25 Jan 1902
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1902
Page
1
Sir Thomas Lipton sent a New Year greeting to America expressing his plan to lift the America’s Cup. He stated that when he succeeds, America will recognize and credit him for the achievement.
A report notes Ambassador Paunce fote aims to settle the remaining England United States Alaska boundary controversies before leaving office. The statement frames it as a laudable aim and upcoming diplomatic closing.
The London Daily Mail Year Book for 1902 lists the United States as the wealth leader, with a clear long lead over second place Feneryland, according to the tables in the publication.
Farmers in Britain unite to protect domestic production by boosting output on home lands. They advocate increased cultivation and efficiency as a prudent path, arguing that multiplying grass on soil already cultivated is a greater achievement than conquest.
Rumors say American and British ocean lines may unite under J. Pierpont Morgan. The saying that the big fish swallow the little ones lends weight, with English companies viewed as the larger fish threatening American liners.
President Roosevelt is booked to be in attendance at the Charleston exposition on February 11. The historic old city is making preparations for his reception, and unless all signs fail, the occasion will be long remembered as marking the culmination of good feeling between the north and the south.
At the Pan American congress the Hague convention was indorsed and compulsory arbitration agreed to. The world should celebrate this result and Latin American states should feel gratified as it marks the first step toward lasting peace and permanent stability.
Farmers in Phillips lament a sudden one hour price fluctuation that wrecked profits for Phillips and his customers. The volatile get-rich-quick market leaves those with limited funds at a disadvantage and warns against speculative risk.
Reports from Germany show the people rallying to the Boer cause by sympathy and material support. Observation suggests this public sentiment may pressure the English government toward an earlier end to the South African war.
Several states grapple with how best to be shown at the St Louis World’s Fair. Most favor a representation that clearly displays their resources and the talents of their people, seeking a thoughtful, informative display.
The text notes Miss Helen Gould’s large giving requires careful, purposeful effort to improve the world. It suggests such judicious generosity attracts nationwide notice and sparks a broader favorable sentiment toward benevolence.
A national capital beautification commission proposes moving the Washington monument into the capital vista. The plan would extend the western terrace view one and a half miles to the monument, framed by four elm rows, with a large Abraham Lincoln memorial to be erected in the space.
In the Senate on the 20th and 21st, the Philippines tariff bill was discussed with Rawlins supporting the minority, and a call to action noted for the 21st. The commerce department bill drew opposition, while the House debated the urgent deficiency bill and a $500,000 Manila military post appropriation triggering broader discussion. On the 22nd, the commerce department bill saw two hours of debate with no major progress, and a partisan clash over an amendment funding shelter for army personnel in the Philippines. Cummings (Dem. N. J.) sided with Republicans on the amendment vote, Ayes 127, Nays unknown.
A chronological roundup covers Representative Wiley’s anti robbery bill with death penalty, Stephens’s Oklahoma statehood proposal, Frederic Teuere’s Molinist fame, Senator Gallinger’s vivisection ban, cabinet talks on Prince Henry’s visit, Isa St Richards’s death, Robert Fitzsimmons’s injury, U S envoy dining in St Petersburg, tobacco industry scrutiny, Oteros’s New Mexico governor nomination, Van Eisenbecker’s addition to Prince Henry’s U S entourage, Welcome Wells’s death, and notes on labor conventions, diplomacy near misses, and a Polish protest in Lemburg with hussar dispersal.
On the 21st the house committee on rules decided to soa change the rules as to exclude the general pub lic from the floor. When the house is not in session, except one card of ad mission from a member of congress. On the 21st the steamship Ping Luey sailed from Tacoma, Wash., for the ovient, carrying a cargo valued at $707,057. This is greater in value than any other cargo previously sent from Puget sound to the orient.
On the 23d the Senate referred a joint resolution thanking Mr Sehley for his brave command at the victorious Battle of Santiago to naval affairs. Teller's motion on Boer Scheepers was indefinitely postponed after Scheepers’ execution. Commerce bill lingered with no progress while the House delayed the urgent deficiency bill to the 24th. Rural free delivery carriers gained a pay raise to 600 yearly. Mothers Congress plans Model Nursery under Mrs Pred Dubois. Gov Geer urged Meliiley day in schools to memorial fund. NY bankers attract US subscriptions for 300 million marks German loans. Senate Indian affairs backed Rawlin's lease inquiry. Toulon dispatch notes Charlemagne not bound for Morocco. Richard Sheehan, Kansas City's oldest resident, died at 100. King Victor Emanuel awarded Marconi the Order of St Maurice and St Lazare.
