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Newspaper
Butler Weekly Times
Location
Butler, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
6
Probate court docket list for November term includes several administrators and heirs with many unreadable names. The fragment mentions multiple individuals such as William King, Sarah Lehrander, Fischer, Plecher, and Cooper among others, with dates around November 2 and 8.
The Kochiester Advertiser quotes Senator Barrows’s party on the Republican platform. It argues that continued government control has hurt industry, paused production, and damaged public safety, urging a rescue from those deemed incapable of governing without disaster.
The article reports a deadly riot in Springfield sparked by a July 3 murder of railway engineer C. A. Helland by James, a Black man named as a key instigator. It details a violent night of assault, a manhunt, and subsequent jail cell capture, with reports of additional assaults and a wave of arson and destruction that left multiple deaths and many businesses damaged.
Lyon and Healy of Chicago advertise 20 to 40 percent discounts on a vast piano stock from Thompson Music Co and others. Uprights once 300 dollars are offered to buyers for 150 dollars with guaranteed quality. Teachers students and music lovers urged to respond from Adiama Street Chicago with many reputable makes included.
J Fleming of Bank of Enid in Oklahoma lauds a new state law guaranteeing deposits. He recalls national banks in Enid blocked from using the law, while state banks gain deposits and cautious optimism grows as legislators extend the guarantee, with mixed results for different banks.
A Clinton tale links the Salmon bank failure to a romance between Miss Bortle Stephens and Meinhart Sunnebeck of Mixtec Mu. Stephens saved for college while Salmon bank collapsed, sparking a travel tale that spans Clinton and St Louis with a marriage amid social upheaval.
A compilation notes notable legal missteps and rulings from history. It cites Lord Denman correcting a description of silk and cotton manufacturers, a 1274 murder inquiry quashed due to phrasing, a conviction voided for omitting the word ewe, Cardigan’s indictment error in a duel, and a dating convention confusion using AD versus in the year of our Lord.
The article recounts the formation of Reelfoot Lake by a quake and the ensuing conflict over fishing rights. It details disputes between local owners and the Rockout Lake Fishing Company, incidents of intimidation and legal pressure, and a serious injury to a child during a confrontation. The piece ends with a note on the ongoing distress and tension in the community.
A $10,000 verdict was allowed yesterday afternoon in a Missouri case involving a deadly crane accident at a pool hall. The verdict followed testimony about a weight claim and a fatal overturning crane injuring William Lookes and Misael Vachtio, among others, with references to court actions and quotes from officials.
A highly garbled article fragment with numerous misread names and phrases. It mentions Bryan, Mr Kern, Patt, and various nonsensical lines about elections, speakers, and opinions.
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