31 Oct 1903
Page 1
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!
This newspaper page contains 35 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1903
Page
1
A new man is alleged to have fired the first shot of the Civil War. The claim is attracting attention, drawing comparisons to famed Masons, the early Odd Fellows, and George Washington's body servant in notoriety.
By refusing to bid in competition the packers recently forced the prices of hogs down forty per cent and on cattle twenty five per cent, as compared with prices a year ago, while prices to the consumer have actually been advanced.
In coming hostilities with Japan Russia rejects a small war. The text warns against overconfidence, citing a British South Africa episode where false optimism led to long regret in dispatches and a drained war chest.
M Lebaudy suggests a negro empire in northwestern Africa populated by African migrants from America. He notes that bringing Americans to settle would help, but argues Africans already present should be utilized.
A seat on the New York stock exchange now costs 50000 dollars, down from 80000. Rubber boots and mackintosh clothing are the main equipment as floodwaters recede, and squeezing out remaining water has reduced the need for an ark.
Rev C H Parkhurst writes to New York press deriding the Prophet Elijah II as notoriety feeding agitators. He warns that more talk gives them fuel and urges silence to squelch them.
Colombia’s last year expenditures exceeded revenue by 42 percent and its currency is nearly worthless as it seeks 25 million dollars and a large annuity from the United States to fund a 200 million dollar isthmian canal project.
The Amateur Press club of Chicago after a debate adopted a resolution criticizing editors as lacking taste and judgment, claiming their mental attainments have nearly disappeared. The remark would likely jar readers with its blunt jab at contemporaries in publishing.
A St Louis hold up man after robbing an attorney gave the victim ten cents for taxi fare home. The writer speculates the bandits may eventually share proceeds with victims.
President Roosevelt issues a call for an extra session of Congress to convene November 9. The sole budget item covers the reciprocal commercial convention between the United States and Cuba signed in Havana on December 31, 1902, and questions arise about ratification.
A St Louis grand jury indicted a prominent police captain amid a parade by the force, following repeated accusations that he promoted fraudulent naturalizations.
Washington critics argue foreign powers influenced Colombia’s treaty rejection. The plan now construes the Monroe doctrine as ban against any foreign nation or company backed by a foreign government from acquiring a canal strip. The United States intends to press the Colombian envoy to ensure no foreign steps toward a canal are allowed.
Prominent Canadians condemn the Alaska boundary award as the hardest blow to imperial relations. Many say Britain bartered Canadian interests for U S friendship, warning the dispute exposes who truly owns the land and who will not surrender it.
The funeral of the late Hon. Samuel Morss editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel was held at Fort Wayne Indiana on the 24th with several newspaper men accompanying the body from Indianapolis and brief addresses at the grave.
Lou Dillon owned by C. K. G. Billings of Chicago and driven by Millard Sanders secured the turf title at Memphis on the 24th with a mile in 1 58 44. Other items note Crescent Ship Yards Elizabethport opening. Ella blast furnace idle. W F Sauber wreck with drownings. Constable de Richemont crew saved. Wabash bridge workers strike. Spring Lake fishermen form group to oppose game wardens.
A judge ordered a grand jury to meet at the December term to investigate doodling on the Kansas City Kansas board of education and to act against gambling and saloons defying prohibitory laws. The telegraph item aggregates multiple late December notices from across the U S including gas discovery in Wyoming and payroll shipments to St Louis Chicago and New Orleans.
Charles Kemper, 11, was instantly killed in St Louis when struck by an Iron Mountain train. The day’s news notes a rise in the bounty for Mrs Kate Lauman’s murderer to 1150, a farewell letter from Adjt Gen Corbin to clerks, a bank vault burglary in Raleigh New Jersey thwarted, and various international and domestic updates including conventions, emigration records, and political odds.
Illinois State News recalls John Monahan who arrived in East St. Louis in 1844 and steered the town’s name. A board member when Illinois Town sought a charter in 1865, he proposed East St. Louis and fired the first locomotive into the fledgling city, guiding rail connections toward the Illinois Central shops and Wiggins Ferry Co links to St Louis.
