Census figures challenge race death by own action view
Census statistics show births far exceed deaths in 1900 with 2,049,132 births against 1,039,048 deaths. The data do not support the idea that the race is dying out.
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Weekly Call in Troy, Illinois
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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1903
Page
1
Counterfeit Twenty Dollar Bill Seen But Not Alarm
The notice states a counterfeit twenty appears but causes little public worry as long as the recipient’s name on the check is real and the signer is able to cover the amount, implying perceived safety in ordinary transactions.
King Alfonso Plans European Tour for a Wife
King Alfonso of Spain is set to begin a tour of Europe, visiting major royal courts to seek a bride for his palace. The motive cited is to honor his mother who has fallen from prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso
Spain
Europe
German trolley aims for 125 mph after 10645 mph trial
An electric trolley car built in Germany reportedly reached 10645 miles per hour near Berlin and engineers expect 125 mph later. The key question is whether such speed is sustainable and, if so, how many hours a car could run at 125 mph without overheating or burning up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Berlin
Johnson aims to seize Hanna scalp in political clash
Tom Johnson seeks to topple Mark Hanna in a sharp political rivalry. The description notes Hanna’s remaining influence after past declines, while Johnson is portrayed as having a strong, tangled combative presence.
Resignation of Joseph Chamberlain Signals Major Policy Shift
The resignation of Joseph Chamberlain, Britain's secretary of state for the colonies, is seen as signaling portentous changes in Britain's foreign policy and the start of notable shifts in the commercial relations between the United States and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Chamberlain
Colonies
Britain
United States
England
Flying machine faith and patience from Professor Langley
Professor Langley displays patience and perseverance and faith in his flying machine design. He believes it will fly, counting that as half the battle. The hope remains that the professor will eventually turn the laugh on his critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
Taft to Take War Department Post at Grant Desk
When Judge W H Taft assumes the war department portfolio he will sit at the same desk which his father Alfonso Taft occupied while holding the same office under President Grant. The elder Taft held the post briefly before becoming attorney general and later Russia minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Taft
War Department
Alphonso Taft
Grant
Taft
Russia
Fashion Decrees Women Must Aigcard Uncomely Garments
Fashion proclaims women should aigcard all garments that mar the form and dress like an eel. It is not meant to disparage beauty but to say she must simply look like herself. How some will look.
Portraits on World Fair Beauty Wall Upheld as Victimised
The article laments hundreds of American women who paid to have their portraits included in the alleged World’s Fair beauty displays and now fear they were victimized by crafty, unscrupulous men.
Dun Reports Mixed Economic Signals Amid Revival
Dun notes car shortages beginning to be felt as manufacturing stays busy and textile mills cut idle machinery. Lumber demand rises with revived structural activity. Payments are generally prompt, though late crops delay some settlements, and the outlook for fall and winter business remains encouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
Pension obligations for Civil War veterans decline noted
The United States pension system for civil war veterans has passed a divide with a gradual ascent and near precipitate descent expected upon death. This year’s per capita assessment is four cents lower than last year, though optimism is limited as the roll of honor shrinks only with the passing of old heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Reform of National Guard Ties With U S to be Defined
The U S organized militia stands at about 109000 enlisted and 9000 officers. Local units exist to meet local needs, and in the absence of a national militia, Secretary Root has pursued nationalization. Congress has long funded state national guards, but their federal relations have only recently been defined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Root
Congress
National Guard
Sherman Dies at 92 Oldest Chicago Ex Mayor
Alson S. Sherman Chicago’s oldest living ex mayor died at Waukegan Illinois on the 22nd of senility after several weeks illness. He was Chicago’s eighth mayor elected in 1844 for a one year term. Grant homestead at Galena will be deeded to the city as a historic relic likely to become a memorial hospital. Charles Davis, 18, drowned in the Mississippi at St Louis after falling from a steamer rail while trying to recover clothing. President Roosevelt planned an annual message to Congress for an extraordinary session, expected to be brief, with call issued mid October. Governor Pardee of California issued a rendition warrant for Leo Spivey, wanted in Missouri for murder, Spivey arrested in San Francisco. An amended Wyoming proclamation bans entry of livestock without health clearances. Osservatore Romano announces Pope named Giuseppe Wilpert secretary of state. New York Mayor Seth Low and other leaders nominated by Republican city convention and Citizens’ Union. Secretary Shaw to resume refunding bonds up to $20 million and take up five percent bonds due February 1904. Oregon express train halted near Corbett. Engineer Barrett reportedly fatally shot. Imperial health office reports 1902 German alcohol spend about $125 million, average $135 per person over 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alson S. Sherman
