And There Was Light In Troy On Fourth Of July
The city celebrated the Glorious Fourth with electric arc lights marking a milestone toward a modern, night‑lit streetscape. Crowds watched at the power plant as machinery began at 8:39 pm and lights operated until 10:30 pm, amid some flicker from wiring and alignment issues. Officials note future improvements, center‑hung wires, and continued plant expansion as incandescent lines come online. The Cat praises the progress and promises a detailed Tus Care feature with illustrations once the plant is finished.
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Troy
Everett
Tus Care
Electric light rates set by city council action
The city council fixed private electric lighting rates and rules, noting they compare favorably with other towns. Applications go to the city electrician, with wiring at 75 cents per socket and consumer-provided meter if used. Residence rates per month vary by number of lights, with commercial rates higher. extra lights incur per-unit charges. A single night light is allowed, otherwise 25 cents per light. Donk Bros. advertise threshing coal from their new mine with no hills to haul.
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Donk Bros
Board of Highway Commissioners
Hawley’s
Kuntaifann’s
Heinecke
Charles Fedder
Troy Cemetery
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
St Louis Troy & Eastern Excursion to Troy
The first excursion to Troy over the St Louis Troy & Eastern carried about 300 stationary engineers from St Louis. Donkro s Coal and Coke Co officials hosted the trip to inspect the plant at Troy and mine operations. The party visited Maryville Cuba near Collinsville and spent the day at Horseshoe Lake with a feast and amusements before returning to Union Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
St. Louis, Troy & Eastern
St. Louis
Donkros' Coal and Coke Company
St.ouis
Maryville
Cuba
Collinsville
Horseshoe Lake
Union Station
Valentine episode triggers brutal elevator brawl in Bennet
A February valentines dispute erupts into a bloody fight at Bennet Craft & Zenk's elevator. George and Joe Becker clash with Martin Arth Jr. and injure Arth seriously with a scaled weight and gas pipe. Doctors trephine the skull. recovery possible. The feud began with a vile valentine and escalated to threats of vengeance. Local notices follow.
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Valentine
Bennet, Craft & Zenk
Becker Bros
George and
Joe
Martin Arth, Jr
Phil Zenk
Becker
Arth
Becker Brothers
Phil. Zenk
Braner
Tue Cane
Joseph Becker
Frank Ganninger
Joseph
Ganninger
Post Office
Arth Brothers
Martin Arth Jr
Health tips for digestion and liver care in old ad text
The passage advises eating slowly and not overloading digestion, with six hour gaps between meals. It suggests Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for heartburn, Herbine for liver relief, and mentions local sellers S. Kingston and Kuntzmann for cigars and Rex lemonade, reflecting a vintage ad fragment.
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Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Glorious Fourth Celebrated in Troy
Troy marked the 125th anniversary of independence with flag decor, the slogan One hundred guns at sun rise, crowds at Rieder's Park and St Jerome's ice cream festival. Judge Burroughs spoke, the Declaration read by Prof Hollis, Black Jack Band performed, a shower interrupted events, and festivities continued till late with no accidents.
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Anvila
Rieder's Park
Church Lawn
St. Jerome's Catholic Church
Black Jack
Troy
Social and Personal notes from Troy and area
A roundup of visits and relatives across Troy and nearby towns. Residents from St Louis Edwardsville East St Louis and Granite City are listed as guests or travelers visiting local families during the Fourth of July period and other recent days. The item notes christenings and thanks for community support.
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Jarvis
Pin Oak
Edwardsville
W. J. Gebauer
F. W. Stienhans
St. Louis
Geo. C. Hartung
Granite City
Hartung
Katherine Bour
Wm. Canan
Mollie Firehorn
Annie Neville
O'Fallon
F. Kuntemann
Frank Guennewig
Joseph Giese
Francis Ackermann
Staunton
Wm. Dacy
Clark Center
Clark County
Wm. Rauch
Jacob Story
Louis Fullriede
Near Marine
Faust
J. H. Stienhang
Ed Roethermeyer
Amanda Detkins
Augusta Godjohann
Augusta Stienhans
William
George
Edwin
Freddie
Henry Stienhang
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fouth
City Council
ST. L., T. & E. Excursion
St. Louisa
Suunday
S. Kingaton
Enwin Zeux
Kuntzman’s
Hawkey’s
R. H. Mantle
Jas. Hindmarch
Edward Heinecke
A. Rieder
Market Street
Mr. Heinecke
Charles Juge
East St. Louis
Rex
Kuntzmann’s
United States
Astir
Social and Personal
John W. Taylor
A. E. Rump
C. 5. Smith
Annie
B.W. Jarvis
A. F. Seligmann
John F. Jarvis
Claude Gaskill
Edw. Heinecke
John H. Deimling
Griswold Place
FF ‘Ourth
Cerebr J
Alrere
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