Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Weekly Call in Troy, Illinois

We have 16,533,476 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Weekly Call

Location

Troy, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1902

Page

6

Nobody's Tim A War Veteran Sacrifices for Rosamund at Sunrise Crossing

In Sunshine, Nobody's Tim, a former Civil War soldier who lived as a derelict, saves the colonel's baby Rosamund from an oncoming train at a rural crossing. Tim dies leaping the gate, and the town later honors him as Everybody's Tim, with the Grand Army leading a solemn funeral and the child laying pink roses on his grave, singing in tribute.

New England Sunshine Depot Air Tim Clare Ile Henry John Iere Baxter Joe Fred All Sunshine Gettysburg Tim Stoot Jane Rose Nand Vim Bey Rosamond Papa Grand Army Oll Rosamund Amer Youth

Departure of Brooklyn from Havana Heralds Cuban Liberty

In Havana on May 22 the cruiser Brooklyn sailed from the harbor amid a massive, affectionate farewell as Cuban fortresses and the town celebrated the new republic. Gen Wood stood aboard and saluted, while Palma and his cabinet began immediate work on the constitution and postal ties with the United States. Havana lit up at night with fireworks and crowds filled the streets in joyous display.

Havana United States New Republic Spain Brooklyn la Punta Morro Castle Maine Cabanas Tinin Vivas Wood Cruizer Palma Congress Washington Cuba Cabanaa Bay

Theft of German Art Collection From Fogg Museum

New York reports a collection of photographs sent to Harvard by the German emperor and presented by Prince Henry during his Harvard visit has been stolen. The casts, replicas of Germanic art, were removed from the Fogg Art Museum after entrance was gained by breaking a skylight.

Prince Henry Fogg Art Museum New York Harvard University Harvard

Roosevelt Unveils Arlington Memorial Shaft For Spanish War Vets

President Roosevelt unveiled the National Society of Colonial Dames memorial shaft at Arlington to honor veterans of the Spanish American War. Maj. Gen. John R. Brooke led ceremonies with engineers, Marines, artillery, cavalry, and hundreds of war veterans present.

Washington Roosevelt Arlington National Society of Colonial Dames Spain United States Cuba Porto Rico Philippines John R. Brooke Department of the East Fourth Artillery Second Cavalry Swul Chrisian Satterlee John M. Schofield National Society Justine W. R. Townsend

Also Mentioned on This Page

George N. MacLean Chicago Record- Herald Arvana Harbor Peowle Gen. Wood Southland Georgia Northland Pela Chy Immoffelleg v. Rf Addrons Memorial Shaft Regular Army Free Republic of Cuba Leonard Wood
Search Courier

Search the Weekly Call Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Weekly Call?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication