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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
2
A collage of sharply worded items quotes debates on suffrage, naval disasters, labor, politics, and exploration. It references Peary's polar dash, the Jena explosion, and a rash of contrasting opinions about elections, royalty, and farm labor, all in a brisk newspaper voice.
Abram Schaeffer of near Elizabethtown Pennsylvania pledged he would never support James Buchanan for president. The vow reflects strong political sentiment in the local area during the 19th century.
The text notes record water levels in Lake Erie surpassing known heights and contrasts urban taxi scenes with London and New York. It cites 758 cabs roaming streets, 2,600 on order, and 1,700 licensed drivers, reflecting a booming taxi industry.
Farm equipment trends show gas engines increasing in popularity with 50,000 units sold to farmers in the past two years and demand this year expected to rise.
Americans used the telephone 3,680,000,000 times last year, compared with 3,114,541,691 abroad. In Europe with five times the population there were 1,726,880 subscribers, versus 2,241,367 in the United States.
Twelve members of one family are quarantined on a hospital lawn as doctors identify lazy disease or uncinariasis as the cause. The illness, described as almost epidemic in hot days, prompts isolation while those affected would usually perk up rather than be quarantined.
Pemmican, a North American Indian food, uses beef lean portions dried and pounded into a paste pressed into cakes. Raisins are often added for flavor. It preserves well, making it ideal for long Arctic expeditions.
A duplicate 1814 national flag was raised over the old Key mansion in Georgetown DC on June 13 after exercises by the preservation association planning the house as a memorial to the author of The Star Spangled Banner. The Marine Band performed the song and a 91 gun salute was fired by a navy detachment.
Republican candidate Taft speaks at Hot Springs on reducing legal costs and removing burdens in a Virginia Bar Association convention. He argues delays harm both private civil suits and public crime cases, seeking equal and exact justice and greater efficiency in the administration of justice.
Lincoln with William J. Bryan counters a National Association of Manufacturers circular signed by James W. Van Cleave. Bryan argues the labor department proposal does not threaten business interests and defends trial by jury in indirect contempt cases. He rebuts the notion that businessmen fear wage earners and asserts his view that workers’ disputes should not disturb industry aims.
A new 300000 structure was destroyed by a blast injuring three people including two men and a child. Windows shattered in nearby homes and two columns blown out as twisted steel hurled about. A streetcar line near the explosion escaped damage and the viaduct, built by Grainger & Co of Louisville, was not yet handed to the city.
The piece argues that current court delays and litigation costs impose unequal burdens on the poor and threaten public condemnation and reform. It notes merchants seek arbitration to avoid courts, but such boards only work among同? members of the same commercial body and allies.
Henry Parrish Brown of Cleburne Texas was elected Thursday supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in the United States. He was elevated without opposition and succeeds Judge Charles E Barnes of Jacksonville Illinois. This is the highest office in the Pythian body.
Cardinal Gibbons is ill with intestinal trouble and confined to bed in Rome. He arrived from New York on July 30 and had an audience with the Pope on August 1. He then went to Castel Gandolfo on August 3 to visit the American College villa.
A number of people perished in a blaze that consumed 100 houses in Donauschingen Germany on Wednesday. The fire spread with no water supply available to fight it until a heavy rail collapsed and halted the flames.
Boob Bunker killed Pete Owen with a stone ten miles north of Conway Arkansas. The men were brothers in law and quarreled over fifty cents. The coroner's jury ruled the killing justifiable.
The Cedric of the White Star lines halted in mid ocean for nearly three hours so a surgical operation could be performed on Mrs. Thomas Trebe of New York, a cabin passenger.
Federal Judge C. H. Hanford granted an injunction at Seattle against the Puget Council of Longshoremen and the local union. He ruled the unions must refrain from interfering with strike breakers loading and unloading ships, and found interstate traffic affected by the violence.
