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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
2
A 104 year old Kentucky man drinks Paris green while pondering meat by products. The shah’s tenure in Teheran, women voting readiness, and crops worth 8 billion dollars appear amid eclectic notes. A Chicago woman faces theft charges. several Columbus men seek fingers for sale. a Klondike tale about selling fingers resurfaces. Betsy Ross flag lore is debated. a Virginia divorce from a bogus lord raises skepticism about motive and love.
A lady lecturer mocks men who wear starched collars calling them fools. She provocatively asks whether the same men would be approved if their shirts were cut low or sleeves showed through open-work designs.
Local tenants discuss a New York landlord who cuts rents amid hard times. Men see him as a fair steward, while women withhold judgment pending his next steps.
The Muster Car Builders association just closed a session in Atlantic City and adopted a committee report urging many improvements for better ventilation of passenger cars. The demand for more fresh air grows more insistent.
A young Kentuckian recounts being kept in a girl's parents home for four days and coerced into a marriage proposal by force of her intent. The piece notes the era’s social pressures and sharp commentary on masculine gallantry amid leap year customs.
A newspaper correspondent chronicles the ending of New York City’s old Fulton street horse car line with a wry remark that the streetcar was the best in the city due to its lack of strap hanging and that most riders walked instead.
A Chicago ministers' gathering heard a warning about the demoralizing effects of summer hotels and vacation dangers. The group adjourned until September with a program titled Vacation Experiences and Fish Stories, a light note that may prompt a revisited sermon once the fish tales conclude.
The Cunard line steamships Luisitania and Mauretania meet the 24 knot average speed in fair weather as part of an arrangement with the British government. The state subsidy of 750000 dollars annually supports fast ship building and could aid naval use if needed.
After the rescue and transport of Paul Jones's body the country now lacks funds for a permanent crypt. The piece argues the nation must honor his service in the war for independence and avoid national disgrace by neglect.
A chartered tonneau carrying five women and five children plunged 35 feet down a Burlingame embankment after emergency brakes snapped. Mrs. Thomas A. McCormick and Clara McCormick died, along with Mrs. Ira G. O'Brien’s infant son. Two others were injured, including Miss Ethel McCormick. The group had visited Prince Poniatowski and was returning to San Mateo. A second similar crash killed Mrs. Frederick Marriott and James D. Gilbert nearby earlier in the day.
The Young Turks, backed by a strong military network in Macedonia and Asia Minor, demand Sultan Abdul Hamid abdicate to satisfy their push for broader freedom. If refused, leaders warn of a fresh uprising and renewed calls to secure reform through Turkish advancement.
In Pensacola Florida a mob of over 1000 attacked the jail after Leander Shaw accused of assaulting a white woman was captured. Deputies opened fire from the jail windows as the mob used a railroad iron to assault the gate. Two deputies were wounded and Shaw was shot repeatedly until dead.
A fatal train collision at a Susquehanna crossing in Bogota New Jersey leaves Donald Holmes 28 a Paterson lawyer dead. Five others injured wart two seriously with skull fracture lacerations and bruises. The train slowed before impact as the car neared the track and the engine halted at the station beyond.
New York based Syrian leaders launch a drive to raise funds among 200000 Syrians in America to present Turkey with a modern warship. Salim Elias pledges 1000 dollars to head the subscription as committees form to appeal across the Americas and Mexico. The ship would be built in the United States and named the Syria.
In Petoskey Michigan a Grand Rapids Indiana railroad engine crashed into a baggage and passenger coach at the suburban station injuring three: Miss Hamilton of Cincinnati suffered chest injuries, Mrs. Street of St. Louis had a broken nose and facial bruises, and three year old John Waldo sustained a crushed jaw. A small panic followed as passengers escaped through doors and windows.
Beaver City reports seven days of heat followed by hot winds that damaged corn. No rain in weeks worsens drought across Nebraska. damage is limited to a small southwestern district but rain is urgently needed.
Newport R I H Swafford seaman apprentice at the naval training station received a gold medal from the Admiral Trenchard section of the Navy League in New York. He scored 472 of 500 with six hundred apprentices competing in the outdoor range rifle contest. his home is Fort Worth Texas.
