16 May 1903
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1903
Page
1
American manufacturers were not first to enter the automobile industry, but many foreign cars now imported carry improvements developed in the United States. This reflects how U.S. design innovations are sent abroad, shaping global automotive trends.
Four-fifths of arriving Irish immigrants in New York are young women aged 17 to 26. The piece notes Ireland’s stake as the U S gains by the potential loss of mothers of the future, framing a discussion of race and death by own action.
The government via the immigration service will use the Bertillon system of physical measurement to identify individuals at Malone Burlington and other northern points to curb smuggling of Chinese.
Gov Van Sant intervened with physical force to halt a group of lawmakers from removing desks from the Minnesota statehouse. No veto action followed and the furniture was not carried out of the building.
A Portland Maine lawyer was injured when a friend shook his hand so hard the lawyer broke his wrist. A warrant charging assault was issued for the man with the firm grasp.
Government figures project 800000 arrivals in 1902, marking the largest immigration year in U S history. Most newcomers are from Italy Russia and Austria Hungary, fueling rapid demographic change and urban growth.
Havana uses all kinds of money including Spanish gold and silver and American currency. Prices are listed first in Spanish silver then in Spanish gold and finally in American.
In St Paul the attorney general displays a grafted plant from the state experiment station. The plant has potato roots and tomato shoots, illustrating a tomato vine growing atop a potato plant.
The discussion around potential candidates for the 1904 national election grows louder as observers weigh the field. Forecasters increasingly focus on who might emerge as leading contenders when the year of the election approaches.
The Philadelphia Press reports that chief grafters and boodlers in Minneapolis and St Louis are either jailed or en route. It notes no boodler is in jail in St Louis on the path to prison, while many have been convicted by juries but faces delays on appeals in the state supreme court.
Internal revenue receipts for ten months average 19 million dollars monthly, down from 22.5 million the prior year. Officials estimated a repeal would cut this year’s receipts by 75 million, but the reduction is likely under 42 million.
Russia in Manchuria seems to occupy a position of no-win choice. Pulling out would forfeit a rich province she regards as hers. Continuing under protest could trigger a war with potentially greater losses than in Manchuria itself.
The British government aims to foster friendly political and commercial ties with the United States through a notable presence at the St Louis World's Fair. The initiative comes from royal leadership, not only from manufacturers and merchants, signaling high-level commitment to a prominent exhibit.
The article notes nearly equal numbers traveling from the United States to Europe and from Europe to the United States. It says the outward drift is temporary, with emigrants returning in a few months. They take dollars abroad, but this is spare, while the loss is offset by higher exports of merchandise.
Bishop Chatard’s silver jubilee in Indianapolis featured Mass by Cardinal Gibbons and a sermon by Archbishop James E. Quigley. Other notes include the American Academy of Medicine electing Dr. John B. Roberts president in Washington, a California jurist Judge W. F. Fitzgerald dying in Butte, and Pennsylvania Governor Pennypacker approving the Grady-Salus libel bill. Plus sentencing in Minneapolis, polar expedition shipboard news, a murder in Las Corrales, a Chicago hotel incident, Laura Strickler’s hotel leap, Floy Gilmore’s Philippines appointment, Roosevelt’s San Francisco trade address, and various other civic and regional items.
The bulletin notes the Renown evacuating Britons from Tetuán Morocco with 200 Spaniards seeking refuge at the Spanish consulate. Plague cases rise in Callao Peru while Panama allows Palex passengers to disembark at a remote point. Baptist ministerial students depart Missouri’s William Jewell College after fraternities are not dissolved. A US Express Co. messenger faces bail for $20,000 theft with $19,955 recovered. Lect Ted Spradling to testify in Reichlin murder case. Adder torpedo boat completes trials at Newport. Colombia's civil war leaves the economy near bankruptcy. Missouri diocese shifts toward American Catholic church. Mueller factory strike cuts 600 workers in Decatur. Oakland bank president dies in Chicago at 75. Oakland Beach hotel fire causes $82,000 loss. Jacksonville endures heavy rain, flooding one square mile under water with eight inches-plus rainfall.
Telegrams report on Labor union leaders blocking threats from the Citizens' alliance in Denver. Agatha Reichlin’s exhumation in Lorain to probe possible choking and head injury. George E. Spencer shot by a Kansas City patrolman during arrest resistance. Mayor Reed removed from a train in St. Louis due to indigestion. A stage robbery near Half-way House Idaho, a jailer killed in Guthrie by an alleged bigamist, and Judge Estelle elected G A R state commander. Roosevelt receives honorary degree. ten women injured in Indianapolis streetcar crash. Salt Co fined for Sherman act violation. Honolulu pioneer S C Allen dies. Illinois Governor vetoes higher circuit judge salaries.
Insurance firms exit Missouri over laws but begin to return. St Louis accepts a 1 million dollar Carnegie library gift. Secretary Root exonerates Gen Baldwin in an interview dispute. Fresh African fruit exhibitions proposed weekly for the St Louis World’s Fair, from Rhodes fruit farm. Weekly trade reviews show rail earnings strong. Washington refuses to pressure Salvador over arbitration claims. St Louis telegraphers seek court protection against union dismissal and blacklist. A. W. Machen of free delivery takes indefinite leave. Lorain County offers 1000 dollar reward for Agatha Reichlin murder arrest. Father Wals er connected case. Attorney Marcus who was slain in Jackson forecasted his own death by violence. Gov Beckham to shield a special jury with state troops. St Louis police warned of plot to steal 70000 Suburban boodle fund at court. New York drivers’ strike halts work. 125000 idle for lack of materials. Building activity valued at 60000000 delayed indefinitely.
