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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1902
Page
1
In January the house backed constructing the canal along the Nicaraguan route by 309 to 2. Opponents then pushed a counter effort, creating a tangle largely of their making. Chicago labor riots left many injured, some fatally, others maimed, settled by arbitration. The episode offers a lasting lesson for labor and capital.
The Philadelphia Ledger notes most gentlemen indicted by the St Louis grand jury have left the city awaiting a jury chosen to their liking. The ledger adds that the jury taste appears more fastidious than for boodling.
Former President Kruger should be satisfied to return home and spend his remaining days in quiet. He should do all in his power to promote peace between the Boers and the English, and not sulk if the coffee money is not forthcoming.
A Glasgow ordinance prohibits employing women as attendants in drinking bars drawing debate on traditional roles. The note contrasts such restrictions with perceived leniency toward abuses in St Louis winerooms and police tolerance, provoking regional commentary.
Justice Morrison of Newfoundland, a leader in the strong movement for annexation to Canada, visits Toronto and says Newfoundland shifted from staunch anti confederation in 1869 to being driven by events toward union with Canada.
An interesting statement from London says a South African syndicate, former Cecil Rhodes associates, has purchased properties on the Klondike boundary in Alaska and plans to invest 5 million dollars. Since the boundary remains unsettled, international friction could arise in that region.
Senor Buencamino testified to a congressional committee that 84 percent of Filipinos cannot read or write and that the population speaks many dialects derived from eight main languages. He cautioned that the idea of governing an independent state in such conditions is somewhat chimerical.
The government seems to have entered a temperance crusade via rural free delivery. Liquor dealers in small country towns fear closure as customers who once visited town daily for mail have yet to find a new excuse to buy alcohol.
Automobiles, trolley cars and bicycles increasingly occupy urban service roles once held by horses. Paris reports 96,698 horses in 1901, dropping to 90,796 this year a 6 percent decline. Similar declines of about 10 percent occur in London, Berlin, Vienna and St Petersburg.
Buffalo Bill organizes a major show for the St Louis World's Fair and runs a vast 600000 acre irrigation farm in northwestern Wyoming. He is noted for his cool, considerate manner and steady management. Cody is described as a product of the Louisiana Purchase.
Gov Tafv travels to Rome to publicize the United States policy of strict separation of church and state. He notes Washington’s instruction that government and religion must remain separate with full freedom from interference. The governor emphasizes this principle is universal under Old Glory.
Night of the 11th robbers blew open the Bank of Fountain safe at Fountain Colorado. Nitro glycerine used, building practically destroyed, only $150 secured. Treasury secretary reports allowances to Ohio for civil war advances at $458 558 and to Illinois at $1 005 129.
London June 12 Col Arthur Lynch Boers veteran and newly elected Irish Nationalist MP for Galway faced Bow Street on high treason charges. He was remanded until June 14 after formal arrest evidence. Lynch declined to speak bail not granted by magistrate. Lieutenant Colonel Nolan as nationalist asked for bail but magistrate lacked authority.
In the senate on the 12th the London dock charges bill was discussed for 90 minutes, then laid aside as the Isthmian canal question resumed. Mr. Morgan of Alabama spoke three and a half hours on its diplomatic phase and an amendment by Mr. Fairbanks to issue bonds for canal construction met Morgan's opposition. In the house the irrigation bill faced debate under special rule with several speeches led by Mr. Ray against it.
The Senate resumes debate on the Isthmian canal with Mr. Hanna urging the Panama route as a business proposition. The House closes general anti-anarchy debate, then takes up measures by sections before adjournment. Across days, naval appropriation bills move, and factions shift on the isthmian project with emphasis on Panama versus Nicaragua routes.
The Ohio Democratic state central committee fixed September 2 and 3 in Sandusky for the Democratic state convention. Sam Fe. Johnson defeated Tom L. Johnson for temporary chair. A cable from Pekin confirmed foreign ministers’ acceptance of the pro rata indemnity scaling proposal related to the Boxer uprising. Mrs. Lillian J. Adams was named city treasurer of Kansas City to succeed her husband, John Adams, who died. Frank Siegel was brought to trial in Kansas City for embezzling 8000 from Siegel Saunders live stock firm.
Heavy snows at Middleburg Cape Colony on the 11th blocked railways and felled telegraph lines for the first time in 16 years. The American house proprietor at Hamilton Bermuda hosted a feast for 130 Boer boys from harbor prison camps, splitting them into groups of 25. Earlier, on the 10th, New York Court of Appeals upheld Johan Most's conviction for publishing an improper article, sentencing him to one year in prison.
A Hugo Oklahoma suspect is not Bessie Francis, the Missouri fugitive. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson visited St. Louis Friday. W J Abbott arrested in Duluth connected to a St. Louis forgery. Senator Cullom of Illinois to retire after his current term in 1907. The body of a six month old child found floating in the Ohio at Metropolis Illinois with marks of violence. Illinois attorney general moving to break an alleged insurance combine in circuit court at Belleville. Travelers' Protective Association national convention to meet in Indianapolis in 1903. Emmett Goff, horticulture professor at the University of Wisconsin, died after an operation. Office building trust proposed in St. Louis. Mrs Susan Welker dies in Rushville Illinois. husband served 27 years on the Illinois supreme bench. Recent rains near Waterloo Illinois boost crops. wheat excellent, potential 25 bushels per acre. Kansas City weather reports excess rainfall since January 1. John M Wright, born in Pike county Missouri, died in Dallas Texas, age 60. Judge William Ledyard Stark, fusion congressman from Nebraska, refuses renomination after three terms.
