27 Jun 1903
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1903
Page
1
A Illinois girl earned four diplomas in one week and a marriage certificate the next, cited as a demonstrator of seizing opportunity. Chicago election crooks were convicted and sent to the penitentiary. Illinois election laws lack a constitutional penalty clause compared with Missouri.
An authority on street rights asserts streets belong to residents unless legally vacated. In St. Louis a common impression has grown that people may use a street by permission until a corporation claims it.
The article compares rail track lengths, noting the United States has 265 352 miles of steam railroad tracks and 25 58 miles of electric tracks, while Europe is considered to provide a full continental comparison to Uncle Sam.
Former Missouri lieutenant governor confirms an unidentified stranger offered him 1000 dollars monthly to stay away from the state until the statute of limitations expired in certain cases. He also reveals other financially profitable matters he kept secret.
At Gov Nash request the Ohio Bankers association will raise about 25000 to 30000 for a large medallion bust or figure of President McKinley to be presented in the state and likely attached to the forward turret of the battleship Ohio.
The article notes New York City will soon house the world’s largest bank. It argues New York already leads London and Paris in banking, with higher bank clearings and more millionaires, and predicts the gap will widen over time.
A condition and not a theory confronts King Peter of Servia as the army holds ruling power. If he defies the men who placed him on the throne he may become their next victim. Russia and Austria seek harmony in Balkan matters, yet displeasing them could end his reign quickly.
St Louis hosts the annual Saengerfest where receipts over expenses are expected to exceed optimistic forecasts. Local officers urge prompt submission of all bills and claims, with final settlement likely pushing the surplus beyond ten thousand dollars, a historic first for the event.
In St Louis the order directs arrest and juvenile court hearings for any boy found with a cat rifle or other firearm after a young girl was accidentally killed by her brother. Protests note that dive and wine room keepers, responsible for many deaths, escape arrest under state licenses.
The Interstate Commerce Commission report shows 858 railway workers killed and 64,662 injured in the fiscal year just ended. Of 2,969 employee deaths and 50,524 injuries among workers, passengers suffered 354 deaths and 6,683 injuries. A passenger death occurred for every 1,883,706 carried, an injury for every 97,244. Notably, one in 401 employees died and one in 24 were injured.
Governor Montague ordered a full infantry regiment the Richmond Blues battalion and the Richmond TTwowitzers to duty to keep order amid streetcar strike violence in Richmond. The post office probe shifted to Roosevelt while the postmaster general's role weakened.
On the 22nd two freight trains collided near Jefferson City Missouri killing four men. Constantinople urged Salonica and Adrianopole to prepare for 50000 troops. An engagement occurred with Macedonian insurgents at Peroia. At Canyon City prisoners found enough powder and nitro to blow the Colorado penitentiary. Luigi Casata was convicted in New York of nat frauds. Renton Liquor Co pleaded guilty in Springfield Illinois and fined 100 dollars per count. William Nemo shot by Mrs. Kirk at Butte after choking threat. Three men fined for involuntary servitude in Macon Georgia, fines suspended. J W Pace of Tallapoosa Alabama arraigned on 11 peonage indictments.
James P. McCann, former race horse owner, has been missing from his St Louis home since June 18 and is said to have last been seen in the company of F Seymour Barrington known as Lord Barrington who was arrested on the 25th. In Baltimore court there are indictments against C Elsworth Upton and Thomas W McGregor for mail pouch frauds. Six skeletons found near Topeka mystery remains unsolved.
The past year show increased coal output in Missouri with higher value. A Knoxville bride, Mrs Jacob Lovely, is jailed for a suspected murder of her husband. A water valve issue at Yellville Arkansas halted a 50 ton concentration plant. Fred J Gaus, son of a St Louis manufacturer, found dead in a Fort Worth hotel after taking strychnine. A post office supply contract warning hints at possible cancellations. The World’s Fair exhibit will feature Washington’s sword and revolutionary relics. The National Subway Co of St Louis plans pneumatic tube parcel delivery citywide. President Roosevelt may push a Panama Canal plan regardless of Colombian ratification. Rev Dr William T Hogue of Greenville Illinois elected Free Methodist general superintendent. Chauncey Dewey’s cowboys remain jailed in Goodland Kansas as governor withdraws troops. Modern Woodmen head camp admits Virginia Kentucky DC and Arizona. Tennessee Arkansas Texas are rejected. Postmaster General Payne’s health raises retirement concerns amid inquiry. James A Waterworth tells St Louis grand jury favorable insurance legislation failed due to firms not posting 40000. The St Louis post office and supply department face an ongoing investigation and scrutiny.
