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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1896
Page
1
The Tax London Times declares Spain must give up Cuba a point recognized by all but Gen Weyler for months. A new silk from wood fiber is touted as a future market fabric costing about 19 cents a yard. A New York servant girl’s arrest for stealing her mistress watch highlights a domestic theft case.
London critics hail St Henry Invine as a unique figure in English stage. He has revived Cymbeline and the presentation inspires awe, with reviewers declaring they do not recall witnessing the drama in this way before.
For the first time in his career Sir Garnet Wolseley commander in chief may meet a modern foe as tensions with Turkey rise. Occupation of Constantinople by British troops is a possible contingency quoted as a serious prospect.
A proposed coal tax in New York faces sharp criticism for harming the poor while exempting large buyers. Critics liken the move to theft and accuse the tax planners of bank-robber like motive, expecting sympathy instead of accountability.
The piece contrasts top earning society doctors with those serving charitable or benefit causes. It challenges the ego of physicians who never work under contract for public good and urges such critics to first aid their struggling community colleagues.
Announcement says Bell will also be freed after arrest on English soil. Scotland Yard mystery appears solved as Europe breathes easier. Queen Victoria and the czar remain undisturbed and Chamberlain returns home unharmed.
A Boston citizen, proud of his ancestry, told a friend he will not name his newborn son until the child is old enough to express his own choice. He notes the boy may endure a period of nameless oblivion similar to the plight described in the mad quest of the snark.
An announcement from Constantinople signals a settlement to the crisis based on reforms to be implemented by the Porte. The exact reforms are not stated, making it hard to judge the settlement’s nature. It likely reflects a powers agreement to preserve the status quo among European representatives.
The author argues bicycles are the best and most attractive means for Americans to relax outdoors, suggesting horses or stout shoes could serve the same purpose but noting they are plentiful yet underused. The piece ends with praise for the inventor and a wish for long life to the fashion.
The United States government plans to purchase Point Lookout park to complete the Chickamauga and Chattanooga national military park. A great peace monument is proposed to be built there by contributions from old soldiers and others. Henry M. Stanley hails the view from the world famous Point rock as among the grandest he has seen.
The excerpt depicts a Canadian political party alarmed by American actions and intent. It portrays nationalist rhetoric and anti interventionist sentiment as it asserts Canadian sovereignty and resilience against potential US incursions.
In Harper's Ferry an elderly man collapsed and died after being hoisted aloft to see and hear The Boy Orator. Other brief items note a Richmond woman winning $17,000 against a Chicago street railway, and various international and national events.
A sequence of maritime and urban disasters reported: Seaman schooner wrecks off Randolph Street Chicago injuring several. Cadil lac Michigan fire destroys nine businesses including the telephone exchange with $20,000 loss. Georgia coast storm devastates Savannah and Brunswick with large death tolls and up to $1,400,000 damage. Aberdeen Scotland theater fire injures and kills. Lehigh Valley wreck near Batavia New York with fatalities. Southeast storm devastates Florida Cedar Keys and over twenty towns with widespread loss of life and property.
The public debt statement for September shows a net increase of 1 806 033 while cash in the treasury declines. October 1 totals place cash in treasury at 849 642 772 and overall money in circulation at 1 352 302 289, up 53 132 655 for September. Gold stock rises to 600 544 227. gold reserve ends at 193 585 661. Also noted is a Philadelphia sugar refinery shutdown due to German imports and abundant sugar stocks. Levi Geuret of Bridgeport demonstrates quince grafting, producing a thorn tree bearing a dozen large quinces with no worms.
James and Mrs. White of Ko komo Indiana welcomed William Mcc Kinley Garret lobart and James Blount four months ago. The governor sent a portrait to the boy named McKinley and Mount received a gold ring and chain. Hobert awaits his token. Krarnig and Haynes, Americans expelled from Belgium, linked to a dynamite conspiracy, were deported from the Netherlands. New York banks show wide gains in reserve loans deposits and circulations. Arthur Sewall. 20000 dollar campaign contribution to St John. Dysentery spreads across Japan with 24693 cases in August and about one in ten deaths. Army of the Tennessee reunion set for St Louis November 18-19 with veterans expected. Antonio Maceo’s night attack on the trocha inflicts heavy Spanish losses. New York banks exceed reserve requirements by 16,526,025.
