The Weekly Call in Troy and Illinois News
A column references Cramp the shipbuilder dismissing jingoism as fears of warship production rise. It notes counterfeit two dollar silver certificates worry more than the hundred dollar note and remarks on global boasting amid a 1.62 billion population base. Dubrants attorneys aim to clear memory to avoid hanging. a Connecticut fire tragedy follows when a 95 year old woman, who smoked for years, burned to death after sparks from a pipe set her dress alight.
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Connecticut
English machinists strike drains union treasury
The English machinists strike began in July with 1.8 million in their treasury all spent. The strike fails to achieve any demands. Industrial war appears to drain surplus union funds. A Rochester Fast mail train carried one car of letters and six cars of second-class mail chatter. The first car yielded a surplus while the six cars charged the post office department one cent per pound and cost eight cents per pound.
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Etglish
Rochester
N. Y
Post Office Department
Prospects Improve for Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Senate support for the Hawaiian annexation treaty grows as Davis and other backers claim sixty votes are likely. The piece notes the need for a two thirds majority and mentions expectations among treaty friends. A separate remark comments on social norms about courting in Virginia and other states, noting private restraint and threats without legislative action.
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Senate
Davis
Foreign Relations Committee
Dogs to Play Major Role in World Affairs
The article notes dogs will have an important part in future global affairs. It mentions a serious question of dog diplomacy to settle at the Foreign Office and cites Kentucky’s struggles with canine tax. It also states Klondike travel requires a spanking team of brindle pups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Klondike
Long Island Spinster Slaps Woman In Public
A vigorous spinster on Long Island publicly whipped a young woman to vent jealousy. Spectators watched as the chastisement occurred, and the recipient continued on unharmed. The piece suggests the act is harmless compared to a razor and equally effective.
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Long Island
General advocates trained gunners for artillery strength
Gen. C. O. Howann supplemented authorities by arguing for a bigger artillery branch. He called it a manifest lack of sense to build fine heavy guns and modern emplacements and then equip them with unfit men. Fortifications must be manned by trained artillerymen, which cannot be made in a few days.
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C. O. Howann
Wheat yield figures reveal Leiter export balance and treasury shift
Estimates show total wheat yield of 560 million bushels with 145 million exported, 340 million for home use, and 60 million for seed. A 15 million bushel gap remains. The piece also notes a ten cent ahead price for May wheat, a large treasury balance since 1890, and recent shifts toward more gold deposits and increasing treasury notes and silver inflows.
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Leiter
Leiter Clique
Chicago
Treasury
Congressional Proceedings Report Signals Three Day Session
Summary of Senate and House actions across several days including passage of army and legislative appropriation bills, a rejected Teller silver bond measure, secret sessions on Hawaiian treaty, and district of Columbia appropriations. Remarks by Senator Lindsay cited as personal privilege evidencing political friction. Executive sessions noted with limited open business.
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House
United States
Senate
Clark
District of Columbia
Linsay
Kentucky
Kentuky d
President McKinley mentions and nominations headline
A roundup of actions and notices from early May including a state department gap on fruit import decree, deaths of railroad official A Wilder, a Yellowstone park extension bill, New York senate remarks, Walter Viele nomination for customs, Ludington confirmation, a Wichita invitation to the Transmisssissippi congress, Cherokee leader CureD. BushyuEaD death, Hitchock nomination to Russia, a large fire at US Rubber, a Cape Ann storm with shipwrecks and damage.
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Tak State Department
White
Germany
Wilder
Missouri and Kansas Car Service Association
Topeka
Ros
Bright
Hearas
Santa Ire
Bliss
Senate
House
Col
Young
Yellowstone National Park
New York State
New York
Murphy
Walter 5. Viele
Indiana
Evansville
Ind
M. L. Ludington
Wichita
Kas
McKinley
Diaz
Mexico
CureFr
D. W. Bushyuead
Tahlequah
J. T
Dawes
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Missouri
Russia
Notable 19th Century Incidents and Disasters Summary
A compendium of brief 19th century items: ex-minister Thomas Thompson dies by suicide in Santa Rosa California. The British steamer Channel Queen sinks near Guernsey with heavy loss. A blood-stained coat linked to murder case found at Bur elington. An earthquake in Balikesir, Asia Minor, leaves 20 dead and 50 injured. Train wreck at Lawrence Michigan injures several. Midland state bank executives held for trial in Omaha for fraud with bail set. Archibald McLaren arrested for embezzlement from the Scottish Clans order. Sugar bounty removal collapses sorghum in Kansas. Fort Scott plant sold for far less. British steamer Majestic to carry locomotives to Finland. Guthrie Oklahoma oil mill project signed by American Cotton Oil Co. Gov Hastings pardons ex-city attorney Moreland of Pittsburgh. health fragile. Weekly business failures: US 335, Canada 39, vs 1897 figures.
