Patoka Register Friday Publication Note
The Patoka Register, published every Friday, is issued by G. Huntoon & Co in Patoka.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
10
Diverse 1900s miscellany prompts ponderous questions
A column surveys oddities from 104 year old figures to meat by products, avoids sensationalism about crime, politics, and fashion. It notes Paris Green, leather supply, Persian leadership, women’s suffrage, crop values, long life hopes, Cossack liberty, a teeth theft, finger sales, Klondike wealth, naval testing of tornadoes, and Betsy Ross myths. It also covers divorce scandals, collar fashion critiques, a New York rent cut, Atlantic City train ventilation, a Kentucky elopement tale, and Cunard liners subsidy tied to speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Paris Green
Shah of
Persia
Teheran
National Shame Over Funds For Paul Jones’s Crypt
The letter condemns insufficient funds to honor Paul Jones with a permanent crypt, noting the nation’s wealth should ensure fitting sepulture after the public effort to recover his remains. It argues neglect would amount to national disgrace and calls for action.
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Paul Jones
Five Die as Auto Plunges Down Burlingame Embankment
A trolley-sized automobile carrying five women and two children slid down a steep hill near Burlingame after brakes failed. Five occupants died instantly including Mrs. Thomas A. McCormick and Clara McCormick. two were injured. The crash followed another fatal auto wreck nearby days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Burlingame
Battle ship for Turkey from Syrian Americans in New York
New York's Syrian colony plans to raise funds from about 200000 Syrians in America to present a modern battleship to Turkey. Salim Elias offers $1000 to head the subscription as committees are formed to appeal across Americas to have a US built warship named the Syria.
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New York
Turkey
America
Salim Elias
North
South
Central America
West Indies
Mexico
United States
Syria
Three Hurt In Collision At Petoskey Station
In Petoskey Michigan a Grand Rapids and Indiana train crashed into a baggage and passenger coach at the suburban station injuring three. Miss Hamilton of Cincinnati suffered chest injuries and bruises, Mrs Street of St Louis had a broken nose and facial bruises, and John Waldo a three year old boy sustained a crushed jaw. A small panic followed as passengers escaped through doors and windows.
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Petoskey
Mich
Grand Rapids & Indiana
Heat and wind ruin corn crop in Beaver City area
Beaver City dispatch reports a week of extreme heat followed by hot winds over Sunday and Monday. The drought has left the Beaver valley without rain for weeks and corn in the district is nearly ruined, with widespread rain needed across Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Beaver City
Beaver Valley
Girl Dies from Needle Point Piercing Heart
A girl in a tragic incident dies after a needle point piercing causes a fatal heart injury. Police and medical investigators are examining the circumstances and any potential safety lapses. Authorities urge caution and report details as they become available.
Needle Traveled to Heart Causes Local Girl’s Death
Warsaw Indiana reports the death of 16 year old Violetta Bowen from heart leakage after a needle point pierced her hand and traveled through her arm to her heart. Physicians say the needle may have entered days earlier and killed her within minutes after she awoke with pain.
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Warsaw
Ind
Violetta Bowen
Miss Bowen
Theresa Walden
Joseph Bowen
Gerlaw
May Lose Throne Macedonian Reformers Press For Freedom
In Constantinople the Young Turks insist only Abdul Hamid’s abdication can satisfy their push for fuller liberty. Their Macedonian and Asia Minor army factions, which helped force a constitution, remain potent and threaten renewed upheaval if the Sultan refuses concessions. Officials fear a new uprising could plunge the Empire into war, so measures to calm the unrest are being considered while maintaining Young Turk backing for promised reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Young Turkey
Macedonia
Asia Minor
Two Die as Mob Attacks Pensacola Jail
In Pensacola Florida a mob over 1000 people attacked the jail after the negro Leander Shaw accused of assaulting Mrs. Lillian Davis was captured. Deputies and sheriff fired on the mob wounding several. one man died and others were injured. The mob mounted further assaults and fired on Shaw as he dangled at an electric light post after being moved from his cell.
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Pensacola
Fla
Leander Shaw
Lillian Davis
Here
Shaw
Hyellum
One Killed and Five Hurt in Bogota Train Crash
A car struck by a Susquehanna train at a Bogota New Jersey crossing left one man dead and five injured, two critically. The victim was 28 year old Donald Holmes of Paterson. others include Dr. James Carts, James Shaw, and three Paterson residents with various injuries. A long shed blocked view of the track causing the collision as the train slowed near a station beyond the crossing.