President directs Attorney General to hire special counsel Charles J. Bonaparte and Thlmes Conrad to prosecute all detected wrongdoers in the post office. They will pursue cases, dismiss those barred by statute of limitations, and push for full punishment where feasible, to cleanse the department and back honest officials nationwide.
Ex congressman Driggs was indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn for taking a $500 check from Brandt Dent Co to procure a US post office contract for 250 automatic cashiers. Four similar indictments allege counts from 1900. He pleads not guilty to the first two.
The Department of Justice plans to prosecute Edward I. McSweeney, former deputy commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island, for removing from files and unlawfully possessing government papers. The case follows the Tyner rifling in the post office department.
George E Lorenz and his wife were arrested in Toledo after a federal grand jury indictment related to the post office department scandal. They posted bonds of 5000 dollars each and a preliminary hearing is planned for Thursday afternoon in Toledo.
The Washington weather bureau reports Illinois as unseasonably cool with rainfall deficiency. About 500,000 acres submerged, mainly corn and wheat crops damaged beyond repair in many areas. Wheat and rye improve in north and central districts, harvest active in the south, oats improved, grass thriving, and prospects for a heavy hay crop. Fruits show promise but apples drop heavily.
Fred Mink aged 21 who murdered Newton W. Harris a wealthy farmer and his own stepmother was found in a barn near his home near Pittsfield. He surrendered to the sheriff and was taken to the jail in Pittsfield guarded by the militia and 50 men. There is rejoicing over his capture but little talk of trying him. Rage over Harris denying him court access to his daughter is thought to have inspired one killing, but Mrs Mink's death cannot be explained.
Six year old John Layton of East St Louis was seized by showmen who stained his skin stripped him of clothes and caged him with monkeys to force a wild boy act. He escaped and a policeman found him. Sylvester Baker was identified as the man who placed him in the cage. He was taken to Belleville to avert lynching.
The Illinois Supreme Court has decisions stating clubs cannot sell liquor without a license and liquor sales at picnics require a license. It also holds Chicago streetcar tunnels must be lowered, bans banks from buying government bonds to evade taxes, and finds no law authorizing three additional judges in Chicago.
Acting Gov McKinzie received a message from McClure stating 7000 flood victims were homeless and hungry. He ordered Adjt Gen Smith to dispatch food and a carload of bacon flour and corn meal worth 4000 dollars sent under National Guard supervision.
The Logan County grand jury returned 60 indictments against Lincoln and Logan County citizens on charges of buying and selling votes at recent elections. Agitation for punishment of those guilty of election frauds had been growing for a year, and the grand jury finally acted.
In Indianapolis a hotel thief robbed Lieut. Gov Northcott of a gold watch chain and charm valued at 300 dollars along with 35 dollars. Jewelry from his daughter and a Masonic designed charm given by Illinois General Assembly were stolen.
The attorney general, Hamlin, vows not only prosecutions but convictions for the Belleville lynchings. If St. Clair county authorities fail, he will take charge and ensure punishment for mob members.
Lincoln faces 57 indictments for election law violations. Judge Kohlsaat clears directors of the failed National Bank of Illinois of liability to creditors, leaving about $3.5 million in unpaid indebtedness. Picket wins the American Derby in Chicago with a 1:33 time. A Aurora block loss of $150,000 falls largely on Senzenbaugh & Co. Bishop Muldoon denounces divorce in Elgin. Croghan Dawson, longtime Lexington resident, dies suddenly. James Morgan fatally shoots Jason Hiles in Chandlerville. Morgan cites self defense.
King Peter the First arrived in Belgrade at ten this morning to a vast crowd and a ceremonial reception attended by ministers, officials, judges, military leaders, and citizens. Russian minister M Ceharykoff and Austrian minister Herr Dumba were the only foreign representatives present, amid plaza arches and guarding bands.
A Bucharest dispatch reports that officers of the Sixth Servian infantry signed an insolent telegram stating King Charles of Roumania is not competent to judge their actions. They claim he ascended the throne after a military breach of faith and say they gladly forego the honor of bearing his name.
Berlin reports unofficial Reichstag results with Socialists at 3,008,000 votes, up about 900,000 from the last general election for nearly 43 percent. Center Party records 1,752,816 votes, rising by about 300,000, National Liberals tally 1,289,209 votes, up roughly 276,000.
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