30 May 1895
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1895
Page
1
The item surveys testimony rights in Kentucky with a damages verdict, discusses Canapa’s debt stance and a fragile colony tied to English charity, praises Walter Damrosch’s Wagner season success, debates Suez and Nicaragua interests, notes Gov Chase’s funeral costs, Census farm totals, Atlantic trade shifts, Pacific growth, Australian trade, and a Foster memorial fund in Pittsburgh.
The London Chronicle argues the income tax decision drains millions from revenue while letting the wealthy escape. It calls the ruling a far reaching assertion of supreme court power over Congress, with no appeal or modification possible in the political system.
A Navy court martial is planned for Lieut. Edward J. Dora ordnance officer and Lieut. Wilson W. Buchanan of the cruiser Olympia over alleged neglect of duty tied to a gunner’s death on the Pacific coast. The sweeping report also covers political, crime, and disaster items from Memphis to California.
Telegrams report Reserve plus 2 987 250 and loans up 4 795 600 while specie rises 788 300 and legal tenders grow 8 630 200 deposits gain 5 125 000 and circulation up 54 400. Also notes the death of Joux A Morris at his Texas ranch and other dispatches on Formosa Republic, Formosa President Tang Ching, and Cambridge University cricket invitation.
A physician in Atlanta, a Chicago Medical College graduate, killed himself after a despondent spell tied to his mother’s death and a pending grand jury appearance over a fatal unlawful operation. He confronted a domestic, severed the domestic’s hand while securing a razor, and died within minutes. He had been a druggist and practiced in Atlanta for about five years. In parallel, a sensational murder case unfolds with Eddie S Cook arrested for procuring the fatal operation, tied to a dying declaration by a young woman.
Springfield dispatch reports the Illinois house adjourns amid confusion after Speaker Meyer is absent. Mr Needles promptly takes the chair as 65 members remain seated. Debate centers on Merriam bill and church corporation issues, with country members flexing influence in a tense session.
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