28 Feb 1903
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1903
Page
1
A Missouri senator emphasized the chicken's vital economic impact, noting it has contributed more than any other creature to the world's breakfast and to the flow of money.
The City of Mexico consumes pulque at fifty five car loads daily, a fact highlighted alongside remarks on cultivated tastes across races.
In Spain the name Hobson is linked with Cushing in tales of daring by American sailors and the crew is remembered for their bold actions.
European governments acknowledge they cannot act freely on the American continent. The shift is presented as the unintended peace gain from Britain and Germany s South American coast incursions.
An article notes about 30,000 ministers clergymen priests and men in religious work losing money in turf betting. It suggests deeply repentant feelings from these losses, while observing that the good are often most chastened and the greater the loss, the stronger the moral lesson may be.
The text argues the Venezuelan agreement marks the United States as the dominant power in the Americas. It frames the Monroe doctrine as a fixed policy principle guiding American conduct on the continent, beyond mere creditor interests or monetary recovery.
A German professor suggested a “trial by music” for men seeking wives. He linked musical tastes to character traits. If she loves Beethoven she is artistic. Liszt means ambitious. Mozart prudent. Offenbach cunning. Gounod romantic. Massenet timid. Wagner egotistic. Saint-Saëns intelligent with balance. He asked how ragtime would fare.
President Palma signs agreement granting the United States two coaling stations in Cuban waters. The Cuban government receives fewer stations than requested, hailed as a safeguard to Cuban independence, though critics say Cubans lack vigilance for their own interests.
The Missouri Horticultural Society releases a circular promising explicit directions for growing top fruit, preparing specimens for display, and preserving them by cold storage. The fall season of 1903 and fruits of 1904 can be shown before the exposition closes. Begin now for the work, says the secretary.
The Au dubon society of Missouri reports fifteen year declines in song and insectivorous birds by 62 percent and game birds by over 80 percent. Last year seizures show large volumes of birds: 50,000 game birds and 15,000 song birds in New York, 32,000 game birds in Chicago, and a carload of quail in Indian territory. The push to halt sales gains support as birds vanish.
The article notes Denmark must decide by June whether to accept U S terms for its Caribbean islands. It claims strong public opposition at home and among island residents who had hoped for annexation glory. It also praises American diplomacy and arms for the surrender of the Moros at Payan in Mindanao, led by Capt. Pershing.
The senate spent days in executive session on the Panama canal treaty with petitions and bills read and Pettus Platt and Quay commenting. The house debated the Fowler currency bill as Smith and Tillman spoke. post office and defense measures advanced. a Rock Island arsenal fire replacement fund was proposed. Indianola case prompted long remarks. The week included reading Washington’s farewell, passage of bills, and the dedication roster for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Count Yanagiwana, a Japanese immigrant who arrived in Washington on the 25th, announces he is married and will not seek an American wife. Former Gov. Semple jailed in Seattle for failing to produce waterway company records. John G. Bigelow dies in Hot Springs. Louis F. Shale dies in Washington. Barbara Bell secretly marries her adopted son in South Bend. M. E. Ingalls accepts Democratic mayoral nomination and is hinted as a future gubernatorial and presidential hopeful.
A fire at De Hodiamont destroys the St. Louis and Suburban Railroad big car barn, with 67 cars lost and an estimated 150000 to 200000 dollar loss. In Stanford City West Virginia 73 striking miners are jailed for violating an injunction. three are killed and two mortally wounded in a preceding fight. Albert A. Knapp confesses in Hamilton Ohio to murdering his third wife. the fates of his first two wives remain unexplained. The Philippine currency bill goes to the president. Minnesota legislature foresees doubling its World’s Fair appropriation.
Telegram summaries note the senate on the 26th approved the sundry civil bill after amendments. Discussions covered presidential appointments to commissions, with no slight intended toward Lodge or Turner on the Alaska boundary commission. Butler unseated in the House, Wagoner seated after a two hour debate and long roll calls. Roosevelt spoke at Carnegie Hall praising John Wesley. A Kansas City warrant sought Charles L. Conne for embezzlement. Chicago suit filed for 1 million dollars over coal-market stringency. Trials in Rome postponed appointing coadjutors due to American objections. Gen Gordon ill in Jackson. Indictments against Hammond for embezzlement. Gatling died in New York. 30,000 grip cases reported in St. Louis.