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Thomas Thompson
United States
Brazil
Santa Rosa
Cal
Plymouth
Channel Islands
Neil Rocher
Guernsey
A. D. Storms
Burelington
Frank B. Johnson
William H. Johnson
C. A. Sharp
Midland State Bank
Omaha
Neb
Archibald McLaren
Cleveland
John Hill
St. Louis
Kansas
Fort Scott
Nebraska
Majestic
Philadelphia
Finland
Baldwin Works
Guthrie
Oklas
American Cotton Oil Co
New York
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Wmn. Moreland
Pittsburgh
Western Penitentiary
R. G. Dun & Co
Canada
Weekly summary of New York banks and city finances
Weekly telegrams show surplus reserve down 827 825 dollars and deposits up 11 343 300 dollars for New York associated banks. Loans rose 74 100 dollars and specie increased 995 400 dollars. Circulation declined 76 300 dollars.
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New York City
Swedish National Association of Chicago
Victoria
B. C
Yukon
Danube
Winthrop Knitting Mills
Lakeport
N. H
California
San Francisco
Liverpool
United States
Nansen
America
Athens
Thessaly
Leavenworth
Kas
Woodmen of America Lodge
Turkey
Ramadan. “ The funeral’ of the late Hon. J. _Pican
Tool
Urbana
Deaths and notes from Illinois state news
Illinois state news items report multiple deaths including Mrs Louisa Nickel of Mascoutah aged 59 and Mrs Elizabeth C Thayer of Quincy aged 74. Other obituaries include German citizen Christian Wiseman of Warsaw and Capt G L Farwell of Macomb aged 79 plus Mrs Thomas Bunn of Bloomington aged 62.
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Louisa Nickel
Mascoutah
Elizabeth C. Thayer
Quincy
Christian Wiseman
Warsaw
G. L. Farwell
Macomb
Thomas Bunn
Bloomington
That City
Kentucky
Illinois Legislature Extra Session Begins in Springfield
Illinois lawmakers return to session with action on Crawford's primary election bill limited to Cook County unless adopted by the people. House and Senate debate revenue measures, rule changes, and the Hawaii annexation resolution, with adjournments set for Friday and Monday. The record notes committee travel, votes on amendments, and shifts in leadership positions.
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Springfield
Senate
Crawford
House
Cook County
Berry
Chicago
Curtis
Stoskopf
Supreme Court
Shelby
Yeas
Allen
State Board of Equalization
Nats
Bartling
McLaughlin
Robert C. Busse
Glade
Kilcourse
Olsen
Quanstrom
Revel
Sharrock
Wilsons
Hovey
Hovusk
Murdocn
Yrowbridge
Peoria
Altgeld
Dunlap
Mahoney
Dem
S&1
Revenue Committee
Housse
United States
Hawaiian Republic
House of Representatives
Illinois General Assembly
Congress
Bovey
Edwards
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August Droll
Troy
Illinois
Cramp
Dubrant
Virginia
States
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Org
United States Rubber, Co
Naugatuck
Coon
Gape Ann
Mass
Gloucester
Illinois State News
Lester
Joseph Lester
Robert Ramsay
Baltimore Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Leiter
Mr. Ramsay
Japan
American Spirits Manufacturing Co
Grosse Pointe
North Shore
Evanston
W. T. Giles
Freeport
W. S. Giles
Mr. Giles
Desplaines Valley Co
Joliet
Bloomington Union Depot
Franks
Wright
Richard Neall
Huey
Clinton County
F.M. Stewart
Englewood
Jil
Mount Vernon
Webt
John G. ‘Varnell
Banda
Decatur
Consolidated American Match Co
Gwen O’neal
Withers
Sunden
Daniel Meltzer
Shelbyville
Robert Clark
Adaims County
Legislature
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