19 Dec 1895
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1895
Page
1
The piece notes England’s penchant for delay with great powers and bias against smaller nations. It lists Ohio as hosting eleven current US senators, highlighting the state as a major source of statesmen. It mentions a questionable Iowa IL border deal moving insane patients for mileage and time pay, hinting at a joke about inter-state commerce.
The piece lauds Allen G. Thurman as a statesman of unassailable integrity and calls him “The Old Roman.” It argues Hebrew citizens stand on equal footing with other Americans and condemns foreign meddling to incite persecution, warning against the Prussian Ahlwardt’s hostile aims.
The London Times notes a sharp fall in English and Welsh farming with 225,569 workers in 1871 dropping to 201,918 in 1891 while the population rose by nearly 7,000,000. The trend bears significance for America as a breadstuffs producer.
Connecticut yields 50,000 baskets of peaches as several companies form to plant large peach orchards. Experts say northern peach trees may bear in seven years out of ten, urging farmers to plant trees yearly for family use to enjoy nature’s luxuries.
A new point in criminal jurisprudence could arise in a Missouri murder case. A proposed witness claims to have overheard an incriminating telephone conversation between the accused parties. The court must decide on the admissibility of such testimony, a delicate issue in a murder trial.
A new South Carolina constitutional clause makes a county liable for any lynching within its borders, fining it $2,000 paid to the lynching victim’s nearest relative, regardless of convictions or punishments. The provision hinges on the mere occurrence of a lynching.
A prestigious St Louis publication titled Art Studies From the Nude receives praise for its artful illustrations of famous paintings and exception descriptive matter. The work is hailed as a credit to its designers and the city, reflecting high typographic craftsmanship.
In the Senate on the 9th Morgan supported a Behring payment resolution, which passed. Bills passed include use of Scranton and Williamsport courthouses by Pennsylvania’s superior court and a 100,000 Biscayne Bay survey. In the House the Chicago port collection limits bill passed, extending to Illinois. On the 10th Cullom urged Monroe Doctrine support. Bayard impeachment talk and recall questions surfaced. On the 11th statues for Hugo, Jones, and Pierce were proposed. rule distribution and Cuban recognition debated. On the 12th bills to secure Pacific railroad debt payments were introduced. Armenian massacre resolution referred to foreign relations. Grow criticized tariff history. several executive inquiry resolutions passed.
Personal and political notes include Tryon v Pingree over 25 000 damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution decided in the mayor s favor. Other items mention Speaker Reed delaying committee announcements until about the 20th and Congressmen Crowner introducing a pension restoration bill.
The 1896 Almanac of the Episcopal Church reports 58 dioceses and 18 missionary districts in the United States, seven missionary jurisdictions for lands, 7 bishops and 4,603 priests, 118 parishes and missions, and a total church membership and contributions detailed for the past year.
News from Duluth Minnesota reports the tug Pearl 8 Campbell of the Iman line foundered off Huron Island about 40 miles from L'Anse Michigan on the 7th, resulting in seven lives lost. A fire in Dyersburg Tennessee on the 10th destroyed five brick buildings, the third destructive blaze there in three months, suspected incendiary origin.
Reports from North America and Europe describe executions and disasters. Henry Harwanp was hanged in Minneapolis at 2:10 AM after reaffirming his confession and forgiving others, including his brother Adry. In Toronto William McMintan was convicted for arson fire at the Os goodby building, with losses around 70000. The Germanic collided with the Cumbrae near Crosby lightship, sinking the latter and injuring the former, in a fog. Oliver Hammond and family were killed at a Dayton and Union crossing near Greenville, Ohio. The Harrington wreck near Whitby caused ten drownings and one survivor.
A new factory for comnstock cellulose to fill warship cofferdams will be built in Owensboro Kentucky. The Reading railroad reorganization includes almost all coal railroads financiers, with over 30 million subscribed. Reports also note a Philadelphiabrigade land purchase near Antietam for a park and a 100000 dollar monument. London hosted a public agricultural conference on protection, while New York launched bicycle patrols on Eighth Avenue. The Minneapolis cruiser reaches Gibraltar en route to Smyrna to safeguard U S interests. U S failures for the week ended the 13th total 338, Canada 54 according to R G Dun & Co.
Tim water famine in Altoona Pennsylvania worsens as small streams freeze. Pennsylvania railroad foundries employing 5500 men shut down on the 14th due to lack of water, Edison Electric Light Co also forced to close. Bank stats show reserve drop and deposits rise, while other reports note British forces in Africa and Italian Abyssinian campaign moves. A Troy foundlings home burned, 75 children rescued. a child killed near West Brownsville. gold finds alarm in Buenos Aires. a Belgian powder magazine explosion kills seven.
Illinois railways and warehouse commission releases annual figures for the year ending June 30, 1891. It lists 117 corporations, 10,491.08 miles of track, 8,506 locomotives, 6,710 passenger cars, 262,647 company cars, 12,890 leased units, and 11,394 fast freight cars. Total capital and earnings are itemized with duties, wages, and dividends. Fatalities reached 680 with 2,018 injuries. details include employee and passenger counts. Additional items cover deaths, reforms, asylum investigations, and fires affecting industry.
A Illinois compilation notes deaths in E Dorado Mount Vernon Charleston and Joliet plus local events. It reports church dedications at Galesburg, legal notices, jail escapes, a war veteran death, church and school activities, prize flour awards, and community milestones across numerous counties.
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