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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
3
Henry Labouchere recalls an event in London Truth where Benjamin Disraeli briefly became drunk after a glass of brandy and water. The incident showed the House of Commons reacting with mock severity as Gladstone later criticized ministers for sobriety, while being hissed by MPs.
In Macon Missouri a $2000 lawsuit arose from a dispute over a chicken. H D Bruner of Excello sued Mrs Cynthia Lucas and her granddaughter Stella Johnson for defamation and false arrest after Bruner accused them of stealing a chicken. The families admitted chasing the bird but denied theft. The justice ruled for the defendants.
West Point, Aug. By Taft directive seven cadets were dismissed for hazing Rolando Sutton, brother of Lt. James N. Sutton USMC who died in an unclear incident two years earlier. Dismissed are John J. Booker Jr, Richard W. Hocker, Earle W. Dunmore, Chauncey C. Devore, Gordon LeFebvre, Albert E. Crane, and Jacob Fortner. The inquiry followed reports Sutton was assaulted on guard duty by men masked with pillowcases and sheets. The investigation by Lt Col Sibley, Capt Oscar J. Charles, and Capt M. E. Smith concluded with the dismissals.
Cincinnati Aug 23 Mayor Cooper of Reading declares he is "a friend of Cupid" as Mrs Mary Miller is arraigned for interrupting a call to her stepson at Alma Adolphs home The offender is fined and bonds are posted to preserve peace He warns parents not to pry into their children's love lives and vows to act firmly in future endeavors in the village court
Frank P. Martin and Fern Holland wed in Kansas City on Friday August 13 1909 after a long courtship. Both natives of Hume they grew up together attended Hume High School and Fern taught in local public schools. Frank a son of pioneer grocer F L Martin works as a train auditor for Kansas City Southern with headquarters at Veport La and they will reside there for now.
Indianapolis witnesses a dramatic second day as drivers resume after the deaths of Bill Bourque and his mechanic Holcomb. The event draws praise for its speed and peril, with Knox driver Dennison stunned by Bourque’s loss and Chevrolet's pilot left blinded by the crash and wreckage as the field continues under the shadow of tragedy.
The Taft administration upholds the dismissal of seven West Point cadets for hazing Cadet Sutton. Army and civil officials accept the action as a firm stance to eradicate hazing, despite calls for leniency. The ruling follows an army board verdict and signals adherence to legal penalties for such offenses.
The Twice-a-Week Republic of St. Louis inaugurates a statewide subscription contest offering one person from each county a three day visit to St. Louis during the Centennial on October 5 6 and 7. The top point getter by September 25 wins the grand trip. statewide the top scorer also earns an upright piano.
Delegates at the American Prison Association discuss swift and certain justice and critique delays and technical reversals in trials. The September National Monthly reviews tariffs by Champ Clark, corporate tax by Alton B. Parker, Mac Enery, and includes pieces by Kate Burr, Helen Leigh, and P Harvey Middleton. Get the issue for cents or $1 a year.
Miss Ethel Robinson drowned across the river from Louisiana Missouri while bathing. About fifty people use gasoline boats in a large search for her body. W D Reed and Lynn Bryson nearly drowned while attempting the rescue. The incident involves associate David A Ball and a longtime local family.
In Butler Missouri a former retiree Mark S. Clay testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured his sciatic rheumatism and kidney disorders. He says relief was prompt and lasting, with no return of problems over years, and he occasionally uses a box as a general tonic. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY agents. Remember the name Doan's.
Tom Brown, a Panama resident and English coal miner, is said to own a five-guinea gold coin dated 1691. Frank Ralston notes the coin has passed through the Brown family for generations and is valued at 3850 dollars by a Boston dealer. One other coin of this date is in the English king's collection. Brown keeps his coin in the F and M bank vaults in this city.
Maj. Jo Harper led a Nevada business group asking the city council to allow asphalt oil on North Washington street between Hunter and Allison. Property owners will supply oil tanks and materials if the city furnishes workers. Council approved and agreed the city will provide labor for the project.
In Aurora Illinois Governor John Johnson condemned the new tariff as a bitter disappointment and a creature of stand-patters. He said Scandinavians, though naturally Republicans, may seek tariff revision and that the Democratic party would deliver if needed. He avoided explaining why Scandinavians lean Republican, noting immigration peaks under Republican rule.
Henry Tousley of Appleton City Missouri and Pearl Hunter of Spruce Missouri announced marriage licenses. Tony Kolasick of Appleton City and Jessie Gibson of Appleton City also listed. F Walter Saunders of Sun Kansas wedded Marie Able of Butler Missouri. Chester Smith of Foster and Sarah Moore of Amsterdam Missouri. J A Kimbrough and Olive Tharp of Chanute Kansas. T Bottoms with Lola Williams of Butler Missouri.
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