30 Sep 1905
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
1
The Troy Weekly Call recounts a rail journey where a broken wheel forces a change of cars. An elderly rheumatic lady and a bristling English woman provide comic contrast as a Friday start and luck are debated. The piece argues luck does not exist, only Providence guiding events.
Butterfly collectors struggle to value their finds as prices swing with supply. The blue Brazilian butterfly once sold for 50 to 75, but London traders later shipped large lots to England and top specimens sell for a dollar each. Collectors chase rare finds, then a glut hits, making prized varieties common again.
Detroit Free Press quotes Blank criticizing We all street while noting harsh times, and Chicago Sun adds a gag about wives giving husbands more smiles at home to curb saloon purchases. The brief exchange reflects urban social tension and humor in mid century press.
Washington University gains 75000 dollars and Parsons College 86000 dollars for endowments. The rest goes to nephew Charles Parsons Pettus, with residence to him or his heirs, art proceeds benefiting the Museum of Fine Arts, and various possessions and portraits distributed among family and institutions. Parsons College receives the portrait of his mother by Frank Carpenter. Washington University gets a collection of curios and art objects for exhibition under future regulations.
At Pekin railway station a bomb exploded in a private car on a train carrying one of four missions abroad to study foreign politics. Four minor officials died and over twenty four were wounded including Prince Tsai Tohe and Wu Ting Fang. The attacker perished in the blast as guards tighten security around government offices and railways. The edict appointing the missions was issued July 15 and the dowager empress plans a parliament decree in the new year for a parliament 12 years hence.
An extra work train on the Cairo division of the Big Four railroad rear collided with an extra freight train at Swango Hill five miles south of Paris. Four men were injured one fatally. Injured: William Bean Lyford Ill skull fractured leg broken Bert Knight Mount Carmel Sr head and shoulders injured James Beal Danville Ill back and head bruised internal injuries Bernie Young Paris Ill head and body bruised. The freight train had stopped to extinguish a bridge fire and had just signaled the flagman when the crash occurred.
Bradstreet weekly review reports a more favorable jobbing trade and industrial outlook than any prior period this year. Leading centers show activity across dry goods clothing shoes and all wearing apparel with better braces from secondary distribution points. Iron and steel sales rise prices firm, coal and coke volumes grow, building material timber and hardware show unprecedented season activity and retail trade increases despite rains and floods in the west. Frost absence helps crop conditions with corn largely undamaged.
Memphis report states John McCullum a Tupelo resident for 40 years disappeared days earlier. Boys found a buried hand and, after digging, recovered McCullum's body with his head battered. He was last seen alive after retirement, wearing only an undershirt drawn over his head and his feet tied with a short rope.
Detroit reports the wooden steamer Progress bound from Ashland to Cleveland reached harbor with six feet of water in the hold after a Sunday gale. A three inch perch in the hold warned of opened seams and a huge wave breached the deck house. The Iron Cliff in tow stood by to rescue Progress crew.
London reports the text of the Anglo-Japanese treaty signed August 12 along with a dispatch to the British ambassador in St. Petersburg. The eight clause pact aims at general peace in Asia, preserves Britain and Japan’s interests in Eastern Asia and India, and upholds China’s territorial integrity and equal trade opportunity. It remains in force ten years and can be abrogated by one year’s notice by either party.
Four weeks of tests at emergency hospital led by Dr. P B Archinold Dr J Birney Guthrie and Prof J C Smith to identify prove the germ that conveys yellow fever by stegomyia mosquitoes. Discovery made about two weeks ago in the clinical lab and announced after verification.
Dr. James A. Egan of the Illinois board of health appeals to the American Public Health association in Boston to deter President Roosevelt from a planned October trip to New Orleans. He warns that Louisiana yellow fever conditions threaten the personal safety of the president and his party and that October improvements are unlikely.
A typhoon swept Manila yesterday lasting three hours with winds near 105 mph. Property damage is estimated at 500000 dollars. Ten natives were killed and 1000 left homeless. Botanical gardens and the telephone system were wrecked. US quartermaster stores suffered slight damage and the city went dark.
Charleston Illinois Sept 27 school has been closed at Fair Grange five miles north of the city due to diphtheria.
Kansas City state bank closes for voluntary liquidation through Fidelity Trust Co. Depositors will be paid in full by the assignee. The decision followed a detailed audit of resources and liabilities and a review of loan collaterals. Prompt action aims to protect depositors’ money after declines post Salmon & Salmon failure.
Chicago district attorney announced the government will pursue railroads for rebates after the packers trial. Schwarzchild Sulzberger officials will testify and reveal secrets that could send defendants to the penitentiary. A trusted attorney connected with Max Sulzberger notes ongoing advisory ties. lawyers for the packers dispute whether the rebate fine affects the broader conspiracy case.
A three story brick building under construction on West Ferry street in Buffalo collapsed with a crash heard blocks away. Thirty bricklayers and carpenters were at work inside and on top of the structure, about twenty injures with eight serious. The owner was J. J. Crowley and Morris and Allen held the masonry contract as the west wall fell, taking part of the front and a rear section.
Butte Montana residents tally a $600,000 loss from Sundays blaze with $550,000 insured. Symons Dry Goods Co. sustains about $300,000 damage, fully insured. Burned blocks will be rebuilt promptly. Mikhael Sullivan, in county jail, is charged with attempting to cut a hose before the library fire was controlled and is under close guard. He arrived from Cripple Creek Colorado, where he allegedly engaged in labor troubles.
Ten members of the Louisville baseball team sue the Metropolitan Street Railway Co. of Kansas City for damages totaling 53000 after a street car collision on August 31. They allege excessive speed within city limits and negligent motorman.
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