Township race sparks spirited election and tax talk
Community debate swirls over possible war tax reductions while voters elect officials. Rumor of W C Drake leaving town with a machine leads to absence.
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1900
Page
2
First Election Result Extra Draws Heavy Demand
Tuesday evening’s extra on the election was the city’s first such issue and saw strong demand, prompting a second printing Wednesday morning to satisfy readers.
Vote for electric lights in Troy bond election
A plea urges voters to approve the municipal electric lighting bond to bring up-to-date appearance and welfare, warning a defeat means no lights and a dark town. The election is Tuesday April 17 with alderman races in each ward and the bonding question on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hampe
City of
Troy
Young editor predicts fate of weekly papers
The young editor of a metropolitan appearing daily warns that all weekly papers in modern communities will eventually adopt his format to survive, implying a future industry-wide shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakspeare
United States
Troy
Advertising characters a town’s firms and street names
An exchange notes advertising adds character to firms and communities. It claims largest advertisers are reliable, and supports posting street names as a cheap, up to date improvement praised by citizens and several exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
Topeka
Jesus
Corbett
Jeffries
Edwardsville German weekly makes bow with new eight page issue
Tus Edwardsville Post debuts as a seven column eight page paper promising sturdy news coverage and strong advertising. G C Hartung leads the mechanical staff as the city weighs an electric light plant and a bond issue revised to 84 800 with plans for April 17 fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tus
Edwardsville
G. C. Hartung
Nove
Building a City Business Association and National Change Visions
The piece argues forming a Troy Business Men's Association to attract manufacturers and safeguard city interests. It surveys half-cent coin talk as a test of public influence, notes Dr. A M Martin's proposed US emblem tweak, and imagines a century of eight-hour days, Labor Party presidents, public utilities owned by government, and rising Christian practice among workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Treasury
Congress
A. M. Martin
United States
Southard
Martin
Joan N. Parsons
Labor Party
Senate Hinges Porto Rico Bill Vote Next Tuesday
Washington letter reports the Senate will vote next Tuesday on the amended Porto Rico bill combining the 15 percent tariff plan and Foraker civil government provisions. It states pledges exist for passage and that the bill has presidential endorsement, while House skeptics predict defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Porto Rico
House
Shoshone County
Idaho
House Military Committee
Philippine Commission
Washington
Root
Manila
U .S. Patent Office
U.S
A. P. Greeley
Patent Office
Patents
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B. Ww. Sarvis
Illinois
W. C. Drake
Litchfield Morning Press
United States Mint
Central Union
Aguinaldo
Single Tax Club
Cincinnatti
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Macrum
South Africa
China
Aan
Homer
A. Heddergott
West Clay Street
JanieSankers
Main Street
Waverley
Ben Hur
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