Chicag
Waukegan
Ill
Sherman
Chicago
Grant
Galena
Ulysses S. Grant
Charles Davis
Lotus Simms
Mississippi
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Congress
Pardee
California
Gov
Dockery
Missouri
Leo Spivey
Pemiscot County
Spivey
San Francisco
Gov. Chatterton
Wyoming
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Mgr
Giuseppe Wilpert
Seth Low
New York City
Board of Aldermen
Fosnes
Republican City Convention
Citizens' Union
Shaw
Clothing found near Bonfils quarry linked to McCann case
Worn shirt recovered about three quarters of a mile from Bonfils quarry in St Louis County is linked to James P. McCann, who was found nude. A gold collar button engraved McC points to the missing man. In other notes, a monument dedication date for Shiloh is postponed, now likely April 6. A grand jury in Eminence indicts George Johnston for murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. McCann
Bonfils
St. Louis County
McC
McCann
Eminence
George Johnston
Della Johnston
Winona
General Steamship Lines
Tacoma
Wash
White Pass & Yuxon
Dawson
Alaska
White Horse
Cleveland
Olive Rays
Gordon Park
Building Material Trades Council
Marble Workers' Union of
Chicago
National Association Marble Dealers
Burlington Railway
Adams Express Co
Portland Express
Burlington
St. Joseph, Mo
Renfrew Cotton Manufacturing Co
Adams
Mass
Walter Isselhardt
John Isselhardt
Jefferson Road
Belleville
Iil
Missouri elects Felk governor in 245 papers
In Missouri high turnout backs Joseph Felk for governor amid broad regional support. Other items report Corea seeking a Russian loan against Japan, riots in Chihuahua on Independence Day, and bank executives in Iowa discussing a bank death by suicide.
Tragic Leap Into Boiling Apple Butter Kettle
Illinois State News reports a farmer's son near Belleville leaped into a thirty gallon kettle of boiling apple butter while playing with other children. Blinding smoke concealed the danger. His mother pulled him free and a doctor from Belleville could not save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Isselhardt
John Isselhardt
Jefferson Road
Belleville
Wiliam Balkenburg
Springfield Sues 90 Alleged Gamblers in Citywide Crackdown
City Attorney Fitzgerald backs a suit against 90 alleged gamblers and frequents of local pool rooms, including some prominent citizens, a culmination of weeks of citizen-led investigation and testimony stirring consternation in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Fitzgerald
J. W
William Patton
Charleston Champaign & Northern Interurban Railway Forms
Articles of incorporation filed in Springfield establish the Charleston, Champaign & Northern Interurban Railway Co. with principal offices in Charleston and $10,000 capital. The line will run from Charleston in Coles county to Homer in Champaign county. Incorprators and first directors are W. R. Patten, W. F. Jenkins, J. B. Mitchell, C. L. Lee and J. L. Shisand, all of Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Charleston, Champaign & Northern Interurban Railway Co
Charleston
Coles County
Homer
Champaign County
W. R. Patten
W. F. Jenkins
J. B. Mitchell
C. L. Lee
J. L. Shisand
Editor Sues After Bank Assault for Damages
J K Raridan editor of the Charleston Daily News sues W J Kennedy cashier of the First National Bank for assault and battery mayhem and trespass seeking 10006 dollars after an article provoked the attack leaving the editor with missing teeth and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J K. Raridan
Charleston Daily News
W. J. Kennedy
First National Bank
Retired farmer Albert Shoot dies in Charleston carnival
Albert Shoot, a wealthy retired farmer, collapsed at Charleston during a street carnival. Autopsy shows heart failure as the cause and notes a rare reversal of the heart’s position from left to right. He had reported heart troubles in recent years but was otherwise in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Shoot
Charleston
Mr. Shoot
Louisville farmer’s wife inherits large English estate
Mrs. Henry C. Jones of Louisville, a farmer’s wife, is named heir to Christopher Warman, an eighteenth century English merchant. The estate value is cited as $300,000,000. She travels to Fleming tion New Jersey to prove her claim after being summoned by the estate solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Jones
Louisville
Christopher Warman
Jones
Flemingtion
N. J
Two Men Stabbed in Springfield Yard Fight
A fight between a brickyard worker and a Baltimore and Ohio switching crew in Springfield left switchman M. Howard and foreman C. C. Pool critically stabbed. Both men were hospitalized in grave condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickyard
Baltimore & Ohio
Springfield
M. Howard
C. C. Pool
Methodist delegates back five year limit for pastors
At the Quincy conference delegates to the general Methodist conference planned for Los Angeles next May were instructed to support a rule establishing a five year limit for pastors in their charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Los Angeles
Cal
Straw Fire at Quincy Destroys 1700 Tons of Straw
A blaze in Quincy consumed 1700 tons of straw belonging to the American Straw Board Co. The total loss was about $7,000, fully insured. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
American Straw Board Co
State Rep Charles Selby files for lieutenant governor
Springfield politician Charles Selby announces candidacy for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. He plans to run in the upcoming election, presenting himself as a leading figure from the Springfield area aiming to strengthen party leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tix
