23 Aug 1902
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1902
Page
1
An English firm has ordered one million barrels of apples through a Canadian dealer. The piece notes no danger of overproduction in American apples as foreign demand exceeds supply. The discussion ties to a Tennessee county judge candidate accused of disloyalty for buying mules in Missouri.
A new German steamship now tops the record at 707 feet, surpassing the Great Eastern by eighteen inches and leading by sixteen feet in length. The vessel also claims the widest beam ever, by three and a half feet.
The comment contrasts frontier life with revolutionary South America, noting that in the latter neighbors and fellow citizens reportedly shoot and burn, turning livelihoods into peril as internal strife spreads. The remark underscores violence arising from political upheaval rather than external attacks.
A historical reflection notes Kaiser Wilhelm admired Mr Pierpont Morgan yet doubted the US could lead the German transatlantic lines. The piece suggests if an American takes charge, ownership may surpass mere ideas in importance.
Cuba consumes four million cattle annually and plans to dedicate much land to grazing, with officials claiming the island’s suitability. If export capacity remains robust, the nation could play a major role in addressing global meat supplies.
Report warns that heavy rains washed nectar from flowers, causing a likely honey shortage. The piece notes bees suffer, and hay fever victims may find relief in escaping the annual visitation for one summer, a source of joy to many.
The article notes European potentates alarmed by the United States gaining markets globally. It claims America undersells European goods in key regions and prompts calls for action to curb this rapid, seemingly unstoppable progress.
Young Cornelius Vanderbilt equipped a locomotive with an improved fire box and new piston gearing enabling speeds of a mile in 41 seconds between Pleasantville and Chappaqua on the Harlem division. The rail stretch is especially difficult for fast runs.
The piece argues coal shortages from the anthracite miners strike will hurt millions not involved, while employers gain from higher prices. It notes Cuba reciprocity debates and suggests annexation as a logical outcome, a view echoed by Senator Hanna.
When Congress reconvenes, there is consideration of having the national guard join with United States troops in maneuvers. Transportation would likely be provided, yielding benefits more for the general government than for the states, since the federal government can afford the expense. The text notes a unity of action across states.
News in brief reports a series of tragic incidents and events: Mrs. Eleanor Wallack dies by inhalation in New York. Joseph Anderson near Salina, Nas., drowns his four children and shoots himself. David Leavitt, a St. Louis coffee broker, dies by carbolic acid. Also noted are train robberies, weather disasters, murders, political nominations, and industrial accidents across various states and dates.
Telegrams report Central Passenger association lines will charge one cent per mile for round trips to New York during G A R excursion rates, with Western Passenger Association rates pegged to this. Other items note a severe storm in Christian county Illinois wrecking corn and hay near Pana, and multiple violent incidents and deaths including a Terre Haute razor attack, a Chicago coroner’s inquest, Nellie Hughes identification, editor Vandiver’s death, a Creek man killing his wife, a looming coal famine in Chicago, an aeronaut’s fall at Homer, and deaths of Keithsburg Mayor Marshall and Gen Franz Sigel.
Mrs. Matilda Oliver 82 dies at her son C F Oliver's home near Eldorado Illinois. William Mansfield a railway laborer is killed by a train near Bloomington Illinois. John and Fenton Miller trapped by a cave-in at a Marshall Illinois gravel pit. John fatally injured. Captain Moses Hilliard a retired St Louis capitalist killed by a train at a Maryland resort. John Linney oldest native Texan dies near Refugio at 73 leaving nearly 100 direct descendants. Farmers report green worm stripping hedges southeast of Holden Missouri. William J Bryan to speak at Northwest Missouri log rolling in St Joseph next Tuesday afternoon. D C Leaville of Kansas City after three months' sleep looks well and expects to work next month. P J Keller near Murphysboro Illinois may lose life rescuing a child from a freight train. John Warren hanged at Groesbeck Texas for murder of Doc Stevens. Southern Pacific extension tracks from Wharton to Day City Texas being prepared for operation. Evansville Indiana officials leave a fatally injured man in street for an hour amid debate over care as he is a nonresident. Week's business failures total 16, Bradstreet reports, down from prior week and last year.
A list of prominent residents and long time locals from Illinois communities including Medora Murphysboro Calhoun Carbondale Bloomington Mattoon Lexington Sycamore Danvers and Danvers township. Names Mrs Susannah Darrah Barbara Redfern Frederick Keehness Nellie Ferdinand Smith Robert P Wilson P Leary G A Rh Captain Joseph B Weaver Timothy Roberts Wm Phelps Corydon Winslow noted as deceased or memorialized with ages and roles.
A boiler explosion at A Simpson sawmill in New Liberty Pope county killed three men Arch Johnson engineer James Sefferts and Bud Owen and badly injured ten others three may die. Pieces of the boiler flew a half mile wrecking the mill.
Boer generals reached Utrecht to meet with Kruger and other leaders after a muted welcome in England. They are likely to align with Fischer and Steyn, preferring Dutch counsel over Leyds, and foresee constitutional agitation toward a Dutch federation under the British crown.
Boer generals Botha De Wet and Delarey with Leyds Fischer Wessels Wolmarans and Reitz arrived at Utrecht from The Hague to confer with former President Kruger on the South African situation. Large crowds cheered at the station and in the streets as the Boers were greeted with the Boer national anthem.
In Portsmouth the shah visits King Edward on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert after a slow train arrival. The cordial meeting includes handshakes, lunch with the royal couple, and royal salutes as the shah is decorated with orders of the Garter and St Michael and St George.
Rome reports Vatican received many recommendations and protests over Chicago archbishop succession after Mgr Feehen's death. Church circles favor a young energetic leader, with Rt. Rev. James Edward Quigley of Buffalo often named as likely successor.
Nine workers were killed and four injured when two steel digesters exploded at the Jessup and Moore Paper Co mill on the Christina River in Wilmington. Eighteen were in the building as two digesters, each like a six foot vat, detonated causing a massive wreckage and escaping acid burns. Firefighters and police battled to rescue victims amid smoke and debris. Officials cite overpressure in the digesters as the likely cause. losses estimated at 35000 dollars.
Rockport Mass August 21 The New England coast from Portland harbor to Cape Cod is on a war basis as Rear Admiral Higginson commands the North Atlantic fleet. A hostile fleet is said to lurk offshore and the naval exercise aims to stop it under adverse wind fog and reefs. The drill began at noon Wednesday with the fleet leaving the harbor of refuge and establishing a picket line by night. The operation hinges on locating the enemy by mapping and telephonic signals to coordinate rapid fleet assembly if needed. Defenders watched for any approaching craft while anticipating possible rash moves by Commander Pillsbury.
Four men were killed and a dozen injured when a New York Central eastbound freight train broke in half near Hoffmans Ferry ten miles from Schenectady on Wednesday. The rear section crashed into the halted front portion, causing the multicar derailment.
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