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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1907
Page
10
A collage of 1900s curiosities and social commentary covers Vanderbilt fortunes and divorces, light therapy skepticism, Persia politics, Abyssinian reforms, a Wall Street swindle arrest, coal at the north pole, New York night college, a Virginia seed-apple diamond tale, and quirky local legends. Notable figures include Gladys Vanderbilt, Mrge Stuyvesant Fish, Henry Phipps, and Judge Keller.
The Republican National Committee calls a Chicago convention for June 16 1908. It requires thirty days notice before delegates are elected. Michigan and Alaska district delegates are deemed irregular and may face credential contests. The plan could trigger new district conventions to replace those already chosen.
Fifty three bodies recovered from Fairmont Coal Co. mines Nos. 6 and 8 as rescue efforts continued in Monongah West Virginia. Investigators found many miners believed entombed did not return to work after Thursday’s blast, leading officials to forecast deaths may reach about four hundred.
Rescuers ordered to surface as a renewed fire shut in mine No. 8. Thousands of sightseers blocked surrounding towns, warned by megaphone of danger, but refused to leave. Police and volunteers forced crowds to safety while crews fought the blaze. Over 100 bodies reportedly located in other mines, to be recovered after the fire is out.
Stockholm reports the death of King Oscar II at 9 10 a m in the royal apartment surrounded by family including Queen Sophia and Crown Prince Oscar Gustave. Crowds outside the palace mourn as officials and ministers share in the king's passing. The nation grieves for a monarch revered as a personal friend.
Dennis Mack once a noted baseball figure and sports promoter died in Providence Rhode Island at age 46. His passing marks the end of a prominent sports career and public presence in local athletic circles.
All thirty two miners who died in the Naomi mine explosion near Fayette City were identified and brought to the surface in Pittsburg. Authorities confirmed the names and prepared the bodies for burial as residents mourn the tragedy.
Louise M. Taft mother of Secretary of War William H. Taft died at 12 20 Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. Unconscious for a week she had grown weaker since last summer and was staying with her sister in the Torrey homestead in Milbury where she spent her girlhood. Cablegrams informed Secretary Taft in Europe of the death. he sailed home from Italy after learning of his mother’s passing.
The National Committee will select the time and location for the Democratic convention. Officials announce a meeting to finalize scheduling and venue details.
Col I. Martin of Missouri in the city preparing for the convention. Possible sites include Chicago Kansas City Louisville Denver and Atlantic City. June 28 seen as most probable date with some urging an earlier June 2 start than the Republican convention.
In Chicago on Monday E H Harriman’s lawyers won a postponement to Thursday for Stuyvesant Fish's injunction request. The suit seeks to bar Harriman and the Union Pacific from voting the Union Pacific’s 281231 shares of Illinois Central stock in the fight for control of the road. Fish attorney Henry W. Leman claims Harriman delays to prevent the issue from reaching court.
A fast special train carrying Sousa's Band from Toledo to Ann Arbor derailed at the Wabash crossing near Milan Michigan. The baggage car and one coach overturned. engineer Stever sustained broken ribs and the fireman was badly bruised. A band member was badly cut.
The new house committee on banking and currency held its first meeting to discuss the currency question. A five member sub committee was authorized to draft a currency bill to restore conditions, with hearings to follow after drafts are reviewed.
A B Q freight train derailed near Wanda Illinois after a switch error on Tuesday. Fireman Richard Peek 25 died when a derailed engine crushed him as cattle and debris blocked the embankment. Engineer John Dean and Head Brakeman Wade Cooper survived non life threatening injuries. The wreck halted the train from Beardstown to St Louis and delayed an expected passenger arrival by about twenty minutes.
The piece outlines rules for electing congressional district delegates by conventions called by the Republican committee, with notice requirements and deadlines. It notes forwarding credentials to Washington at least twenty days before the convention and lists signatories Elmer Dover and Harry S. New.
Virginia Mr. Cale, a delegate from Alaska, offered a bill to establish a territorial form of government for Alaska. Representative Kipp of Pennsylvania introduced a bill making national bank notes legal tender. Representative Hardy of Texas introduced a bill prohibiting railroads from charging higher short distance freight rates than long distances for the same goods and class.
Nearly a thousand bills were introduced in the senate on Wednesday and referred to committees for action after new committee assignments. Most are private pension measures, with several key proposals from Fulton Nelson Burks La Follette Gallinger and Scott.
Washington notes a possible settlement between the United States and Japan on a novel basis involving the Philippines. Baron Kaneko reportedly endorses the scheme and informed circles anticipate a commerce led annexation plan after the new Japanese ambassador takes post.
A state bridge over the north branch of the Susquehanna at Mifflinville collapsed after being undermined. The message reports 36 workers present. 25 escaped, four bodies recovered, seven unaccounted. River rising at about one foot per hour.
Muskogee Oklahoma chief of police John O Suggs and night officer Lewis Woods of Fort Gibson are under arrest for allegedly robbing the Fort Gibson post office on the night of November 22. They allegedly obtained 400 dollars in cash and were bound over to the grand jury with bonds of 1000 dollars each after mayor Rand Lee led the investigation.
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