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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1895
Page
1
The article reviews language policy in education, press censorship increases under Gen Campos, and the push for official military news releases. It notes Brooklyn bond sales, municipal reform gains, debates on electricity’s effects, natural resources, and rising agricultural yields. California irrigation projects loom large as 1905 approaches.
The shipbuilders Thompson of Glasgow plan three torpedo destroyers capable of 36 land miles per hour, aiming to be the fastest of their kind afloat. A cable from New York reports missionary deaths in India and other varied, notable events including legal notices, obituaries, and trials. The summary aggregates disparate items from the era, noting notable deaths, legal actions, and international affairs.
A chaotic catalog reports Alabama mining camp riots where two deputy sheriffs and four Black individuals died and multiple others wounded. Additional incidents include a Sco ttburg Indiana train wreck killing two, a Lafayette Mississippi dynamite blast fatality, a Wells Minnesota stable fire destroying 30 horses, a Jacksonville Florida fatal electrocution, a Nominee Michigan fire destroying forty acres and lumber properties, and a Potts Miss death of a vocal figure Catlin.
The Spanish cabinet approved the indemnity amount for settlement of the Mars claim. Earthquakes persist on Tonga islands with no serious damage reported. Antarctic exploration urged as the greatest geographical venture to advance knowledge. The July debt statement shows a net increase of 38,435,737 in public debt and total treasury cash of 807,397,830. France’s Madagascar expedition, Madagascar news, and Hova soldiers desertions noted. Week ended figures show 261 U S failures, 28 in Canada. Dispatches from Market Lake Idaho report little danger as Indians head to the reservation.
Fire nearly destroyed SpRacux the Lincoln county seat with 3000 residents as Northern Pacific shops may revert to Seattle. Bank results show reserves down 1.08 million and loans up over 8 million. others report China massacre rumors, a Shanghai dispatch, a Chicago hardware firm failure, ships carrying large gold consignments, wage restorations at Hancock Mich mine, and Turkish embassy secretary in Berlin suicide.
Sadie Johns Caton, aged 84, longtime Ottawa resident in Illinois, dies in Chicago after a long illness. The noted figure helped found the Mississippi Telegraph & Co and owned several factories, including a starch plant, with a residence on Ottawa’s north bluff and a park he laid out. He served as judge on the Illinois Supreme Court, oversaw the Ninth District, and played a key role in telegraph and manufacturing enterprises before passing on.
The Illinois Senate and House clashed over tax levy increases and a Challacombe bill to repeal the libel law. Debates centered on local assessments, municipal indebtedness, and arbitration measures as lawmakers argued party lines during the special session. The legislature prepared for adjournment sine die with expectations of future revenue actions and possible January reconvening.
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