20 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1902
Page
1
Since July 15 Egypt reports 20000 cholera cases with about three fourths fatalities. The medical community questions any real advance from science. A New York charity woman boasts of needlework and embroidery paid at three dollars weekly, possibly among those who cut wages to aid the needy.
The ongoing coal strike prompts criticism of Senator Tom Platt once predicting end dates that have passed. Commentators argue strong action is needed, noting the man who ends the strike will earn the gratitude of the people.
A newspaper comment lauds St Louis for setting a commendable example to spur reform in other great municipalities as the boodle prosecutions advance toward conviction and punishment of the boodle gang.
A Kansas man declares that a tor nado, rather than a funnel shape, always appears as an exclamation point. He says the difference is immaterial, for both forms produce destructive results and equal damage once the tornado has finished.
A Canadian government representative reports Dawson appraises Klondike gold production at about 24 million dollars for 1901 and estimates a maximum of 14 million dollars for 1902. No new discoveries have been made in the past year.
The Jamaica sugar planters renew their campaign for annexation to the United States. They argue Porto Rico’s prosperity under the American link strengthens sentiment in neighboring islands. They foresee Cuba joining US soon and claim the Danish islands are moving toward annexation, awaiting formalities from the home country.
General Corbin expresses high praise for the German cavalry, noting better horses and stricter breeding for military use. He compares Germany’s seriousness to the United States and cites foreign experts like Gen Wolseley who say the U.S. has the most effective army for its size.
Colombia faces hard knocks from rebels as the government urges stability along the canal corridor. The Panama route or a Nicaragua path would affect U S interests, making the line essentially U S territory and resistant to frequent regime changes seen elsewhere in Central and South America.
Wall Street objects to Secretary Shaw plan to free 4 million in treasury holdings and anticipate October interest on government bonds to inject about 8 million into circulation. New Yorkers say 8 million is only a drop in the bucket and won’t ease currency stringency amid crop moving demand.
In a recent speech the president said he supports enforcing anti trust law to protect property. He argued that suing large corporations under the law is not a strike against property but a safeguard that ensures all men obey the law.
Key items from mid month: Mrs Thoburn dies in Portland after India missionary service. Senators Hanna Spooner Aldrich Allison Lodge meet Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. Rear Admiral Windsor retires. Speaker Henderson declines re nomination over tariff views. Bowler dies in Cincinnati. Lieut Morris buried after Olympia incident. Nicholas Fish dies after saloon altercation. Sharkey arrested. Albert J. Thrower found dead in Missouri creek. Gaston nominated for Massachusetts governor. Roosevelt endorsed in Republican conentions in several states. Consuelo, duchess of Marlborough sails to England. Hay urges Europe to pressure Roumania over Jewish conditions. Maine Representative Littlefield seeks Speakership. Dawson confesses to four murders. John Selby captured. Missouri corn crop projected near 260 million bushels.
Reports from the period describe a string of fatal and dramatic events. A Chicago magnate N E Patterson committed suicide in Las Vegas New Mexico. Governors received word of flood relief in Mimbres valley with crops ruined and survivors subsisting on decayed corn and beans. Marshall Derry failed to murder Mrs. Lou Wolf in Springfield Alabama and killed himself by carbolic acid. Alaska’s Cotella saw the first coal oil gusher at 200 feet. A bank in Skagway Alaska was robbed with a bomb. the bomb exploded, injuring the robber who died, while tellers escaped. Neigenfind, the Nebraska suspect, was shot near Winside after opening fire on pursuers. In Essex Connecticut David Hayden wounded two prominent citizens before killing himself. Crescens the trotting horse twice failed to beat his records in Philadelphia. A collision near Little Rock Arkansas left a fireman and a black sailor dead and soldiers injured. John D Rockefeller’s Pocantico Hills residence burned, loss about 40000.
Telegrams report Windward carrying Lieut Peary to Sydney on the 18th. He says valuable discoveries were made and he believes the north pole is reachable. Other items note a New York tailor’s wife found dead in a canal with a weight and wound, three boys crushed by earth in Mich, and other 1900s incidents.
