05 Feb 1897
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1897
Page
1
Bound and Jarvis profile a trend of people slipping into a territory to obtain divorces and depart without paying legal fees. The piece also notes global aid needs, Paris theater chatter, and Paris medical mortality insights highlighting public health missions worldwide.
The resolutions adopted by the coast defense convention at Tampa Florida will be read with general interest and approval. Seacoast fortifications are expensive, to be sure, but like some other things of merely occasional use, when they are wanted they are wanted mighty badly.
Along a major Paris avenue that will open next spring a double row of full grown trees will line the sidewalks though no saplings exist now. Transplanting large trees is a common practice in the city as part of its beautification.
Beachcombers at Conry Isnanp find a carload of champagne washed ashore from a vessel wrecked in the lower bay. The flotilla of bottles creates a scene of halcyon hilarity as locals gather to inspect the bounty.
A Louisville banker notes that none of the recent bank failures stemmed from runs or broad business malaise. He argues the trouble originated from internal factors within each institution, not external pressures.
The Cubans endured a decade of struggle before the present outbreak and agreed to lay down arms after a treaty Spain soon violated. Insurgents now demand independence as the sole satisfactory outcome.
Water gas is described as four times as poisonous as coal gas and has caused 91 accidental deaths in Boston since 1889. It also supported 36 personal crisis reports during the same period. While usable as an illuminant, it requires cautious handling as a household appliance.
The House committee on military affairs reports firing costs per round: $164 for an eight inch rifle, $322 for a ten inch rifle, and $650 for a 15 inch pneumatic gun. The article notes Spain should be cautious about challenging Uncle Sam to a shooting match given her finances.
Two groups oppose pardon boards the professional criminals and political ringsters who use immunity for crime. Cart Henry Kine is named editor in chief of the St Louis Globe Democrat succeeding the late Joseph B McCullagh Capt King long time Globe Democrat editorial writer is highly regarded 전국
Extensive preparations are underway for the national Good Roads congress to be held in Orlando Florida in February The event is described as the most significant gathering for advancing the plan aimed at influencing county commissioners across all states and other officials involved in building and maintaining public highways.
Senators discuss Cuban independence recognition, merchant bills, and foreign policy questions. House action covers Indian appropriation, disposal of dead bodies in DC, disease control, and pension restoration. Senate to vote on financial and international monetary matters, with debates on Nicaragua canal and immigration law changes. Local notes mention Gladstones, Krupp, and Canovas, plus assorted incidents and arrests.
Fire fatality reports reveal Miss Anna Vandewater aged about eight and an approximately four year old girl perished in a burning farm house four miles south of Belleville Michigan. Parallel blazes struck Condaor Bros Great Western pottery at Peru Indiana destroying a large facility with about forty thousand dollar loss. Tax Hall Lansing block at 1336 6 Street Lincoln Nebraska suffered fire damage from a lamp explosion during a busy morning as legislators met the session with many roomers present and narrow escapes noted. Building valued around one thousand dollars was partially insured.
Telegram summary notes the Senate was not in session on the 80th while the House focused on the agricultural appropriation bill. A motion to strike seed funding failed 941 to 70, salaries for bureau officers were removed, and the bill passed along with several private measures before adjournment. Additional items include a German quarantine commission for Bombay, Lady Scott's libel sentence ruling, and various financial and political notes from New York City and Chicago.
Weather records show January 25 1897 remains Chicago s coldest day with a minus 15 degree reading the lone prior deeper low occurred December 24 1872 at minus 23 but lasted briefly and warmed quickly while the day of January 26 saw a slow 50 to 10 degree rise over nine hours distant from that historic cold snap.
Springfield reports show Senate and House members debating budgets and reforms. Bills address education funding, equal suffrage petitions, anti trust measures, and road standards. Leaders noteSpeaker illness and committee assignments amid a flood of local and statewide proposals.
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