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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1897
Page
5
A fragment argues slavery nearly died out worldwide but notes a belief persists that 50,000,000 slaves exist in Africa. It cites the Cameron resolution as reflecting American sentiment against European tyranny and urging the Americas to shape their own governments, warning intervention.
Publication of Consul General Lee's report could illuminate Cuba's status, while the Lodge immigration bill passed by the Senate would exclude immigrants who cannot read or write in their language or another. Reading ability is cited as one criterion among others for limiting entry.
The speaker notes Spain may react to Senator Cameron’s Guba independence resolution as a casus belli. If Spain chooses confrontation, the U S will stay ready to respond and maintain presence during any actions Spain takes.
A publisher with a taste for statistics reports that yearly newspaper print runs total about 12 billion copies. The mass of paper weighs roughly 781,240 tons or 1,562,480,000 pounds, highlighting the scale of the industry.
The St. Louis Republic argues police should be far from petty boss influence but asserts Kansas City police are deeply mired in corruption. It warns that someone will suffer for this condition, citing prior municipal practices observed in St. Louis.
Official report shows moonshining increasing in the south with 1,905 illicit distilleries seized last year the greatest annual total. Over the past 12 years ten federal officers have been killed and 15 wounded in clashes with moonshiners, and suppression prospects look doubtful.
The text notes that while recognizing Cuban independence would not be an act of war, it could be used by Spain to justify hostilities. It cites warnings from Secretary Olney, Hannis Taylor in Madrid, and Senor de Lome in Washington about possible Spanish retaliation.
A Chicago fox hunting meet featured a police officer among its principal figures. One theory suggests the Humane Society objected to the chase and used a policeman to ensure hunters stayed on scent and lost the trail.
Secretary Olney’s interview on Cuban resolutions was extraordinarily blunt, signaling the executive department’s intent to ignore the proposed act in a public message to Congress and the nation. The remarks, circulated to press associations, stressed a striking cabinet stance regarding government policy.
The Senate debated Cuban resolution substitutes and fiscal policy while the House moved the executive legislative and judicial appropriation bill totaling 21,668,870 dollars. The urgent deficiency bill passed and both chambers adjourned for holiday recess.
Gen Fitzhugh Lee sails from New York to Havana with wife and daughter for visits near Ocala Florida. Lawmakers push wool duties with 12 cents per pound for first class wool and eight for second class. US revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch launched in Philadelphia. Senator Gear backs national grain standard, endorsed by Agriculture Dept. Paris Gaulois critiqued Spain over Mexico 1882. Tyndale Palmer sues 100 newspapers in Pittsburgh for libel. Leader Publishing Co. verdict 64 cents on damages. Spanish marine minister denies buying warships. Porto Rico reforms decree to be signed Christmas by queen regent. Queen Victoria biography planned for 1697 memoir claiming longest English reign.
A Finland-born couple in Sheffield Ohio escaped a fire but perished rescuing a grandchild as the floor collapsed. In New York City bricklayers Burkhardt and Reiss fell from a sixth floor during scaffold collapse, Burkhardt dying and Reiss gravely hurt. A St. Louis teen confessed to stealing an umbrella at Famous store but was not prosecuted. A deadly house fire at 514 East Eighty eighth Street leaves five dead. A jury deliberates for about eighteen hours after a case involving Earl Russell in The Thane residence.
At the Union Stock Yards in Chicago on the 23rd, a steer gored two men, a millionaire packer and a stock commission man. One suffered a dislocated shoulder, the other escaped with slight bruises. The incident occurred while passing through a cattle pen.
A ballot across five meetings on the 10th recorded 7,265 votes in favor of continuing the strike and 3,67 against. On the 22nd the Bank of Minnesota in St Paul closed doors due to lack of cash amidst great excitement.
A Calcutta dispatch reports ex Judge Goodrich stating thousands die daily from famine in central India and government aid is inadequate. Madrid dispatch notes Canovas del Castillo’s pledge to introduce Cuba reforms from post negotiations with powers. The Times cites US passivity if Cleveland administration withdraws on Cuban issue. A Wilkes-Barre church, Stephen's, burns, destroying organ and memorial windows. New York fires cause nearly a million dollars in damage and render 100 homeless. Delaware street casualties and a prominent Indiana politician Dyxster R Faulkner dies after streetcar accident.
