24 Mar 1900
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1900
Page
1
The Pocahontas Press last week published thirteen pages featuring a two page advertisement from an implement dealer and other ads enlarged in proportion. The paper is described as gradually forging to the front.
Second class mail matter, paid at the pound rate and including all newspapers, accounts for about one fourth of total mail handled by the post office department. Yet postal reformers seem to claim it dominates the entire mail flow, as if it comprised nine tenths of the total.
Paris papers campaign against the bloody spectacle as barbarism. One victim, a paralyzed consumptive, was carried to the place of execution. The abolitionist press argues the practice should end in France.
Rev Sheldon’s Topeka venture is declared a failure as a newspaper yet financially successful. The Christian daily would succeed only if it carried all news. a format limiting itself to communications and Christian extracts cannot rise above a typical magazine.
Jupar Horr of Alton reports the County Board was urged by a judge to recinct its stance on paying Alton city court jurors from the county treasury. They were given until May 7 to act, while local residents hope the board stays firm. Also notes Nokomis adopting street numbering to improve location clarity and efficiency, praising the move as modern and practical.
The Columbia Herald reports two letters from honored citizens praising a selected article while noting public reading contrasts. One letter calls the paper a credit this week despite a missing detail, the other lauds the same article as best in a long time, prompting reflection on editor longevity.
The Edwardsville Spectator extols Troy Call for its first year under current management. It notes steady growth and rising status among regional country weeklies and urges citizens and business leaders to support the paper with patronage.
A bond issue for an electric light plant failed by a small majority in the past as many supporters abstained. Now sentiment has shifted, with residents convinced the project is essential for Troy’s future prosperity and determined to show the town supports progress and electric illumination.
The Journal notes the transfer of Highland’s electric light plant to city ownership ends a year of bitter debate and predicts savings and growing municipal support. It discusses a $4,800 bond issue for an electric lighting plant, arguing taxes won’t rise and a $500 annual levy could liquidate the debt.
Washington report from March 16 1900 covers Great Britain declining U S mediation in South African talks and a new Porto Rico bill. It notes Senator Teller on Puerto Rico Philippines and colonial status, House probe into Idaho troops, Osage Indian visit causing Senate panic, and loyalty to free coinage at 16 to 1. It also mentions National Guard funding push and Pacific cable subsidy debate urging government ownership of canals and cables.
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