In Zanesville Ohio James Laurier a farmer attempting to hang himself dropped dead from apoplexy caused by excitement. Coroner's jury ruled death an accidental result of his own action during the attempted suicide.
The Democratic National Committee opened its headquarters Friday at the Auditorium Annex in Chicago to conduct the Bryan campaign. National chairman Norman E. Mack arrived from Buffalo to oversee the setup.
George Washington colored of Okmulgee returns from West Africa and urges a general exodus of negroes from Oklahoma to Liberia, expressing enthusiasm for the idea.
Conrad H. Mann, grand secretary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, announced there are 1,800 lodges and a membership of 312000. The statement was made in Seattle Washington.
Diplomatic circles report the Sultan plans to escape Constantinople aboard a mysterious armed yacht off Scutari. A crew has loaded packages believed to contain the Sultan and his valuables for days, awaiting a favorable moment to sail to a foreign capital.
Lisbon noble Count Margatho is banished from King Manuel's court amid a brutal case of domestic torture. Police rescued his wife chained in an attic and a malnourished infant in the same year long confinement. The Countess is mentally ruined and cannot recall the imprisonment details.
Charles H. Emerson and Frank McDermott, Methuen police officers, were found murdered after a late Sunday search. They had been dispatched Saturday night to stop robbers targeting chicken yards and gardens. Their bodies were found in a beet meadow after hours of searching.
Samuel B. Lyon, a young civil service employee in the ordnance department, has been missing since July 24 in San Francisco. He came from a wealthy New York family, arrived aboard the Sheridan on July 13, stayed at the Jefferson Hotel after sending messages home, and then disappeared while sightseeing.
A passenger train collided with a train of empty cars on the Feinsburg Kiel branch line Monday killing ten passengers and wounding many others. The collision occurred on the branch line and responsibility for the wreck had not yet been determined.
Chicago reports the preliminary draft of the Standard Oil rehearing petition was completed and forwarded Monday to Attorney General Bonaparte by United States District Attorney Sims. The petition is set for hearing on August 21, and Mr. Sims declines to discuss its contents.
A disastrous blaze in Foggia Naples damages warehouses near the station. Strong winds drove flames into a woodyard and other inflammable premises, with losses estimated around 1,000,000 lire.
Joseph Baudendiste, 40, of 171 Hopkins Avenue, Jersey City, died of blood poisoning after scratching a pimple on his right arm. The death is attributed to the infection from the self-inflicted scratch.
Democratic slate led by Adlai Stevenson and Lewis contested the state, with Stevenson carrying downstate and Lewis ahead in Cook County. Deneen seeks re election amid a fierce campaign. Hopkins and Foss split the U S Senate vote in a close district race. Analysts cite disorder in Chicago precincts and broad participation aided by new voter privileges.
Voters coming of age since last registration could not vote and all voters had to declare party affiliation. Ballots were restricted to men of the same party, and movers within a precinct needed two hosts to vouch for them, a condition often impossible to meet. One man even lost his vote by moving across a hallway.
Late returns list congressional candidates across twenty five districts with party labels. Rep candidates include Madden Mandable Mann Donahoe Wilsom Crowley Wharton McDermott Michalek Lorimer Wood Linden Buchanan Easterly and others. Dems feature Sabath Crowley Donahoe McDermott and several others with Armstrong Green etc.
In a disputed recount both Deneen and Yates claim counties with majorities. Deneen cites Rock Island 2500 Knox 1200 Edgar 1200 as wins while Yates lists Carroll 500 Grundy 1000 Peoria 2000 Livingston 1000 Pulaski 600 Tazewell 400 and Stephenson 400 and acknowledges losses in Knox and Crawford with close races in Will Effingham and White counties.
The article notes a poor showing for Governor Deneen in Chicago, his home city, dampening hopes among allies. It says Republicans cling to a slim chance of reversal downstate where Yates would likely have an edge, with Deneen still supported by most of his organization and a marginal vote report keeping him in office.
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