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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
6
A reflective poem by Anna W. Simmons urges forgiveness and reconciliation after death. It argues that if a rival were dead, one would pardon past offences and mourn the bitterness once held. The speaker asks Shane and Brent to set aside anger, show patience, and extend kindness to the erring, lest hearts remain cold.
In a lake side hotel, Ralph Dewey and Fanny White flirt under a scheme by Hildegarde and Mary Bell. Captain Kent Aymer pretends to woo Fanny, but genuine love blooms as Dewey is outwitted. Fanny proclaims true happiness and becomes Aymer’s fiancée, while Dewey is left to reflection.
An 1800 conspiracy by remnants of Jacobins and royalists aimed to kill Napoleon. Fouche’s agents thwarted the plot, while royalist factions debated Bonaparte’s future and the restoration. An infernal machine exploded near his carriage on December 24 1800, killing several and wounding many as Paris watched in shock.
A fragment cites Theodore Parker on the value of honest work as a prize worth carrying home. The text then references a Koran prohibition concerning the destruction of crops and livestock by enemies, highlighting moral constraints in wartime or conflict context.
The third day of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park dedication drew crowds to a grand parade in Chattanooga Tenn and a large military display. Gov McKinley and staff led Ohio troops with other units from Georgia Tennessee and Ohio. Confederate veterans in faded gray carried the Stars and Stripes amid cheers as Gen Fullerton led the reviewing and the Union salute fired at Orchard Knob. The evening commemorations featured speeches by Gen W B Bate Gen Grosvenor and Gov Morton, with reunions of armies and a reception for visiting dignitaries at the Read House.
Tourists on a broad gauge line descending Lookout Mountain were jolted when a train’s front car left the rails and the cab dragged 200 feet. Passengers suffered bruises, Senator Peffer of Kansas received a cut above the eye needing stitches. A cave under Point Lookout was also reported with three men missing after entering Thursday morning.
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