Andrew Carnegie cancels southern dates due to illness. St Louis council upholds charges against inspector McArthur Johnston and dismisses him. Illinois mine workers raise minimum work age to 16. Cortelyou attends cabinet meeting. Conferees back president protection bill. currency law judged doomed this session. Grand jury indicts promoters of get rich quick schemes. Arnold's safe found nearly empty. St Louis undertakers raise Sunday funeral prices 25 percent. Emperor William clarifies orthodoxy fears. St Louis grand jury probes gambling in clubs and cafes, summons waiters. Wagoner-Butler Missouri district contest ends arguments in house elections committee. NY insurance fraud shows corpses staged. Chicago drainage canal report expected to show long purification path. President Roosevelt may hunt in March to Colorado and Yellowstone, return by April 20. Kansas City jury finds Fic Freeman not guilty in murder of Peter McCaffrey.
Illinois state news reports the Western Military academy will be rebuilt at Upper Alton after a fire. Col. A. M. Jackson says the four new fireproof buildings will replace two, spaced apart to prevent fire spread. Planned six buildings total cost about $150,000 with modern facilities.
Charles F Mills of Springfield has been appointed secretary of the livestock department for the Louisiana Purchase exposition to be held in St Louis in 1904. He previously served as secretary of the Illinois state board of agriculture and the American fat stock show in Chicago and as chief clerk of the World's fair at Chicago, effectively leading the live stock department of the Columbian exposition.
An Alton and Kansas City limited train struck a carriage carrying five Italians returning from a funeral. George Bursock and John Rudesik were killed. John Sucewitch and Andrew Whoslofsky fatally injured. One man badly injured. The collision hurled victims in all directions.
Fire at Atlanta Grain Co elevator in West Brooklyn destroys the structure and contents and damages several adjacent buildings. Total loss estimated at 15000 dollars, with part covered by insurance.
John L Thompson, a personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, died at his son's Springfield home from nervous prostration. Two weeks earlier a relative allegedly threatened his life, and the shock caused a complete nervous breakdown.
A skeleton of a man was found seven miles west of Alto Pass after a blast from a rock crusher operation by workers for the St Louis Valley railroad. The blast exposed the body in a rock crevice on a bluff.
The new public library at Jacksonville officially opens to the public. Built of Cleveland sandstone, the structure cost 50000 dollars with Andrew Carnegie supplying the necessary funds.
The dead body of an unknown man was found on Patterson road below Joliet. He appeared to have frozen to death during the night standing upright and leaning against a barbed wire fence.
Governor Yates honors Michigan governor’s requisition for extradition of James Curry, wanted in Saginaw on larceny charges. Curry was arrested at Elgin.
Mr and Mrs Rodney N Meeker living east of Manila have reached 25 years of marriage. The family now includes the couple and their 13 children, consisting of 11 boys and two girls.
Caroline Meyer aged 20 stepped from a moving train at Quincy and struck a steel rail. She died from head injuries at St Mary's hospital.
A McLean fire destroyed a row of five business buildings, causing about 20000 dollars in losses. The blaze began with an explosion of a gasoline tank in a restaurant.
Reed Eckard died instantly when a tree fell at his residence ten miles north of St Elmo striking his head as he cut it down to catch a squirrel. The incident occurred at his home and authorities were notified.
In Springfield the Illinois Mine Workers adopted a resolution to raise salaries for all officers after a spirited debate during their session.
In Illinois the senate debated an initiative and referendum amendment to the constitution proposed by Senator Dawson, while Senator Koeh introduced a judicial appropriation bill. The house saw a Logan statue appropriation and measures on audit warrants, famine relief, and public-safety reforms amid new bills and committee actions.
Poughkeepsie N Y Feb 26 The intercollegiate debate team for the Wellesley Vassar contest at Poughkeepsie April 25 includes 12 competitors and alternates. Selected are Katherine Morgan from Kansas City Edith Jackson Bennett Squire Jeannette Taylor Charlotte Rudyard Helen True and Anna Stearns with origins in New York City Rochester Ban Gor Maine and more. The topic is economically it is not advantageous for the United States to possess tropical territory.
On the steam er Trinidad in New York harbor from Bermuda, Capt Frazer of the wrecked Madiana arrives with Chief Engineer Nelson and three assistant engineers, Chief Officer Williams, two officers and five sailors, plus several passengers. Frazer reportedly suffers greatly from the ordeal.
St Paul Minn February 26 Bills introduced in the legislature would double the Minnesota appropriation for the St Louis exposition. The old $50 000 allotment is repealed and a new $100 000 appropriation is provided.
Mrs Phillip E. Burroughes widow of a longtime British consul in Kansas City died after being thrown from her carriage on Fifteenth Street Wednesday afternoon. She died shortly after being taken to the hospital from injuries sustained in the accident.
Springfield reports a lengthy Illinois session likely to extend to May or June amid Republican splits. Convict labor faces hearings and possible special session, while anti trust law is upheld by the Supreme Court. Proposals include itemized appropriation requests and a private secretary movement for members. The House honors John Mitchell for his role in miners’ strikes and supports a President Mitchell reception.
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