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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1903
Page
1
Chicago preachers mock a rule that requires every woman to make her own shirt, likening it to demanding every man create his own shirt. The remark highlights the absurdity of such gendered dress requirements in the city.
An unfavorable report is issued on the bill to shift the presidential inauguration date. Like predecessors, the next president may be inaugurated in the rain.
A forty acre tract is allocated for the Philippine display at the World's fair. The management aims to show that the 20 million dollars spent on the Philippines was a first class investment.
A Tennessee proposal suggests placing a statue of Andrew Jackson at the World's Fair. The famed general, praised as the hero of a defining battle within the Louisiana Purchase limits, would likely receive the honor.
Marconi's recent Atlantic transmissions include a Roosevelt greeting to Edward VII reinforcing confidence in wireless transmarine communication. The exchanges appear to remove lingering doubts about the practicality of the system.
Chicago's flat janitors have formed a union with fifteen hundred members. Skeptics will learn of the janitor's real economic significance as the movement highlights his importance. The piece warns against sneering at the janitor.
The report notes no drop in coal prices after the duty was repealed and states no material reduction will occur. It adds that hopes for relief were tempered by a further price advance being averted, earning the country thanks for the restraint.
The Tyrolean Alps exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair will lack authenticity without amber beer and edel weiss, but the exhibitors will ensure visitors do not leave thirsty regardless of wealth.
Demand for motive power for railroads remains strong as manufacturers are blocked from developing foreign fields and cannot promise definite delivery times on numerous orders. The pressure continued through 1902, exhausting American plant capacity at the limit.
Doubts arise about whether Russian warships passed through the Dardanelles with Russia and Turkey disputing the claim and England asserting the voyage occurred. Strong probability England is correct according to the report.
Charles F. Kelly former speaker of the house of delegates is convicted of perjury in the Suburban railway bribery case and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. All heard trials have ended with guilty verdicts except one where the judge directed acquittal for insufficient evidence.
The article notes a contrast between the widespread reaction to Cyrus Field's cable and the muted response to Marconi wireless messages. It argues society grows used to innovations and wonders as they become commonplace across the United States and Europe.
St Louis founders aimed for the greatest fair, and the endeavor exceeded even optimistic forecasts. The surge of global and U S spending over five years and a broad era of prosperity powered the event, while enhanced international exchange fostered friendlier relations worldwide.
The report covers multiple legislative days with sparse senate sessions on the 16th. House actions include private pension bills, a disallowed claim against B F Moody Co, and a failed omnibus claim refer. A commerce and labor department bill passed the house with major agency transfers. Senate discussions center on statehood for Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico, the Cuban reciprocity treaty, and district and budget measures. The Philippine coinage bill dominates the house floor, along with Alaska boundary and currency discussions.
United States senators elected on the 20th include Stone Hopkins Fairbanks Alger Platt Platt Smoot. Roosevelt accepts invite to John Wesley bi-centennial in New York on February 26. Rev Marion Lane alias Jean Skyles found guilty of bigamy in Port Gibson. Military bill signed by Roosevelt on the 21st. Wren suicide near Bloomington after love rejection. Remains of Maj D E George identified in Enid. Ger two Moser brothers killed by a snowslide in Cub River canyon. J M B Ward assistant quarantine physician killed in Philadelphia by a hatchway fall.
Telegram style report from the 22nd notes the senate toiled over the state hood bill and conference on the executive, legislative, and judicial appropriation bill. In the house a Philippine coinage bill debate produced a gold standard plan with 416 grain pesos and a currency substitute. Tillman warned South neglect of offices may spark trouble amid a murder verdict, mine wage rise chatter, a fatal train wreck in Illinois, union finances, Helen Gould’s attendance, and a fatal gunshot verdict in Columbia.
On the 21st a grain elevator and warehouse in McGregor Iowa burned, wrecking 92,700 bushels of grain. Foreman Davidson likely fatally injured by a boiler explosion. Also note train coal theft in Brooklyn and lumber price rise in New Orleans. Nebraska Supreme Court allows Bible reading in public schools with nonsectarian framing. Seventeenth field battery sails from Fort Sam Houston to the Philippines.
A United States tug named Leydon, sailing from San Juan Puerto Rico to Newport Rhode Island, ran ashore at Block Island and became a total wreck. A heavy sea raged then, but shore life-saving crews rescued all aboard after great difficulty. Five deaths from yellow fever occurred at Vera Cruz Mexico on the 21st.
