28 Nov 1903
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1903
Page
1
A St Paul resident claims to have deciphered two dozen words in a cat language after studying a stranded cat. He asserts a large task lies ahead for the Russia' is now astr en and its bases, while the beat walks like a colossus. The tale blends science, whimsy, and wartime mood in a quirky daily feature.
A fragmentary item notes tensions over crude methods and contrasts a Indiana student raising funds for school expenses with industrial leaders amassing large sums, suggesting unequal treatment and public condemnation. The text mentions Alaska, Canada, and Kunughunnut, with a satirical tone about national actions and rhetoric.
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union shows no shift in stance on the army canteen. If influence endures, soldiers may keep dodging around the corner to rush the growler.
A Wyoming sheriff's posse battle results in nine Crow Indians killed and ten captured, the clash reaching proportions akin to a Indian war. The text notes that, as in race conflicts, Indians are often the losers in such encounters.
Judge William H. Thomas, addressing Montgomery grand jury, decries rising homicide figures. He cites an annual national average of 10,465 homicides, more than deaths from appendicitis or smallpox, and notes homicidal mania surpasses scarlet fever in yearly victims.
Last year tigers killed 1,046 people in India, 65 in a single district. Over 30,000 cattle perished, with panthers and leopards causing at least as many. 4,413 Leopards and 1,331 tigers were paid for. Wild quadrupeds killed 3,651 people, and poisonous snakes claimed 26,166 lives.
The total farming area in the United States totals 841 million acres, larger than Britain and many European regions. About 10,438,000 people are engaged in agriculture while 18,845,600 work in other industries. One third of the population is devoted to farming.
A historical tally notes 29,943 steam vessels and 12,482 sailing craft excluding navies. It compares national tonnages with England at over 16,000,000 and the United States at 3,611,956. Germany 2,283,247 and Norway 1,653,740 follow, surprising readers that Norway’s small fishing boats exceed France’s mercantile marine at 1,622,016.
A skeptical note on a social scientist’s warning of a male population turning wifeless and daughterless follows a New York scene where 10,000 women surged to glimpse brides. The column mocks the trend and hints at the stubborn allure of matrimony.
The passage notes a fifth consecutive Republican majority in the House, a party dominance unmatched for over 25 years. It recalls the 1875 exit of Republicans after 14 years in power and highlights alternating control with Republicans never sustaining more than two-year stretches until a recent run.
E J Arnold known for get rich schemes faces grand larceny charges at the four courts. Key witness Mrs. Sievers testifies about $400 cash paid to Arnold after insolvency news and her $500 loss across Arnold, Ryan, and Christie ventures. She recalls receiving a receipt and keeping it as vital proof amidst her husband’s disbelief.
Sgt J W Eck of the U S marine corps was found dying on the 311 South Third street sidewalk at 11 30 Sunday night. He had been shot through the lungs and died en route to the hospital from the dispensary. Three negro women are in custody in the case. They claim Eck was shot by Jessie Hunter a mulatto woman who disappeared after the shooting. Eck had directed the recruiting station in St Louis for many years.
Four state prisoners Albert Bigley Grant Jones Joe Dwigging and Hayti Wetherly escaped the city jail by sawing bars during Sunday night Wetherly was recaptured Monday morning He says Albert Bigley’s wife slipped the saw into the jail Sunday afternoon All men had hearings scheduled for the current term.
Final plans arrange a 340 foot high Ferris wheel on the east side of Skinko Street near the Agricultural building. Eight concrete piers will support the 1,500 horsepower engine and 4,000 cubic yards of concrete. The axle weighs 70 tons and requires specialized rail cars for shipping. The project totals 4,300 tons of equipment and material.
Ex outlaw Tom O'Day is in custody of Sheriff Webb as posses pursue to stop a planned interception. Webb Haines and Greenwood captured O'Day near Big Horn summit early Sunday with 28 stolen horses. Tuesday sees friends gathering in Leslie mountain to attempt release, while officers race toward Casper to avert violence.
Ardmore I F Nov 24 The Bank of Ravia with 10000 capital was robbed Saturday after hours. Cashier suspected president R E Neal and opened vault finding 6000 missing. Neal fled and was later captured in Madill on a south bound freight train. Officers found about 400 in cash and notes indorsed to him totaling 770. balance unrecovered.
The senate military affairs committee will designate a subcommittee to travel to Cuba to hear testimony on Gen Wood’s conduct. The committee members and size are unsettled, and witnesses in Cuba may be needed as they cannot come to the United States.
