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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1897
Page
3
Athens dispatch reports fierce fighting between Christians and Muslims on Crete. Muslim troops set fire to Canea causing widespread chaos and a death toll of about 300, with civilians fleeing to ships while British and French marines guard consulates.
A telephone message locates the Sac and Fox raid at Stroud Oklahoma in Lincoln county. Willurton shot and killed a man and masked men seized Lurton and his son Everett driving them into the Creek country. Everett was later released but the old man is believed lynched. Stroud is terrorized as citizens form a large posse. Wires cut near Stroud hinder details.
Gurnee Oklahoma February reports restore communication with Stroud after a land dispute ended in a killing and Wounding. Henry Lurton and son Everett blamed, fled into Creek country. feared for three kidnapped men. Rumors of hangings and shootings circulate while a rescue posse forms.
The Prince of Wales proposes a Prince of Wales Hospital fund for London to celebrate the Queen's accession sixtieth anniversary. A council will be named with the Prince as president and Baron Rothschild as treasurer. The fund aims to raise about £150,000 annually via shilling subscriptions to aid hospitals not covered by existing funds. Floods in England flood Thames and other valleys cause significant property damage.
The Spanish legation released a full abstract of Cuba and Porto Rico reforms, with Canovas preamble praising Spain’s benevolence and offering amnesty. Dupuy de Lome indicated broader suffrage, with safeguards for illiterates, and a pledge of generosity to insurgents who lay down arms. Tariff changes favor U.S. trade, while Cuba and Madrid observers doubt concessions. cabinet changes may follow.
The Illinois Senate named committee chairs with Democrats securing the state library, arts and sciences panel. The full roster lists Republicans and Democrats heading Judiciary, Railroads, Finance, Revenue, Appropriations, Municipalities, Insurance, Corporations, Bankers, Education, Canals, Agriculture, Live Stock, Trade, Canals and Rivers, and many more bodies, detailing chairmen and members across the upper house.
New York World report from Key West describes Weyler’s column near Santa Clara being fired on by Cuban sharpshooters as a Spanish force of about 500 was ambushed near Nazarenes. A bridge mine killed 20 to 30 Spaniards and wounded many, rear units escaped, 50 prisoners captured, over 100 Spaniards killed, and Cubans seized the opportunity to attack with machetes.
In Beater Tomer Montana on February 7, a woman threw her three children into Yellowstone River and then leapt in herself. All four drowned. Reported as the result of domestic unhappiness.
The Bor Gund church in Norway, built in the eleventh century, is described as pine and tin with Romanesque design and protected by pitch coatings. The article also traces the tradition of the wedding ring from ancient times through Elizabethan England and notes the Bosworth battle site near Leicester with a monument on Crown Hill.
Ruskin has spent a fortune in good deeds and now relies on royalties from a popular edition of his works. Rumor claims Kipling could be paid 25 cents a word for a London magazine story, with two American editors allegedly securing 50 000 words at double that rate. Susan B Anthony began abolition stump speeches in 1853, a year after Mrs Lease’s birth, and Patti, born in 1844, debuted in 1859 offering stage career advice: workmanlike craft before artistry.
The article contrasts German and Paris police, noting German officers as autocratic veteran soldiers who enforce strict discipline with swords and bayonets, while Paris police are tasked with crowd control, record keeping, street cleaning, and public vehicle oversight amid frequent riots.
A quip from Tit Bits mocks Mrs Venlyune for her supposed stingy or mean remarks about her husband. The exchange highlights social satire of wit and domestic judgment in the periodical.
The balance wheel of a woman's life is menstruation and regularity is vital for health. Irregular flow can seed many diseases, threaten blood health, and even end lives if ignored. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as the greatest regulator, with a letter from Miss Marie Johnson citing relief from irregularity after using the remedy.
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