17 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1901
Page
1
It appears John A. Woods, who won first prize in Uncle Sam's Oklahoma land lottery, may miss out due to his speculative actions. The speaker calls for justice to prevail regardless of consequences.
It is reported that Phillips, known as the late corn king, will settle all liabilities in full. If he completes this, his crown should not be removed but be met with universal acclaim and a greeting of long live the king.
The Machias has been dispatched to Colombia to safeguard the Panama railway traffic including mails during the revolution. The road is protected by an international agreement, making this action necessary. Puerto Ricans are praised for enterprise. San Juan offers a $4,090 yearly maintenance fund if Carnegie donates $150,000 to create a central library in the capital.
The article notes industrial stagnation and financial dislocation in Germany, with American competition blamed for some of the torpor. It warns that the United States may later regret the hard times now affecting Germany and other causes are possible.
The warship Missouri is expected to be ready to launch in October with a wine christening from the Missouri grape. A chosen Missouri belle is to break the bottle on the prow, but the identity of the fair lady remains to be announced.
Legislatures that funded last winter's Louisiana Purchase celebration will approve more money at the next session. It is considered likely that every state will participate in the St. Louis events, highlighting the nationwide popularity of the celebration.
The article notes Uncle Sam intended the Oklahoma lottery to be conducted fairly, on the square. It reports that some winners are not acting honorably and proposes cutting them off and excluding them from the square entirely.
The British House of Lords decision allowing a divorced peeress to retain her title could prompt American heiresses to intensify marriage hunts among the nobility. With the title valued highly, they may marry in then return home to enjoy status without remaining tied to a spouse.
The embezzling national bank cashier Charles W. Mussey, recently pardoned by President McKinley for a dying illness, has begun an extended hunting trip in the Adirondack mountains. He is now in good health and will stay there until early fall, with charges that deception secured his pardon.
The Paris August 8 aeronautic experiment by M. Santos-Dumont clearly demonstrates the propulsion and steering principles of airships. An accident occurred that prevented complete success, but it does not dispute the soundness of the navigational concepts revealed.
Published returns show Canada counting 5 300 000 people in 1901 a small gain over the prior decade. The increases between earlier decades ranged from roughly 9.7 to 19 percent while the United States grew about 21 percent in the same ten year span.
The thriving Oklahoma town seeks to perpetuate General Lawton’s name and may become a state capital. Opening Indian reservations could add 100,000 to the population, with current territory totals around 500,000, larger than any other admitted territory.
News in brief reports a five year old girl from Hanston Kansas apparently died on the 11th and funeral services were held on the 12th when a lightning bolt struck the metallic coffin, opening it and the child sat up calling for her mother. Also noted is the death of Sanford M. Green, long time Michigan supreme court judge, and various political and diplomatic items from the era.
Reports trace a busy sequence of events including the British House of Commons third reading on the Pacific cable bill, Colombian revolutionary movements, and plans for a Mexican exhibit at St Louis World’s Fair. Also noted are a Missouri train hold up, a $150 million tobacco company mortgage, a Kentucky Press association train stop in Kansas City, a fatal waterworks fire near Cleveland, Pekin relief anniversary quiet, a North Creek stage robbery, Venturia gold shipment, and a Manila pamphlet attacking the U S Philippine commission.
Ex Senator Thomas Carter of Montana and ex Governor Francis of Missouri arrived in Canton Ohio on the 15th and pressed the president for a proclamation inviting world participation in the exposition. The president pledged action in a few days.
Near Pana Illinois the family of A D Stebbins was poisoned by canned salmon. Mrs Stebbins and two children are in a precarious condition. Other items note the twenty third gusher in Beaumont Texas and various legal and crime briefs across the country.
Pittsburg August 15. Amalgamated association strike gains at National Tube works McKeesport and Carnegie lower Union mill while managers claim plant activity. About 65 000 idle, 20 000 obeyed last Shaffer order. Strikers claim closures in Wheeling district and Bellaire Mingo Junction dominance amid cautious orders.
