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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1901
Page
1
In New York the sale of 87 carriage horses occurred recently with an average price exceeding $1000 each, signaling a shift away from traditional horse use as the horseless era seems delayed by market demand.
The coke oven industry, once unknown in 1860, produced a value of $34,633,418 in the past year, up 110 percent since 1889. By products contributed nearly an additional one million dollars.
A German official tone contrasts with sharp actions against American interests, likened to a dog biting a leg while frolicking. The remark implies duplicity between stated friendship and aggressive policies toward the United States.
Fabulous stories circulate about rising Beaumont real estate values though Texans fear the rumored sale of the Island of Man to a Hollander for 24 dollars.
Nearly every soldier returning from the Philippines praises the islands as a region of great undeveloped riches. On the average about a fourth of a returning regiment remains behind to engage in business or enter the government service.
The United States minted $107,937,110 in gold last year, raising total gold coined since the mint’s foundation to $2,147,088,113. At the current rate, the grand total is projected to double within twenty years.
Gen. De Wet, out of ammunition, relies on proclamations to slow the British push for about sixty days while Boers stockpile bullets. The war’s end remains unclear amid ongoing fighting.
In New York City pneumonia emerged as a deadlier killer than consumption last year with at least 1,469 excess deaths. The drop in consumption did not offset the rise in pneumonia and grip fatalities.
The Australian commonwealth begins with 3 737 730 people about 20 percent larger than Missouri. Four states in Australia are more populous, yet the country is vast territorially with more than forty times Missouri’s area.
The nation rejects partition of China, withdraws troops, and demonstrates that justice and mercy can accompany a geopolitical contest. The commentary praises restraint and emphasizes the balance of power and moral considerations in shaping a regional empires.
Florida's largest city faces a heavy blow yet remains resilient. Jacksonville, long known in the south, will rebuild stronger and more attractive. The duty now is to extend aid to the homeless thousands who need help immediately.
A. W. Machen, superintendent of free delivery, envisions nationwide direct mail delivery to every doorstep from ocean to ocean. He imagines even mountain fastnesses and Louisiana bayous receiving mail at home, turning the entire country into one great city for mail service.
The president spoke in San Jose, California, stating that a constitution created by four million people has proven adequate for seventy-five million. He said the instrument appears inspired to advance liberty and serves not only the framers and their successors but all ages and all mankind.
The new banking law allows organizations with a minimum capital of 25 000 drawing many new banks. Texas leads with 49 banks under 50 000 and 1 329 009 total capital. New banks follow from Jews Disnejs and Oklahoma territories with counts and capitals noted.
In San Francisco on May 16 Mrs McKinley lay critically ill as President McKinley and cabinet members kept vigil. Reported progress varied. doctors noted her condition could deteriorate at any moment yet she showed fleeting signs of improvement and asked after cabinet members as efforts continued to sustain her with stimulants and nourishment.
San Francisco reports Dr. Hirschfelder and H T Scott leaving the Scott residence. Mrs McKinley is decidedly improved, and Secretary Cortelyou says no further bulletins will be issued tonight unless there are unexpected developments.
London reports all morning papers editorialize deep sympathy for Mrs. McKinley illness and recall the show of sorrow by the president and Mrs. McKinley when Queen Victoria died.
The Forty second general assembly appropriations total 13 230 969 with allocations for employes and committee expenses and many programs including Pan American expo, prisons, schools, the state university fire loss, monument funds, military and agricultural bodies, trial courts repairs and maintenance, and public works across Illinois.
Illinois postmasters across many towns see salary hikes from $1,000 to $3,100 with towns such as Moline and Kewanee listed. Gov Yates vetoes a fraternal insurance bill, arguing it harms numerous companies. 54 fraternal insurers urged a veto, warning many would go out of business.
A series of farmers institutes will be held in St Clair Belleville Clinton Carlyle Monroe Waterloo Randolph Sparta Pinckneyville Salem and other towns from October 31 through November 22. The round up will be in Salem with the Marion county institute. Also noted are obituaries and a university leadership change.
Strengthen the lungs by blowing through a small pipe or tube to exhale slowly. Inhale deeply, then blow with steady force without violence. Do this a few times daily to improve lung apexes and overall capacity, per Ladies Home Journal.
A quip from the Chicago Evening News jokes that a family pretends to be blue bloods but their father is a retired loon keeper. The punchline notes the family uses the side door frequently.
In the Indianapolis Journal excerpt a terse exchange unfolds over money owed. Wiggins glares as Billy admits the resolve of debt with five dollars owed and four owed to him, illustrating mounting strain from unpaid accounts. The brief dialogue hints at personal conflict driven by financial friction.
A Chicago Post quote shows a collector saying this is the fourth time he has presented the bill and the debtor replying with curiosity about the practice. The exchange highlights a recurring financial dispute and the debtor’s intrigue over the bill’s repetition.
Charles Pixley, assistant storekeeper at the Kankakee asylum for the insane, fatally shot himself and was found dead. He hailed from Iroquois County.
A New York Journal exchange shows He asking if anything matters beyond money and She replying that many things matter but all come with a price. The brief quip captures a sharp social tension over value and cost in daily life.
Notes cover foreigners in Germany with Austrian majority and few English, Lucerne records Mount Pilatus ascents, Greek currant output drop from 200000 to 45000 tons due to mildew, Paris fashion speculation on ferver iere jewelry, Paris exposition moving sidewalk usage vs rail passengers, a Paris millinery firm’s rapid profit growth from 3160 to 413000 last year.
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