Newton Moore of Coles county, Illinois, was severely wounded when his son, aiming at a polecat under a barn, mistook his father’s eyes for the animal and fired the shotgun. The incident occurred as they attempted to kill the polecat.
Madison county supervisors weigh reducing the allowance for St Josephs Hospital Alton to care for sick county charges. Report says the county may bill private patients fully and may be sued if the bill is not approved.
Danville Vandever, a saloonkeeper, was robbed by Calvin Daniels and William Ferguson two Black assailants. Vandever, over 60, fended them off and shot Ferguson in the breast killing him, then shot Daniels in the head causing a fatal wound. Vandever kept the money about $300 on his person during the attack.
Governor Yates vetoed the Senate bill by Senator Clark establishing examination registration and licensing of nurses and regulating institutions that grant nursing degrees or diplomas under the state board of health.
The Springfield strike by building trades nears conclusion as contractors concede five cents per hour wage rise to carpenters and workers return to duty. Monumental firms also grant stonecutters’ demands, ending work stoppage.
The International Harvester Co with headquarters at Hoboken New Jersey and capital stock of 120 million dollars plus Illinois capital stock of 16 million dollars has been licensed by the secretary of state to do business in Illinois.
Jacob Price and A J Jones were burned in a gas explosion at the Chicago Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Co. near Virden. Price died several hours later, Jones sustained serious injuries.
Governor Yates vetoed senate bill 106 which would allow county tax collectors to retain two percent of all taxes to cover expenses of assessors and boards of review. The move affects county budgeting and the operation of local tax offices. The bill faced debate over cost shifting to counties and potential impact on tax collection.
Brooklyn town with a majority colored population backs reform mayor Charles B. Jones who proclaims an end to all classes of lawlessness in the community.
Martin McChuskey a 45 year old farmer from four miles west of Pana disappeared after being last seen in Pana with a large amount of money on his person. Local authorities seek information on his whereabouts and any sightings.
The United States monitor Arkan sas is stranded opposite Ste Genevieve Missouri unable to proceed south due to low water. Many Minosans observe her daily as she remains halted along the river.
Col Edward C. Pace died at Ashley. He was a thirty third degree mason, holding highest offices in the grand lodge grand commandery and grand chapter.
Earl Worth, 11, died in the Virden Coal Co yards while trying to couple cars. He was crushed between bumpers in a fatal industrial accident.
Emil Brickner aged 40 died instantly in a premature dynamite blast at the John Armstrong quarries in Alton. The accident occurred during blasting operations, with local authorities investigating the incident and securing the site for safety checks.
Robert Elliott, a coal miner, died in Danville when a large rock fell from the roof onto the room where he worked. Investigations noted the fatal accident occurred in the place of his labor.
Governor Yates vetoes house bill 144 over a defective title reducing county office closing time from 6 PM to 5 PM. The action halts the measure and preserves current county office hours pending further action.
The Illinois Senate on the 7th adopted a resolution to appoint a committee to study a deep waterway via the Chicago sanitary canal. Clark anderry named to the investigation. The House approved Senator Rees bill creating a governor appointed three member good roads commission to report a state highway plan. Senate bill 45 Hughes on voting machines passed the House. At 1:22 a m on the 8th the Forty-ninth General Assembly adjourned sine die.
Sir Thomas Lipton and designer Fife halt trials on this side of the Atlantic. Shamrock III wins by over eight minutes in a 40 mile Gourock to Rothegay and Balloch Bay course. Racing planned daily this week before fitting with ocean rigs at Greenock yard.
Fifty Baptist ministerial students left Liberty Missouri on Tuesday after the faculty refused their demand to dissolve college fraternities. They said most student trouble stemmed from fraternity men and that the college, seen as a preacher training school, unjustly places blame on ministerial students. The college enrolls about 400 students, and ministerial students pay no tuition.
Epitacio Crespin, manager at E. A. Miera fruit ranch near Las Corrales, was found murdered and hanged in his wine cellar after going to tend an irrigation ditch. Police suspect political enemies due to Crespin and employer Crispin's political prominence.
Meridian Mississippi reports no gains for either side in the Mobile and Ohio strike. Passenger trains ran on schedule late Monday and Tuesday, but freight traffic remained halted. Officials expect no violence and have requested police protection. ten more patrolmen were added on Tuesday night. Indianapolis observes Bishop Chatard’s silver jubilee with morning mass, the bishop presiding, Cardinal Gibbons blessing the ceremony, and a telegram from Pope Leo XIII.
Former Navy secretary John D Long arrives in Washington on a brief visit and receives cordial greetings at the navy department. He is reported improving in health and plans to stay several days in the capital.
Judge W. F. Fitzgerald once a leading California jurist died Tuesday in Butte Montana where he was visiting. The obituary notes his long tenure on the California bench and the loss to the legal community.
President Theodore Roosevelt spoke in San Francisco on May 14 urging expansion and trade growth for the United States Pacific possessions. He praised a growing navy, hinted at an isthmian canal, and emphasized peaceful strength while urging Californians to lead in the Pacific era.
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