Pittsburg August 15 rumors of a settlement in the steel strike resurface though no source confirms them. It is alleged the Amalgamated cannot win and United States Steel fears losing skilled workers and orders to independents, with terms nearly in reach for both sides.
The Amalgamated Association lodge in Columbus received a hint that a strike settlement may be near. After a meeting on an appeal for financial aid, members were told not to act until further information arrived. Details remained undisclosed as speculation grew about an imminent agreement.
Joliet Illinois August 15. The board of review ordered an assessment on grain in transit against Bartlett Frazier and Co of Chicago. The measure totals 77 810 dollars for grain in an elevator here. The firm has contested the assessment claiming the grain belongs to others and will likely take the case to the supreme court.
A long Illinois obituary roundup notes the deaths of many prominent figures across Saline, Monroe, Shelby, Crawford and surrounding counties.Names include Lon Cain of Saline county Raleigh Wied 69 Frances Dinzler Myre 76 and Dr Newton Sedwig Read 81. Individuals from East St. Louis Verden Salem Pana Pana Eureka Marion and Bloomington are named with ages and brief details.
The body of Alice Flynn, an 80 year old Bloomington resident of 60 years, was found wedged between a chicken coop and a rear fence on West Walnut Street. Two days missing, a search and inquiries yielded no clues. Coroner's jury ruled death due to heart disease after she crawled behind the fence, despite initial foul play fears.
Mrs. Deborah Bandy of Danville transfers 987 acres in Warren county Indiana to Eureka college for the endowment fund. The gift, valued at 60000 dollars, is subject to her daughter Mrs. Strain's life interest and adds to a prior 25000 dollar donation from Mrs. Bandy.
Mrs. Jeremiah C. Geard, a railroad accident victim, died at Springfield. John Miles accidentally shot his arm off with a shotgun at Mulberry Grove. Jacob Kindler was killed by a train near Litchfield.
Olaf Nordine a Swedish brick mason at St Joseph's hospital Bloomington shot himself in the head while a patient there. Despondency over his wife’s death is believed to have caused the act. Five small children survive.
William Stevens, a carpenter, was repairing an elevator in the Evans building Bloomington when the cage caught him, likely causing fatal injuries. The accident highlights safety concerns at urban repair sites and draws attention to elevator maintenance protocols.
Mr Patrick Higgins prominent Springfield citizen died recently He was manager and proprietor of the Merchants transfer firm, a well known local business figure. His leadership marked a key era for the transfer company and the community.
William Kern was dangerously stabbed at Assumption by an unknown assailant. The wound is over the heart and his condition is described as critical.
Miss Lou Billings was struck by a Big Four train at Mansfield and severely hurt. She was transported to St. Joseph hospital in Bloomington for treatment.
Earl Johnson, a Black boy, attempted to crawl under a passing Big Your train at Bloomington. The train began moving, severing his head and both arms.
Edwin Erwin, 14, son of C. M. Erwin of Carthage, was burned to death when his clothes ignited from a gasoline stove.
The will filed at Marengo provides that the village, after a term of years, will receive 25000 dollars for a public library. The provision appears among other estate directives in the document.
Five men died and several were injured when a fire destroyed the Cleveland waterworks crib off the harbor. Twenty six workers sought refuge on wreckage. 18 were saved by the J Sprenkle, and a two man boat rescued four on a rope as flames raged. Two rescuers later died from gas as crews battled through wreckage and water.
In Topeka Kansas on August 15 the board of health ordered the destruction of 1300 cases of beer seized during raids. The liquor, kept in the city prison, was to be reclaimed by owners via court action but the chief of police had it declared a menace city and ordered destroyed.
A special dispatch reports Coal Creek Tennessee rising two feet above any prior level. Half the town is inundated and residents are fleeing to higher ground. Seven Southern railway bridges and trestles near Coal Creek washed away and six houses destroyed. The damage runs into thousands of dollars with no lives reported lost.
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