Reports from Carthage Missouri describe a quarrel in Dr Lawrence Whitney’s office and the disappearance of a 16 year old girl on a nearby farm. Authorities suspect murder to hide a professional secret Whitney shared with his killers.
An open market for newspaper print paper is proposed in New York City with an auction sale of 100 tons in carload lots announced for August 5 by John Norris of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Recurrent sales are expected, aiming to fix prices and curb secret rate negotiations.
William J. Bryan announced that his acceptance speech will be brief, counting five thousand three hundred words in total. He said campaign issues will be explored in future addresses and his views reserved for later speeches.
A 2 year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs L Barr, drowned in a churn on a farm south of Webster City Iowa. The child found the churn with water in it and fell in head first while playing in the yard.
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Jacob, an elderly and well to do couple, were found on the floor of their Fort Wayne residence Wednesday morning. Both had been choked to death and the crime occurred Monday night. Police suspect robbery but have no clew to the assailant's identity.
New York financier Thomas A. McIntyre, head of T. A. McIntyre & Co. which failed for 1.009 million three months earlier and faced six counts of grand larceny, died Wednesday in Baltimore at lawyer J. Boyd's home. He suffered from a liver disease.
Prof W H Hobbs made a record ascent and descent of Mont Blanc in 16 hours surpassing the previous 16 hours 15 minutes set by English climber Moorehead. The feat marks a notable Alpine time improvement by an American explorer.
Mayor Charles Ridgon of Warsaw was named temporary national treasurer of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The appointment elevates local leadership in the national fraternal group.
A devastating blaze in Mahl, a town 15 miles west of Nacogdoches on the Texas and New Orleans railroad, wiped out a dozen or more business houses, nearly destroying the community.
Doctors say a steel needle pierced Violetta Bowen s heart after traveling from hand to chest over days. She died five minutes after awakening in the night. Her mother Mrs Theresa Walden now in Denver and her father Joseph Bowen of Gerlaw are named in the report.
In Carthage Missouri officials report Dr. E L Whitney was lured from town on a false pretense seeking medical services and murdered. An inquest began Friday to shed light on the mystery. Whitney was found with a cut under the eye and a blood clot on the brain beside the road two miles east of town. initial apoplexy suspicion proved false.
Evelyn Thaw visited Harry K. Thaw in Duchess County jail and, through bars, condemned Sheriff Chanler for the harsh confinement. She called the situation an outrage and questioned the sheriff's friendship with Mr. White.
Twenty Burlington saloons plan to close as new mulci regulation requires consent of adjoining property owners. City proprietors aim to comply with the laws, having watched Muscatine and Davenport actions, and intend to head off enforcement by acting voluntarily.
Fred Juber aged 18 of Des Moines sank while swimming in the Raccoon River on Thursday afternoon driven by heat. His companions dove in to aid him but could not reach him before nightfall. the body had not been recovered.
The notification of E. W. Chafin, Prohibition candidate for president, will be held August 18 in Chicago. Prof. Charles Scanlon, permanent chairman of the national Prohibition convention, will deliver the notification address.
Frank Burdick 15 accidentally shot and killed his sister 19 while playing with a shotgun at their home in Rensselaer New York. Authorities say it was a tragic accident with no indication of intent.
A George Washington University professor, famed for both intellect and rotund stature, overhears his children debating the meaning of absolute. The exchange ponders absolute goodness or badness and prompts the embarrassed father to flee.
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England writes that her son Owen suffered from severe eczema from three months old to fifteen years. After repeated hospital treatments failed, six months of Outiurn Remedies cured him completely, ending years of agony and sleepless nights.
A humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution imagines heaven as one vast watermelon patch with Sister Dickey and Brother Williams trading playful quips. The dialect paints a rural, folksy picture of joyful speculation.
In a brief exchange two women observe a man studying a woman's face. Miss Heamley notes he asked if she was born that way, while Miss Knox recalls the question, adding the man is from New England.
A West Philadelphia girl plays on her porch with a friend while her grandparents sit nearby. The child notes she wishes her grandparents shared the same name, and the girl sighs that they do not match.
A reader credits caffeine in coffee for years of pale weakness and stomach trouble. After stopping coffee and switching to Postum, health improved within a week, with sustained gains over five months and weight reaching 148 pounds. The letter promotes Postum and cites Battle Creek, Michigan.
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