A wide range of brief items from early 1900s news report a French expedition to Arctic regions planned to depart north next May. Other notes cover miner Richard Pierson killed by slate fall at Hudson-Williams mine near Joplin Missouri, indictments in Fort Smith Arkansas, suspensions in St. Louis, suicides in Texas, a double tragedy in Purdy Missouri, wolf attacks near Carthage Missouri, and various regional incidents including a train hold up in Newman Illinois and a coal and railroad tie boom in Texas.
In Newman a crowd stopped the Decatur and Western passenger train known as the Decatur accommodation. They forced the engineer to shut off steam and removed coal from the tender over a rumored coal siding at Montezuma, Indiana that proved false. The Illinois Central line later delivered coal to Newman and the train carried United States mail.
The Illinois county treasurers will convene in Springfield on February 5 to form a state organization led by Merriman of Lee, Price of Lake, and Sullivan of Sangamon. They plan to seek legislation enabling earlier annual reporting to the board of equalization and a state standard for assessing.
An engineer at Pana was inside the station when the throttle unlatched causing the Big Fou engine to dash down the track. It struck an Illinois Central freight at the crossing, smashing four box cars and tipping the Big Four engine onto its side.
Governor Yates grants Colorado's request to extradite Winnie Green, jailed in Paxton, on a larceny charge. Green is accused of stealing diamonds worth $700 from a jewelry firm where she worked in Denver.
Dispatch from Washington reports Senator Mason of Illinois introduced a bill authorizing the secretary of war to loan tents to the Eighth Illinois National Guard for use at the Knights of Pythias encampment in St. Louis next August.
Miss Bessie Martin of Zenobia wed Roscece Parish of Girard at Pana. The couple are both twins, as is the bride’s sister who married J. B. Mitchell last year, who himself is also a twin.
Gov Yates requisitions the governor of Kansas for extradition of L C Sherrick alias Asa C Bushnell, under arrest in Leavenworth, Kansas, to face a forgery charge in Clay County.
Fireman James Curtis, in the cab of an Illinois Central locomotive near Colfax, became dizzy and fell from the gangway. He sustained a broken hip and internal injuries and is reported in critical condition with a probability of death.
Solomon W Philbrick of Champaign is appointed to succeed Francis M Wright as judge in the Sixth judicial district. Wright resigned after accepting a position on the commission of claims in Washington.
A Des Moines and Minneapolis special wrecked on the Great Western railroad near Sycamore. One person was killed and 30 others seriously injured with several not expected to recover. Authorities describe a grave accident disrupting service and raising safety concerns among crews and passengers.
A fire at the Western Military Academy in Upper Alton destroyed Barracks A. Damage is estimated at 10 000 dollars for the building and 2 000 dollars for the contents.
Perc y Welliver of Murdock had his home wrecked when a water boiler exploded after he let the house freeze and started a fire in the kitchen stove.
George Myers, a well known farmer northeast of Keyesport, died at his home from supposed morphine poisoning. He was despondent because of ill health.
The primary for the fourth judicial circuit will be held in Shelby County on February 14. Candidates include Judges Farmer Dwight Ames and Rogan.
The Illinois Senate and House met in joint session to elect U S Senator. Albert J. Hopkins of Aurora won with 35 votes to 13 for J R Williams, Williams 62, Wooley 1, two not voting. Hopkins to serve a six year term beginning March 4, 1903. A joint committee was set to notify Hopkins. A separate bill sought a monument to Richard Yates in the Springfield state house grounds.
Karl Bitter approved the provisional sculpture allotments for the St Louis Exposition. The list includes H Borglum H McNeil Niehaus Taft Bitter Konti Ward French St Gaudens Graf ly Martini Adams Yandell Potter Proctor and others. Bitter will stay in St Louis days more to confer with architects before New York contracts.
John King was arrested in Goshen on arson and murder charges following a August 6 fire near Montgomery in Orange County. Amilia Lumbardi and two children died in the blaze while Mrs Lumbardi and five others survived in the upper unit of the building owned by a New York City firm. The arrest followed information obtained by the coroner.
At Maracaibo on January 23, German cruisers Vineta Panther and Falke shelled Fort San Carlos for hours. Twelve Venezuelans were killed and fifteen wounded as shells hit the fort and village, with many explosives failing to detonate. The fort’s commander Gen Bello vows to resist, while Washington officials express regret over the attack.
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