A string of deadly incidents offers a grim cross section of early 20th century life. In St Louis two people were killed and six injured by street cars on a Friday. Other losses include Joseph Crego, an 86 year old Civil War veteran from Bloomington Illinois, and Clarence Reilley a painter who died in a brewery accident in St Louis. The day also reports fatal burns near Oakwood Tennessee and a fatal fall from a freight car near Victoria Kansas. In other notes a Venezuelan insurrection grows and Prince Henry plans a Washington visit with possible attendance at McKinley memorial services. The president commuted a 1898 embezzlement sentence of a Dover Delaware teller. Additional obituaries include George W. Cox of Virden and James F. Wade under sentence in Portland for a murder. A Detroit probate judge rules an elderly Carlyle Illinois farmer as sole heir to a $200000 estate.
A. Deane Cooper, treasurer of Graham Paper Co, was assaulted at the Vista bathhouse on Franklin Ave and died. Conductor William Strother was arrested. A diamond ring and pin found in the cellar rafters are seen as motive and evidence. Police report Strother gave conflicting statements and the jewels establish a likely link to the crime.
A cipher dispatch from Dr. J Restrepo reports Gen Frederico Barrera at Paraso awaiting reinforcements from Nombre de Dios Cocle and Bocas del Toro. Colon was to be attacked when those units arrive while Perez detachment and Loren zo forces move toward a junction. Panama to be shielded from supplies.
Numerous Illinois deaths are noted including Mrs Mary Barnhart of Decatur aged 70 heart disease Dr Horney Parkhurst of Danvers with 55 years practice in McLean county Isaac Mann of Robinson Bloomington aged 46 S Y Hawkins prominent Pinckneyville attorney and insurance figure brother to State's Attorney C R Hawkins and nephew of judges Youngblood John McCarthy Civil War veteran of Robinson George Omstead Salem doorkeeper appointed by Speaker Henderson Mrs Louis Hendrix Leroy 59 Rev Milton Davenport Morgan county Jacksonville Jonathan Smith Civil War veteran Xenia John Twohig Pekin breeder of hogs and cattle Richard Lander Bloomington 71 Elizabeth Burt Bloomington Germany native J A Riggins Marion county Salem 35 Henry Brown Civil War veteran Charleston.
Last fiscal year Telinois coal production exceeded any previous year in the state. J. 8 Trudgens of Newburnside made a voluntary assignment. Plans proceed for a new women's building at the Springfield state fair grounds. William H. Bach of Bloomington resigns as state board of architects’ attorney. William R. Atwell of Darlinville appointed superintendent of the Witnois agricultural exhibit at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Murphysboro forms a brass band of women only. Coles County Republican committee schedules a convention in Charleston for March 3 to nominate county candidates. Republican primaries to pick delegates set for March 3. Alexander Meean’s Macomb grand secretary office gutted by fire. all records saved.
The epidemic spreads across Fulton McDonough Warren and Knox counties with losses estimated above six thousand, threatening to leave much of Illinois corn land fallow as dozens of farms lose work horses and many animals die in Avon and surrounding areas.
At Springfield the damage suits of Margaret Hall and Anna Ryan against the igaBo, Peoria and St. Louis Railways were compromised in circuit court. Mrs. Hall received 3750 dollars and Mrs. Ryan 4200 dollars for the deaths of their husbands killed in a railway accident at the state fair grounds on September 25, 1900.
The biggest tree in Jersey county and among the state’s largest was cut down at Robert McDow’s Mississippi township farm. The cottonwood measured 28 feet in circumference and experts estimate it could yield at least forty cords of wood.
Leonard Roeder of Quincy celebrated his 102nd birthday, possibly the oldest man in Illinois. Born in Wurtemburg, Germany, he emigrated to America in 1845 and settled in Quincy, where he has lived ever since.
Prof Andrews of Pana High School completed a self winding programme clock. It rings two large gongs to assemble students and uses small bells in recitation rooms to announce class dismissals.
Former Secretary John W. Foster testified before the Senate immigration committee opposing Congress bills to extend Chinese exclusion beyond 1904. He argued such laws violate treaties, urge that 1894 and Burlingame accords limit exclusions, and defend most favored nation protections for Chinese in the United States.
New York, Jan. 24 The mayor issued a reply to the Society for the Prevention of Crime outlining his stance on the excise law. He said the administration will enforce the excise law as part of all laws, but will not devote the entire police force to it, and will strive to curb bribery and corruption linked to the law.
Washington January 21 Representative Clark of Missouri yesterday introduced a resolution expressing sympathy for the two South African republics and regret over the suffering caused by the war. The measure hopes Congress influence Britain toward a favorable settlement and directs forwarding to the British government and to Kruger Steyn and Meyers.
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