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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1903
Page
1
W JARVIS finds England’s death duties crucial to the nation's finances, with the chancellor of the exchequer reporting more than 90 million dollars collected from this source last year.
The article remarks that the past year was the most remarkable in the nation’s business history and the new year holds the possibility of surpassing it. It expresses gratitude for the record set and optimism that the upcoming year may equal or exceed it.
The czar has permitted 100 students banished for rioting to return home or stay only if they are well behaved. With potential further banishment looming, authorities expect the youths to conform and be good.
William L. Elkins has donated 1,000,000 dollars to establish a home for the orphan daughters of Ma sons. The gift may earn him as much credit as if he had funded library buildings.
A Iowa girl, lacking scissors, trimmed a lock of her father's hair using a rifle bullet. The incident prompted advice to the man to buy shears and keep them handy, noting that economy can be carried too far.
Army officers broadly favor restoring the canteen after fresh experiences with holiday cheer from fringe low groggeries near posts. The sentiment trends toward near unanimous approval, reflecting a disciplined response to past indulgences and a preference for sanctioned facilities.
Australia will import breadstuffs this year due to a short crop. Cargoes of grain are already on the way from San Francisco. The surplus grain from U S farmers plays a significant role in the global food supply.
Oklahoma carries the banner for railway construction in 1902 with Indiana territory second, Texas third, New Mexico fourth, Arkansas fifth and Missouri seventh. The southwest records strongly, with gateway St. Louis highlighted as a key hub.
Mrs. Sarah Blake Shaw died in Borton at age 88. She was mother of Col. Robert G. Shaw who led the first colored regiment and of the wife of George William Curtis. Shaw was active against slavery from age 17.
The post office department argues that good roads are essential for rural mail delivery and will push highway improvements more than any prior effort. It may also influence future road reform methods and policies.
All religious bodies have ambitious plans on hand for the calendar year just opened. These plans include systematic efforts to arouse present church members to the importance of getting other people into membership, combinations of forces to the end that larger bodies may act together, missionary extension abroad and at home, and the intersection of some novel ideas in propaganda and in administration.
The era's church fundraising closed with nearly $40,000,000 raised. The Methodists North secured $21,000,000 to cancel church debts, support colleges and seminaries, and aid aged ministers and philanthropy. Methodists South $1,500,000 and Presbyterians North $7,500,000, with other denominations to lesser sums.
The postmaster general recommends next year funding of 12 million dollars for rural letter carrier salaries. The plan aims to maintain current service and add 10,000 new carriers during the year, accelerating rural delivery work.
The Hague was picked as the best suited tribunal to arbitrate the Venezuela conflict with European governments in 1902. The court rose amid applause that rings hollow to critics as European cabinets later shunned and mocked it when urged to use it.
In the Senate on the fifth and seventh, discussions on coal, trusts and the Dingley law dominated the agenda. Hoar and West debated protections, while Mallory opposed militia reform. The House passed the general staff for the army and a deaf veterans pension increase, with quorum issues and a brief session. The Hawaiian silver coinage bill and other minor measures also advanced.
Notable events include Cornell President Schurman addressing Missouri students in Columbia on January 12. Rep. Thomas Crow and wife narrowly escaping gas asphyxiation in Jefferson City. Prof Koch sails to Rhodesia to study cattle plague for the Chartered South Africa Co. at $250 daily. US Vice and Deputy Consul General MacLean dies in Paris. Carnegie Library in Washington dedicated with Roosevelt and others. gift of $350,000. Carrie Nation buys Kansas City home for drunkards wives project. Lena Miles, seven, drowns after breaking through ice near St. Joseph. Captain Shell, first wagon train across plains, dies in Washington. Millionaire William P. Bradley dies in Milwaukee. Salvation Army head Booth speaks in Omaha. Kerens wins Republican caucus nomination for US senator in Missouri over Nagel.
A mix of early 20th century briefs reports multiple events: Norman Oklahoma sees its state university building burned completely by fire on the 7th, a Nebraska supreme court decision releases bondsmen tied to former State Treasurer Bartley from liability after embezzling nearly 750000 dollars, a shooting in Connerville Indian Territory leaves Cale Brady dead and Tom Kelly fatally wounded, masked men free two prisoners in Lewisburg Tennessee, a dynamite blast shakes Hobart Oklahoma during a store fire, and a fatal collision on Pennsylvania road near Cochrane Station leaves seven dead and injuries.
A February blizzard raged in the northwest and extended south to Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana and Texas with high winds and cold weather prevailing across these states. On the 7th J A Traylor manager of a mine at Ely Nevada killed three men and wounded three others from a 12 man party that went to his office seeking to force him to leave the town.
In the senate the West resolution to report a bill removing the duty on anthracite coal was discussed by Mr. Aldrich and Mr. West and laid over to the next day. Nelson opposed the omnibus statehood bill. Several minor bills passed. The house approved the Philippine constabulary bill with an amendment capping assistant chiefs at four. Lanham resigned after election as Texas governor. Gen. A. B. Leeper of The Lunatic Herald was judged insane and sent to Jacksonville asylum, a repeated confinement. Actor William J. Percival known as Jack Landon killed himself in Greenwood Nebraska, with witness Mrs. Anna Nelson. Miss Perry Wilson, longtime secretary of the St Paul Street Car Co, died by carbolic acid at Long Beach. A two year old in Decatur died after arsenic pills were eaten while with grandparents. Missouri caucus in Jefferson City nominated William J. Stone by acclamation for US senator. A man attempting to rob a mail car on the New York Central jumped at 50 mph and was bruised. A mail wagon driver in New York was arrested with checks worth over a thousand dollars stolen from mail bags. Berlin banquet of 600 featured horse meat. Adolphus Busch donated 50000 toward a new St. Louis hotel.
