call Congressman John N Garner to testify as crowds gather in United States district court for the trial of 41 local politicians accused of election fraud.
Pekin reports Wu Chao Chu son of Dr Wu Ting and former minister to the United States has been named councillor in the foreign office to succeed Dr Wellington Koo.
An explosion of natural gas in Topeka Kansas caused a blaze damaging business property valued at about 75000 dollars. Five men sustained slight injuries from the blast as fire crews contained the flames.
Eight hundred buildings lay on Cayman Brac island in the Caribbean Sea and all but fourteen were destroyed by the hurricane that struck last month.
Goethals Day in honor of Major General George W. Goethals was celebrated at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on the 7th.
A French air squadron bombarded Saarbruecken station works and military establishments in the Rhine province as retaliation for a German aerial raid on Luneville that caused many casualties. Riga isolation deepens as German forces hold Friedrichstadt, threatening the Russian port area. The Western artillery duel continues, with signs of possible allied action before winter.
London report says the British steam tanker Cymbeline of 4505 tons was sunk by a German submarine. Six crew killed and six injured. thirty-one crewmen landed safely.
All 800 Albany city streetcar conductors and motormen strike halting traffic. Car barns are locked as services cease, with the city facing immediate disruption to transit operations.
The Manuel Calvo arrived from Vera Cruz with 455 Spanish refugees who fled Mexico due to starvation. They left their homes seeking relief and were brought to the port for assistance and resettlement efforts.
Results of experiments with five motor trucks used by American naval forces in Haiti will decide if motors replace horses for hauling artillery in the field.
Chicago police chief Healey orders a city wide clean up leading to 669 arrests of men and women across the force. The sweep aims to curb crime and restore order in the metropolis.
London reports the British vessel Mimo sa was sunk by a German submarine. The admiralty states the crew were saved.
Insurance writers quoted 10 to 1 that America would stay out of war with Germany before Oct. 30 and 5 to 1 that the two nations would remain at peace before Dec. 30. The bets followed word of the Hesperian attack.
The body of Hari Donaldson, murdered by Mexicans near Brownsville Texas, was brought to Montgomery for burial.
Mobile reports the fishing schooner John G. Whilden was wrecked by a hurricane off Tarpon Springs near the Florida coast. Eight crewmen are reported dead. The storm battered coastal waters and caused additional damage along the coast.
Berlin report states a cen sor type aeroplane set a new four passenger height record at the Rottspausen flying grounds reaching 3,200 meters or 10,499 feet, surpassing the previous 3,050 meter (10,006 feet) mark.
London reports pressure from Rome as Pope Benedict seeks to influence a global cease fire. Cardinal Gibbons delivered a Vatican message to the president proposing cooperation to end hostilities and restore peace following Germany's surrender and submarine disputes.
A correspondent reports Germany would demand the absolute withdrawal of Poland from Russian rule and a separate Catholic monarch for the region, restore the Western Europe status quo with territorial guarantees, grant Finland autonomous government potentially under Sweden, and redistribute belligerent colonies in Africa. Germany would evacuate Belgium without indemnity but seek a price for the Congo Free State and propose a maritime peace with freedom of the seas and protection of commerce in war by all nations.
London reports telegrams from Amsterdam noting Berlin’s decision to ease the submarine campaign could trigger serious internal trouble as it clashes with the views of maritime chiefs. Rumor says Admiral von Tirpitz may resign after meeting with the emperor’s naval staff at headquarters.
Berlin officials announce broader wheat use in baking bread reflecting relaxed food regulations. Pure wheat may be used in bread and rye bread may contain up to 30 percent wheat. Authorities say wheat supplies are abundant.
Dallas Texas former Senator Joseph Bailey at a banquet announced he would not seek the United States Senate seat from Texas.
British transport sunk with 1870 sailors lost. An army of about a million Germans menaces Riga, a Baltic port vital to Petrograd. Russians reinforce and defend along the Lower Dvina while Germans claim effort to cross the river and threaten positions south of the Dvina. Grodno falls to Teutons with 400 prisoners. Northwest of Vilna Russians go on the offensive but face German counterattacks.
Telegraphs report a British transport near the Dardanelles struck a mine and sank with 320 officers 1250 soldiers and 300 crew members. All on board drowned and six hundred bodies were recovered.