George Crocker lies seriously ill in London while Capt. Joseph Feete, a veteran river man of St. Louis, dies. A Scottville farmer digs a 914 pound radish. San Francisco burials of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Fair. Indiana Methodists plan a 200000 hospital and deaconess home. Senator Stewart's wife dies in California auto crash. Kilauea volcanic activity rises. lake of fire enlarges. Mrs. Alfred Canning Clark vows charity after marriage to Bishop Potter. Confederate artillery Colonel John G. Garnett dies by his own hand in New York. Cook County taxes bring 148178.88 inheritance receipts. W S S Stratton’s physicians despair over Cripple Creek tycoon’s illness. Gen. Miles declines interview topics for westward journey. Industrial activity up. trade brisk. collections satisfactory per Bradstreet and Dun. Senator Clark spends 250000 on French rug collection. Krieger Coal Co strikes coal at 108 feet in Martinsburg. Northern cold snap alarms grain men fearing damaged unmatured corn crop.
George W. Stewart of Boston is appointed manager of the musical bureau for the St Louis World's Fair. The deal includes a reported fee of at least 20000 dollars, with a sponsorship backing a 500000 dollar musical features budget for the exposition from April 30 to October 31, 1904.
St Louis faces debate over opening date for the 1904 exposition with suggestions to begin in April rather than May. French commissioner M Laxgrave favors earlier start, while Roosevelt set a latest May 1 closing. Public opinion and input from governments exhibitors and boards will shape the final decision.
List of prominent local residents and long-time residents who died across Illinois towns. Names include Mrs. Benj. Blacet of Greenville, Adam Krick of Mattoon, Mrs. Mary Thacker near Coffeen, Mrs. Margaret Linehan of Cairo, Daniel Hodgkins of Carrollton, Green Driver of Green County, Hiram B. Brewster of Centralia, Ezra F. Bramwell of Bloomington, John Sweeney of Bloomington, Mrs. Alice Cronin of Mattoon, Ben D. Turney of Mattoon, Thomas Brown of Eldorado, Mrs. Elizabeth Puckett of Pana, Philip Weiser of Stonington, Mrs. Mary Allwell of Charleston, and Joseph W. Maddux of Carlyle. Many were noted as long-time residents and prominent figures.
On September 1 the state treasury held 4 068 769 58. Treasurer Williamson reports September receipts 3 696 88 and disbursements 494 324 45. Detailed receipts include Revenue fund 113 892 02 School fund 480 90 State game protection 17 50 Local bond fund 24 946 46. Disbursements include Revenue fund 488 611 76 School fund 197 67 State game protection 3 146 57 Local bond issue 9 92 324 45. Brief mentions: Eva Brown ran away to avoid marriage. Williamson county fair drew twenty thousand. Joliet news and baptist meeting near Charleston.
The annual Methodist Episcopal conference of southern Illinois will be held at Fairfield, September 24 29. Bishop Vincent will preside. The conference will be of unusual importance with a number of questions to come up as recommendations to the general conference regarding church discipline.
Burlington railroad plans to spend 1,000,000 dollars to acquire coal rights covering 41,000 acres in central Illinois. Officials warn of a future scenario where coal lands are controlled by large syndicates, potentially giving railroads leverage to coal barons.
R A Ewen won first premiums on corn apples and pears and took the grand prize for overall fruit exhibit and general farm products at the DeKalb county fair.
C. C. McDonald, noted horseman, died from injuries after being found unconscious with crushed skulls at Bloomington. He did not leave a crew to explain how the injuries occurred, and investigators search for clues surrounding the fatal episode.
Herman Garleb, wealthy farmer, was found dead in the road the other day between his home and Harrisonville. He had fallen from his buggy in a likely accidental death circumstance.
A mob burned the barn of John Bean, a Black farmer near El Dorado, while militia, deployed to defend the site, exchanged gunfire with the attackers in a rare clash highlighting racial tensions and civil unrest in the area.
The Windward under Capt. Samuel W. Bartlett reached Sydney from Cape Sabine after a long Arctic voyage. Peary reported remains of the Greely expedition, vast natural history specimens, and gear aboard. One fireman death noted. Mrs. Peary and Marie Peary in good health.
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