05 Mar 1897
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1897
Page
1
Mrs Philpot a juror in Chicago says she would rather not serve. Chamberlain cites Boer damages claims of 8 million for material injury and 5 million for moral loss. Hazing causes a student to go mad. calls for criminal penalties. Salvation Army in Chicago feeds the poor to aid conversion and renewal.
Kine Grorch of Greece stands firm against European powers in a bid to preserve his throne and succession. He recognizes backing down risks his stature with his people, and faces possible death rather than yield.
The article notes that Vassar College students opposed the removal of Washington's birthday as a holiday, arguing their stance justified and as principled as the Boston Tea Party, underscoring a clash over holiday observance.
In England the telephone is a branch of the post office department. Since 1892 Parliament has voted 6 500 000 for telephone construction and extension. London connects to Liverpool and Manchester by several circuits. An underground telegraph line will be built to Birmingham and once completed the overground lines will be used for telephoning.
Official bottlenecks have led to more than 90,000 deaths from starvation in the Jabalpur district. Facts have been suppressed and relief efforts obstructed, hindering even extensive relief work from keeping up with the famine and plague.
Discussion on better roads prompts action as several states consider bills creating state highway commissions. Progress varies with definite legislation shaping permanent road improvements, offering value to communities undecided on the preferred form of law.
Dr Max Nordau criticizes American sympathy for Cuba as a mask for underlying hostility that will erupt into war. He links this sentiment to high tariff policies aimed at limiting foreign goods and argues restrictions on European immigration signal a broader aim to shut out Europeans.
The passage argues Peary answers the riddle of Arctic exploration by equating it with winning the Olympian wreath. He asserts the value lies in the pursuit itself, framing discovery as a worthy, symbolic prize akin to athletic victory.
Presnest Fare of France discusses the United States as an unrivaled theater for political salvation. He argues the American republic must adopt arbitration toward the nation most closely related by blood and history, warning that history may hinge on the American senate's action.
News in brief covers sessions from February 22 to 26 with debates on Indian appropriation bills, Cuban questions, and senate actions on territorial governors powers, banking, and Oklahoma justice counts. Fires, explosions, and train accidents are noted along with a Nobel Xs works blast and a key bankruptcy confession.
Dispatches from Athens report King George and his cabinet insist they cannot recall Greek troops from Crete. Olney received word that Julio Sanguilly was released from prison. A Greek firm in London was told by Athens that George has agreed to withdraw troops and warships from Crete. Also noted is the death of Mas Jennie D Browne in Kansas City, and Father Hudson’s death in Montreal. The Cleveland cabinet’s last preterm meeting covered administration end affairs.
A Chesapeake and Ohio Fast Flying Virginian wreck occurred near Indian Run three miles west of South Portsmouth Kentucky with many injured and Roadmaster Stout killed before aid arrived. A dynamite explosion in Murray Kentucky killed five black laborers and wounded several more. Fire damaged the Merchants' Exchange building in St Louis harming dozens of businesses and ending the Veiled Prophet’s bail in that era.
In the senate on the 27th a resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Railroad Co of Washington to extend into a suburb failed, marking a labor victory over capital. The session focused on the post office appropriation bill of $95,353,385. In the house the anti scaling bill passed 142 to 51 after a fierce fight, with several local bills enacted and amendments to the Indian appropriation bill concurred with in the senate and sent to conference. Reports from Placetas Cuba note a Spanish campaign against Maximo Gomez failing. Paris’s Gaulois cites Boer abuses of French citizens stirring intervention talk. The New York banks weekly statement shows notable increases in reserve and deposits while circulation falls. Captain John D. Hart of Philadelphia seeks Havana consul general post if a successor to Lee is named. Hazen & Perrinier remain Detroit mayor and Michigan governor per Wayne county court ruling. Morgan & Co. hardware store in Fort Wayne burns, $150,000 loss, $200,000 insurance. On the 27th associated banks of New York City exceed reserve requirements by $57,447,975.
Illinois farmers institute held in the house of representatives hall in Springfield with about fifty delegates. Rev A O Cobb opened with prayer, Gov Tanner spoke, and Sen Charles Bogardus of Paxton replied. Prof Forbes Champaign spoke on agricultural methods and insect pests, including the San Jose scale. Other talks covered soil fertility, bacteria in agriculture, farm home surroundings, women as revenue makers, township institutes, and work of the state board of agriculture. President Palmer and Secretary Mills announced fifty institutes this year, totaling three dozen plus.
Springfield reports show the Illinois Senate and House on Feb 24 25 26 27 debating measures. Bills include a county assessor board plan a 20 year old teacher rule and a soldiers memorial hall appropriation. The house debated a loan bill and a compulsory education proposal while adjournments and procedural plans shaped the week.
San Francisco dispatch reports Harry Corbett returns from Carson with silk flags for James J. Corbett to display in his corner against Fitzsimmons. One flag bears the Stars and Stripes, the other Ireland. He also brings gym gear and provisions, with betting expected to rise in coming weeks.
Washington February 27 The nomination of Giles Y Crenshaw to be United States marshal for the western district of Missouri was ordered to be favorably reported by the committee on the judiciary.
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