In a cattle yard incident Wae Day Hart Com and others faced a steer described as widehorned. Mr Morris and Bohart confronted the animal. the steer charged as Bohart flung into air and slammed into a feed trough. Bohart suffered a dislocated shoulder deep cuts to head neck and severe bruising but survived.
The will from ex mayor Travis Phillips of Aurora, who died in Reno, Nev., leaves the bulk of an $85,000 estate to the city of Aurora for public uses. Up to $1,000 may fund a monument, $13,000 goes to relatives, $1,000 to the Aurora city hospital, and more than $20,000 is left to Aurora for a public park project.
After five years a Kendall county court verdict awards Mrs. Anna Bell damages from Jacob Helmuth the saloon keeper who sold her husband Andrew Bell liquor before his drowning in Fox river Yorkville in 1891. Helmuth left his bondsmen and sold his business before judgment.
In Tuscola a three day trial ended with John Swift James Thomas and Dan Hinds found guilty of robbing George Kolb last June. Each received ten year sentences in the penitentiary after beating his wife and family and binding and gagging them for hours. Six men were involved with two still at large. A woman betrayed the gang to officers.
Three masked men robbed and beat 90 year old Mrs Caroline Hingler at her Secor area home in Woodford county. They tore her clothing, injured her head and foot, leaving her bruised and half frozen before she staggered to a neighbor for help.
Woodward county board of supervisors passed resolutions to hire a building committee to secure plans for a new courthouse. The board will meet January 26 to approve plans. The courthouse must be fireproof with modern conveniences and the total cost shall not exceed $6,000.
Close investigation shows that the growing crop of wheat in the river counties including Madison Jersey Greene and Calhoun is not badly injured by frost. If snow falls before another severe freeze the vitality of the plants will not be seriously affected.
Winnebago county will soon obtain possession of the estate of Richard Horsfall under the law providing for the escheat of lands to alien heirs. The move reflects a legal process to transfer ownership as specified by statute.
Macon County farmers institute officers name February 10 as an institute day and plan a competitive exhibition of Macon County products. The event highlights local agriculture and community cooperation with a showcase of county produce.
The new library building, funded at 340000 dollars by the state, was dedicated for the Southern Illinois Normal University at Carbondale. The ceremony marked a milestone in advancing the institution's facilities and access to academic resources.
A fragmentary note records a murder scene with a burned body described as a young man. Details are unclear but indicate a smoldering body and an unidentified male victim. Authorities likely initiated investigation based on limited readable lines.
Wasmington Dee reports Venezuelan minister to the United States Mr Andrade, now en route from Caracas, is expected to sign the protocol of the boundary treaty with Great Britain in Washington. The State Department has been advised of protests by some Venezuelan politicians, which Crespo allegedly crushed. If Andrade arrives by Monday, he and the British ambassador will meet at the British embassy to formalize the protocol, clearing the way for settling the divisional line between Venezuela and British Guiana.
A December afternoon blast at Brandt Provision Co in Cleveland caused a market stampede as shoppers cried fire. Women with children were knocked down while coins and cash flew from a cashier’s desk. Police and fire squads restored order after a frantic scramble for money and goods.
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on December 25 the fashionable St Stephen's Episcopal church on South Franklin street burned from basement heating activity. The interior including the great organ and memorial windows was destroyed while the walls stood. Loss about 50 thousand dollars with 30 thousand dollars insured. Fire spread to the Westmoreland clubhouse next door damaging building and furniture valued at twenty thousand dollars.
Cecil Rhodes former prime minister of Cape Colony and head of the British South Africa Company spoke at a reception in Port Elizabeth on his way to England to testify before a commission on the Jameson expedition. He discussed Rhodesia and South African affairs in length, prompting considerable comment locally. He will be examined regarding the expedition by the investigating committee, while returning home for the inquiry.
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