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New York
Susquehanna
Bogota
N. J
Donald Holmes
Paterson
James Carts
James Shaw
W. H. Turner
William C. Paul
Harry Fernbach
Seaman Apprentice Swafford Wins Navy Marksmanship Medal
Newport RI H Swafford a seaman apprentice at the naval training station received a gold medal for marksmanship from the Admiral Trenchard section of the Navy League in New York. He scored 472 of 600 while six hundred apprentices competed at the outdoor range. His home is Fort Worth Texas.
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Newport, R. I
Doctor Lured To Death In Carthage Missouri
Officials investigate the death of Dr. HE L Whitney who was lured from town for medical aid and found two miles east of Carthage. An inquest began Friday to determine the cause amid signs of foul play. The body showed a forehead injury and a brain blood clot. a bloodless medical case lay nearby.
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Carthage
HE. L. Whitney
Whitney
Aimee
Dr. Whitney
Doctor Slain to Keep Secret in Carthage Case
Stories of a quarrel in Dr. Lawrence Whitney s office and the disappearance of a 16 year old girl on a Carthage area farm have led authorities to believe Dr Whitney was murdered to preserve a secret shared in his professional capacity.
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Carthage
Lawrence
Whitney
Dr. Whitney
Open Market for Print Paper in New York
Proposed open market for newspaper print paper in New York announces an auction of 100 tons in carload lots on August 5 by John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association. Similar sales are expected to continue to establish a fixed price and end secret-rate trading.
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New York
John Norris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Bryan Says Acceptance Speech Shorter Than Expected
William J. Bryan’s acceptance speech will be brief about five thousand three hundred words he stated Monday. He said campaign issues will be discussed but his views will be saved for more elaborate treatment in later speeches at Fairview Lincoln Neb.
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Bryan
Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Baby Drowns In a Churn Near Webster City
A two year old son of Mr and Mrs L B Barr on a farm south of Webster City drowned in a churn with several inches of water while playing in the yard. The accident occurred when the child fell head first into the churn. Separate note reports a new temporary national treasurer appointed for the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Warsaw Indiana, Mayor Charles Rigdon named to the post.
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Webster City
Eagles
Warsaw
Ind
Charles Rigdon
Order of Eagles
Aged couple found murdered in Fort Wayne home
The bodies of Mr and Mrs Emile Jacob were found on the floor of their Fort Wayne residence Wednesday morning. Both victims had been choked to death and the crime occurred Monday night. Police suspect robbery but have no clues to the killer’s identity.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Emile Jacob
Death of New York banker McIntyre after bankruptcy and charges
McIntyre & Co head Thomas A. McIntyre died in Baltimore aged betwixt liver illness. He had overseen a firm failure totaling over 1 009 000 and faced six grand larceny counts after indictment. The case linked to bankrupt financier's nurse Anna Boyd.
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McIntyre
New York
Thomas A. McIntyre
T. A. McIntyre & Co
Baltimore
J. C. Boyd
Anna Boyd
Evelyn Thaw Scolds Sheriff Over Prison Treatment
Evelyn Thaw visiting Harry Thaw in Duchess county jail scolds Sheriff Chanler for the treatment of her husband. She calls the confinement an outrage and questions the friendship between Sheriff Chanler and Mr. White. The scene occurred Friday behind prison bars during Thaw’s first visit since removal.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Sheriff Chanler
Duchess County
Evelyn Thaw
Thaw
Harry
Absolutely Fat Father Flees After Fat Question
A George Washington University professor known for both intellect and girth overhears his children debating the meaning of absolute. The boys ask if a man can be absolutely good or bad, and the girl asks if a man can be absolutely fat, prompting the astonished father to flee.
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George Washington University
Philadelphia Ledger
Dad
Outiurn Remedies Cured Severe Child Eczema
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England writes that her son Owen suffered intense eczema from three months to fifteen years old. After four hospital stays and hopeless prognoses the Outiurn Remedies brought a marvelous cure. The letter dated January 12 1907 claims full recovery.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green
England
Just Suppose Watermelon Patch Faithful Talk
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution imagines heaven as a perpetual watermelon patch. Brother Dickey and Brother Williams quip about July weather and going there.
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Brother Dickey
Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
Heamley and Knox Debate a Stranger’s Accents
Miss Heamley and Miss Knox discuss a man from New England who studies a woman's face. He asks if she was born that way, not where. The exchange reveals his attempt to infer origins from appearance.
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Miss Heamley
Miss Knox
New England
Knox
Thrift In the Family In West Philadelphia
A girl plays on a porch with a friend while her two elderly grandparents chat nearby. The child notes she wishes her grandparents shared the same family name and the grandmother and grandfather realize they do not match.
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Philadelphia
Coffee blamed for illness in reader letter
A reader attributes years of pale illness to caffeine in coffee and credits switching to Postum with improved health. The letter, signed as a Postum testimonial from Battle Creek, Mich., claims headache relief and weight gain after one week and five months of use.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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