Mrs Willis Radclift of North Alton hid fifty dollars left by her husband for a quarryman in an urn on her stove to keep it safe. A few days later a fire damaged the money and purse. she sent the charred remains to the treasury in hopes some value can be redeemed.
A man named Miller arrived at the Decatur police station early in the morning bruised and in his underwear claiming his clothes watch and $27 were stolen. Thieves also knocked out a gold tooth. He could not specify where the robbery happened. This marks a second such incident in a week with men robbed of clothing and left only in underwear.
Directors declare a final dividend of 4.65 percent to stockholders of the Chicago World’s Fair Co payable March 1 as the company’s business tied to the exposition winds down. Combined with a 10 percent dividend paid in 1894, the return on each $10 investment totals $14.614, reflecting a 36.73 percent loss not counting ten years of interest.
Springfield appellate court held insurance companies are not liable when the insured dies by own action if the policy excludes such death even if the act occurred while the insured was insane. Other items include Roy shot by Slater, an eight year old killed by a sister with an old revolver, coroner verdict of death by own action while temporarily insane, Lulu Brannen's death linked to depression, reward offered for Rufus Bell’s capture after a deadly assault in East St Louis, and a meeting called for Western Canned Goods Packers association in Chicago.
James and Sam Andrews, brothers in Pittsburg, quarreled over an old saddle. Sam drew a revolver and fired, wounding James twice in the breast and hip. James remained alive but in precarious condition at last report.
A fatal malady called black leg is killing cattle in Fayette county with forty to fifty deaths, most in Kaskaskia township, and officials now think the outbreak is under control. Railroad employee killed at Lostant when he fell from a moving box car train of the Iowa Illinois Indiana line, George Hallan of Knox Indiana instantly died.
The Ashland Christian Church held a jubilee after collecting 2000 dollars to extinguish the debt. The pastor lit a ceremonial match to burn the mortgage document.
A destructive fire visited Parrish destroying the general merchandise stores of J M Akin and W D Bond, with total destruction reported. The blaze caused extensive damage to the village’s commercial heart, though no detailed casualty information is provided in readable text.
Philadelphia reports a 6 million dollar graft plot tied to a 25 million loan bill to fund city projects under a corrupt machine. The plan allegedly aims to railroad passage through council, trigger mayoral veto battles, and secure 85,000 illegal votes in February while schools and water works would be built under machine supervision.
Berlin reports eight hours of high winds and heavy rain delaying traffic and severing telegraph links. Rail accidents occur as freight cars break free at Schlebusch and collide with an express train, with no serious injuries. The Hamburg America liner Deutschland broke from mooring at Hamburg, drifting to Cuxhaven. repairs planned at Kiel or Stettin.
In New York on November 24 a verdict of 1950 dollars was awarded to Peter Felbiger against Eber Forbes as treasurer of the Socialist Labor Party for money loaned to The People newspaper. Forbes argued the unincorporated party could not be sued, but Judge Seabury ruled the board of trustees acted as agents of the party with power to borrow, binding the party to their acts.
Ex Governor F M Drake is laid to rest in Centreville Iowa with services at Central Church of Christ under Knights Templar auspices. The body lay in state for three hours as crowds filled the church before burial at Oakwood Cemetery beside Mrs Drake.
Jonathan Rice prominent business and religious leader and vice president of Rice-Stur y Goods Co and Mercantile Trust Co died at his home in St Louis after two months of heart illness. He had not been able to go to his office for five weeks and his death was unexpected.
Walter Johnson aged 60 years publisher and editor of the Rock Island Daily Union died on Monday in Rock Island Illinois after a long career in journalism.
Chicago reports a long strike winding down after wire cuts and blocked lines on State Street cars. Police ordered to shoot to kill kept crowds in check, with 1000 protesters following downtown cars. Officials claimed no agreement yet on reinstatement of sympathetic strikers. city council mediation failed.
The Chicago City Railway strike ended at 1 30 AM with two work hour proposals for drivers. The company can discharge employees without arbitration and will rehire former workers except those guilty of violence. Wages remain to be set by arbitration or based on current value of work, with men choosing between eight to eleven hours or an average ten hours.
New York November 25 Frederico Boyd and Dr Amador Panama commission ers who came to frame the canal treaty delivered the new treaty to the purser of the City of Washington who will hand it to authorities The commissioners guarded the document in a sealed iron box until turned over and acknowledged by the purser.
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