Mrs. Sarah Cunningham, a widow, marries Joseph Flanners at Glen Or ion despite her brother Joseph James opposing. During the bridal party’s after-ceremony parlor moment James fires a stare through the window. Iver and John Wilkins pursue James. Iver is cut in the abdomen and side, John stabbed in the back with possible fatal outcome. James is captured and placed in the Coalaboose. six guards keep watch as a mob of twenty or more fails to seize him.
A Mattoon infant, Chester Welch, two, died from complications after a dose of Bichloride of mercury given by his mother. Dr O W Ferguson testified the poison was prescribed to the mother by error. The coroner's jury ruled the death resulted from the mistake.
The coroner’s inquest into Thomas Hartley’s death at the South Bartonville asylum found he died from injuries inflicted by attendants during a struggle with guards E A Sorrell and Samuel H Flynn. The verdict urged holding the two attendants for grand jury action and Coroner Harper issued warrants for their arrest on murder charges.
Under Illinois game laws taking effect July 1 every hunter resident or non resident must hold a license or face arrest and a fine of 25 to 50 dollars per case on conviction. An exception allows bonafide owners or tenants to hunt on their own land without a license.
At a meeting of fishermen on the Illinois river at Springlake a fishing preserve an organization was formed with Brant Evans elected president and J T Hyers named secretary The group aims to combat wardens accused of making illegal net seizures.
Albert Shauks and Newt Hampton quarrelled while planting peach trees at Danville. Hampton advanced with a club, Shauks struck him with a spade stunning him. Hampton died within hours, Shauks was arrested.
Oliver E. Pagin longtime assistant United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois receives appointment as assistant attorney in the department of justice at Washington from Attorney General Knox.
Thebes lynching defendant Napoleon Hixon faced a hung jury as jurors split two for hanging and ten for acquittal, ending the trial without a verdict.
Counties report to the state board of equalization and tabulations indicate an eight percent increase over last year's total assessment value, shaping the fiscal outlook for the state.
The Twenty first Illinois infantry held a reunion at Arcola with addresses by Congressman Warner, Gen. Horace Clark, and Benson Wood, department commander G A R.
Allentown Pa October 29 murder case of Mabel Bechtel remains unsolved as police hold Eckstein her lover and brother Thomas Bechtel on suspicion. Evidence includes bloodstains in the home, bloody overalls, and hatchet fragments while a coroner's inquiry aims to determine who dealt the fatal blow amid jealous disputes and alleged roadhouse rumors.
John Kratz arrives in Guadalajara from San Antonio to face extradition. He and supporters deny extradition and plan to appeal to the court of last resort, arguing Mexican citizenship and nonexitable offenses at the time. President Diaz may decide the case. Also, Seattle finds two dynamite packages at Interurban depot, enough to destroy blocks and damage nearby property.
An unidentified man was struck and killed by a passenger train on the Wabash Line near Jacksonville. Police and railway officials investigation ongoing, with work crews blocking the track as authorities seek to identify the deceased.
Halifax Chronicle declares Canada and Great Britain cannot endure current relations after the Alaskan boundary award. The liberal paper urges one of two paths: complete parliamentary independence within the empire or full sovereignty as an independent nation, arguing independence would avoid imperial subordination and let Canada benefit from the Monroe doctrine.
A Santa Fe passenger train crashed near Dean Lake between Bosworth and Marceline Missouri. Commander Booth-Tucker and his wife were fatally injured, with about fifteen others seriously hurt. The disaster is blamed on spreading rails as three sleepers and the diner derailed while the rest stayed on track.
Washington reports confirm Powell's accounts of the Santo Domingo upheaval and the seizure of Puerto Plata by Jiminez supporters aiming to oust Wos y Gil. No blockade mention. navy asked to protect American interests as incident involving a Cuban and an American steamer is noted.
Washington reports state department bulletin says Gen. Clayton envoy to Mexico City informed secretary of state that claims of an attack on President Diaz are baseless. Officials note dispatches from Guanajuato suggested precautions at Guanajuato due to fear of a fanatic or crank. Clayton’s absence from the scene is cited.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.