In London on June 12 Irish nationalists in the House of Commons challenged the government on Col Lynch's arrest for high treason. They pressed why the colonel could not surrender like other burghers. Mr. Balfour said he is not a burgher. The discussion moved to whether Home Affairs informed Parliament, but the Speaker upheld the nationalist view that such incidents should be conveyed to Commons, and the matter was dropped.
Valley National Bank President William Christy reports a massacre of Yaquis at daybreak Monday. About 600 Mexican troops under Torres sealed the canyon mouth and fired on Yaquis including women and children, killing many and bayoneting victims. The attack followed reports of the Yaquis moving deeper into the mountains.
Sidi Ali, bey of Tunis, died Wednesday morning in Tunis. He was born October 5, 1817, son of Sidi Absin. He succeeded his brother Sidi Mohamed as-Sadok on October 27, 1882, and was succeeded by his son Mahammed, born 1855. The Tunisian throne has pressed the ruling family since 1691.
Frank Gernigan of Cairo died from railway wreck injuries. Grant Wealty of Quincy jailed six months for mailing an explosive to Charles Johnson in Quincy. Johnson opened it unharmed. Metropolis to host street fair and carnival July 14–19. Waterloo wheat crop excellent. corn growing. southern counties harvesting. Lincoln-McKinley association members visit Lincoln's tomb in Springfield. Mount Carmel rural delivery to start July 15. American bottoms expect largest potato crop in 20 years. Gov Yates supervises court judge election in Tenth district for Crabtree’s successor. Daniel Shuetz and wife of Pekin drowned skating. Marion County Soldiers’ Association reunion at Patoka, Aug 20–22.
Judge William H. Green a leading lawyer in Cairo. Mrs Susan Walker widow of Judge Pinckney H. Walker at Rushville. Rev John W McCormack at Sparta. Summer Belt pioneer and old soldier near Ramsey. Mrs Mary E Watkins Menard county pioneer aged 70. Mrs Mary Rieman aged 64 at Trenton, wife of retired merchant John Rieman. Bazzill Gotschall wealthy farmer at Jacksonville aged 83. John H Hodge county superintendent of schools at Golconda.
Illinois grand lodge statistics for the year ending March 31 1902 show growth with 7 new lodges bringing the state total to 880 and membership to 60088. During the year 5726 members were initiated 898 admitted by card from other states a relief fund of 166235 was expended and the net worth of subordinate lodges reached 1921024 53 with total income 595759 and total expenditures 539968.
Wiley Gaskins, a prominent Saline County citizen, died in Independence after lengthy illness. His wife prayed for his life, then died soon after. he then recovered briefly before passing away. The sequence recounts how the spouse’s vigil preceded his death.
Joseph De Wolf of Assumption narrowly escaped death when an unknown assailant fired at him through an open window at an early hour. Awakened by rattling doors, he found a man crouching near the window, who fired, leaped through, and fled. the bullet grazed his head.
Frank Harpin was shot and seriously wounded on a country road near Gays in Moultrie County. Based on his statement Frank Hortenstein was arrested. Hortenstein, a former inmate of the Kankakee asylum, had friends who feared he would lose his reason.
Samuel T. Bohm, a well known farmer six miles east of Elkhart, died by his own hand due to ill health. After arising from bed, Bohm placed a shotgun under his chin and pulled the trigger. Bohm's wife witnessed the deed through a window.
Edward P. Keefe, a juror in the Sam Moser murder trial at Pekin, was adjudged insane. Officials say the case of a mother and her children unsettled him, driving him to complete derangement.
A rural Des Moines area tornado obliterated a schoolhouse after sheltering nine graduates and others from a picnic wagon train. One student died. several were gravely injured with crushed bones, dislocations, cuts, and broken limbs. Rescue teams work to reach Coppee nine miles south of Washington.
Tornado devastation unfolds through McLean county with new fatalities and extensive damage. Cora Reynolds, two, dies from flying debris. mother gravely injured. Nearby scenes include overturned caboose, wrecked church, and livestock losses. Repairs spread across central Illinois, weeks needed for restoration.
A tornado tore through Sigourney Iowa yesterday afternoon blowing down the main tent of Hart's Nickel Plate circus. Twenty five people were injured. Clara Campbell 20 was hurt near the back and may not recover. Samuel Utterbeck suffered a serious head wound. Other injuries were minor as the tent crowd dispersed after the collapse.
A miniature tornado and cloudburst in Ottumwa Iowa on June 13 shattered hundreds of plate glass windows flooded basements and caused heavy damage to farm buildings in the surrounding area.
Capt Frank W Barrows formerly of the Thirtieth Infantry US volunteers, one of the officers court martialed in Manila for alleged commissary frauds, is listed for release in San Francisco after serving a portion of a five year penitentiary sentence. The release follows the supreme court decision in the Deming case.
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