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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1901
Page
3
Hon Charles Rolls argues in London that motor cars reduce road wear and traffic space while offering cheaper transport. A ton of goods travels 40 miles for under $1.50, and motors in war cut costs versus oxen, with less animal suffering.
Abdul NHiz, the sultan of Morocco, recently received a London-bound embassy and displays keen interest in Western life. He enjoys photography, bicycles, and Western toys, and is fascinated by cinematography and Queen Victoria Jubilee films. He longs to visit London but remains constrained by his current regime while favoring American and British goods.
German rider Karl Jatho and his sister debut a mammoth two wheeled bicycle with a drive wheel about 81 feet in diameter and a front wheel of ordinary size. The frame supports two seats one on each side of the drive wheel and uses a double gear system operated by pedals. Each rider has a steering rod and handlebars synchronized to steer together. Each revolution of the drive wheel covers about 25 feet and the largest tire in the world was specially made to order.
Rome embraces a motor vehicle craze as crowds watch cargo cars zip through tight lanes with little caution. Despite several bad accidents, drivers and the public remain unfazed. The post office plans shelf-propelled delivery to speed mail routes, while a recent visit of about fifty cars to Rome boosts local manufacturer confidence in Italian vehicles for long trips.
A fragment from a Puck piece portrays a character debating a paid commitment and an idealized fiancé. The era’s tone shows rapid dialogue and ambiguous romance unresolved within a brief excerpt.
A historic note of T G Smith of Bloemfontein who attached small sails to bicycles, evolving to larger rigs as sport spread in the Free State navy prior to the English Boer War. The piece notes plans to expand the pastime to England and the United States, with cautions on sail size for beginners to avoid loss of control.
An earnest citizen laments a mercenary political spirit while Senator Sorghum admits using payments to influence voters. Washington Star notes the clash over reform versus pay to win in local discourse.
President McKinley proclaims the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to open in St Louis Missouri by May 1 1903 and close by December 1 1903 inviting nations to exhibit resources industries and progress. Secretary of State John Hay transmits the proclamation and seal is affixed in Washington on August 20 1901.
Ex General Francis of Missouri, president and chairman of the executive committee, says preparations for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition are advancing in New York. He stated President McKinley would issue a proclamation inviting foreign governments to participate. A special commissioner for Asia and one for South America have been appointed, with correspondences to European governments underway and plans to present the exposition claim personally.
Tuesday night at the Metropolitan club architects Isaac S. Taylor John M Carrere Thomas Hastings Cass Gilbert and J Howard Walker discussed plans for the exposition buildings. They reported cascades waterfalls lakes and geysers will be artificial and there will be no court of honor with an estimated 25 million dollars for the whole exposition and 12 million for buildings. Plans aim for a renaissance style and completion in early autumn with fourteen main structures.
Washington August 21 Herbert Putnam librarian of congress shows strong interest in the St Louis World’s Fair. He plans an exhibit never before seen by the library and possesses unique drawings paintings and other material. He has not decided on funding for a general government display or a separate appropriation.
A garbled list notes 224 gallons of water weighing a ton, gold pens first made in 1940 and priced at a million and a half yearly, silk exports from Georgia to England, and that 20 percent of Chicago jail inmates suffer from morphine or cocaine addiction. The Birmingham Age-Herald claims unique daily publication in Alabama, with Monday often omitted.
In Wabasha Minnesota on August 19 George Huber suffered kidney trouble and back pain. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured him completely and he is now able to work. The notice touts many cures by Dodd's Kidney Pills for Bright's Disease Diabetes Dropsy Rheumatism and backache and claims the remedy already has many friends.
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