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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
2
A composite of notes shows momentum for a new Troy despite opposition. Other items mention a man named Sausage linked to a long-lost clue, Wellsville oil plans, California divorce grounds over smoking, a reworked poem line, whisky corner gains, and Governor Beckham's mother with a singular governor-related lineage.
Citizens urged to organize a Business Men's Association and attend the formation meeting. Officials propose Troy should show progress with an electric lights demonstration on opening night, plus a street-naming initiative. Plans include a brass band parade bock beer and wiener wurst to celebrate municipal advancement.
The kissing bug tumble bug and strangle bug share a day of fame while the razor bug, a new century creation, arrives as a harmless little shaver. The big bug remains a fixture and those called bug house are noted in varied terms.
The article discusses Marcus AURELIUS HANNA as a likely contender for the 1904 presidency. It notes his campaign timing remains uncertain and warns that predicting the exact form of future complications is beyond human guesswork.
East St. Louis plans a new $200000 brewery while Carlinville bartenders organize a union. Shelbyville subscribes $8000 for a hat factory to employ 150 men. Belleville's Joseph Witt dies at 63. The Illinois Sunday School Association meets Bloomington May 28–30. Oblong postmaster Henry M. Smith commits suicide. Greenup raises 1000 volumes for a free library. Carbondale grain elevator burns, $58000 damage, 42000 bushels of wheat lost. East St. Louis eyes a twentieth century move underground wires near city hall park. Clifton H. Moore, constitutional framer, dies at Clinton. estate $2000000. Perry Dunmire loses both arms. recovery expected. Saline county courthouse condemned as deadly. Champaign gardener John W. Schultz dies, leaves fortune and German sweetheart. Murphysboro court: Rolla Robinson, 15, awarded $1000 for eye injury. Springfield mob destroys tents at Reservoir Park. two tents damaged.
A one year old child in Ogden Champaign county died after swallowing a sugar coated sample kidney pill. The incident prompts calls for a law restricting sample medicine distribution amid repeated fatalities tied to attractive kid friendly packaging.
An editorial argues that public officials in small cities accept minimal pay yet must resist accusations of not serving the people. It condemns unprincipled critics who deter capable citizens and urges business leaders to provide honest, quality service, asserting trust until proven otherwise.
Washington letter reports Congress members planning two junkets to gulf and Pacific ports with wives, plus a Manila trip, all claimed costless. Mentions Gen. Greely inspecting the Signal Corps. changes to transport contracts with Cuba and Porto Rico. Boer Kruger visit chatter. Porto Rican admission context. new Agriculture Dept building plans. old foreign currency redemption myths. Census center of population. Naval Board secrecy on plans.
President David State Jordan says higher education now guides the nation's future. Rev. Hinitt named president of Parsons College, with prior Presbyterian ministry and McCormick Seminary training. Bishop Hale noted for learning. Rosetta inscriptions translated with Henry Morton at Pennsylvania. Land endowments funded public schools and universities. St Peters Episcopal Pittsburgh to be rebuilt. Obituary of John Summerfield Berry, Methodist leader and charity steward. Harvard student Jeaben Thompson economizes to win education. plans high rank. Indians as Manufacturers notes limited craft skills outside two crude industries.
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