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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1898
Page
3
Amid New Year reflections the Highland Journal notes improved weather, calls for street lighting, praise for the Journal’s role, and local plans including a potential railroad and coal land dealings. It mentions Theodore Durrant’s murder case appeals and a governor commutation appeal, with commentary on town newspapers and oddities in local typos.
Sylvester Scovel and Covent Madrigal were treated as spies after delivering a message from Washington to General Gomez. The report notes Gomez will respond through his government’s representative in Washington. The piece also urges local business promotion and civic energy, including forming a Business Promoting League to attract manufacturing and rail opportunities.
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