In Little Rock township laborer Peter Heins killed W P Ferguson, aged 60, and wounded Ferguson’s wife after catching them together. Heins surrendered to authorities and is jailed. Mrs Heins, though wounded in the throat, walked home and testified at the coroner’s inquest. her prognosis remains grave.
The new state board of agriculture is listed with president J Irving Pearce of Chicago and secretary W C Garrard of Springfield. Members include Chas H Dalton in the first district, Irus Coy in the second, Martin Conrad in the third, John N Young in the fourth, J Harley Bradley in the fifth, Andrew Dunning in the sixth, H J Carter of Libertyville in the seventh, W D Stryker of Plainfield in the eighth, A J Lovejoy of Roscoe in the ninth, Ek 2B David of Aledo in the tenth, George H Madden of Mendota in the eleventh, Len Small of Kakakee in the twelfth, Lafayette Funk of Shirley in the thirteenth, W V Wittum of Canton in the fourteenth, A D Barber of Hamilton in the fifteenth, W H Fulkerson of Jerseyville in the sixteenth, W A Young of Butler in the eighteenth, J K Dickinson of Lawrenceville in the nineteenth, John Landrigan of Albion in the twentieth, B Pullen of Centralia in the twenty-second, and J M Richart of Carbondale in the list.
Henry Hawk files in Montgomery county circuit court for divorce on grounds of extreme and repeated cruelty. He claims his wife refused meals, struck him with an iron poker, forced him from the home with stove wood, and punched him. He says she carried a revolver with intent to kill and once searched the home to find his hiding place.
A fast mail train on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line struck a hand car with section hands near Quincey. The engineer tried to stop but could not avert the crash. Patrick Burke, 54, died from injuries sustained while trying to move the car off the track.
At Charivarii in Union Center Cumberland County a wedding party sparked a noisy celebration. Alexander Black joined the revelers and carried a shotgun. In the excitement Black fired accidentally blowing off his right arm near the shoulder.
The fractured skull of August Hackman and items including two hammers a pocket book a revolver telegrams notes bloody clothing and a hotel register were offered in evidence in Joseph W Meyers trial at Necatur for Hackman murder.
William Rosenow a well known German farmer was found dead beside the road near Kewanee with a gunshot wound to the head while prairie chicken shooting. Authorities believe the gun was accidentally discharged during the hunt.
Near Mount Vernon a Polish farmer attempting a jump from his barn to his wagon slipped. His head struck the wagon brake and he lapsed into a brain concussion, dying from the injury.
The cornerstone of Monmouth College's auditorium and gymnasium was laid with formal rites. W. P. Pressley, a longtime official of the institution, positioned the stone, described as a notable ceremony marking the building's progress.
Mrs. G. L. Foulds, one of the best known ladies of Alton, was killed at the family home after contacting an incandescent light wire in the basement during a visit. The accident occurred as she touched the live wire, leading to fatal injuries. Authorities investigated the incident.
Edward Taylor a farmer on Cache island opposite Mound City was hauling wood when his team bolted frightening him. He was thrown to the ground and his neck broken in the incident.
H T Baldwin a Chicago painter fell ninety feet while painting a democratic flag pole at Morris and died on the stone pavement. The accident occurred during work on a flag pole project. Authorities were notified and the scene was investigated.
Dun's Commercial Review notes a quarter with higher failures, 639 percent lower than 1893 panic, with liabilities at 73.29 million. Wheat advances on supply issues and foreign demand, cotton softens, print cloths drop. Stock market shows cautious recovery, rail earnings up, trusts weaker. Westward shipment small. September earnings down. Demand for pig iron, hides, wool supports prices. copper, tin, lead steady. Gold imports lift treasury reserves. October settlements tighten liquidity. Overall, cautious optimism amid gradual revival.
Atlantic and Pacific officials report a holdup near Rio Puerco bridge by five outlaws on westbound train No 2. United States Marshal Loomis, a passenger, is said to have shot and killed Cole Young after the train halted. The robbers fired on passengers and crew, cutting the express car and engine free, with an explosion after driving the cars up the track.
Reports from Bisbee Arizona say a cloud burst washed out the mining town with 2500 residents. Telegraph lines are down and verification is limited. Authorities fear heavy loss with deaths including Mrs Ashburn and her two children and others among four Mexicans. Rail lines and wires are out, flooding hampers escape and aid.
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