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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1895
Page
6
A fragmentary poem expresses a parent’s grief and protection for a child. It speaks of loving memories, tears, and hopes for the little one’s resilience against life’s temptations. The speaker prays for God’s blessing and guidance, wishing the child strength and safety.
A Detroit Free Press report recounts Kulparker's failed automatic balloon scheme blending dynamite and air power. After testing in New York outskirts and Cuba negotiations, a perilous Cuba expedition ends with his balloon's fan damaged, bombs dropped, and Kulparker escaping to Europe while his nerves fail.
A humorous tale about two sisters one a late reader and one not. The stubborn late reader is finally cured by swapping a tempting book, leaving both sisters engrossed in reading and the mother surprised by the outcome. The anecdote, attributed to the New York Sun, mocks household conflicts over bedtime reading.
Chicago contractors claim a new Nicaragua ship canal could cost 70 to 85 million dollars and be funded with British capital after engineers reported promising digging improvements along the Chicago Joliet route. Warner Miller leads the Construction Co as promoters seek London backing while U S government funding is said to be abandoned.
In a society tale a prima donna invited to dine with Baroness Rothschild declines to play. After dinner the baroness asks for a piano test, but the instrument is found unplayed. The baroness offers the sole pleasure of the prima donna’s company, revealing the social snub in refined terms.
In Cleveland Ohio a large frame building housing the Sheed Home for Friendless Children on East Madison avenue suffered a partial burning of the second floor after a string of incendiary attempts. Twenty seven children were in the home with narrow escapes and the loss is several thousand dollars as police and fire officials investigate. The home sits in an aristocratic neighborhood as public fear grows over the arson plot.
A G Gridtry aged 6 years and formerly of Bloomington DC committed suicide in a second hand store in New Orleans by placing a pistol to his head and firing. He had been drinking absinthe for two weeks and appeared mentally affected. His wife and grown son were notified.
A Washington dispatch reports Senator Wetmore, heir to Dixon and Brice, arriving in the capital with vast wealth. He is lodged at the Shoreham, moving into the former Morton mansion. The piece notes his temporary stay and ties to several rival figures in the Senate.
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