22 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1895
Page
1
A Chicago press report claims startling contrasts in the value of diamonds worn by Chicago women versus earlier spring assessments. The piece also references criticisms of Japanese and Chinese groups, pairing dubious social commentary with controversial language about ethnicity and diet.
The article notes Wiggins of Canada predicting Niagara Falls drying up as electricians prepare to use wasted power. It mentions a compiled list of eligible English dukes in the marriage market with ages 77, 84, 84, 24, 19, and 18, highlighting Grafton as the most desirable catch.
Princik Kuiinorr is a practical engineer of skill and experience. He worked as an ordinary mechanic and as a locomotive engineer in Canada and the United States, and later spent several years with an engineering firm in Liverpool.
Cleveland is one of six presidents to appoint a chief justice, a list that includes Washington, Adams, Jackson, Lincoln, and Grant. Harrison, Taylor, and Johnson never named a Supreme Court justice.
Nebraska reports rebound in farming as wheat oats and alfalfa meet expectations and corn crop promises to be among the state’s largest. Districts hit hardest by last year’s damages show notable improvements in yields.
In Edmeston New York young men oppose bifurcated outfits for female cyclists while the girls retaliate by pledging not to associate with any young man who drinks uses tobacco attends horse races or plays games of chance.
The forthcoming dedication of the military park at Chickamauga and Chattanooga promises a grand event for surviving veterans of both armies. The project to found a national park on that battlefield aims to mirror Gettysburg as a western counterpart.
The Tur tax-payers' league of St Louis faces a hurdle as many willing supporters fear exposure due to ties to bills before the municipal assembly and the need to fund legislative work, causing reluctance to publicly back the movement.
A Missouri reader wonders if a man with a million dollars can hire lawyers and experts to prove insanity to avoid punishment for killing his wife and child, comparing possible outcomes with those of a poor man who commits the same crime.
A Texas stockman urges cotton planters to market slowly but notes market timing is unprofitable to predict. He argues farmers should keep close market records and sell when cash needs arise or a fair price is available, aiming for self-sufficiency.
Capt Woopsox of the regular army lauds Cheyennes and Arapaho in a meeting of Indian educators. He notes growing crops and cultivated fields as proof of the red brother's industry and desire to emulate white neighbors, urging proper governance without exploitation.
A diverse set of late 19th century items reports on a Washington conference favoring free coinage of silver, a 115 year old man in Iowa, a Greek classics publisher's death, New York Democrats fixing a state convention date, miraculous claims at a faith healing camp, and various local incidents. Notable names include Ito Hirobumi and Baron von Tauchnitz.
A compilation of sensational incidents from York to Michigan and beyond. Robert Hopson hanged for wife and child murder on Hemsly Moor. Ex mayor Van Horn killed from a hotel window. Robbers Albert Fisher and Oscar Dawson captured in West Virginia. Nihilists arrested in Odessa, restaurant keeper dies by suicide. Ex State Treasurer Taylor sentenced for embezzlement. Ferries collide near Goletta with deaths. Nine workers drown in Kiel after dockyard fall. Cory band members injured fatally as festival stand collapses in Riley Indiana. S Walker arrested for larceny near Traverse City. Wilhelm fatally crushed by threshing machine near East Prospect.
Reports from the era describe a severe storm passing Chickamauga National Park on the 14th. High winds felled hundreds of large trees, followed by heavy rain, hail, and a sudden chill. Additional items note cholera outbreaks in Asia, a train destroyed near Bolandron bridge, autonomy talks for Cuba, metric system legalization in England, and European naval responses in the Far East.
Telegrams report the Gumry hotel in Denver between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets was blown apart by an explosion shortly after midnight on the 19th. Fire followed, hindering body recovery as walls threatened collapse. estimates say forty to fifty of about seventy five occupants perished.
The annual harvest home festival near Piper City drew a large crowd as Yates City hosted events including a morning parade of youth bearing grain bouquets, park exercises led by A H McKeigan, and speeches by E R Brown and Col Clark E Carr. Susie Simpson and others competed in an oratorical contest with Miss Morgan winning the gold medal and Miss Powell the silver.
A call invites Springfield colored residents to a September 24 gathering to organize a state agitation promoting colored people's interests. Sudden summons: Charles H. Baker, a 36 year veteran government mail carrier at Galesburg, died suddenly from heart disease at 64.
Reports from Spain describe republican bands in Valencia and Castellon de la Plana inciting unrest amid troop movements to Cuba. In Chavar, republicans seized arms and money, captured the mayor, and fled as gendarmes pursued. Similar demonstrations occurred in Gandia and Denia with telegraph lines cut and several arrests.
Paris Texas Aug 18 Gen Samuel Bell Maxey died at Eureka Springs Ark Friday He lived in Paris for thirty eight years and was known and loved He was born March 30 1835 in Monroe County Kentucky became a West Point cadet at seventeen He served in the Mexican War and later entered Texas politics and the Confederate army rising to major general He served in the US Senate from 1867 to 1887 and after retirement lived quietly in Texas with a noted bitter political campaign by Reagan and Terrell as rivals.
Mrs H Francis and her young son of Englewood Illinois drowned at Willow resort on Springlake Saturday noon. The boy was bathing and got beyond his depth. An attempt to rescue him failed. The incident occurred near Grand Haven Michigan in August.
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