Four elderly residents remain in the Shaker settlement near Lexington. Sisters Christine Johnson, 84, and Martha Olson, 87, died within hours of each other. Shakertown once thrived with manufactories and farms and is now sparsely populated, valued in the millions. A trustee was appointed to manage colony affairs.
In Ada Oklahoma unstated tension arose when M W Ligon the postmaster took down Confederate flags from the federal building. He stated that only the Stars and Stripes should fly at the post office during the state encampment of Confederate veterans now in progress.
In Placerville California six brothers served as pallbearers at the funeral of Richard C Ferguson who had flown in from San Francisco after an appendicitis operation.
Berlin at home in Berlin died at his residence according to Overseas News Agency. Felix Poppenberg was a noted German essayist and historian with wide recognition in literary and historical circles.
W. G. Miller an ice manufacturer his wife and their seven year old son were killed when a Santa Fe passenger train struck their automobile at Iola Kansas authorities said the crash occurred near the street crossing the family was from nearby and the cause is under investigation the tragedy ends a quiet day in the town with railroad officials cooperating in the inquiry
Mrs Susan Givens a 76 year old blind woman in St Louis strangles herself with a stocking in her residence. Despondency over a recent suicide is noted as the cause.
The White House disclosed a telegram from the American Defense Society of New York pledging unremitting support to President Wilson's call for a definite national defense program.
A Japanese exposition opened in Santiego Chile, organized by a committee chosen by the republic president. The event aims to promote trade expansion and strengthen economic ties between Japan and Chile.
Washington a government agency delayed the start of its order on anthracite coal from October 1 to December 1. The Interstate Commerce Commission announced the postponement citing procedural adjustments and market impacts. The move affects coal shipments, pricing, and regulatory compliance across affected states. Pennsylvanian sources note the change will influence mining operations and union negotiations in the region.
Michael Zimmer of Chicago former Cook County sheriff is named warden of Joliet Penitentiary. He will maintain the honor system, succeeding Edmund Allen who resigned after his wife was slain. Governor Dunne selected Zimmer from a field of aspirants and the penitentiary commissioners concurred. Deputy wardens reportedly include Daniel Sullivan former Decatur police chief.
The 135 members of Battery D join the Illinois National Guard after muster ceremonies in the Insurance Exchange rotunda Chicago led by Col. R J Shand with Col M R Kelly Major Morris Woolman Major A V Smith Capt R Sheldon and Col J B Sanborn. Enlistments open at 22 West Washington Street offices. The unit drills in the Insurance Exchange building and will receive government equipment.
Springfield announces regular motion picture showings in state charitable institutions to lift inmates’ gloom. The Lincoln state school and colony’s 1,700 residents, described as feeble-minded, enjoy slapstick comedies while the insane also like film stars. War pictures and patriotic fare are shown at Quincy soldiers home and Wilmington soldiers’ widows’ home.
Governor Dunne announced several appointments across a Springfield slate. An advisory board for a free employment office was set with John H. Walker of Chicago as president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, plus Raymond Robins, Oscar G. Mayer, and A. H. Atwood in Chicago, and C. M. Brown in St Louis to replace Charles Du Gray. The State Board of Administration named Ww. H. Claggett of Lexington as superintendent of the Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal to succeed L. J. Van Patten.
Gov Edward F Dunne delivers welcome address on Old Soldiers Day to Civil War veterans from across Illinois at the state fair. Spanish War veterans and regimental reunions join a 10 30 AM program in the Woman's building auditorium with a fife and drum corps leading from headquarters.
Springfield reports the better babies contest under the Illinois state fair educational department will be a scientific test to identify the most perfect child age twelve to forty eight months, residents of Illinois. Five tests measure mental and developmental status, measurements, physical exam, including head to toe survey, and deportment. Examinations occur in the Woman's building with glass viewing for observers. Winners receive medals and keepsakes. prizes presented by Gov. and Mrs. Dunne on Sept 24. Entries close Sept 6.
In Belleville a seven year old Boy Scout named Earl Bell was struck by a motorist after guiding the driver to the road. He walked two miles to comply, returned along a railroad track, and assisted an elderly woman who had fallen, sustaining injury to his chin while helping.
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