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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
10
A collage of brief items spans politics, science, and society. Mentions include Count Zeppelin and airship ideas, Peary polar dash, suffragettes, a Mrs Maynard centenarian family marriage, a French battleship explosion in 1907, Banished words for the Kaiser, Kansas farm labor demand, Panama election unrest, dual electrical journals, Colorado soldiers testing condensed meat, and a vow tied to James Buchanan.
A column surveys urban transport with London and New York taxi fleets, farm gas engines gaining popularity, and rising Lake Erie water levels. It cites American telephone usage, European subscriber numbers, and a New York hospital lazy disease quarantine. It also explains pemmican, its ingredients, and Arctic use.
On June 13 a duplicate of the 1814 national flag was raised over the old Key mansion in Georgetown after exercises by the preservation association. The Marine Band played and a 21 gun salute marked the occasion in honor of the author of The Star Spangled Banner.
President Taft outlines proposed reforms to the Virginia Bar Association, urging changes in lawyer ethics and court procedures. He cites efficiency, transparency, and professional standards as key goals for a modern legal system.
Republican candidate Taft addressed the Virginia Bar Association on the delays of litigation. He argued that reducing cost bills eases burdens on litigants and promotes peace, emphasizing equal justice between individuals and between the state and citizens.
Lincoln Neb William J Bryan replies to a National Association of Manufacturers circular signed by James W Van Cleave. He says the labor department plank does not offend business men and jury trial in indirect contempt cases does not threaten business interests. He accuses Van Cleve of assuming businessmen fear wage earners and dread labor disputes.
A bomb destroyed a new three hundred thousand dollar viaduct in Cincinnati injuring two men and a girl. Windows shattered and roadway damaged as twisted steel and fallen columns littered the area. The structure, built by Grainger & Co of Louisville, was due to be turned over to the city Sept 1.
Henry Parrish Brown of Cleburne Texas was elected Thursday supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in the United States. He is the former supreme vice chancellor and succeeds Judge Charles E Barnes of Jacksonville Ill. The appointment marks the highest office in the order. Cardinal Gibbons III Rome is ill with intestinal trouble and has taken to bed after arriving from New York July 30. He met the Pope August 1 and visited Castel Gandolfo on August 8.
Federal Judge C. H. Hanford granted an injunction at Seattle restraining the Puget Council of Longshoremen and the local union from interfering with strike breakers in loading and unloading ships. The court found interstate traffic affected and held unions responsible for violence at issue.
Diplomatic circles report Sultan Hamid plans to flee Constantinople aboard a clandestine armed yacht off Scutari. A loading crew has transferred packages believed to contain the Sultan's gold and valuables, as the sultan contemplates departing before possible overthrow amid demands from the Young Turks.
Lisbon narrates the downfall of Count Margatho a member of the old Portuguese nobility banished from King Manuel's court for torturing his wife and mistreating their infant. Detectives discovered the countess chained in an attic with emaciation and mental collapse while the child lay ill and neglected.
Two Methuen police officers Charles H. Emerson and Frank McDermott were found dead near the town outskirts after a hours long search. They had been dispatched Saturday night to chase marauders robbing poultry yards and gardens and were not reported for duty Sunday. The bodies lay half hidden in a beet meadow with bruising indicating beating. Civil Service employee Samuel E. Lyon of the U S Army ordnance department remains missing in San Francisco since July 24. Lyon, from a New York family, arrived July 13 aboard the transport Sheridan and checked into the Jefferson hotel before vanishing.
A number of persons were burned to death and 100 houses were destroyed by fire Wednesday. There was no water to extinguish the flames, but a heavy rail fell and stopped the conflagration.
Conway Ark Bob Bunker killed Pete Owen with a stone ten miles north of Conway. The men were brothers in law and quarreled over fifty cents payment. The coroner's jury ruled the killing justifiable.
James Laurier a farmer living near Zanesville attempted to hang himself but dropped dead from apoplexy caused by excitement. A coroner’s jury ruled the death accidental and due to the act.
Norman B. Mack national chairman arrives from Buffalo to open the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Auditorium Annex. The report notes plans to take Black workers to Africa as part of the campaign messaging. George Washington of Okmulgee Oklahoma advocates Liberia exodus for Oklahoma Negroes after West Africa trip.
A passenger train collided with a string of empty cars on the Feinsburg Kiel branch line Monday. Ten people were killed and scores injured, with several expected to die. Responsibility for the wreck has not yet been determined.
In mid ocean the Cedric of the White Star line was halted for nearly three hours so surgeons could perform an operation on Mrs. Thomas Trebel of New York, a cabin passenger.
Conrad H. Mann of Kansas City, grand secretary of the fraternal order of Eagles, announced that the organization has 1800 lodges and a membership of 312 600, noting Seattle Washington.
The preliminary draft of the Standard Oil rehearing petition has been completed and forwarded Monday to Attorney General Bonaparte by United States District Attorney Sims. The petition was filed for hearing August 21. Mr. Sims declines to discuss the petition’s contents.
A disastrous blaze in Naples at Foggia warehouses near the station, driven by strong winds, spread to a woodyard and inflammable premises in the neighborhood. Damage estimated at nearly one million lire.
Joseph Baudendiste, 40, of 171 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, died from blood poisoning linked to scratching a pimple on his right arm. Authorities report the injury led to septic complications and his death.
In a split result Governor Deneen secures primaries but loses heavily in downstate Illinois. He exits Cook County with a margin of about 7,000 votes amid statewide challenge.
In a heated race for Illinois governor, Adlai E. Stevenson leads over Charles S. Deneen with a substantial margin as Republican Hopkins and Foss contest Hopkins for U. S. Senate. Dems Lewis and Stevenson run a tight statewide battle amid strong Cook County returns and disorderly polling.
Voters who reached voting age since last registration were blocked. All had to declare party ties and mark only for their party. Movers within a precinct needed two holders to vouch their residence, a condition often unmet, costing many ballots. One man in a shared flat lost his vote under this rule.
The dispute outlines Deneen claims across Rock Island Knox Edgar counties with majorities 2500 1200 1200 respectively. Yates counters in Carfolk Grun dy Peoria Livingston Pulaski Tazewell Stephensom with various margins. admits losses in Knox Crawford and tight fights in Will Effingham White.
With weak results in Chicago the governor faced dwindling hope from friends who still clung to a slim chance of reversal down state where Yates was said to have an edge. The governor retained organization and was propped by a report noting a small vote cast to shore up his hold on the executive office.
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