Machinery Building at Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The Machinery Building for the St Louis World's Fair costs about 560000 dollars. It measures 525 by 1000 feet and is served by a gigantic traveling crane and two railway tracks. Architects Wid Mann Walsh & Boisselier describe a symmetrical design with seven-arch north facade, triple arcade south entrance, twin towers, daylight clerestory aisles, and a 65 foot main height. The building houses the Exposition power plant, west boiler house, erected by Smith Eastman Company, with exhibits from the Department of Machinery led by Thomas Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widmann
Walsh & Boisselier
St. Louis
Exposition
Smith & Eastman Company
Department of Machinery
Thos, Moore
Helvetia Milk Condensing to Build New Highland Plant
The Helvetia Milk Condensing Company of Highland will buy a seven acre tract northeast of town by the Vandalia railroad to erect a new plant costing 90000 to 100000 dollars. Four large buildings will yield a daily capacity of 75000 pounds of milk with modern machinery. Architect is Helfensteller of St Louis. The Highland plant will run at full capacity until the new one opens, then be streamlined. A Greenville branch and a Delta Ohio plant are already in operation to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helvetia Milk Condensing Company of
Highland
Vandalia Railroad
Helfensteller
St.Louis
Helvetia Milk
Greenville
Delta
Ohio
Edwardsville Driving Club opens season with racing meet
Edwardsville Driving Club held its first meet at the Driving Park on a pleasant Wednesday. Although entries were many, event starters were fewer. Little Joe won the three-minute trot, Unlucky Bob took the free-for-all trot, Bohm won the running race, and Toomey Smith led the colored boys bicycle race. Judges included J. N. McKee, Hartley Lanham and EB Bowler. Attendees came from Troy St Jacob Marine Highland Lebanon Collinsville and Bunker Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ofPhe Edwardsville Driving Club
Little Joe
Martin
Tom Boy
Sullivan
Bob (Willis) Firat
Rockaway
Faires
Bohm
Sheppard Pockets Cohn
Nix
Toomey
Smith Firat
Willie Samuels
Archie Cohn
J. N. McKee
Edwardsville
Hart-ley Lanham
Collinsville
EB. L. Bowler
Alton
No Pity Shown F A Gulledge Post Cures Tumors
F A Gulledge of Verbena Alabama recalls a long battle with illness placing him under persistent fate. He suffered a terrible case with 24 tumors before Bucklen's Arnica Salve healed him. The salve is praised for burns and general pains, priced at 25 cents at 8 King Aton's Drug Store.
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F. A. Gulledge
Verbena
Ala
Bucklen
Kingaton
Atore
Weather Bulletin Reports Mixed Midwest Crop Conditions
The Weekly Grass Bulletin from the State Department of Agriculture and Weather Bureau notes rain favored southern and central districts by the 11th, with the north seeing liberal showers. Corn and rye show good growth. oats yields below average. wheat threshing poor. chinch bugs threaten southern corn. rye in shock. timothy promising. hay damaged in north. blackberries scarce but large. apples mostly failing. plums fair. potatoes promising but central drought impact.
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Springfield I
Timothy
Farmers' Mill Burns at Edwardsville Destroying Mill
Fire at Edwardsville’s Farmers' Mill on Tuesday evening destroyed the mill building while the elevator survived. Loss estimated around 50000 dollars, origin suspected from spontaneous combustion. Engineer Arrowsmith alerted the blaze at 10:30 p.m. and firefighters saved the elevator after hours of effort. The mill handled 250 barrels daily and the elevator 25000 bushels. Partial insurance coverage noted.
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Edwardsville
Arrowsmith
Wabash
Farmers’ Milling Company
Engagement of Troy Young Lady and Holle Dornseif
A marked Daily Democrat note from Decatur Ind reports the engagement of former Troy resident Ottilie Dornseif to Henoch Holle, son of a northeast Decatur area farmer. Holle, a Concordia College and St Louis trained minister, will move to Guthrie Oklahoma for a Missouri Synod Lutheran charge, with no date set for the wedding. The item also lists a social lawn party by Miss Blanch Snodgrass and numerous local идentities visiting St Louis, Edwardsville, Collinsville and O’Fallon.
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Daily Democrat
Decatur
Ind
Troy
Democrat
Henoch Holle
Ottilie Dornseif
Révie Dornaeit
Fuelling Church
William Holle
Holle
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
St. Leuis
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Missouri Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Blanch Snodgrass
Lemp's St Louis Team Misses Games Amid Boycott Talk
The Lemp's of St Louis failed to appear for a scheduled game here for the third Sunday in a row. Reports say St Louis amateur teams have formed a protective league, with weekly captain meetings and boycotts of towns deemed unfair. The Coca Colas of St Louis are set to play tomorrow, and a local nine will face the Pin Oak Sparrows.
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Lemp's
St Louis
St. Louis
Troy
Coca Colas
Pin Oak Sparrows
Church and Society Notices and Schedules
Presbyterian and M E church services tomorrow with Rev J C Sefton and Rev C S MacCollum. Township Sunday School Convention set for Saturday August 1 at the Presbyterian church. Rev James Osborn speaks at Baptist church tomorrow at 11 AM on Saltless Christians with 7:30 PM cost topic. Heinecke cigars Rex shoes Klein sale and home industries urged. Tae Cat promotes local news.
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J. C. Sefton
Presbyterian Church
C.S. MacCollum
M. E
St. Jacob
Tomnship
James Osborn
The
Baptist Church
Local News From Troy and Surrounding Towns
A compact note sketching small town life includes births, moves, and local happenings. A new daughter for Mr and Mrs Fred T Hess, talk of threshing delays due to rain, and the Becker family moving to Summers farm near Collinsville. Also mentions civic updates like electric plant improvements and local phone growth plus a testimonial for Dr Kings New Discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cart
Fred T. Hess
Katy
Joseph Becker
Collinsville
Bluffs
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helvetia Milk Condensing Company
Ampires
Illinois
Agriculture and Weather Bureau
Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Ada
Homie News
Gari Aebischer
W. W. Jarvis
Wet. Rucker
James McLanahan
Capt
I. W. Cook
John Deimling
Bennet Joseph
John Riebold
Motlie Gaskill
Fannie Morriss
Sam W. McKittrick
Charles Tegtmeyer
Mesdames F. Cox
H. A. Eldred
Edw. Heinecke
Marine
Joseph Howard
Lebanon
A. R. Snodgrass
Robt. C. Morriss
Milk Producers’ Association
Tom Lewis
Alfred Bull
Elmer Woods
Collinaville
M. Kuntzmann
Charles Neville
O'Fallon
Charles V. Smith
M. Hoppe
J. K. Sefton
Addie Harry
Rockwood
Raymond Peters
Henry Dettmar
United Mine Workers
East St. Louis
Edna Donoho
Della Z. Hagier
Henrietta Hospital
J. L. Hagier
J.H. Samuels
Annie Stiener
W. M. Austin
Mendon
Mr. Austin
F. W. Braner
Carrie
Springfield
D. R. McHenry
W. B. McHenry
Oakland, Ill
Troy Friends
Joseph Umberger
Woodward & Tiernan
Umberger
Base Ball News
Church and Society
Heinecke
Rex
Klein's
Klein’s
J. M. Hawley
Troy Telephone Co
Robt. Holliday
Enterprise
Troy Exchange
Kingston's
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