17 Sep 1910
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1910
Page
1
A historical critique notes how grand ideas to prevent war circulate in articles while shipbuilding persists. It cites an Washington proposal to drop a barbed wire reel from ships to tangle enemy propellers, alongside a gas-filled projectile idea from years past. The piece ends acknowledging both inventive thinkers and crank prospects.
As summer vacations begin, demand for sea passage to Europe rises and ships fill. Wealthy travelers face extreme prices, with a New Yorker quoted at $2,000 for a Hamburg America cabin suite, while North German Lloyd liners also show crowded, booked-up conditions. Travelers are advised to plan early to secure accommodations and avoid high rates.
The Chicago Journal warns the house fly as the top summer disease carrier and notes San Francisco uses 30 rat catchers capturing over 8,000 rats monthly while poisoning many more. It urges Chicago to act against rats to guard public health and stop economic losses from their damage.
A Honolulu dispatch reports doctors have isolated the leprosy germ and are attempting serum development, suggesting a cure may come. The note adds skepticism, recalling it has been 46 years since Hansen discovered the bacillus.
In east New York a man woke and cut off his big toe, thinking his foot was a burglar’s face. Chicago, boastful of its size, has already muted the event for its next year’s comic almanac.
Don Jaime the Spanish pretender states he will not use violence to win the throne. Analysts predict his effort to persuade Alfonso to abdicate will fail.
A St Louis astronomer reports a sun spot about 50000 miles wide while a Massachusetts astronomer finds a new comet. Despite these findings, scientists expect planetary movements to proceed along their usual paths.
If anything can revive the Shakespearean drama the rendering of As You Like It in Esperanto will do it. Even if it were dead it would rise up and kick.
A garbled note suggests a crowd or umpire dispute over a decision at a baseball game. It mentions sugar consumption figures and a claim that the umpire made a bad call, implying tension between players and officials during the event.
Chicago. George Fitzgerald, former teller in the subtreasury, is arrested on charges of stealing 173000 from the federal building vault four years ago. Officials say a secret indictment was held back while detectives watched Fitzgerald, who was said to have fallen into a trap. The government claims the statute of limitation barred prosecution, and an official statement calls the indictment a mistake.
Fran cis Peters a 20 year old stenographer accuses Karl Bickel publisher and William Jewell College student of Baptist ministry study of giving her chloride of mercury tablets. Peters died eleven days after removal from St Margaret's hospital. On her death bed she said she accompanied Bickel to Olathe on August 31 after persistent entreaties. Peters home was in Lincoln Nebraska.
Four men were arrested after a death threat sent to Harry Coulby, president of Pittsburg Steamship, was traced to a bottle labeled with a human ear. They face charges as fugitives from justice for the June 27 assault on Edward Frazier and robbery of $35, with a car and letter sent to Coulby.
The airship Zeppelin VI, the latest Count Zeppelin creation, was destroyed by fire on the outskirts of Baden Baden while returning from Heilbronn. A terrific explosion followed and three crew members were badly injured.
The government submits to Congress a bill recommending adoption of the gold peso as the monetary unit, valued at about 43 cents. The move outlines a shift toward the gold standard for the Argentine republic.
The jury found Lee O Neil Browne not guilty in a bribery case. Cheers filled the courtroom as Browne thanked his counsel and friends. State's Attorney Wayman said the verdict speaks for itself amid wild scenes and a jailyard echo. Judge Kersten ordered arrest and preservation of order as crowds roared.
In Chicago a federal grand jury indicted ten leaders of major packing firms for Sherman anti trust violations. Named defendants include Louis F. Swift Edward F. Swift Charles H. Swift Francis A Fowler Edward Tilden J Ogden Armour Arthur Meeker Thomas J Connors Edward Morris Louis Hyman, all tied to Swift Libby Mor ris Armour and their companies.
Gold bullion valued at 57500 dollars from a 170000 dollar consignment moved from Washington Alaska Bank of Fairbanks to Dexter Horton National Bank of Seattle on the ship Humboldt. Lead replaced in the strong box containing part of the gold.
Thirty die as Pere Marquette car ferry NO 18 sinks halfway across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Milwaukee. Captain Kilty of Ludington and purser Sezepanel of Worcester perish, with two crew from ferry No 17 losing their lives in the rescue attempt. Ship had carried excursionists between Chicago and Waukegan. Last trip carried Labor Day pleasure seekers. freight cars on board broke loose in gale. Rescue efforts followed wireless distress. later reports state all aboard were saved from No 17.
Helsingfors reports Finland faces a possible clash with the Russian Empire as the Finnish diet meets. Leaders say the diet will resist electing representatives to the czar's Finnish council, hoping to provoke intervention. The clash looms as the plan for absorption intensifies tensions.
New York reports the Kron Prinzessin Cecile of the North German Lloyd line set a new transatlantic record from Bremen to New York via Southampton and Cherbourg. The voyage took five days ten hours and twenty three minutes, beating the previous record by forty six minutes.
In a Portland blaze that destroyed the home of Joseph C. Wendell Myrtle Wendell two years old was burned to death and Laura Ellis a servant died minutes later from burns.
Maine voters delivered a solid Democratic win with Col. Fred W. Plaisted securing about 72,711 votes for governor and Bert M. Fernald carrying the Republican banner with 64,090. Republicans retain two of four U.S. House seats as Hinds and Guernsey prevail in districts one and four, while Gould and Gilchrist fall. The result shifts control toward Democrats in the state legislature and raises questions on liquor laws and redistricting.
Early returns from Little Rock indicate large Democratic majorities for state officers as Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 appear to pass. Voter turnout is described as light with results still coming in from Arkansas polls.
New York City reports a Bergen hill open cut tunnel collapse near Hudson boulevard injuring many and increasing the death toll by 12. Ten men died already with four Americans four unidentified and three foreigners among the dead.
Neola Iowa Lewis Drier a son of a prominent local farmer was instantly killed when his horse frightened by an automobile threw him from the saddle Miss Gladys Sexton another Neola resident suffered severe injuries in the crash The horse reared and fell onto the car in which a theater party was riding to Omaha
In a South Wales bank during a severe run, a desperate manager ordered a clerk to heat sovereigns in a frying pan and pay them out. The money appeared freshly minted, prompting farmers to believe funds were plentiful. The ruse restored public confidence and helped the bank weather the crisis.
Senator Clapp recalled a former hostility at a Minneapolis dinner. He quoted an address on careless building noting that one St Paul resident is killed by accident in the streets every 48 hours, prompting a bitter quip from the hall.
Editor Robert Lincoln O'Brien, admirer of Vermont thrift, recalls visiting a home where a hostess tells the hired girl to fetch two large potatoes and bring up three small ones, illustrating frugal Vermont hospitality.
A veteran player who once starred for the home team returns as a visitor and faces a cool reception from the crowd, illustrating how public support can shift with changing loyalties and performance.
A Southern state school superintendent shares a letter praising Postum over coffee. He describes his mother's long heart and stomach issues improving after switching to Postum, noting fewer headaches and better overall health. The testimonial emphasizes Postum’s positive effects on his family and himself, claiming ongoing benefits.
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