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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
8
The piece cites examples of ingratitude toward great figures. Stoessel faces prison after Port Arthur, Rosestvensky acquitted of cowardice, Columbus humiliated by Spain, Belisarius blinded yet vindicated, Themistocles ostracized after aiding Greece.
C E Robbins Agenctro promotes auction services with a boast of $87 028 in sales over four months. He highlights training from top auction schools and affiliations with national and state associations. For terms and dates contact Amoret, Iowa.
The excerpt surveys ancient and early modern figures: darius planning invasion then suicide, Pericles enduring fines and Athens’ zenith, Hannibal facing betrayal and retreat, Cardinal Wolsey’s political peril and Henry VIII’s divorce era, Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh’s fortunes, Raleigh’s voyages and Virginia naming, and Raleigh’s imprisonment after court intrigue.
Admiral Gaspard Colleny, famed for opposing Spain and aiding Henry II, was handed to assassins at the St Bartholomew's massacre by Charles IX who feigned friendship. An assassin wounded Coligny as the massacre unfolded, and the king expressed sorrow while Coligny was among the first victims.
Robert Morris of Philadelphia, who funded the Revolutionary War, was jailed for debt from 1798 to 1801. His financial genius aided America's cause in war and in Washington's administration, yet he was forgotten when his value ended. He fell into land speculation debts afterward.
In the March Bohemian a haughty customer at Mr Malcolm Goldborough’s mansion asserts he is not a common servant. A fat butcher misreads her status, then she reveals she is “the cooks” and insists she is higher than a mere connection, prompting bewilderment.
Lieutenant General Anatole Stoessel, hero of Port Arthur, was sentenced to death by a court martial for surrendering the fortress to Japan. The court recommended commuting the sentence to ten years imprisonment with removal from service, while General Fock was reprimanded for a disciplinary offense not linked to the surrender. Smirnoff and Relen were acquitted for lack of proof.
University of California bulletin by Dr. W J Sinclair disputes Prof J D Whitney's claim that humans never lived in California during the three toed horse era. The study, "Recent Investigations Bearing on the Occurrence of Heecene Man in the Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra Nevada," cites skulls in the Peabody Museum and analyzes gravels studied years ago by the university anthropology department.
Saline and Ottawa counties expected Hungarian partridges from state game warden Cal Travia for distribution. A ship carrying the birds burned at sea, destroying the entire shipment. Last year Saline and Ottawa received 200 pairs, with birds doing well and increasing.
Nine hundred English pheasants cost $6 a pair and will be bred on the State game preserve near Auburn. The birds were raised by Wallace Evans of Oak Park, whose pheasant farm holds about 4,000 birds and is the largest in America.
Dr Marden in Success condemns cigarette use for boys as stunting growth and harming health and morals. Magistrate Crane warns that yellow cigarette stains mark delinquent youths and that cigarette habit fuels crime, gambling, and laziness. Business leaders echo cigarettes as a barrier to achievement, urging prohibition.
Chicago reports Cola Peterson known as the Girl Raffles admits posing as a girl for eighteen years to deceive schoolmates friends and relatives while committing robberies. He says he wants to start over as a painter and stop wearing girls clothes. Neighbors and police noted the long masquerade ended with his arrest.
Alamosa Colorado February. Lowther, a Denver Rio Grande timekeeper, was shot and killed while seeking access to his wife's apartments in the Mander block. Linn Holbrook, son of District Judge C C Holbrook, surrendered and admitted the shooting claiming he mistook Lowther for a burglar. The two exchanged shots. Holbrook was not struck.
Charles J Ramadka files for divorce from Evaline Caine Ramadka in Milwaukee Wisconsin citing two years of cruel and inhuman treatment. The plea details Evaline Ramadka’s Chicago activities her alleged associations with accomplices and a prior arrest conviction leading to a Joliet penitentiary sentence for burglary. The couple wed in Oskaloosa in 1903 and have one child.
Mrs Romadka, wife of a Milwaukee trunk maker, was convicted as an accessory to burglaries and larcenies. Jones confessed. She had admitted robbing six Chicago homes and stealing diamonds. She said she stole for pleasure and that she admitted to being driven by urge.
Warrants issued in El Reno charging Lieutenant Governor Bellamy with carrying concealed weapons and disturbing a public meeting. Oscar King and J J Phelps sworn the warrants. Deputy Sheriff Hackett notified Bellamy by phone he had warrants and Bellamy agreed to travel to Eygeno on the night train.
Letters of administration granted by Bates County Probate Court Missouri on January 7 1906 to W D Corbin administrator. All persons with claims must present them for allowance within one year or be barred from estate benefits. Claims published within two years from publication date will be barred.
Notice is given that letters of administration de bonis non have been issued for the estate of Tease N Maina deceased in Bates County Missouri after probate on December 2. The administrator has taken charge of the firm Deacon Brothers and Co, a partnership with Janse N Melos deceased as a partner. Claimants must exhibit their claims within one year or be barred. A Bennett admr with will annexed.
Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted by Bates County Probate Court Missouri to the executrix or executor of the estate of John 8, County, deceased. All persons having claims against the estate must present them within one year from the date of letters or be barred. claims must be proved and filed within two years of publication.
Bates County Probate Court issues notice that letters of administration have been granted for the estate of a deceased person. Claimants must file within one year from the date of the decree or be barred from any benefit. Administrator John J. Fischer. application to claim must be presented to the court.
Notice to all creditors and others that the estate of Martha Monne Sessmaen in Missouri will be settled. The hearing is set at the court on February 7 in the year 15-4. Local officials announce the final settlement proceeding.
A compact note promotes a natural remedy approach as the best available option. It hints at personal experience and endorses dietary or herbal guidance attributed to Glay, suggesting trust in traditional or natural treatments.
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