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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
8
Washington gossip and tidbits circulate among political circles with mentions of aides, committees, and unnamed sources. The item summarizes chatter about policy debates, rumored appointments, and behind the scenes scheduling at federal offices.
In Virginia a test ride incident left 40 army officers missing their mass of detritus medical samples. Maj Gen Fred Grant will distribute the recovered items pro rata among the officers, who all returned the same day after a 300 mile saddle effort. A hospital corps awaited the returning prodigals for quick examination of pulse, temperature, weight, and respiration.
Senator Elkins will not oppose the marriage of his daughter Katharine to the Duke of the Abruzzi, with the wedding likely in November. The Duke plans to visit Washington amid concerns the senator may withdraw consent due to Queen Elena of Montenegro’s opposition and royal family tensions.
The tale of Stephen K Booth from Minnesota shows a long civil service grind from a lowly bureau wage to a stint in the immigration service, a brief uplift in St Paul with higher pay, and a sudden layoff when Congress tightened funds. He returned to census work earning only a token dollar, reflecting the fragile, hopeful arc of federal employment and a wary yet resilient outlook.
Smithsonian officials and the National Museum plan a major aeronautics exhibit tracing aerial navigation from Montgolfier balloons of 1782 to the Wright brothers. Langley models, Chanute gliders, and Wright machines are promised, with rare items like Lilienthal gliders and Stringfellow plane among artifacts now held by the institution.
Mrs. Maria Perry Eisenhart, wife of American miner H. L. Eisenhart, was crowned Reina de las Sierras Queen of the Zacualpam Indians in Mexico City in a dawn ceremony. Indians carried gifts, fired weapons, and rang bells as hundreds gathered to honor her acts of kindness and service to the tribe.
George Koch faced a shocking milking ordeal when his long horned cow Brin die refused to be milked by anyone but a man. Wearing a board of health mandated long white apron, Koch was kicked in the face above the left eye as Brindle, described as a woman Sater, reacted to his attire. He fled the scene after the injury.
Tulsa report details Jackson Warridale a Creek man living near Mannford who has transformed from a slim black individual to a robust white man in three months after drinking mineral spring water rich in sulfur and arsenic. Physicians are puzzled by the metamorphosis and improved health, with similar springs noted in Mexico and India.
Port Jervis reports drought in the countryside as highway commissioners struggle to repair roads with crushed stone whose top dressing blows away in dry winds. Migratory birds retreat southward to shield their eyes from dust.
Vermont retains world wood chopping title as Edward Moot chops five cords in ten hours fifty minutes. Evarts wagered 10000 with Charles Treat and senators backing. Moot, watched by distinguished guests, completes the five cords in under 12 hours, finishing at 4 22 PM amid cheers.
In Shelbyville Indiana a 23 year old bottle of Cincinnati beer was found in a dry 25 foot well on the Martin Burchert farm near Prescott. The beer had been lowered into the well in 1885 during harvest when two men drank one bottle and lowered the other to keep it cool. The bottle's wire neck fastening dated the artifact to a bygone era.
Lawton Oklahoma. Chief Quanah Parker of the Comanches plans a weeks long hunt in the Panhandle of Texas in late October. He will be joined by the famed Indian chief Geronimo and ten of his leading men, War Chief Geronimo Apache leader, western Texas ranchmen, and Gov Campbell. War department permits for Geronimo and his men have been secured. The hunt centers on Matador Land and Cattle Company range near Trinidad Colorado with hunts across Motley Pickens Cattle Floyd counties and includes wolves and deer among big game sought.
A Iowa editor laments a stubborn hen that insists on sitting on croquet balls and other odd objects. Attempts to duck, tie springs, or appeal to subscribers fail as the bird remains resolute. The piece blends humor about poultry with snippets of whimsy and local color.
Cornelius O'Connell of Yardley Pennsylvania claims vibration from the ex haust near the Johnson trolley power house moved his cookstove four inches from its proper resting place. A petition to abate the nuisance was not acted on by Judge Stout because it was alleged to be improperly presented.
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