An 80 year old Jacksonville landowner, John H. Leach, dies. The St. David ship drifts in the north Pacific, dismasted and short of provisions. Mrs. C B Sawyer, Jacksonville physician’s wife, is found dead in bed. Alice Thompson, 89, dies in Austin with ties to Missouri since 1856. Charles P Storms, contractor, dies by suicide at Sabine. Dr G W Kendall, Confederate veteran, found dead in Shreveport. Sabine Valley depot at Carthage, Texas burns, $7,000 loss, records partly saved. Edward Atkins, five, burns to death at Sycamore, Illinois. Three masked robbers shoot a woman near Perryville, Missouri. Sugar trust shifts to cash sales only. Carnegie library project starts in Bryan, Texas to be best equipped small library in the state. Thomas MacPherson, veteran shipbuilder, dies of grief in New York. Daughters in Kansas City stop father’s suicide attempt by wresting razor from him. Sir Charles Allen Lawson obtains summons against wife for habitual drunkenness. Davenport glucose refinery closes for coal shortage, 400 workers laid off. Mrs A M Dockery, governor’s wife, laid to rest beside seven children at Chillicothe, Missouri.
The Illinois legislature met at noon on the seventh. Lieut Gov Northcott called the Senate to order and Chief Justice Carter administered the oath to new members. John H Miller was elected speaker as the House organized. Gov Yates' message was read and both houses adjourned until Thursday.
Mrs Mollie Atchison, 26, weight 520 pounds, dies at her Ina home in Jefferson County. Edward Atkins, 5, burns to death at Sycamore after being left alone while his mother visited the barn. Dietrich Tiedemann of St Clair County fined 25 dollars for cruel treatment of his 14 year old son. Marshall courthouse destroyed by fire causing loss of 50900 dollars.
John A. Adams age 69 of Herrick dies of dropsy. D. T. Davis 75 of Pana longtime resident and property owner. Dr. Julius Kohl 65 of Belleville prominent physician and graduate of St. Louis hospitals. Kohl born in Grenzhausen Germany came to America at age 15 with his father who settled in Belleville.
Wormer Alderman J Henry Ward father of County Clerk Hiley H Ward resides in Duquoin with a broken jaw and throat wound after being kicked by a mule. Unable to speak he must take liquids via tube and faces several weeks of bed confinement.
Dr M L Huntington of Moline, a oculist, dreamed of burglars and fired a 38 caliber revolver from under his pillow striking his right leg. The bullet entered two inches above the knee, traveled downward, and exited at the ankle. He is receiving care at the city hospital and is expected to recover.
T. B. Robinson of Saline City near Eldorado reports a 32 foot deep well dug a year ago yielding oil at about 30 percent crude. A Kansas oil expert says the prospect at that depth is better than any seen in Kansas and believes oil and gas may be found in paying quantities.
Noah Moore admits to shipping 1200 quail from Franklin County to St Louis in a coffin to evade game laws. He was arrested for violation of the game law and the game warden promises further arrests.
Threshermen near Baldwin have organized a local union to affiliate with the National Threshermen's Union. The group comprises about twenty threshing machine owners and seeks to establish a uniform threshing rate for grain.
John Estelle was arrested in Memphis Tennessee and delivered to federal officers to face trial in Marcus for alleged involvement in the August Burlington train holdup near that town.
The post office at Jacksonville will operate three additional rural free delivery routes after February 2, bringing the total to eight routes in Morgan County.
Fire at Iuka wiped out the W S Grimes drug store causing a reported five thousand dollar loss. James D Hogue and Dr Walter C Irwin each suffered personal losses of five hundred dollars.
The remains of Mrs. Thomas Hes lig, who died at Augusta, were interred at Virginia. She had resided in Virginia since 1840 and was 72 years old.
A. C. Webber was chosen by the Eldorado city council to serve the remainder of S. A. Whitley’s term after Whitley moved to McLeansboro. Webber succeeds Whitley as mayor in the town’s latest political shift.
Governor Van Sant, sworn in for a second term, urges stronger state action to defeat the Northern Securities Co. merger plans between Great Northern and Northern Pacific. He cites public policy against consolidating competing railways and stresses state law enforcement, federal suits, and popular power to resist corporate wealth. The message covers beyond the dispute with other state matters.
President Roosevelt met with Speaker Henderson and Representative Grosvenor to discuss proper antitrust legislation. The talks focused on enacting a measure this session while balancing radical anti trust aims and business interests. Grosvenor said a middle course is likely, though details and conclusions remain unclear.
Wreck on the Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania railroad near Cochrane station left seven men dead and five injured. The West Elizabeth accommodation passenger train crashed into an unmoved freight rear car after a switch error by the freight crew. Conductor T D Cook and Baggagemaster C E Stroud were among the injured. several victims died from severe burns.
In Lewisburg Tennessee at midnight on Tuesday a masked group freed W P Hopwood and W H Johnson from Marshall county jail. They were accused in a lynching of John Davis and a petition for a special term of court was denied by Judge Houston. The masked party took the jail keys from Assistant Jailer Marshall and forced entry. the men left the area.
Explosion and fire across Hobart and Vista cause extensive damages. Hobart suffered a $50,000 loss after dynamite detonated in a hardware store, with tremor-like shock felt 30 miles to Cordell Mountain Park Mangum and Harrison. Vista in the southeast was destroyed with about $25,000 in damages.
Kansas City Missouri January 8 Mrs Carrie Nation the temperance reformer closed negotiations for a large residence at Kansas City Kansas to be used as a home for drunkards wives The price was 7500 and it is understood Nation will spend several thousand dollars on improvements before turnover within three months The money to establish the home was raised on her recent trip east.
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