Charles #&. Selby
Springfield
New Courthouse Dedicated At Bloomington
The new five hundred thousand dollar courthouse was dedicated in Bloomington. The formal address was delivered by former vice president Adlai E Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Adlai HB. Stevenson
Found Dying in Hay Stack Near Galesburg
An aged man was found in a dying condition in a hay stack northeast of Galesburg. He was removed to the hospital where medical aid was given in a bid to save his life. The circumstances suggest starvation as the cause of distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
Found Unconscious on Big Four Tracks
Joseph Brady was found unconscious on the Big Four tracks. He had been struck by a train and his injuries were pronounced serious by physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Brady
Alten
Less hopeful mood as Macedonian crisis deepens
In Sofia on September 24 a less hopeful mood grew among government circles over the general situation as fears of imminent war rose. A large Macedonian sympathy meeting at Rustchuk urged Bulgaria to declare war on Turkey, while insurgent leaders warned reforms would be cosmetic. Turkish massacres continue around Monastir as Turkish and Bulgarian forces skirmish near Kotschani, with Turkish casualties reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
Ack
Rutschuk
Turkey
Christo Tatartcheff
Macedonian Organization
Porte
Tatartcheff
Macedonia
Monastir
Asia
Rustchuck
Trades Union Congress
Kotschani
Kotchani
Alaskan boundary case presented with focus on access to sea
London reports Attorney General Finlay wrapped up Canada's case at the Alaskan boundary commission. He stressed Canada's aim for sea access while the U S urged that any treaty would keep shores and inlets in U S possession. American counsel David Watson traced Alaska purchase and map chronology amid boundary dispute notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Finlay
Canada
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Alverstone
Messrs
Root and
Lodge
United States
David T Watson
Pittsburg
Alaska
Russia
Great Britain
Wateon
Yukon
United’ States
Gov Yates On Mob Violence Opening Of SI Soldiers Reunion
Carbondale September 24 Gov Yates spoke to about five thousand veterans and friends at Camp Logan during the twenty first annual reunion of the Southern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors association. He denounced mob rule and lynching as cowardly, praised Sheriff Whitlock for protecting prisoners during the Danville riots, and pledged to use state forces to curb mob violence while honoring the memory of the flag and past service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Gov. Yates
Camp Logan
Soutern Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Association
Yates
Ilinois
Illneis
Danville
Whitlock
Vermilion County
SUTTON SURRENDERS IN MICHIGAN MILITARY CLOTHING CASE
Col Eli Ru Sutton former state regent and Michigan Republican figure returned from New York to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the state in the notorious military clothing deal. He faced a circuit court hearing then a 2000 dollar fine. he paid it and said he is now free to come and go, confident he will not be prosecuted for perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Eli Ru. Sutton
State
Michigan
Pingree
Mexico
Sodus
N. Y
Sutton
Judge Wiest
St Louis Pollution Case Moves Ahead In Court
The Missouri against Illinois and Chicago sanitary district injunction case before the U S Supreme Court is to be attacked by the Chicago sanitary board. St Louis is accused of discharging sewage into the Mississippi river contaminating water supplies. Testimony and expert hearings continued Wednesday morning. Estimated evidence costs run at least 200000 with Missouri and St Louis already expending 65000 on water gatherers and experts. Attorneys fees are not included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Missouri
Ilinois
Sanitary District of
Convention Opens For United Mine Workers District 15
Pueblo Colo Sept 24 The convention of district 15 of the United Mine Workers of America began Wednesday afternoon at Trades Assembly hall and adjourned into executive session Representatives from Colorado Wyoming Utah New Mexico attended The president John Mitchell could not be present and a strike was declared likely for the district according to reports from the opening session
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Col
United. Mine’ Workers of America
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Pan New
Mexico
John
Mitchell
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Tom Johnson
Mark Hanna
Mr. Johnson
Atlantic Express
Oregon Railroad &, Navigation Co
Portland
Ore
Corbett
Barrett
Imperial Health Office
German Empire
Charles Gardiner
Kansas
Emporia
Kas
Rock Island Railroad
Nebraska
Iowa
Southern Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
McLane
Cardinal
Jacksonville
Tex
United States Reduction and Refining Co
League of Republican Clubs
Wilkesbarre
Jefferson Davis
Southern Confedracy
Buffalo
Joseph Felk
Corea
Japan
Chihuahua
Edward W. Davis
Shelby County
Harlan
Panama
C. J. Bonaparte
Parks
Cole County
Grand Jury
Samuel L. Ryan
J. N. Miller Company
Missouri Fire Prevention Association
Kansas City
National Irrigation Congress
Ogden
W. A. Clark
el Paso
Aex
Dunn’s
Bradstreet
Indian Territory
cA.ester
Loxa
Mattoon
Bealey Morrison
East St. Louis
Llinois State
Gamblerna
Blaze
Selby
Constantinople
Mansa
Alaskan
Commission
Sherif White
Chilengo
Staten
Demanida
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